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DancingQueen: try clicking on my name at the top of the screen. You should be able to see it there. If you can't, e-mail me and put the subject as "Hey, Meg, it's me!" then tell me who u are in the actual message (same goes for any1 else out there that wants to talk to me!)

Oenone: :singing: I love rhade, I love rhade... :snaps back to real world: wha? What was I saying? :P what do u think bout the earring? Good or bad? I'm undecided.

DaNcInG PrInCeSs: HA! I knew it! Note to every1 else: Samantha has been FIRMLY denying that she likes rhade, so I want y'all to read her reviews and see what you think! HA-HA, SAMANTHA! Gotcha there, don't I!

Prin69: :P! I love it when u review! Its always os funny! You inspired me to write down a scene from my next fanfic. I'll put it in the next chappie so I don't ruin anything in this one! (Its starring you and rhade! Funny ha-ha!)

Iara: Your wish is STILL my command!

Boycrazy: Samantha, write under one consistant screenname, dammit!

Maglenan Princess: funny ha-ha, Sam (different from Samantha). You never let me READ Kate and Leo, dammit! I have to get you at skool tomorrow...

A/N: this is all typo-y because im typing this on a different computer that doesn't have all my custom dictionary words and auto-correct spelling, so that's whay it came out so crappy. Reason why this is so short: I have chap 15 in a notebook, and im feeling lazy, so I probably wont type for a week or so. I just wanted to reply to your reviews!

WARNING: IF YOU DIN'T READ "ILLUSIONS" YOU WILL BE CONFUSED FOR THE REST OF THOIS FANFIC! READ NOW OR FOREVER BE CONFUZZLED!!!

Chapter 14

Beka narrowed her eyes. "You." She drew her forcelance and pointed it at the creature.

"Listen, I didn't have a choice," Terla explained, holding her hands up and looking warily at the forcelance. "The last thing I wanted to do when I finally landed on some drift was to tangle with you guys again." The doppelganger frowned. "Then word of my... talents reached the ears of the Collectors. Pish captured me and injected me with some form of nano-bots that-"the shapeshifter whimpered suddenly, and the buzzing noise could be heard agsain, though not as severe as last time.

Unnoticed, Trance began to drift toward one of the numerous medical units lining the wall.

"If you're trying ot get our sympathy, it isn't working," Beka said harshly, forcelance not wavering an inch.

"Beka, please," Terla pleaded. "I'm different now."

"You have a funny way of showing it," Dylan said.

Suddenly, in one quick motion, Trance snatched an injector and programmed it, shooting Terla with it before the doppelganger could protest.

Terla gasped in surprise and momentary pain, then shot Trance a grateful look. "Thank you."

"Trance, what did you do?" Dylan asked.

"The injection I gave... it... has destroyed the nano-bots," Trance explained. She turned to Terla. "Talk fast. How do we know we can trust you?"

Terla frowned. "You don't. But I am possibly the only chance you have."

"I know this sounds kinda stupid," Harper said. "But you you transform into something with, you know, gender?"

Terla smiled and morphed into Harper. "Seamus Zelazney Harper. Babe magnet and super genius."

"Ha ha," Harper said dryly.

Terla smiled again and morphed into Liara. "Still, all jokes aside, I can tell you where Rhade will be taking us-"

The doppelganger was cut off by the lurch that ment Andromeda had just jumped into the 'Stream.

"Where is he heading?" Dylan demeanded.

Terla shrugged. "I have no idea what it's called, but some nek-uh-ba-"

"Nebula?" Trance asked.

"Yeah, that's it!" Terla smiled triumphantly. "The Hashae Nebula."

Beka's breath caught in her throat. "The Omega Blue research station?"

Terla nodded. "How can we stop him?"

"We?" Harper repeated. "No, no, no, I don't trust you. We should lock you in the brig."

"Mr. Harper has a point," Dylan said.

Terla sighed. "Fine, don't trust me, even though I obvoisly have much more to loose than you do." The doppelganger sighed again. "Listen, are we going to just stand here argueing, or are we going to do something?"

"What do you propose we do?" Andromeda asked, her hologram appewaring next to Rommie, arms crossed.

Terla's eyes sparkled. "I have an idea."