Chapter 7
Trance pushed Shara through the many tunnels of Andromeda, she couldn't fight like the others but she sure could hide better than any of them. Shara was scared, Trance could tell even though the girl was disguising it well. Everything was moving so fast. She guided them to the Ops deck, and then changed her mind, she could smell the danger.
'Shara, we have to leave here.' Trance warned her.
'No,' she turned to look Trance in the eye. 'I'm tired of running. You and everyone on this ship have tried to protect me without evening knowing me and all I do is run away. Well not any more.'
'So you've finally found your voice,' she spun round, Jare stood in the doorway. 'I always thought you had a pretty voice, shame, you won't be able to use it for much longer.'
'You won't hurt her.' Trance said stepping between the two.
Jare laughed. 'What, my darling sister has a friend?'
'Yes and I won't let you touch her.'
'And how would you be able to stop me?' he took a step closer and glared down on Trance. She stood her ground, unblinking.
'You can't kill me.' She said simply.
Again Jare laughed. 'Oh really?'
'Trance,' Shara shouted and pulled her out of the way, standing up to Jare she said. 'Kill me, I don't care.'
'But I do,' Shara was shocked to see Dylan standing behind Jare aiming his force lance directly at him. 'And I think a lot of other people would as well, if you give them a chance.'
Jare straightened himself up. 'Captain Hunt, I thought you'd be dead by now.'
'Well you thought wrong. The rest of your crew on the other hand.' Dylan shrugged his shoulders.
'I never expected them to survive. What about your crew Captain Hunt? I take it they didn't make it.'
'Wrong again.' said Rommie stepping out from the shadows.
'Well I'm still alive and kicking.' Beka said moving towards them.
'Me too.' Tyr added.
'Me three.' Harper said a little too excitedly. Trance pushed Shara back as they formed a circle round Jare.
'So, what happens now?' Dylan asked Jare. 'You've tried to take over my ship; you've tried to kill us all, what do you Shara?'
'She can't do anything.' Jare spat.
'On the contrary, she only has to say the word and we will blast you into space.' Tyr answered back.
Jare stared at Shara. 'She doesn't have the guts.' He stalked over to her and she raised her head to him. He stroked her face gently but she didn't flinch. The anger was building up inside her.
'I've run from you,' she stammered. 'Been scared of you but you're scared of me, of what I will do to your name.' she laughed in his face. 'Don't worry nobody will find out.' Before anyone could react she grabbed the gun from Beka's holster and fired blank range into his chest. He fell backwards; his face contorted with shock and never felt himself hit the deck. The shocked expression was mirrored on each of the Andromeda crew, they were stunned to silence. Shara dropped to her knees, tears brimming in her eyes. 'I had to do it.' She whispered.
Trance laid a hand on her shoulder. 'We know.' She said.
Dylan knelt beside her. 'I'm sorry.' He said offering his hand to help her up. She took it and looked up at him.
'Why? He would have killed you.'
'He was still your brother.' He answered.
Standing, she said firmly. 'No, no he wasn't.' Tiredness swept over her.
'Why don't you get some rest and then you can decide what you want to do.' Trance said.
'I'm going to stay with my father.' She said before she closed her eyes. Dylan picked her up and she drifted into a peaceful sleep. The crew of the Andromeda smiled silently as they carried the young girl out, knowing she was safe for now.
*The end!*
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Trance pushed Shara through the many tunnels of Andromeda, she couldn't fight like the others but she sure could hide better than any of them. Shara was scared, Trance could tell even though the girl was disguising it well. Everything was moving so fast. She guided them to the Ops deck, and then changed her mind, she could smell the danger.
'Shara, we have to leave here.' Trance warned her.
'No,' she turned to look Trance in the eye. 'I'm tired of running. You and everyone on this ship have tried to protect me without evening knowing me and all I do is run away. Well not any more.'
'So you've finally found your voice,' she spun round, Jare stood in the doorway. 'I always thought you had a pretty voice, shame, you won't be able to use it for much longer.'
'You won't hurt her.' Trance said stepping between the two.
Jare laughed. 'What, my darling sister has a friend?'
'Yes and I won't let you touch her.'
'And how would you be able to stop me?' he took a step closer and glared down on Trance. She stood her ground, unblinking.
'You can't kill me.' She said simply.
Again Jare laughed. 'Oh really?'
'Trance,' Shara shouted and pulled her out of the way, standing up to Jare she said. 'Kill me, I don't care.'
'But I do,' Shara was shocked to see Dylan standing behind Jare aiming his force lance directly at him. 'And I think a lot of other people would as well, if you give them a chance.'
Jare straightened himself up. 'Captain Hunt, I thought you'd be dead by now.'
'Well you thought wrong. The rest of your crew on the other hand.' Dylan shrugged his shoulders.
'I never expected them to survive. What about your crew Captain Hunt? I take it they didn't make it.'
'Wrong again.' said Rommie stepping out from the shadows.
'Well I'm still alive and kicking.' Beka said moving towards them.
'Me too.' Tyr added.
'Me three.' Harper said a little too excitedly. Trance pushed Shara back as they formed a circle round Jare.
'So, what happens now?' Dylan asked Jare. 'You've tried to take over my ship; you've tried to kill us all, what do you Shara?'
'She can't do anything.' Jare spat.
'On the contrary, she only has to say the word and we will blast you into space.' Tyr answered back.
Jare stared at Shara. 'She doesn't have the guts.' He stalked over to her and she raised her head to him. He stroked her face gently but she didn't flinch. The anger was building up inside her.
'I've run from you,' she stammered. 'Been scared of you but you're scared of me, of what I will do to your name.' she laughed in his face. 'Don't worry nobody will find out.' Before anyone could react she grabbed the gun from Beka's holster and fired blank range into his chest. He fell backwards; his face contorted with shock and never felt himself hit the deck. The shocked expression was mirrored on each of the Andromeda crew, they were stunned to silence. Shara dropped to her knees, tears brimming in her eyes. 'I had to do it.' She whispered.
Trance laid a hand on her shoulder. 'We know.' She said.
Dylan knelt beside her. 'I'm sorry.' He said offering his hand to help her up. She took it and looked up at him.
'Why? He would have killed you.'
'He was still your brother.' He answered.
Standing, she said firmly. 'No, no he wasn't.' Tiredness swept over her.
'Why don't you get some rest and then you can decide what you want to do.' Trance said.
'I'm going to stay with my father.' She said before she closed her eyes. Dylan picked her up and she drifted into a peaceful sleep. The crew of the Andromeda smiled silently as they carried the young girl out, knowing she was safe for now.
*The end!*
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