A/N OMG I SM SO SO SO SO SO SORRY FOR TAKING THIS LONG!! I LOST THE BOOK AGAIN!! BUT I FOUND IT !!! YAY!! I WILL UPDATE TODAY AND TOMORROW AND SUNDAY I PROMISE!!! BOLD wherever caida is

Chapter 7

"There, that should make sure she doesn't wake up for awhile." Trance said. Rhade nodded and walked over to a sink to get something for the cut on his face.

"Here, let me." Trance said.

"Is she going to be alright?" Rhade asked.

"She has 5 broken ribs, a cut on the side of her head and 3 holes in her back where Paritheez stabbed her with his boneblades."

"She should be fine. But there is a lot of internal bleeding other then that..."

"NO! GODDAMMIT PARITHEEZ YOU DIDN'T KILL HER!!" Caida was still watching them over her monitor." BEKA IS SUPPOSED TO DIE!"

Rhade nodded. "Thank you Trance."

"Rhade." Andromeda popped up. "Dylan would like to see you in command."

Rhade nodded to Andromeda and left the room.

IN COMMAND...

Dylan was still fighting two of the ships.

"We disabled one, two retreated and these two are left. Any ideas who these guys are?" Dylan asked.

"No, but I do know that when we went to the hanger bay there were 7 Nietzscheans waiting to greet US. She is in medical right now. She should be fine in a little while."

"Good"

"Dylan, Beka said that one of the Nietzscheans was named Paritheez."

"Dylan, the remaining ships are retreating."

"Good. Well, I remember Paritheez but he is locked up...damn this had better not be a collector' sad attempt to rid the universe of us. Andromeda, access the damage then give me a full report."

"Aye"

LATER...

"Rhade, I need you and Harper to go to Sanduri drift to get these parts." Dylan said as he handed Rhade a flexi. "And be careful."

"yes sir." Rhade left for the Maru's hanger

"Andromeda, raise Harper."

"Yeah boss?"

"Get to the Maru, you and Rhade are going to get some parts we need for repairs."

"You got it boss man."

Maru....

"So Rhade. How the ol' "self preservation touch me and I will kill you" thing going for ya?"

Rhade raised his eyebrows."Harper, stop with the Nietzschean comments."

"Fine fine. Incoming transmission from the Andromeda."

Beka's image materialized on the screen."Harper, don't let him ding up my ship " Beka said smiling.

"Don't wory boss. Rhade is the second best pilot I know, you being the first of course.

"Of course. Ill see you when you get back. Andromeda out."

SANDURI DRIFT

"Ah Sanduri drift. The home of all criminal activity. I am scared out of my freakin wits.

Rhade nodded. "Understandable. Don't worry I wont let you die."

"Straight to the point. I like it."

On the way back from buying the parts and haggling to have them delivered, Harper was right on Rhade's heels.

"Man. This place is messed up. Big time."

Rhade threw an arm out catching Harper in the chest.

"HEY! What was that for?"

"SHH! We are being followed."

"Oh crap oh crap oh crap oh..."

Rhade turned slowly and out of the corner of his eye he saw a black and blue head disappear behind some crates.

"It is our dear friend Caida."

"What? Rhade, she's following you."

"Yes I know. There must be a tracking device on the Maru. That is how she knows where we are."

"So what now?"

"Now we go back to the Maru, high tail it back to the Andromeda and get you to take it off in the security of a hanger where Andromeda's guns can make sure you don't get blown up in the process."

"I like the way you think. Lets go!"

"I am contacting Andromeda." Harper said.

"Dylan, we got the parts but we saw Caida/Cindee/Stalker Chick on the drift." Harper said.

"What?" Dylan and Beka both asked.

"Well boss, Rhade has himself and interplanetary stalker."