"Angel let's go talk, I think Shay will be fine." Trance whispered in her
ear. Angel followed Trance out. They went to Trance's room and engaged
privacy mode.
"Ok Shay ready?" Beka asked. Shay nodded eagerly. They went to work. Beka
held Shay on her lap in the slipstream chair and let him help her steer
Andromeda. Beka noticed that Shay's bone spurs were almost fully cut
through. For them only growing for a short period they grew fast.
"So what have you been up to cousin?" Trance asked.
"Trance I have asked you not to call me that. Besides mother is dead, there
is no use to keep family ties." Angel said.
"Yes there is, you're still half Gemini. You can't deny that not forever."
Trance said. Angel sighed.
"Trance I'm not denying it I'm not accepting it any longer. I kept my
promise and haven't told anyone especially this crew about you or how we
know eachother or anything." Angel said.
"But you told Rommie you were a so called mutt, did you not?" Trance said.
"Yes I did, but I didn't tell her you are of the Gemini planet nor related
to me in anyway shape or form." Angel said.
"You told her 'elf like species'." Trance said.
"That don't point to you." Angel said.
"I'll let this drop if you'll do one thing." Trance said.
"And what would that be? You have tried for many years to try and get me to
do things for you out of bribes and have yet to succeed in me agreeing to
be part of it." Angel said.
Trance smiled. "But what if I told you that you had too? Besides it deals
with your father." Trance said. She didn't like bribing Angel as much as
the next person but this was family and she wasn't going to let family deny
eachother.
"What about him?" Angel snapped.
"He wants to talk to you but I'll let you have the message on one
condition. You stop denying me as family and we both show eachother with
proper respect that we were taught to show eachother." Trance said holding
out a flexi.
"How long have you had the message?" Angel asked.
"An hour at the most." Trance said, "So do we have a deal?"
"Yes we have a deal." Angel said taking the flexi and walking out. As she
walked down the hall she bumped into Tyr, but she didn't look up. She
continued to read the message from her father.
It read:
Dear Sweet Daughter,
I know you have family on the ship. I need you to look
out for her and her for you. I fear I don't have much time left. I am
getting old, maybe to old. I know your sons' power. My aging can not be
delayed and I am afraid Shay will not know me very well. The doctors say I
have at most a year or so left to live. Please do not feel like you have to
rush planet side to be with me every waking moment until the day I die.
Love your dearest Father.
She had a tear fall down her cheek. 'She was going to keep this and not let me know about his condition?' she thought. 'Now I remember why I couldn't stand her to much after the first time she left.' "Don't think like that you love her and always have even if she has changed." She scolded herself out loud. "What are you talking about?" Tyr asked her. "Nothing ok? I'll be fine after I know my father dies a natural death." Angel said storming past him. "Ok. Beka needs you on command." Tyr said. Angel ran to command thinking there was a problem. When she entered Beka was talking to Angel's father. Shay was in the pilot's chair. "Father. I just got your letter." Angel said. "That is a small relief, but does the crew know anything about your mother's side? They may need to know." He said. Beka raised a hand "Uh translation for the blondes please." Beka said. "They don't need to know. I have talked to a cousin on moms side who said that she wants to remain a mystery." Angel said. "Sorry Beka translations for the blondes has just been denied." "Awe don't that just bite?" Harper said sarcastically. "Another enigma wrapped in a riddle but there is no tail in the middle." "Excuse me? What did you just say?" Angel asked angrily. "Calm down Angel I didn't mean no offense by it. It's just that before Trance switched with her future self and still had her tail I called her 'an enigma wrapped in a riddle with a tail in the middle.' This situation just reminds me of the comment." Harper said. "And what made you say that exact comment?" Angel asked. "I had the 'All Systems Library' in my mind." Harper said. "No- not possible. Dad I'll contact you later I need to talk to my husband alone." Angel growled. Her father cut the channel and everyone who was on command left except Harper and Angel. Beka took Shay with her. "Andromeda is it possible for privacy to be put on in command?" Angel asked. "Yes but it has never been done before." Andromeda replied. "Can you please do it just this once?" "Aye ma'am privacy mode in command." Andromeda said. "Tell me what you know about Trance's people- now." Angel said. She was going to keep her mothers side and planets' species an absolute secret at all costs. "Only that there was a shrine that was worshipped, but I swear I don't know what planet it is on or anything. They also sang these odd hymns and spoke a untranslatable language." Harper said. He was backing away from Angel. She had become angry and you could tell she was using her abilities in more than one way. "Disengage privacy mode and whoever is at the door come in!" Angel shouted.
Trance ran in. "You didn't tell me he knew something about you! You want me to protect your origin from someone who already knows something about you?" Angel said. She began talking to Trance in Trance's native language. Angel knew that and her father's language too and everyone had to know common. They were arguing over something but Harper didn't know what. Everyone came running in. "Speak common you two!" Tyr shouted. Angel got in Tyr's face. Shay just ran to his father and hid behind him. Angel was still angry. "Give me one very good reason why I should." She said. "So we can help you two if necessary." Dylan said still trying to catch his breath. She said something to Trance and walked out. "It's alright I forgive you- cousin." Trance said. Everyone's jaw dropped. "You mean to tell us I am married to an unknown species?" Harper asked. "No you are married to a known specie, just a cousin in-law to an unknown species. Besides Rommie you may know what I am if you remember your conversation with Angel on what she and Shay are." Trance said. "Oh my god, you are from the Gemini planet." Rommie said slowly. She didn't know why she didn't catch on to that sooner. "Wait what? You mean you are from Angel's solar system?" Harper asked still trying to understand everything. Trance nodded walking out. She went to medical to see if Beka's tests were done. Beka had been a little more tired than normal so she thought she might be coming down with something. They were done but she didn't tell anyone the result but Beka. She didn't want to say it was true for another couple weeks to confirm the results.
She had a tear fall down her cheek. 'She was going to keep this and not let me know about his condition?' she thought. 'Now I remember why I couldn't stand her to much after the first time she left.' "Don't think like that you love her and always have even if she has changed." She scolded herself out loud. "What are you talking about?" Tyr asked her. "Nothing ok? I'll be fine after I know my father dies a natural death." Angel said storming past him. "Ok. Beka needs you on command." Tyr said. Angel ran to command thinking there was a problem. When she entered Beka was talking to Angel's father. Shay was in the pilot's chair. "Father. I just got your letter." Angel said. "That is a small relief, but does the crew know anything about your mother's side? They may need to know." He said. Beka raised a hand "Uh translation for the blondes please." Beka said. "They don't need to know. I have talked to a cousin on moms side who said that she wants to remain a mystery." Angel said. "Sorry Beka translations for the blondes has just been denied." "Awe don't that just bite?" Harper said sarcastically. "Another enigma wrapped in a riddle but there is no tail in the middle." "Excuse me? What did you just say?" Angel asked angrily. "Calm down Angel I didn't mean no offense by it. It's just that before Trance switched with her future self and still had her tail I called her 'an enigma wrapped in a riddle with a tail in the middle.' This situation just reminds me of the comment." Harper said. "And what made you say that exact comment?" Angel asked. "I had the 'All Systems Library' in my mind." Harper said. "No- not possible. Dad I'll contact you later I need to talk to my husband alone." Angel growled. Her father cut the channel and everyone who was on command left except Harper and Angel. Beka took Shay with her. "Andromeda is it possible for privacy to be put on in command?" Angel asked. "Yes but it has never been done before." Andromeda replied. "Can you please do it just this once?" "Aye ma'am privacy mode in command." Andromeda said. "Tell me what you know about Trance's people- now." Angel said. She was going to keep her mothers side and planets' species an absolute secret at all costs. "Only that there was a shrine that was worshipped, but I swear I don't know what planet it is on or anything. They also sang these odd hymns and spoke a untranslatable language." Harper said. He was backing away from Angel. She had become angry and you could tell she was using her abilities in more than one way. "Disengage privacy mode and whoever is at the door come in!" Angel shouted.
Trance ran in. "You didn't tell me he knew something about you! You want me to protect your origin from someone who already knows something about you?" Angel said. She began talking to Trance in Trance's native language. Angel knew that and her father's language too and everyone had to know common. They were arguing over something but Harper didn't know what. Everyone came running in. "Speak common you two!" Tyr shouted. Angel got in Tyr's face. Shay just ran to his father and hid behind him. Angel was still angry. "Give me one very good reason why I should." She said. "So we can help you two if necessary." Dylan said still trying to catch his breath. She said something to Trance and walked out. "It's alright I forgive you- cousin." Trance said. Everyone's jaw dropped. "You mean to tell us I am married to an unknown species?" Harper asked. "No you are married to a known specie, just a cousin in-law to an unknown species. Besides Rommie you may know what I am if you remember your conversation with Angel on what she and Shay are." Trance said. "Oh my god, you are from the Gemini planet." Rommie said slowly. She didn't know why she didn't catch on to that sooner. "Wait what? You mean you are from Angel's solar system?" Harper asked still trying to understand everything. Trance nodded walking out. She went to medical to see if Beka's tests were done. Beka had been a little more tired than normal so she thought she might be coming down with something. They were done but she didn't tell anyone the result but Beka. She didn't want to say it was true for another couple weeks to confirm the results.