Chapter 4
"What is it, Crichton?" Chiana asked, tocking her head to the left just slightly.
"It's...It's my niece. But how?" Crichton asked himself outloud. He reached inside and pulled Kassidy out, craddling her in his arms. She stirred slightly but didn't wake up. Sikozu stepped up and studied Kassidy with interest.
John! The Peacekeepers are retreating. D'argo and I shall be in shortly. Aeryn called over the comms. Crichton's only answer was a short and soft 'Ok'.
"We should lay her down, Crichton.." Sikozu suggested. Crichton nodded and handed Kassidy to Sikozu.
"Take her to my room and put her in the bed," he said, watching Sikozu carry his niece off. Chiana looked at Crichton then followed Sikozu.
"What are we going to do?" Chiana asked, peering over Sikozu's shoulder to look at Kassidy.
"I don't know....it is Crichton's descision." Sikozu replied. Both of them rounded several corners before stepping into Crichton's room. Chiana stayed at the door while Sikozu stepped over to the bed, placing Kassidy on it with ease.
Crichton hoisted himself up inside the replica of his module and started looking around. He was amazed at how similar it looked. He turned his head to look behind the chair and such and he caught sight of the big duffle bag Kassidy had brought. He quirked a brow and pulled it out then unzipped it slowly.
The first thing he pulled out was one of her physics books. He sorta smiled and shook his head. There were mainly clothing in the bag and some pictures. One was of John and Kassidy right before he left. He was in his flight suit and Kassidy was sitting on his shoulders smiling. Crichton smiled and looked at the other pictures. The rest were of Kassidy and her best friend Rachel. In most of the pictures the two were posing funny-like and in the other's they were in the arms of men and smiling happily. Their boyfriends probably. Crichton sucked back some tears and put the pictures back into the bag.
His hand hit something round and hard. He quirked his brow once more and pulled the object out. It was a baseball. Crichton played with the ball for a moment or two before getting tapped on the shoulder. He turned quickly to see Aeryn jumping off the module and onto the ground.
"Hey," Crichton said, "didn't hear you come in."
"So, who is out little guest?" Aeryn asked with her hands placed at her slender hips.
"It's so hard to believe, even I can't believe it." He replied.
"I thought you had your module in the maintence bay." She nodded towards Farscape-2.
"No..this is Farscape-2...my niece built it..."
"Your nie-" before Aeryn could finish her puzzling question, a scream pierced both their ears. Crichton was the first to dash off towards his room followed by Aeryn.
Crichton came to a sliding halt as he saw Chiana and Sikozu trying to calm Kassidy down. She was awake now and screaming her little lungs out.
"Get away from me!" She cried out, inching into a corner.
"Kassidy!" Crichon exclaimed, stepping over to the frightened child. He held out a hand to touch her, making sure she was real but she flinched.
"Uncle John....is that really you?" Kassidy asked, calming slightly, but still inching into the corner. Crichton nodded and walked closer.
"Yea. It's me sweetie. C'mon out..no body is going to hurt you." He replied softly.
Kassidy's lip quivered slightly before running into Crichton's open arms. Crichton embraced her, stroking the top of her hair. He was on the verge of crying but he tried to conceal his happiness which was mixed with slight sadness.
"What is it, Crichton?" Chiana asked, tocking her head to the left just slightly.
"It's...It's my niece. But how?" Crichton asked himself outloud. He reached inside and pulled Kassidy out, craddling her in his arms. She stirred slightly but didn't wake up. Sikozu stepped up and studied Kassidy with interest.
John! The Peacekeepers are retreating. D'argo and I shall be in shortly. Aeryn called over the comms. Crichton's only answer was a short and soft 'Ok'.
"We should lay her down, Crichton.." Sikozu suggested. Crichton nodded and handed Kassidy to Sikozu.
"Take her to my room and put her in the bed," he said, watching Sikozu carry his niece off. Chiana looked at Crichton then followed Sikozu.
"What are we going to do?" Chiana asked, peering over Sikozu's shoulder to look at Kassidy.
"I don't know....it is Crichton's descision." Sikozu replied. Both of them rounded several corners before stepping into Crichton's room. Chiana stayed at the door while Sikozu stepped over to the bed, placing Kassidy on it with ease.
Crichton hoisted himself up inside the replica of his module and started looking around. He was amazed at how similar it looked. He turned his head to look behind the chair and such and he caught sight of the big duffle bag Kassidy had brought. He quirked a brow and pulled it out then unzipped it slowly.
The first thing he pulled out was one of her physics books. He sorta smiled and shook his head. There were mainly clothing in the bag and some pictures. One was of John and Kassidy right before he left. He was in his flight suit and Kassidy was sitting on his shoulders smiling. Crichton smiled and looked at the other pictures. The rest were of Kassidy and her best friend Rachel. In most of the pictures the two were posing funny-like and in the other's they were in the arms of men and smiling happily. Their boyfriends probably. Crichton sucked back some tears and put the pictures back into the bag.
His hand hit something round and hard. He quirked his brow once more and pulled the object out. It was a baseball. Crichton played with the ball for a moment or two before getting tapped on the shoulder. He turned quickly to see Aeryn jumping off the module and onto the ground.
"Hey," Crichton said, "didn't hear you come in."
"So, who is out little guest?" Aeryn asked with her hands placed at her slender hips.
"It's so hard to believe, even I can't believe it." He replied.
"I thought you had your module in the maintence bay." She nodded towards Farscape-2.
"No..this is Farscape-2...my niece built it..."
"Your nie-" before Aeryn could finish her puzzling question, a scream pierced both their ears. Crichton was the first to dash off towards his room followed by Aeryn.
Crichton came to a sliding halt as he saw Chiana and Sikozu trying to calm Kassidy down. She was awake now and screaming her little lungs out.
"Get away from me!" She cried out, inching into a corner.
"Kassidy!" Crichon exclaimed, stepping over to the frightened child. He held out a hand to touch her, making sure she was real but she flinched.
"Uncle John....is that really you?" Kassidy asked, calming slightly, but still inching into the corner. Crichton nodded and walked closer.
"Yea. It's me sweetie. C'mon out..no body is going to hurt you." He replied softly.
Kassidy's lip quivered slightly before running into Crichton's open arms. Crichton embraced her, stroking the top of her hair. He was on the verge of crying but he tried to conceal his happiness which was mixed with slight sadness.