A/N: One of several Season 5 Rhade Songfics that comes from the easily amused mind of Jade Rhade. Takes place somewhere between episodes #504 and #509.
Disclaimer: Song belongs to Simple Plan, Rhade belongs to me.
Rating: PG
Season: S5
Characters: Telemachus Rhade, Harper, oc, and mentions of Beka, Doyle, Dylan, and Trance.
BetrayalBy Meg Jordan (Jade Rhade)
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So thank you for showing methat best friends cannot be trusted.
And thank you for lying to me.
Your friendship, the good times we had-
you can have them back!
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"Hey, Rhade," Harper leaned across the bar. "Stop drinkin' yourself into oblivion for just a minute."
"Why?" Rhade didn't look up from his drink.
"There's something I wanna show ya out back," Harper said, pulling the glass away.
Rhade gave Harper the Death Glare. "Fine," he growled. "A minute."
Rhade got off the stool only slightly unsteadily and followed Harper out the back door into the storeroom. If he had been more alert and not under the influence of alcohol, he might have noticed that Harper seemed nervous as he opened the door leading into the alley behind the bar.
Rhade walked in to the alley, and the first thing he noticed was a fully charged pistol pointed at his nose. The second was Beka, Trance, and Doyle struggling against armed men.
"I'm sorry, Rhade," Harper said, walking out of the storeroom. "I don't know what you did to piss these guys off, but if I didn't hand you over they would have shot us all, blown up Andromeda, the Maru, and the bar for good measure."
"Thanks for nothing, Harper," Rhade growled as he was dragged away.
I thought that I could always count on youI thought that nothing could come
between us two.
We said as long as we would stick together
We'd be all right
We'd be ok.
But I was stupid
and you broke me down
I'll never be the sam again
So thank you for showing me
that best friends cannot be trusted
and thank you
for lying to me
your friendship, the good times we had-
you can have them back!
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"Oh, Rhade, you'll never learn, will you?" A tall woman with salt-and-pepper hair leaned across the table. Rhade was strapped to a wooden chair in front of the metal table, and a harsh white glowpanel was directly above them. "You don't steal from the Night Wraiths and assassinate one of the top leaders without expecting some kind of payback."
"It was a job, Renee," Rhade announced, struggling against his bonds. "If you want to kill anyone, kill the man I sold the statue to."
"Oh, we've already done that," Renee said calmly. "But you're the one who killed Largo."
"It was an accident," Rhade protested. "HE was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Too bad for you," Renee countered. "But we won't kill you. The second a body turns up or your captain Hunt notices you're missing, he'll come poking his nose where it's not wanted." She grinned. "Just a little bit of pain to teach you not to cross the Night Wraiths."
Rhade spit across the table at her.
"Oh, before I forget," Renee said, impassively wiping off the spit. "When we send you back, tell your friend he set an excellent trap." She laughed and exited.
I wonder why it always has to hurt
For every lesson that I have to learn
I won't forget what you did to me
How you showed me things I wished I'd never seen
But I was stupid
and you broke me down
I'll never be the sam again
So thank you for showing me
that best friends cannot be trusted
and thank you
for lying to me
your friendship, the good times we had-
you can have them back!
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Rhade screamed hoarsely as the hot, sharp metal poker neared his right eye. Instead, it came down and seared a white-hot line down the side of his face.
"Since you're a Nietzschean, you won't have any scars," Renee announced cheerfully over the sound of Rhade's screams. "I'd hate to have to mar your attractive face."
A man walked in and whispered something in Renee's ear.
"Ah, Rhade, it seems your little friend Mr. Harper did not complete his task," Renee said. "Apparently he kept the medallion he was supposed to steal for us."
"He's not my friend," Rhade growled.
"Oh yes, sorry, I forgot, he did turn you in, didn't he?" Renee smirked. "We'll have to bring him in when we're done with you." She smiled. "I just had an idea. Why don't you join the Night Wraiths and work for me, and then I'll subject Harper to everything you would have been going through."
Rhade paused. "You've got a deal."
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"Hello, Harper," Rhade growled, coming up behind him. Harper had been walking down a street, and that's where Rhade found him.
"Oh, hi, big guy," Harper squeaked. "I see you, uh, made it out alright."
"Without another word Rhade grabbed Harper's shirt collar and lifted him up, slamming him against the wall. "Turns out they'd rather torture you than me, Harper," Rhade told him, grinning. "Tough luck, eh, friend?" He slammed Harper against he wall again.
"I'm sorry, all right?" Harper flailed his fists against Rhade's arm. "I had to do it to save the rest of us."
"So you sacrifice me?" Rhade hit Harper off the wall again. "DO you have any idea what they did to me?" Slam. "DO you know what I had to got though?" Slam. "Now it's your turn."
When the tables turn again,
you'll remember me, my friend,
you'll be wishing I was there for you.
I'll be the one you miss the most
but you'll only find my ghost
As time goes by
you'll wonder why
You're all alone.
So thank you for showing me
that best friends cannot be trusted
and thank you
for lying to me
your friendship, the good times we had-
you can have them back!
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"Come on, Rhade!" Harper yelled as they strapped him into the torture chair. "You can't do this!"
Rhade stood impassively off to the side. "I don't like being handed over," he told Harper. "Don't worry; someone will come to save you, unlike me. Either Dylan, Beka, Doyle, or Trance will come for you."
Rhade walked out of the room, closing the door as Harper started screaming in pain.
So thank you- for lying to meSo thank you- for all the times you've let me down
So thank you- for lying to me
So thank you- your friendship
you can have it back.
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Epilogue: Dylan and Doyle came and rescued Harper, but Doyle was shot and exploded in the process. Rhade stole a ship and attempted to run for Seefra 3. He was shot down by local authorities and killed. Harper survived, but with several scars. He lost one eye, and later was killed because of not being able to see the gun on his left. Trance couldn't recover: she thought everything was her fault for not being able to help Rhade. She ran and hid in the tunnel systems of Seefra 1, never to be seen again. Dylan was left alone on Seefra 1 with Beka. They were shot down in the Maru by the same authorities that shot down Rhade. Beka was killed instantly by a laser blast to the cockpit, and Dylan died in the fiery explosion. Andromeda, attempting to save Dylan and Beka on the Maru was taken over by pirates. Andromeda's AI chose to blow herself up rather than be in the hands of the pirates. Rommie was trapped in the computer system, shut down. With Dylan's death, she was never to be freed again.
The EndA/N: I'm not going to continue this, it was just a one-shot. Please review? I just wanted to do a fic saying how one event could lead to another, resulting in the deaths of all the crew.