Thanx for the nice reviews everyone! *bow* ...
Hope you´re still puzzling about what´s going on on the Andromeda... and of course you´ve NO IDEA who this "nightsider-guy" with the blue eyes is!!!
Anyways, again a BIG Thanx to my Beta as well! Scaramouche, you rock!!!
Okay, stop babbling now, and let you read the next chapter...
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Back on the Planet:
The creature in the dark cloak fell to his knees in respect for his Master.
Gerentex smiled. "Your task has been a full success?" he asked and watched as the hooded figure nodded. "Great!" Gerentex clapped his hands. "So your transformation from a child into a man is fulfilled, Texus." He stood. "Let us start with the festivities for my son's awakening!!!"
The figure lifted the hood finally and exposed a head with blonde hair. He smiled wickedly at his father end showed two rows of little, sharp Nightsider teeth. His face as well showed the influence of a Nightsider. Furry spots and a pointedly nose. But absolutely uncommon for Nightsiders where the young mans eyes. Blue sparkling eyes that grew proud when he started to tell his father about what he had done.
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Trance felt weird. It was as if her whole emotional world was plugged into chaos. As she'd left the Eureka Maru she had felt strong and happy, a small smile was plastered all over her face most of the time. But this feeling had turned suddenly into something else. A sudden restlessness that had brought fear, a nagging fear, that has grown farther and farther. Shadows now seemed to lurk everywhere on the Andromeda Ascendant and she had fled to Med Deck and started to clean the room until every spot shined. She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn't hear Rommie coming up behind her.
Andromeda had felt the change in her Crew. Something wasn't as it was supposed to be. Dylan grinned all the time, as well as Harper and Beka. She remembered seeing Trance grinning as well, as she had last check on her, two hours ago. But now she could see that Trance's breathing rate had increased, and it was becoming ragged. She was certain that the change couldn't have resulted from cleaning the Med Deck like a maniac. The girl was frightened.
Rommie cleared her throat. "Trance." she spoke to the girl, but was interrupted by Trance turning around and grabbing the next available medical-instrument. A Laser-scalpel.
"What!" she hissed.
Rommie stared at her in surprise. "Trance. are you. okay? You're somehow. different."
Her bits and bites started to work feverishly. "You're not gonna get me." the girl bellowed.
Rommie's gaze never left Trance, as she called for Dylan on command. "Dylan, we have a security problem down on Med Deck."
It seemed that Trance had waited exactly for that to happen, because at the same time she advanced on Rommie. The weapon swivelled from the left to the right but her tactic didn't succeed. A frustrated scream escaped Trance as she realized and again she moved forward. This time Rommie wasn't fast enough and the scalpel scraped her shoulder. With a surprised yell she jumped backwards and out of range.
"Trance!" she called her, and for a moment it seemed as if Rommie had gotten through to her. Then she shrugged and attacked again.
This time Rommie was prepared. Trance struck again and missed her. Rommie saw her chance and took it. With an incredibly fast movement she grabbed a hold of Trance's wrist, twisted it. But Trance didn't give in. With a strength Rommie never had assumed her to have, the violet alien tried to free herself from Rommie's grip and succeeded. Panting, they watched each other with wariness.
"Trance. what happened. it's me, Rommie.!"
Trance fists were lifted, ready to attack again, as suddenly something changed in her eyes. Her look flickered, wandered to her rose fists and then to Rommie.
"Rommie?" she asked tentatively and her hands sank and started to shake. "Rommie?" she asked again, confusion now evident in her voice. Then her eyeballs rolled up in her head and Rommie was just in time to catch her, as she passed out.
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She felt incredible weak as she regained consciousness. At the first moment she wasn't even sure if she was awake at all. She had to force her eyes open and looked up in the face that loomed over her. After she had blinked away the foggy reminders of the ordeal she recognized Beka. And she could see the concern in her eyes.
"How are you?" Beka asked.
Trance nodded warily. "What happened?" she asked groggily. But felt the weariness slowly vanishing.
"That's what we wanted to know from you. You attacked Rommie." Beka said matter-of-factly as she helped Trance into a sitting position.
"I did... what? Why should I do something like that?"
Beka rolled her eyes. "Maybe because of the same reason you passed out?" she tried.
A second Trance stared at her in puzzlement. Then she jumped off the bed, she had sat on. "Me? I feel great!"
Beka drew in a breath to comment her words as Andromeda's hologram flickered into life. "Beka? Dylan needs you in command."
With a sigh she nodded. "I'm on my way." She informed Rommie, and then turned to Trance: "We're not finished here." She told her.
Trance smiled sweetly at her. As the door closed behind the first officer Trance stuck out her tongue on Beka's back.
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"What is it? " Beka wanted to know as she walked through the doors of command deck.
Dylan seemed serious for the first time since they'd back. "Rommie told me about her 'meeting' with Trance. I wanted to show you Trance bio-readings shortly before her. uhm. outburst."
"Uh huh" was Beka's only comment. "Andromeda, on main-screen."
As Beka skimmed the data she frowned. "Endorphins and Adrenaline? Great. I mean. the one makes you happy the other strong. So?" she raised her brows at Andromeda.
"The results I got are about three times as higher than normal."
Beka, as always impatient, interrupted: "Aaand? Care to explain?" She caught a dark glance from Rommie.
"I checked up on everyone on this ship afterwards. Nobody has "normal" levels. Dylan's are almost in range as well as yours and Trance's. Tyr's level of Adrenalin right now's almost four times as high as normal and Harper's body is almost drowning in Endorphins it's very likely to.-"
-It was then that the Commlink blinked and everyone turned their attention to the screen. Harper showed up, a broad grin plastered over his face and giggling. "Folks. you should come down to the Gym. you really have got to see this. Harper out!"
Beka cast Dylan a puzzled glance. As a reply Dylan shrugged and asked Rommie: "Rommie?"
"Tyr is in the Gym." The hologram wrinkled her forehead in concentration. "Harper's with him. there. uh oh."
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... to be continued....
Well, isn´t it great to be the author for once? And don´t have to hang on to wait what´s gonna happen in the gym??? ;-D
Hope you´re still puzzling about what´s going on on the Andromeda... and of course you´ve NO IDEA who this "nightsider-guy" with the blue eyes is!!!
Anyways, again a BIG Thanx to my Beta as well! Scaramouche, you rock!!!
Okay, stop babbling now, and let you read the next chapter...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back on the Planet:
The creature in the dark cloak fell to his knees in respect for his Master.
Gerentex smiled. "Your task has been a full success?" he asked and watched as the hooded figure nodded. "Great!" Gerentex clapped his hands. "So your transformation from a child into a man is fulfilled, Texus." He stood. "Let us start with the festivities for my son's awakening!!!"
The figure lifted the hood finally and exposed a head with blonde hair. He smiled wickedly at his father end showed two rows of little, sharp Nightsider teeth. His face as well showed the influence of a Nightsider. Furry spots and a pointedly nose. But absolutely uncommon for Nightsiders where the young mans eyes. Blue sparkling eyes that grew proud when he started to tell his father about what he had done.
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Trance felt weird. It was as if her whole emotional world was plugged into chaos. As she'd left the Eureka Maru she had felt strong and happy, a small smile was plastered all over her face most of the time. But this feeling had turned suddenly into something else. A sudden restlessness that had brought fear, a nagging fear, that has grown farther and farther. Shadows now seemed to lurk everywhere on the Andromeda Ascendant and she had fled to Med Deck and started to clean the room until every spot shined. She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn't hear Rommie coming up behind her.
Andromeda had felt the change in her Crew. Something wasn't as it was supposed to be. Dylan grinned all the time, as well as Harper and Beka. She remembered seeing Trance grinning as well, as she had last check on her, two hours ago. But now she could see that Trance's breathing rate had increased, and it was becoming ragged. She was certain that the change couldn't have resulted from cleaning the Med Deck like a maniac. The girl was frightened.
Rommie cleared her throat. "Trance." she spoke to the girl, but was interrupted by Trance turning around and grabbing the next available medical-instrument. A Laser-scalpel.
"What!" she hissed.
Rommie stared at her in surprise. "Trance. are you. okay? You're somehow. different."
Her bits and bites started to work feverishly. "You're not gonna get me." the girl bellowed.
Rommie's gaze never left Trance, as she called for Dylan on command. "Dylan, we have a security problem down on Med Deck."
It seemed that Trance had waited exactly for that to happen, because at the same time she advanced on Rommie. The weapon swivelled from the left to the right but her tactic didn't succeed. A frustrated scream escaped Trance as she realized and again she moved forward. This time Rommie wasn't fast enough and the scalpel scraped her shoulder. With a surprised yell she jumped backwards and out of range.
"Trance!" she called her, and for a moment it seemed as if Rommie had gotten through to her. Then she shrugged and attacked again.
This time Rommie was prepared. Trance struck again and missed her. Rommie saw her chance and took it. With an incredibly fast movement she grabbed a hold of Trance's wrist, twisted it. But Trance didn't give in. With a strength Rommie never had assumed her to have, the violet alien tried to free herself from Rommie's grip and succeeded. Panting, they watched each other with wariness.
"Trance. what happened. it's me, Rommie.!"
Trance fists were lifted, ready to attack again, as suddenly something changed in her eyes. Her look flickered, wandered to her rose fists and then to Rommie.
"Rommie?" she asked tentatively and her hands sank and started to shake. "Rommie?" she asked again, confusion now evident in her voice. Then her eyeballs rolled up in her head and Rommie was just in time to catch her, as she passed out.
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She felt incredible weak as she regained consciousness. At the first moment she wasn't even sure if she was awake at all. She had to force her eyes open and looked up in the face that loomed over her. After she had blinked away the foggy reminders of the ordeal she recognized Beka. And she could see the concern in her eyes.
"How are you?" Beka asked.
Trance nodded warily. "What happened?" she asked groggily. But felt the weariness slowly vanishing.
"That's what we wanted to know from you. You attacked Rommie." Beka said matter-of-factly as she helped Trance into a sitting position.
"I did... what? Why should I do something like that?"
Beka rolled her eyes. "Maybe because of the same reason you passed out?" she tried.
A second Trance stared at her in puzzlement. Then she jumped off the bed, she had sat on. "Me? I feel great!"
Beka drew in a breath to comment her words as Andromeda's hologram flickered into life. "Beka? Dylan needs you in command."
With a sigh she nodded. "I'm on my way." She informed Rommie, and then turned to Trance: "We're not finished here." She told her.
Trance smiled sweetly at her. As the door closed behind the first officer Trance stuck out her tongue on Beka's back.
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"What is it? " Beka wanted to know as she walked through the doors of command deck.
Dylan seemed serious for the first time since they'd back. "Rommie told me about her 'meeting' with Trance. I wanted to show you Trance bio-readings shortly before her. uhm. outburst."
"Uh huh" was Beka's only comment. "Andromeda, on main-screen."
As Beka skimmed the data she frowned. "Endorphins and Adrenaline? Great. I mean. the one makes you happy the other strong. So?" she raised her brows at Andromeda.
"The results I got are about three times as higher than normal."
Beka, as always impatient, interrupted: "Aaand? Care to explain?" She caught a dark glance from Rommie.
"I checked up on everyone on this ship afterwards. Nobody has "normal" levels. Dylan's are almost in range as well as yours and Trance's. Tyr's level of Adrenalin right now's almost four times as high as normal and Harper's body is almost drowning in Endorphins it's very likely to.-"
-It was then that the Commlink blinked and everyone turned their attention to the screen. Harper showed up, a broad grin plastered over his face and giggling. "Folks. you should come down to the Gym. you really have got to see this. Harper out!"
Beka cast Dylan a puzzled glance. As a reply Dylan shrugged and asked Rommie: "Rommie?"
"Tyr is in the Gym." The hologram wrinkled her forehead in concentration. "Harper's with him. there. uh oh."
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... to be continued....
Well, isn´t it great to be the author for once? And don´t have to hang on to wait what´s gonna happen in the gym??? ;-D