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Please don't let this be
Chapter 3 - No way out
"Beka what the hell just happened said Dylan as he returned to consciousness, and where are we"? Beka felt inclined to return him strait back to unconsciousness.
"How the hell am I supposed to know" she replied.
"I believe we were rendered unconscious by some unseen attacker" Tyr stated.
" I detect dissipating levels of an unknown virus in your blood streams," stated Rommie "the same virus also seems to have infected my programming too".
"Where's Harper?" said Trance
That whipped 4 heads around.
" I do not detect his life signs" Rommie said sounding just a little concerned. "Nor can I contact my ship self".
"The boy was not on command deck with us replied Tyr, maybe he was unaffected".
"We have to find him," stated Beka
"We'll find him" Dylan said, "first we just have to find us, I ask again where are we?"
A shoe flew though the air narrowly missing Dylan's head.
"We do not appear to be on Andromeda," said Tyr
"No way" said Beka who was strangely missing one shoe.
"I concur said Rommie if we were aboard the ship or even in sensor range I could contact my ship self".
"Ok said Dylan we've established we are no longer aboard Andromeda, and we appear to be in a large room with no doors windows or other discernable means of exit".
"We got in here so there must be a way out" Trace said quite reasonably.
"Ok everybody start feeling the wall for a hidden exit" Dylan ordered, taking control.
Dylan stood to do just that and promptly fell straight back down, Rommie rushed over to him, she scanned him, you have sustained an abdominal trauma she said you have internal bleeding, please sit down. Dylan didn't argue he didn't feel up to it.
Beka walked over to Rommie "How bad?" she whispered.
"He has internal bleeding its only mild now but, if left untreated, not good" was her reply,
"We should keep a close eye on him" added Trace who had joined in the conversation being the ships medic
"But I can't treat him with out any equipment"
" I can feel no secret exits, the wall appears to be smooth," stated Tyr who had been the only one to follow Dylan's order deeming search for escape high on his priorities.
" Also, look up, the ceiling is so high it's almost out of eyeshot we cannot climb out"
" I hope Harper's fairing better," said Beka still worried.
An hour later Tyr, Beka and Trance sat beside Dylan who was now slipping in and out of consciousness. They had finally given up yelling for their unseen captors to release them.
"What do they want?" mutter Beka
It's a tactic to unsettle and intimidate us said Tyr not sounding at all like their captors plan had worked.
The crew sat waiting, waiting for what they didn't know. Hours passed still nothing happened, no one came, and the crew were no closer to figuring out where they were, what 'they' wanted, and just who 'they' even were, or most importantly how the hell they would get out of this place and back to Andromeda.
Still they waited, still no answers, and, Dylan was getting worse, and, worse his skin looked grey and mottled and he was delirious when he was awake. Rommie would not leave his side and constantly monitored him. Trance kept close by, shooting worried looks in his direction.
Rommie filled in the others on Dylan's status " Blood is pooling in his spleen as a result of the injury. His pulse is racing and his blood pressure is elevated in an attempt to compensate for the blood loss, he is in hypovolaemic shock, I don't know how much longer his systems can compensate for the blood loss before they start shutting down".
Trance put an arm around Rommie in an effort to comfort her. Beka looked almost as pale as Dylan on hearing this news.
"Dylan is a survivor," said Tyr to Beka, his way of comforting her Tyr style. "He has survived worse and will yet live another day so he can find us more danger to stare in the face yet gain".
And so the waiting continued still no answers; then the air shimmered and a tall frightening looking alien with an exoskeleton, elongated head and, slits for eyes (A/N Think species 8472) walked though the disturbance/ portal and approached Rommie and Dylan.
Rommie stood protectively in front of her captain ready to defend him, but the alien just flung her out the way as if she were nothing more than a feather rather than a super strength android.
The alien flung Dylan over his shoulder pressed a button on an armband and again the air shimmered a portal opened and, the alien swept though it with Dylan never uttering a word.
The portal flashed shut before Tyr or Beka could make a run for it, Rommie lay unmoving in the opposite corner where she had been flung.
One thought ran though Beka's mind 'please don't let this be'.
A/N Hope you like it so far, next chapter back to Andromeda and Harper, yes you will have to keep reading to find out what happens to Rommie and Dylan, cruel aren't I? As always reviews are the best, keep them coming and I'll keep writing.
Please don't let this be
Chapter 3 - No way out
"Beka what the hell just happened said Dylan as he returned to consciousness, and where are we"? Beka felt inclined to return him strait back to unconsciousness.
"How the hell am I supposed to know" she replied.
"I believe we were rendered unconscious by some unseen attacker" Tyr stated.
" I detect dissipating levels of an unknown virus in your blood streams," stated Rommie "the same virus also seems to have infected my programming too".
"Where's Harper?" said Trance
That whipped 4 heads around.
" I do not detect his life signs" Rommie said sounding just a little concerned. "Nor can I contact my ship self".
"The boy was not on command deck with us replied Tyr, maybe he was unaffected".
"We have to find him," stated Beka
"We'll find him" Dylan said, "first we just have to find us, I ask again where are we?"
A shoe flew though the air narrowly missing Dylan's head.
"We do not appear to be on Andromeda," said Tyr
"No way" said Beka who was strangely missing one shoe.
"I concur said Rommie if we were aboard the ship or even in sensor range I could contact my ship self".
"Ok said Dylan we've established we are no longer aboard Andromeda, and we appear to be in a large room with no doors windows or other discernable means of exit".
"We got in here so there must be a way out" Trace said quite reasonably.
"Ok everybody start feeling the wall for a hidden exit" Dylan ordered, taking control.
Dylan stood to do just that and promptly fell straight back down, Rommie rushed over to him, she scanned him, you have sustained an abdominal trauma she said you have internal bleeding, please sit down. Dylan didn't argue he didn't feel up to it.
Beka walked over to Rommie "How bad?" she whispered.
"He has internal bleeding its only mild now but, if left untreated, not good" was her reply,
"We should keep a close eye on him" added Trace who had joined in the conversation being the ships medic
"But I can't treat him with out any equipment"
" I can feel no secret exits, the wall appears to be smooth," stated Tyr who had been the only one to follow Dylan's order deeming search for escape high on his priorities.
" Also, look up, the ceiling is so high it's almost out of eyeshot we cannot climb out"
" I hope Harper's fairing better," said Beka still worried.
An hour later Tyr, Beka and Trance sat beside Dylan who was now slipping in and out of consciousness. They had finally given up yelling for their unseen captors to release them.
"What do they want?" mutter Beka
It's a tactic to unsettle and intimidate us said Tyr not sounding at all like their captors plan had worked.
The crew sat waiting, waiting for what they didn't know. Hours passed still nothing happened, no one came, and the crew were no closer to figuring out where they were, what 'they' wanted, and just who 'they' even were, or most importantly how the hell they would get out of this place and back to Andromeda.
Still they waited, still no answers, and, Dylan was getting worse, and, worse his skin looked grey and mottled and he was delirious when he was awake. Rommie would not leave his side and constantly monitored him. Trance kept close by, shooting worried looks in his direction.
Rommie filled in the others on Dylan's status " Blood is pooling in his spleen as a result of the injury. His pulse is racing and his blood pressure is elevated in an attempt to compensate for the blood loss, he is in hypovolaemic shock, I don't know how much longer his systems can compensate for the blood loss before they start shutting down".
Trance put an arm around Rommie in an effort to comfort her. Beka looked almost as pale as Dylan on hearing this news.
"Dylan is a survivor," said Tyr to Beka, his way of comforting her Tyr style. "He has survived worse and will yet live another day so he can find us more danger to stare in the face yet gain".
And so the waiting continued still no answers; then the air shimmered and a tall frightening looking alien with an exoskeleton, elongated head and, slits for eyes (A/N Think species 8472) walked though the disturbance/ portal and approached Rommie and Dylan.
Rommie stood protectively in front of her captain ready to defend him, but the alien just flung her out the way as if she were nothing more than a feather rather than a super strength android.
The alien flung Dylan over his shoulder pressed a button on an armband and again the air shimmered a portal opened and, the alien swept though it with Dylan never uttering a word.
The portal flashed shut before Tyr or Beka could make a run for it, Rommie lay unmoving in the opposite corner where she had been flung.
One thought ran though Beka's mind 'please don't let this be'.
A/N Hope you like it so far, next chapter back to Andromeda and Harper, yes you will have to keep reading to find out what happens to Rommie and Dylan, cruel aren't I? As always reviews are the best, keep them coming and I'll keep writing.