When he entered the living space the next morning, Harper found Illithan
was still sleeping; her purple hair was only slightly mussed as if she had
slept in the same way for a long time. Her eyelids flickered with dreams
and he moved from where he had stood looking at her to the table, where he
sat with the plan. Molovan's jail was fully computerised, and Harper knew
that being so was a big flaw on some level this made him wonder just why.
"Computerisation is new to this world, Shalench are not renowned for their
technical ability; you may have found a way." The sleepy voice to his side
drew his gaze and a sleepy eyed Illithan greeted him, he smiled at her
slightly.
"So, what? Molovan doesn't know how weak his system is?"
"I do not believe so, the blocks on his system were installed by someone foreign to this world but Molovan is slow to trust, the blocks creator was executed a few days after its implication."
"Nice," He intoned cynically, his eyes going to the port by her mirror. "Could I do the hack from here?"
"No, as much as he can not understand technology and as much as this whole world is behind in technological advancement, the operation of a trace is simple."
"So, I guess we're on our way up to the Andromeda then?"
"You want to take me?"
A slow smile toyed up his face, "I've been thinking," She made a shocked expression and he looked a little put out until she smiled slightly. "I could take you up to the Andromeda on the Maru, leave you up there and come back for the others; the Maru's allowed to come and go, and they don't check DNA or anything so I don't see any issues with that." He shrugged and she nodded there were no flaws to his logic for sure. "What you're going to come with?"
"I want to leave now; I have been on this world quite long enough."
"Right, we leave first thing then!"
~*~*~
When the two arrived on the Andromeda's command deck they were greeted by a highly distressed looking holo, "Harper, where have you been? I've been trying to contact Dylan but I didn't get any response." She told him, Illithan lingered in the door, not really wanting to be seen. "And why have you brought a Shalench on board?"
Harper motioned for Illithan to enter and she did so, "Rommie this is Illithan, a very cool chick who saved my ass." He introduced pluckily, the hologram folded her arms across her chest and looked sceptical. "She's helped me to work out how to bust Dylan and the others out."
"Out of where?"
"Molovan's jail,"
Illithan spoke up from where she had come to stand by Harper's side, her involvement in the strength of the words being nominal, she knew that Harper needed to be quick. "Molovan's a big bad Rommie, the only way I can think to get them out is to do a hack of his under par security system. The outer system has some nasty's but it's not that hard." Another sceptical look crossed her face, and Harper smiled, "I've hacked worse, all we have to do is get them out of there quick enough, that I will leave in your more then capable hands."
Illithan looked at the ships hologram for a long moment, her eyes lingering on the AI's face, "And what about your new friend? Is she staying?" The visage turned to Illithan who looked away, her eyes going around the ships command deck quickly.
"We've just got to slip stream her to her planet,"
The ships visage seemed about to say something more but Harper had all ready connected himself into Molovan's jail circuits. Illithan stood silently, looking much like a statue, her hands held by her sides as she just watched him. The hologram kept an eye on what the engineer was doing, making sure on some level that he was safe.
~*~*~
An hour or so later, Harper opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "The genius does it again." He claimed with a smile, "They're making their way to the dock; I've down loaded some of Molovan's security details into your data banks so you should be able to keep them away from the patrols." He stood slowly and ran a hand through his short hair. "I'd better get down there so that I can pick them up,"
"I will accompany you,"
"No, stay here, if Molovan's goons are following the others they'll recognise you on sight, I won't be gone long," He winked at her and smiled, "Try not to miss me too much," He left command and Illithan watched him leave, she shook her head slightly.
"Shalench, mercenary species, slightly vampric in almost every way,"
It took the tall woman a while to realise that it was the hologram speaking, she turned to face the ships avatar with a controlled look on her face. "Most people prefer there warships silent," She commented back, glad to note the look of chagrin on the AI's face. "Do your data banks not explain about my kind?" Rommie looked a little blank, "What else is there beyond that?"
"Deadly, silent, can teleport over short distances in the blink of an eye, often hired as assassins."
"I cannot explain again, maybe Harper will explain after I have left."
~*~*~
Trance was the first to board the Maru and Harper greeted her with a smile, the others joined them shortly and Beca insisted on Piloting the ship on the return journey. "Molovan's been alerted that we've left," Rommie said as the ship took off. "Defence systems are locked on,"
"It's going to be a bumpy trip," Beca concluded, her eyes on the route ahead. Her concentration locked on the route ahead of herself and on keeping them all alive. The weapons gazed the Maru's hull, bumping those within about like an old Navy crew at sea in a storm. Harper gripped at the rail with all his strength, trying not to think on how close the shots were to his actual self.
"They're breaking off; we're out of their range,"
The air seemed to heave as they all relaxed, Dylan turned towards Harper who was mid breath with a half smile, "We owe you one,"
"As much as I would love to take the glory for that superb rescue I can't," He admitted. "I did the hack but Illithan gave me the idea," Dylan looked questioningly at his engineer. "She's back on the ship, I told her we'd give her a lift, figured we owe her that much for saving us."
~*~*~
"So, what? Molovan doesn't know how weak his system is?"
"I do not believe so, the blocks on his system were installed by someone foreign to this world but Molovan is slow to trust, the blocks creator was executed a few days after its implication."
"Nice," He intoned cynically, his eyes going to the port by her mirror. "Could I do the hack from here?"
"No, as much as he can not understand technology and as much as this whole world is behind in technological advancement, the operation of a trace is simple."
"So, I guess we're on our way up to the Andromeda then?"
"You want to take me?"
A slow smile toyed up his face, "I've been thinking," She made a shocked expression and he looked a little put out until she smiled slightly. "I could take you up to the Andromeda on the Maru, leave you up there and come back for the others; the Maru's allowed to come and go, and they don't check DNA or anything so I don't see any issues with that." He shrugged and she nodded there were no flaws to his logic for sure. "What you're going to come with?"
"I want to leave now; I have been on this world quite long enough."
"Right, we leave first thing then!"
~*~*~
When the two arrived on the Andromeda's command deck they were greeted by a highly distressed looking holo, "Harper, where have you been? I've been trying to contact Dylan but I didn't get any response." She told him, Illithan lingered in the door, not really wanting to be seen. "And why have you brought a Shalench on board?"
Harper motioned for Illithan to enter and she did so, "Rommie this is Illithan, a very cool chick who saved my ass." He introduced pluckily, the hologram folded her arms across her chest and looked sceptical. "She's helped me to work out how to bust Dylan and the others out."
"Out of where?"
"Molovan's jail,"
Illithan spoke up from where she had come to stand by Harper's side, her involvement in the strength of the words being nominal, she knew that Harper needed to be quick. "Molovan's a big bad Rommie, the only way I can think to get them out is to do a hack of his under par security system. The outer system has some nasty's but it's not that hard." Another sceptical look crossed her face, and Harper smiled, "I've hacked worse, all we have to do is get them out of there quick enough, that I will leave in your more then capable hands."
Illithan looked at the ships hologram for a long moment, her eyes lingering on the AI's face, "And what about your new friend? Is she staying?" The visage turned to Illithan who looked away, her eyes going around the ships command deck quickly.
"We've just got to slip stream her to her planet,"
The ships visage seemed about to say something more but Harper had all ready connected himself into Molovan's jail circuits. Illithan stood silently, looking much like a statue, her hands held by her sides as she just watched him. The hologram kept an eye on what the engineer was doing, making sure on some level that he was safe.
~*~*~
An hour or so later, Harper opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "The genius does it again." He claimed with a smile, "They're making their way to the dock; I've down loaded some of Molovan's security details into your data banks so you should be able to keep them away from the patrols." He stood slowly and ran a hand through his short hair. "I'd better get down there so that I can pick them up,"
"I will accompany you,"
"No, stay here, if Molovan's goons are following the others they'll recognise you on sight, I won't be gone long," He winked at her and smiled, "Try not to miss me too much," He left command and Illithan watched him leave, she shook her head slightly.
"Shalench, mercenary species, slightly vampric in almost every way,"
It took the tall woman a while to realise that it was the hologram speaking, she turned to face the ships avatar with a controlled look on her face. "Most people prefer there warships silent," She commented back, glad to note the look of chagrin on the AI's face. "Do your data banks not explain about my kind?" Rommie looked a little blank, "What else is there beyond that?"
"Deadly, silent, can teleport over short distances in the blink of an eye, often hired as assassins."
"I cannot explain again, maybe Harper will explain after I have left."
~*~*~
Trance was the first to board the Maru and Harper greeted her with a smile, the others joined them shortly and Beca insisted on Piloting the ship on the return journey. "Molovan's been alerted that we've left," Rommie said as the ship took off. "Defence systems are locked on,"
"It's going to be a bumpy trip," Beca concluded, her eyes on the route ahead. Her concentration locked on the route ahead of herself and on keeping them all alive. The weapons gazed the Maru's hull, bumping those within about like an old Navy crew at sea in a storm. Harper gripped at the rail with all his strength, trying not to think on how close the shots were to his actual self.
"They're breaking off; we're out of their range,"
The air seemed to heave as they all relaxed, Dylan turned towards Harper who was mid breath with a half smile, "We owe you one,"
"As much as I would love to take the glory for that superb rescue I can't," He admitted. "I did the hack but Illithan gave me the idea," Dylan looked questioningly at his engineer. "She's back on the ship, I told her we'd give her a lift, figured we owe her that much for saving us."
~*~*~