"Home then" said Tyr realizing with some surprise that he actually thought of Andromeda as home. He reached down to pick up his son and found it also necessary to take Teresa into his arms, she who was not to be forestalled. He considered this for a moment, remembering the first time he had held Tamerlane and the feelings he had at that moment. He had thought then, but now realized, this little girl was his bond child, the one who would always be closest in his heart, closer than even any mate because she was his in a way that no mate could ever be. Of this he was certain.
In front of him Beka picked up Victoria and rose to her feet, he caught her eye as she stood watching him arise from his musings. "What?"
"She has you totally in her clutches, the stoic one is captured." She smiled at him, he shrugged in return.
They entered the outer room and Tyr's eyes fell again on his children's tormentor, sitting there, he realized with sudden clarity, all to easily playing the roll of the one defeated. Tyr turned to Dylan behind him, willing himself not to show the tenseness that threatened to overwhelm him. "Too easy" he mouthed to Dylan. But now what? He was standing here, his back to his enemy, and two of his children in his arms.
Dylan stepped around Tyr, who turned again to follow him, and motioned at the door with his head looking expectantly at the one sitting by the door. Who looked back at him utterly impasively, as if missing the silent message entirely. Something both Dylan and Tyr both knew *not* to be the case, and something which only solidified for them the realization that they were both kicking themselves for not coming to more rapidly.
"They thought you might lead the way." Rommie addressed the alien, indicating Tyr and Dylan with her head.
The Breakwraithe rose and turned toward the door. Tyr stopped and turned to Beka, placing the two children in her arms with a telling look. He smoothly lifted his weapons from their place beside Rommie and called out "Dylan?" causing Hunt to turn back to him. Dylan circled back and picked up his weapons while Tyr moved Beka behind him and stepped toward the door.
With his weapons in his hands Dylan moved to back up Tyr while Rommie now took the rear behind Beka and the children. Their host turned back to look at them all, his face remained impassive as he pulled open the door and stepped through. Steeling himself for what he knew was to come, Tyr followed him, gauss gun at the ready.
Whatever they had expected they were unprepared for the rapidness of the onslaught. Tyr fired left and Dylan right each making their shots count as they were continuously assailed. Tyr's first shot was his revenge for the whole scenario as The Breakwraite fell dead to the ground. With the three children in her arms all Beka could do was crouch behind the other two desperately hoping her body would shield the little ones. Rommie crouched beside her, limiting her weapon's fire to taking out immediate threats to Beka and the children. She would have to leave it to Dylan and Tyr to handle the general assault.
After several minutes Tyr called over his shoulder to Dylan "This isn't going to get us anywhere, we need to move!"
"Cover me"
Tyr turned from his side to put his back to Beka and Rommie as his eyes swept back and forth his weapon keeping up rapid fire while Dylan crouched. Puling out a spare force lance Dylan rapidly set it for a proximity blast and rolled it in the direction of their 50 meter path to the main chamber. Rommie pulled Beka to her feet and the a split second after the explosion rocked the corridor the four of them ran. They had no idea what they would do when they reached their first goal.
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Trance stirred beside Harper trying to convince herself that her growing disquiet was only a function of the time that had passed. But she could no longer delude herself, for she was absolutely certain of what was necessary. Somehow she had to get Harper to relocate the remote terminus of the tunnel that his fragile control held barely open. She had no idea if she could manage that task without losing his consciousness in the void between the two universes.
In front of him Beka picked up Victoria and rose to her feet, he caught her eye as she stood watching him arise from his musings. "What?"
"She has you totally in her clutches, the stoic one is captured." She smiled at him, he shrugged in return.
They entered the outer room and Tyr's eyes fell again on his children's tormentor, sitting there, he realized with sudden clarity, all to easily playing the roll of the one defeated. Tyr turned to Dylan behind him, willing himself not to show the tenseness that threatened to overwhelm him. "Too easy" he mouthed to Dylan. But now what? He was standing here, his back to his enemy, and two of his children in his arms.
Dylan stepped around Tyr, who turned again to follow him, and motioned at the door with his head looking expectantly at the one sitting by the door. Who looked back at him utterly impasively, as if missing the silent message entirely. Something both Dylan and Tyr both knew *not* to be the case, and something which only solidified for them the realization that they were both kicking themselves for not coming to more rapidly.
"They thought you might lead the way." Rommie addressed the alien, indicating Tyr and Dylan with her head.
The Breakwraithe rose and turned toward the door. Tyr stopped and turned to Beka, placing the two children in her arms with a telling look. He smoothly lifted his weapons from their place beside Rommie and called out "Dylan?" causing Hunt to turn back to him. Dylan circled back and picked up his weapons while Tyr moved Beka behind him and stepped toward the door.
With his weapons in his hands Dylan moved to back up Tyr while Rommie now took the rear behind Beka and the children. Their host turned back to look at them all, his face remained impassive as he pulled open the door and stepped through. Steeling himself for what he knew was to come, Tyr followed him, gauss gun at the ready.
Whatever they had expected they were unprepared for the rapidness of the onslaught. Tyr fired left and Dylan right each making their shots count as they were continuously assailed. Tyr's first shot was his revenge for the whole scenario as The Breakwraite fell dead to the ground. With the three children in her arms all Beka could do was crouch behind the other two desperately hoping her body would shield the little ones. Rommie crouched beside her, limiting her weapon's fire to taking out immediate threats to Beka and the children. She would have to leave it to Dylan and Tyr to handle the general assault.
After several minutes Tyr called over his shoulder to Dylan "This isn't going to get us anywhere, we need to move!"
"Cover me"
Tyr turned from his side to put his back to Beka and Rommie as his eyes swept back and forth his weapon keeping up rapid fire while Dylan crouched. Puling out a spare force lance Dylan rapidly set it for a proximity blast and rolled it in the direction of their 50 meter path to the main chamber. Rommie pulled Beka to her feet and the a split second after the explosion rocked the corridor the four of them ran. They had no idea what they would do when they reached their first goal.
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Trance stirred beside Harper trying to convince herself that her growing disquiet was only a function of the time that had passed. But she could no longer delude herself, for she was absolutely certain of what was necessary. Somehow she had to get Harper to relocate the remote terminus of the tunnel that his fragile control held barely open. She had no idea if she could manage that task without losing his consciousness in the void between the two universes.
