Part Two
"Beka, there's a message for you." Rommie, the AI of the Andromeda said joining the captain in the corridor.
"For me?" Beka asked, "Who would be sending me a message?"
It had been a long time since Beka had received any messages for the salvaging business before her and her crew had rescued Dylan and the Andromeda.
"It's from Harper and it's urgent"
They rounded a corner to the bridge where Dylan Hunt and Tyr stood studying star charts.
"Play the message Rommie" Beka said feeling sudden concern for her crewmember. She had known Harper for longer then anyone on the Andromeda and he was like a brother to her.
Rommie nodded and a few seconds later a nervous Harper appeared on the screen.
"Beka, this is Harper. Hey boss, I need help, it's Lane Bek. He's..."
Beka clenched her fists as she saw the Neitzschen appear behind
Harper and grab his throat. She had never met the guy but knew who he was from Harper's descriptions of his nightmares.
FLASHBACK
"No, mom...don't"
Beka Valentine's hand went straight for her weapon but froze when she heard the noise again.
"You can't...mom"
Sighing Beka got to her feet and walked through to the crew quarters, the gun held lightly in her hand. She could see the blond head tossing and turning in his sleep. She waited for a second to see if it had stopped. He was quiet for a moment before.
"Please, come back" His voice cracked and Beka leant forward and shook his shoulder.
"Harper. Come on Harper"
When he didn't respond she balanced herself on the bottom bunk so she could see him.
"Come on Seamus, wake up"
The blue eyes looked up at her, blinking a few times. "Boss?"
"Yeah kid" Beka confirmed sitting down on the lower bunk.
She heard him take a few deep breaths and a minute later his head appeared over the side, his false smile on his face, the smile that really annoyed her.
"Hey boss" he said casually
"Seamus..." she warned
"It's Harper" the kid muttered.
"Whatever. Look, we're friends right? I want to now why you wake up screaming in the middle of the night"
Harper sheepishly looked down at the floor and Beka sighed.
"This is my way of saying talk to me"
She could see the hesitant look in his eyes and he disappeared from her eye line. She wondered briefly if she had crossed the unspoken line between them and if she should go but a moment later Harper jumped down beside her and perched next to her on the bunk.
He took a breath and glanced back at her and then the floor. Beka leaned towards him slightly, not quite touching but he knew her presence was there supporting him. He started slowly, losing himself in memory.
"I grew up on a refugee camp in Boston. It was ruled by this Neitz known as Lane..."
END OF FLASHBACK
"...This was the Uber responsible for the deaths of Harper's family" Beka explained quietly to the others.
"That doesn't really help us in the slightest" Tyr finished making Beka turn and glare at him.
"What does that mean?" she snapped
"We don't know where they will take the little professor" Tyr pointed out
"This is Harper we're talking about. We can't do nothing. We have to help" she repeated
"We will, of course we will" Dylan stepped in "but Tyr is right. We don't know where they will take Harper"
Beka turned back to the captain "Yes we do. There's only one place they'll take him. Earth"
"Beka, there's a message for you." Rommie, the AI of the Andromeda said joining the captain in the corridor.
"For me?" Beka asked, "Who would be sending me a message?"
It had been a long time since Beka had received any messages for the salvaging business before her and her crew had rescued Dylan and the Andromeda.
"It's from Harper and it's urgent"
They rounded a corner to the bridge where Dylan Hunt and Tyr stood studying star charts.
"Play the message Rommie" Beka said feeling sudden concern for her crewmember. She had known Harper for longer then anyone on the Andromeda and he was like a brother to her.
Rommie nodded and a few seconds later a nervous Harper appeared on the screen.
"Beka, this is Harper. Hey boss, I need help, it's Lane Bek. He's..."
Beka clenched her fists as she saw the Neitzschen appear behind
Harper and grab his throat. She had never met the guy but knew who he was from Harper's descriptions of his nightmares.
FLASHBACK
"No, mom...don't"
Beka Valentine's hand went straight for her weapon but froze when she heard the noise again.
"You can't...mom"
Sighing Beka got to her feet and walked through to the crew quarters, the gun held lightly in her hand. She could see the blond head tossing and turning in his sleep. She waited for a second to see if it had stopped. He was quiet for a moment before.
"Please, come back" His voice cracked and Beka leant forward and shook his shoulder.
"Harper. Come on Harper"
When he didn't respond she balanced herself on the bottom bunk so she could see him.
"Come on Seamus, wake up"
The blue eyes looked up at her, blinking a few times. "Boss?"
"Yeah kid" Beka confirmed sitting down on the lower bunk.
She heard him take a few deep breaths and a minute later his head appeared over the side, his false smile on his face, the smile that really annoyed her.
"Hey boss" he said casually
"Seamus..." she warned
"It's Harper" the kid muttered.
"Whatever. Look, we're friends right? I want to now why you wake up screaming in the middle of the night"
Harper sheepishly looked down at the floor and Beka sighed.
"This is my way of saying talk to me"
She could see the hesitant look in his eyes and he disappeared from her eye line. She wondered briefly if she had crossed the unspoken line between them and if she should go but a moment later Harper jumped down beside her and perched next to her on the bunk.
He took a breath and glanced back at her and then the floor. Beka leaned towards him slightly, not quite touching but he knew her presence was there supporting him. He started slowly, losing himself in memory.
"I grew up on a refugee camp in Boston. It was ruled by this Neitz known as Lane..."
END OF FLASHBACK
"...This was the Uber responsible for the deaths of Harper's family" Beka explained quietly to the others.
"That doesn't really help us in the slightest" Tyr finished making Beka turn and glare at him.
"What does that mean?" she snapped
"We don't know where they will take the little professor" Tyr pointed out
"This is Harper we're talking about. We can't do nothing. We have to help" she repeated
"We will, of course we will" Dylan stepped in "but Tyr is right. We don't know where they will take Harper"
Beka turned back to the captain "Yes we do. There's only one place they'll take him. Earth"