Future Bound
Chapter 6: Ship repairs and Ancient cities
After breakfast the two crews went down to the Obs. Deck to discuss the situation at hand. Cushy chairs were brought down and drinks poured. Will was whining to Ft. Dylan ("I'm almost eighteen") and most people smiled or shook their heads at his second attempt to get alcohol from Dylan.
"If I won't give you any what makes you think he will?" asked Ft. Dylan
"Because he doesn't have an annoying son whose giving him grey hair," said Will innocently.
"Your Andromeda really needs repairs," said Ft. Beka, "that's what we need to fix first."
"I already sent a message ahead, they'll be expecting us," said Ft. Rommie.
"Who's that?" asked Harper.
"Actually I think I want that to be a surprise," said Ft. Dylan.
"But it's just Ta...,"started Will before Ft. Beka put her hand over his mouth.
"A surprise?" asked Dylan, looking over to Will and Beka.
"A big surprise," said Ft. Dylan
Will's whining could be heard in the background as he struggled to get free.
"I'm slip-piloting," he said finally managing to get out of Ft. Beka's hold.
"Are you sure you can do that?" asked Ft. Dylan.
"Well if you gave me my damn Flash back...It was a JOKE!" he added when he saw the looks on their faces.
**
"You sure you're up to this?" asked Ft. Dylan
"Dad, for the millionth time YES and quit asking me that," said Will.
"Except we've never dragged anything through slipstream before," said Ft. Beka
"How well can he pilot?" asked Dylan a bit worried.
"Better than Beka on Flash," said Ft. Harper, "no offense Bek."
"None taken," said Ft. Beka, "his reflexes couldn't be more strong."
"Everyone hold on," said Ft. Rommie, "slipstreaming in three, two, one."
They hit the slipstream and in a few seconds they were back in real space.
"Is this the surprise?" asked Harper.
"Nope, three more jumps to go," said Will.
"Is the other ship still there?" asked Ft. Dylan.
"It's right behind us," said Andromeda
"Right prepare to slipstream," said Ft. Dylan
"So does this mean I still get to pilot?" asked Will.
"Do you see any better pilot's here?" asked Ft. Beka
"Yup, she's tall, blonde, originally a red-head," started Will.
"Good answer," she said.
"I was taught by the best," said Will.
"Slipstreaming in three, two, one."
Back into the slipstream they went sliding along the track. When the exited back into space they immediately went back in again. One jump to go.
"So where are we going?" asked Harper.
"You can't wait one jump?" asked Ft. Beka.
"Ready?" asked Will.
"Slipstreaming in three, two, one."
The final trek in the slipstream, with the past Andromeda following them through. When they exited the slipstream the outside view was put on the screen.
"Oh my God," said Harper.
Hundreds of Commonwealth ships were waiting in the ports and docking bays of the station. Each one of them tourist, fighter, or warship. The symbol of the Commonwealth was decked in gold atop the massive silver domed buildings.
"Tarn Vedra," said Dylan breathlessly.
"Take us in," said Ft. Dylan smiling.
"Right-o," said Will, going in to dock.
**
"I can't believe I'm here," said Harper, "but I thought it'd be all decaying and just waiting for me to come along and raid it."
"Do you remember when I told you that maybe the Vedrans did not want to be found Harper?" asked Ft. Rev
"Ah, yes I remember telling him that also," said Rev
"Yeah, so?" said Harper.
"Well Rev was right they didn't want to be found," said Ft. Dylan, "but when they heard of our cause and the possibility of a Magog run universe, they came out of retirement to help us."
"Terra and I are going to see how many different species we can humiliate," said Ft. Tyr.
"Well, play nice," said Ft. Dylan.
"What?" asked Beka.
"It's some sort of sparring room somewhere," said Ft. Beka.
"Are you coming?" Ft. Tyr asked his past counterpart.
"Might as well," said Tyr.
"How long will this take?" asked Terra.
"Well I've been down to look at the damage and it's not very happy," said Ft. Harper.
"Why don't we just leave the past Andromeda here and go cruising in ours while it gets fixed?" asked Will
"How about we wander around here for a while first?" said Ft. Dylan.
"Fine," said Will, "can I take Eureka out?"
"You're not touching the Maru," said Ft. Beka.
"Please?" whined Will, "I'll be nice."
"Like you were the last time?"
"OK, 1) I was twelve, 2) we were under attack, and 3) that was pretty damned good flying."
"Through an asteroid field?"
"See reason two,"
"That was light damage to your ship for his age and the situation," said Ft. Harper.
"Don't side with him," said Ft. Beka, "you're not taking her out without my supervision."
"Supervision? I'm seventeen!" he said.
"No,"
"I swear you two are starting a coalition against me," said Will pointing at Ft. Beka and Dylan.
"I didn't say anything," said Ft. Dylan.
"Exactly," said Will.
"Exactly what?" asked Ft. Dylan.
"I'm not talking to you," said Will.
"And why not?"
"Just because," he said," C'mon Ing let's go do something."
Will grabbed her hand and the two of them went walking down the hallway.
"Bye Mom!" yelled Ingrid as she and Will disappeared around a corner.
"Mr. Harper," started Ft. Dylan.
"Mechanics I know," he said, "I'll let the guys know what's going on and we'll have the Andromeda all polished up like new."
"There's a machine shop here? Sweet," said Harper as he followed his future self out of sight.
"They have a beautiful Hydroponics Garden here," said Ft. Trance.
"Really?" asked Trance excitedly.
"We'll meet up with you later ok?" Future Trance told the others as they left.
"Well it looks like we're down to eight," said Ft. Dylan.
"Six actually we shall be wandering off also," said Rev.
"Ok, six," said Ft. Dylan when the two Magog's were gone
"So now what?" asked Beka
"We tell the Vedrans what's going on."
**
"...and that's what happened."
"that's a very interesting story Captain Hunt," said the Vedran Admiral, "our mechanics are working to repair your ship as we speak."
"Well thank you," said Dylan.
"And now the other Captain Hunt," said the Admiral, "how unfortunate for this to happen during your vacation."
"If it wasn't this then it'd be something else," said Ft. Beka
"Oh probably," said Ft. Dylan.
"OK I just remembered something that Kain said," said Beka.
"Ah, Kain we've sent someone out to the Drago Kazov Empire to explain the laws of time."
"Right, whatever, but he said something about ruling the universe with the Magog," she said.
"Scare Tactic," said Ft. Dylan, "Neitzscheans think to highly of themselves to work with the Magog."
"Especially when most Magog can't be trusted and making an alliance with them was the reason for the Neitzschean betrayal resulting in the fall of the first Commonwealth," said Ft. Rommie.
"I knew that sounded wrong," said Beka.
"Well Captain I suggest you back on your vacation," said the Admiral, "you can take your..eh..guests with you also."
"What about my ship?" asked Dylan.
"It will take a few days to fix it and you and your crew could use a break."
"It might be a good idea Dylan," said Rommie.
"Rommie, are you sure?" asked Beka.
"Yes, the people here seem trustworthy and we'll be on my future self anyway."
"We could use a break," said Beka, "and hey is there any possibility we can dock the Maru on your Andromeda?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A/N and disclaimer: Katsof, Kazov I was close wasn't I? Not the most interesting chapter but there will most likely be some action and revealed secrets in the next chapter. Sorry it's taken so long to get these chapters up, I'm writing this in my spare time at school. Next chapter: "Chapter 7: First Neitzscheans now Magog." ~*Vee*~
Chapter 6: Ship repairs and Ancient cities
After breakfast the two crews went down to the Obs. Deck to discuss the situation at hand. Cushy chairs were brought down and drinks poured. Will was whining to Ft. Dylan ("I'm almost eighteen") and most people smiled or shook their heads at his second attempt to get alcohol from Dylan.
"If I won't give you any what makes you think he will?" asked Ft. Dylan
"Because he doesn't have an annoying son whose giving him grey hair," said Will innocently.
"Your Andromeda really needs repairs," said Ft. Beka, "that's what we need to fix first."
"I already sent a message ahead, they'll be expecting us," said Ft. Rommie.
"Who's that?" asked Harper.
"Actually I think I want that to be a surprise," said Ft. Dylan.
"But it's just Ta...,"started Will before Ft. Beka put her hand over his mouth.
"A surprise?" asked Dylan, looking over to Will and Beka.
"A big surprise," said Ft. Dylan
Will's whining could be heard in the background as he struggled to get free.
"I'm slip-piloting," he said finally managing to get out of Ft. Beka's hold.
"Are you sure you can do that?" asked Ft. Dylan.
"Well if you gave me my damn Flash back...It was a JOKE!" he added when he saw the looks on their faces.
**
"You sure you're up to this?" asked Ft. Dylan
"Dad, for the millionth time YES and quit asking me that," said Will.
"Except we've never dragged anything through slipstream before," said Ft. Beka
"How well can he pilot?" asked Dylan a bit worried.
"Better than Beka on Flash," said Ft. Harper, "no offense Bek."
"None taken," said Ft. Beka, "his reflexes couldn't be more strong."
"Everyone hold on," said Ft. Rommie, "slipstreaming in three, two, one."
They hit the slipstream and in a few seconds they were back in real space.
"Is this the surprise?" asked Harper.
"Nope, three more jumps to go," said Will.
"Is the other ship still there?" asked Ft. Dylan.
"It's right behind us," said Andromeda
"Right prepare to slipstream," said Ft. Dylan
"So does this mean I still get to pilot?" asked Will.
"Do you see any better pilot's here?" asked Ft. Beka
"Yup, she's tall, blonde, originally a red-head," started Will.
"Good answer," she said.
"I was taught by the best," said Will.
"Slipstreaming in three, two, one."
Back into the slipstream they went sliding along the track. When the exited back into space they immediately went back in again. One jump to go.
"So where are we going?" asked Harper.
"You can't wait one jump?" asked Ft. Beka.
"Ready?" asked Will.
"Slipstreaming in three, two, one."
The final trek in the slipstream, with the past Andromeda following them through. When they exited the slipstream the outside view was put on the screen.
"Oh my God," said Harper.
Hundreds of Commonwealth ships were waiting in the ports and docking bays of the station. Each one of them tourist, fighter, or warship. The symbol of the Commonwealth was decked in gold atop the massive silver domed buildings.
"Tarn Vedra," said Dylan breathlessly.
"Take us in," said Ft. Dylan smiling.
"Right-o," said Will, going in to dock.
**
"I can't believe I'm here," said Harper, "but I thought it'd be all decaying and just waiting for me to come along and raid it."
"Do you remember when I told you that maybe the Vedrans did not want to be found Harper?" asked Ft. Rev
"Ah, yes I remember telling him that also," said Rev
"Yeah, so?" said Harper.
"Well Rev was right they didn't want to be found," said Ft. Dylan, "but when they heard of our cause and the possibility of a Magog run universe, they came out of retirement to help us."
"Terra and I are going to see how many different species we can humiliate," said Ft. Tyr.
"Well, play nice," said Ft. Dylan.
"What?" asked Beka.
"It's some sort of sparring room somewhere," said Ft. Beka.
"Are you coming?" Ft. Tyr asked his past counterpart.
"Might as well," said Tyr.
"How long will this take?" asked Terra.
"Well I've been down to look at the damage and it's not very happy," said Ft. Harper.
"Why don't we just leave the past Andromeda here and go cruising in ours while it gets fixed?" asked Will
"How about we wander around here for a while first?" said Ft. Dylan.
"Fine," said Will, "can I take Eureka out?"
"You're not touching the Maru," said Ft. Beka.
"Please?" whined Will, "I'll be nice."
"Like you were the last time?"
"OK, 1) I was twelve, 2) we were under attack, and 3) that was pretty damned good flying."
"Through an asteroid field?"
"See reason two,"
"That was light damage to your ship for his age and the situation," said Ft. Harper.
"Don't side with him," said Ft. Beka, "you're not taking her out without my supervision."
"Supervision? I'm seventeen!" he said.
"No,"
"I swear you two are starting a coalition against me," said Will pointing at Ft. Beka and Dylan.
"I didn't say anything," said Ft. Dylan.
"Exactly," said Will.
"Exactly what?" asked Ft. Dylan.
"I'm not talking to you," said Will.
"And why not?"
"Just because," he said," C'mon Ing let's go do something."
Will grabbed her hand and the two of them went walking down the hallway.
"Bye Mom!" yelled Ingrid as she and Will disappeared around a corner.
"Mr. Harper," started Ft. Dylan.
"Mechanics I know," he said, "I'll let the guys know what's going on and we'll have the Andromeda all polished up like new."
"There's a machine shop here? Sweet," said Harper as he followed his future self out of sight.
"They have a beautiful Hydroponics Garden here," said Ft. Trance.
"Really?" asked Trance excitedly.
"We'll meet up with you later ok?" Future Trance told the others as they left.
"Well it looks like we're down to eight," said Ft. Dylan.
"Six actually we shall be wandering off also," said Rev.
"Ok, six," said Ft. Dylan when the two Magog's were gone
"So now what?" asked Beka
"We tell the Vedrans what's going on."
**
"...and that's what happened."
"that's a very interesting story Captain Hunt," said the Vedran Admiral, "our mechanics are working to repair your ship as we speak."
"Well thank you," said Dylan.
"And now the other Captain Hunt," said the Admiral, "how unfortunate for this to happen during your vacation."
"If it wasn't this then it'd be something else," said Ft. Beka
"Oh probably," said Ft. Dylan.
"OK I just remembered something that Kain said," said Beka.
"Ah, Kain we've sent someone out to the Drago Kazov Empire to explain the laws of time."
"Right, whatever, but he said something about ruling the universe with the Magog," she said.
"Scare Tactic," said Ft. Dylan, "Neitzscheans think to highly of themselves to work with the Magog."
"Especially when most Magog can't be trusted and making an alliance with them was the reason for the Neitzschean betrayal resulting in the fall of the first Commonwealth," said Ft. Rommie.
"I knew that sounded wrong," said Beka.
"Well Captain I suggest you back on your vacation," said the Admiral, "you can take your..eh..guests with you also."
"What about my ship?" asked Dylan.
"It will take a few days to fix it and you and your crew could use a break."
"It might be a good idea Dylan," said Rommie.
"Rommie, are you sure?" asked Beka.
"Yes, the people here seem trustworthy and we'll be on my future self anyway."
"We could use a break," said Beka, "and hey is there any possibility we can dock the Maru on your Andromeda?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A/N and disclaimer: Katsof, Kazov I was close wasn't I? Not the most interesting chapter but there will most likely be some action and revealed secrets in the next chapter. Sorry it's taken so long to get these chapters up, I'm writing this in my spare time at school. Next chapter: "Chapter 7: First Neitzscheans now Magog." ~*Vee*~