Authors Notes Okay here is the long awaited chapter and I think I should go and find somewhere to hide!!!
Thanks to Luna Fox (I love the Trance/Harper bonding bit too! Glad you liked it) ……Rodney (I don't mind Harper owies but this has to be done)……nureek (I love your name!) and Lila (Here ya go Harper and is cousin but please don't throw too many things at me. And if you set your big bro on me I'll set my insane bro on you. Lol. For prove of this insanity please read anything by Axe Rat!!)
Please keep up the reviews. I love you all for it!!!!!!!!!
Part Eighteen
Harpers eyes widened and his breath caught in his throat, everything seemed to be happening in slow motion. The shot fired towards him and he waited to feel the pain of impact. Instead all he felt was Cathy's arm tighten around his waist, felt her body stiffen and slip down to the floor almost pulling him down with her. Before he could process what was happening Harper felt Tyr brush past him, charging the other Neitzschen with a roar, knocking the weapon from his hands.
Turning Harper feel to his knees beside his cousin, his hands froze over her wound, unsure what to do, how to help.
"Beka" he croaked out "Help, please!"
She was by his side in an instant, applying pressure to the wound, her other hand checking Cathy's pulse, her hand subconsciously brushing back the blond hair that mirrored her cousins.
Harper was frozen, his heart in his throat. They were in the shadow of the Maru, the shadow of safety, why did it have to happen now?
"Harper you with me?" Beka asked, glancing up at the frozen engineer, his hands seemed to be shaking slightly but he rested them on his knees to stop them.
He nodded, unable to speak past the lump in his throat, but he visibly jumped when another shot was fired. He spun round, still on his knees and saw Lane on the floor, withering in pain and smoke rising from his kneecap. Tyr stood over him with his weapon and a scowl on his face.
"Tyr I need your help" Beka said before the Neitzschen could fire again. He hesitated but ran back, gently lifting Cathy into his arms running onto the Maru. There was nothing they could do for her here and needed to get her back onto the Andromeda as quickly as possible. The Maru was ready to leave and Beka turned at the airlock, shouting for Harper to get on board. The human was staring at Lane though, watching the Neitzschen roll on the floor with pain, pain he had just inflicted on his cousin. The pain Lane had caused him. His left arm throbbed and he remembered Lane squeezing and twisting it until it cracked. Beka's voice faded into the background as he stared at the fallen Neitzschen, then the humans eyes spotted something on the floor, not far away. Rage roared through his ears, blocking out everything around him. Before he could process what he was doing Harper grabbed the gun off the floor, feeling the cool weight in his hand. Almost robotically he walked up to Lane, standing over him, his shadow cast along Lanes face.
The Neitzschen opened his eyes and looked up at Harper and he laughed.
"You still lost Seamus" he croaked, a dry laugh escaping his lips.
"I don't think I did." Harper whispered, finding his voice at last.
He could hear Tyr, running up to him and he knew he only had a few seconds before he reached him. He levelled the gun, aiming straight at Lanes face.
"I beat you." Harper continued, "You've been beaten by a Kludge. I may be nothing but a mudfoot, but this mudfoot has beaten you. "
Lane laughed again but this time Harper saw the fear in his eyes and that was enough. His shaking hand gripped the weapon and he fired.
Tyr ran up to the shaking human, stopping behind him and resting a hand on his shoulder. Harper didn't even flinch; he was just staring at the blackened remains of Lanes unrecognisable corpse. Tyr took the weapon off Harper and gently steered him away, back to the Maru. He could feel the tremors running through his young frame, the adrenaline was slowly leaving and he was going into shock.
"Come on boy" he said gently, "We have to get back to the ship."
Realization seemed to hit Harper as he remembered his cousin and the two friends sped to a run.
Thanks to Luna Fox (I love the Trance/Harper bonding bit too! Glad you liked it) ……Rodney (I don't mind Harper owies but this has to be done)……nureek (I love your name!) and Lila (Here ya go Harper and is cousin but please don't throw too many things at me. And if you set your big bro on me I'll set my insane bro on you. Lol. For prove of this insanity please read anything by Axe Rat!!)
Please keep up the reviews. I love you all for it!!!!!!!!!
Part Eighteen
Harpers eyes widened and his breath caught in his throat, everything seemed to be happening in slow motion. The shot fired towards him and he waited to feel the pain of impact. Instead all he felt was Cathy's arm tighten around his waist, felt her body stiffen and slip down to the floor almost pulling him down with her. Before he could process what was happening Harper felt Tyr brush past him, charging the other Neitzschen with a roar, knocking the weapon from his hands.
Turning Harper feel to his knees beside his cousin, his hands froze over her wound, unsure what to do, how to help.
"Beka" he croaked out "Help, please!"
She was by his side in an instant, applying pressure to the wound, her other hand checking Cathy's pulse, her hand subconsciously brushing back the blond hair that mirrored her cousins.
Harper was frozen, his heart in his throat. They were in the shadow of the Maru, the shadow of safety, why did it have to happen now?
"Harper you with me?" Beka asked, glancing up at the frozen engineer, his hands seemed to be shaking slightly but he rested them on his knees to stop them.
He nodded, unable to speak past the lump in his throat, but he visibly jumped when another shot was fired. He spun round, still on his knees and saw Lane on the floor, withering in pain and smoke rising from his kneecap. Tyr stood over him with his weapon and a scowl on his face.
"Tyr I need your help" Beka said before the Neitzschen could fire again. He hesitated but ran back, gently lifting Cathy into his arms running onto the Maru. There was nothing they could do for her here and needed to get her back onto the Andromeda as quickly as possible. The Maru was ready to leave and Beka turned at the airlock, shouting for Harper to get on board. The human was staring at Lane though, watching the Neitzschen roll on the floor with pain, pain he had just inflicted on his cousin. The pain Lane had caused him. His left arm throbbed and he remembered Lane squeezing and twisting it until it cracked. Beka's voice faded into the background as he stared at the fallen Neitzschen, then the humans eyes spotted something on the floor, not far away. Rage roared through his ears, blocking out everything around him. Before he could process what he was doing Harper grabbed the gun off the floor, feeling the cool weight in his hand. Almost robotically he walked up to Lane, standing over him, his shadow cast along Lanes face.
The Neitzschen opened his eyes and looked up at Harper and he laughed.
"You still lost Seamus" he croaked, a dry laugh escaping his lips.
"I don't think I did." Harper whispered, finding his voice at last.
He could hear Tyr, running up to him and he knew he only had a few seconds before he reached him. He levelled the gun, aiming straight at Lanes face.
"I beat you." Harper continued, "You've been beaten by a Kludge. I may be nothing but a mudfoot, but this mudfoot has beaten you. "
Lane laughed again but this time Harper saw the fear in his eyes and that was enough. His shaking hand gripped the weapon and he fired.
Tyr ran up to the shaking human, stopping behind him and resting a hand on his shoulder. Harper didn't even flinch; he was just staring at the blackened remains of Lanes unrecognisable corpse. Tyr took the weapon off Harper and gently steered him away, back to the Maru. He could feel the tremors running through his young frame, the adrenaline was slowly leaving and he was going into shock.
"Come on boy" he said gently, "We have to get back to the ship."
Realization seemed to hit Harper as he remembered his cousin and the two friends sped to a run.