Background:
Crais and Talyn have joined their motley bunch, they have also gone back to get Jool, and they have also found Stark. Still being pursued by a few peacekeepers, they decide to stay together to journey through the Uncharted Territories, to undo some of the damage caused by the Peacekeepers. All those except Rygel. The crew and ship have come across another ship in a debris/asteroid field where they were searching for anything they could salvage.
The Story Begins:
"Aeryn?"
"Yes Pilot." Aeryn replied, she climbed out of bed and covered the sleeping Crichton.
"Moya is picking up a signal from small vessel in the debris field. There is a faint life sign emanating from it. Its energy signature seems to be human." Pilot replied. "Should we investigate?"
"First try communicating with it. Approach it very slowly. This could very well be a peacekeeper trap."
"Yes." There was silence for a moment. "I am getting no response; there is a faint distress signal but nothing else."
"Officer Sun." Crais called into the communicator.
"Yes Captain."
"Talyn and I have also spotted the vessel. Talyn has scanned it, there are no weapons, and only one life form."
"Thank you, sir." Aeryn replied "Pilot prepare to net it, I will investigate with a transport pod first."
"Yes, Aeryn."
Aeryn collected her weapons and got dressed. "D'Argo?"
"Yes," he responded gruffly, waking a Luxan in the middle of the night, without a good reason, can be hazardous, Aeryn remembered.
"I need you to collect Stark and meet me in the cargo hold. We have come across a small space craft with an occupant." Aeryn explained.
"We will be there."
Aeryn was the first to arrive at the transport launch site, Stark and D'Argo soon followed. As usual, the Luxan had strapped on his Qualta Blade. Aeryn entered the pod. Stark and D'Argo waited in the cargo hold.
Aeryn maneuvered as close to the ship as she could and noticed it was a small craft that seemed to hold only one person. She called for Moya to pull the small vessel into the cargo hold and then returned. When she stepped into the cargo hold, she called for John. "John, wake up."
"Huh." he replied groggily.
"John we need you in the cargo bay, we seem to have found a ship with a human aboard."
"What, Human not Sebecean? I will be right there." John said excitedly, now fully awake. A few moments later John trotted into the cargo hold. "Show me."
Aeryn pointed to the small vessel. It had no markings on the side and it was a configuration that John had never seen. It appeared to be a small transport vessel and the pilot did not require a space suit. The DRD's opened the craft. After checking for signs of contaminants or booby traps, D'Argo lifted the unconscious pilot out. He knew from her scent that she was very ill. She was very pale and sweating. She was about 5' 4", with an athletic build, and short spiky red hair. She was wearing a blue jumpsuit and boots. D'Argo carried her to a nearby table so that Stark could scan her.
"Human." Stark replied. "Massive infection.very sick.not dying.yet.hurry, hurry, medical rejuvenation."
D'Argo walked over cautiously. In one quick motion, he picked her up.
When they had gotten her to the medical room, Stark began to wave everyone away.
"Until there is no longer a threat of danger, I will stay." D'Argo said gruffly.
"You will.help?" Stark replied. D'Argo gave him a fierce look and walked out of the room.
Stark began removing the jump suit from the unconscious young woman. He found the source of the infection in no time, the girl's right shoulder had five deep gouges on it and they were all badly infected. It appeared that she had put a makeshift bandage on it but it was not much help. Stark cleaned the wound and began treating it. While he was applying the poultice and hooking up an IV link to Moya, he noticed a barcode tattoo near the wound. Stark dressed the unconscious girl in one of Zhaan's old robes.
~~~
"Does she have a 'if found' tag on her." John asked.
Aeryn looked over at him. "No Chricton." Aeryn noticed the young woman was beginning to stir. "Quiet."
The young woman began mumbling, "No, no, no."
The young woman opened her eyes and saw room full of strange beings. Standing over her was a man with half a face covered in a mask and another one who looked human. The human looking one said "Don't worry lassie, you are safe here," in an Irish accent, placing his hand on her shoulder. Crichton had never seen eyes like hers. They were warm green, like grass, with a bit of a silver sparkle to them. He startled her and she flinched. She could not help but stare at the man in the mask. John saw her eyes turn darker. "Whoa, mood eyes." he mumbled
"Who are you?" She tried to say. She was having trouble speaking, her mouth was dry and it felt like her tongue would stick to the roof of her mouth and stay there. "Where am I?"
"Hi, I am John Crichton." The man replied, then pointing to a woman with long brown hair. "This is Aeryn Sun." He pointed to the one in the mask "this is Stark." He turned toward something half-hidden in shadows. All she could see was a shoulder and something that looked like tentacles. "The big guy is Ka D'Argo." Crichton leaned closer. "His bark is worse than his bite." John turned around with his arms open, "This is Moya. She is a bio-mechanoid, part machine part sentient being." John extended his arm and helped her sit up. She looked down; someone had dressed her in a blue gown. There was a tube in her arm, it looked medical. Her head is spinning and her right shoulder felt as if it was on fire. The walls of the room looked metallic, but he said it was alive? "Who are you?" he asked.
Who am I, good question, she thought closing her eyes for a moment. Rainne, she heard someone in her head say, your name is Rainne "My name is Rainne.I .don't remember the rest." Suddenly Stark injected her with something. He was speaking but it seemed to be gibberish. "Do you understand the others?" she asked John.
"Not always. But that is a different story." Crichton took her hand in his. "Once the translator microbes are fully functioning you will begin to understand them. Trust me, it is completely safe." Rainne looked at him, maybe he is crazy and so am I and we are all in an asylum. However, that did not explain the thing in the corner.
"So how did you get here?" Crichton asked.
"I'm not sure. I can't remember." Suddenly the room began to spin. Rainne began to sway. Black spots swam in her vision, nausea was building, Stark grabbed her arm and helped her lay back down.
~~~
"She needs.rest.everyone out." Stark said. D'Argo looked at him. "My side, your side, you out." Stark shoved everyone from the room. He turned to say something to Rainne and realized the young woman was unconscious again. Stark turned down the lights and left the room, he knew Pilot and Moya would inform him of any changes.
~~~
"Well, what do we do." Aeryn asked Crichton and D'Argo. They were standing outside Medical Rejuv talking.
"Oh can we keep her." John asked, sarcastically. "Please mommy, I will take good care of her."
"Crichton." Aeryn replied exasperated. One human was enough for her. "I think we need to find out what is going on first. Where she is from? Whether or not this is a Peacekeeper trap."
"I say we heal her, put her back in that small craft, load her up with some food and leave her on the next commerce planet." D'Argo snarled. "I don't want her bringing the Peacekeepers here. The three we have now are enough for me."
"But she's human." Crichton said. "She has got to be from earth. She is not a Peacekeeper. She is way too shrimpy."
"Shrimpy?" Aeryn asked, not understanding Crichton's reference.
"Short, little." He looked at Aeryn. "Have you seen a short peacekeeper with red hair and green eyes before.think Aeryn."
"No."
"Well." Crichton replied shrugging his shoulders. "Lets see what we can find out first." He put his arm around Aeryn. "We will take her little ship apart. If we can't figure anything out we will leave her on the next commerce planet."
"I still think it is better to get rid of her now." D'Argo replied, though the statement was directed at Aeryn. "Before she knows who we are!"
"No Crichton is right. She deserves that much. We kept him." Aeryn replied pointing at Crichton. "Move her craft into a empty cargo hold. I do not want her exposed to the others for a few solar days, till we get some answers."
"I will personally help her." John said. The thought of actually being able to touch something from Earth again warmed his heart for a moment.
"Fine. But I will keep an eye on her as well." D'Argo replied.
"Go for it big guy!" Crichton chuckled. "Use the old Luxan charm, scare the information out of her."
"Shut up Crichton." D'Argo replied as he walked away.
~~~
The sound of the door woke Rainne, she heard footsteps and turned to see Stark walking into the room, with some effort she rolled onto her left side to get a better view of him. Stark strolled over smiling.
"Better today?" he asked.
"A little, if you are the doctor, thank you very much."
"Not a doctor.the healer, for now." Stark went on to explain how he had hooked her up to some part of the giant ship to clean the infection from her blood stream. "I can remove it now. The infection is gone.will scar.too infected"
"That's okay. I can't remember anything but I am glad to be alive." After he removed the tube from her arm, Rainne tried sitting up again. There was still some pain in her shoulder but not like it was the day before. Rainne looked around the room as Stark began his ministrations. The walls looked metallic but they looked warm and inviting as well. Stark removed the bandage and cleaned the wound. It began to hurt again. He grabbed a jar of green paste, it was soothing but the smell was awful. "A weeken.you will be better."
"Thank you Stark."
Rainne heard the door open again followed by footsteps. She turned her head and saw the woman with the long dark hair. She placed her hand on Rainne's uninjured shoulder. Rainne noticed her hand was very cool to the touch. Yet she looked human.
"Can I ask you a question?" Aeryn began.
"Yes."
"Where did you get the tattoo on your shoulder? It is near the base of the wound."
Rainne closed her eyes trying to remember. "I do not remember." she replied honestly. Shrugging her shoulders, the movement made the wound hurt. Rainne tried to relax.
"Well, I would like Stark to try something; it may help you regain your memories."
"What?" Rainne asked. "I would do anything to figure out where I am from. What if someone is missing me?"
"He would like to join with you." Aeryn and Stark explained the whole procedure to her. "He will do it tomorrow."
"Okay. What do I do until then?"
"Rest and recuperate. However, I may be able to find someplace other than Medical Rejuv for you. Wait here."
"Okay." All the talking was making her tired, as Aeryn left the room, Rainne lay back down.
~~~
"I would like to move her to a free chamber." Aeryn said to D'Argo.
"I advise against it." D'Argo argued. "It is easier to watch Medical Rejuv."
"I don't think she is going to be a problem. You worry entirely too much." Aeryn replied. "Don't worry my Luxan friend. I will instruct Pilot to use the DRD's to keep an eye on her. You may guard as well if you would like. We can always reengage the cell door locks."
"Very well, take her to the chamber next to mine." D'Argo grumbled. "No need to bother with the locks it is just one little female."
~~~
Aeryn returned to medical Rejuv. She and Stark led Rainne to a large chamber. There was a bed toward the center. Aeryn showed Rainne where the bathing facilities were and demonstrated how to open the door and pull the curtain for some privacy. Aeryn told Rainne that the room next to her was where D'Argo slept. That he was instructed to keep an eye on her and that Rainne was to follow his orders.
"Thank you Aeryn, Stark." She said as she sat on the bench against the wall. The wall was warm and comforting.
"We are here to help." Stark replied as he took her hand. "I will join with you.tomorrow morning."
Aeryn left them sitting on the couch.
"Okay. Do I have to prepare anything?"
"No, just clear your mind"
"Already done that." She joked. She had no memories other than her name, nothing since she had regained consciousness with Stark standing over her.
"Yes." Stark replied.
"Thank you again."
Crais and Talyn have joined their motley bunch, they have also gone back to get Jool, and they have also found Stark. Still being pursued by a few peacekeepers, they decide to stay together to journey through the Uncharted Territories, to undo some of the damage caused by the Peacekeepers. All those except Rygel. The crew and ship have come across another ship in a debris/asteroid field where they were searching for anything they could salvage.
The Story Begins:
"Aeryn?"
"Yes Pilot." Aeryn replied, she climbed out of bed and covered the sleeping Crichton.
"Moya is picking up a signal from small vessel in the debris field. There is a faint life sign emanating from it. Its energy signature seems to be human." Pilot replied. "Should we investigate?"
"First try communicating with it. Approach it very slowly. This could very well be a peacekeeper trap."
"Yes." There was silence for a moment. "I am getting no response; there is a faint distress signal but nothing else."
"Officer Sun." Crais called into the communicator.
"Yes Captain."
"Talyn and I have also spotted the vessel. Talyn has scanned it, there are no weapons, and only one life form."
"Thank you, sir." Aeryn replied "Pilot prepare to net it, I will investigate with a transport pod first."
"Yes, Aeryn."
Aeryn collected her weapons and got dressed. "D'Argo?"
"Yes," he responded gruffly, waking a Luxan in the middle of the night, without a good reason, can be hazardous, Aeryn remembered.
"I need you to collect Stark and meet me in the cargo hold. We have come across a small space craft with an occupant." Aeryn explained.
"We will be there."
Aeryn was the first to arrive at the transport launch site, Stark and D'Argo soon followed. As usual, the Luxan had strapped on his Qualta Blade. Aeryn entered the pod. Stark and D'Argo waited in the cargo hold.
Aeryn maneuvered as close to the ship as she could and noticed it was a small craft that seemed to hold only one person. She called for Moya to pull the small vessel into the cargo hold and then returned. When she stepped into the cargo hold, she called for John. "John, wake up."
"Huh." he replied groggily.
"John we need you in the cargo bay, we seem to have found a ship with a human aboard."
"What, Human not Sebecean? I will be right there." John said excitedly, now fully awake. A few moments later John trotted into the cargo hold. "Show me."
Aeryn pointed to the small vessel. It had no markings on the side and it was a configuration that John had never seen. It appeared to be a small transport vessel and the pilot did not require a space suit. The DRD's opened the craft. After checking for signs of contaminants or booby traps, D'Argo lifted the unconscious pilot out. He knew from her scent that she was very ill. She was very pale and sweating. She was about 5' 4", with an athletic build, and short spiky red hair. She was wearing a blue jumpsuit and boots. D'Argo carried her to a nearby table so that Stark could scan her.
"Human." Stark replied. "Massive infection.very sick.not dying.yet.hurry, hurry, medical rejuvenation."
D'Argo walked over cautiously. In one quick motion, he picked her up.
When they had gotten her to the medical room, Stark began to wave everyone away.
"Until there is no longer a threat of danger, I will stay." D'Argo said gruffly.
"You will.help?" Stark replied. D'Argo gave him a fierce look and walked out of the room.
Stark began removing the jump suit from the unconscious young woman. He found the source of the infection in no time, the girl's right shoulder had five deep gouges on it and they were all badly infected. It appeared that she had put a makeshift bandage on it but it was not much help. Stark cleaned the wound and began treating it. While he was applying the poultice and hooking up an IV link to Moya, he noticed a barcode tattoo near the wound. Stark dressed the unconscious girl in one of Zhaan's old robes.
~~~
"Does she have a 'if found' tag on her." John asked.
Aeryn looked over at him. "No Chricton." Aeryn noticed the young woman was beginning to stir. "Quiet."
The young woman began mumbling, "No, no, no."
The young woman opened her eyes and saw room full of strange beings. Standing over her was a man with half a face covered in a mask and another one who looked human. The human looking one said "Don't worry lassie, you are safe here," in an Irish accent, placing his hand on her shoulder. Crichton had never seen eyes like hers. They were warm green, like grass, with a bit of a silver sparkle to them. He startled her and she flinched. She could not help but stare at the man in the mask. John saw her eyes turn darker. "Whoa, mood eyes." he mumbled
"Who are you?" She tried to say. She was having trouble speaking, her mouth was dry and it felt like her tongue would stick to the roof of her mouth and stay there. "Where am I?"
"Hi, I am John Crichton." The man replied, then pointing to a woman with long brown hair. "This is Aeryn Sun." He pointed to the one in the mask "this is Stark." He turned toward something half-hidden in shadows. All she could see was a shoulder and something that looked like tentacles. "The big guy is Ka D'Argo." Crichton leaned closer. "His bark is worse than his bite." John turned around with his arms open, "This is Moya. She is a bio-mechanoid, part machine part sentient being." John extended his arm and helped her sit up. She looked down; someone had dressed her in a blue gown. There was a tube in her arm, it looked medical. Her head is spinning and her right shoulder felt as if it was on fire. The walls of the room looked metallic, but he said it was alive? "Who are you?" he asked.
Who am I, good question, she thought closing her eyes for a moment. Rainne, she heard someone in her head say, your name is Rainne "My name is Rainne.I .don't remember the rest." Suddenly Stark injected her with something. He was speaking but it seemed to be gibberish. "Do you understand the others?" she asked John.
"Not always. But that is a different story." Crichton took her hand in his. "Once the translator microbes are fully functioning you will begin to understand them. Trust me, it is completely safe." Rainne looked at him, maybe he is crazy and so am I and we are all in an asylum. However, that did not explain the thing in the corner.
"So how did you get here?" Crichton asked.
"I'm not sure. I can't remember." Suddenly the room began to spin. Rainne began to sway. Black spots swam in her vision, nausea was building, Stark grabbed her arm and helped her lay back down.
~~~
"She needs.rest.everyone out." Stark said. D'Argo looked at him. "My side, your side, you out." Stark shoved everyone from the room. He turned to say something to Rainne and realized the young woman was unconscious again. Stark turned down the lights and left the room, he knew Pilot and Moya would inform him of any changes.
~~~
"Well, what do we do." Aeryn asked Crichton and D'Argo. They were standing outside Medical Rejuv talking.
"Oh can we keep her." John asked, sarcastically. "Please mommy, I will take good care of her."
"Crichton." Aeryn replied exasperated. One human was enough for her. "I think we need to find out what is going on first. Where she is from? Whether or not this is a Peacekeeper trap."
"I say we heal her, put her back in that small craft, load her up with some food and leave her on the next commerce planet." D'Argo snarled. "I don't want her bringing the Peacekeepers here. The three we have now are enough for me."
"But she's human." Crichton said. "She has got to be from earth. She is not a Peacekeeper. She is way too shrimpy."
"Shrimpy?" Aeryn asked, not understanding Crichton's reference.
"Short, little." He looked at Aeryn. "Have you seen a short peacekeeper with red hair and green eyes before.think Aeryn."
"No."
"Well." Crichton replied shrugging his shoulders. "Lets see what we can find out first." He put his arm around Aeryn. "We will take her little ship apart. If we can't figure anything out we will leave her on the next commerce planet."
"I still think it is better to get rid of her now." D'Argo replied, though the statement was directed at Aeryn. "Before she knows who we are!"
"No Crichton is right. She deserves that much. We kept him." Aeryn replied pointing at Crichton. "Move her craft into a empty cargo hold. I do not want her exposed to the others for a few solar days, till we get some answers."
"I will personally help her." John said. The thought of actually being able to touch something from Earth again warmed his heart for a moment.
"Fine. But I will keep an eye on her as well." D'Argo replied.
"Go for it big guy!" Crichton chuckled. "Use the old Luxan charm, scare the information out of her."
"Shut up Crichton." D'Argo replied as he walked away.
~~~
The sound of the door woke Rainne, she heard footsteps and turned to see Stark walking into the room, with some effort she rolled onto her left side to get a better view of him. Stark strolled over smiling.
"Better today?" he asked.
"A little, if you are the doctor, thank you very much."
"Not a doctor.the healer, for now." Stark went on to explain how he had hooked her up to some part of the giant ship to clean the infection from her blood stream. "I can remove it now. The infection is gone.will scar.too infected"
"That's okay. I can't remember anything but I am glad to be alive." After he removed the tube from her arm, Rainne tried sitting up again. There was still some pain in her shoulder but not like it was the day before. Rainne looked around the room as Stark began his ministrations. The walls looked metallic but they looked warm and inviting as well. Stark removed the bandage and cleaned the wound. It began to hurt again. He grabbed a jar of green paste, it was soothing but the smell was awful. "A weeken.you will be better."
"Thank you Stark."
Rainne heard the door open again followed by footsteps. She turned her head and saw the woman with the long dark hair. She placed her hand on Rainne's uninjured shoulder. Rainne noticed her hand was very cool to the touch. Yet she looked human.
"Can I ask you a question?" Aeryn began.
"Yes."
"Where did you get the tattoo on your shoulder? It is near the base of the wound."
Rainne closed her eyes trying to remember. "I do not remember." she replied honestly. Shrugging her shoulders, the movement made the wound hurt. Rainne tried to relax.
"Well, I would like Stark to try something; it may help you regain your memories."
"What?" Rainne asked. "I would do anything to figure out where I am from. What if someone is missing me?"
"He would like to join with you." Aeryn and Stark explained the whole procedure to her. "He will do it tomorrow."
"Okay. What do I do until then?"
"Rest and recuperate. However, I may be able to find someplace other than Medical Rejuv for you. Wait here."
"Okay." All the talking was making her tired, as Aeryn left the room, Rainne lay back down.
~~~
"I would like to move her to a free chamber." Aeryn said to D'Argo.
"I advise against it." D'Argo argued. "It is easier to watch Medical Rejuv."
"I don't think she is going to be a problem. You worry entirely too much." Aeryn replied. "Don't worry my Luxan friend. I will instruct Pilot to use the DRD's to keep an eye on her. You may guard as well if you would like. We can always reengage the cell door locks."
"Very well, take her to the chamber next to mine." D'Argo grumbled. "No need to bother with the locks it is just one little female."
~~~
Aeryn returned to medical Rejuv. She and Stark led Rainne to a large chamber. There was a bed toward the center. Aeryn showed Rainne where the bathing facilities were and demonstrated how to open the door and pull the curtain for some privacy. Aeryn told Rainne that the room next to her was where D'Argo slept. That he was instructed to keep an eye on her and that Rainne was to follow his orders.
"Thank you Aeryn, Stark." She said as she sat on the bench against the wall. The wall was warm and comforting.
"We are here to help." Stark replied as he took her hand. "I will join with you.tomorrow morning."
Aeryn left them sitting on the couch.
"Okay. Do I have to prepare anything?"
"No, just clear your mind"
"Already done that." She joked. She had no memories other than her name, nothing since she had regained consciousness with Stark standing over her.
"Yes." Stark replied.
"Thank you again."