Chapter 27
Rommie could see everything going on around her. Beka and a hurt Harper fixing the commlink, then in what seemed only seconds later Dylan and Trance rescuing them, being carried down a hallway of the Andromeda, and suddenly she was lying in machine shop 3. Her slipping consciousness played this sequence in only a matter of minutes, though her logical brain told her it must have been at least twenty. She stared at the ceiling, unable to move or speak, wishing beyond hope that she could go and join the fight. But instead she was stuck here, waiting for Harper to come and fix her. If he was alright.
Accompanied only by her thoughts, Rommie tried to pass the time. Her consciousness had become stable, much to her dismay. She wished she could go back to the hallway with everyone and find out what happened. If only she had been conscious then! In her mind she scowled, but her face remained motionless. She wanted to scream, but was unable to, and inside the logical part of her told her it would be useless anyway, as no one would hear her anyway because all the people on the ship were a kilometer away at least.
Wait, she could tell where they were! This must mean that she was hooked into the Andromeda's systems again, though she couldn't tell why. She experimented, trying to access the information that she had lost when Gerentex had shocked her, and she could! Suddenly relieved, she searched for the Med bay to check on Harpers condition. He was normal, thank goodness. She tried to move, checking if she had that back as well, but found she still couldn't. Disappointed, she moved on to see where everyone else was. Beka, Dylan and Tyr were heading to Command, no doubt, from the direction of the weapons locker. Gerentex and his thugs were also on their way there, from the other direction. The two parties were evenly matched, both the same distance away. Trance had left the med bay and was catching up quickly. If Trance was gone, then that meant Harper must have left too. She hadn't even time to check where he was when he walked in.
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Rommie could see everything going on around her. Beka and a hurt Harper fixing the commlink, then in what seemed only seconds later Dylan and Trance rescuing them, being carried down a hallway of the Andromeda, and suddenly she was lying in machine shop 3. Her slipping consciousness played this sequence in only a matter of minutes, though her logical brain told her it must have been at least twenty. She stared at the ceiling, unable to move or speak, wishing beyond hope that she could go and join the fight. But instead she was stuck here, waiting for Harper to come and fix her. If he was alright.
Accompanied only by her thoughts, Rommie tried to pass the time. Her consciousness had become stable, much to her dismay. She wished she could go back to the hallway with everyone and find out what happened. If only she had been conscious then! In her mind she scowled, but her face remained motionless. She wanted to scream, but was unable to, and inside the logical part of her told her it would be useless anyway, as no one would hear her anyway because all the people on the ship were a kilometer away at least.
Wait, she could tell where they were! This must mean that she was hooked into the Andromeda's systems again, though she couldn't tell why. She experimented, trying to access the information that she had lost when Gerentex had shocked her, and she could! Suddenly relieved, she searched for the Med bay to check on Harpers condition. He was normal, thank goodness. She tried to move, checking if she had that back as well, but found she still couldn't. Disappointed, she moved on to see where everyone else was. Beka, Dylan and Tyr were heading to Command, no doubt, from the direction of the weapons locker. Gerentex and his thugs were also on their way there, from the other direction. The two parties were evenly matched, both the same distance away. Trance had left the med bay and was catching up quickly. If Trance was gone, then that meant Harper must have left too. She hadn't even time to check where he was when he walked in.
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