Back in the village Harper was taking in the serene and calming landscape
surrounding him. Justine took advantage of this time before her son arrived
to find out what Harper had been doing since they had last parted.
"So, once off earth did you go right to the Andromeda?" Justine asked sitting on a little bench with Harper outside in front of a huge tree, which reminded Harper of his favourite tree in hydroponics back on the Andromeda.
Harper was in awe of his surroundings. "No, I caught a ride off earth on a bucket of bolts fratter ship" Harper laughed at his description of the Maru.
"Really? How long were you on that ship?"
"I'm still on that ship. It was the Maru. Beka hired me as a part time engineer, which turned into a full time position after her ex-boyfriend Bobby left."
"And how'd you and Beka come across the Andromeda?" questioned Justine.
"Well we got hired by this Nightsider named Genetrex. He wanted us to pull this old high guard ship that he had heard of that was stuck in the event horizon of a black hole. Little did we know that he would double cross us. That rat face still owes me 84,000 thrones!"
"When did Trance, Tyr, Dylan, and Rommie come in?" Justine asked.
"Well Trance was already a member of the Maru with Beka and I. Tyr was an ex-mercenary that was hired by Genetrex to, to, well I'm not sure what he was hired to do. Dylan was frozen in time for over 300 years on the ship. Now Rommie, well, I built Rommie so that she could communicate with her crew on a different level." Harper explained
"Oh, wow." Suddenly there was a strange whistle.
'That didn't sound like any bird I've heard' Harper thought. He was now fully on his guard looking through the bush trying to find the source of the noise. Justine on the other hand didn't look worried at all she looked happy, and Harper noticed this. "Justine... Do you know what that was?"
"There's no reason to be worried Harper, it's just Seamus. That's our way of letting each other know where we are in times like this." Justine explained, and then made her own strange whistle in response.
"Okay... Well, where is he?" Harper started looking around.
There was another whistle. "There" Justine pointed into the bush. "Come on lets go" Justine grabbed Harper by the arm and practically dragged him through the bush to a cave. "Seamus? Seamus? You in here?"
"Over here mother" Seamus came out of the shadows.
Harper looked over and saw for the first time Justine's son. He was rather tall for his age, about 4 foot something, with medium brown hair, cut short, and magnificent blue eyes. Harper also noticed the one thing that would unmistakably show him to be nietzschean... his bone blades. They weren't as pronounced as a full nietzschean males would be, but they were plainly visible in the dark of the cave. He looked more like a 15 year old then an 8 year old.
"Oh Seamus, you made it! I'm so happy" Justine ran over and gave her son a hug. "How was the journey? Was it too long? Did you get hurt? Is anyone following you?"
"The journey was fine, and I'm fine, and I haven't noticed anyone following me."
"Good, good. Come you must meet my friend!" Justine grabbed her sons hand and led him to Harper. "Seamus, this is... well this is Seamus" They both looked at her confused. "Okay, let's try this again. Seamus, this is Harper an old friend from earth." She introduced them and they shook hands.
"Nice to meet you, I've heard only good things about you and your amazing adventures on earth" Seamus said politely.
"Oh, well. They weren't all that interesting, but thanks..." Harper was nervous and it was showing.
"I am honoured to share my name with such a well known and respected friend of my mothers."
"Well, I don't know what to say... Thank you?" Harper responded.
"Well, now that the hellos are all done and over with..." Justine didn't get a chance to finish a gun went off, and hit Harpers toe.
"Ahhhhhh" Harper screamed in agony.
Seamus wasted no time and pulled out a gun and shot one of the assassins right through the heart.
Harper got right back up and started shooting the assassins with his own gun, after a few minutes all the 6 assassins were down. Harper soon after fell down after all the adrenalin from the fight drained from him.
"Harper!!" Both Justine and Seamus yelled at the same time and ran towards him.
"I'm okay, I'm good, I'm good." Harper tried to reassure the two worried faces over top of him.
"No you're not! You're having one hell of a day Harper! Come on let Seamus and I help you back to the room, and once we've checked out your wounds then we can leave." Justine said and didn't give Harper a chance to argue. "Seamus, help me get him up." Seamus and Justine helped Harper get back to the hotel, with most of his weight on Justine since although Seamus is strong he's still only a young boy.
~ back in the Hotel room. ~
Harper had passed out when they got him onto the bed in the room. Justine was preparing some food and Seamus was dressing Harpers wounds.
"Mom, where'd Harper get all these wounds? I thought he only got shot in the foot." Seamus asked while he was bandaging up Harpers wounds all over his chest and arms.
"We had a little mishap on the way here. More of your father's goons broke onto the Maru."
Seamus stopped bandaging Harper "You're not hurt are you?" Seamus asked now distracted from Harpers wounds.
"No honey I'm fine I was flying the ship when we got hit, so I just fell onto the floor. Harper over there got thrown across the cock pit. He's okay, right?" Justine explained.
"I think so. He looks fine to me." Seamus answered.
"Harper can mask his feelings pretty well"
"Oh, well my studies have only showed me how to tend to wounds, I do not know how to asses them yet."
"That's okay Seamus, we'll have the doctor back on the Andromeda check him out more thoroughly once we get there."
"You mean I actually get to see the Andromeda?"
Harper slowly woke up. He had heard you Seamus's question. "Of course you'll see the Andromeda; I was actually hopping that you two would stay there with me. Unless you guys have somewhere else to stay that it..." Harper said tiredly.
"So, once off earth did you go right to the Andromeda?" Justine asked sitting on a little bench with Harper outside in front of a huge tree, which reminded Harper of his favourite tree in hydroponics back on the Andromeda.
Harper was in awe of his surroundings. "No, I caught a ride off earth on a bucket of bolts fratter ship" Harper laughed at his description of the Maru.
"Really? How long were you on that ship?"
"I'm still on that ship. It was the Maru. Beka hired me as a part time engineer, which turned into a full time position after her ex-boyfriend Bobby left."
"And how'd you and Beka come across the Andromeda?" questioned Justine.
"Well we got hired by this Nightsider named Genetrex. He wanted us to pull this old high guard ship that he had heard of that was stuck in the event horizon of a black hole. Little did we know that he would double cross us. That rat face still owes me 84,000 thrones!"
"When did Trance, Tyr, Dylan, and Rommie come in?" Justine asked.
"Well Trance was already a member of the Maru with Beka and I. Tyr was an ex-mercenary that was hired by Genetrex to, to, well I'm not sure what he was hired to do. Dylan was frozen in time for over 300 years on the ship. Now Rommie, well, I built Rommie so that she could communicate with her crew on a different level." Harper explained
"Oh, wow." Suddenly there was a strange whistle.
'That didn't sound like any bird I've heard' Harper thought. He was now fully on his guard looking through the bush trying to find the source of the noise. Justine on the other hand didn't look worried at all she looked happy, and Harper noticed this. "Justine... Do you know what that was?"
"There's no reason to be worried Harper, it's just Seamus. That's our way of letting each other know where we are in times like this." Justine explained, and then made her own strange whistle in response.
"Okay... Well, where is he?" Harper started looking around.
There was another whistle. "There" Justine pointed into the bush. "Come on lets go" Justine grabbed Harper by the arm and practically dragged him through the bush to a cave. "Seamus? Seamus? You in here?"
"Over here mother" Seamus came out of the shadows.
Harper looked over and saw for the first time Justine's son. He was rather tall for his age, about 4 foot something, with medium brown hair, cut short, and magnificent blue eyes. Harper also noticed the one thing that would unmistakably show him to be nietzschean... his bone blades. They weren't as pronounced as a full nietzschean males would be, but they were plainly visible in the dark of the cave. He looked more like a 15 year old then an 8 year old.
"Oh Seamus, you made it! I'm so happy" Justine ran over and gave her son a hug. "How was the journey? Was it too long? Did you get hurt? Is anyone following you?"
"The journey was fine, and I'm fine, and I haven't noticed anyone following me."
"Good, good. Come you must meet my friend!" Justine grabbed her sons hand and led him to Harper. "Seamus, this is... well this is Seamus" They both looked at her confused. "Okay, let's try this again. Seamus, this is Harper an old friend from earth." She introduced them and they shook hands.
"Nice to meet you, I've heard only good things about you and your amazing adventures on earth" Seamus said politely.
"Oh, well. They weren't all that interesting, but thanks..." Harper was nervous and it was showing.
"I am honoured to share my name with such a well known and respected friend of my mothers."
"Well, I don't know what to say... Thank you?" Harper responded.
"Well, now that the hellos are all done and over with..." Justine didn't get a chance to finish a gun went off, and hit Harpers toe.
"Ahhhhhh" Harper screamed in agony.
Seamus wasted no time and pulled out a gun and shot one of the assassins right through the heart.
Harper got right back up and started shooting the assassins with his own gun, after a few minutes all the 6 assassins were down. Harper soon after fell down after all the adrenalin from the fight drained from him.
"Harper!!" Both Justine and Seamus yelled at the same time and ran towards him.
"I'm okay, I'm good, I'm good." Harper tried to reassure the two worried faces over top of him.
"No you're not! You're having one hell of a day Harper! Come on let Seamus and I help you back to the room, and once we've checked out your wounds then we can leave." Justine said and didn't give Harper a chance to argue. "Seamus, help me get him up." Seamus and Justine helped Harper get back to the hotel, with most of his weight on Justine since although Seamus is strong he's still only a young boy.
~ back in the Hotel room. ~
Harper had passed out when they got him onto the bed in the room. Justine was preparing some food and Seamus was dressing Harpers wounds.
"Mom, where'd Harper get all these wounds? I thought he only got shot in the foot." Seamus asked while he was bandaging up Harpers wounds all over his chest and arms.
"We had a little mishap on the way here. More of your father's goons broke onto the Maru."
Seamus stopped bandaging Harper "You're not hurt are you?" Seamus asked now distracted from Harpers wounds.
"No honey I'm fine I was flying the ship when we got hit, so I just fell onto the floor. Harper over there got thrown across the cock pit. He's okay, right?" Justine explained.
"I think so. He looks fine to me." Seamus answered.
"Harper can mask his feelings pretty well"
"Oh, well my studies have only showed me how to tend to wounds, I do not know how to asses them yet."
"That's okay Seamus, we'll have the doctor back on the Andromeda check him out more thoroughly once we get there."
"You mean I actually get to see the Andromeda?"
Harper slowly woke up. He had heard you Seamus's question. "Of course you'll see the Andromeda; I was actually hopping that you two would stay there with me. Unless you guys have somewhere else to stay that it..." Harper said tiredly.