As Rev ran to check on the body of his friend, he noticed that something was lurking in the shadows nearby.

"Did you do this?" Rev growled, looking up at the stranger.

"This was some of my best work."

"I cannot let you hurt my friends."

"No? It looks like you already have."

For a moment, Rev forgot everything. Rage welled up inside of him for what had happened. Desires he had supressed for years began to surface.

"Would you like to see more?" The stranger asked.

"More?" Rev snarled.

"Follow me," The dark figure responded, leading Rev into the adjacent room.

***

"You too, huh?" Beka continued to sip the still-scalding beverage.

"I had this freaky dream," Harper confessed, "Something was wrong with Rommie's slipstream drive, and I was trying to fix it. All of a sudden, a bunch of Magog showed up and started banging on the walls. Then, I messed up and we lost all the internal defenses. I couldn't fix it, and the Magog were starting to break through. Man, that dream almost gave me a real heart attack."

"Are you okay?" Beka asked, knowing how traumatic the Magog attack had been for him.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. I just need a Sparky to help me relax."

"Harper," The AI's holographic persona appeared nearby, "You're needed in command."

"Rommie, I love it when you need me," Harper smiled, "I'll be right up."

***

"Hi Dylan!" Trance hopped down from one of the hydroponics beds.

"Huh?" Dylan seemed surprised to see her, "Trance."

"Is everything ok?" Trance looked concerned.

"I'm fine, Trance," Dylan responded, "Have you noticed anything strange going on?"

"No, everything's fine."

"Isn't it a little early to be gardening?"

"Well, Beka told me that the early bird catches the worm, and I didn't want the worms to get caught, so I came down here early. You know, I don't think Beka was right about the worms though, because I don't see any birds down here."

"I…see."

"So, why are you down here so early?" Trance asked.

"I couldn't sleep," Dylan answered, "I keep getting a strange feeling that something's about to go wrong."

"You too?"

"Too?"

"Yeah," Trance responded, "I saw Beka in the mess hall having coffee. She told me about this bad dream she had about her father."

Dylan suddenly became very serious, "Where was she sitting?"

"Um… next to that tree in the corner. What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just déjà vu," Dylan answered.

"Déjà vu?"

"I saw the same thing in a dream."

***

"Rommie…" Harper's voiced sounded strained, "What happened to the slipstream drive?"

"I'm not sure," The hologram responded, "Some kind of power surge caused a short circuit."

"It can't be," Harper sounded aghast, "These parts are completely fused."

"It may be unusual, but I'm sure you can repair the system."

"It isn't that," Harper stood up, "Rommie, check…"

"Wait," Andromeda's screen persona interrupted him, "I'm detecting multiple slipstream events at extreme range."

"Oh boy, this can't be happening," Harper sunk to the floor.

"Registering 19 Magog swarm ships…" Alert klaxons began to blare in the background, "Arming weapons…"

"Harper, hurry," Rommie's hologram urged.