Title:
In Sickness and in Hell
Author: Weird_Peace aka Harper's
Rating: PG-13
Synopsis: Mainly about Tyr. Heavy angst story(Did you expect anything else from
me?).
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, yadda yadda yadda, can I please get on with the
story?
Spoilers: All Second season and UTN, IMALL, and Pearls.
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Tyr didn't know what he was expecting, but it wasn't what Beka said next.
"Alright then. Go ahead. Go, ruin your entire life because you got a bad break." Tyr laughed.
"A bad break? You call all of that a bad break?" He couldn't believe her. She just shook her head.
"Tyr, have you been living on the Andromeda? Dylan was trapped 300 years in a black hole. Everything he knew, gone. He's trying to rebuild the Commonwealth for the Divine's sake. He is laughed at, and shot at I might add, more times than even Rommie can count. Harper grew up on earth, recieving hell from the exact same pride that gave it to you. He was infested, made to live through his worst nightmare. Rev was a Magog converted to Wayism. He had to live among us, the very species his was made to eat! And the prejudices…Trance...well, god knows only what that one is up to. And even me, Tyr." She sighed, not wanting to share more, but needing to convince him. "My father was a smuggler, my brother a con artist, and I was left with a heap of slag to make a living. My boyfriend lied and then tried to kill me. I lived through my worst nightmare. I became my father!" Beka stopped, hating the sound of those four words.
"Tyr, every single person on the Andromeda has been put through more crap than we deserve. But none of the others gave up."
"The boy..."
"Had problems at first. Yes Harper did almost give up. But he didn't. You know why Tyr?" She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Because he had our support. And as undeniably annoying and self-centered you can be, you are a part of this crew, of my crew. And I don't leave crew members behind, or allow them to go forward with dumb-assed plans that will get them all killed."
"Now, if that didn't convince you, maybe this will. What better way to get back at the Dragons than a united Commonwealth? We all know how much they hate Dylan already. And he does have a pretty big warship."
"I really don't care for which reason you would change your mind, but either way Tyr, if you continue with this foolishness...then you will live out your worst fear. And that's not just being sterile. You will be inferior."
Beka leaned back, having done all she could, and probably more. Tyr sat there, his head down, contemplating her words.
They stayed in those positions for long minutes, before Tyr got up and motioned to Beka to take the pilot's seat.
"And your desicion?" Tyr gave her a tired smile.
"Dylan does have a very big ship. And he's...in care of something I can't trust him with." Beka smiled back, hopping in.
"Besides...you know I wouldn't have stayed on the Andromeda if I knew you were having fun without me," she replied.
