Friends old and new, part 5: Offers and deals
Dylan sat in his office, opposite Mark McCoy, "I know you have a job, but I'd like to offer you a new one: the Mobius military academy needs people to help train the new High Guard officers for the re-formed Commonwealth. You told me that when I had the Commonwealth back together, you'd be willing to help. Well, its not entirely re-formed, but it's getting there." Mark looked at the flexi Dylan had handed him, "Well, I don't know quite what to say. I'd like to say 'I accept', but it's not just up to me: I'll have to run this by Orion, Mary and Whisper before I can give you a definite answer." Dylan nodded, "I understand."
Mary was having lunch with Harper in Andromeda's mess hall when Orion and Mark found them. Mark sat down next to his sister, "Dylan's offered us jobs at the new High Guard academy on Mobius. I'm for it, so is Orion and Whisper, but if you say no, then we'll turn it down." Mary thought for a moment, "If I say yes, we'll be in one place all the time, and that means Seamus here can visit. But, on the other hand, I'll have to follow the rules."
Harper looked at her, "Is that such a bad thing? I've learnt to live with High Guard rules. Well, most of them. I like the idea of being able to see you more often. Mobius isn't that bad compared to some places." Mary smiled, "You would say that: you're a mud-foot. It would be nice to have a stable home to bring Travis up in, not that I'm knocking you Orion." The Avatar shrugged, "I don't blame you: I know a lot of people spend their entire lives in space, but this is a opportunity to be a part of something big. I miss being in the High Guard. I'd like to be apart of that again." Mark nodded, "Looks like we're going to Mobius then."
Tyr was in his quarters, doing his best to keep out of everybody's way, and was thus quite annoyed when someone knocked at the door. He opened it, expecting to find either Dylan or Beka, but was surprised to find Mary standing before him. He looked at her, "What do you want?" She looked him dead in the eye, "I have a mutually beneficial proposition to put to you. You going to invite me in?" Tyr stepped aside and allowed her step past him. Mary walked to the center of the room and looked up at the ceiling, "Andromeda, engage privacy mode." There was a bleep as the ship responded. Tyr raised an eyebrow, "So, what do you have to say?"
Mary pulled a metal cylinder from her pocket, "You know what this is?" Tyr nodded, "It looks like a slightly modified DNA canister." Mary smiled, "That's right, and it contains a sample of my DNA, Kodiak DNA: all you will need to re-start your pride." Tyr went to take the canister, but Mary yanked it back at the last moment, "There is a price for this Anasazi." Tyr looked at her, "There always is. What do you want?" Mary smiled, "What I want is for Seamus to live long enough to marry me like we plan. You're a survivor Tyr, it's your nature, and if the need arises you'd do anything to survive. I can live with that. I want you to keep an eye on Seamus, make sure he survives." Tyr looked at her, "What's to stop me from just taking the sample, using it, and killing Harper just to spite you?" Mary smiled, "Two grams of C4 explosive in the lining of the cylinder. I know your past, so there is a 50/50 chance that you could disarm it without the proper code, but would you really be will to take that risk?" She handed the cylinder over.
Tyr looked at it, "So when do I get the code to open it?" Mary walked over to the door, "As soon as Seamus and I are married, I will give you the code, and you can do whatever you want with it. The only condition is that Seamus never knows that I gave you that. You try and open it and the sample is destroyed, don't come running to me asking for a replacement. I trust you about as far as I could throw this ship, but I know how you think: keep your end of the deal, and I'll keep mine."
TBC