Harper's Day Out Author's Note: This is my very first fanfic, so please review and let me know what you think =) Now I'm not sure how to really go about all the legal mumbo-jumbo that is ususlly posted at the top of fanfics, but to make it clear as possible I'm not affiliated with the cast, producers, or writers of Andromeda, and the characters that are used on the show are copyrighted to Mr. Rodenbury (sorry if I spelled his name wrong) and the show's publishing company. N-E-Ways... I bet you're tired of reading this, so let's get on with the story!

Harper's Day Out - An Andromeda fanfic by ~Thissa~

Introduction

Seamus Harper rubbed his eyes and got out of bed. He looked at his calendar. "Yes!" He made a fist and pulled it in towards him. He had been waiting for this day for months now and it was finally here!

Today was the day of the science convention on Alteka-7. It was a yearly convention which demonstrated some of the most recent advancements in science. To Harper, it was like a candy store.

This was his first time going. In the past, he had mentioned the convention to Dylan (and before him, Beka) but it always ended up with "Sure Harper, but fix the (insert something broken here) first."

Convienently...something else would break down right after the first was fixed.

This year was different, though. This year, as if he had been blessed by the gods, the convention just happened to fall on his day off. He was the first to reserve a ticket.

Harper walked to his dresser and opened the drawer. Under his pile of clothes laid his ticket to the convention. He quickly put his clothes on and pocketed the ticket. He got a quick bite to eat and left to find the Ereka Maru.

As Harper was walking towards the docking bay, he ran into Beka Valentine, his (former) captian and owner of the Maru.

"Morning Harper. You're up early."
"Sorry Beka, no time to talk. The first person to arrive at the convention gets his or her choice of any product sold at the show, for free."
Beka rolled her eyes. "And just how do you plan to get there?"
Drat. She asked the one question that Harper didn't want to hear. "With your ship."

Beka let out a chuckle. Harper groaned, he knew what was coming.

"While I don't have any problems with you taking MY SHIP out for the day, there are a few conditions that you must follow."
"Beka, I REALLY don't have time for this!"
"Rule number one: ALWAYS return the Maru ON TIME. That means Ten O'Clock tonight.
Rule number two: ALWAYS return the Maru in BETTER condition that you found it.
And Rule number three: If you DO NOT follow the rules, I'll send Tyr after you."

While Harper didn't have any problems with following the rules, he certianly didn't want Tyr to come after him. "Okay, Okay I get it! But I REALLY need to get going!"

Beka just smiled at him and nodded. Harper broke off into a sprint towards the Maru.

Only a few seconds had passed since Harper's conversation with Beka, but to him it had seemed like hours. He finally arrived at the Andromeda's docking bay, where the Maru was parked. He opened the door and hopped inside.

Harper strapped himself in the pilot's seat and opened up a comm signal.
"This is the Ereka Maru requesting permission to take off."
"Ereka Maru, you are cleared to take off. Have fun today, Harper."
"I will, boss."

End of Introduction


Author's note: Yeah I know it's not much but I didn't have enough time to write tonight. I'll have chapter 1 done by the end of this week. And Chapter 2 by the end of next. Please don't judge the story by this intro. It gets way better. I promise.

- ~Thissa~