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suggestions.
Chapter 9
Another shot hit above Beka and Rhade's head as Rhade pushed Beka down to a duck.
"Are you ready?" Rhade asked.
"Yes."
"GO!"
Beka ran for the door. Rhade gave her cover fire. As soon as she was in, Rhade ran zig zag towards the door. Beka stuck her arm out to cover him.
"Dammit!" Beka yelled as Auril's shot barely missed her head.
"Give it up! You will never get by me! I am superior! You are worthless. Not worthy of a second thought." Auril was launching into another speech.
"Before you get all high and mighty oh-I-am-so-better-then-you, STOP!!! We don't want to hear the rantings of a lunatic! You bug the crap outta me so do me a favor and SHUT UP!!!" Beka screamed. This chick was really starting to get on her nerves. Rhade smiled as he reached Beka. That sounded like the Beka he knew and loved. Loved...
Trance continued pacing. Auril had left to go and find Flux. How did he get to be so evil. The last time I saw him, it had been on generally good terms. Trance thought. But then he had talked to her about coming back...'You can't defy us forever Trance Gemini' 'Don't forget what side you are on.' She had replied 'Never have. Never will.' Trance looked down. She hadn't forgotten what side she was on, the side she used to be on had changed. She would not fight to help evil. She heard footsteps coming down the corridor. No, two pairs of footsteps.
"Beka!?" Trance called.
Back on the Andromeda, Harper was having problems getting the cables back online.
"Wow Boss! She screwed them up worse then when...well they had never really been offline before. How did she do it? I'm the genius..." Harper was cut short by Dylan.
"Mr. Harper, if you are such a genius, get the cables working before they can get to slipstream with more then half my senior officers!"
"Ok ok, sheesh."
"Captain, we are receiving a message from Auril's ship." Andromeda said.
"Put it through."
"Captain! What do you think you can accomplish? They will die on my ship." Auril stated proudly.
"And why do you think that? And why the hell did you kidnap Trance?"
"Do you not know who Trance is? What she can do?"
"Yes, I do." Dylan said.
"What?" Harper exclaimed,"You never said..."
"Then you must know why we took her."
"I don't know who you are."
"You mean Trance didn't warn you we would come for her and...for Beka?" Auril laughed, an evil smile playing at her lips.
"What's Beka got to do with this?"
"She hasn't even told you about Beka!" Auril practically shrieked with laughter. "Your dear Trance has seen a possible future. One that we want to prevent."
Dylan interrupted there. "WHO ARE YOU?"
"I am Airia Auril, I am the leader of my people. Trance is one of my people. We want her back."
"Beka?" Trance called again. The footsteps were getting closer and quicker. Rhade and Beka ran around the corner and into the brig.
"Beka! Rhade? What are you doing here?"
"Helping Beka." He said shortly. Trance nodded. A second later she shot Beka a mysterious smile of understanding. Beka was staring at Trance with her mouth slightly open.
"Trance...what happened to you?"
"What?" Trance asked, confused.
"Well...you...you...you...what did she do to you." Beka asked speechless.
"She didn't do anything." Trance said. She was starting to get a little nervous.
"Beka? What are you talking about?" Rhade asked.
"Look at her! She's... gold!" Beka said.
"Yes? And...?"
"But she's not purple."
"Oh!" Trance said. "Well, um, long story Beka but don't worry! I changed places with my future self and well my future self was gold."
"Why? Why not just an older purple?" Beka asked.
Trance muttered something even Rhade couldn't hear.
"It doesn't matter! We need to leave! We need to get out of here now!" Rhade said.
"Ok. But how do we get Trance out? How are we supposed to get the force field down?" Beka asked. Rhade popped the cover off of a panel.
"I will try to get manual control of the field." Beka nodded.
"Captain, Trance should not be here, she should not..."Auril was interrupted by Harper.
"Whoa whoa whoa stop right there! What do you mean you came to take Trance back? You just can't come and claim her! She can make her own choice!"
"I decide what is best for my people! She is interfering and she must be suppressed."
"What do mean interfering?" Dylan asked.
"She knows too much. She knows what could happen to you and to Beka. She knows how to make that future happen. We don't want that future."
"Why? What's wrong with it?"
"That is none of your concern." Auril said. "Have you noticed how Trance will often say something, or tell you something that seems off? Like she knows more then she is telling you?" Dylan looked confused. How did she know? "Well that is because she is trying to avoid being questioned about that future. It means sacrifice. It means that you will conquer. We cannot have that. She is shaping the future and it is not how we want it to be."
"Who are you to go parade around and decide what the future will hold? Why do you think you have that right?" Harper asked.
"Because we can."
"What do you mean you don't want me to conquer? Conquer what? Magog?" Dylan asked.
Auril said, "You cannot prevail," and ended the transmission.
"Umm Boss?"
"What Harper?"
"That's not good. Why didn't you tell me about Trance! That you knew what she was?"
"We decided not to tell anyone. Yet."
"So is it Yet yet? Will ya tell me?"
"Not yet Mr. Harper."
Auril ran down to the brig. The force field had just been deactivated. Well my talk with Dylan didn't go too well. I need to convince him to surrender. He doesn't understand. Auril thought as she ran.
When she got to the brig, it was already empty.
"NO!" Auril shouted. "Ship! Locate Beka Valentine and Trance Gemini."
"Unable." The ship's computer answered.
"Unable? UNABLE! WHY?"
"Core damaged. Systems are going offline."
"WHAT systems?"
"Weapons, life support, sensors, force fields, door controls, main power is offline. Switching to emergency power."
"Why can't you locate the intruders?"
"Sensors are offline."
"ARRRRAGCH!" Auril screamed.
"We're almost to the Maru!" Beka shouted to Trance.
"I am going to my slipfighter! Beka, be careful." Rhade said.
Beka looked at him and smiled. "Don't worry. I will be."
"I will keep her safe for you Rhade." Trance said with a wink. Rhade gave a surprised nod as he boarded his slipfighter.
Once in the Maru, they launched. They were halfway to the Andromeda when a barrage of missiles hit the Maru. "Well it looks like they have weapons back!" Beka shouted.
"Rommie! Launch missile tubes 1-24!" Dylan said as he saw the Maru getting pelted with missiles.
"Launching."
"Harper, get to the docking bay!"
"Yes your Captainship!" Harper yelled on his way out of command.
"We're almost there Beka! Just hang on!" Trance yelled.
"I'm trying, some of the missiles just hit the engines!"
"It's ok! We made it! We're in the Andromeda!"
"Captain, the Maru and Rhade's slipfighter are safe in hanger 13." Andromeda reported.
"What about Auril?"
"Her ship is crippled and power is failing."
"Good."
"Dylan, Trance and Beka are in medical now with Harper and Rhade." Rommie said.
"Alright. Rommie, take command. I need to have a chat with Trance."
"You are both fine." Trance said to Beka and Rhade. Beka smiled while Rhade merely nodded.
"Umm...Beka? Can I talk to you? In private?" Rhade asked. Beka nodded.
"Same to you Trance." Dylan said as he entered medical. Trance looked uncomfortable but agreed.
"Good. Lets go."
Chapter 9
Another shot hit above Beka and Rhade's head as Rhade pushed Beka down to a duck.
"Are you ready?" Rhade asked.
"Yes."
"GO!"
Beka ran for the door. Rhade gave her cover fire. As soon as she was in, Rhade ran zig zag towards the door. Beka stuck her arm out to cover him.
"Dammit!" Beka yelled as Auril's shot barely missed her head.
"Give it up! You will never get by me! I am superior! You are worthless. Not worthy of a second thought." Auril was launching into another speech.
"Before you get all high and mighty oh-I-am-so-better-then-you, STOP!!! We don't want to hear the rantings of a lunatic! You bug the crap outta me so do me a favor and SHUT UP!!!" Beka screamed. This chick was really starting to get on her nerves. Rhade smiled as he reached Beka. That sounded like the Beka he knew and loved. Loved...
Trance continued pacing. Auril had left to go and find Flux. How did he get to be so evil. The last time I saw him, it had been on generally good terms. Trance thought. But then he had talked to her about coming back...'You can't defy us forever Trance Gemini' 'Don't forget what side you are on.' She had replied 'Never have. Never will.' Trance looked down. She hadn't forgotten what side she was on, the side she used to be on had changed. She would not fight to help evil. She heard footsteps coming down the corridor. No, two pairs of footsteps.
"Beka!?" Trance called.
Back on the Andromeda, Harper was having problems getting the cables back online.
"Wow Boss! She screwed them up worse then when...well they had never really been offline before. How did she do it? I'm the genius..." Harper was cut short by Dylan.
"Mr. Harper, if you are such a genius, get the cables working before they can get to slipstream with more then half my senior officers!"
"Ok ok, sheesh."
"Captain, we are receiving a message from Auril's ship." Andromeda said.
"Put it through."
"Captain! What do you think you can accomplish? They will die on my ship." Auril stated proudly.
"And why do you think that? And why the hell did you kidnap Trance?"
"Do you not know who Trance is? What she can do?"
"Yes, I do." Dylan said.
"What?" Harper exclaimed,"You never said..."
"Then you must know why we took her."
"I don't know who you are."
"You mean Trance didn't warn you we would come for her and...for Beka?" Auril laughed, an evil smile playing at her lips.
"What's Beka got to do with this?"
"She hasn't even told you about Beka!" Auril practically shrieked with laughter. "Your dear Trance has seen a possible future. One that we want to prevent."
Dylan interrupted there. "WHO ARE YOU?"
"I am Airia Auril, I am the leader of my people. Trance is one of my people. We want her back."
"Beka?" Trance called again. The footsteps were getting closer and quicker. Rhade and Beka ran around the corner and into the brig.
"Beka! Rhade? What are you doing here?"
"Helping Beka." He said shortly. Trance nodded. A second later she shot Beka a mysterious smile of understanding. Beka was staring at Trance with her mouth slightly open.
"Trance...what happened to you?"
"What?" Trance asked, confused.
"Well...you...you...you...what did she do to you." Beka asked speechless.
"She didn't do anything." Trance said. She was starting to get a little nervous.
"Beka? What are you talking about?" Rhade asked.
"Look at her! She's... gold!" Beka said.
"Yes? And...?"
"But she's not purple."
"Oh!" Trance said. "Well, um, long story Beka but don't worry! I changed places with my future self and well my future self was gold."
"Why? Why not just an older purple?" Beka asked.
Trance muttered something even Rhade couldn't hear.
"It doesn't matter! We need to leave! We need to get out of here now!" Rhade said.
"Ok. But how do we get Trance out? How are we supposed to get the force field down?" Beka asked. Rhade popped the cover off of a panel.
"I will try to get manual control of the field." Beka nodded.
"Captain, Trance should not be here, she should not..."Auril was interrupted by Harper.
"Whoa whoa whoa stop right there! What do you mean you came to take Trance back? You just can't come and claim her! She can make her own choice!"
"I decide what is best for my people! She is interfering and she must be suppressed."
"What do mean interfering?" Dylan asked.
"She knows too much. She knows what could happen to you and to Beka. She knows how to make that future happen. We don't want that future."
"Why? What's wrong with it?"
"That is none of your concern." Auril said. "Have you noticed how Trance will often say something, or tell you something that seems off? Like she knows more then she is telling you?" Dylan looked confused. How did she know? "Well that is because she is trying to avoid being questioned about that future. It means sacrifice. It means that you will conquer. We cannot have that. She is shaping the future and it is not how we want it to be."
"Who are you to go parade around and decide what the future will hold? Why do you think you have that right?" Harper asked.
"Because we can."
"What do you mean you don't want me to conquer? Conquer what? Magog?" Dylan asked.
Auril said, "You cannot prevail," and ended the transmission.
"Umm Boss?"
"What Harper?"
"That's not good. Why didn't you tell me about Trance! That you knew what she was?"
"We decided not to tell anyone. Yet."
"So is it Yet yet? Will ya tell me?"
"Not yet Mr. Harper."
Auril ran down to the brig. The force field had just been deactivated. Well my talk with Dylan didn't go too well. I need to convince him to surrender. He doesn't understand. Auril thought as she ran.
When she got to the brig, it was already empty.
"NO!" Auril shouted. "Ship! Locate Beka Valentine and Trance Gemini."
"Unable." The ship's computer answered.
"Unable? UNABLE! WHY?"
"Core damaged. Systems are going offline."
"WHAT systems?"
"Weapons, life support, sensors, force fields, door controls, main power is offline. Switching to emergency power."
"Why can't you locate the intruders?"
"Sensors are offline."
"ARRRRAGCH!" Auril screamed.
"We're almost to the Maru!" Beka shouted to Trance.
"I am going to my slipfighter! Beka, be careful." Rhade said.
Beka looked at him and smiled. "Don't worry. I will be."
"I will keep her safe for you Rhade." Trance said with a wink. Rhade gave a surprised nod as he boarded his slipfighter.
Once in the Maru, they launched. They were halfway to the Andromeda when a barrage of missiles hit the Maru. "Well it looks like they have weapons back!" Beka shouted.
"Rommie! Launch missile tubes 1-24!" Dylan said as he saw the Maru getting pelted with missiles.
"Launching."
"Harper, get to the docking bay!"
"Yes your Captainship!" Harper yelled on his way out of command.
"We're almost there Beka! Just hang on!" Trance yelled.
"I'm trying, some of the missiles just hit the engines!"
"It's ok! We made it! We're in the Andromeda!"
"Captain, the Maru and Rhade's slipfighter are safe in hanger 13." Andromeda reported.
"What about Auril?"
"Her ship is crippled and power is failing."
"Good."
"Dylan, Trance and Beka are in medical now with Harper and Rhade." Rommie said.
"Alright. Rommie, take command. I need to have a chat with Trance."
"You are both fine." Trance said to Beka and Rhade. Beka smiled while Rhade merely nodded.
"Umm...Beka? Can I talk to you? In private?" Rhade asked. Beka nodded.
"Same to you Trance." Dylan said as he entered medical. Trance looked uncomfortable but agreed.
"Good. Lets go."