Part Twelve
Harpers eyes shot open as bright light streamed into the doorway. He must have fallen asleep while the nano-botts worked on his battered body; his head was now resting on Beka's shoulder. Lane stood in the doorway grinning.
"Good morning sunshine" Lane said as Harper and Beka quickly got to their feet. Harper was surprised at how painless his ribs were. The nano-botts had fixed his ribs and cheekbone not to mention all the other cuts and bruises he had received in the last few days. The only problem was now his body felt stiff.
"So" Lane continued stepping forward "I've just been talking to your friend Captain Hunt"
Beka and Harper glanced at each other worry spending across their faces. Hoping their friends were all right but also wondering when they could escape.
"And do you know what Seamus" Lane said, stepping once more step forward and gripping Harpers shoulder painfully. "They didn't even ask about you."
"Go to hell uber" Harper snapped, pulling out of Lanes grasp and backing up away from the Neitzschen.
"Now Seamus, don't you see that I care." Lane was saying, "From when I first saw you."
Beka watched her engineer back up further against the wall, muttering "Shut up" through clenched teeth. Beka's hands screwed into fists.
"Do you remember Seamus? A little eight year old boy who thought her could save his cousin by attacking a Neitzschen?"
"I was nine" Harper said quietly, looking a Lane with pure hate. Cathy's plea's echoed in his ears.
//"Shany help me, please help me"//
"Ah yes, you mudfoot's always look small. Your cousin though, beautiful even by human standards. Especially when she got older…"
Lanes taunting had the effect he was hoping for. Harper swore and jumped forward trying to tackle the Neitzschen. Beka grabbed him, holding the small human back.
"Beka let me go!" he shouted, fighting against his friend.
Lane laughed harshly, enjoying the humans' anger. "Well goodbye Seamus, maybe I should go find your cousin."
"You bastard!" Harper yelled and as the door shut behind Lane he finally broke free from Beka, running forward and punching the door. "Damnit, Damnit"
Still punching the wall he slowly sunk down to the floor not caring as his knuckles bruised. Beka knelt down beside him and placed a hand gently on his shoulder.
"He's lying Harper" she said gently.
Swallowing and taking a few deep breaths Harper nodded. "I know, I know. I'm good, I'm good."
Beka nodded and got to her feet, letting her friend compose himself. A few seconds later Harper stood up beside her. She touched the door gently.
"So what do we have?" she asked looking round the room.
Harper looked round the cell with Beka, Lanes taunting had filled him with new determination to escape.
"High security" Harper mumbled, followed by some technical jumble that Beka didn't follow.
"Translation?"
"The only was to get out of here is to open the door from the other side." Harper said sitting back on the floor.
"That could be a problem" Beka agreed leaning against the opposite wall.
"Well we got out of worse situations" Harper said with a grin.
FLASHBACK
Beka ran a hand through her blue hair and looked over at the human sitting on the bench beside her. Harper grinned, pushing up the sleeves of the too big leather jacket.
"So that went well."
"We need to change your definition of 'well' Seamus" Beka said rolling her eyes.
"It's Harper, and don't worry boss, well be fine."
Beka laughed "And how's that? They've given us the death penalty."
"Huh?" Harper said suddenly jumping up and turning to face the captain. "I though 'immorta' meant life in this language. As in immortality"
Beka lost her grin and sighed, hating to have to tell him this.
"No 'immorta' means death in their stupid language."
"Great, they couldn't even give us the trial in common."
He looked around the room quickly, hoping to find something they missed to get out.
During his frantic search he suddenly froze, wheeling to face Beka who was still sitting down. Pure panic and fear on his face he whispered. "There's a magog coming"
He backed up to the far wall, near Beka, almost shaking, his eyes fixed only on the cell door. Beka watched Harper and glanced at the door. She had known her engineer long enough to understand that he knew what he was talking about. He seemed to sense whenever a Neitzschen or other enemy walked by when they were on a drift but the fear in his face and voice shocked the captain. Normally he would just tell her that an enemy was near, he had never reacted like this.
"Oh crap, it's coming closer. Beka it's coming closer" His voice shaking.
Beka moved over to him and stood in front, offering what protection she could. She heard Harpers sharp intake of breath just before the door opened. In the door way stood a Magog, dressed in an orange robe and a bronze medallion hung round his neck. Beka's eyes widened as she looked at the new comer. He however spoke before she did
.
"Rebecca? What have you gotten yourself into now?"
Beka grinned sheepishly. "Hey Rev. What are you doing here?"
"I work here Beka, I speak to the condemned and help them to find The Way before they die."
She heard Harper whimper behind her and she suddenly remembered. She stepped to the side and Harper tried to back further into the wall.
"Harper it's okay." She said placing a hand on his shoulder. "Rev is a friend"
"It's a magog" Harper said in disbelief.
"He's a good magog" Beka said, "Rev is a Wayist Monk. He was a friend of my fathers."
Harper was looking at her like she was crazy. "Umm…Boss?"
"Harper trust me, he's okay. He won't hurt you."
Harper's breathing was coming in quick short gasps as his eyes jumped between Beka and Rev. His mind stuck between his instincts from Earth and his trust in his friend.
"Beka I don't mean to rush you" Rev said quietly "But as I guess we're leaving it must be soon"
Beka smiled at her old friend. Rev knew her too well. She began to follow the magog out of the room when she realised Harper hadn't moved, he was still pressed against the wall, pale.
"Come on Seamus" she whispered taking his arm gently. He gave her a dubious look but she returned it with a reassuring smile and pulled him out of the cell.
END OF FLASHBACK
Authors Notes: Okay so that when kinda off the point. If I was making a point……… But I miss rev and as I couldn't have him in my story I will bring him back with the power of the Flashback. Mwa ha ha ha The Power.
"I guess Rev isn't here to save us this time." Beka said, "Is there anything you can do?"
"Unless I can phase through walls no. So I guess we just sit tight huh?" Harper said with a scowl thinking of Cathy.
"I'm not happy about it." Beka sighed "But what choice do we have?"
"I'm working on it" Harper said staring at the door. "I can't even hotwire anything"
"So………Do you know any good songs?"
Harper smiled "Do you know Victorious"
Authors Note: By the way, here are the words to Victorious if you want to know.
Victorious, Victorious
One bottle of beer between the four of us
Glory be to god that there ain't no more of us
Cause one of us would drink the blooming lot
Bottle 'n' all
Cork 'n' all
Amen
Sing it again.
As you can imagine the song goes on for a while………
Harpers eyes shot open as bright light streamed into the doorway. He must have fallen asleep while the nano-botts worked on his battered body; his head was now resting on Beka's shoulder. Lane stood in the doorway grinning.
"Good morning sunshine" Lane said as Harper and Beka quickly got to their feet. Harper was surprised at how painless his ribs were. The nano-botts had fixed his ribs and cheekbone not to mention all the other cuts and bruises he had received in the last few days. The only problem was now his body felt stiff.
"So" Lane continued stepping forward "I've just been talking to your friend Captain Hunt"
Beka and Harper glanced at each other worry spending across their faces. Hoping their friends were all right but also wondering when they could escape.
"And do you know what Seamus" Lane said, stepping once more step forward and gripping Harpers shoulder painfully. "They didn't even ask about you."
"Go to hell uber" Harper snapped, pulling out of Lanes grasp and backing up away from the Neitzschen.
"Now Seamus, don't you see that I care." Lane was saying, "From when I first saw you."
Beka watched her engineer back up further against the wall, muttering "Shut up" through clenched teeth. Beka's hands screwed into fists.
"Do you remember Seamus? A little eight year old boy who thought her could save his cousin by attacking a Neitzschen?"
"I was nine" Harper said quietly, looking a Lane with pure hate. Cathy's plea's echoed in his ears.
//"Shany help me, please help me"//
"Ah yes, you mudfoot's always look small. Your cousin though, beautiful even by human standards. Especially when she got older…"
Lanes taunting had the effect he was hoping for. Harper swore and jumped forward trying to tackle the Neitzschen. Beka grabbed him, holding the small human back.
"Beka let me go!" he shouted, fighting against his friend.
Lane laughed harshly, enjoying the humans' anger. "Well goodbye Seamus, maybe I should go find your cousin."
"You bastard!" Harper yelled and as the door shut behind Lane he finally broke free from Beka, running forward and punching the door. "Damnit, Damnit"
Still punching the wall he slowly sunk down to the floor not caring as his knuckles bruised. Beka knelt down beside him and placed a hand gently on his shoulder.
"He's lying Harper" she said gently.
Swallowing and taking a few deep breaths Harper nodded. "I know, I know. I'm good, I'm good."
Beka nodded and got to her feet, letting her friend compose himself. A few seconds later Harper stood up beside her. She touched the door gently.
"So what do we have?" she asked looking round the room.
Harper looked round the cell with Beka, Lanes taunting had filled him with new determination to escape.
"High security" Harper mumbled, followed by some technical jumble that Beka didn't follow.
"Translation?"
"The only was to get out of here is to open the door from the other side." Harper said sitting back on the floor.
"That could be a problem" Beka agreed leaning against the opposite wall.
"Well we got out of worse situations" Harper said with a grin.
FLASHBACK
Beka ran a hand through her blue hair and looked over at the human sitting on the bench beside her. Harper grinned, pushing up the sleeves of the too big leather jacket.
"So that went well."
"We need to change your definition of 'well' Seamus" Beka said rolling her eyes.
"It's Harper, and don't worry boss, well be fine."
Beka laughed "And how's that? They've given us the death penalty."
"Huh?" Harper said suddenly jumping up and turning to face the captain. "I though 'immorta' meant life in this language. As in immortality"
Beka lost her grin and sighed, hating to have to tell him this.
"No 'immorta' means death in their stupid language."
"Great, they couldn't even give us the trial in common."
He looked around the room quickly, hoping to find something they missed to get out.
During his frantic search he suddenly froze, wheeling to face Beka who was still sitting down. Pure panic and fear on his face he whispered. "There's a magog coming"
He backed up to the far wall, near Beka, almost shaking, his eyes fixed only on the cell door. Beka watched Harper and glanced at the door. She had known her engineer long enough to understand that he knew what he was talking about. He seemed to sense whenever a Neitzschen or other enemy walked by when they were on a drift but the fear in his face and voice shocked the captain. Normally he would just tell her that an enemy was near, he had never reacted like this.
"Oh crap, it's coming closer. Beka it's coming closer" His voice shaking.
Beka moved over to him and stood in front, offering what protection she could. She heard Harpers sharp intake of breath just before the door opened. In the door way stood a Magog, dressed in an orange robe and a bronze medallion hung round his neck. Beka's eyes widened as she looked at the new comer. He however spoke before she did
.
"Rebecca? What have you gotten yourself into now?"
Beka grinned sheepishly. "Hey Rev. What are you doing here?"
"I work here Beka, I speak to the condemned and help them to find The Way before they die."
She heard Harper whimper behind her and she suddenly remembered. She stepped to the side and Harper tried to back further into the wall.
"Harper it's okay." She said placing a hand on his shoulder. "Rev is a friend"
"It's a magog" Harper said in disbelief.
"He's a good magog" Beka said, "Rev is a Wayist Monk. He was a friend of my fathers."
Harper was looking at her like she was crazy. "Umm…Boss?"
"Harper trust me, he's okay. He won't hurt you."
Harper's breathing was coming in quick short gasps as his eyes jumped between Beka and Rev. His mind stuck between his instincts from Earth and his trust in his friend.
"Beka I don't mean to rush you" Rev said quietly "But as I guess we're leaving it must be soon"
Beka smiled at her old friend. Rev knew her too well. She began to follow the magog out of the room when she realised Harper hadn't moved, he was still pressed against the wall, pale.
"Come on Seamus" she whispered taking his arm gently. He gave her a dubious look but she returned it with a reassuring smile and pulled him out of the cell.
END OF FLASHBACK
Authors Notes: Okay so that when kinda off the point. If I was making a point……… But I miss rev and as I couldn't have him in my story I will bring him back with the power of the Flashback. Mwa ha ha ha The Power.
"I guess Rev isn't here to save us this time." Beka said, "Is there anything you can do?"
"Unless I can phase through walls no. So I guess we just sit tight huh?" Harper said with a scowl thinking of Cathy.
"I'm not happy about it." Beka sighed "But what choice do we have?"
"I'm working on it" Harper said staring at the door. "I can't even hotwire anything"
"So………Do you know any good songs?"
Harper smiled "Do you know Victorious"
Authors Note: By the way, here are the words to Victorious if you want to know.
Victorious, Victorious
One bottle of beer between the four of us
Glory be to god that there ain't no more of us
Cause one of us would drink the blooming lot
Bottle 'n' all
Cork 'n' all
Amen
Sing it again.
As you can imagine the song goes on for a while………