Thanks for the awesome comments you guys.sorry if there are typos I
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With the help of Trance and Rommie, Dr. Lemieux had managed to get Harper to his quarters. The room said a lot about the man. it was chaotic.
"Oooo, it looks nice Rommie did you clean?"
"Thanks Trance. I figured it was the only time I could. with him being away and all."
The Doctor raised his eyebrow. "This is clean?
"For Harper, yes." Confirmed Rommie
The doctor let out a low whistle. It explained a lot about why he had torn his room a part on the planet. He wanted to feel more at home. Home seemed to be a recurring theme with him. Maybe being here really would help despite the sudden relapse.
The doctor steered Harper towards the bed and sat him down.
Both the women suddenly looked sad. Harper was home but the person they loved was still missing.
"Is.is there anything we can do for him?" whispered the android.
"We really need to find out what is going on between him and Captain Valentine."
Trance walked over to Harper and tried to get him to lie down but he flinched at her touch. "That may be harder then you think. Harper can talk your ear off but if it's about something important Beka and him are incredibly tight lipped."
"And stubborn." Added Rommie.
"Harper called her family."
Trance nodded. "They were together before I joined the Maru. From the various stories I have heard. Beka rescued Harper from earth. Neither of them had much family to speak of." Trance shrugged. "They just sort of adopted each other. I've never scene a stronger friendship. They've been through everything together. Harper trusts her more then life it's self."
"Trust." The doctor thought allowed. Harper didn't trust anyone but the people on this ship. If they think he trust's Captain Valentine the most. she must not be telling them something. But why? If they meant so much to each other why was she pushing him away? Was she keeping secrets? "Do you think she would be available to speak to me?"
Rommie was silent for a nanosecond as she scanned her database. "She's in the gym. It would probably best if we went with out her expecting us. I'll show you the way."
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Dr. Lemieux entered the room slowly. Beka Valentine, who was pounding on a heavy bag didn't even look up. Rommie said she would wait out side. apparently in case his life became endangered.
"Ehm ehm. Captain Valentine?"
She stopped and wiped the sweat from her brow with the backside of her arm. "Who are you again?"
"Dr. Broder Lemieux. I'm working with your engineer Harper."
"Ahh." She replied as if it meant nothing to her and she went back to hitting the black bag.
Dr. Lemieux flinched at the sound of her pounding on the sand bad but decided to venture forth anyway. "Can I ask you a few questions?"
"You can but I may not answer them." She huffed in between punches.
The doctor had to shout to make him self heard over the thumping of the bag. "Harper had a severe reaction to seeing you today. Do you know why that may be?"
Beka stopped suddenly and stepped towards him again. "Who are you again?" she repeated her question this time there was menace in her voice.
The doctor took a step backwards. "I'm.I'm"
Beka gave him a little shove. "Really, I don't care who the hell you are. What goes on between Harper and me is private got that! Who the hell do you think you are coming in here and trying to analyze me!"
The Doctor had had about enough. "Listen here lady. I'm just doing my job. I thought you cared about him and." He saw it coming.heck he has expected it to come. Beka's right hook caught him in the corner of the eye. And like any good heavy weight lackey fighting the Champ he went down for the count.
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Dylan paced the inside of his office as Beka Valentine sat in a nearby chair. Dylan was furious. He couldn't remember a time where he had simply been this angry. "Less then Two hours! Beka!! Less then TWO HOURS!"
"I.." she tried but he was still ranting and he wasn't ready to hear her excuses yet,
"We finally get him back.Our Harper.your Harper! And, in less then two hours you manage to send him in to relapse and knock his doctor unconscious! What do you have to say for your self?"
"I." she tried again. Apparently Dylan still wasn't ready to listen.
"I mean I thought you two were like brother and sister!" He felt like pounding on something him self. What is it with first officers that betrayed people!
Dylan took a deep breath. Damn he missed Rev. With that thought alone he let go of his anger and calmed himself.
He sat in a chair opposite of Beka. He his face in his hands for a moment and took another deep, calming breath. "Beka what's going on?"
Beka who had up until that point met his eyes. Suddenly looked away. Her eyes were glassy with tears. "You're right. I shouldn't have hit him. I shouldn't have done a lot of things."
"I have a feeling there has been a lot you haven't been telling us."
She sat quietly for a moment lost in thought. She swiped at renegade tear. In my life I really haven't had much to be proud of. My family certainly wasn't much to talk about. The only two things I really ever had where the Maru and my integrity. I've never made promises lightly.you know that."
Dylan nodded. She always kept her word.
"Harper. when Bobby and I picked him up off of earth there really wasn't much to him. He was skin and bone and a bundle of nerves." Beka smiled slightly at the memory. "After we kicked Bobby off. He didn't improve much. Everything seemed to set him off. He would jump at every little noise. Finally, I made him two promises.Promise number one. I told him he could talk to me. When he could trust no one else he could talk to me and I would never tell anyone his secrets. Number two. I would always be there for him, for what ever he needed, I would never leave him."
"He probably really needed to hear that. He needed a friend Beka. You've been the best friend he could ever have." Dylan whispered softly.
"I- I never thought the promises would conflict though."
Dylan was confused.
"I couldn't tell his secret.now he's sick and I can't help him because I promised. He's sick and I've been forced too abandoned him. If I tell his secrets then he might get better but I'll have had broken both my promises to him.he'll never forgive me."
"What could be so awful that you couldn't tell us?"
She looked away. Tear rolling freely down her cheeks now. "I promised not to tell.. But, I guess it doesn't matter now . I've already betrayed him. "
Dylan took her hand.
"He was down on the planet with the rest of us.Trance and him were looking for survivors.He got lost but Trance found him. They made it back to the ship. Harper looked sick and he reminded me of my promise never to tell. Harper said he came across a little girl. He. he said he killed her just like he had killed his cousins."
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TBC
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With the help of Trance and Rommie, Dr. Lemieux had managed to get Harper to his quarters. The room said a lot about the man. it was chaotic.
"Oooo, it looks nice Rommie did you clean?"
"Thanks Trance. I figured it was the only time I could. with him being away and all."
The Doctor raised his eyebrow. "This is clean?
"For Harper, yes." Confirmed Rommie
The doctor let out a low whistle. It explained a lot about why he had torn his room a part on the planet. He wanted to feel more at home. Home seemed to be a recurring theme with him. Maybe being here really would help despite the sudden relapse.
The doctor steered Harper towards the bed and sat him down.
Both the women suddenly looked sad. Harper was home but the person they loved was still missing.
"Is.is there anything we can do for him?" whispered the android.
"We really need to find out what is going on between him and Captain Valentine."
Trance walked over to Harper and tried to get him to lie down but he flinched at her touch. "That may be harder then you think. Harper can talk your ear off but if it's about something important Beka and him are incredibly tight lipped."
"And stubborn." Added Rommie.
"Harper called her family."
Trance nodded. "They were together before I joined the Maru. From the various stories I have heard. Beka rescued Harper from earth. Neither of them had much family to speak of." Trance shrugged. "They just sort of adopted each other. I've never scene a stronger friendship. They've been through everything together. Harper trusts her more then life it's self."
"Trust." The doctor thought allowed. Harper didn't trust anyone but the people on this ship. If they think he trust's Captain Valentine the most. she must not be telling them something. But why? If they meant so much to each other why was she pushing him away? Was she keeping secrets? "Do you think she would be available to speak to me?"
Rommie was silent for a nanosecond as she scanned her database. "She's in the gym. It would probably best if we went with out her expecting us. I'll show you the way."
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Dr. Lemieux entered the room slowly. Beka Valentine, who was pounding on a heavy bag didn't even look up. Rommie said she would wait out side. apparently in case his life became endangered.
"Ehm ehm. Captain Valentine?"
She stopped and wiped the sweat from her brow with the backside of her arm. "Who are you again?"
"Dr. Broder Lemieux. I'm working with your engineer Harper."
"Ahh." She replied as if it meant nothing to her and she went back to hitting the black bag.
Dr. Lemieux flinched at the sound of her pounding on the sand bad but decided to venture forth anyway. "Can I ask you a few questions?"
"You can but I may not answer them." She huffed in between punches.
The doctor had to shout to make him self heard over the thumping of the bag. "Harper had a severe reaction to seeing you today. Do you know why that may be?"
Beka stopped suddenly and stepped towards him again. "Who are you again?" she repeated her question this time there was menace in her voice.
The doctor took a step backwards. "I'm.I'm"
Beka gave him a little shove. "Really, I don't care who the hell you are. What goes on between Harper and me is private got that! Who the hell do you think you are coming in here and trying to analyze me!"
The Doctor had had about enough. "Listen here lady. I'm just doing my job. I thought you cared about him and." He saw it coming.heck he has expected it to come. Beka's right hook caught him in the corner of the eye. And like any good heavy weight lackey fighting the Champ he went down for the count.
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Dylan paced the inside of his office as Beka Valentine sat in a nearby chair. Dylan was furious. He couldn't remember a time where he had simply been this angry. "Less then Two hours! Beka!! Less then TWO HOURS!"
"I.." she tried but he was still ranting and he wasn't ready to hear her excuses yet,
"We finally get him back.Our Harper.your Harper! And, in less then two hours you manage to send him in to relapse and knock his doctor unconscious! What do you have to say for your self?"
"I." she tried again. Apparently Dylan still wasn't ready to listen.
"I mean I thought you two were like brother and sister!" He felt like pounding on something him self. What is it with first officers that betrayed people!
Dylan took a deep breath. Damn he missed Rev. With that thought alone he let go of his anger and calmed himself.
He sat in a chair opposite of Beka. He his face in his hands for a moment and took another deep, calming breath. "Beka what's going on?"
Beka who had up until that point met his eyes. Suddenly looked away. Her eyes were glassy with tears. "You're right. I shouldn't have hit him. I shouldn't have done a lot of things."
"I have a feeling there has been a lot you haven't been telling us."
She sat quietly for a moment lost in thought. She swiped at renegade tear. In my life I really haven't had much to be proud of. My family certainly wasn't much to talk about. The only two things I really ever had where the Maru and my integrity. I've never made promises lightly.you know that."
Dylan nodded. She always kept her word.
"Harper. when Bobby and I picked him up off of earth there really wasn't much to him. He was skin and bone and a bundle of nerves." Beka smiled slightly at the memory. "After we kicked Bobby off. He didn't improve much. Everything seemed to set him off. He would jump at every little noise. Finally, I made him two promises.Promise number one. I told him he could talk to me. When he could trust no one else he could talk to me and I would never tell anyone his secrets. Number two. I would always be there for him, for what ever he needed, I would never leave him."
"He probably really needed to hear that. He needed a friend Beka. You've been the best friend he could ever have." Dylan whispered softly.
"I- I never thought the promises would conflict though."
Dylan was confused.
"I couldn't tell his secret.now he's sick and I can't help him because I promised. He's sick and I've been forced too abandoned him. If I tell his secrets then he might get better but I'll have had broken both my promises to him.he'll never forgive me."
"What could be so awful that you couldn't tell us?"
She looked away. Tear rolling freely down her cheeks now. "I promised not to tell.. But, I guess it doesn't matter now . I've already betrayed him. "
Dylan took her hand.
"He was down on the planet with the rest of us.Trance and him were looking for survivors.He got lost but Trance found him. They made it back to the ship. Harper looked sick and he reminded me of my promise never to tell. Harper said he came across a little girl. He. he said he killed her just like he had killed his cousins."
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TBC