Burnt To Ashes Chapter 5
Alright, I think that there is only one more chapter to go. At least that is my plan but plans of mine have a tendency not to go they way they should. Thank you all for your reviews and I hope you are enjoying the story. So, on with chapter five, at least, I planned this to be chapter five so you'll understand if it turns out to be my german homework.
It had been six months since she had met Benn and Bridget. So many things had changed since then. She was still a cargo pilot but she only worked occasionally. She and Benn had worked it out so there was always someone there to look after Bridget and also so they'd have some time together.
Sometimes when she'd wake up in the morning or at least turn her standby mode off, she would just sit for a few minutes, amazed at what had happened to her life, to herself.
At first it was just friendship. She and Benn talked about things, she looked after Bridget while he was working. She hadn't wanted to become a replacement for Rachel. She didn't think she could be anyway, she was an android after all.
But it wasn't like that. Gradually she developed relationships with both Benn and Bridget. Like the ones she'd had with her crew on the Andromeda. Only this wasn't a crew, it was a family.
She had moved in with Benn and Bridget just over two months ago. She and Benn, well, their relationship had grown. She hadn't been sure if it was what she wanted. Their relationship had come to a standstill and she wasn't sure whether she really wanted to further it. Or if she knew how.
Eventually Benn managed to get it out of her. Then he gave her a choice. They could leave it as a friendship, if that was what she wanted. Or it could go further. He was so understanding.
It took her three days to decide and she felt she made the right decision. She thought she loved him, she was sure she loved him. Before she hadn't thought she could love, but she was wrong. She wasn't a warship anymore, she was a women.
And their relationship did go further. Two months ago, he had proposed to her with the full consent of Bridget, of course. She moved in soon after. She had a good relationship with Bridget too. She was like a daughter to her.
Gradually the empty feeling, the feeling of isolation and of loneliness disappeared. Bridget went to the station school. There were a number of children whose families lived on the station. Rommie began to make friends with the parents of the various children that Bridget was friends with.
Bridget sometimes went to play in their houses and they came to hers. She and Benn socialised with some of the parents too. At first Rommie wasn't really sure what kind of situation to expect but with the help and support of Benn, they made some good friends.
Everything seemed perfect. Well as perfect as any normal relationship. They had their arguments, big and little fights. She and Bridget sometimes fought and sometimes they said things that hurt. But always they made up.
She had never realised how fulfilling it was to live in a family. To love and to be loved. Bridget had once asked her if warships could love and Rommie had told her no. But Benn had said that Rommie wasn't a warship, she was a women. And Rommie realised that it was true.
So it was perfect. Rommie was the happiest she had ever been. She had considered contacting the Andromeda but she was afraid. She didn't want anything to jeopardise her new life, not even her friends.
So she sent a message, scrambling the source and telling them she was safe and not to worry. (AN - she sent it after the last chapter)
It was evening. Bridget was sitting at the table, doing her homework. Benn was cooking his and Bridget's dinner and Rommie was reviewing her schedule for the week .
Suddenly, the floor shook beneath them and cup and plates crashed off the counter. An attack, the station was under attack!. Benn ushered Bridget under the table.
Suddenly all the com-screens turned on. She recognised the person, the face on the screen. It was the Drago-Katsov Commander, the one who had replaced Cuculainn. She heard his words and dread filled her heart.
"We have the station surrounded, Andromeda. Surrender yourself or be destroyed."
The station rocked again as a second volley hit it. Rommie's gaze swung from the now blank screen to her family, Benn and Bridget. If there was ever a time she needed a good plan, now was it.
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One more chapter to go - I think!
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