Spock/Relationships/Friendships/Christopher Pike

Spock and Pike developed a mutual respect and fondness for one another during their service aboard the Enterprise; Pike at one point expressed how important Spock was to him, a feeling Spock reciprocated. () Spock's loyalty to Pike went even so far as to risk court martial in 2267 to kidnap his disabled former captain and bring him to Talos IV to live a life of illusion and happiness. ()