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Copyright: I own Cadoris so ask me if you wish to use him.
A Relic found
The Andromeda Ascendent was floating through space on its journey to another world. They were hoping to stop at a port on a planet nearby and resupply since their supplies were running low. Dylan was in his quarters reading a book when over the speakers he heard Rommie say, "Dylan I think that you should come to the bridge. My sensors have picked up something."
Dylan put down his book and went to he main deck where the crew was already assembled waiting for him. It always seemed to be that way though. They were always ready and he was glad for that. They were a good crew and he owed them a lot even if they didn't think he did.
"What have you picked up Rommie," Dylan asked as he stood there watching the screen.
"I have picked up a ship that is older than what should be possible," Rommie said.
"What do you mean," Beka asked.
"The ship my sensors have picked up is about three thousand years old. It is covered in ice and it seems that it has floated in space for most of that time," Rommie answered Beka.
"Well let's pull it in and look at it. If it is as old as you say Rommie then it is an antique and is worth a lot of money. If nothing else we can use it to get us supplies," Dylan said.
"Um Dylan if it is that old then it would be nice to keep so that I can you know examine it and maybe make another one," Harper said.
Beka used the Maru and retrieved the ship. They put it in the docking bay of the Andromeda and everyone gathered around to look at it. It was covered in ice as if it had been orbiting a place where the air was colder than could be expected of a single place. If anyone had been on the ship they were dead.
"Dylan I don't think that this is a good idea. There may be a good reason that no one has picked this up before us," Tyr said.
"You could be right Tyr but it is a antique. There are no ships like this around anymore unless you find them in a museum," Dylan said.
"Harper let us know when the ship is thawed out since there is no way that we can open it with a foot of ice coating it," Dylan said as he turned and left.
* * * * *
"Dylan everyone the ship is thawed thanks to yours truly the amazing Harper. I have accomplished the thawing procedure and I think that you should see this," Harper called over the speakers to the rest of the crew of the Andromeda.
The crew of the Andromeda went down to the docking bay where the ship was and there they found that the ship was indeed thawed out thanks to Harper who was known to boast a bit. The ship was like nothing that they had ever seen before. It was more like a spire than a ship and it was white and gray. Along the sides of it in large letters were USA. As they looked at the ship they all knew that it was indeed a Relic.
"Guys this ship is amazing. It is so old and the technology so old that it is amazing that the thing could even fly. Also as you can see it has the name of the creators on it, which is USA," Harper said as he ran his hand along the hull of the ship. He was imagining what they would get for it since it was the original article of a time long gone.
As he was speaking Trance walked into the open hatch of the ship. She was curious as to what it looked like inside and she really didn't think that Harper or the others would mind. As she walked around inside of it she found a room that had a door to it that was closed. She figured that Harper hadn't made it that far and decided that she should look for him.
She opened the door and went inside. It took a few moments for her eyes to adjust and then she saw it a block of ice in the middle of the room. The room itself was still cold and the block of ice was frozen to the floor of the ship. She moved forward to look at the block of ice and when she neared it she inhaled quickly in surprise. There was a man frozen in the block of ice.
Trance turned and hurried from the room and the ship. As she emerged from the ship she heard Rev ask, "Where is Trance."
"I'm right here," She said as she emerged from the ship and walked over to where the group was.
"Where were you Trance," Dylan asked as he looked at her and noticed that she was breathing a bit heavy.
"I was inside the ship. I was curious to see what it looked like inside," Trance said as Harper looked as if he was about to say something and she didn't want him to say what she thought that he was going to say. "I was looking around and I saw a man frozen in a block of ice."
"What that is impossible. He would have thawed by now even floating in space," Harper said as he went to the hatch and decided to have a look for himself.
"Are you sure that you saw a man," Beka asked skeptically.
"Yes I am sure. He looked like he was peaceful just laying there," Trance said as she reflected on what she had just seen.
At that time Harper emerged from the ship and was scratching his head as he said, "Trance is right. There is a guy down there that is frozen in a block of ice."
"Well is there any chance that the man could still be alive like if he was cryogenically frozen," Dylan asked.
"It is a possibility and if he was then that could be great. He could be from the time when this ship was built and we could learn a lot about ancient times," Harper said excitedly.
"Well let's get him to the med lab then," Dylan said.
It took them all to drag the block of ice out of the ship and to get it into the medic lab. Once there they let him thaw normally with a little help from one of Harper's machines that he assured them would speed up the process without hurting the man in any way.
"Trance I would like you watch over him. Once he is thawed out let us know and then we will go from there," Dylan said.
"OK Dylan," Trance said as she took a seat and started in for a wait.
* * * * *
Trance had been watching the man thaw out and he did a bit quicker than they had expected. Once he was thawed out she was surprised to find that frozen with him was a large bag that was full of other old relics. They opened the bag and found swords, knives and other such weapons.
At the moment Harper was playing with one of the swords cutting the air. Dylan was looking at the man whom they had decided to strap down just in case he woke up and was in a very bad mood. Beka was drinking a cup of coffee while watching Harper have fun and Tyr was thinking that Harper was an idiot for trying to kill himself with such a primitive weapon. Rev was looking at the man as well as Trance. They were wondering about.
The man was huge even bigger than Dylan himself. The man if he was standing would be about six and a half feet tall. His hair was white from being frozen with dark blue highlights that contrasted greatly with his other wise white hair. He weighed in at about two hundred and forty pounds of pure muscle. His eyes were closed and so they couldn't see what color they were.
"Well what do you think Dylan should we sell him as well," Tyr asked in his practical tone.
"No at least not until we know if he is alive for sure. If he isn't then yes we will sell him for it is money we need and not bodies," Dylan said.
"I don't think that is altogether nice to say Dylan. The man we aren't sure if he is dead and you are already talking about selling him," Beka said.
"Beka we have to be practical here. We need money and he will get it for us if he is dead. I don't want to do it but it is better to do that than have him on the Andromeda since he can't do anything," Dylan said.
"Dylan at least let me say a prayer for his soul if you are thinking about selling his body," Rev said hoping Dylan wouldn't refuse.
"Very well Rev you may. I will be in my quarters. If any of you want to stay and see if he comes to you are more than welcome," Dylan said as he strode from the room.
Rev walked over to the man and said his prayer thinking that everyone needed their soul and the best way to keep it was to have someone care about them enough to light their way to the Divine with a prayer. After that he left and shortly after that even Harper, Beka, and Tyr left but Trance stayed. She had a feeling that the man would come to. She didn't understand the feeling but it was there.
* * * * *
Pain was that he felt to start with. He was in a black void and there was nothing but pain. Then slowly he started to make out other things such as light and the presence of other people. He heard a man and a woman arguing over whether to sell him or not. He heard a rough voice say a prayer to something called the Divine for his soul. He didn't know anything about that.
He heard a few people leave and then he felt the presence of someone close to him. He heard a machine and then he heard a voice say sweetly and in a voice that he swore was that of an angel, "still no change. There are vital signs but they are not showing that he is coming to. Please come to so that we don't have to sell you."
He just lay there not sure whether he should let her know that he was awake or not. He just wasn't sure and that was something that he hadn't been in awhile. As he lay there though he heard the machine start up again and then he heard the woman make a small sound.
"You are coming around because now you have vital signs," the woman said happily.
The man didn't know what kind of technology they had but it must be impressive in order to tell that he wasn't dead which is what he wanted them to believe. He heard then a voice that sounded like the woman's come over an intercom and it said excitedly, "Dylan, Beka, everyone I think that he is coming around. We have vital signs now."
Shortly after that statement he heard people entering the room and whispering and then he heard one person walk over towards him and stand at his side. "Dylan I still think that we should sell him," the man's cold neutral tone of voice said.
That was when he had decided that enough was enough and he opened his eyes and glared at the group of people. Of course what he saw surprised him quite a bit. He saw a man dressed in black with long hair and a face that wasn't altogether unkindly. He saw a short man with a metal thing on his neck who seemed to be a fun kind of person. He saw a woman who was tall with blonde hair. Her hair was a little over shoulder length and had brown in it. He saw a creature was all he could call it. It had brown fur covering it and long claws on each of three fingers. It had large ears and a very messed up face in his opinion. Lastly in that group he saw a woman who was a bit different. She had purple skin and had a tail. She had her hair done up in some kind of thing and it had sparkles in it. He thought that she was beautiful even though she had purple skin and a tail.
The man didn't even look at who was standing net to him. He had no reason to. He was still glaring at the people when the woman with purple skin looked over and saw that he had his eyes open. "Look guys he is awake," she said pointing and they all turned to look at him.
"Oh yes he is awake. This is great," the man with the metal thing on his neck said excitedly.
"Yes Harper that is very observant of you," Beka said dryly.
"Fine be that way Beka," Harper pouted but had a smile on.
"Who are you and are you friends or foes," the man demanded in a voice that hadn't seen use in 3,000 years.
"I am captain Dylan Hunt. These people here are my crew. Beka Valentine, Harper, Rev Bev, Trance Gemini and lastly Tyr Anaszai. We are the crew of the starship Andromeda Ascendant," Dylan said proudly and gestured at each person as he said their name.
"All right but are you friend or foe Dylan," the man growled.
"We are friends hopefully," Dylan said carefully not knowing if it was some kind of word trap to get them to admit something.
"Then if we are friends why am I strapped down like a criminal," The man said coldly.
"Because we don't know who you are and we didn't know if you would attack us if you came to," Dylan said.
"Why were you going to sell me then," The man demanded again.
Dylan was getting tired of this. The man was asking questions that he had a right to know the answers to but the man was still treating them like they were enemies and they weren't. "We thought you were dead and we needed the money that you would have brought us," Dylan answered.
"I see," was the all the man said as he closed his eyes.
"If you don't mind my asking who are you," Dylan asked.
"My name is unimportant but if you must know I am known as Cadoris," the man said without opening his eyes.
"Are you OK," Trance asked nervously.
"I am fine my lady it is just that I have no idea where I am at," Cadoris said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"I don't believe you Dylan. We don't know anything about this man and yet you want to be his friend. That is foolish and will get you killed one day," Tyr said with his normal thinking.
Cadoris was tired of being strapped down and was tired of this Tyr saying things bad about him without even knowing him. Cadoris moved his arms slightly to test the bonds and found that they were weak. He heaved with all his strength and the bonds snapped like dry wood. He surged to his feet faster than thought and grabbed Tyr by the throat.
"Now you listen to me. I am tired of you Tyr already and I don't even know you. I should kill you now but I wont because Dylan said that he would like to be friends. In order for that to happen though I need to know a few more things," Cadoris said as he tightened his grip on Tyr's throat.
"What would you like to know," Dylan asked.
"I want to know where I am outside of earth. I want to know what Rev is and what Trance is. I want to know how long I have been frozen and other such things," Cadoris demanded.
"We are not outside of earth," Beka said.
"Also if you tell us when you were frozen then we can tell you how long you have been under," Harper said.
"I was frozen in the year 2030," Cadoris said.
They each looked at each other and it was Dylan who said, "You may want to sit down for this Cadoris. You have been frozen for nearly 3000 years."