Beyond

By: DekotaSkye

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters, the Jim Henson Company does, and.whoever else. I'm just using the characters for a moment in fun and entertainment. Just drabble after seeing 'Where So Screwed Part 1-3. Quote, read it somewhere don't remember so from unknown author. No Beta all at Con, forgive mistakes. Rated: G

How does one explain what drove you to take life? How does one understand why it was important to do so? How many lives? How many innocent lives does it take to safeguard the curse given to you, like a gift, from falling into the wrong hands? How many?

John Crichton cried. Aeryn could but hold him as he shed tears over the lost of life. How many he had asked does it take to protect the universe? Too many.far to many he had answered. So he cried.

Afterwards they held each other and shared in their love. Sleep didn't come easy. Aeryn held John close, kissing him as he moved to rest his head on her breast. The events of Katratzi played over and over in his restless mind. Aeryn's fingers stroked his hair, trying to comfort him. Hoping to ease the pain even if for only a few microts. Deep in her heart she added another horrific incident to the list that was slowly destroying John Crichton's soul. Only if she could.

Holding him, she gazed into the distance. A tear running down her cheek caught her by surprise. She didn't have any intention of crying. She was just being foolish and emotional after everything that had been happening to them, but she couldn't stop. Her heart ached. It ached for him. Zhaan had called him innocent.now that all was changing. She squeezed him closer wanting to protect him from the ugliness of the universe.

John slightly turned his head, mumbling in his sleep. "Don't stop loving me, Aeryn?"

"Never," she whispered back.

Sleepily he murmured, "My soul would be dead without your love."

"I'll never stop loving you." She promised, stroking the side of his face.

Silence fell between them; Aeryn felt his warm, soft breath as sleep over took him. As she held him close to her heart she shed another tear for innocent lost, but began to realize that his soul would be strengthened by the love that bonded them. For her soul had been, after John Crichton had showed her she had one. Aeryn Sun kissed him once more as she too followed him into sleep.

Love is weakness.love is strength.but it has endured even beyond death.

Finis