Sorrowful end
When he came to again on the floor of the command deck, he stood up.
Everyone was hard at work preparing for the attack on the magogg. Dylan was at a console at the front of the room, plotting courses for the battle. Harper walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
Dylan turned round to face him, "What is it?" he stopped when he saw the sad look on Harper's face. "What's wrong?" he said with worry.
"The guy inside the machine. He's gone."
"Gone where?" Asked Dylan in a panic.
"The Spirit of the Abyss came and engulfed him. There's nothing left of the man. Nothing. The machine is empty now. I couldn't do anything. And I never even asked him what his name was." He looked to floor, not wanting Dylan to see the tears that were forming in his eyes. "I feel so responsible."
"Don't. Don't feel responsible. It was either that or we die. He brought it on himself. You saved us Harper."
Harper was silent. He didn't feel like speaking anymore. He turned and walked to the door. On the way, he stopped at the data ports. Underneath the magnifier was the little machine that had held that man's mind. Now it was as empty as he felt at that moment.
"Remember when I turned on that Tesseract machine and saved your life. I did it because you were my friend and Hohne was a stranger to me. You saved your friends today. Would you have rather have done that or saved a stranger's life?"
He turned to see Trance standing behind him. He looked into her eyes and saw the love that she had for him. He realised that the friends that he cared so much about were still here. He stepped forward and hugged Trance suddenly. She wasn't surprised however, she just wrapped her arms round him in a comforting embrace.
He let go after a few seconds and held Trance at arms length. His face was full of happiness and love now. Trance tilted her head and smiled at him, before grabbing him and giving him a vigorous hug.
When she released him, she did an about turn and walked over to Beka.
Harper watched her retreating back and looked at the rest of his crewmates, his family. With his heart full of love now, he knelt down in front of a console and took off its cover, ready to repair his beloved Andromeda. Ready to save the day again.
He was a freakin genius for pete's sake!
When he came to again on the floor of the command deck, he stood up.
Everyone was hard at work preparing for the attack on the magogg. Dylan was at a console at the front of the room, plotting courses for the battle. Harper walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
Dylan turned round to face him, "What is it?" he stopped when he saw the sad look on Harper's face. "What's wrong?" he said with worry.
"The guy inside the machine. He's gone."
"Gone where?" Asked Dylan in a panic.
"The Spirit of the Abyss came and engulfed him. There's nothing left of the man. Nothing. The machine is empty now. I couldn't do anything. And I never even asked him what his name was." He looked to floor, not wanting Dylan to see the tears that were forming in his eyes. "I feel so responsible."
"Don't. Don't feel responsible. It was either that or we die. He brought it on himself. You saved us Harper."
Harper was silent. He didn't feel like speaking anymore. He turned and walked to the door. On the way, he stopped at the data ports. Underneath the magnifier was the little machine that had held that man's mind. Now it was as empty as he felt at that moment.
"Remember when I turned on that Tesseract machine and saved your life. I did it because you were my friend and Hohne was a stranger to me. You saved your friends today. Would you have rather have done that or saved a stranger's life?"
He turned to see Trance standing behind him. He looked into her eyes and saw the love that she had for him. He realised that the friends that he cared so much about were still here. He stepped forward and hugged Trance suddenly. She wasn't surprised however, she just wrapped her arms round him in a comforting embrace.
He let go after a few seconds and held Trance at arms length. His face was full of happiness and love now. Trance tilted her head and smiled at him, before grabbing him and giving him a vigorous hug.
When she released him, she did an about turn and walked over to Beka.
Harper watched her retreating back and looked at the rest of his crewmates, his family. With his heart full of love now, he knelt down in front of a console and took off its cover, ready to repair his beloved Andromeda. Ready to save the day again.
He was a freakin genius for pete's sake!