Pilot: Moya will be able to pinpoint the location of the coordinates within
the arn. It does appear that the destination is in the Uncharted
Territories.
Rygel: You don't intend for us to go back there, do you?
D'Argo looked over his shoulder.
John: What if Furlow has managed to recreate the displacement engine?
Rygel: We don't know that is what she is selling. May be she has wormholes?
John: It doesn't matter what she has we know she has something.
Rygel: You can't be sure of that.
John: She is probably #10 or 12 on the Scarrans' hit list because of that light show John put on at Dam Ba Da. She wouldn't send a message out to the four corners of the universe calling all takers if she didn't have something to sell. This message is a neon light leading the Scarrans right to her. Furlow was a thieving tralk but she wasn't stupid.
D'Argo: John is right.
Rygel: That doesn't mean we have to get involved.
They both turned and looked at him. He lowered his head.
Chiana and Noranti walked into command.
Chiana: What did we miss?
John: Same old, same old.
He turned back toward the controls.
Chiana: So do we have a plan yet?
D'Argo: Everyone should be here. Pilot, where are Aeryn and Stark?
Pilot: Stark is here with me. Aeryn.
John: I know where she is. I'll get her.
John left command.
*********
John approached the observation deck cautiously. He stopped just outside the door and took a deep breath.
When he entered he found Aeryn sitting along the wall staring out at the stars. She was rubbing her stomach.
John: Shorty moving around again.
Aeryn: Always.
He went in and sat on the wall.
John: Penny for your thoughts.
She looked at him.
John: We haven't really talked since Moya tapped into Furlow's party line.
He laid his hand on her extended legs and pulled them across his legs.
John: Are you okay?
She nodded and looked back towards the stars.
John: Aeryn, I can't even imagine the feelings this must be bringing up for you. All I ask is that you don't shut me out.
Aeryn: I don't mean to. This just kind of hit me like a tan of bricks.
John: Tan of .? (grinning) Ton of bricks.
Aeryn: That's what I meant. He softly massaged her ankles.
John: We have talked out many things since you returned but we never really talked about Furlow.
Aeryn lowered her eyes.
John: But for her actions, you could be sitting here with John #2, or 1 depending how you look at it.
She quickly corrected him.
Aeryn: I am not wishing he was here instead of you. I have never wished that.
John could see her need for him to believe her. He nodded.
John: I know.
She slid down the bench closer to him. His hands rested on her thigh.
John: So what is going on in that beautiful head of yours?
Aeryn: When I was away I thought a lot about everything that happened to me, you and the other John. I kept coming back to the thing that you and John seem to talk about all the time, fate and destiny.
John: Fate?
She nodded.
Aeryn: I kept thinking that there had to be a reason why. Why you were twinned? Why we were separated? Why he died after we.
John: After you became a couple.
She looked at him.
Aeryn: Yes.
John: And you think the answer had something to do with destiny or fate?
Aeryn: I know it is probably not rational thinking but if you remember I wasn't thinking all that clearly when I came back.
John: I remember.
John stroked her fingers gently.
John: So you think the twinning and all the dren that has happened to the three of us since was part of our fate?
Aeryn: Fate, destiny may be even a test. I don't know. What I do know is all those events had to happen the way they happened for us to be in this place that we are right now.
He looked into her eyes.
John: And what place is that?
She entwined her fingers with his.
Aeryn: Together. Expecting a baby. Me loving you so much sometimes I feel like I can hardly breathe and not being scared of it.
John smiled and leaned into her. They pressed their foreheads together.
John: (speaking just above a whisper) Love you.
Her eyes closed.
Aeryn: Love you.
D'Argo's voice came booming out of the coms.
D'Argo: John, have you found her yet? We are waiting.
John sat up. He slid out from under her legs and got to his feet. He held his hands out to her.
John: (pulling her to her feet) We are on our way.
Aeryn: What is going on?
John: Plans for mission impossible III.
Rygel: You don't intend for us to go back there, do you?
D'Argo looked over his shoulder.
John: What if Furlow has managed to recreate the displacement engine?
Rygel: We don't know that is what she is selling. May be she has wormholes?
John: It doesn't matter what she has we know she has something.
Rygel: You can't be sure of that.
John: She is probably #10 or 12 on the Scarrans' hit list because of that light show John put on at Dam Ba Da. She wouldn't send a message out to the four corners of the universe calling all takers if she didn't have something to sell. This message is a neon light leading the Scarrans right to her. Furlow was a thieving tralk but she wasn't stupid.
D'Argo: John is right.
Rygel: That doesn't mean we have to get involved.
They both turned and looked at him. He lowered his head.
Chiana and Noranti walked into command.
Chiana: What did we miss?
John: Same old, same old.
He turned back toward the controls.
Chiana: So do we have a plan yet?
D'Argo: Everyone should be here. Pilot, where are Aeryn and Stark?
Pilot: Stark is here with me. Aeryn.
John: I know where she is. I'll get her.
John left command.
*********
John approached the observation deck cautiously. He stopped just outside the door and took a deep breath.
When he entered he found Aeryn sitting along the wall staring out at the stars. She was rubbing her stomach.
John: Shorty moving around again.
Aeryn: Always.
He went in and sat on the wall.
John: Penny for your thoughts.
She looked at him.
John: We haven't really talked since Moya tapped into Furlow's party line.
He laid his hand on her extended legs and pulled them across his legs.
John: Are you okay?
She nodded and looked back towards the stars.
John: Aeryn, I can't even imagine the feelings this must be bringing up for you. All I ask is that you don't shut me out.
Aeryn: I don't mean to. This just kind of hit me like a tan of bricks.
John: Tan of .? (grinning) Ton of bricks.
Aeryn: That's what I meant. He softly massaged her ankles.
John: We have talked out many things since you returned but we never really talked about Furlow.
Aeryn lowered her eyes.
John: But for her actions, you could be sitting here with John #2, or 1 depending how you look at it.
She quickly corrected him.
Aeryn: I am not wishing he was here instead of you. I have never wished that.
John could see her need for him to believe her. He nodded.
John: I know.
She slid down the bench closer to him. His hands rested on her thigh.
John: So what is going on in that beautiful head of yours?
Aeryn: When I was away I thought a lot about everything that happened to me, you and the other John. I kept coming back to the thing that you and John seem to talk about all the time, fate and destiny.
John: Fate?
She nodded.
Aeryn: I kept thinking that there had to be a reason why. Why you were twinned? Why we were separated? Why he died after we.
John: After you became a couple.
She looked at him.
Aeryn: Yes.
John: And you think the answer had something to do with destiny or fate?
Aeryn: I know it is probably not rational thinking but if you remember I wasn't thinking all that clearly when I came back.
John: I remember.
John stroked her fingers gently.
John: So you think the twinning and all the dren that has happened to the three of us since was part of our fate?
Aeryn: Fate, destiny may be even a test. I don't know. What I do know is all those events had to happen the way they happened for us to be in this place that we are right now.
He looked into her eyes.
John: And what place is that?
She entwined her fingers with his.
Aeryn: Together. Expecting a baby. Me loving you so much sometimes I feel like I can hardly breathe and not being scared of it.
John smiled and leaned into her. They pressed their foreheads together.
John: (speaking just above a whisper) Love you.
Her eyes closed.
Aeryn: Love you.
D'Argo's voice came booming out of the coms.
D'Argo: John, have you found her yet? We are waiting.
John sat up. He slid out from under her legs and got to his feet. He held his hands out to her.
John: (pulling her to her feet) We are on our way.
Aeryn: What is going on?
John: Plans for mission impossible III.