Part 14: Truth A Many Splinter Thing
A figure dressed in black leather from head to foot stood in the dark shadows of the building. A movement behind him drew his attention. "Patience, Ka D'Argo."
"I don't like this hide and wait game you play. We should be out there helping John and Aeryn," he growled as he stopped his pacing.
"I understand your Luxan heritage needs action, but under the circumstances we have to move with caution. We have the advantage of liberating John and Aeryn, but not if the rebels or peacekeeper become aware of us.
D'Argo was having a hard time trusting Scorpius. Who would believe he'd be working with one of their greatest enemies. He moved back into the room. Scorpius was receiving a report when he heard a loud crash from behind. Scorpius growled darkly as spittle drooled from his black lips. His coolant rod was becoming hot. The Luxan was in danger from Scorpius if he didn't settle down.
"D'Argo! Its important I hear this report." His voice grew deeper as he growled.
Calming down, D'Argo was rubbing his hand as he walked back to where Scorpius sharing into space.
"A Scarran ship is on its way here. That fool Grayza.."
D'Argo asked. "So what are you going to do now?"
"We will have to act quicker then I had planned." Scorpius left the room with D'Argo following him. "We need to contact Aeryn Sun."
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Aeryn didn't like the fact that she had to leave John behind. She had explained to Sky'leen Orin that the communication she had received reported that a Scarran ship was on its way. The Lieutenant had ordered her to join her other crewmates and make sure all would be ready for their escape. Orin then began ordering the evacuation of the rebel headquarters.
Aeryn looked down at John's sleeping form. She kneeled down beside him. Reaching out she traced a finger around his jaw line. Leaning in, she kissed him gently on the lips. "I love you John Crichton forever and a day." Getting up she walked out of the room, without looking back. As she exited the room Josef was waiting for her. She stopped, staring at him coldly. His eyes wondered over her body to her face. "I think you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met. I can't say I'll ever understand, but if you get tired of him I will be out there."
Her eyes softened a faction. "I love him. He loves me. As long as we live we'll be together. Find someone Josef. You'll discover a whole new world. It is wonderful to be needed and desired by one you need and desire in return."
Aeryn walked away from him just wanting to come back so she and John leave together.
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Sky'leen collected some of her things. She watched John as he set looking over a vid screen. "So you are telling me that you set-up a false transmission sent to the Command Carrier that your father was coming in. Then another false transmission that the Scarrans are attacking him." He laughed as he watched the General himself relay the orders to Grayza.
Looking up with a large smile he had to ask. "How could you manage to do something the devious to trick them? Wouldn't they have known it wasn't from High Command or another carrier?"
Orin only smiled at him never once answering questions. Finally giving up. "Ok, if you don't want to give any of your trade secrets away."
"It's not that." She looked down at the shirt she held in her hand.
"What?" He encouraged.
Glancing back up at him. "The General will know nothing about this. The transmission did come from High Command. Grayza will look like a fool if she survives her encounter with the Scarrans. It's the male disrupter."
"What about him?"
"Sal -On Zophics is from High Command. I don't know how he fit into all of this until I came across this." She tossed over a vid chip to John. He looked at it for a moment then placed it into the player.
"What the frell?" John exploded. "He's dead!"
"Are you one hundred percent sure?" She asked.
"Hell, no! Every since I've been in this part of the universe I haven't been sure about anything." He looked up at her sharply. "Has Aeryn seen this?"
"No." She saw him calm down. There was some history there. "You are not wanting Aeryn to know about him?"
"Not really.. ok yeah. When was this taken?"
"About a day or so before Vannok died. Why?"
"Then he could still be here." John stood up slowly. "We need to find him?"
She went back to what she was doing. "Forget it. A Scarran ship is on its way. We have to get out of here. It's not important now. In time you'll run into each other and then any 'beef' you have with him can be settled then."
John couldn't help but smile. He was going to have this Oz side of the universe, talking English yet. He walked over to her. As he took her hand, she looked up at him. "How is it you are so wise for someone so young?"
"Sebacean, John, not Human. We live longer."
"Yeah, right. Where are Aeryn and D'Argo? " A thought came to him. He looked back at her accusingly. "Damn!"
"What?"
"You know why Aeryn had to leave. If D'Argo is here then that means Scorpy has to be somewhere close by." John walked away from her. "Scorpy and you.please tell me I'm wrong in what I'm thinking."
"You are. Yes, I knew he was here, but only after Aeryn had discovered it." Her voice trailed off. "Frell." She met his stare. "Both of them being here with a disruptor- it looks like they have connections too."
"You're saying they are working together with help from High Command? " John sat down and started to laugh all the while holding his side. "Now how stupid can this get."
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D'Argo greeted Aeryn with a bear hug. Growing serious he asked, "How is John?" "He'll be all right. I left him sleeping. Let's get this done so we can get him off of this rock safely." She moved around D'Argo then stood still when the smooth sound of the hated voice spoke to her.
"Aeryn, I hope John is safely tucked away. Now we need to get moving. I have to finish some arrangements before we leave to join Moya." The leather tails of Scorpius' suite flew out as he exited the room.
D'Argo walked beside Aeryn following the nightmare. "You have been in contact with Moya?"
"Yes, they wait for us just outside the system."
Aeryn asked, "Why are we still here and not leaving?"
Scorpius stopped what he was doing and stared into space for the moment. "We have one more thing we must do. This will give us more time to get John to safety."
Aeryn looked over at D'Argo questioningly. What was Scorpius up to? It wasn't a question of trust. They knew he would do whatever it took to keep John alive. To keep John well meant that Scorpius needed to keep them alive as well.
A figure dressed in black leather from head to foot stood in the dark shadows of the building. A movement behind him drew his attention. "Patience, Ka D'Argo."
"I don't like this hide and wait game you play. We should be out there helping John and Aeryn," he growled as he stopped his pacing.
"I understand your Luxan heritage needs action, but under the circumstances we have to move with caution. We have the advantage of liberating John and Aeryn, but not if the rebels or peacekeeper become aware of us.
D'Argo was having a hard time trusting Scorpius. Who would believe he'd be working with one of their greatest enemies. He moved back into the room. Scorpius was receiving a report when he heard a loud crash from behind. Scorpius growled darkly as spittle drooled from his black lips. His coolant rod was becoming hot. The Luxan was in danger from Scorpius if he didn't settle down.
"D'Argo! Its important I hear this report." His voice grew deeper as he growled.
Calming down, D'Argo was rubbing his hand as he walked back to where Scorpius sharing into space.
"A Scarran ship is on its way here. That fool Grayza.."
D'Argo asked. "So what are you going to do now?"
"We will have to act quicker then I had planned." Scorpius left the room with D'Argo following him. "We need to contact Aeryn Sun."
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Aeryn didn't like the fact that she had to leave John behind. She had explained to Sky'leen Orin that the communication she had received reported that a Scarran ship was on its way. The Lieutenant had ordered her to join her other crewmates and make sure all would be ready for their escape. Orin then began ordering the evacuation of the rebel headquarters.
Aeryn looked down at John's sleeping form. She kneeled down beside him. Reaching out she traced a finger around his jaw line. Leaning in, she kissed him gently on the lips. "I love you John Crichton forever and a day." Getting up she walked out of the room, without looking back. As she exited the room Josef was waiting for her. She stopped, staring at him coldly. His eyes wondered over her body to her face. "I think you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met. I can't say I'll ever understand, but if you get tired of him I will be out there."
Her eyes softened a faction. "I love him. He loves me. As long as we live we'll be together. Find someone Josef. You'll discover a whole new world. It is wonderful to be needed and desired by one you need and desire in return."
Aeryn walked away from him just wanting to come back so she and John leave together.
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Sky'leen collected some of her things. She watched John as he set looking over a vid screen. "So you are telling me that you set-up a false transmission sent to the Command Carrier that your father was coming in. Then another false transmission that the Scarrans are attacking him." He laughed as he watched the General himself relay the orders to Grayza.
Looking up with a large smile he had to ask. "How could you manage to do something the devious to trick them? Wouldn't they have known it wasn't from High Command or another carrier?"
Orin only smiled at him never once answering questions. Finally giving up. "Ok, if you don't want to give any of your trade secrets away."
"It's not that." She looked down at the shirt she held in her hand.
"What?" He encouraged.
Glancing back up at him. "The General will know nothing about this. The transmission did come from High Command. Grayza will look like a fool if she survives her encounter with the Scarrans. It's the male disrupter."
"What about him?"
"Sal -On Zophics is from High Command. I don't know how he fit into all of this until I came across this." She tossed over a vid chip to John. He looked at it for a moment then placed it into the player.
"What the frell?" John exploded. "He's dead!"
"Are you one hundred percent sure?" She asked.
"Hell, no! Every since I've been in this part of the universe I haven't been sure about anything." He looked up at her sharply. "Has Aeryn seen this?"
"No." She saw him calm down. There was some history there. "You are not wanting Aeryn to know about him?"
"Not really.. ok yeah. When was this taken?"
"About a day or so before Vannok died. Why?"
"Then he could still be here." John stood up slowly. "We need to find him?"
She went back to what she was doing. "Forget it. A Scarran ship is on its way. We have to get out of here. It's not important now. In time you'll run into each other and then any 'beef' you have with him can be settled then."
John couldn't help but smile. He was going to have this Oz side of the universe, talking English yet. He walked over to her. As he took her hand, she looked up at him. "How is it you are so wise for someone so young?"
"Sebacean, John, not Human. We live longer."
"Yeah, right. Where are Aeryn and D'Argo? " A thought came to him. He looked back at her accusingly. "Damn!"
"What?"
"You know why Aeryn had to leave. If D'Argo is here then that means Scorpy has to be somewhere close by." John walked away from her. "Scorpy and you.please tell me I'm wrong in what I'm thinking."
"You are. Yes, I knew he was here, but only after Aeryn had discovered it." Her voice trailed off. "Frell." She met his stare. "Both of them being here with a disruptor- it looks like they have connections too."
"You're saying they are working together with help from High Command? " John sat down and started to laugh all the while holding his side. "Now how stupid can this get."
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D'Argo greeted Aeryn with a bear hug. Growing serious he asked, "How is John?" "He'll be all right. I left him sleeping. Let's get this done so we can get him off of this rock safely." She moved around D'Argo then stood still when the smooth sound of the hated voice spoke to her.
"Aeryn, I hope John is safely tucked away. Now we need to get moving. I have to finish some arrangements before we leave to join Moya." The leather tails of Scorpius' suite flew out as he exited the room.
D'Argo walked beside Aeryn following the nightmare. "You have been in contact with Moya?"
"Yes, they wait for us just outside the system."
Aeryn asked, "Why are we still here and not leaving?"
Scorpius stopped what he was doing and stared into space for the moment. "We have one more thing we must do. This will give us more time to get John to safety."
Aeryn looked over at D'Argo questioningly. What was Scorpius up to? It wasn't a question of trust. They knew he would do whatever it took to keep John alive. To keep John well meant that Scorpius needed to keep them alive as well.