A/N: I was reading the story 'String and Chewing Gum: Time Travelers' and I can up with this idea. It has been floating in my head for a while, but I no idea where this is going, so if anyone has an idea it will be super helpful. This story takes place after What Will Be Was Not. The only change is that Rhade didn't have a wife or children.
Advice: Scientists say that 1 in every 4 people are crazy. Check 3 friends, if they're okay, you're it.
Andromeda Ascendent
"Ice Cream.... Ice Cream.... Where is that stupid Ice Cream?" Dylan asked no one particular. The refrigeration unit glared back. One thing about any of the Seefer's was that you could still get ice cream. Few flavors, but it was better than nothing. He was going to dead on his feet in the morning. The sun wasn't even up, yet he was wide awake.
The holographic Andromeda appeared beside him, scaring him out of his wits.
He grabbed his heart. The whole quiet of the ship was really setting him on edge. "Geez... Andromeda, please don't do that." He requested of the ship.
Andromeda smirked. While she was a warship, she did, somehow, get enjoyment out of doing it. Strange. "I'm sorry Captain, but the Ice Cream is in the next unit." With that she disappeared.
Dylan blinked. "Thanks Andromeda." He spoke to the ship around him.
"Your welcome Captain."
He grabbed some of the frozen mixture out of the unit and grabbed a spoon before he headed toward the Command deck. Settling cross-legged in front of the screen, he called to Andromeda. "Andromeda, can you still access some of the old Earth movies?"
"Yes, sir. I can."
Dylan sighed, closing his eyes. He sat still so long, she had to run a vitals to check and see if he hadn't falling asleep. "Play one, please."
"Which one?"
"Um...," He picked the first one that came to mind. "The Wizard of Oz?" Dylan needed something to take his mind off, of the past. Anything. As the screen before him began to play, he popped the container open and dug in. Chocolate Ice Cream and The Wizard of Oz. The perfect combination. Those teenagers had worn off on her more than he'd admit. While he tried to forget the past, a particular memory washed over him.
FLASHBACK
Andromeda Ascendent
One Year Before
Another Dimension
"Put me down this instant!" A seventeen year old girl yelled. She had brown eyes and braided blacked hair with bright red streaks. And she was currently very angry with someone who was identical to her, only in male form. Her twin brother. She glared at him from her spot thrown over his shoulder.
He grinned at her. "No a chance." The boy continued to carry her down the hall before stopped in front a particular door. It lead to a room that had been used for a living room for a couple of years. All it really was, was a storage room that had two couches, a couple of chairs, some bean bag chair that they had been lucky enough to find in storage, a chess table, and a screen that they had used for games and such when they were younger. He opened the door and dumped her on the a spare couch.
She did a quick survey around the room, taking in the other four teenagers, the adult, and the A.I. Ignoring the other teens, she zoned in on the people playing chess. "Uncle Dylan, Aunt Rommie, get Nick to leave me alone."
"Nick, leave your sister alone." The two answered at the same time. They glanced up from the chess table and looked at each other.
The female teenager that was stretched out on the other couch looked up at them. "Okay, that was creepy." She had bright crystal blue eyes. Her hair was a light brown and in the middle of the back. Random parts of it were tiny braids decorated with different neon colored beads. The bangs were at cheekbone length, thick and swept to the sides of her face.
"I must concur." The final teenaged female spoke up, glancing from her book. She had sky blue skin, with a tail that was firmly wrapped around her waist and covered by a green tank and white lab coat. Her hair was a sea green that was pulled into a bun.
One of the two boys that were playing cards on the floor, snorted. He was the youngest of them all, with spiked, dyed neon green hair and dark brown eyes. Firmly strapped to his side was a force lance that he was well equipt to use. "Gin." He called, winning the earth game that he had sucked the other male into playing.
"Cheater." The green haired one's opponent glared at him. He also had the bright crystal blue eyes and light brown hair, pulled into a pony-tail.
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
The blued skin female rolled her eyes. "You two act like you're children."
"We do not." The blue eyed male replied."
"Do too."
"Do not."
"Do too."
"Do not."
"Do too."
Dylan shook his head in both annoyance and amusement.
Nick ignored the two that was arguing. "Nice hair, Cass."
The girl with the beaded hair, Cassandra, grinned."I could same the same thing dog boy."
He ran a hand through his hair self-consciously, choosing to ignore the green haired one's laughter.
Rolling his eyes, he grabbed a cup off of the table and took a sip, not really caring whose it was.
"Hey!" Cassandra's brother called. Apparently, it was his.
Nick's twin sister, exchanged a grin with Cass. "I don't know. I think his hair looks... pleasant."
Nick chocked on the drink he was taking a sip of. He coughed and fisted his chest, trying to get it through.
Cassandra laughed so hard she fell off of the couch. "Jas, did you seriously just say his hair looked 'pleasant'?"
"So?"
Cassandra sighed.
END FLASHBACK
As Dylan was brought back to reality, he saw that the movie was only half way over. He popped his neck and stretched. "Andromeda, please pause the movie." The movie paused. "Thanks." He headed to his quarters, dumping his empty ice cream container and spoon along the way.
However, he seemed to have either forgotten or not noticed that he had just paused the movie, not asked Andromeda to turned it off. It was still paused when Seamus Harper entered the command deck in the morning.