A short chapter but I hope you guys like it any way.thanks for all the
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Three hours latter Harper was getting hoarse from talking. The crew was attempting to follow his voice as they dug through the rubble. Harper was doing his best not to fall asleep but shock had set in and he had lost a lot of blood. His leg bled little as the pipe stanched the flow of blood for the most part. But it had been a long time since the initial attack and the slow trickle was having its affect.
"Harper!"
"Mmmmm.:
"Why aren't you talking?"
Damn he must have faded off for a moment. "M' sorry, I'm tired and it's cold . are the environmentals off line?"
"That's about the only thing that is working. Just stay awake okay?" Beka's voice seemed to be getting louder.
"Beka, I think your close I can hear you better." Just as he said the words there was a loud grinding screech of metal on metal. He would have covered his ears if he were able to. A fresh flow of oxygen filled his small tunnel and the smiling faces of Beka and Tyr met him.
"Boy, you do get your self into trouble don't you?" Tyr sounded cross but his smile betrayed his relief. Harper smiled back blinking up into the sudden illumination.
"Can you get me out?" his voice croaked. Trance pushed the others aside. She had a small bag loaded up with supplies. "Hey Trance." he tried to joke. "Want to play yessuodunno?" It even sounded lame to him.
"Really Harper." She chastised. "Where are you hurt?"
"My leg and my shoulder hurt a lot.." He paused to take a sip from the water Trance held for him. "Mostly I'm just really tried and cold."
Trance reached down and felt his neck. Then she ran as scanner over him the best she could. After inoculating him with an alarming amount of different types of medicine she stepped back. She then turned and started whispering something to Dylan.
"What is it?" he whispered concerned.
"Just don't worry about it. We are just trying to figure out a way to get you free." He looked up in to her eyes. He was so grateful she was here. She was one of the few people who understood how much he disliked being alone. She reached down in to the hole and lightly brushed his cheek with the back of her hand. A thought flickered through his mind. She has never left him. This thought was actually detrimental though as his confidence in Beka's ability to save him allowed him to finally relax.
"Boss." he whispered weakly, "Thanks, for always being there." his eyes began to flutter close. He never once thought to her it must have sounded like good-bye.
The noise that followed was indescribable, mostly because he was too tired to focus anymore. Someone yelled. He felt his good shoulder being shaken violently for a moment before there was more yelling. then the sound of someone crying. All he wanted was the loud, much to bright and painful world to slide away.
He felt like he was sinking to the bottom of a very deep bathtub . better yet an ocean with his surfboard floating up above. The sounds around him echoed now as if he was truly under water. He smiled it would be so nice.
A cold ring of metal touched his already cool neck. There was a small hiss and he was wrenched abruptly away from his dreams. He moaned in protest and opened his eyes once again.
"W-what was that for?" he tried to say but he wasn't sure the words actually formed on his lips.
Beka and Trance stood over him worriedly. Trance held a hypo-spray in her hand. "He's back!" She called over her shoulder.
He stared up at them confused. "Beka why is your face wet?"
Beka began to swear. He sensed he was in trouble for something and tried to flinch back away from her. The result was less then pleasant.
"Harper no it's okay. you're good! It's just. if you do this to me ever again I will kill you."
Harper gave her a genuine smile. "It's a deal boss."
Trance came back into view. He hadn't even realized she had left. Everything seemed a bit fuzzy on the edges. "Trance I don't feel good."
"I know, but it's okay you'll be out soon I promise. Dylan and Tyr went down to the slipstream core to see if there was anyway to free you from beneath."
She no sooner said the word when noises rose up from below. Dylan shouted up to the others. "The damage isn't as bad down here! I can see his foot!"
"Can you pull him free?" Beka shouted back.
"No. no pulling.my leg." Harper felt his heart start to beat faster.
"It's okay Harper, we know."
"M-Maybe Rommie can cut the metal." Beka and Trance both froze and gave him a funny look.
"Yeah, maybe." Beka finally agreed never breaking the eye contact she had made with him. "But, lets try something else first okay?"
He was tired, cold and in pain yet a new fear stabbed into his brain. Why hadn't he seen Rommie?
"Where's Rommie? Please tell me.what's wrong?"
TBC
Notes to self. . Harper needs to be injected with some alien tech to get free from the conduit the tech is from the Kalderans that have and nanobot that eats through metal.if they inject Harper with it they can pull him from the hole but they need a way to stop it from eating his port. Is there too much switching points of veiw and how can I fix that?
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Three hours latter Harper was getting hoarse from talking. The crew was attempting to follow his voice as they dug through the rubble. Harper was doing his best not to fall asleep but shock had set in and he had lost a lot of blood. His leg bled little as the pipe stanched the flow of blood for the most part. But it had been a long time since the initial attack and the slow trickle was having its affect.
"Harper!"
"Mmmmm.:
"Why aren't you talking?"
Damn he must have faded off for a moment. "M' sorry, I'm tired and it's cold . are the environmentals off line?"
"That's about the only thing that is working. Just stay awake okay?" Beka's voice seemed to be getting louder.
"Beka, I think your close I can hear you better." Just as he said the words there was a loud grinding screech of metal on metal. He would have covered his ears if he were able to. A fresh flow of oxygen filled his small tunnel and the smiling faces of Beka and Tyr met him.
"Boy, you do get your self into trouble don't you?" Tyr sounded cross but his smile betrayed his relief. Harper smiled back blinking up into the sudden illumination.
"Can you get me out?" his voice croaked. Trance pushed the others aside. She had a small bag loaded up with supplies. "Hey Trance." he tried to joke. "Want to play yessuodunno?" It even sounded lame to him.
"Really Harper." She chastised. "Where are you hurt?"
"My leg and my shoulder hurt a lot.." He paused to take a sip from the water Trance held for him. "Mostly I'm just really tried and cold."
Trance reached down and felt his neck. Then she ran as scanner over him the best she could. After inoculating him with an alarming amount of different types of medicine she stepped back. She then turned and started whispering something to Dylan.
"What is it?" he whispered concerned.
"Just don't worry about it. We are just trying to figure out a way to get you free." He looked up in to her eyes. He was so grateful she was here. She was one of the few people who understood how much he disliked being alone. She reached down in to the hole and lightly brushed his cheek with the back of her hand. A thought flickered through his mind. She has never left him. This thought was actually detrimental though as his confidence in Beka's ability to save him allowed him to finally relax.
"Boss." he whispered weakly, "Thanks, for always being there." his eyes began to flutter close. He never once thought to her it must have sounded like good-bye.
The noise that followed was indescribable, mostly because he was too tired to focus anymore. Someone yelled. He felt his good shoulder being shaken violently for a moment before there was more yelling. then the sound of someone crying. All he wanted was the loud, much to bright and painful world to slide away.
He felt like he was sinking to the bottom of a very deep bathtub . better yet an ocean with his surfboard floating up above. The sounds around him echoed now as if he was truly under water. He smiled it would be so nice.
A cold ring of metal touched his already cool neck. There was a small hiss and he was wrenched abruptly away from his dreams. He moaned in protest and opened his eyes once again.
"W-what was that for?" he tried to say but he wasn't sure the words actually formed on his lips.
Beka and Trance stood over him worriedly. Trance held a hypo-spray in her hand. "He's back!" She called over her shoulder.
He stared up at them confused. "Beka why is your face wet?"
Beka began to swear. He sensed he was in trouble for something and tried to flinch back away from her. The result was less then pleasant.
"Harper no it's okay. you're good! It's just. if you do this to me ever again I will kill you."
Harper gave her a genuine smile. "It's a deal boss."
Trance came back into view. He hadn't even realized she had left. Everything seemed a bit fuzzy on the edges. "Trance I don't feel good."
"I know, but it's okay you'll be out soon I promise. Dylan and Tyr went down to the slipstream core to see if there was anyway to free you from beneath."
She no sooner said the word when noises rose up from below. Dylan shouted up to the others. "The damage isn't as bad down here! I can see his foot!"
"Can you pull him free?" Beka shouted back.
"No. no pulling.my leg." Harper felt his heart start to beat faster.
"It's okay Harper, we know."
"M-Maybe Rommie can cut the metal." Beka and Trance both froze and gave him a funny look.
"Yeah, maybe." Beka finally agreed never breaking the eye contact she had made with him. "But, lets try something else first okay?"
He was tired, cold and in pain yet a new fear stabbed into his brain. Why hadn't he seen Rommie?
"Where's Rommie? Please tell me.what's wrong?"
TBC
Notes to self. . Harper needs to be injected with some alien tech to get free from the conduit the tech is from the Kalderans that have and nanobot that eats through metal.if they inject Harper with it they can pull him from the hole but they need a way to stop it from eating his port. Is there too much switching points of veiw and how can I fix that?