Disclaimer: I don't own the Andromeda or any of the characters, except
Justine. I'm just having a little fun with them!
A Day To Remember
Chapter 1
"Come on boss we've been walking forever! Why are we even here? This planet gives me the creeps, and it's not just because it's crawling with Ubers!" Harper whined, looking around at the grey sky of this oh so grey planet he, Dylan and Trance now found themselves on.
"Mr. Harper you know why we're here: we need supplies," Dylan replied.
"Yeah, supplies. You keep saying that but you haven't told me what kind of supplies yet, and being the chief engineer I know we don't need parts! I refuse to take another step until you tell me what we're really doing here!" Harper whined for what seemed to be the millionth time, as he sat on the ground, which was grey sand that matched with the grey backdrop of the city buildings and even the people they've seen so far. He then picked up a stick and started drawing in the sand.
"Harper come on, lets-" Yelling coming from a nearby alley interrupted Trance.
"Let me go! You have no right to do this! Let go!" They heard a women's voice call.
Harper immediately jumped up and rushed to the alley that the voice was coming from. He wanted to be the one to rescue this damsel in distress!
"Hey, what do you think you're doing to her?" Harper called to the two Nietzscheans who were holding the young girl between them.
Just then Dylan and Trance came running into the alley. Dylan jumped on the Nietzscheans. And Harper grabbed the girl, only to be elbowed right between the legs!
"OWWWWWW!" He screamed. "This is what I get for saving your life?"
Just then the girl turned around. Harper looked up, and he thought she was beautiful. She looked around the same age as him. She was short, had silky longish brown-blond hair, and hazel eyes.
"Shay?" the girl asked quietly.
"How do you know my name?" Harper asked, a very confused look on his face. "No one's called me that since..." He finally saw the full face of the young woman. "Justine?" He stood up then gave the young woman whom we now know as Justine a big Harper hug.
"Mr. Harper, do you know this girl?" Dylan asked, out of breath after struggling with the Neitzscheans.
"Yeah," he said shyly, "Dylan this is - - - is my girlfriend Justine, whom I haven't seen in 7 years, since Beka found me on Earth." He continued almost too quiet for anyone to hear.
"I see," Dylan said confusingly.
"What are you doing here?" Justine asked.
"I think I should be asking you that question. I thought you died!" Harper replied.
"Well this has been all nice and stuff but I think we should go before they wake up," Trance stated, pointing to the unconscious Neitzschean behind her.
"Uhhh... yeah lets go," Dylan said, leading the way back to the Maru.
"What about the supplies?" Trance asked, almost forgetting why they were there in the first place.
"There is no immediate need for any of them! We can get them later, Trance. Let's get back to the Andromeda," Harper replied, now following Dylan to the Maru dragging Justine behind him.
Back on Andromeda a flood of questions come hurdling toward Harper and Justine.
"So Harper who's your new friend?" Beka asked, with a sly grin on her face.
"How do you know each other?" Trance questioned.
"When did you meet?" Inquired Dylan.
"Why did you get separated?" Requested Rommie.
"Were you mates?" This was a very nietzschean question from the very nietzschean Tyr, who until now had been silent. Leaning on the back wall of command, as usual.
"Stop it! She's not a freakin' thief," Harper yelled frustratingly.
"It's ok Shay. They're just curious." Justine stepped in afraid Harper was going to blow a fuse. "I mean how often is it that an old girlfriend, or boyfriend come along?"
"More often then you think." Was Harper's reply. "And usually it doesn't end very well! Usually I end up in med deck for a week!"
"Oh, I see." Justine said.
"Mr. Harper would you like to give your 'friend' a tour of the ship ending in showing her her V.I.P guest quarters, please?" Dylan asked.
"Sure, come on J. lets go," Harper replied, leading Justine out of command.
"Cool, I've never been on a ship this big, especially not this nice. How old did you say it was?" Justine asked.
"Over 300 years. It's from the old commonwealth; Andromeda and Dylan got stuck in a black hole. Which is where Beka, Trance, Rev and I found it." Harper replied.
"Wow! How does Dylan keep it running?" Justine asked looking around the hall touching almost everything.
"How does Dylan keep it running? How does Dylan keep it running?" Harper was taken back by that question.
"Yeah, after you guys got the Andromeda out of the black hole it must have had extensive damage. How did he fix it all? And how is he able to keep it running? Not very many parts dealers have parts for old commonwealth war ships." Justine replied.
"Dylan has a secret weapon when it comes to fixing his ship," Harper answered basically.
"Yeah, really? What's his 'secret weapon' as you call it? I'd love to see it."
"You want to see it? You're staring right at it!" Harper almost yelled.
"Really? But you and I are the only ones in the hallway." Justine was confused by Harper's answer.
"The secret weapon that Dylan uses every time he sends Andromeda into a fight that she comes out really damaged is ME! I'm the freakin' engineer and I do everything, the work that is supposed to be done by hundreds of well equipped and well educated engineers in the old commonwealth is all done by one super genius named Seamus Harper!" Harper was furious. How could someone he's known for so long not know that he would end up as a great genius engineer?
"Oh... I'm sorry Shay I didn't know! I should've known though, you always loved fiddling with any parts you could get your hands on!" Justine replied sadly. She hadn't meant to upset Harper.
"That's ok J. I mean how would you know, you just came aboard. I should be the one sorry for blowing up like that." Harper said apologetically.
"So, what does a genius engineer such as yourself do for fun around here?"
"Follow me!" Harper was now very excited to show is old 'friend' his favourite spots on his favourite ship.
A Day To Remember
Chapter 1
"Come on boss we've been walking forever! Why are we even here? This planet gives me the creeps, and it's not just because it's crawling with Ubers!" Harper whined, looking around at the grey sky of this oh so grey planet he, Dylan and Trance now found themselves on.
"Mr. Harper you know why we're here: we need supplies," Dylan replied.
"Yeah, supplies. You keep saying that but you haven't told me what kind of supplies yet, and being the chief engineer I know we don't need parts! I refuse to take another step until you tell me what we're really doing here!" Harper whined for what seemed to be the millionth time, as he sat on the ground, which was grey sand that matched with the grey backdrop of the city buildings and even the people they've seen so far. He then picked up a stick and started drawing in the sand.
"Harper come on, lets-" Yelling coming from a nearby alley interrupted Trance.
"Let me go! You have no right to do this! Let go!" They heard a women's voice call.
Harper immediately jumped up and rushed to the alley that the voice was coming from. He wanted to be the one to rescue this damsel in distress!
"Hey, what do you think you're doing to her?" Harper called to the two Nietzscheans who were holding the young girl between them.
Just then Dylan and Trance came running into the alley. Dylan jumped on the Nietzscheans. And Harper grabbed the girl, only to be elbowed right between the legs!
"OWWWWWW!" He screamed. "This is what I get for saving your life?"
Just then the girl turned around. Harper looked up, and he thought she was beautiful. She looked around the same age as him. She was short, had silky longish brown-blond hair, and hazel eyes.
"Shay?" the girl asked quietly.
"How do you know my name?" Harper asked, a very confused look on his face. "No one's called me that since..." He finally saw the full face of the young woman. "Justine?" He stood up then gave the young woman whom we now know as Justine a big Harper hug.
"Mr. Harper, do you know this girl?" Dylan asked, out of breath after struggling with the Neitzscheans.
"Yeah," he said shyly, "Dylan this is - - - is my girlfriend Justine, whom I haven't seen in 7 years, since Beka found me on Earth." He continued almost too quiet for anyone to hear.
"I see," Dylan said confusingly.
"What are you doing here?" Justine asked.
"I think I should be asking you that question. I thought you died!" Harper replied.
"Well this has been all nice and stuff but I think we should go before they wake up," Trance stated, pointing to the unconscious Neitzschean behind her.
"Uhhh... yeah lets go," Dylan said, leading the way back to the Maru.
"What about the supplies?" Trance asked, almost forgetting why they were there in the first place.
"There is no immediate need for any of them! We can get them later, Trance. Let's get back to the Andromeda," Harper replied, now following Dylan to the Maru dragging Justine behind him.
Back on Andromeda a flood of questions come hurdling toward Harper and Justine.
"So Harper who's your new friend?" Beka asked, with a sly grin on her face.
"How do you know each other?" Trance questioned.
"When did you meet?" Inquired Dylan.
"Why did you get separated?" Requested Rommie.
"Were you mates?" This was a very nietzschean question from the very nietzschean Tyr, who until now had been silent. Leaning on the back wall of command, as usual.
"Stop it! She's not a freakin' thief," Harper yelled frustratingly.
"It's ok Shay. They're just curious." Justine stepped in afraid Harper was going to blow a fuse. "I mean how often is it that an old girlfriend, or boyfriend come along?"
"More often then you think." Was Harper's reply. "And usually it doesn't end very well! Usually I end up in med deck for a week!"
"Oh, I see." Justine said.
"Mr. Harper would you like to give your 'friend' a tour of the ship ending in showing her her V.I.P guest quarters, please?" Dylan asked.
"Sure, come on J. lets go," Harper replied, leading Justine out of command.
"Cool, I've never been on a ship this big, especially not this nice. How old did you say it was?" Justine asked.
"Over 300 years. It's from the old commonwealth; Andromeda and Dylan got stuck in a black hole. Which is where Beka, Trance, Rev and I found it." Harper replied.
"Wow! How does Dylan keep it running?" Justine asked looking around the hall touching almost everything.
"How does Dylan keep it running? How does Dylan keep it running?" Harper was taken back by that question.
"Yeah, after you guys got the Andromeda out of the black hole it must have had extensive damage. How did he fix it all? And how is he able to keep it running? Not very many parts dealers have parts for old commonwealth war ships." Justine replied.
"Dylan has a secret weapon when it comes to fixing his ship," Harper answered basically.
"Yeah, really? What's his 'secret weapon' as you call it? I'd love to see it."
"You want to see it? You're staring right at it!" Harper almost yelled.
"Really? But you and I are the only ones in the hallway." Justine was confused by Harper's answer.
"The secret weapon that Dylan uses every time he sends Andromeda into a fight that she comes out really damaged is ME! I'm the freakin' engineer and I do everything, the work that is supposed to be done by hundreds of well equipped and well educated engineers in the old commonwealth is all done by one super genius named Seamus Harper!" Harper was furious. How could someone he's known for so long not know that he would end up as a great genius engineer?
"Oh... I'm sorry Shay I didn't know! I should've known though, you always loved fiddling with any parts you could get your hands on!" Justine replied sadly. She hadn't meant to upset Harper.
"That's ok J. I mean how would you know, you just came aboard. I should be the one sorry for blowing up like that." Harper said apologetically.
"So, what does a genius engineer such as yourself do for fun around here?"
"Follow me!" Harper was now very excited to show is old 'friend' his favourite spots on his favourite ship.