Title: Dylan wasn't the only one

Summary: Dylan wasn't the only one to survive the event horizon. Story is set three years after the event horizon. Rated for future languages. AU.

Authors: Awohali, Terran

Rating: PG-13

Authors note: Ga Heris not Telemachus.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Andromeda or it's characters.

Ga Heris Rhade walks onto the command deck. Where Harper, Beka, Rhone, Rommie, and Dylan are at.

Rhade: Harper have you ever heard Terran talk?

Harper: No. Why?

Rhade: She's.

Terran: You lost on purpose.

Rhade: What? I did not.

Terran: Yes you did.

Harper: Look she can talk.

Terran looks at Harper and throws a dagger at him. Rhone catches the dagger before it comes close to Harper. Rhone looks really pissed.

Rhone: I suggest you don't throw this again.

Rhone throws it back to Terran. Terran leaves the command deck. Rhade notices three bumps on Rhones forearm slowly go down. Rhade walks over to Dylan. While Dylan and Rhade talk Harper and Rhone leave the command deck to fix some tools that have gotten broken.

Rhade: Captain. I need to talk to you privately.

Dylan agrees and they walk to his office.

Dylan: Yes Rhade. What did you want?

Rhade: What is Rhone?

Dylan: What do you mean?

Rhade: What race is Rhone?

Dylan: Human.

Rhade looks at Dylan to see if he's lying, he can't tell.

Rhade: Dylan, if Rhone is human why does she have three bumps on her forearm.

Dylan: Rhade she is a Nietzschean who was raised by humans for sixteen years. She met Terran on a planet her human parents went to for vacations and Terran was being raised by humans at the time. Her real parents showed up altered her and Terran's bone blades. Terran and Rhone were being trained to infiltrate the Commonwealth by infiltrating a High Guard ship as an engineer or weapons officer. Rhone and Terran both escaped after two years of training, recaptured after half a year of running and her parents finished their training. They came aboard the Andromeda some time later and told me their plans. Her reason for disobeying her parents was because her human parents always told her to trust the Commonwealth. The reason Terran told was because she didn't care for Rhone's parents. I used their information of the Dragans to keep them at bay and they are an asset to this ship as valuable crew members.

Rhade: How did they have information on the Dragans?

Dylan: They are of the Drago-Katsov pride. Rhade if Rhone or Terran wanted you to know this then they would have told you so don't tell them I told you.

Rhade: Yes Captain.

Rhade walks off in search of Terran. He finds her on the Obs deck and walks up to her.

Rhade: How long have you known Rhone?

Terran: Long enough.

Rhade: And what do you know about her?

Terran: Enough.

Rhade: Do you know she's a Nietzschean?

Terran: She's not a Nietzschean. She's more humanish.

Rhade: So you do know.

Terran: I told you I have known her a long time.

Terran walks out.

Terran: Andromeda where is Rhone?

Andromeda's hologram appears in front of Terran.

Andromeda: She is with Harper in his quarters.

Terran: Tell them I'm coming.
Andromeda's hologram disappears and reappears in Harper's quarters.

Andromeda: Terran is coming.

Rhone looks up from the tool she was fixing.

Rhone: Why'd she want you to...

Rhone suddenly starts to laugh.

Harper: What?

Rhone: Harper we are in your quarters, Terran wants to talk to me, and she tells Andromeda to announce her presence. This all adds up to...

Harper: She thinks... although that wouldn't be a bad idea.

Rhone and Harper start laughing.

Rhone: Thanks Andromeda.

Andromeda's hologram disappears. Terran walks in.

Terran: Rhone we need to talk!

Terran looks at Harper.

Terran: Harper! Leave!

Harper: What... why?

Terran makes her bone blades more visible under her sleeve.

Rhone: Harper you better go.

Harper leaves. Terran engages privacy mode.

Terran: Rhade knows.

Rhone: Knows what?

Terran: About your...(holds up bone blades)

Rhone: Oh. How?

Terran: I don't know! You getting pissed this morning more than likely. By the gods you need to keep that in check.

Rhone: Look who's talking.

Terran: Hey. I'm not the one who's all humanish.

Rhone: Well at least I don't... I don't act all Nietzschean.

Terran: I'm a Nietzschean and so are you. Gods help us. That's what you are.

Rhone: No I'm not. I don't acknowledge being a Nietzschean.

Terran walks over and grabs Rhone's arm. The bone blades are showing up.

Terran: You may not yet, but soon you will have to.

Rhone looks at her arm. She calms down slowly.

Rhone: Fine.

Terran: Look Rhone we're from the same pride and we're cousins. So I will help you by not telling anyone, but you should tell Harper. And soon.

Rhone: Fine. Andromeda remove privacy mode.

Terran: Good.

Terran starts to walk off. She turns around.

Terran: If you need me. Find me.

She walks out and Harper comes back in.

Harper: What happened?

Rhone looks at her feet.

Rhone: Harper. I'm a Nietzschean.

Harper: What?

Rhone: I'm a Nietzschean who looks human.

Harper: But... but... why?

Rhone: I was raised by humans. Met my real parents they agumented my bone blades and trained to infiltrate for two years, escaped, recaptured, sent here to bring down the Commonwealth. Told Dylan everything. Now I'm here.

Harper: Why didn't you tell me before?

Rhone: I didn't want anyone to know.

She's still looking at her feet.

Harper: Does she know?

Rhone: Who?

Harper: Terran.

Rhone: Yes. She helped me escape from my parents, and my parents messed with her bone blades.

Harper: So my girlfriend is a Nietzschean. I can handle this.

He gives her a weak smile. Rhone looks up and returns the smile.

Rhone: Thanks. I'll be right back.

She leaves. Terran is waiting outside.

Rhone: Is this what you mean by find you. 'Cause if it is that was the easiest job I've ever had.

Terran: How did he take it?

Rhone: What do you care?

Terran: Look I put my life on the line for you, so you would be happy. So I would like to know how he took it.

Rhone: Fine, I guess. How'd you put your life on the line?

Terran: Long story and I have work to do.

She starts to walk off.

Rhone: Fine. Leave.

Terran spins around.

Terran: Look Rhone it was a long time ago. Why should you care?

Rhone: Tell me later if your so busy.

Terran: Why? What will it change if you know what happened after I got you out?

Rhone: May not change a thing, but it might change everything.

Terran: Watch it. Your sounding like a Nietzschean.

Rhone: Fine. I have work to do.

Rhone walks back into Harper's quarters. Terran laughs and goes off to her work. When Rhone walks back in Harper is just sitting there.

Rhone: Harper? What are you doing?

Harper looks up quickly.

Harper: Nothing.

Rhone: Really?

Harper: Why?

Rhone: We have work to do.

Harper looks at his feet then looks at Rhone.

Harper: Are you going to start acting like a Nietzschean?

Rhone: Not unless I have to Harper.

Harper: What do you mean?

Rhone: If circumstances insist upon me acting like a Nietzschean then I will, but otherwise I'll act the same as always.

Suddenly Andromeda sounds the intruder alert.

Rhone: Intruders? How...

Before she finishes that thought the Andromeda is shut down to minimal power and a Nietzschean comes into the room. A gun pointed a Harper.

TBC