well i have a little tiny piece but i'm not sure it's worth posting...
this hasn't even been proof read yet
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He was starting to panic. "I need to see her now!"
Dr. Lemieux raised his hands nervously. "Just stay calm. We don't want what happened yesterday to happen again."
"What happened yesterday! Yesterday I was on the Andromeda!"
"You've been here over a week Mr. Harper. Please stay calm. Just sit and relax and I will find Captain Valentine alright." Dr. Lemieux slowly walked out of the room backwards. He shouldn't have let what happened yesterday but for some reason the wiry youth's attack was still fresh in his mind.
Lemieux walked down to the nearest nurses' station and used a communication link to contact the Andromeda.
A pretty dark haired Andromeda answered, "Dr. Lemieux good morning. How can I be of service?"
"I was hoping I might talk to Captain Valentine please."
The cheerful face turned to a small frown. "If this is about Harper can I direct you to Captain Hunt. Captain Valentine is resting at the moment. "
"Very well." He didn't want to show how anxious he was but he wish this would go faster. He started drumming his fingers lightly on the desk.
"Captain Hunt here. How can I help you Doctor? Do you have an update on Harper's condition?"
"Yes Captain, I have just come from meeting with him. He seems improved. He is awake and aware of his surroundings. He wasn't sure of where he was. Unfortunately, when I told him he became very agitated and demanded to speak to Captain Valentine. Would she be able to come down and see him?"
A frown similar to that of Andromeda's crossed his face and he paused before answering. "Is he truly better Dr. Lemieux? Captain Valentine and Harper are very close. She has been having trouble coping with his condition? I don't want to put her through anymore dramatics."
"If you mean 'do I think he's cured'? Then no I think he has quite a ways yet to go. Yet I do think seeing Captain Valentine would reassure him. Perhaps some one else from your crew that he is close to.someone he trusts can come down and talk to him. In fact I would like to monitor the meeting. Trust seems to be one of his big issues. If we could show some one he trusts is willing to work with me it might make him more willing to trust me."
Dylan gave a small nod. "Harper trusts Beka more then anyone else. But, I would really like her to be removed from the situation for a while. I think I know whom I can send in her place. She'll be there in half an hour."
He gave a final nod and cut the communications.
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Harper sat on the bed. The doctor was talking to him in a low voice. He was mostly ignoring him. His fingers drummed mindlessly on the metal bed frame. His eyes kept flicking between the clock on the wall and the door. How long ago did he call her? What was she doing he needed to get out of here?
Finally there was a light knock at the door.
"Beka!?" he called jumping to his feet. He Nearly bowled the doctor over in his enthusiasm.
The door opened to reveal Rommie.
"Rommie!" He squeaked and rushed forward to embrace her. "Ahh! Rom Doll you've never been so beautiful!"
"If androids could blush."
"You can! Umm. Not that I'm not grateful to see you but where's Beka?"
"She couldn't come at the moment. How are you feeling?"
She was trying to change the subject and he didn't like it.
"Fine," he replied dismissively ". can you get me out of here?"
"Harper the doctor doesn't think you're ready to leave yet."
Harper's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean.look at me I'm fine."
"Then what happened since you and the crew landed on that planet?" questioned the doctor.
"What planet?" he grunted angrily
"Our point exactly Seamus."
"My NAME IS Harper!"
Rommie stepped forward. "Harper calm down.now! Everything is alright."
"Rommie I don't like it here.it reminds me of some bad places I've been. I don't want to be here anymore and I want to see Beka." It came out sounding like a whine and he hated that but it was true. He was desperate.
Rommie reached forward and pulled him in to a hug. He was surprised.neither of them were the hugging type. "Harper. She's okay really. She's just resting. She has had a hard couple of days. She will come an see you soon." She took a step back breaking the hug. "Dylan wants you to stay here till the doctor says your better. Work with him it won't be so bad you'll see."
"Sounds like a blind date.'she's not that ugly you'll see'.I've learnt it's always better to get out while you can."
Rommie smiled. "You are feeling better."
The doctor stepped forward. "If all goes good over the next few days we'll see about letting you get back to your ship."
He didn't want to be alone here the whole place gave him the willies. He rubbed his arms to keep the goosebumps away. Plaintively he looked towards Rommie. "Will you come visit me?"
"Just try and keep us away."
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Dr. Lemieux and Harper sat in the white room quietly together.
Time passed and finally he could take it no longer. He jumped to his feet and screamed. "Gaaaah!" The doctor visibly jumped. There was a small satisfaction in that.
Once the doctor gained control he studied Harper. "Was there any reason for that?"
"Oh come on. It's quieter then a tomb in here. Do we have to stay here?"
"Where do you want to go?"
Harper started to pace with nervous energy. "Home."
"Earth"
"Gawd no!.The Andromeda.the Maru.Beka. Home. Why the hell would I want to go back to earth?"
The doctor shrugged. "I just wondered if you missed it. Do you have any family still there?"
"Brendan.my cousin. At least I think he's still there. Who knows."
"Are you worried about him?"
"Of course.Listen Doc this is stupid. It's not going to work."
"What's not going to work?"
Harper threw his hands in to the air. "I'm not nuts.I don't have some weird trauma from earth.I must just of had a virus or something."
"We took some medical scans of you when your friends brought you here. You're immunity levels to most diseases was dangerously low. and as a result you have an iron deficiency along with some other minor ailments. I spoke to your ship's Doctor.A Ms.Trance and she said this was normal for you. You're heart rate and anxiety levels were high but we attributed them to your current mind set."
Harper tried to peer out the small window in to the hall but he was a bit to short. "Where does this hall go?"
Dr. Lemieux sighed. "If you cooperate today I promise to take you out tomorrow."
Harper gave up, "Alright fine." He jumped with a flop on the bed. Ask me your shrink questions?"
"Shrink?"
"Human terms for your job."
"Ahhh. So back to earth.Did the Magog take your shoes?"
Harper looked at him. "Really Doc, are you sure that I'm the crazy one here? Why the hell would a Magog want my shoes?"
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He was starting to panic. "I need to see her now!"
Dr. Lemieux raised his hands nervously. "Just stay calm. We don't want what happened yesterday to happen again."
"What happened yesterday! Yesterday I was on the Andromeda!"
"You've been here over a week Mr. Harper. Please stay calm. Just sit and relax and I will find Captain Valentine alright." Dr. Lemieux slowly walked out of the room backwards. He shouldn't have let what happened yesterday but for some reason the wiry youth's attack was still fresh in his mind.
Lemieux walked down to the nearest nurses' station and used a communication link to contact the Andromeda.
A pretty dark haired Andromeda answered, "Dr. Lemieux good morning. How can I be of service?"
"I was hoping I might talk to Captain Valentine please."
The cheerful face turned to a small frown. "If this is about Harper can I direct you to Captain Hunt. Captain Valentine is resting at the moment. "
"Very well." He didn't want to show how anxious he was but he wish this would go faster. He started drumming his fingers lightly on the desk.
"Captain Hunt here. How can I help you Doctor? Do you have an update on Harper's condition?"
"Yes Captain, I have just come from meeting with him. He seems improved. He is awake and aware of his surroundings. He wasn't sure of where he was. Unfortunately, when I told him he became very agitated and demanded to speak to Captain Valentine. Would she be able to come down and see him?"
A frown similar to that of Andromeda's crossed his face and he paused before answering. "Is he truly better Dr. Lemieux? Captain Valentine and Harper are very close. She has been having trouble coping with his condition? I don't want to put her through anymore dramatics."
"If you mean 'do I think he's cured'? Then no I think he has quite a ways yet to go. Yet I do think seeing Captain Valentine would reassure him. Perhaps some one else from your crew that he is close to.someone he trusts can come down and talk to him. In fact I would like to monitor the meeting. Trust seems to be one of his big issues. If we could show some one he trusts is willing to work with me it might make him more willing to trust me."
Dylan gave a small nod. "Harper trusts Beka more then anyone else. But, I would really like her to be removed from the situation for a while. I think I know whom I can send in her place. She'll be there in half an hour."
He gave a final nod and cut the communications.
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Harper sat on the bed. The doctor was talking to him in a low voice. He was mostly ignoring him. His fingers drummed mindlessly on the metal bed frame. His eyes kept flicking between the clock on the wall and the door. How long ago did he call her? What was she doing he needed to get out of here?
Finally there was a light knock at the door.
"Beka!?" he called jumping to his feet. He Nearly bowled the doctor over in his enthusiasm.
The door opened to reveal Rommie.
"Rommie!" He squeaked and rushed forward to embrace her. "Ahh! Rom Doll you've never been so beautiful!"
"If androids could blush."
"You can! Umm. Not that I'm not grateful to see you but where's Beka?"
"She couldn't come at the moment. How are you feeling?"
She was trying to change the subject and he didn't like it.
"Fine," he replied dismissively ". can you get me out of here?"
"Harper the doctor doesn't think you're ready to leave yet."
Harper's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean.look at me I'm fine."
"Then what happened since you and the crew landed on that planet?" questioned the doctor.
"What planet?" he grunted angrily
"Our point exactly Seamus."
"My NAME IS Harper!"
Rommie stepped forward. "Harper calm down.now! Everything is alright."
"Rommie I don't like it here.it reminds me of some bad places I've been. I don't want to be here anymore and I want to see Beka." It came out sounding like a whine and he hated that but it was true. He was desperate.
Rommie reached forward and pulled him in to a hug. He was surprised.neither of them were the hugging type. "Harper. She's okay really. She's just resting. She has had a hard couple of days. She will come an see you soon." She took a step back breaking the hug. "Dylan wants you to stay here till the doctor says your better. Work with him it won't be so bad you'll see."
"Sounds like a blind date.'she's not that ugly you'll see'.I've learnt it's always better to get out while you can."
Rommie smiled. "You are feeling better."
The doctor stepped forward. "If all goes good over the next few days we'll see about letting you get back to your ship."
He didn't want to be alone here the whole place gave him the willies. He rubbed his arms to keep the goosebumps away. Plaintively he looked towards Rommie. "Will you come visit me?"
"Just try and keep us away."
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Dr. Lemieux and Harper sat in the white room quietly together.
Time passed and finally he could take it no longer. He jumped to his feet and screamed. "Gaaaah!" The doctor visibly jumped. There was a small satisfaction in that.
Once the doctor gained control he studied Harper. "Was there any reason for that?"
"Oh come on. It's quieter then a tomb in here. Do we have to stay here?"
"Where do you want to go?"
Harper started to pace with nervous energy. "Home."
"Earth"
"Gawd no!.The Andromeda.the Maru.Beka. Home. Why the hell would I want to go back to earth?"
The doctor shrugged. "I just wondered if you missed it. Do you have any family still there?"
"Brendan.my cousin. At least I think he's still there. Who knows."
"Are you worried about him?"
"Of course.Listen Doc this is stupid. It's not going to work."
"What's not going to work?"
Harper threw his hands in to the air. "I'm not nuts.I don't have some weird trauma from earth.I must just of had a virus or something."
"We took some medical scans of you when your friends brought you here. You're immunity levels to most diseases was dangerously low. and as a result you have an iron deficiency along with some other minor ailments. I spoke to your ship's Doctor.A Ms.Trance and she said this was normal for you. You're heart rate and anxiety levels were high but we attributed them to your current mind set."
Harper tried to peer out the small window in to the hall but he was a bit to short. "Where does this hall go?"
Dr. Lemieux sighed. "If you cooperate today I promise to take you out tomorrow."
Harper gave up, "Alright fine." He jumped with a flop on the bed. Ask me your shrink questions?"
"Shrink?"
"Human terms for your job."
"Ahhh. So back to earth.Did the Magog take your shoes?"
Harper looked at him. "Really Doc, are you sure that I'm the crazy one here? Why the hell would a Magog want my shoes?"
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