Authors Notes: This is a tag to 'Slip fighters the dogs of war'. If you haven't seen it then this might be confusing.
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Thanks to Harper's Pixie….Shaz…..ECHO…..Claire and Andraste for reviewing Freedom and Namesake.
Small Light
I can see her, silhouetted against the contrasting lights of the Ob's deck. She is staring out towards the stars, her mind lost in the vast universe that's stretched before us. I wanted to talk to her earlier, before the mission, but I didn't get time. I wanted to tell her during the service but I kept getting stuck on the words with everyone watching.
I take a quick deep breath and step up beside her, following her gaze to the stars. I'm the first to break the silence between us.
"Hey"
"Hey", and a sad smile is all I get in return.
Watching her I can see he shadow of my old Trance, I can imagine a purple tail drooped sadly behind her. She may have changed into a golden warrior but I can see behind that, I can see the innocent remains of the sparky purple pixie. The purple pixie who is grieving right now and needs her best friend.
"I've had a lot of cousins", I whisper, "ya know?"
"A lot of cousins" she whispered back.
I smiled sadly, "Yeah"
"I forgot how much this hurts Harper" she said, "It was six years ago, but Mesmer was just an innocent"
I can see my cousins in my mind, Brendan and his little sister Cathy. The twins smiling faces…
"Ya know Rommie was right" I smile, my cousins faces held in my mind, "Nothing ever truly disappears."
I bring one of my hands round from behind my back and place a can of Sparky Cola on the small ledge. She gives me a confused look as I open the can and take a sip.
"Try some"
"Why?" she asked wrinkling her nose at the very idea.
"Try some" I repeated.
She took the can and took a small mouthful, pulling a face at the taste.
I grinned and passed her the can again. "Take some more."
"But I don't like it" she protested but I still held the can in front of her.
"Trust me" I said as she took the can again and took a second mouthful.
"It still tastes disgusting" Trance said putting the can back on the edge.
"If you don't like it, it will do" I said wondering if she was going to understand what I wanted to say.
Again I take the can and hold it out to her, "Big mouthful this time"
"I still don't understand"
"I know"
Sighing she takes the cola and shallows two mouthfuls, looking over at me in surprise.
"It tastes a lot sweeter."
"Soon it won't taste bad at all" I said "Soon you'll only remember the good"
Light dawned in Trances mind, "It's still the same situation, but…"
"…The cola tastes better," I said with a smile, glad she understood.
I drank the last of the cola in one go and grinned at the taste. I set the can back onto the ledge and brought my other hand round from behind my back.
I set the daffodil in the sparky can. Trance smiled and wiped her face with one hand.
"Thank you Harper" she said gently touching the flower. It seemed to glow under her touch but I blinked and it was gone. I grinned at my alien friend and remembered Dylan's words earlier,
"It's what I do"
Authors Notes: I hope everyone understood me. I had this idea while drinking a Red Bull and it came to me.
Please read and review me!
Thanks to Harper's Pixie….Shaz…..ECHO…..Claire and Andraste for reviewing Freedom and Namesake.
Small Light
I can see her, silhouetted against the contrasting lights of the Ob's deck. She is staring out towards the stars, her mind lost in the vast universe that's stretched before us. I wanted to talk to her earlier, before the mission, but I didn't get time. I wanted to tell her during the service but I kept getting stuck on the words with everyone watching.
I take a quick deep breath and step up beside her, following her gaze to the stars. I'm the first to break the silence between us.
"Hey"
"Hey", and a sad smile is all I get in return.
Watching her I can see he shadow of my old Trance, I can imagine a purple tail drooped sadly behind her. She may have changed into a golden warrior but I can see behind that, I can see the innocent remains of the sparky purple pixie. The purple pixie who is grieving right now and needs her best friend.
"I've had a lot of cousins", I whisper, "ya know?"
"A lot of cousins" she whispered back.
I smiled sadly, "Yeah"
"I forgot how much this hurts Harper" she said, "It was six years ago, but Mesmer was just an innocent"
I can see my cousins in my mind, Brendan and his little sister Cathy. The twins smiling faces…
"Ya know Rommie was right" I smile, my cousins faces held in my mind, "Nothing ever truly disappears."
I bring one of my hands round from behind my back and place a can of Sparky Cola on the small ledge. She gives me a confused look as I open the can and take a sip.
"Try some"
"Why?" she asked wrinkling her nose at the very idea.
"Try some" I repeated.
She took the can and took a small mouthful, pulling a face at the taste.
I grinned and passed her the can again. "Take some more."
"But I don't like it" she protested but I still held the can in front of her.
"Trust me" I said as she took the can again and took a second mouthful.
"It still tastes disgusting" Trance said putting the can back on the edge.
"If you don't like it, it will do" I said wondering if she was going to understand what I wanted to say.
Again I take the can and hold it out to her, "Big mouthful this time"
"I still don't understand"
"I know"
Sighing she takes the cola and shallows two mouthfuls, looking over at me in surprise.
"It tastes a lot sweeter."
"Soon it won't taste bad at all" I said "Soon you'll only remember the good"
Light dawned in Trances mind, "It's still the same situation, but…"
"…The cola tastes better," I said with a smile, glad she understood.
I drank the last of the cola in one go and grinned at the taste. I set the can back onto the ledge and brought my other hand round from behind my back.
I set the daffodil in the sparky can. Trance smiled and wiped her face with one hand.
"Thank you Harper" she said gently touching the flower. It seemed to glow under her touch but I blinked and it was gone. I grinned at my alien friend and remembered Dylan's words earlier,
"It's what I do"
Authors Notes: I hope everyone understood me. I had this idea while drinking a Red Bull and it came to me.