Chapter 5
Beka sighed. She was on Obs. Deck with Rhade, looking at the stars.
"The stars look great" Beka said. She winced. The stars look great? You moron valentine! Rhade knows so much about you then he'll know you like the stars! She thought bitterly. She was making a fool of herself in front of him! From what Rhade told her, she could be a real jerk. She had asked him about it. It was obvious he was trying to make it sound like he was acting like he deserved it but she knew he didn't. She sighed. Rhade immediately looked around in concern.
"Are you alright?" Rhade asked.
"Fine," Beka smiled, "Um, I'm sorry the...um...the me that...well...remembers everything is so mean to you. Sorry I am so horrible. I don't know why I'd do that."
Rhade looked down. He had told her about Tyr leaving but he had made it look like he left like Rev, to be in good terms with the crew.
"I don't know. I never asked you," Rhade answered.
"Well as soon as I remember I will let you know," She responded, "I will try not to be so....evil. I don't know if I can but I will try." Beka grinned. So did Rhade. Oh wow he has a great smile! Beka thought.
"I'm sorry," Rhade muttered.
"Huh?" Beka said. Great job, Valentine. Real witty.
"I'm sorry I didn't stop you from flying over the console. I might have been able to stop you if I reacted quicker..."Rhade trailed off. Beka looked horrified.
"There is nothing you could have done! Besides, this could count as a good thing. I was so busy hating Nietzscheans that I never would have realized I care about you a lot." Beka stopped. Her eyes became wide. Oh crap oh crap Valentine! What have you done?!
Suddenly, Dylan came charging into the room looking extremely disoriented.
"Where is Trance" he stumbled a little as he came over to them."Beka? What are you doing up?"
"We haven't seen Trance, is she still with Auril?" Rhade asked.
"Rhade..."Beka said slowly," Look at his eyes. His pupils are dilated. I don't think he even knows what we're saying."
"I know what you are saying it is just the room is sliding back and forth. The last thing I remember was taking Auril to Trance's room and then... then she shot Trance with her Stunner! She has Trance!" Dylan said.
"Why does Auril want Trance?" Beka asked.
"I don't know." Rhade answered." Maybe it has something to do with her past. Or maybe the future. You never can really tell with her can you?"
As they reached command, Harper was at the door, about to go in.
"BOSS!" Harper yelled as he pulled Beka into a bear hug.
"Harper! Harper? HARPER! You are strangling me." Beka shouted.
"Oh, sorry. I just thought there was no freakin way you could come back! Butcha did! You did!!!!!"
Great, they all thought I was going to die. Very reassuring, Beka thought.
As they went into command, Rommie gave them an update.
"Auril's ship is headed for a slipstream portal. Curious...There are only three life signs aboard." Rommie said.
"That isn't possible. That isn't! When they docked here they had over one hundred crew aboard! Who is on that ship Rommie?" Dylan asked.
"Well, there is Airia Auril, Trance, and Darion Shandow..." Rommie trailed off.
"That isn't possible! He was barely alive when we first saw him!" Rhade said.
"Nevertheless, he is one that ship and he is one of the only three there."
Nobody seemed to notice Beka, who was standing in a corner. She didn't really understand what was going on but she knew one thing , Trance was in trouble. Beka left command in the middle of one of Dylans "It isn't possible" 's.
"Captain! The Maru has been launched." Rommie said.
Rhade's head whipped around. BEKA. He thought.
Beka sighed. She was on Obs. Deck with Rhade, looking at the stars.
"The stars look great" Beka said. She winced. The stars look great? You moron valentine! Rhade knows so much about you then he'll know you like the stars! She thought bitterly. She was making a fool of herself in front of him! From what Rhade told her, she could be a real jerk. She had asked him about it. It was obvious he was trying to make it sound like he was acting like he deserved it but she knew he didn't. She sighed. Rhade immediately looked around in concern.
"Are you alright?" Rhade asked.
"Fine," Beka smiled, "Um, I'm sorry the...um...the me that...well...remembers everything is so mean to you. Sorry I am so horrible. I don't know why I'd do that."
Rhade looked down. He had told her about Tyr leaving but he had made it look like he left like Rev, to be in good terms with the crew.
"I don't know. I never asked you," Rhade answered.
"Well as soon as I remember I will let you know," She responded, "I will try not to be so....evil. I don't know if I can but I will try." Beka grinned. So did Rhade. Oh wow he has a great smile! Beka thought.
"I'm sorry," Rhade muttered.
"Huh?" Beka said. Great job, Valentine. Real witty.
"I'm sorry I didn't stop you from flying over the console. I might have been able to stop you if I reacted quicker..."Rhade trailed off. Beka looked horrified.
"There is nothing you could have done! Besides, this could count as a good thing. I was so busy hating Nietzscheans that I never would have realized I care about you a lot." Beka stopped. Her eyes became wide. Oh crap oh crap Valentine! What have you done?!
Suddenly, Dylan came charging into the room looking extremely disoriented.
"Where is Trance" he stumbled a little as he came over to them."Beka? What are you doing up?"
"We haven't seen Trance, is she still with Auril?" Rhade asked.
"Rhade..."Beka said slowly," Look at his eyes. His pupils are dilated. I don't think he even knows what we're saying."
"I know what you are saying it is just the room is sliding back and forth. The last thing I remember was taking Auril to Trance's room and then... then she shot Trance with her Stunner! She has Trance!" Dylan said.
"Why does Auril want Trance?" Beka asked.
"I don't know." Rhade answered." Maybe it has something to do with her past. Or maybe the future. You never can really tell with her can you?"
As they reached command, Harper was at the door, about to go in.
"BOSS!" Harper yelled as he pulled Beka into a bear hug.
"Harper! Harper? HARPER! You are strangling me." Beka shouted.
"Oh, sorry. I just thought there was no freakin way you could come back! Butcha did! You did!!!!!"
Great, they all thought I was going to die. Very reassuring, Beka thought.
As they went into command, Rommie gave them an update.
"Auril's ship is headed for a slipstream portal. Curious...There are only three life signs aboard." Rommie said.
"That isn't possible. That isn't! When they docked here they had over one hundred crew aboard! Who is on that ship Rommie?" Dylan asked.
"Well, there is Airia Auril, Trance, and Darion Shandow..." Rommie trailed off.
"That isn't possible! He was barely alive when we first saw him!" Rhade said.
"Nevertheless, he is one that ship and he is one of the only three there."
Nobody seemed to notice Beka, who was standing in a corner. She didn't really understand what was going on but she knew one thing , Trance was in trouble. Beka left command in the middle of one of Dylans "It isn't possible" 's.
"Captain! The Maru has been launched." Rommie said.
Rhade's head whipped around. BEKA. He thought.