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Author's Note: Sorry guys I know this isn't long but it's all I can give you for now. Its gonna be longer next time. So just think of this as a sample

Taal - thanx for telling me, I didn't even realize that I didn't accept anonymous reviewing, sorry people. I fixed that now so that means you can all review! heheheh

Dragon of the Elements - Nice try, it's not her but I'm happy someone tried. Hint: both of these people are a little subtler in the real Andromeda universe so they aren't big characters, especially Mallory.



Chapter 2 ½.

"Trance please explain" Dylan asked. They were all waiting impatiently for her to respond; if Trance had been her younger purple self she would have been fidgeting nervously from their stares. For now, though, she seemed to be thinking of an answer and putting everything together.

"Well I don't exactly understand it myself," she said uncertainly "but whatever happened to Harper seem to be related to his childhood."

Tyr spoke up "So you mean Earth."

"What, Neitzscheans or Magogs again?" Beka added.

" No, something worst, something he had long forgotten"

Dylan stopped pacing and looked at her "Trance this doesn't make any sense"

"I know but that's all I can give you"

"Alright, well there's nothing else we can do on the Maru. We might as well go to Command and start searching for him.somehow."

Everyone headed for Command however before Trance could join them she felt a hand grab her arm. As she turned around she saw Beka's curious but concerned face looking at her.

"Trance there's something else isn't there, you're not telling us everything" Beka knew her friend and she was certain that Trance was hiding something. Trance just stared at her. It was tearing inside her not being able to tell them everything but she had to stay strong. She always had to stay strong. Beka seem to understand and nodded.

"Trance you know I trust you but I hope you're doing the right thing." Seeing that she had nothing else to say, Beka left the miserable woman.

"I hope so too Beka. I hope so too" Trance whispered to herself.

*****

Darkness surrounded him. He knew that it wouldn't last long, it never did. Most people would be relived to have known this, but he knew that the real monsters lived in the light, the harsh blinding light. He remembered pain and screaming in the light. Flickers of once buried images drifted closer to his consciousness.

~ The first thing that registered in his mind was the fact that a light was shinning in his eyes, then he felt the unmistakable pressure of leather restraints on his wrist, ankles, waist, and one preventing his head from moving. He was well aware what came next: tests, torturous test. Oh yes he knew what would happen next but his young mind didn't know why it was happening. ~

~ The man with the glowing red eyes had made him do a terrible thing today. He had lit another person, he had killed him with fire.burned him alive. There was always pain and screaming in the light. At the age of four the innocents of youth had already been stolen from him. ~

~ Vanilla filled the air. he was safe. ~

~ Claw like fingers gripped his shoulders unkindly. "You, my boy, are very important, very important indeed."~

~ "Put it on fire now!" The dark figure approached him menacingly. The small child did everything he could to get away from it. He had problems controlling his little body as it shook violently from terror and exhaustion. But this time he would refuse; he didn't care anymore what might happen to him. He was sick and tired of this life he was forced to live. If he could, he would put an end to it. He was but a child of six after all.

"No" he said in small whisper almost too low to be heard. He felt the familiar excruciating pain in his stomach. The pain came from the powerful mind of his tormenter. He let out a scream and crumpled to the cold hard floor.

"What did you say you little brat?" Adon Eblis spat.

A little more defiantly "I said no!" Somewhat surprised by the child's disobedience, the Adon quickly recovered and sneered at him.

"If that's how you want it." He looked at the ceiling and nodded as if someone else was watching.

"Bring him in" Moments latter more men with cloaks and claw like fingers came in dragging the beaten body of an unconscious fifteen year old.

"Zaim!" Edan felt tears trailing down his cheeks as he saw his protector and father figure suffering because of him.

"You see Edan if you don't do what I want Zaim will die and if that doesn't work, well I'll do it all over again with Madra"

"Fine. I'll cooperate," he said, giving up. In the end they always got what they wanted.~

~ Spiky blue hair and the unusual sound of laughter. ~

~ "It's time, we're getting out of here" ~

~ They were all running. Zaim was in the front leading the group with Mallory right beside him; Madra was a couple of feet away carrying Edan and the other children were in the back. ~

~ "We can't leave Madra! The Ad.the Adon will kill her!" the child screamed while struggling to get free from the grip of the other boy.

"Edan we don't have a choice" Zaim picked up Edan and fled.~

~Your name is now Seamus Zelazny Harper"~

~ Fire starter.fire starter.fire starter.~

***** ~ Fire Sta.~

Harper woke up screaming and gasping for air. He was drenched in sweat and he had fallen off his bed. He knew that he would have a nasty bruise on his elbows latter on; in fact, it had already begun to show. Somewhere he heard the distinct crackling sound of fire. To his relief a fire extinguisher went off. His captors had been prepared for him.

This was a nightmare. His barriers were falling apart and he knew it. He had never realized he had had them but now he could definitely feel them tearing apart as fragments of forgotten memories assaulted his mind, control over his feeling dissolved, and his identity began to shatter. Millions of question went thru his mind. Again he wondered about the blue haired boy, Mallory and the red haired, vanilla scented girl. Where were they now? What was his real name? What about his parents, were they real? He knew that Brendan existed, but what did that mean? Was he even his cousin? Everything was a jumbled mass of confusion. The only thing he could truly hold on to, his single link to sanity, was the knowledge that Andromeda was real and that was all he needed.

As he took control of himself he came to realize that someone was standing over him. He didn't need to look up to know who he was.

"Adon Eblis." He heard the creature laugh evilly

"I told you you would remember me" Harper tried not to shudder as he heard those words. He felt himself being roughly lifted up and again staring into his dead evil eyes.

"You will be punished for your actions. I do not take it well when someone escapes. Especially not by my little fire starter" He paused for a second, thinking.

"Have you ever read 1984? It's a novel written by a human named George Orwell. It's fascinating really. Well thought up." Again he paused and looked at Harper. His mouth twisted into a horrific grin. Harper worked feverishly not to start screaming.

The Adon spoke once more "Room 101"



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A/N: So no one wants to be my beta reader, awwww. well I guess you're all gonna have to forgive my errors then, and yes I make lots of them, I'm only French you know