Andromeda

A Mary Sue For Harper

By. A Moment In Subtext

"Dylan, I'm recieving a distress signal." Rommie said, tilting her head.

"Onscreen."

The screen flickered.

"I can't establish a video link.

"Audio is fine."

"Playing."

"-alibur. The engine is failing, repeat faling. Please assist. This is the Fire of Excalibur, the engi-"

"Hail them."

"Hailing frequencies open."

"Fire of Excalibur, this is Captain Dylan Hunt of the Commonwealth ship Andromeda Ascendant. What is your position?"

"Oh thank god! I didn't think anyone was out there!" A womans voice said, obviously relieved. "Relaying our co-ordinates now."

"Got it." Rommie reported.

"Power down your engines, we'll rendezvous with you in. . ."

"Twenty-three minutes." Rommie filled him.

"Understood. We'll see you in twenty-three minutes. Thell out."

The connection died.

"Okay, people." Dylan said, claspin his hands together. "I want a background check on that ship and I want it pronto."

"Fire of Excalibur is a good ship." Beka said.

Dylan look at her in surprised.

"We ran salvage together," She offered by way of explaination. "I long time ago." She added.

"What about the captain?"

"Thell? Its' a family name, all the Cali's crew adopt it when they join up. The captain I knew, Aeana, has been dead from years, the ship would have passed to her next of kin. Most likely her niece Yeriene, who should be about Harper's age."

"I'm. . .impressed." Dylan said.

Beka shrugged. "Yeah well, it had to happen sooner or later."

Dylan grinned ruefully. "Rommie, shipwide."

"Go ahead, sir."

"We're enroute to aid a damaged freighter. Mister Harper and Trance to the docking bay."

He motioned to Rommie to cu the com.

"Beka, I want you in charge up here."

X x X

The Fire of Excalibur slipped into the docking bay without a hitch. At first glace it was obvious that there was more wrong with her than the engine. Harper whistled.
There was a tense moment of silence before hatch hissed open. Out stepped a woman a little shorter than Harper. She had blue eyes and short blond hair, and wore a dirty, green colored jumpsuit.

She walked up to them and shook Dylan's hand.

"Captain Dylan Hunt, pleasure to meet you." She said with a lop-sided grin. "I'm Yeriene Thell, Captain of the Fire of Excalib-" Her eyes rolled up into her head and she fell. All three of the present Andromeda crew reached to catch her, but only Harper succeeded.