Beka woke before the rest. She blinked her eyes to clear the sleep and took
stock of where she was. Harper lay beside her fast asleep. The "Poor kid"
had had a rough day.
Emillon and Albin were starting to stir and she wished them good morning. The three mad lit talk and Beka even helped prepare breakfast though she warned them of her cooking before she started. When the smell off breakfast filled the small cave Beka heard an exaggerated yawn.
"Good morning Seamus." She smiled without turning around.
"You cooking Boss?"
"Yup."
"Is it safe?"
"You don't have to eat." Beka joked
"I'm starved!"
The three ate and talked. Beka did notice Harper didn't meet Emillon's eyes. She smiled to her self. She would be able to tease him for years!
"Well where do we start?" began Albin
"Well we need Harper on his feet so we'll need a crutch or something. We need to get to a communication device. You say the Techno's might have something we use to fix the one on te Maru?"
Albin nodded
"Well I say," Beka continued back in command, "The Techno's will be expecting us to try to reclaim the Maru, so why not hit it and their base at the same time."
"We'll need some distractions, it won't take much to build a small explosive devise, hell I could make it our of stuff we have here."
Beka agreed with Harper. "Ok that's where we'll start. Emillon and I will look for something that we can build a crutch with and while we are doing that we'll scout the Techno's base. Albin will scout the Maru and you will get started building distractions."
++++++++ 15 min later +++++++++
Emillon found some clothes that Beka could use to disguise herself.
"It's good." smiled Emillon.
Albin hide a smile behind his hand.
"I feel ridiculous!"
Harper didn't try to hide his mirth. "HAHAHAHA! You look like Old Mother Hubbard."
Beka had no idea who Old Mother Hubbard was but she was pretty sure it wasn't good.
She glanced down at her clothes. She had on a long skirt like Emillon's and a loose pilgrim type shirt and a straw hat. All the clothes were much too big for her.
Harper continued to laugh until tears streamed down his face.
"Harper it's not that funny."
"Yes," He gasped "yes it is!" he continued to giggle unabated until Emillon started hitting him with a long piece of wash rag.
"Bad child, it is good!"
Harper managed to stop laughing and stuck his tongue out at Emillon as she stepped away.
Beka was rethinking her ability to hold the whole grandma incident over his head as she once again looked at her clothes "Oh well it's a disguise." She shrugged her shoulders in defeat.
After a few more preparations they left Harper tinkering with some scraps of metal a couple of old lamps, batteries and some oil based substance used in the lamps. His Gauss gun was by his side.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
Albin quickly disappeared over a hill in the general direction of the Maru and Beka and Emillon slowly made their way towards the Techno's camp doing their best not to look suspicious.
"Emillon how long have you lived here?" Beka made small talk as they looked at a pile of old branches near some shrubs.
"Forever." She answered back.
Beka shook her head unable to imagine an entire life spent on any planet never mind this one.
"You live on many planets?" questioned Emillon.
"I've never lived on a planet, ever. I've been to many planets but that hunk of metal crashed in the dirt is my home."
Emillon nodded "Then it's very important we help."
Beka grasped Emillon's elbow to get her attention the older women turned to look her in the eye.
"Thank you." Beka whispered.
Emillon patted her on the shoulder and smiled. They continued on and not five minutes later Emillon handed Beka a stick Harper could use for a crutch.
"A stick for your brother, the child."
Beka blinked at her for a moment not understanding. "He's not my brother."
"You care for him?"
"Yes."
"He is your brother."
Beka wouldn't argue in many ways he was. They were in the thick bushes now about fifty yards from the Techno's base they crouched down a little. Beka was more then a little surprised. There was a lot of evidence that this had been a pretty advanced civilization but it must have digressed dramatically over the last twenty years. They were signs of explosions and parts of the base were in complete ruins. Some parts had been obviously rebuilt but with not as much skill.
There seemed to be some security systems in place but nothing to advanced. Before Andromeda her crew had gotten into a lot more secure places. 'This is doable' she thought to her self.
There were a lot of guards but she believed Harper's distractions would help with that and she whispered her thoughts to Emillon.
2 hours later they all met back at the cave.
Beka was amazed at what Harper had made out of virtually nothing. He had made 4 neat little bombs that were tucked into the the glass of the old lamps.
"This is great really!"
"Thanks boss." Smiled Harper happily.
Harper was hopping around the cave with the help of his new cane. He was just glad to be back on his feet.
"Man, now I just need a Sparky and I'll be ready to go."
"Harper," cautioned Beka "you should still stay off that leg as much as possible."
"Yes Mother." Replied Harper but both knew he wasn't about to sit still for long.
"We should go tonight." Whispered Albin after he explained the situation at the Maru.
The Maru would be harder then the base. They couldn't use the bombs to close to the Maru without causing more damage. And because the Techno's expected them to return it was heavily guarded.
The plans were made though and they all agreed 3 hours after sunset they would put their plan in motion.
Emillon and Albin were starting to stir and she wished them good morning. The three mad lit talk and Beka even helped prepare breakfast though she warned them of her cooking before she started. When the smell off breakfast filled the small cave Beka heard an exaggerated yawn.
"Good morning Seamus." She smiled without turning around.
"You cooking Boss?"
"Yup."
"Is it safe?"
"You don't have to eat." Beka joked
"I'm starved!"
The three ate and talked. Beka did notice Harper didn't meet Emillon's eyes. She smiled to her self. She would be able to tease him for years!
"Well where do we start?" began Albin
"Well we need Harper on his feet so we'll need a crutch or something. We need to get to a communication device. You say the Techno's might have something we use to fix the one on te Maru?"
Albin nodded
"Well I say," Beka continued back in command, "The Techno's will be expecting us to try to reclaim the Maru, so why not hit it and their base at the same time."
"We'll need some distractions, it won't take much to build a small explosive devise, hell I could make it our of stuff we have here."
Beka agreed with Harper. "Ok that's where we'll start. Emillon and I will look for something that we can build a crutch with and while we are doing that we'll scout the Techno's base. Albin will scout the Maru and you will get started building distractions."
++++++++ 15 min later +++++++++
Emillon found some clothes that Beka could use to disguise herself.
"It's good." smiled Emillon.
Albin hide a smile behind his hand.
"I feel ridiculous!"
Harper didn't try to hide his mirth. "HAHAHAHA! You look like Old Mother Hubbard."
Beka had no idea who Old Mother Hubbard was but she was pretty sure it wasn't good.
She glanced down at her clothes. She had on a long skirt like Emillon's and a loose pilgrim type shirt and a straw hat. All the clothes were much too big for her.
Harper continued to laugh until tears streamed down his face.
"Harper it's not that funny."
"Yes," He gasped "yes it is!" he continued to giggle unabated until Emillon started hitting him with a long piece of wash rag.
"Bad child, it is good!"
Harper managed to stop laughing and stuck his tongue out at Emillon as she stepped away.
Beka was rethinking her ability to hold the whole grandma incident over his head as she once again looked at her clothes "Oh well it's a disguise." She shrugged her shoulders in defeat.
After a few more preparations they left Harper tinkering with some scraps of metal a couple of old lamps, batteries and some oil based substance used in the lamps. His Gauss gun was by his side.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
Albin quickly disappeared over a hill in the general direction of the Maru and Beka and Emillon slowly made their way towards the Techno's camp doing their best not to look suspicious.
"Emillon how long have you lived here?" Beka made small talk as they looked at a pile of old branches near some shrubs.
"Forever." She answered back.
Beka shook her head unable to imagine an entire life spent on any planet never mind this one.
"You live on many planets?" questioned Emillon.
"I've never lived on a planet, ever. I've been to many planets but that hunk of metal crashed in the dirt is my home."
Emillon nodded "Then it's very important we help."
Beka grasped Emillon's elbow to get her attention the older women turned to look her in the eye.
"Thank you." Beka whispered.
Emillon patted her on the shoulder and smiled. They continued on and not five minutes later Emillon handed Beka a stick Harper could use for a crutch.
"A stick for your brother, the child."
Beka blinked at her for a moment not understanding. "He's not my brother."
"You care for him?"
"Yes."
"He is your brother."
Beka wouldn't argue in many ways he was. They were in the thick bushes now about fifty yards from the Techno's base they crouched down a little. Beka was more then a little surprised. There was a lot of evidence that this had been a pretty advanced civilization but it must have digressed dramatically over the last twenty years. They were signs of explosions and parts of the base were in complete ruins. Some parts had been obviously rebuilt but with not as much skill.
There seemed to be some security systems in place but nothing to advanced. Before Andromeda her crew had gotten into a lot more secure places. 'This is doable' she thought to her self.
There were a lot of guards but she believed Harper's distractions would help with that and she whispered her thoughts to Emillon.
2 hours later they all met back at the cave.
Beka was amazed at what Harper had made out of virtually nothing. He had made 4 neat little bombs that were tucked into the the glass of the old lamps.
"This is great really!"
"Thanks boss." Smiled Harper happily.
Harper was hopping around the cave with the help of his new cane. He was just glad to be back on his feet.
"Man, now I just need a Sparky and I'll be ready to go."
"Harper," cautioned Beka "you should still stay off that leg as much as possible."
"Yes Mother." Replied Harper but both knew he wasn't about to sit still for long.
"We should go tonight." Whispered Albin after he explained the situation at the Maru.
The Maru would be harder then the base. They couldn't use the bombs to close to the Maru without causing more damage. And because the Techno's expected them to return it was heavily guarded.
The plans were made though and they all agreed 3 hours after sunset they would put their plan in motion.
