The morning sun woke Andros. He rolled over in the bed and put his arms
around Ashley. She turned toward him and opened her eyes.
"Morning." She said drowsily.
"Good morning to you." Andros said smiling down at her.
The smell of breakfast drifted into the room. Andros sat up.
"Where are you going?" Ashley asked.
"To find out what that awesome smell is." He answered. "We don't get anything that smells that good even on KO35. I'm going to enjoy the good food you have on earth while I still can."
"Not without me you aren't" Ashley said quickly sitting up.
Andros caught glimpse of her breast as it was uncovered by her nightie." He stopped and stared.
"What?" Ashley asked confused.
Andros moved over to her gently and caressed her cheek.
"Did anyone ever tell you you're the most beautiful woman in the galaxy." He murmured into her ear.
"Only every day." Ashley whispered back looking at him lovingly. "But I don't mind hearing it again."
Gently Andros kissed her. Ashley's hear began to beat faster.
"Breakfast can wait." She whispered.
"What is that wonderful smell?" Zhane asked opening the swinging door to the kitchen.
Carter stood at the stove, pancakes and sausage were already sitting on the counter he was working on some scrambled eggs he was cutting a pepper into the mixture which looked like it already had mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions in it.
"There must be enough food here to feed an army." Zhane said amazedly.
"Or a bunch of hungry rangers." Dana said placing 2 pitchers of orange juice on the table.
"As a rookie at the firehouse they put me in charge of chow in the mornings. It took a lot of determination and my grandmother's recipes with a twist or two of my own to feed twenty hungry firemen." Carter said smiling. "I forgot how much fun it was to be the head cook."
Carter scooped up some of the eggs, put them on a plate, and handed them to Zhane. Zhane eyed the strange concoction suspiciously and slowly took a forkful. Carter watched him carefully as he chewed. Suddenly a smile crossed his face.
"THESE ARE GOOD!" He exclaimed.
"You thought they wouldn't be?" Dana said sarcastically. "If I ate them and survived then surely you could too."
Carter gave her a dirty look. She winked at him.
"I am never going home again." Zhane declared. "How do I sign up to be a part of Lightspeed Rescue?"
Carter and Dana burst out laughing.
"Absolutely not," Marie said shaking her head. "It would go against all of my orders and directives."
"Marie," Alex said quietly. "It's the only way."
"I can't give Jen her memory back." She said angrily "It's just too dangerous."
"Jen would want us to at least try."
"Would she? Why don't you go ask her? She's sleeping in the other room."
"Because, that's not Jen." He breathed.
"Precisely, and it will never be again. Just like your brother will never be the same again."
Marie's words stung. Alex knew there was no hope for his brother because he had been in cryosleep for so long. Jen had only been in for maybe a month her mind hadn't had a chance to completely wipe its memory.
"Don't say that. There's always hope." Alex whispered.
"Is there really?" Marie said sarcastically. "Then why was it your brother didn't recognize you?" "You know as well as I do there's a difference between him and Jen!" Alex yelled at her.
"No there's no difference at all once you're dead, that's it, there's no going back no matter how much anyone wants you to come back. What is this about really Alex? Is this about returning Jen to Wes? Or trying to win her back for yourself?" Marie hissed.
"Damn you for saying that Marie!" Alex bellowed. "You don't know love if it was staring you in the face!"
Alex spun around and stomped out of the room. Marie collapsed onto the bed sobbing.
"I want you to try." A voice came from behind her.
Marie sat up wiping her eyes. "What did you say?" She choked.
Jen knelt down next to the bed. "I said I want you to try to bring me back."
"I can't." Marie whispered.
"I know you can." Jen said looking her in the eye. "I went over the notes in Stanislav's computer, you know as well as I do that it's possible."
"It's too great a risk."
"I'll take that chance. I want to make things right, and I think you would too."
Marie knew there was no more arguing. "All right." She said reluctantly.
"Then let's go." Jen said standing.
"Morning." She said drowsily.
"Good morning to you." Andros said smiling down at her.
The smell of breakfast drifted into the room. Andros sat up.
"Where are you going?" Ashley asked.
"To find out what that awesome smell is." He answered. "We don't get anything that smells that good even on KO35. I'm going to enjoy the good food you have on earth while I still can."
"Not without me you aren't" Ashley said quickly sitting up.
Andros caught glimpse of her breast as it was uncovered by her nightie." He stopped and stared.
"What?" Ashley asked confused.
Andros moved over to her gently and caressed her cheek.
"Did anyone ever tell you you're the most beautiful woman in the galaxy." He murmured into her ear.
"Only every day." Ashley whispered back looking at him lovingly. "But I don't mind hearing it again."
Gently Andros kissed her. Ashley's hear began to beat faster.
"Breakfast can wait." She whispered.
"What is that wonderful smell?" Zhane asked opening the swinging door to the kitchen.
Carter stood at the stove, pancakes and sausage were already sitting on the counter he was working on some scrambled eggs he was cutting a pepper into the mixture which looked like it already had mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions in it.
"There must be enough food here to feed an army." Zhane said amazedly.
"Or a bunch of hungry rangers." Dana said placing 2 pitchers of orange juice on the table.
"As a rookie at the firehouse they put me in charge of chow in the mornings. It took a lot of determination and my grandmother's recipes with a twist or two of my own to feed twenty hungry firemen." Carter said smiling. "I forgot how much fun it was to be the head cook."
Carter scooped up some of the eggs, put them on a plate, and handed them to Zhane. Zhane eyed the strange concoction suspiciously and slowly took a forkful. Carter watched him carefully as he chewed. Suddenly a smile crossed his face.
"THESE ARE GOOD!" He exclaimed.
"You thought they wouldn't be?" Dana said sarcastically. "If I ate them and survived then surely you could too."
Carter gave her a dirty look. She winked at him.
"I am never going home again." Zhane declared. "How do I sign up to be a part of Lightspeed Rescue?"
Carter and Dana burst out laughing.
"Absolutely not," Marie said shaking her head. "It would go against all of my orders and directives."
"Marie," Alex said quietly. "It's the only way."
"I can't give Jen her memory back." She said angrily "It's just too dangerous."
"Jen would want us to at least try."
"Would she? Why don't you go ask her? She's sleeping in the other room."
"Because, that's not Jen." He breathed.
"Precisely, and it will never be again. Just like your brother will never be the same again."
Marie's words stung. Alex knew there was no hope for his brother because he had been in cryosleep for so long. Jen had only been in for maybe a month her mind hadn't had a chance to completely wipe its memory.
"Don't say that. There's always hope." Alex whispered.
"Is there really?" Marie said sarcastically. "Then why was it your brother didn't recognize you?" "You know as well as I do there's a difference between him and Jen!" Alex yelled at her.
"No there's no difference at all once you're dead, that's it, there's no going back no matter how much anyone wants you to come back. What is this about really Alex? Is this about returning Jen to Wes? Or trying to win her back for yourself?" Marie hissed.
"Damn you for saying that Marie!" Alex bellowed. "You don't know love if it was staring you in the face!"
Alex spun around and stomped out of the room. Marie collapsed onto the bed sobbing.
"I want you to try." A voice came from behind her.
Marie sat up wiping her eyes. "What did you say?" She choked.
Jen knelt down next to the bed. "I said I want you to try to bring me back."
"I can't." Marie whispered.
"I know you can." Jen said looking her in the eye. "I went over the notes in Stanislav's computer, you know as well as I do that it's possible."
"It's too great a risk."
"I'll take that chance. I want to make things right, and I think you would too."
Marie knew there was no more arguing. "All right." She said reluctantly.
"Then let's go." Jen said standing.