The Enemy Within
Ch. 2: Spiraling Into Black
Author's Note: I guess I should do some thank you's. Don't want to seem ungrateful. So, I'd like to thank the academy- No, I'm kiddin'. Thanx to all the reviewers. Your comments, demands, threats, were all greatly appreciated!
Disclaimer: Andromeda still not mine! Argh!
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"Harper, c'mon!"
"Keep yer pants on, boss! I'm comin'!" Harper appeared in the doorway of the Eureka Maru's command. He was trying vainly to get his hair to do what he wanted it to. "God damnit!"
"Harper."
"What?!" the engineer unintentionally snapped. Dylan merely smiled patiently from the pilot seat.
"Strap in. We're gonna take off,"
"Oh." Harper did as he was told, mentally kicking himself for being a jackass, but too proud to say anything.
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The silence between the two men hung heavy for five hours. It was broken by the Maru's alarm. "What's up?" Harper unstrapped himself and stood beside Dylan.
"I don't know. Maru's picked up something, but she can't identify it,"
Harper's brow furrowed. "That's strange. I must've missed a bug or something," He turned to check the systems.
"Incoming! Harper!" The words had no sooner left Dylan's lips than the Maru pitched, tossing Harper against a wall. Dylan heard him scream; a scream that cut off into a groan, then stopped altogether. "Harper? Harper?!" No response. Suddenly, the display before Dylan changed. His eyes widened. "Oh, no," The Maru was going down. "Shit." The ship hit, and all went dark.
Ch. 2: Spiraling Into Black
Author's Note: I guess I should do some thank you's. Don't want to seem ungrateful. So, I'd like to thank the academy- No, I'm kiddin'. Thanx to all the reviewers. Your comments, demands, threats, were all greatly appreciated!
Disclaimer: Andromeda still not mine! Argh!
***
"Harper, c'mon!"
"Keep yer pants on, boss! I'm comin'!" Harper appeared in the doorway of the Eureka Maru's command. He was trying vainly to get his hair to do what he wanted it to. "God damnit!"
"Harper."
"What?!" the engineer unintentionally snapped. Dylan merely smiled patiently from the pilot seat.
"Strap in. We're gonna take off,"
"Oh." Harper did as he was told, mentally kicking himself for being a jackass, but too proud to say anything.
***
The silence between the two men hung heavy for five hours. It was broken by the Maru's alarm. "What's up?" Harper unstrapped himself and stood beside Dylan.
"I don't know. Maru's picked up something, but she can't identify it,"
Harper's brow furrowed. "That's strange. I must've missed a bug or something," He turned to check the systems.
"Incoming! Harper!" The words had no sooner left Dylan's lips than the Maru pitched, tossing Harper against a wall. Dylan heard him scream; a scream that cut off into a groan, then stopped altogether. "Harper? Harper?!" No response. Suddenly, the display before Dylan changed. His eyes widened. "Oh, no," The Maru was going down. "Shit." The ship hit, and all went dark.