Yeah, yeah I know I'm not done the other story yet but this one has a
deadline.
TITLE: How you made me feel
AUTHOR: parisindy
RATING: PG - 13
DISCLAIMER: No money was received or exchanged. I do not own Andromeda or any of its Characters. This is purely for fun.
ARCHIVE: Zion's Starfish can archive it anyone else has to ask
SUMMARY: Story written for the Zion's Starfish Challenge exchange project
My challenge was from Brit.
Harper makes one of the others do something totally out of character.
I am going to take a bit of liberty here. it may be more then one character that does something weird.hope that's okay?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
| |"They may forget what you said, but they will never | | |forget how you made them feel." | | |- Carl W. Buechner | | | |
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
How you made me feel
Harper sat in front of a panel on the bridge of the Andromeda Ascendant. Wires were strewn across the floor. He swore lightly as one of the live wired singed his fingers. Tyr glares at him annoyed and he was doing his best to ignore him.
"Do you have to do that here and now?"
"Well, big guy if you don't feel you need to have the helm controls attached to the slipstream drive.then no! This can be done later." Harper pretended to stand and leave.
Tyr's growl was Harper's reply.
Just then Dylan entered command. "What's the latest update? Are we cleared from Ogami space?"
"Apparently we'll be here for some time to come." Tyr shrugged his head towards where Harper sat working.
Dylan looked over towards his engineer. "That's not done yet?"
"Listen." Harper was about to tell his captain and the giant Nietzschein a few things about engineering in a less then cordial manner when his rant was interrupted.
"Dylan?" questioned Beka image over the intercom.
"Go a head?"
"Is Harper there I was just down in engineering? I couldn't find him and I wanted to tell him I think there is some thing wrong with the slipstream drive."
Harper threw his wrench at the intercom vid screen.
"Ah, there you are. Sheesh temper!" smiled Beka jovially.
Rommie's avatar then also appeared. "Dylan my long range sensor's show Ogami high speed attack vessels less then five minutes out."
"All hands report to battle stations." Shouted Dylan. "Mr. Harper we need those controls!"
"Yeah, yeah." Harper didn't even look up as he once again concentrated on the connections. They were tricky things. There were so many interconnections. One wrong wire and he could have the slipstream drive serving coffee instead of getting them the hell out of dodge. But, if anyone knew this ship it was him. They all took him for granted. One day, he thought briefly, they would realize he really was the master.
Time ticked past but he didn't even notice it. There were shouts from the others but they were like echoes in a gymnasium, loud and indistinguishable. Harper rocked forward and had to brace himself as the first wave of fighters attacked the Andromeda.
He popped the last transponder in to place and shoved the loose wires back in to the panelling. "Done!" He shouted.
He saw Beka reach for the slipstream controls. But, before he could even get to his feet a loud explosion picked him up. He flew briefly and violently through the air.
Then the darkness came.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It had been three days since the Ogami attack. Harper had fixed the slipstream controls just in time and they were able to get away. But they had received a lot of battle damage.
Beka looked down at her engineer and lightly brushed some light blond wisps of hair off of his forehead. He had been in medical since that last explosion and he had yet to wake up.
Trance joined her and Harper's side. Beka didn't like to see him quiet and still. It was a unnatural state for the younger man and her worry increased.
Trance laid a light hand on Beka's shoulder. "Why don't you go get some rest? I'll stay here. If he wakes you'll be the first one I call."
Beka gave a tired nod and started to leave when Harper's hand gave a little twitch.
"He's coming around" smiled Beka.
Trance quickly grabbed a scanner and did some quick calculations. Harper slowly opened his eyes. For once he didn't spring forward upon awaking.
"Hey kiddo? You okay?" Beka voice didn't hide her worry.
His bright blue eyes quickly focused but then the turned cold with fright. "Who are you?" He tried to push himself backwards in the bed.
"Harper what's wrong it's me Beka."
"Beka who?" he nearly shouted. "Where am I? What's going on?" It was clear he was starting to panic.
Trance was quickly at his side. She deftly injected him with a light sedative. He flinched back from her touch.
"What the hell are you?" he managed to gasp before sinking groggily down in the medical bed. "I'm Trance," She whispered. "Do you know your name?"
A single tear slipped down his cheek. "No."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TBC
TITLE: How you made me feel
AUTHOR: parisindy
RATING: PG - 13
DISCLAIMER: No money was received or exchanged. I do not own Andromeda or any of its Characters. This is purely for fun.
ARCHIVE: Zion's Starfish can archive it anyone else has to ask
SUMMARY: Story written for the Zion's Starfish Challenge exchange project
My challenge was from Brit.
Harper makes one of the others do something totally out of character.
I am going to take a bit of liberty here. it may be more then one character that does something weird.hope that's okay?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
| |"They may forget what you said, but they will never | | |forget how you made them feel." | | |- Carl W. Buechner | | | |
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
How you made me feel
Harper sat in front of a panel on the bridge of the Andromeda Ascendant. Wires were strewn across the floor. He swore lightly as one of the live wired singed his fingers. Tyr glares at him annoyed and he was doing his best to ignore him.
"Do you have to do that here and now?"
"Well, big guy if you don't feel you need to have the helm controls attached to the slipstream drive.then no! This can be done later." Harper pretended to stand and leave.
Tyr's growl was Harper's reply.
Just then Dylan entered command. "What's the latest update? Are we cleared from Ogami space?"
"Apparently we'll be here for some time to come." Tyr shrugged his head towards where Harper sat working.
Dylan looked over towards his engineer. "That's not done yet?"
"Listen." Harper was about to tell his captain and the giant Nietzschein a few things about engineering in a less then cordial manner when his rant was interrupted.
"Dylan?" questioned Beka image over the intercom.
"Go a head?"
"Is Harper there I was just down in engineering? I couldn't find him and I wanted to tell him I think there is some thing wrong with the slipstream drive."
Harper threw his wrench at the intercom vid screen.
"Ah, there you are. Sheesh temper!" smiled Beka jovially.
Rommie's avatar then also appeared. "Dylan my long range sensor's show Ogami high speed attack vessels less then five minutes out."
"All hands report to battle stations." Shouted Dylan. "Mr. Harper we need those controls!"
"Yeah, yeah." Harper didn't even look up as he once again concentrated on the connections. They were tricky things. There were so many interconnections. One wrong wire and he could have the slipstream drive serving coffee instead of getting them the hell out of dodge. But, if anyone knew this ship it was him. They all took him for granted. One day, he thought briefly, they would realize he really was the master.
Time ticked past but he didn't even notice it. There were shouts from the others but they were like echoes in a gymnasium, loud and indistinguishable. Harper rocked forward and had to brace himself as the first wave of fighters attacked the Andromeda.
He popped the last transponder in to place and shoved the loose wires back in to the panelling. "Done!" He shouted.
He saw Beka reach for the slipstream controls. But, before he could even get to his feet a loud explosion picked him up. He flew briefly and violently through the air.
Then the darkness came.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It had been three days since the Ogami attack. Harper had fixed the slipstream controls just in time and they were able to get away. But they had received a lot of battle damage.
Beka looked down at her engineer and lightly brushed some light blond wisps of hair off of his forehead. He had been in medical since that last explosion and he had yet to wake up.
Trance joined her and Harper's side. Beka didn't like to see him quiet and still. It was a unnatural state for the younger man and her worry increased.
Trance laid a light hand on Beka's shoulder. "Why don't you go get some rest? I'll stay here. If he wakes you'll be the first one I call."
Beka gave a tired nod and started to leave when Harper's hand gave a little twitch.
"He's coming around" smiled Beka.
Trance quickly grabbed a scanner and did some quick calculations. Harper slowly opened his eyes. For once he didn't spring forward upon awaking.
"Hey kiddo? You okay?" Beka voice didn't hide her worry.
His bright blue eyes quickly focused but then the turned cold with fright. "Who are you?" He tried to push himself backwards in the bed.
"Harper what's wrong it's me Beka."
"Beka who?" he nearly shouted. "Where am I? What's going on?" It was clear he was starting to panic.
Trance was quickly at his side. She deftly injected him with a light sedative. He flinched back from her touch.
"What the hell are you?" he managed to gasp before sinking groggily down in the medical bed. "I'm Trance," She whispered. "Do you know your name?"
A single tear slipped down his cheek. "No."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TBC
