Step Into Darkness…
John laid on his bed staring at the ceiling thinking about all that has happened between him and Aeryn since they arrive on Moya. All that has passed between them since she returned to Moya. His arms were tucked under his head. He closed his eyes. Someone sitting down beside him startled him. He opened his eyes.
John: "I was wondering when you were going to show up."
Harvey. "I came as soon as you called."
John: "You know where I can find him, don't you?"
Harvey: "Of course. Do you have a plan?"
John shook his head with a slight grin on his face.
John: "I am fresh out of plans Harv. No matter what I do I can't get rid of Scorpy. I was crazy to think that I could."
Harvey: "Do you know what your problem is John?"
John: "Why don't you tell me?"
Harvey: "You are under the assumption that Scorpius has no weaknesses. No Achilles Heal to coin a human phrase."
John sat up and looked at Harvey.
John: "You are apart of him. What is it?"
Harvey: "You believe Scorpius wants to use this wormhole technology of yours for war, and you are probably right, but there is another reason. Search the reason and you will find his weakness."
Harvey stood up and walked toward the door.
John: "What is it?"
Harvey: "The solution is closer than you think. You have to figure it out yourself but I can tell you that Captain Crais and Officer Sun are a part of it. Search your mind John. Go over all your dealings with Scorpius, all of your confrontations, and it is there you will find the solution to defeating him."
John: "Why would you help me defeat him? You are part of him."
Harvey: "Revenge John. Like you said it is a way of life for me. He put me in your brain and left me here. I owe him one!"
Harvey walked out of the chambers. John laid back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling.
*****
John allowed himself to remember his first tortuous introduction to Scorpius in the Aurora chair. It was a painful memory to call up but watched the pictures flash through his mind of all that happened on the base. He moved from that to the damage he did on the neural chip forced him to kill Aeryn on the ice planet and Scorpius coming into the surgery room. He could have killed John. He was helpless strapped to that table unable to speak. He thought leaving John alive with knowledge of what he had done was worse than killing him.
John sat up and threw his legs over the side of the bed. He laid his hands on the side of his head. He thought about their conversation on the Royal Planet and Scorpius' reaction to the Scarrean. John stood up.
John: "Pilot?"
Pilot: "Yes Commander."
John: "Contact Crais and let him know that I am coming over to Talyn. I need to speak with him."
Pilot: "Yes Commander."
John: "Where is Aeryn Sun?"
He heard Aeryn's voice over the com.
Aeryn: "Yes John."
John: "Aeryn meet me at your prowler."
Aeryn: "What is going on? Have you discovered something about Scorpius?"
John: "Meet me at the prowler, I will tell you about it when we get over to Talyn."
Aeryn: "I will meet you there in 20 microts."
*****
Aeryn and John arrived on Talyn and went straight to command to meet Crais. Crais walked over to Aeryn.
Crais: "Aeryn, I am sorry about Tyren. Of course Talyn and I will do whatever we can to assist with his safe return."
Aeryn: "Thank you Crais."
Crais: "What is this all about Crichton?"
John: "Scorpy's weakness."
Crais: "What?"
John started pacing back and forth while he explained.
John: "We can all agree that Scorpius is a sadistic pig but he is something more. Because of some of the things he can do, he is able to use fear to provoke loyalty in Sebeceans, even though he is a mix breed, which Sebeceans despise, right?"
Aeryn: "Right."
John: "Crais, have you ever seen Scorpius afraid in all your dealings with him."
Crais lowered his eyes and then looked up again with a look as if a light went off in his eyes.
Crais: "Scarreans!"
John: "Scarreans."
Aeryn was confused. She looked at them both.
Aeryn: "I don't understand."
John: "Aeryn, Scorpius' Achilles Heal is the Scarreans. They are going to be how we get Tyren back."
Aeryn: "How? The Scarreans are savages. They want you for themselves…"
John looked in her eyes and saw the light come on.
Aeryn: "Because Scorpius wants you so bad."
He smiled.
John: "Right. Now what if they should happen to find out that I am rendezvousing with Scorpius' command carrier to hand over the formulas for the wormhole technology. What do you think they would do?"
Aeryn: "Attack the command carrier and try to retrieve you before Scorpius could get the information."
John: "Give the little lady a prize and while the two big bad wolves are trying to rip each other throats out, we get in, get Tyren and get out."
Crais looked at John.
Crais: "This is going to be very dangerous Crichton. It would involve you turning yourself over to Scorpius again and possibly exposing yourself to the Aurora Chair again."
John: "I can stand the Aurora Chair if it meant that Tyren could get free of that madman."
Aeryn lowered her eyes. John walked over and touched her arm. She looked up at him.
John: "We have to get back over to Moya. We have plans to make."
She just shook her head in acknowledgement.
John: "Crais, I am going to feed some coordinates to Moya. When she communicates them to Talyn, on an unsecured channel so the Scarreans can pick them up, I want you to send a coded transmission to PK high command letting them know that Scorpius is meeting with the Scarreans."
Crais: "That will bring PK special ops."
John: "Right. It will be an old fashion homecoming for Scorpy. Members from both sides of his twisted family will be trying to free his soul."
John and Aeryn went back over to Moya. They assembled everyone in command.
*****
John laid out his plan for turning himself over to Scorpius and the use of the Scarreans and PK high command as his crewmates looked on in astonishment and terror.
Rygel: "Have you gone totally farbot Crichton? After destroying the research base, Scorpius will expect us to pull something."
John: "Agreed Buckwheat but not this. He will never expect that we would risk the wrath of PK high command and the Scarreans. He will never be expecting it. Scorpius is a hybrid and that is his weakness."
John smiled. He looked over at Aeryn. She was staring out the window at the stars. John looked over at D'Argo. He gestured for them to leave him and Aeryn alone.
D'Argo: "Jool, Chiana, and Rygel, Moya is going to be in for a rough time. Lets do a systems to check to make sure she is ready for it."
The four of them left command. John stared at the back of Aeryn.
John: "Aeryn?"
She didn't speak or turn around. He walked up behind her and slipped his strong arms around her waist. She laid her head back on his shoulder. Her forehead was against his chin.
John: "Tyren is going to be all right."
Aeryn: "What about you? That Aurora Chair nearly destroyed you last time, if it wasn't for Gilina, it would have. Who will be there to save you this time?"
John turned her around. He pressed his forehead against hers.
John: "You don't look at me as a copy anymore, do you?"
She wrapped her arms around his neck. He held her close.
Aeryn: "I love you John Crichton."
John kissed the side of her neck.
John: "I love you too Babe."
She pulled back and looked in his eyes.
Aeryn: "Part of me wants to tell you to forget about this plan and the other part of me…"
John: "Knows that it is the only way to get our son back."
He looked in her eyes. He gently wiped her teardrops away.
John: "I am not Tyren's biological father but I couldn't love him more if I was."
Aeryn: "I want you to make me a promise Crichton."
John: "Name it."
She lowered her eyes and laid her forehead against his.
Aeryn: "Promise me you won't leave me behind again."
She looked up in his eyes. John took a breath.
John: "I promise that I will always be with you."
He slowly lowered his mouth to hers. They shared a passionate kiss.
Pilot: "Commander Crichton, we have plotted the coordinates to rendezvous with Scorpius' carrier and sent them to Talyn. Talyn has informed Moya that the transmission was picked up by the Scarreans and sent on an anonymous channel to PK high command."
John stared in Aeryn's eyes. He stroked her smooth cheek with the back of his hand. He smiled at her slightly.
John: "How long before we reach the base, Pilot?"
Pilot: "Approximately five arns."
John took Aeryn's hand in his. They stared in each other's eyes as they walked out of command and headed to his quarters.
John laid on his bed staring at the ceiling thinking about all that has happened between him and Aeryn since they arrive on Moya. All that has passed between them since she returned to Moya. His arms were tucked under his head. He closed his eyes. Someone sitting down beside him startled him. He opened his eyes.
John: "I was wondering when you were going to show up."
Harvey. "I came as soon as you called."
John: "You know where I can find him, don't you?"
Harvey: "Of course. Do you have a plan?"
John shook his head with a slight grin on his face.
John: "I am fresh out of plans Harv. No matter what I do I can't get rid of Scorpy. I was crazy to think that I could."
Harvey: "Do you know what your problem is John?"
John: "Why don't you tell me?"
Harvey: "You are under the assumption that Scorpius has no weaknesses. No Achilles Heal to coin a human phrase."
John sat up and looked at Harvey.
John: "You are apart of him. What is it?"
Harvey: "You believe Scorpius wants to use this wormhole technology of yours for war, and you are probably right, but there is another reason. Search the reason and you will find his weakness."
Harvey stood up and walked toward the door.
John: "What is it?"
Harvey: "The solution is closer than you think. You have to figure it out yourself but I can tell you that Captain Crais and Officer Sun are a part of it. Search your mind John. Go over all your dealings with Scorpius, all of your confrontations, and it is there you will find the solution to defeating him."
John: "Why would you help me defeat him? You are part of him."
Harvey: "Revenge John. Like you said it is a way of life for me. He put me in your brain and left me here. I owe him one!"
Harvey walked out of the chambers. John laid back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling.
*****
John allowed himself to remember his first tortuous introduction to Scorpius in the Aurora chair. It was a painful memory to call up but watched the pictures flash through his mind of all that happened on the base. He moved from that to the damage he did on the neural chip forced him to kill Aeryn on the ice planet and Scorpius coming into the surgery room. He could have killed John. He was helpless strapped to that table unable to speak. He thought leaving John alive with knowledge of what he had done was worse than killing him.
John sat up and threw his legs over the side of the bed. He laid his hands on the side of his head. He thought about their conversation on the Royal Planet and Scorpius' reaction to the Scarrean. John stood up.
John: "Pilot?"
Pilot: "Yes Commander."
John: "Contact Crais and let him know that I am coming over to Talyn. I need to speak with him."
Pilot: "Yes Commander."
John: "Where is Aeryn Sun?"
He heard Aeryn's voice over the com.
Aeryn: "Yes John."
John: "Aeryn meet me at your prowler."
Aeryn: "What is going on? Have you discovered something about Scorpius?"
John: "Meet me at the prowler, I will tell you about it when we get over to Talyn."
Aeryn: "I will meet you there in 20 microts."
*****
Aeryn and John arrived on Talyn and went straight to command to meet Crais. Crais walked over to Aeryn.
Crais: "Aeryn, I am sorry about Tyren. Of course Talyn and I will do whatever we can to assist with his safe return."
Aeryn: "Thank you Crais."
Crais: "What is this all about Crichton?"
John: "Scorpy's weakness."
Crais: "What?"
John started pacing back and forth while he explained.
John: "We can all agree that Scorpius is a sadistic pig but he is something more. Because of some of the things he can do, he is able to use fear to provoke loyalty in Sebeceans, even though he is a mix breed, which Sebeceans despise, right?"
Aeryn: "Right."
John: "Crais, have you ever seen Scorpius afraid in all your dealings with him."
Crais lowered his eyes and then looked up again with a look as if a light went off in his eyes.
Crais: "Scarreans!"
John: "Scarreans."
Aeryn was confused. She looked at them both.
Aeryn: "I don't understand."
John: "Aeryn, Scorpius' Achilles Heal is the Scarreans. They are going to be how we get Tyren back."
Aeryn: "How? The Scarreans are savages. They want you for themselves…"
John looked in her eyes and saw the light come on.
Aeryn: "Because Scorpius wants you so bad."
He smiled.
John: "Right. Now what if they should happen to find out that I am rendezvousing with Scorpius' command carrier to hand over the formulas for the wormhole technology. What do you think they would do?"
Aeryn: "Attack the command carrier and try to retrieve you before Scorpius could get the information."
John: "Give the little lady a prize and while the two big bad wolves are trying to rip each other throats out, we get in, get Tyren and get out."
Crais looked at John.
Crais: "This is going to be very dangerous Crichton. It would involve you turning yourself over to Scorpius again and possibly exposing yourself to the Aurora Chair again."
John: "I can stand the Aurora Chair if it meant that Tyren could get free of that madman."
Aeryn lowered her eyes. John walked over and touched her arm. She looked up at him.
John: "We have to get back over to Moya. We have plans to make."
She just shook her head in acknowledgement.
John: "Crais, I am going to feed some coordinates to Moya. When she communicates them to Talyn, on an unsecured channel so the Scarreans can pick them up, I want you to send a coded transmission to PK high command letting them know that Scorpius is meeting with the Scarreans."
Crais: "That will bring PK special ops."
John: "Right. It will be an old fashion homecoming for Scorpy. Members from both sides of his twisted family will be trying to free his soul."
John and Aeryn went back over to Moya. They assembled everyone in command.
*****
John laid out his plan for turning himself over to Scorpius and the use of the Scarreans and PK high command as his crewmates looked on in astonishment and terror.
Rygel: "Have you gone totally farbot Crichton? After destroying the research base, Scorpius will expect us to pull something."
John: "Agreed Buckwheat but not this. He will never expect that we would risk the wrath of PK high command and the Scarreans. He will never be expecting it. Scorpius is a hybrid and that is his weakness."
John smiled. He looked over at Aeryn. She was staring out the window at the stars. John looked over at D'Argo. He gestured for them to leave him and Aeryn alone.
D'Argo: "Jool, Chiana, and Rygel, Moya is going to be in for a rough time. Lets do a systems to check to make sure she is ready for it."
The four of them left command. John stared at the back of Aeryn.
John: "Aeryn?"
She didn't speak or turn around. He walked up behind her and slipped his strong arms around her waist. She laid her head back on his shoulder. Her forehead was against his chin.
John: "Tyren is going to be all right."
Aeryn: "What about you? That Aurora Chair nearly destroyed you last time, if it wasn't for Gilina, it would have. Who will be there to save you this time?"
John turned her around. He pressed his forehead against hers.
John: "You don't look at me as a copy anymore, do you?"
She wrapped her arms around his neck. He held her close.
Aeryn: "I love you John Crichton."
John kissed the side of her neck.
John: "I love you too Babe."
She pulled back and looked in his eyes.
Aeryn: "Part of me wants to tell you to forget about this plan and the other part of me…"
John: "Knows that it is the only way to get our son back."
He looked in her eyes. He gently wiped her teardrops away.
John: "I am not Tyren's biological father but I couldn't love him more if I was."
Aeryn: "I want you to make me a promise Crichton."
John: "Name it."
She lowered her eyes and laid her forehead against his.
Aeryn: "Promise me you won't leave me behind again."
She looked up in his eyes. John took a breath.
John: "I promise that I will always be with you."
He slowly lowered his mouth to hers. They shared a passionate kiss.
Pilot: "Commander Crichton, we have plotted the coordinates to rendezvous with Scorpius' carrier and sent them to Talyn. Talyn has informed Moya that the transmission was picked up by the Scarreans and sent on an anonymous channel to PK high command."
John stared in Aeryn's eyes. He stroked her smooth cheek with the back of his hand. He smiled at her slightly.
John: "How long before we reach the base, Pilot?"
Pilot: "Approximately five arns."
John took Aeryn's hand in his. They stared in each other's eyes as they walked out of command and headed to his quarters.
