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Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
"Madison"
Chapter 5




"I'm sorry, Rommie," Harper told her holding her close to him, he hated to see her cry. Rommie loved Madison so much, and was hurt that Dylan didn't trust that she could take care of her.

"Harper help me please! Please help me!" Rommie pleaded.

"I wish I could Rommie."

"Help me lock Dylan's command codes out!" ROmmie told Harper.

"All of Dylan's command codes?" Harper asked.

"All of them, I don't want him to be able to override anything."

"Okay, but we're not going to hurt them, right?"

"Right, I don't want to hurt anyone. I just want Madison back, don't you?"

"Of course Rommie. I love Madison, too." Harper got all he needed together and began to go to work, to keep Dylan's codes from working.

"Andromeda, shutting down power to all doors and airlocks. Dylan, Beka, Trance, and Madison are trapped right outside the bay to the Eureka Maru."

The Andromeda's power drained throughout the ship, lights and panels dimming. Harper finished his blocking of Dylan's command codes from overriding Andromeda. The Andromeda was free of her captian, free to make her own choices. Free to have Madison as her own.

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"What's happening?" Beka asked as the corridor dimmed. She could feel Madison's hand hold on tighter.

"The power went out," Dylan told them confused at what was going on.

"Who would turn off the power?" Madison asked.

"Maybe Andromeda's systems shorted out or something?" Trance suggested.

"Andromeda, what is going on?" Dylan demanded.

"I'm afraid one of my main power relays is down, it shorted out," Andromeda informed Dylan.

"What's wrong Dylan?" Trance asked seeing Dylan's untrusting look.

"Andromeda, why are you lying to me?" Dylan asked.

"I am not," she answered back.

"Andromeda, shut down A.I. personality code Lexie Dark."

"Command codes not reconized," Andromeda reported. "Please do not resist, these avatars will escort you to where you need to go." The doors behind them opened and the avatars encouraged them to follow. They were led to the command deck where they found Rommie and Harper. Tyr and Rev were trapped behind a large electronic force field, which had a small gap in it suddenlly and the avatars pushed everyone except Madison in. Madison turned and saw Harper and Rommie and ran to them.

"Rommie! Harper! The lights went off and the robots found us!" Madison told them.

"We know," Harper told her.

"How?" Madison asked.

"We turned them off," Harper told Madison.

"Why?"

"We had to turn off the lights, so I could send the robots to get you. When we turned off the lights it jammed the doors to the bay, so you can stay here," Rommie told Madison.

"I can?" she asked.

"Yesm you can," Rommie told Madison. "You can stay here with me, Harper, Dylan, Beka, Tyr, Rev, Trance." Rommie pointed each out in turn. "You don't have to leave Madison."

"Good."

"That's what I said," Harper told Madison.

"Rommie what are you doing?!" Dylan asked her, ruining her heartfelt moment with Madison.

"You said that it was too dangerous for her here, but you're wrong! She's staying here and you can't stop me!" Rommie told Dylan.

"Andromeda? Andromeda? Computer, this is Dylan Hunt, re-install main A.I. back into system, code Lexie Dark 078."

"Command code not recognized," Rommie told Dylan.

"Harper!" Beka yelled at her engineer.

"What?! I can't help it! I mean look it's Rommie a.k.a. supreme goddess! You don't say "no" to a goddess," Harper informed Beka.

"So, the little girl is staying with us?" Trance asked Rommie.

"Yes, Madison is staying," Rommie told Trance.

"Oh that's so nice!" Trance said happily and everyone looked at her.

"Well, at least someone else other than Harper and me are happy that Madison is staying," Rommie said aloud.

"I would love for Madison to stay Rommie, but I'm just looking out for her. How happy do you think she'll be if we get in the middle of a fight or are taken over by Magog. Think about that," Dylan told her.

"I have, we're going somewhere very safe."

"Safe, like the Pax Magellanic? Like the Balance of Judgement? Safe? Really? Are you sure?" Dylan asked her.

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