Disclaimer: I don't own Andromeda and I was aways given them back when I've finshed playing.
Authors Notes: Hi! Yay I now have a third fanfiction started. This story happens straight after Beka is released from the med-deck from It Makes A Lovely Light. For anyone who is unsure it is the one at the end of season one with Dylans birthday and the presant Beka gives him. Thats a kinda cryptic summary but I don't wanna spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. So thats all really. I hope you enjoy and review. Please, please, please review. Part two will come soon. By the way if anyone can think of a better title please send it in a review because I didn't really know what to call this story.
"Seamus are you in here?" Beka asked walking through the corridors of the Eureka Maru. She had just been released from the med-deck. Rev had stopped by earlier and after Beka apologised a thousand times they had talked for a while till Trance had come and said Beka was free to leave. As she was leaving Rev had said quietly that maybe she should go and visit Harper. At the mention of her engineer guilt filled Beka as she remembered their conversation.
//"Then leave, then just leave and let me do my job. Ya know Harper, I've saved your skin before and I'll save it again but you have got to get off my back or so help me I will drop you back on that trash heap where I found you."//
She had seen her friend visibly pale and his eyes fill with hurt. She couldn't remember seeing him since Tyr had led her to V-deck. Trance had told her how Harper had been there when she had over dosed.
Forcing herself back to the present Beka shouted again.
"Come on Harper, where the hell are you?"
She heard a shuffle from above and then something snapped and a small body fell, hanging upside down in front of her, legs caught in the wires. He was hanging with his back to her, muttering "Ah crap" to himself. Beka held back a grin as the blond engineer twisted around, trying to untangle his feet. She lightly stepped round him so he could see her and asked
"Need a hand?"
"Beka!" Harper's voice rose slightly "No, I'm good"
Beka raised her eyebrow but she grinned as Harper nimbly swung himself up, grabbing a pole and kicking his legs free so he was now hanging from the pole.
"Monkey boy." Beka said watching Harper hang there, just above her.
"Is there something I can help you with Beka?" He asked with false brightness, eyes watching her cautiously.
"Rommie said you've been here for a long time, with the sensors cut. Anything I should know?"
Harper let himself fall to the floor and brushed his combats down and picked up a few wires that had fallen. "What? No, I'm just fixing some stuff"
Beka watched his nervous actions and couldn't bring herself to start the conversation.
"Okay then" she said quietly. She turned back to the airlock. "I was just checking"
Harper watched her, guilt rising in his chest. He knew how hard things were for her at the moment but he couldn't see her. Since he could remember Beka had been the only stable thing in his life. His mom and dad had died when he was nine and he didn't have any brothers or sisters. And after the Magog raids he hadn't even had an aunt or uncle. It had been only him and Brendan, and Brendan was younger then him and didn't seem to understand the meaning of stable.
//"Come on Shay, try it. It's not that bad."//
But then he had met Beka and she had taken him away from that. The captain had no tolerance for drugs; she had kicked out Rob for using Glitz years ago and compared to some drugs Glitz was like drinking water. Harper ran a hand through his hair and sighed, walking through to the mess area. Dropping the wires onto the table Harper noticed something that had been knocked onto the floor. Picking up the flexi and switching it on Harper saw a man looking into the camera. His black hair hung round his face and his skin was pale. His eyes were red-rimmed and as they looked into the camera Harper couldn't help but shudder. They had no feeling or emotion. The blue irises were dull, now staring at something Harper couldn't see. As he began to speak his voice croaked and it sounded raw.
"My little Rocket" He began "I know it's been hard but I know I have to leave you now. Don't forget to keep shooting for the stars. Please forgive me."
The message ended and Harper stood frozen. Quickly he placed the flexi away in a cupboard so no one else could find it. A shiver flew down his spine. He knew who that man had been, Beka never talked about her father, neither of them said much about their past, but the look in the mans eyes had scared Harper. It wasn't the man himself, it was the fact that he had seen that look in Beka's eyes while she was over dosing, when he had help Dylan carry her to Med-deck and the flash had gone. In the moments she had woken up but still lost in memory Harper had seen that look in her eyes. And it scared him.
Beka paused outside the hanger bay, pain creeping through her. She needed Flash. She could feel the need in her as if it was a wild animal. Clawing at her from the inside. She screwed her eyes shut and lent against the wall. She would fight this, she wasn't her father. Since she had woken up the thought of taking more Flash had been at the back of her mind but now it screamed at her. Biting her lip to stop herself screaming Beka forced herself to walk back to the Maru.
Nearly falling through airlock Beka stumbled into the corridor. Her every nerve ending felt like it was on fire. As she looked wildly round her ship she could remember scenes with her father, playing tag when she was six or hiding from him when he was high on flash, shouting and screaming for another fix. Beka shook those memories away, moving into her room, crashing past various pieces of equipment. Reaching her cabinet Beka tore through her stuff, searching desperately, looking for any last drop or a stash of the ingredients. She pulled and threw out clothes, moving flexis and the odd piece of jewellery.
Nothing.
The need was intense, filling her whole being. Nothing else mattered to her, just as long as she got a fix. Frantic Beka slammed the drawer shut and moved over to her bed, digging under the mattress.
"There's none left" A voice said from the doorway, "Tyr and me go rid of it all."
Beka turned to see Harper, he was trying to look causal, leaning on the doorway, but Beka could she his hand hanging ready by his gun. The blond captain was focussing on his words.
"What do you mean there none left?" She asked taking a short step toward him, half desperate and half angry.
"We got rid of it Beka" Harper said quietly, "There's none here or on the Andromeda."
Even though Harper was quiet, nearly whispering, every work sounded screamed to Beka.
"No, no, no. There has to be some left. I need...I need a couple of drops."
She clung onto the edge of the cabinet like a drowning person as she sunk to her knees.
"You can't Beka" Harper said, watching her and fighting down his own emotions.
"Don't tell me what I can and can't do." Beka yelled, she grabbed something near her on the floor and threw it at the engineer. Harper dodged the shoe and let it clang down the corridor, his fingers grasping the edge of his weapon.
"Get out" she screamed grabbing a glass from her cabinet and threw that. It missed Harper and hit the wall, shattering and the little pieces falling onto the floor. Harper flinched but held his ground.
"Don't do this Beka," he pleaded.
"Just go. Leave me alone" Beka yelled again, throwing another shoe. Harper dodged again and reached up with his free hand touching his data-port.
"Tyr can you come down to the Maru?" he asked quietly. He knew Tyr would be running but till then he had to keep an eye on Beka.
His friend started to sob, arms going round her waist but Harper stayed where he was, fingers still holding the edge of his weapon. Behind him he heard the airlock open and Tyr's boots on the metal grates. The Neitzschen ran and a few seconds later was behind the engineer. He looked at Bea and then back at Harper.
"She was looking for flash" The human said quietly.
Tyr nodded and stepped forward, leaning to pull Beka to her feet. The captain swore and pulled the Neitzschen down and flipped herself round so she was on top. She started punching him, cursing and screaming, hitting his face and stomach. She was inflicting as much damage as possible. Harper stepped forward, gun half out of his holster. He winced as she punched Tyr and he heard a rib crack.
"Beka stop" Harper yelled over her cries but they fell on deaf ears. Tyr then growled and pushed the captain off him, much stronger then the captain. Beka was pushed backwards and Tyr raised his arms, bone spurs ready to strike.
"Tyr don't" Harper shouted running forward.
Tyr growled again but merely grabbed the captain roughly. "I'll take her to V-Deck" he said marching her out of the ship.
Authors Notes: Hi! Yay I now have a third fanfiction started. This story happens straight after Beka is released from the med-deck from It Makes A Lovely Light. For anyone who is unsure it is the one at the end of season one with Dylans birthday and the presant Beka gives him. Thats a kinda cryptic summary but I don't wanna spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. So thats all really. I hope you enjoy and review. Please, please, please review. Part two will come soon. By the way if anyone can think of a better title please send it in a review because I didn't really know what to call this story.
"Seamus are you in here?" Beka asked walking through the corridors of the Eureka Maru. She had just been released from the med-deck. Rev had stopped by earlier and after Beka apologised a thousand times they had talked for a while till Trance had come and said Beka was free to leave. As she was leaving Rev had said quietly that maybe she should go and visit Harper. At the mention of her engineer guilt filled Beka as she remembered their conversation.
//"Then leave, then just leave and let me do my job. Ya know Harper, I've saved your skin before and I'll save it again but you have got to get off my back or so help me I will drop you back on that trash heap where I found you."//
She had seen her friend visibly pale and his eyes fill with hurt. She couldn't remember seeing him since Tyr had led her to V-deck. Trance had told her how Harper had been there when she had over dosed.
Forcing herself back to the present Beka shouted again.
"Come on Harper, where the hell are you?"
She heard a shuffle from above and then something snapped and a small body fell, hanging upside down in front of her, legs caught in the wires. He was hanging with his back to her, muttering "Ah crap" to himself. Beka held back a grin as the blond engineer twisted around, trying to untangle his feet. She lightly stepped round him so he could see her and asked
"Need a hand?"
"Beka!" Harper's voice rose slightly "No, I'm good"
Beka raised her eyebrow but she grinned as Harper nimbly swung himself up, grabbing a pole and kicking his legs free so he was now hanging from the pole.
"Monkey boy." Beka said watching Harper hang there, just above her.
"Is there something I can help you with Beka?" He asked with false brightness, eyes watching her cautiously.
"Rommie said you've been here for a long time, with the sensors cut. Anything I should know?"
Harper let himself fall to the floor and brushed his combats down and picked up a few wires that had fallen. "What? No, I'm just fixing some stuff"
Beka watched his nervous actions and couldn't bring herself to start the conversation.
"Okay then" she said quietly. She turned back to the airlock. "I was just checking"
Harper watched her, guilt rising in his chest. He knew how hard things were for her at the moment but he couldn't see her. Since he could remember Beka had been the only stable thing in his life. His mom and dad had died when he was nine and he didn't have any brothers or sisters. And after the Magog raids he hadn't even had an aunt or uncle. It had been only him and Brendan, and Brendan was younger then him and didn't seem to understand the meaning of stable.
//"Come on Shay, try it. It's not that bad."//
But then he had met Beka and she had taken him away from that. The captain had no tolerance for drugs; she had kicked out Rob for using Glitz years ago and compared to some drugs Glitz was like drinking water. Harper ran a hand through his hair and sighed, walking through to the mess area. Dropping the wires onto the table Harper noticed something that had been knocked onto the floor. Picking up the flexi and switching it on Harper saw a man looking into the camera. His black hair hung round his face and his skin was pale. His eyes were red-rimmed and as they looked into the camera Harper couldn't help but shudder. They had no feeling or emotion. The blue irises were dull, now staring at something Harper couldn't see. As he began to speak his voice croaked and it sounded raw.
"My little Rocket" He began "I know it's been hard but I know I have to leave you now. Don't forget to keep shooting for the stars. Please forgive me."
The message ended and Harper stood frozen. Quickly he placed the flexi away in a cupboard so no one else could find it. A shiver flew down his spine. He knew who that man had been, Beka never talked about her father, neither of them said much about their past, but the look in the mans eyes had scared Harper. It wasn't the man himself, it was the fact that he had seen that look in Beka's eyes while she was over dosing, when he had help Dylan carry her to Med-deck and the flash had gone. In the moments she had woken up but still lost in memory Harper had seen that look in her eyes. And it scared him.
Beka paused outside the hanger bay, pain creeping through her. She needed Flash. She could feel the need in her as if it was a wild animal. Clawing at her from the inside. She screwed her eyes shut and lent against the wall. She would fight this, she wasn't her father. Since she had woken up the thought of taking more Flash had been at the back of her mind but now it screamed at her. Biting her lip to stop herself screaming Beka forced herself to walk back to the Maru.
Nearly falling through airlock Beka stumbled into the corridor. Her every nerve ending felt like it was on fire. As she looked wildly round her ship she could remember scenes with her father, playing tag when she was six or hiding from him when he was high on flash, shouting and screaming for another fix. Beka shook those memories away, moving into her room, crashing past various pieces of equipment. Reaching her cabinet Beka tore through her stuff, searching desperately, looking for any last drop or a stash of the ingredients. She pulled and threw out clothes, moving flexis and the odd piece of jewellery.
Nothing.
The need was intense, filling her whole being. Nothing else mattered to her, just as long as she got a fix. Frantic Beka slammed the drawer shut and moved over to her bed, digging under the mattress.
"There's none left" A voice said from the doorway, "Tyr and me go rid of it all."
Beka turned to see Harper, he was trying to look causal, leaning on the doorway, but Beka could she his hand hanging ready by his gun. The blond captain was focussing on his words.
"What do you mean there none left?" She asked taking a short step toward him, half desperate and half angry.
"We got rid of it Beka" Harper said quietly, "There's none here or on the Andromeda."
Even though Harper was quiet, nearly whispering, every work sounded screamed to Beka.
"No, no, no. There has to be some left. I need...I need a couple of drops."
She clung onto the edge of the cabinet like a drowning person as she sunk to her knees.
"You can't Beka" Harper said, watching her and fighting down his own emotions.
"Don't tell me what I can and can't do." Beka yelled, she grabbed something near her on the floor and threw it at the engineer. Harper dodged the shoe and let it clang down the corridor, his fingers grasping the edge of his weapon.
"Get out" she screamed grabbing a glass from her cabinet and threw that. It missed Harper and hit the wall, shattering and the little pieces falling onto the floor. Harper flinched but held his ground.
"Don't do this Beka," he pleaded.
"Just go. Leave me alone" Beka yelled again, throwing another shoe. Harper dodged again and reached up with his free hand touching his data-port.
"Tyr can you come down to the Maru?" he asked quietly. He knew Tyr would be running but till then he had to keep an eye on Beka.
His friend started to sob, arms going round her waist but Harper stayed where he was, fingers still holding the edge of his weapon. Behind him he heard the airlock open and Tyr's boots on the metal grates. The Neitzschen ran and a few seconds later was behind the engineer. He looked at Bea and then back at Harper.
"She was looking for flash" The human said quietly.
Tyr nodded and stepped forward, leaning to pull Beka to her feet. The captain swore and pulled the Neitzschen down and flipped herself round so she was on top. She started punching him, cursing and screaming, hitting his face and stomach. She was inflicting as much damage as possible. Harper stepped forward, gun half out of his holster. He winced as she punched Tyr and he heard a rib crack.
"Beka stop" Harper yelled over her cries but they fell on deaf ears. Tyr then growled and pushed the captain off him, much stronger then the captain. Beka was pushed backwards and Tyr raised his arms, bone spurs ready to strike.
"Tyr don't" Harper shouted running forward.
Tyr growled again but merely grabbed the captain roughly. "I'll take her to V-Deck" he said marching her out of the ship.