Hey everyone, thanks for all the reviews. I meant to get this part up earlier but things got busy and I lost track of time. I hope to put up at least a chapter a week, the more reviews I get might make me write more faster, hint hint. :) ok well here it goes....
Chapter 2: She's alive
"Harper, did you find anything out of the ordinary?" Dylan asked his resident genius.
"Define 'out of the ordinary', if ya mean any dangerous to the crew and ship type of stuff, then no. Although I did find a really interesting double force lance holster, and some various other high guard/commonwealth gagets and souviners. But mostly nothing out of what you might call ordinary." Harper replied.
Dylan smirked, "Alright, I'm gonna go check on Trance and our patient so I'll be in medical if anyone needs me."
As Dylan was leaving command Tyr spoke up, "I say that we watch our guest carefully, since we still don't really know anything about her or whoever she is apparently hiding from."
"I have to agree with Tyr on this one, Dylan." Beka added.
"Don't worry, everything is under control. Let's first hear what her story is, then we'll see what happens from there." Dylan stated as he headed out of command and into medical.
In medical, Mac was finally waking up. 'Alright let's be sure to choose your words carefully.' Was her first coherent thought. Throughout her 'unconscious' state her mind had kept on replaying significant moments in her life, but mostly it was when she had to leave the ship and her family behind. Her eyelids fluttered open just as Dylan walked in.
"How is she?" Dylan asked Trance.
"She's just now waking up." Trance replied.
Dylan walked over to the bed that Mac was laying on. After seeing that she was awake, he asked, "How are you feeling?"
"Surprisingly well, I think." Was Mac's reply.
"I'm Captain Dylan Hunt, and this is Trance Gemini," he said as he motioned towards Trance, who was standing next to him, "What's your name?"
"D-Dakota Mackenzie, but everyone just calls me Mac." Mac said, but she was mentally yelling at herself for not catching herself sooner.
"What happened to your ship?" Dylan asked next.
"Umm," Mac sighed, "I was attacked trying to escape." Mac mentally kicked herself for saying that,' that's a good way to put it.' She thought.
"Escape from what?" Trance asked.
Mac glanced down at the memory, then looked back up at the two, "The ship that my family and I were on was attacked by Nietcheans. My parents ordered me to leave and they said that they would try to buy me enough time to get away; but before I was able to enter the stream, the ship that my family was on was destroyed and then my ship was shot at the exact moment it entered the slipstream. So, I thank you for helping me."
"When you got out of your ship you said to me that I wasn't real, and that I wasn't supposed to be here. What did you mean by that?" Dylan asked.
'Here goes nothing, you knew that would be asked sooner or later' Mac thought before she said, "It really didn't mean anything, I was just thinking out loud. You see, I always thought that you were just a myth that was put into stories about the fall of the Commonwealth, and even if you were real I guess I didn't think that you were actually still alive." 'that sounded pretty good'
Dylan thought about that for a moment,"I assure you that I am real and I am very much alive." He said jokingly.
Mac grinned, "I figured as much." She said. In her mind she thought 'ask him'. "Umm, Captain.."
Dylan interupted, "You can just call me Dylan."
"Ok, Dylan, I know that you don't really know much about me yet, but would it be ok if I stayed on board for awhile, I can help out with whatever." She quickly added, "At least until I get my ship fixed."
Dylan thought for a second, then replied, "That shouldn't be a problem, but we'll discuss any long term decissions later."
"Thank you," Mac said with a grin. 'Things are looking up."
Author's note: So what'd ya think this time around? Can anyone guess what Mac is hiding?
Chapter 2: She's alive
"Harper, did you find anything out of the ordinary?" Dylan asked his resident genius.
"Define 'out of the ordinary', if ya mean any dangerous to the crew and ship type of stuff, then no. Although I did find a really interesting double force lance holster, and some various other high guard/commonwealth gagets and souviners. But mostly nothing out of what you might call ordinary." Harper replied.
Dylan smirked, "Alright, I'm gonna go check on Trance and our patient so I'll be in medical if anyone needs me."
As Dylan was leaving command Tyr spoke up, "I say that we watch our guest carefully, since we still don't really know anything about her or whoever she is apparently hiding from."
"I have to agree with Tyr on this one, Dylan." Beka added.
"Don't worry, everything is under control. Let's first hear what her story is, then we'll see what happens from there." Dylan stated as he headed out of command and into medical.
In medical, Mac was finally waking up. 'Alright let's be sure to choose your words carefully.' Was her first coherent thought. Throughout her 'unconscious' state her mind had kept on replaying significant moments in her life, but mostly it was when she had to leave the ship and her family behind. Her eyelids fluttered open just as Dylan walked in.
"How is she?" Dylan asked Trance.
"She's just now waking up." Trance replied.
Dylan walked over to the bed that Mac was laying on. After seeing that she was awake, he asked, "How are you feeling?"
"Surprisingly well, I think." Was Mac's reply.
"I'm Captain Dylan Hunt, and this is Trance Gemini," he said as he motioned towards Trance, who was standing next to him, "What's your name?"
"D-Dakota Mackenzie, but everyone just calls me Mac." Mac said, but she was mentally yelling at herself for not catching herself sooner.
"What happened to your ship?" Dylan asked next.
"Umm," Mac sighed, "I was attacked trying to escape." Mac mentally kicked herself for saying that,' that's a good way to put it.' She thought.
"Escape from what?" Trance asked.
Mac glanced down at the memory, then looked back up at the two, "The ship that my family and I were on was attacked by Nietcheans. My parents ordered me to leave and they said that they would try to buy me enough time to get away; but before I was able to enter the stream, the ship that my family was on was destroyed and then my ship was shot at the exact moment it entered the slipstream. So, I thank you for helping me."
"When you got out of your ship you said to me that I wasn't real, and that I wasn't supposed to be here. What did you mean by that?" Dylan asked.
'Here goes nothing, you knew that would be asked sooner or later' Mac thought before she said, "It really didn't mean anything, I was just thinking out loud. You see, I always thought that you were just a myth that was put into stories about the fall of the Commonwealth, and even if you were real I guess I didn't think that you were actually still alive." 'that sounded pretty good'
Dylan thought about that for a moment,"I assure you that I am real and I am very much alive." He said jokingly.
Mac grinned, "I figured as much." She said. In her mind she thought 'ask him'. "Umm, Captain.."
Dylan interupted, "You can just call me Dylan."
"Ok, Dylan, I know that you don't really know much about me yet, but would it be ok if I stayed on board for awhile, I can help out with whatever." She quickly added, "At least until I get my ship fixed."
Dylan thought for a second, then replied, "That shouldn't be a problem, but we'll discuss any long term decissions later."
"Thank you," Mac said with a grin. 'Things are looking up."
Author's note: So what'd ya think this time around? Can anyone guess what Mac is hiding?