TITLE: Scission
AUTHOR: Argimpasa
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SPOILERS: Andromeda s2 - Tunnel at the End of the Light
'SHIP: Tyr/Beka
CONTENT: Violence, rude language and sexual situations
RATING: R
DISCLAIMER: Tribune Entertainment, Fireworks and Gene Roddenberry
SUMMARY: Beka and Tyr find themselves captive and alone, while the Andromeda's remaining crew deal with the aftermath of battle.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Skutter and Cherubino for their beta-ing.
DATE:  August 2002

Scission: Supreme Commander

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls. – Winston Churchill – C.Y 6827

But my people may still be alive! Dylan Hunt ran his hand through his hair in frustration.

Be that as it may Captain, we cannot risk the Andromeda on a search and rescue mission. The rules have changed now that we have discovered that the enemy fleet is still partly in our dimension. Any further delay we make here only adds to the chance that they may punch power through to their vessels before we make up our minds enough to send in the demolition crews. Admiral Zhukov Pashtun looked calm but Dylan could tell he was losing patience.

I'll have to agree with the Sabran.  I do regret the loss of the Kodiak and your rather fiery First Officer, Archduke Charlemagne Bolivar preened, straightening the flared cuff of his midnight blur coat, but we are talking about the survival of all here.  We must do what we must.

Please gentlemen, just one more day.  My engineer has found a way to amplify the sensor strength and range of a slipstream fighter.  He assures me that we will have full interior scanning of the phased-shifted ships at closer range. 

He is nearly finished with the adjustments.  Once completed my engineer will join your tactical team to assist in demolition strategies for the alien fleet.  Now until the rest of the Aligned Worlds react, we are the war counsel.  So let's make our decisions now and worry about full approval later."

The two annoyingly calm Nietzscheans passed a silent look at each other. Zhukov gave a slight nod. "Alright Captain you have your extra standard day, but at the slightest suggestion of change within the enemy fleet we are ordering demolition."

Dylan nodded a 'thank you' and then retreated to check on Harper's progress.

Hunt had been worried when Bolivar had arrived so quickly on the heels of the battle. He had been surprised to find that the two Nietzscheans had made such easy allies.  Despite this or maybe because of it he was instantly relieved when the Andromeda informed him that the Nietzscheans had safely departed from their respective hanger bays.