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Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
The Princess
Chapter 2



Rev Bem was praying in his quarters when Andromeda's image appeared in front of him. Rev finished his prayer and then stood and he stood next to her. "Rev are you going to stay here forever? Have you even eaten anything?" Andromeda asked.

"I have been asking the Divine to take care of Beka and to watch over all of us in our time of grieving. I do not need to eat, Andromeda."

"Rev even Magog need to eat," Andromeda told him. "I need you to help Trance, Dylan, and Harper through this. Trance and Harper miss Beka alot and Dylan's distraught. It's like he lost Sarah again, I don't know how to help him or any of the others."

"So you are asking me for help? To help the others get over Beka's death?"

"Yes."

"None of us will ever truly be over Beka's death, we will always remember and always miss her. I cannot do anything to erase her from their thoughts," Rev told her.

"I'm not asking you to erase her from their minds, but I need you to get them back on their normal schedule. They need to eat, bathe, clothe themselves, and do their duties. I have read medical reports that say that once people who have recently lost someone to do what they normally do or they will become depressed or mal nourished or anything like that."

"I will try," Rev Bem promised.

"Thank you."

"Rommie might be able to help by just listening to Harper and Trance," Rev suggested.

"I'll send her right away," Andromeda told Rev Bem.

"Good. I will talk to Dylan." Rev Bem left his quarters and Andromeda disapeared. Rev walked to Dylan's quarters and was invited in. He found Dylan in his basketball clothes on his bed. His quarters had been trashed by himself. "Dylan?"

"What?" Dylan asked sitting up and putting his head in his hands.

"Dylan, we must talk."

"About?"

"Beka."

"She'll come back, like Sarah..."

"No. She won't Dylan. Beka is dead. Sarah is dead. Beka is not coming back because she died, she was stabbed and then executed. Do you remember?" Rev asked him.

"It was my fault! I should have gone down by myself, and done my homework, if I had she would have still been alive."

"You could not have known that they do not let women speak, especially to men."

"They stabbed her because she spoke and then locked us up and executed her."

"Yes, but at least you did not have to watch the execution," Rev told him.

"No, but I don't know what to do! I feel guilty, that it's my fault that Beka died. How can I help the others if I can't help myself?" Dylan asked.

"You must first grieve, yourself before helping others grieve for the loss of their dear friend. Don't worry about the others, Dylan, Andromeda and I will take care of them."

"Thanks Rev."

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