Getting to Know You Again:
Don't Speak (CH5)
By Obi's Girl
Kara struggled to stay calm as she hung about 20 feet in the air, clinging her to her father's back. When John said he was going to make sure she had fun, she had no idea what he had in mind. Humans were like that, she supposed and since she was part human, she also realized she had a fear of heights. He reached another ledge, jumping to the next, Kara holding his neck tightly. At one point, John had to stop, prying her hands loosely from his neck. Of course, she held on.
"Kara, sweetie, daddy can't breathe! Kara, Care bear. Can't breathe!" he cried as she slowly loosened her grip, glancing again at the ground.
She was about to tighten her hold around his neck again but remember, if he passed out and fell, she would fall with him. "Sorry." She cried, huffing. After taking small breaths, she was able to calm down and actually enjoy herself. Of course, there wasn't much to see. The thing they were climbing was not a mountain or anything, just a wall with many stubs for footing and hands. It took some time to figure out what to do, but when John spotted the wall, he immediately dragged Kara towards it, asking the man if he had any harnesses.
That's what scared Kara the most when she first started climbing. They didn't wear any harnesses, but John was confident he could make the climb. "Having any fun yet, kid?" he asked, reaching for another stub and making a jump.
The young Princess shrugged, "My fear of heights hasn't diminished but yet, I am having fun."
"Good." He paused, "What do you want to do next?"
She raised an eyebrow, "Next? You mean there's more in this fun thing?"
If he could turn to her, he would but he only nodded instead, "Of course, there's more. You're here; I'm here. Fun has to be made." John paused a moment, thinking, "My module! It's down here, ya know. I'll show it to you. "
"I want to see Moya. I mean, from space, she's really beautiful. And meet your friends."
John didn't answer as he climbed back down. Going to Moya wasn't on his agenda; besides, the last thing he needed was to bump into Aeryn. If she saw Kara, well, he really didn't want to think about the scenario. Finally, after they were close enough to the ground, John spoke, "I really don't think seeing Moya is a good idea, right now. You came here to see me, didn't you? Talk to me, have fun with me."
Kara frowned, jumping off from his back once she was within distance of the ground. "I would love to spend more time with you, dad, but I really want to meet your friends and see Moya."
John jumped off as well, twirling around to face her, huffing and resting his hands on his knees. "You met D`Argo, he's cool. Better yet, I can tell you about Moya's crew. That way, you'll already know them."
She stepped closer to him, "I want to know them in person, daddy. If they've been your family for so long, I want to get to know them. Be friends with them."
Crichton threw up his arms, rolling his eyes, "Fine. You want to go to Moya? Sure. Let's go. But we'll go up in my module. I'll send Jool to pick up D`Argo later." He grabbed her hand, walking back to the module.
TBC
Don't Speak (CH5)
By Obi's Girl
Kara struggled to stay calm as she hung about 20 feet in the air, clinging her to her father's back. When John said he was going to make sure she had fun, she had no idea what he had in mind. Humans were like that, she supposed and since she was part human, she also realized she had a fear of heights. He reached another ledge, jumping to the next, Kara holding his neck tightly. At one point, John had to stop, prying her hands loosely from his neck. Of course, she held on.
"Kara, sweetie, daddy can't breathe! Kara, Care bear. Can't breathe!" he cried as she slowly loosened her grip, glancing again at the ground.
She was about to tighten her hold around his neck again but remember, if he passed out and fell, she would fall with him. "Sorry." She cried, huffing. After taking small breaths, she was able to calm down and actually enjoy herself. Of course, there wasn't much to see. The thing they were climbing was not a mountain or anything, just a wall with many stubs for footing and hands. It took some time to figure out what to do, but when John spotted the wall, he immediately dragged Kara towards it, asking the man if he had any harnesses.
That's what scared Kara the most when she first started climbing. They didn't wear any harnesses, but John was confident he could make the climb. "Having any fun yet, kid?" he asked, reaching for another stub and making a jump.
The young Princess shrugged, "My fear of heights hasn't diminished but yet, I am having fun."
"Good." He paused, "What do you want to do next?"
She raised an eyebrow, "Next? You mean there's more in this fun thing?"
If he could turn to her, he would but he only nodded instead, "Of course, there's more. You're here; I'm here. Fun has to be made." John paused a moment, thinking, "My module! It's down here, ya know. I'll show it to you. "
"I want to see Moya. I mean, from space, she's really beautiful. And meet your friends."
John didn't answer as he climbed back down. Going to Moya wasn't on his agenda; besides, the last thing he needed was to bump into Aeryn. If she saw Kara, well, he really didn't want to think about the scenario. Finally, after they were close enough to the ground, John spoke, "I really don't think seeing Moya is a good idea, right now. You came here to see me, didn't you? Talk to me, have fun with me."
Kara frowned, jumping off from his back once she was within distance of the ground. "I would love to spend more time with you, dad, but I really want to meet your friends and see Moya."
John jumped off as well, twirling around to face her, huffing and resting his hands on his knees. "You met D`Argo, he's cool. Better yet, I can tell you about Moya's crew. That way, you'll already know them."
She stepped closer to him, "I want to know them in person, daddy. If they've been your family for so long, I want to get to know them. Be friends with them."
Crichton threw up his arms, rolling his eyes, "Fine. You want to go to Moya? Sure. Let's go. But we'll go up in my module. I'll send Jool to pick up D`Argo later." He grabbed her hand, walking back to the module.
TBC