Back in command Harper was working on a damaged console.
Angel took Trance and Shay out on the Maria Louise for a short joy ride
around Andromeda.
"Hey Trance, gotta a funny thought to tell ya." Angel said. Trance came up
front.
"Whats that?" She asked.
"I think Andromeda should be called Andramada." Angel said.
"Why is that?" Trance asked.
"Because of the drama we are going through right now." Angel said. Trance
giggled. Shay rolled his eyes. He was becoming like a Nietzschean more now
too. Angel was doing tricks with her ship. It was nice to be back in her
ship flying it. She loved the small computer upgrade that was made and made
a mental note to thank Harper on it. They landed back on the Andromeda and
were greeted by Harper, a very upset Beka for the fact she wanted to be
with Shay to see his reaction on his first flight in the Maru or Maria.
There was a calm Rev, a fidgety Tyr, a smiling Rommie and a red-very red
Dylan.
"Hey whats up with greeting us here?" Trance asked.
"Oh we just wanted to see how Shay enjoyed his first flight off the
Andromeda." Harper said.
"How was it tiny tot?" Beka asked. She wanted to know everything.
"Nothing like the Andramada." Shay said with a slight smile. Angel
immediately blushed to three shades redder than Dylan was. She lightly hit
Shay on his arm playfully.
"Why did you just call the ship that?" Tyr asked. He thought it was very
humorous.
"Because mommy called her that and it fits her right now." Shay said
skipping out of the hanger bay. Beka followed pulling Tyr away with her.
Angel turned to Dylan.
"Whats up with him?" She asked Rommie.
"Uh um" neither Rommie nor Dylan could fully say what was wrong.
Andromeda's hologram flickered in. "They're in love and are officially a
couple."
Trance and Harper laughed quietly; he and Trance walked out to go start
their shift.
"How quaint. A Nietzschean and a human dating, an android and a 300-year-
old Tarn Vedran captain human dating, and a human married to me with a
child. This is the best drama I have ever been involved in. to bad all the
good theatres have died." Angel said as she walked out laughing.
"You really need to do something about your hologram doing that Rommie."
Dylan said as they walked out.
"What can I say Dylan? She has a mind of her own." Rommie said.
"Or I think it is you who has developed your own mind apart from
Andromeda." Dylan said.
"Ok you caught me." Rommie said jokingly putting her hands up in mock
defeat. Over the past six years they had only gotten 48 worlds to sign up
and couldn't figure out what other two worlds they should get to sign up.
Angel was planning on talking her father into talking to the government to
sign up; she didn't let the crew in on it. It was her surprise to Dylan
mainly. His birthday present if it worked the way she had planned it. She
entered the half-destroyed quarters she had used to talk to her father.
"Andromeda can you engage privacy mode please, and I would only like you to
be the only one able to over ride the codes please." Angel said.
"May I ask why?" Andromeda asked blinking in.
"Can you keep a secret?" Angel asked.
"High guard honor." Andromeda said holding up a scout's honor.
"That is such a warship thing to say. But I'm planning on talking to my dad
to help Dylan out. It's a birthday present if it works. Please don't tell
anyone." Angel said. Andromeda nodded and blinked out engaging privacy
mode. Angel contacted her father.
"Hello father." She said.
"Daughter! How are you? How's the child?" He asked.
"Shay and I are doing wonderful, he has his ability under enough control
but he killed one of our people yesterday. The guy was still hooked on
killing him. But I have a favor to ask of you." Angel said.
"That's good to hear that you two are doing well. What do you need?" He
asked back.
"Can you talk to the government to sign up for the commonwealth?" Angel
asked.
"Whats the commonwealth?" He asked.
"Hold on I'll get Andromeda. Andromeda." Angel said. Andromeda blinked in.
"Yes Angel?" She asked.
"Keep privacy mode on still but my father needs to know about the
commonwealth." Angel said.
Andromeda explained the commonwealth to Angel's father, who she later found
out that his name was Daniel.
"So can you father?" Angel asked.
"I will try but no guarantees, you know that." Daniel said.
"I know father. Please keep me updated on the talks. Send the messages to
me directly and encrypted so only I can read it." Angel said. Her father
nodded and they both cut the channel.
"Do you think it'll work?" Andromeda asked.
"I hope, this is something Dylan really wants is the commonwealth back. I'm
doing my best to return his favor. He took me in twice when he didn't have
too, I think this is one of the best ways to pay him back." Angel said as
she walked out. She went to command. Everyone was in command.
