Overdue
By: Boboskiwatin
Rating: Pg-13
Disclaimer: Don't own anything. Don't even own this computer!
Summary: Dylan learns something new about the Maru's crew...and Harper's past.
The Andromeda was about to make the next slip-jump to Infinity Atoll, and some well deserved down time, when a large ship appeared. Then before anybody knew what was happening the screens went black. Alarms began going off all over the ship. "Captain! Internal and External sensors have gone off line!"
"Damn! Beka go find Harper and help him get the sensors back online." Dylan ordered. Beka quickly ran out into the corridor in search of the engineer.
Meanwhile, Harper was tinkering in the machine shop when the alarms started going off. "Rommie, what's going on?" When the ship didn't answer he immediately started to worry. He figured that the sensors and weapons would be the most important things to maintain at the moment. He was about to make his way to the engineering when the hairs on the back off his neck started to stand on end....... "hello? Um...who's there?" He said trying to keep his voice calm and his breathing steady.
"Guess." Harper's eyes widened when he heard the voice. Then he felt a sharp pain and everything went black...............................
Five minutes later Beka arrived at the machine shop. "Hey Harper! We need sensors!" She said as she ran in. she stopped dead in her tracks when she noticed he wasn't there. Damn it! How is he not here I've looked everywhere else! Just then the lights flickered.
"Sensors are back online and the enemy ship is gone." Rommie's voice said over the commlink.
"Good job, guys!" Dylan said.
"It wasn't us. I couldn't even find Harper." Beka replied confusion and concern clear in her voice.
"Beka you need to come to command. There's a message for you... it's from the enemy ship." Rommie said.
"I'm on my way!" Beka quickly ran out of the machine shop. Hopping that Harper was okay and the message wasn't what she thought it was.
The crew of the Andromeda was there waiting for Beka when she arrived on the command deck. "Activate the message." She said out of breath. The face that appeared on the screen made her blood boil.
"Hello Captain Valentine," the large nietchian on the screen said with a cold and smug smile on his handsome face, "I just stopped by to reclaim what is mine. Next time you should remember to pay your rent." With that the screen went black.
"What did you rent?" Dylan asked genuinely confused. At that question Beka sighed....
"Harper."
AN- Please review! This is my 1st fanfic. So tell me if you want me to continue.