The Andromeda characters do not belong to me. I wish!!!! Here is the next
part of this lunacy. Some reviews would be nice:D
Harper woke up in a state of panic-stricken shock. The scream had sounded very close by. He grabbed Tyr, who was not amused.
"Boy remove your hand from me and gain control of yourself."
Suddenly there was a hammering on the door. Harper felt as if his heart was beating in time with it. Tyr got up and went to find out who was there. He opened the door; standing outside was a small dark haired girl. She was dressed simply in what appeared to be a servant's outfit.
"Sir for the love of the great Spirit let me in." She was sobbing and wringing her hands. Harper had never actually seen anyone do that before.
"Tyr, no," Harper hissed at him. "She might be one of them, you know a vampire." He was almost scared to say the word out loud. "If you don't invite them in they can't bite you."
Tyr laughed out loud. "Fool of a boy, this house belongs to the Count, if any of his family or staff were vampires they would be able to go wherever they liked." He indicated to the girl that she should enter the room.
Once inside she rushed over to Harper and hugged him. Tyr looked a little surprised at this; he had been the one to let her in not the boy. He would never understand kludges.
Harper tried to back away to avoid the girl's embrace but he was too slow. "Sir thank you so kindly, I was afeared for my immortal soul."
They all sat down and the girl told her story. She was a new serving maid and had just started work that same day. She explained that she had been about to go to bed when the Count had suddenly appeared in her room. Between sobs she told them how the man had made advances to her and had tried to bite her neck.
Harper flashed Tyr an 'I told you so' look. Tyr did not appear convinced. "Did the Count actually bite you child?" He wondered if the girl was as innocent as she seemed. "Sometimes men and women bite each other in a certain way during intimacy."
Harper was highly amused at Tyr trying to explain the facts of life to the young woman. His amusement didn't stop him from looking round him warily while the Nietzschean spoke.
The engineer was feeling restless and he got up and prowled round the room. There was a large fireplace set into one wall; he hadn't noticed it before because a screen had been placed in front of it. Harper moved the screen and investigated further.
He decided that it was just for effect, the mansion was adequately heated, if a little on the cold side. Harper being Harper stuck his head up the chimney. A small fall of soot landed on his upturned face, making him splutter. He was about to walk back to Tyr and the girl when he heard something.
The noise started as a gentle rustling, growing louder and louder. It was definitely coming from the chimney. Harper backed away as the noise got closer and closer.
A stream of black bats erupted from the fireplace. Harper gave a stifled scream and ran. The bats followed him attacking with their sharp claws and teeth. Tyr and the girl were also soon surrounded.
The three of them ran with the bats in pursuit. Tyr was in the lead and Harper and the girl followed closely behind him. They were all swatting the air trying to stop at least some of the creatures.
They ran blindly down the corridors, all three were bleeding from numerous deep scratches and bites. Tyr, still in the lead skidded to a halt. In front of him were two shadowy figures. Harper let out a yelp of pure terror. The girl was so scared that she fainted, falling against him and almost knocking him to the floor.
A voice came from one of the newcomers. "I see you have the women falling at your feet as usual Harper."
Harper knew that voice; it was laconic, sarcastic, and very, very sexy.
"Beka," he shouted. "Thank the divine you've come to save us."
The other figure was Dylan and he explained that they'd been worried when they had no reply to their comms. Harper remembered a message starting to come through as they'd entered the mansion.
"I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life." He babbled as Tyr explained what had been happening.
The bats had disappeared as quickly as they had appeared and when Harper knelt down to see how the servant girl was she had gone too. He went back down the corridor a little way to see if he could find her but there was no sign. She must have recovered and run away. He turned to go back to Tyr and the others. A shadowy figure stood in front of him.
"OK is that you Trance, not funny, scaring Harper is not good."
The figure spoke. "I am sorry Mr Harper but I am not your Trance." The Count stood in front of Harper blocking his way. The man grinned, it was not a nice grin and it showed that the Count had acquired some very sharp looking fangs.
"Oh crap." Harper did the only thing that he could do; he turned round and ran in the opposite direction. The Count's laughter echoing after him.
Harper woke up in a state of panic-stricken shock. The scream had sounded very close by. He grabbed Tyr, who was not amused.
"Boy remove your hand from me and gain control of yourself."
Suddenly there was a hammering on the door. Harper felt as if his heart was beating in time with it. Tyr got up and went to find out who was there. He opened the door; standing outside was a small dark haired girl. She was dressed simply in what appeared to be a servant's outfit.
"Sir for the love of the great Spirit let me in." She was sobbing and wringing her hands. Harper had never actually seen anyone do that before.
"Tyr, no," Harper hissed at him. "She might be one of them, you know a vampire." He was almost scared to say the word out loud. "If you don't invite them in they can't bite you."
Tyr laughed out loud. "Fool of a boy, this house belongs to the Count, if any of his family or staff were vampires they would be able to go wherever they liked." He indicated to the girl that she should enter the room.
Once inside she rushed over to Harper and hugged him. Tyr looked a little surprised at this; he had been the one to let her in not the boy. He would never understand kludges.
Harper tried to back away to avoid the girl's embrace but he was too slow. "Sir thank you so kindly, I was afeared for my immortal soul."
They all sat down and the girl told her story. She was a new serving maid and had just started work that same day. She explained that she had been about to go to bed when the Count had suddenly appeared in her room. Between sobs she told them how the man had made advances to her and had tried to bite her neck.
Harper flashed Tyr an 'I told you so' look. Tyr did not appear convinced. "Did the Count actually bite you child?" He wondered if the girl was as innocent as she seemed. "Sometimes men and women bite each other in a certain way during intimacy."
Harper was highly amused at Tyr trying to explain the facts of life to the young woman. His amusement didn't stop him from looking round him warily while the Nietzschean spoke.
The engineer was feeling restless and he got up and prowled round the room. There was a large fireplace set into one wall; he hadn't noticed it before because a screen had been placed in front of it. Harper moved the screen and investigated further.
He decided that it was just for effect, the mansion was adequately heated, if a little on the cold side. Harper being Harper stuck his head up the chimney. A small fall of soot landed on his upturned face, making him splutter. He was about to walk back to Tyr and the girl when he heard something.
The noise started as a gentle rustling, growing louder and louder. It was definitely coming from the chimney. Harper backed away as the noise got closer and closer.
A stream of black bats erupted from the fireplace. Harper gave a stifled scream and ran. The bats followed him attacking with their sharp claws and teeth. Tyr and the girl were also soon surrounded.
The three of them ran with the bats in pursuit. Tyr was in the lead and Harper and the girl followed closely behind him. They were all swatting the air trying to stop at least some of the creatures.
They ran blindly down the corridors, all three were bleeding from numerous deep scratches and bites. Tyr, still in the lead skidded to a halt. In front of him were two shadowy figures. Harper let out a yelp of pure terror. The girl was so scared that she fainted, falling against him and almost knocking him to the floor.
A voice came from one of the newcomers. "I see you have the women falling at your feet as usual Harper."
Harper knew that voice; it was laconic, sarcastic, and very, very sexy.
"Beka," he shouted. "Thank the divine you've come to save us."
The other figure was Dylan and he explained that they'd been worried when they had no reply to their comms. Harper remembered a message starting to come through as they'd entered the mansion.
"I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life." He babbled as Tyr explained what had been happening.
The bats had disappeared as quickly as they had appeared and when Harper knelt down to see how the servant girl was she had gone too. He went back down the corridor a little way to see if he could find her but there was no sign. She must have recovered and run away. He turned to go back to Tyr and the others. A shadowy figure stood in front of him.
"OK is that you Trance, not funny, scaring Harper is not good."
The figure spoke. "I am sorry Mr Harper but I am not your Trance." The Count stood in front of Harper blocking his way. The man grinned, it was not a nice grin and it showed that the Count had acquired some very sharp looking fangs.
"Oh crap." Harper did the only thing that he could do; he turned round and ran in the opposite direction. The Count's laughter echoing after him.