Disclaimer: Like I always say, I don't own them and they will be returned like new...kinda new...
Authors Notes: I said I wouldn't start any new fic's until the others were finished, but this was jumping round in my head and had to be done. I will finish the other fictions...and this one too, I'm working on them. Anyway, please read and review this story. I hope you enjoy it.
"Mail call!"
Harper glanced over at his friend on the other side of the command deck, pulling his Hawaiian shirt over a black long sleeved top he asked, "What do we have my purple princess?"
Trance smiled at the engineer and looked through the list. "A few bill's for Beka, some letters for Rev, and... Ooo! A letter for you Harper"
Everyone looked over at the human who shrugged, "Who's writing to me? Everyone I know lives on this ship."
Beka and Trance looked at each other, rolling their eyes and Harper jumped forward to the screen to see the letter. The others respectfully turned to their own mail or jobs while Harper read. When he had finished Beka couldn't hold back and asked, "So who's it from?"
Harper glanced back at her, "Huh? It's nothing, just some junk." He turned to Dylan, "If that's all boss I've got a lota work to do…"
Dylan nodded in consent, watching the engineer half bemused and half curious. At the nod Harper all but bolted from the room heading to his sanctuary of machine shop 17.
Once there Harper asked "Andromeda play the message attached to the letter and engage privacy mode."
"Acknowledged, privacy mode engaged, acting chief engineer Seamus Harper."
Harper turned to face the hologram that came on beside him, his friend was staring back at him though not seeing.
"Jamie?" Harper whispered, surprised.
"Seamus" The message started, Jamie's voice was soft and he grinned "I'm sending you a message from the LSF"
Harper blinked in confusion, the name meaning nothing to him.
"It stands for Lost Soul's Family, it's for people who have had hard lives. I want you to come and check it out. I saw you on a news clip about the Andromeda and I knew you might wanna see this. I hope you come Shay."
The message ended and Harper stared down at the letter displayed on the console screen. The Lost Souls Family? He had never heard of it before, or anything like it for that matter. The Andromeda was a day away from Infinity Atoll and Harper knew he had to go see his friend, even if he didn't stay for the meeting.
Disengaging privacy mode, Harper stepped into the corridor and asked, "Rommie where's Dylan?"
The ships hologram appeared in front of him and stated, "Dylan is currently on his way to his quarters."
"Thanks Rom-doll" Harper called as he moved quickly towards the captains quarters. Catching sight of him Harper fell into step beside Dylan.
"Hey boss!"
"Hello Mr Harper" Dylan returned the greeting
"You don't have you call me that, I'm just Harper"
"Old habits" Dylan said with a smile, "What can I do for you then…Harper"
"Well I was thinking that it's been a while since any of us has had any down time."
"It has." Dylan agreed grimly.
"So" Harper continued, "As we're only a day away from Infinity Atoll, we could take the ship and relax for a few days."
Dylan studied his engineer, "Is there a surfing competition I should know about?"
"Not that I've been told of" Harper said with a grin, "Come on Dylan what do you say, three days of sand and sun. Plus no one to shoot us outta the sky."
The High Guard captain smiled "You have a point. Alright then Mr Harper, I'll tell Beka to lay in a course of Infinity Atoll."
Harper smiled and let Dylan continue to his quarters. He couldn't shake the strange feeling he got when he had been listening to Kamil's message. He wondered if it was because they called him Seamus. Beka and Trance only called him Seamus when he was in trouble for something. Reaching the command deck he was in time to hear Dylan announce to Beka over the comm unit that she was to plot a course to Infinity Atoll. From the pilots chair Beka looked over and spotted Harper walking down to her. Noticing his grin she matched it with one of her own.
"And you wouldn't have anything to do with this would you Harper?" she asked lightly, eyes searching the stars for the slipstream.
"My dear captain," Harper said, "Would I twist a high guard officer to my will like that?"
Beka rolled her eyes not bothering to reply. Instead she stated "Entering slipstream."
Authors Notes: I said I wouldn't start any new fic's until the others were finished, but this was jumping round in my head and had to be done. I will finish the other fictions...and this one too, I'm working on them. Anyway, please read and review this story. I hope you enjoy it.
"Mail call!"
Harper glanced over at his friend on the other side of the command deck, pulling his Hawaiian shirt over a black long sleeved top he asked, "What do we have my purple princess?"
Trance smiled at the engineer and looked through the list. "A few bill's for Beka, some letters for Rev, and... Ooo! A letter for you Harper"
Everyone looked over at the human who shrugged, "Who's writing to me? Everyone I know lives on this ship."
Beka and Trance looked at each other, rolling their eyes and Harper jumped forward to the screen to see the letter. The others respectfully turned to their own mail or jobs while Harper read. When he had finished Beka couldn't hold back and asked, "So who's it from?"
Harper glanced back at her, "Huh? It's nothing, just some junk." He turned to Dylan, "If that's all boss I've got a lota work to do…"
Dylan nodded in consent, watching the engineer half bemused and half curious. At the nod Harper all but bolted from the room heading to his sanctuary of machine shop 17.
Once there Harper asked "Andromeda play the message attached to the letter and engage privacy mode."
"Acknowledged, privacy mode engaged, acting chief engineer Seamus Harper."
Harper turned to face the hologram that came on beside him, his friend was staring back at him though not seeing.
"Jamie?" Harper whispered, surprised.
"Seamus" The message started, Jamie's voice was soft and he grinned "I'm sending you a message from the LSF"
Harper blinked in confusion, the name meaning nothing to him.
"It stands for Lost Soul's Family, it's for people who have had hard lives. I want you to come and check it out. I saw you on a news clip about the Andromeda and I knew you might wanna see this. I hope you come Shay."
The message ended and Harper stared down at the letter displayed on the console screen. The Lost Souls Family? He had never heard of it before, or anything like it for that matter. The Andromeda was a day away from Infinity Atoll and Harper knew he had to go see his friend, even if he didn't stay for the meeting.
Disengaging privacy mode, Harper stepped into the corridor and asked, "Rommie where's Dylan?"
The ships hologram appeared in front of him and stated, "Dylan is currently on his way to his quarters."
"Thanks Rom-doll" Harper called as he moved quickly towards the captains quarters. Catching sight of him Harper fell into step beside Dylan.
"Hey boss!"
"Hello Mr Harper" Dylan returned the greeting
"You don't have you call me that, I'm just Harper"
"Old habits" Dylan said with a smile, "What can I do for you then…Harper"
"Well I was thinking that it's been a while since any of us has had any down time."
"It has." Dylan agreed grimly.
"So" Harper continued, "As we're only a day away from Infinity Atoll, we could take the ship and relax for a few days."
Dylan studied his engineer, "Is there a surfing competition I should know about?"
"Not that I've been told of" Harper said with a grin, "Come on Dylan what do you say, three days of sand and sun. Plus no one to shoot us outta the sky."
The High Guard captain smiled "You have a point. Alright then Mr Harper, I'll tell Beka to lay in a course of Infinity Atoll."
Harper smiled and let Dylan continue to his quarters. He couldn't shake the strange feeling he got when he had been listening to Kamil's message. He wondered if it was because they called him Seamus. Beka and Trance only called him Seamus when he was in trouble for something. Reaching the command deck he was in time to hear Dylan announce to Beka over the comm unit that she was to plot a course to Infinity Atoll. From the pilots chair Beka looked over and spotted Harper walking down to her. Noticing his grin she matched it with one of her own.
"And you wouldn't have anything to do with this would you Harper?" she asked lightly, eyes searching the stars for the slipstream.
"My dear captain," Harper said, "Would I twist a high guard officer to my will like that?"
Beka rolled her eyes not bothering to reply. Instead she stated "Entering slipstream."