Chapter 5
'I trust you'
"Are you sure this'll work Shay?" Justine asked nervously. After waking up, and figuring out who their capturers were, Harper set to work on his 'genius' plan. "Maybe we should wait, at least until you feel better. You can't even use your left arm," she added, concern clearly in her voice. She knew her 'husband' wouldn't let anything happen to her, but Harper was up for grabs, a toy even, if they wanted. She didn't want to loose him for good, not after just finding him.
"It'll work trust me, and I'm fine, don't worry about me. We have to get out of here so we can save your son." Harper replied, busily looking through drawers looking for his nano-welder so that he could free himself and Justine. "I just have to untie us, and then the real fun begins." He said with a devilish smile.
"Ok... But how do you expect to untie us? Let me remind you you are tied up, and have a broken arm to boot! How are you going to untie us?" She was trying to trust him, but the situation seemed hopeless.
Harper didn't respond at first, he was still opening and closing drawers the best he could with both hands tied behind his back. "With this," he replied, holding up his nano-welder. "Ok, turn around and I'll burn off the ropes, and then you do the same to me!"
Justine reluctantly turned around. She was nervous, Seamus only had one fully functional arm and both of them were tied behind his back, how was he going to burn the rope without burning her wrists, without looking?
Harper felt her reluctantness to turn around. "It's okay I use this thing all the time, I won't burn your beautiful skin. I can do this with both my arms tied behind my back without looking." He tried to ease the tension, by being his old self. Telling jokes was just what he did in these kinds of situations.
Justine laughed, "Okay, but be careful." Harper then turned it on and cut the ropes off with ease.
"All done. See, no sweat!" He said as he turned around to look into those beautiful hazel eyes. "God you're beautiful." He whispered not an inch from her ear.
"And you're the most handsome man I've ever met." And with that Justine pulled Harper into a very passionate kiss.
Sadly Harper had to pull away after a minute. "Now, untie me. We have to kick these bastard ubers of my ship and rescue your son!"
Justine looked at the floor then took the nano-welder out of Harper's hand. "I don't know. I don't want to hurt you, I've never used one of these."
"It's ok. I trust you." Harper pecked her on the lips and turned around so that Justine could cut the metal-rope off.
After hearing the words 'I trust you' out of Seamus Harper's mouth Justine felt like she could do the impossible. "Ok... I'll - I'll try." She replied shakily and turned the nano-welder on. She successfully used it to burn off the metal-like ropes.
"Good job J. Now we have to find a way to get out of here! But first it's time to dump some Uber trash!" Harper said once untied with a sly grin on his face.
"I think you've go your priorities messed up Shay..."
"Please call me Harper"
"Ok, Harper I think you have your priorities messed up! How are we going to dump the Ubers while we're trapped in here? We have to get out of here, then we can dump them!"
"Oh, Justine, Justine, Justine! Trust in the Harper, the Harper is good! We have a better chance of getting rid of them from in here. If we escape they could easily overpower us, and poof!" Harper emphasized by snapping his finger. "No more Harper and Justine! They've got guns, but I've got brains!"
"Ok Mr. Supper genius." She said and Harpers eyes lit up. "Care to share your genius plan?"
"Why certainly, my dear Justine. It's quite simple as a matter of fact. A mere child could understand such a simple plan as this. First I go over to this panel, plug myself in and create a little distraction in the airlock," Harper explained while doing what he said. "And then the stupid Ubers in the cock pit will go running to the airlock..."
At that point they hear a lot of pairs of big heavy boots running past the door and into the airlock.
"And then we shut the door... We open the airlock... Presto there you go! Look out the window if you want to see a couple of Uber heads exploding" They both hurry over to the window, after Harper unplugs himself.
"Oh Harper, you're a genius!" Justine exclaimed and quickly pulled Harper into a big strong bear hug! Harper winced; his arm was still throbbing, and the gash on his side, which was still bleeding a little, despite the dressing Justine had put on earlier. Justine heard Harpers breaths getting more short and rapid. "Oh I'm sorry Harper, are you okay?" She asked sitting down on the floor.
"Ya... I'm fine. I have to go check and see if we got them all." Harper answered getting back up and going over to the console. "Okay, there's one more in the cock pit, so if we can sneak out, I have a gun, in my room under my pillow across the hall."
"Okay, can you open the door with that thing?"
"Ya... There I'll be rite back, don't move."
"No! Harper let me go"
"Justine," Harper started calmly, lightly grabbing Justine's arm to prevent her from leaving, "Stay here. I'll sneak over to my room, grab the gun, and kill the big bad Uber who was stupid enough to try and lock up Seamus Zelazny Harper on his own ship! Well... Seamus Zelazny Harper's own bosses ship anyways..." Harper smiled.
"Harper" Justine started. Harper stopped her by placing a finger over her mouth, then kissing her there. 'How I missed his gentle kiss' Justine thought. "Be careful" Was all she could think of saying, she knew how stubborn Harper was, and arguing with him would only waste time, time they didn't have at the moment.
"Don't worry; he won't even know what hit him." Harper smiled at Justine and quickly left the room.
Soon after Harper ran back in the room. "Harper, did you kill him?"
"Um... well here's the thing..." Harper started, but Justine wouldn't let him finish
"I'll take that as a no? What happened?"
"Well the gun, that I usually keep in my room... well... it's gone. I must've brought it onto the Andromeda and forgot to bring it back..."
"So we still have this big bad ass Nietzschean waiting for us out there in the cock pit." They heard big boots outside the door. "Strike that we have a bug bad ass Nietzschean waiting for us right outside the door."
"Umm... Ya, I guess so" Harper looked nervous. "Well I'm sure I can think of someway to get rid of him!" Harper reassured Justine.
'I trust you'
"Are you sure this'll work Shay?" Justine asked nervously. After waking up, and figuring out who their capturers were, Harper set to work on his 'genius' plan. "Maybe we should wait, at least until you feel better. You can't even use your left arm," she added, concern clearly in her voice. She knew her 'husband' wouldn't let anything happen to her, but Harper was up for grabs, a toy even, if they wanted. She didn't want to loose him for good, not after just finding him.
"It'll work trust me, and I'm fine, don't worry about me. We have to get out of here so we can save your son." Harper replied, busily looking through drawers looking for his nano-welder so that he could free himself and Justine. "I just have to untie us, and then the real fun begins." He said with a devilish smile.
"Ok... But how do you expect to untie us? Let me remind you you are tied up, and have a broken arm to boot! How are you going to untie us?" She was trying to trust him, but the situation seemed hopeless.
Harper didn't respond at first, he was still opening and closing drawers the best he could with both hands tied behind his back. "With this," he replied, holding up his nano-welder. "Ok, turn around and I'll burn off the ropes, and then you do the same to me!"
Justine reluctantly turned around. She was nervous, Seamus only had one fully functional arm and both of them were tied behind his back, how was he going to burn the rope without burning her wrists, without looking?
Harper felt her reluctantness to turn around. "It's okay I use this thing all the time, I won't burn your beautiful skin. I can do this with both my arms tied behind my back without looking." He tried to ease the tension, by being his old self. Telling jokes was just what he did in these kinds of situations.
Justine laughed, "Okay, but be careful." Harper then turned it on and cut the ropes off with ease.
"All done. See, no sweat!" He said as he turned around to look into those beautiful hazel eyes. "God you're beautiful." He whispered not an inch from her ear.
"And you're the most handsome man I've ever met." And with that Justine pulled Harper into a very passionate kiss.
Sadly Harper had to pull away after a minute. "Now, untie me. We have to kick these bastard ubers of my ship and rescue your son!"
Justine looked at the floor then took the nano-welder out of Harper's hand. "I don't know. I don't want to hurt you, I've never used one of these."
"It's ok. I trust you." Harper pecked her on the lips and turned around so that Justine could cut the metal-rope off.
After hearing the words 'I trust you' out of Seamus Harper's mouth Justine felt like she could do the impossible. "Ok... I'll - I'll try." She replied shakily and turned the nano-welder on. She successfully used it to burn off the metal-like ropes.
"Good job J. Now we have to find a way to get out of here! But first it's time to dump some Uber trash!" Harper said once untied with a sly grin on his face.
"I think you've go your priorities messed up Shay..."
"Please call me Harper"
"Ok, Harper I think you have your priorities messed up! How are we going to dump the Ubers while we're trapped in here? We have to get out of here, then we can dump them!"
"Oh, Justine, Justine, Justine! Trust in the Harper, the Harper is good! We have a better chance of getting rid of them from in here. If we escape they could easily overpower us, and poof!" Harper emphasized by snapping his finger. "No more Harper and Justine! They've got guns, but I've got brains!"
"Ok Mr. Supper genius." She said and Harpers eyes lit up. "Care to share your genius plan?"
"Why certainly, my dear Justine. It's quite simple as a matter of fact. A mere child could understand such a simple plan as this. First I go over to this panel, plug myself in and create a little distraction in the airlock," Harper explained while doing what he said. "And then the stupid Ubers in the cock pit will go running to the airlock..."
At that point they hear a lot of pairs of big heavy boots running past the door and into the airlock.
"And then we shut the door... We open the airlock... Presto there you go! Look out the window if you want to see a couple of Uber heads exploding" They both hurry over to the window, after Harper unplugs himself.
"Oh Harper, you're a genius!" Justine exclaimed and quickly pulled Harper into a big strong bear hug! Harper winced; his arm was still throbbing, and the gash on his side, which was still bleeding a little, despite the dressing Justine had put on earlier. Justine heard Harpers breaths getting more short and rapid. "Oh I'm sorry Harper, are you okay?" She asked sitting down on the floor.
"Ya... I'm fine. I have to go check and see if we got them all." Harper answered getting back up and going over to the console. "Okay, there's one more in the cock pit, so if we can sneak out, I have a gun, in my room under my pillow across the hall."
"Okay, can you open the door with that thing?"
"Ya... There I'll be rite back, don't move."
"No! Harper let me go"
"Justine," Harper started calmly, lightly grabbing Justine's arm to prevent her from leaving, "Stay here. I'll sneak over to my room, grab the gun, and kill the big bad Uber who was stupid enough to try and lock up Seamus Zelazny Harper on his own ship! Well... Seamus Zelazny Harper's own bosses ship anyways..." Harper smiled.
"Harper" Justine started. Harper stopped her by placing a finger over her mouth, then kissing her there. 'How I missed his gentle kiss' Justine thought. "Be careful" Was all she could think of saying, she knew how stubborn Harper was, and arguing with him would only waste time, time they didn't have at the moment.
"Don't worry; he won't even know what hit him." Harper smiled at Justine and quickly left the room.
Soon after Harper ran back in the room. "Harper, did you kill him?"
"Um... well here's the thing..." Harper started, but Justine wouldn't let him finish
"I'll take that as a no? What happened?"
"Well the gun, that I usually keep in my room... well... it's gone. I must've brought it onto the Andromeda and forgot to bring it back..."
"So we still have this big bad ass Nietzschean waiting for us out there in the cock pit." They heard big boots outside the door. "Strike that we have a bug bad ass Nietzschean waiting for us right outside the door."
"Umm... Ya, I guess so" Harper looked nervous. "Well I'm sure I can think of someway to get rid of him!" Harper reassured Justine.