It had been a couple years and the twins were five and Shay was seven. It
was easier to tell the twins apart now; Ahren acted just like Tyr in so
many ways but followed some of Shay's tricks. Shay was more into piloting
and the divine while Ahren wasn't much into the divine or piloting as Shay.
But they were both into fighting. So they worked with Tyr on martial arts.
Victoria and Grace were into Trance's plants. The girls were all tomboys.
They were tough and hated being picked on by strangers at drifts. They were
so- outgoing. Anastasia and Michael spent a lot of time together. Daniel
took after his father- Dylan. He wasn't as reckless or crazy as his father
but he was definitely Dylan's son.
"Excuse me? I'm wanted for murder?" Angel asked. "Yes Angel you are. Apparently some guys learned of you and decided to frame you." Dylan said. They were both on the Maria and were headed towards the Andromeda when Dylan received a message from Rommie about Angel's warrant by the Commonwealthhead. "And I'm wanted to as a helper so to say." Dylan said as he sat down in front of a console in the cockpit. "Isn't this just lovely? Add this to my list of favorite hobbies to do on my free time." Angel said sarcastically. "And that would be?" Dylan asked. She jerked the cargo ship hard to the right and Dylan- not having time to brace- flew headfirst over the console. "Trying to out frame myself as a murderer of course." Angel said as she shut the Maria down. Dylan stood up and felt his forehead. "Yep that's gonna leave a mark" He mumbled. "And what are you doing?" "Playing dead of course. With the ship turned off the only thing any sensor can pick up is life signs' well just yours if I'm not holding you." Angel said. "Holding me? Don't you think Rommie and Harper will be pissed off about that?" Dylan asked. "Eww you do have a sick mind Dylan Hunt. Not in that way. Hold you as in the sense of hiding your life signs'." Angel said pulling him into her quarters. They both sat on the bed leaning against eachother using each other's back for support. She had to use a lot of energy for the two of them. They stayed in that position for three days, they had eaten very little of the dry rations she had at her bunk. They went to the bathroom at times but couldn't take showers. They finally received a message from the Andromeda that they could come back and were no longer wanted for murder. It took a week for the Maria to turn on and restart every system. The showers and food appliances were the first to reboot. Dylan made them both a hot meal to eat. His shower could wait. They ate in silence and apart. They had talked for about three days straight. Angel had stayed awake everyday from the day she shut the ship down to the night before the Andromeda picked them up. She finally got enough energy to fly her ship to the rendezvous spot. They waited there for two days. The night before they were picked up they showered. Angel let Dylan go first, she was extremely tired. Dylan climbed into Angel's bed and fell asleep. Angel had taken her shower and dressed and ended up climbing into her bed not noticing Dylan in it too. They were pulled into the docking bay. None of the crew could enter the ship. It was a security thing the ship had. A hologram appeared outside the ships' hanger door. "I am sorry but both my captain and her guest are sleeping. When they wake I'll inform them that they have company." He said. "Um actually could you wake them up and tell them that your captain's guests' wife is outside now?" Rommie said more then asking. "Women A.I.'s so cranky. Glad that I don't communicate with every A.I. around." He said disappearing. He appeared in Angel's room. "Ma'am there is someone here asking for the two of you." He said as he lightly shocked Angel. She jumped and landed on the floor. She moaned quietly as she stood up. "Who is it?" She asked. "Some lady, an A.I. claiming to be his wife. But isn't he your husband?" The hologram asked. "No you have the wrong guy. My husband is Harper. Dylan and I are just friends." Angel said sighing. "Then why did the two of you sleep in the same bed?" Angel looked at her bed and saw Dylan still asleep in it. 'Holy freaking cows of home' she thought. None of her thoughts made sense when thought of on the spot. "Because I didn't realize he was sleeping there until now." She said shaking Dylan lightly. "What?" he asked annoyed. He realized where he was. "Sorry I forgot I was still here." "It's ok. But before we leave or even let Rommie on board I have to tell you something." Angel said. "What?" "We both slept in the same bed. We both know nothing happened but if my A.I. does by chance let it slip to Rommie or anyone then we'd have to explain to them nothing happened." Angel said sitting on the bed. "Nothing happened, right?" Dylan said. "Right. I fell asleep in my bed not knowing you were in it. If I had known it I would have slept in my hammock." Angel said. They got up and exited the ship. Rommie was waiting for them with her arms folded across her chest and her foot tapping impatiently on the floor. "Would either of you care to tell me what happened?" Rommie asked. "Nothing." They answered in unison. "Then why the hell did it take you two so long to come out here?" She asked. "Because I woke up before Angel and her ship wouldn't unlock the door until she was awake, and I was sitting in her room waiting for her to wake up when her ships' hologram shocked her and woke her up." Dylan said. "And that was how long ago?" Rommie asked. "Five minutes at the most. Rommie you know how she is when she gets woken up unexpectedly at times." Dylan said. They all walked out went to mess deck to eat. "I am ready for some auto chef food." Angel said with a smile. "What I'm not a food enough cook for you?" Dylan asked with humor. "Didn't say that, I'm just ready for some home cooking here on Andromeda." Angel said. Rommie held Dylan back for a second before they entered mess deck. "You cooked for her?" She asked upset. "It was one meal, hunny. She had no energy to cook herself. I made her some food to help restore her energy level faster. Nothing happened between us other then becoming closer friends and understanding each other." Dylan said as they went into the mess deck. Dylan began eating his food when he suddenly spitted it out. "Rommie what they hell was that?" He asked wiping his mouth. "Sorry Dylan, it's for you making Angel some dinner." Rommie said. "Rommie he didn't make me dinner. He cooked me some medications for my energy level. He cooked himself other food I had onboard. I ate in the pilots' chair while he ate in the kitchen." Angel said. "Why would you think he was cheating on you with me?" "I don't know, you two were gone and missing for around a week." Rommie said looking down at her food now. "Rommie you are the only one I love other then the children but still you are the only woman for me now." Dylan said. They all finished their meals off in silence. Harper was to quiet it even spooked him. After the meal they all went their own ways to do their duties. Rev as always took the children and had them in the obs. Deck to keep them out of trouble. Harper tended to some repairs and Angel hid out in the matrix. Rommie went with Dylan to help him with some work. Trance cleaned up medical then went to hydrophonics to tend to her plants. Beka and Tyr sat in command and talked. It was uncommon for them to get this time together alone while on duty now a days. They both agreed that they were getting a bit to old to be doing this job, all of them were getting up there. Andromeda could be retired and used for a home on a planet somewhere and they could all retire. The children needed one place to live in instead of flying around like a bunch of crazy maniacs, like Dylan was when they first met him.
"Excuse me? I'm wanted for murder?" Angel asked. "Yes Angel you are. Apparently some guys learned of you and decided to frame you." Dylan said. They were both on the Maria and were headed towards the Andromeda when Dylan received a message from Rommie about Angel's warrant by the Commonwealthhead. "And I'm wanted to as a helper so to say." Dylan said as he sat down in front of a console in the cockpit. "Isn't this just lovely? Add this to my list of favorite hobbies to do on my free time." Angel said sarcastically. "And that would be?" Dylan asked. She jerked the cargo ship hard to the right and Dylan- not having time to brace- flew headfirst over the console. "Trying to out frame myself as a murderer of course." Angel said as she shut the Maria down. Dylan stood up and felt his forehead. "Yep that's gonna leave a mark" He mumbled. "And what are you doing?" "Playing dead of course. With the ship turned off the only thing any sensor can pick up is life signs' well just yours if I'm not holding you." Angel said. "Holding me? Don't you think Rommie and Harper will be pissed off about that?" Dylan asked. "Eww you do have a sick mind Dylan Hunt. Not in that way. Hold you as in the sense of hiding your life signs'." Angel said pulling him into her quarters. They both sat on the bed leaning against eachother using each other's back for support. She had to use a lot of energy for the two of them. They stayed in that position for three days, they had eaten very little of the dry rations she had at her bunk. They went to the bathroom at times but couldn't take showers. They finally received a message from the Andromeda that they could come back and were no longer wanted for murder. It took a week for the Maria to turn on and restart every system. The showers and food appliances were the first to reboot. Dylan made them both a hot meal to eat. His shower could wait. They ate in silence and apart. They had talked for about three days straight. Angel had stayed awake everyday from the day she shut the ship down to the night before the Andromeda picked them up. She finally got enough energy to fly her ship to the rendezvous spot. They waited there for two days. The night before they were picked up they showered. Angel let Dylan go first, she was extremely tired. Dylan climbed into Angel's bed and fell asleep. Angel had taken her shower and dressed and ended up climbing into her bed not noticing Dylan in it too. They were pulled into the docking bay. None of the crew could enter the ship. It was a security thing the ship had. A hologram appeared outside the ships' hanger door. "I am sorry but both my captain and her guest are sleeping. When they wake I'll inform them that they have company." He said. "Um actually could you wake them up and tell them that your captain's guests' wife is outside now?" Rommie said more then asking. "Women A.I.'s so cranky. Glad that I don't communicate with every A.I. around." He said disappearing. He appeared in Angel's room. "Ma'am there is someone here asking for the two of you." He said as he lightly shocked Angel. She jumped and landed on the floor. She moaned quietly as she stood up. "Who is it?" She asked. "Some lady, an A.I. claiming to be his wife. But isn't he your husband?" The hologram asked. "No you have the wrong guy. My husband is Harper. Dylan and I are just friends." Angel said sighing. "Then why did the two of you sleep in the same bed?" Angel looked at her bed and saw Dylan still asleep in it. 'Holy freaking cows of home' she thought. None of her thoughts made sense when thought of on the spot. "Because I didn't realize he was sleeping there until now." She said shaking Dylan lightly. "What?" he asked annoyed. He realized where he was. "Sorry I forgot I was still here." "It's ok. But before we leave or even let Rommie on board I have to tell you something." Angel said. "What?" "We both slept in the same bed. We both know nothing happened but if my A.I. does by chance let it slip to Rommie or anyone then we'd have to explain to them nothing happened." Angel said sitting on the bed. "Nothing happened, right?" Dylan said. "Right. I fell asleep in my bed not knowing you were in it. If I had known it I would have slept in my hammock." Angel said. They got up and exited the ship. Rommie was waiting for them with her arms folded across her chest and her foot tapping impatiently on the floor. "Would either of you care to tell me what happened?" Rommie asked. "Nothing." They answered in unison. "Then why the hell did it take you two so long to come out here?" She asked. "Because I woke up before Angel and her ship wouldn't unlock the door until she was awake, and I was sitting in her room waiting for her to wake up when her ships' hologram shocked her and woke her up." Dylan said. "And that was how long ago?" Rommie asked. "Five minutes at the most. Rommie you know how she is when she gets woken up unexpectedly at times." Dylan said. They all walked out went to mess deck to eat. "I am ready for some auto chef food." Angel said with a smile. "What I'm not a food enough cook for you?" Dylan asked with humor. "Didn't say that, I'm just ready for some home cooking here on Andromeda." Angel said. Rommie held Dylan back for a second before they entered mess deck. "You cooked for her?" She asked upset. "It was one meal, hunny. She had no energy to cook herself. I made her some food to help restore her energy level faster. Nothing happened between us other then becoming closer friends and understanding each other." Dylan said as they went into the mess deck. Dylan began eating his food when he suddenly spitted it out. "Rommie what they hell was that?" He asked wiping his mouth. "Sorry Dylan, it's for you making Angel some dinner." Rommie said. "Rommie he didn't make me dinner. He cooked me some medications for my energy level. He cooked himself other food I had onboard. I ate in the pilots' chair while he ate in the kitchen." Angel said. "Why would you think he was cheating on you with me?" "I don't know, you two were gone and missing for around a week." Rommie said looking down at her food now. "Rommie you are the only one I love other then the children but still you are the only woman for me now." Dylan said. They all finished their meals off in silence. Harper was to quiet it even spooked him. After the meal they all went their own ways to do their duties. Rev as always took the children and had them in the obs. Deck to keep them out of trouble. Harper tended to some repairs and Angel hid out in the matrix. Rommie went with Dylan to help him with some work. Trance cleaned up medical then went to hydrophonics to tend to her plants. Beka and Tyr sat in command and talked. It was uncommon for them to get this time together alone while on duty now a days. They both agreed that they were getting a bit to old to be doing this job, all of them were getting up there. Andromeda could be retired and used for a home on a planet somewhere and they could all retire. The children needed one place to live in instead of flying around like a bunch of crazy maniacs, like Dylan was when they first met him.