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Kirk's romance with [[Carol Marcus]] produced a son, [[David Marcus]]. At Carol's request, Kirk stayed out of David's early life. David knew something of Kirk, referring to him as "the over-grown boy scout" his mother used to know, but not that Kirk was his father. Carol kept David's father's identity a secret, fearing that Kirk's adventurous life would draw David away from her. In spite of the separation, Carol told Kirk that David was "''a lot like you, in many ways.''"
In 2285, David was working with his mother at the [[Federation]] [[research station]] [[Regula I]] as part of a team developing [[Project Genesis]] when the station was attacked by [[Khan Noonien Singh]]. After fleeing to the [[{{MA|Regula]] |Regula}} [[planetoid]], Kirk rescued David and Carol. Kirk did not immediately recognize his son at their awkward meeting, and later became melancholy when considering an alternate life as a father. After witnessing Kirk's victory at the [[Battle of the Mutara Nebula]] and the funeral for [[Spock]], David consoled his father and admitted he was "''proud, very proud, to be your son.''"
Later in 2285, David was an advisor on the [[starship]] USS Grissom, NCC-638, researching the Genesis planet he had helped to create. Taken hostage by [[Klingon]]s, David interrupted an attempted execution of Lieutenant [[Saavik]], wrestling a Klingon warrior briefly before he was killed with a stab to the chest. The news of David's death led Kirk to stumble to the deck in grief, telling Commander [[Kruge]] "''you Klingon bastard, you've killed my son.''" Kirk subsequently killed Kruge and all but one of his crew.
