Authors Notes: Chapter 21 and the next (and last) chapter will be posted with this.
Thanks you to Lila......Harper's Pixie.......Anime-Wiccan and Nureek. I hope you all like the last bit.
Part Twenty-One
Harper forced his eyes open, blinking at the bright lights. It took the engineer a moment to work out where he was but he soon recognised the Andromeda Ascendants Medical room. He lent back against the soft covers. His head felt fizzy from the painkillers, and he felt something resting on his arm. Opening his eyes again, 'when had they closed?', he lifted his head up to see Beka asleep, her head resting on his arm. Harper smiled slightly and twisted round to look around the deck.
Cathy slept on the bed beside him; once again the soft beeping was a comforting sound as he watched the pale figure on the bed.
"She's going to be fine" a voice said from somewhere above his head.
Again Harper tried to twist round, without waking Beka, but trance stepped into view, smiling at him gently.
"How are you feeling?"
"Okay, I'm okay" he said, sounding like he had to convince himself more then Trance.
"Good" Trance said lightly, know what he needed at the moment, "You've been asleep long enough"
"How long?"
"About sixteen hours" Trance said and touched his arm gently when she saw his worried face, "Don't worry, your body just needed rest, plus the nano-botts I gave you properly didn't help much."
"When can I go?"
Trance pretended to look hurt; "I thought you liked being with me."
Harper grinned, the first real smile he had felt for a while. "Trance my golden goddess, if it was you, me and a bubble bath I would have no objections, but I just wanna walk around for a bit."
Trance tried to ignore the begging in his blue eyes but finally gave in to the Seamus Harper charm.
"When Beka wakes up she can take you up to command and back."
"When…"
"…Cathy wakes up you will be the first I tell if your not here."
Harper smiled again and when Trances back was turned to check on Cathy he jerked his arm out from underneath Beka's head causing her to jump awake.
The first officer was awake in a second, looking round for any threat before her eyes settled on Harper. She grinned when she saw him and pulled the younger man into an enthusiastic hug, which he gladly returned.
"Glad to have you back Seamus" Beka said, arm still round his shoulders as if expecting him to suddenly disappear.
"Glad to be back" Harper gave her one on his trademark grins
He finally felt safe.
A groan escaped from the other bed and Harper's head shot round to face his cousin. Trance was already by her side and Harper pushed himself off the bed, grabbing the edge for support.
Wordlessly Beka slipped her arm round his waist knowing how much the human hated being helpless and led him over to the bed. Cathy forced her eyes open, looking round the medical room in confusion, not knowing where she was. However she calmed down when she saw Harper. She smiled and Harper smiled back, happy to se the familiar grin. Her eyes darted to Trance and she whispered
"Are we n heaven Shay?"
Harper laughed, "No, this is Trance, one of my best friends. She fixed us up. We're safe on the Andromeda Ascendant Cati"
The young girls eyes went wide.
"The Andromeda?" she asked excited, pushing herself upright to get a better view.
Harper had been telling her how wonderful it was for the last few days.
The holographic Andromeda appeared in front of them causing Cathy to jump slightly.
"Sorry" Andromeda apologised, "Dylan just wanted to know how you both are. He wanted to see you when you woke up."
"We've both fine" Harper answered, knowing he would be saying the same thing for a while yet.
"Shall I send him down?" Rommie asked, but Harper shook his head.
"We'll walk. I wanna show Cathy how beautiful you are babe."
Andromeda smiled and rolled her eyes and Cathy mirrored her movements, hugging her older cousin.
"You haven't changed Seamus Harper"
A/N The next chapter will just be a short little thing to tie up he rest.
Thanks you to Lila......Harper's Pixie.......Anime-Wiccan and Nureek. I hope you all like the last bit.
Part Twenty-One
Harper forced his eyes open, blinking at the bright lights. It took the engineer a moment to work out where he was but he soon recognised the Andromeda Ascendants Medical room. He lent back against the soft covers. His head felt fizzy from the painkillers, and he felt something resting on his arm. Opening his eyes again, 'when had they closed?', he lifted his head up to see Beka asleep, her head resting on his arm. Harper smiled slightly and twisted round to look around the deck.
Cathy slept on the bed beside him; once again the soft beeping was a comforting sound as he watched the pale figure on the bed.
"She's going to be fine" a voice said from somewhere above his head.
Again Harper tried to twist round, without waking Beka, but trance stepped into view, smiling at him gently.
"How are you feeling?"
"Okay, I'm okay" he said, sounding like he had to convince himself more then Trance.
"Good" Trance said lightly, know what he needed at the moment, "You've been asleep long enough"
"How long?"
"About sixteen hours" Trance said and touched his arm gently when she saw his worried face, "Don't worry, your body just needed rest, plus the nano-botts I gave you properly didn't help much."
"When can I go?"
Trance pretended to look hurt; "I thought you liked being with me."
Harper grinned, the first real smile he had felt for a while. "Trance my golden goddess, if it was you, me and a bubble bath I would have no objections, but I just wanna walk around for a bit."
Trance tried to ignore the begging in his blue eyes but finally gave in to the Seamus Harper charm.
"When Beka wakes up she can take you up to command and back."
"When…"
"…Cathy wakes up you will be the first I tell if your not here."
Harper smiled again and when Trances back was turned to check on Cathy he jerked his arm out from underneath Beka's head causing her to jump awake.
The first officer was awake in a second, looking round for any threat before her eyes settled on Harper. She grinned when she saw him and pulled the younger man into an enthusiastic hug, which he gladly returned.
"Glad to have you back Seamus" Beka said, arm still round his shoulders as if expecting him to suddenly disappear.
"Glad to be back" Harper gave her one on his trademark grins
He finally felt safe.
A groan escaped from the other bed and Harper's head shot round to face his cousin. Trance was already by her side and Harper pushed himself off the bed, grabbing the edge for support.
Wordlessly Beka slipped her arm round his waist knowing how much the human hated being helpless and led him over to the bed. Cathy forced her eyes open, looking round the medical room in confusion, not knowing where she was. However she calmed down when she saw Harper. She smiled and Harper smiled back, happy to se the familiar grin. Her eyes darted to Trance and she whispered
"Are we n heaven Shay?"
Harper laughed, "No, this is Trance, one of my best friends. She fixed us up. We're safe on the Andromeda Ascendant Cati"
The young girls eyes went wide.
"The Andromeda?" she asked excited, pushing herself upright to get a better view.
Harper had been telling her how wonderful it was for the last few days.
The holographic Andromeda appeared in front of them causing Cathy to jump slightly.
"Sorry" Andromeda apologised, "Dylan just wanted to know how you both are. He wanted to see you when you woke up."
"We've both fine" Harper answered, knowing he would be saying the same thing for a while yet.
"Shall I send him down?" Rommie asked, but Harper shook his head.
"We'll walk. I wanna show Cathy how beautiful you are babe."
Andromeda smiled and rolled her eyes and Cathy mirrored her movements, hugging her older cousin.
"You haven't changed Seamus Harper"
A/N The next chapter will just be a short little thing to tie up he rest.