DISCLAIMER: I own nothing and no one from The Zeta Project. I am just a poor college student who also happens to be a rabid Zeta fan and this just happens to be a fanfiction that my mind came up with that I feel like sharing with other fans. I make absolutely NO money from this. It is merely for fun and hopefully the enjoyment of other fans. Please don't sue… (and besides people; why are you complaining? You're the stupid ones that ended Zeta uncompleted when it had such a fan base and left all us poor fans with so many unanswered questions that our poor little over-imaginative brains are going to try and come up with answers for!) Sorry Rant over. Please enjoy.

Chapter 1: Love Songs

Driving down a small mountain highway in the middle of nowhere Ro couldn't help but wonder at the beauty of the day. The sun was shining, the weather was warm but with a nice cool breeze and, most importantly, she was with Zee. The teenage fugitive did have to admit the many landscapes they had passed so far were getting kind of boring, but for once she didn't feel like complaining. Sure nature wasn't really her thing, but she had found another wave to entertain herself. Soon after Zee had 'borrowed' (and left adequate payment behind for the unsuspecting owner) the red convertible hover car they were currently driving in, Ro had found a music station playing some very old oldies. She had never heard anything like this music before in her life and with the wind caressing her hair, the feel-good music blaring out of the speakers and Zee sitting by her asking his silly questions, she just felt good. Maybe it was partially because the pair hadn't seen those stupid NSA guys around for awhile, and then again maybe not, but whatever it was Ro hoped this feeling would stay around for awhile.

The music changed, as the music on music stations tend to, and the first notes of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" hit the air. Ro immediately liked it. Simple in melody but still pretty she mused as she relaxed back into her seat, humming softly.

Zee saw her smile and a thoughtful look crossed his face. "This song. The words sound sad, but the melody is beautiful and… hopeful."

Ro looked up at him with the serine smile still plastered across her face. "Yah, that's how a lot of love songs go."

"Really? All of the love songs I've heard you listen to seem more materialistic and bouncy."

Ro giggled. Wow, she thought silently, where was all this bubbliness coming from? And answered, "yah but those are different."

Zee cocked his head questioningly at her while completely ignoring the road. A few months ago this would have utterly panic the teenager but by now she had gotten use to Zee's weird roboty ways and she trusted him completely. There was no way her synthoid companion would ever let her be harmed. It was just the way he was.

Zee was about to ask Ro another question, but as soon as he started to she began to sing along. The question froze on Zee's holomorphic lips as Ro pretty crystalline voice rose in unison with the music. He watched her for a while sway gently side to side with her eyes closed to the soft beat, totally content and he decided to wait to ask her the question later.

That was when all hell decided to break loose. All Ro saw was a flash and then the car was careening to the side. She screamed as it smashed into the rocky face to her right. There was a sudden jerk and the vehicle flipped. The world seemed to turn as Ro held on for dear life. She saw the ground coming up to meet her and instinctively closed her eyes and shielded away. Then the car hit the ground. Ro cried out again as pain pieced her side. The world went abruptly black as the agony overloaded her senses. Before she passed out she thought she felt a trembling hand touch her arm and a horrified voice whisper something, but before she could process the words, the darkness pulled her under.

TBC…

Kind of a cliché ending I know, but this is my first fanfic ever posted so please be nice. To The Zeta Project fans: I hope you enjoyed and please, Please, PLEASE REVIEW (*wink wink* it keeps me going).

P.S. This is NOT a death fic…

P.P.S. Chapter titles are mostly inspired by songs or lyrics within a song that I generally like (although sometimes inspired by other media like popular movies etc…)

Title: "Hopelessly Devoted to You" is from the Musical Greece, version sung by Olivia Newton-John.

Chapter title: "Love Song" sung by Sara Bareilles