Title: Return To Tev'Meck (Sequel to 'The Sigournate Virus')
Author: Rose (buffybot76@hotmail.com)
Rating: R
Pairing: Dr. Lazarus/Tawney Madison
Summary: The crew of the NSEA Protector are summoned back to Lazarus'
homeworld of Tev'Meck. But it is a bittersweet homecoming.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Galaxy Quest characters. They belong to
Dreamworks and the writers of the wonderful screenplay.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Distribution: It is on fanfiction.net right now. If you want it, let me know and you can have it.
Chapter 9
Tawney stayed by Lazarus' side for a few moments longer, before deciding she should allow him a last moment alone with his mother. Excusing herself, Tawney reemerged from the hut, only to come face to face with an indignant-looking Luchien.
"Where are the sacred oils needed for the Departure Ceremony? None of these other...earthlings know anything of it." The haughty tone of his voice caught Tawney's attention, causing her to become defensive.
"I have the flask right here." Tawney replied a bit haughtily herself, but as she reached into the pocket of her uniform, she realized that the flask was not there at all.
"Well.... where is it, then?" Luchien asked as he stood, one hand extended out to recieve the nonpresent flask. Tawney flushed slightly, and ducked her head in shame as the memory of just where the flask was emerged.
*TELL ME, HUMAN.* Luchien forced his thought on Tawney through the bond, causing her to gasp and whimper in pain. His eyes, much like Laz's, flashed as he clenched his outstretched hand closed into a fist.
Her cry drew the attention of Taggart and Laredo, who were standing a few feet away, conversing with one another.
"Tawney, what's wrong?" Taggart asked, coming over to place a hand on her shoulder in comfort.
"I.... I forgot the flask." Tawney whispered, a look of horror on her face.
A look that could have only been pure malice spread over Luchien's aged, but handsome features. His eyes took on a sharp gleam and his mouth was pursed tightly. From behind him, Lareth glared at Tawney openly.
"That was very stupid of you, human." Lareth practically growled.
"Hey, it's not her fault." Taggart interjected. "She was worried about Laz, she can't help it if she left it on the ship!" Taggart returned the glare that Lareth shot him, then turned, placing his hands on Tawney's shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Tawney, honey, where did you leave it?"
Tawney paused, struggling to remember, when Laredo spoke up. "It's on the helm console!"
Tawney's face lit up as she realized that, yes, that was exactly where she had left the flask of oil. Taggart now also remembered: Tawney had set the flask down, when she was speaking to Ensign Wingate.
"All right, then!! I'll just have someone run it down here!" He stepped to one side, to contact the ship. "Protector, this is the Commander." Taggart spoke into his Interstellar Vox.
After a moment, a feminine voice replied. "Yes, Commander. This is Ensign Wingate."
"Ensign, do you see the flask that Lieutenant Madison brought to the Command Deck? It should be on your console."
On the ship, Katelyn searched her console and indeed found a small silver flask perched off to the left of where she sat. She realized that it was something important or the Commander wouldn't have called up to the ship for it. Smiling she responded.
"Yes Commander, it's right here. Do you need it brought down to the planet?"
"Yes, please, Ensign...and we don't have much time." Taggart realized, from Tawney's pained expression, that she and Laz were likely feeling the last of Lazienne's lifeforce leaving her body.
Taggart closed the Vox with a snap and turned to place an arm comfortingly over Tawney's shoulders.
At that second, a cry from Laredo caught the group's attention. The two Tev'Meckian males, Tawney and Taggart turned just in time to see Lethe swoon and almost fall. Laredo managed to catch her though, sweeping her up into his arms.
"Lethe!" Lareth exclaimed as he rushed up and practically yanked the girl's body from Laredo's grasp.
"Hey man, watch it!" Laredo's voice held an edge of irritation.
"Lareth, it's all right. I was only... overwhelmed for a moment. Mother is worsening." Came Lethe's faint voice, breaking the animosity-filled glares Laredo and Lareth were shooting one another.
Lareth's features softened when he looked down upon his twin for a moment, then turned back to his father, communicating through the bond his opinion on this matter. Luchien nodded once and turned to Taggart.
"Well Commander, my mate is almost at the end of her lifespan. Your Ensign had better get here soon with the oils." An unspoken 'or else' flashed in the elder Tev'Meckian's eyes.
Commander Taggart's eyes hardened at the implied threat and gritted his teeth as he answered. "She'll get here, no need to worry about that."
The two men eyed one another again and the tension was only broken by the faint cry of Lethe, who still lay in Lareth's arms. They needed to return to the Departure Hut... now. As Laz's family and fellow crewmates streamed into the Departure Hut, it was Tawney who reached Laz first, and--while she was concerned for him--she was relieved that the other Tev'Meckians gathered around Lazienne.
*I'm here, Darling*, she "told" Laz...not caring who "heard" her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Outside, realizing what was happening, the Village Elders began to gather, ready to perform the rituals that accompanied a Departure.
"So...Lazarus has broken with tradition, and taken an outsider", one Elder remarked.
"Apparently so", replied a second Elder.
"What can be done about it?"
"Bloodlines must remain pure", the first Elder spoke.
"We must break the bond...even if it means that Lazarus never continues his family line."
"There is another son to do that", the second Elder remarked.
"But how do we break the Bond?"
"The Earthwoman will have to die." the first Elder decreed.
Neither Elder realized that their remarks had been overheard: Ensign Katelyn Wingate--ceremonial oils in hand--had Digitized just a few meters behind them.
I've gotta tell the Commander! she realized.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
tbc...
Author: Rose (buffybot76@hotmail.com)
Rating: R
Pairing: Dr. Lazarus/Tawney Madison
Summary: The crew of the NSEA Protector are summoned back to Lazarus'
homeworld of Tev'Meck. But it is a bittersweet homecoming.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Galaxy Quest characters. They belong to
Dreamworks and the writers of the wonderful screenplay.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Distribution: It is on fanfiction.net right now. If you want it, let me know and you can have it.
Chapter 9
Tawney stayed by Lazarus' side for a few moments longer, before deciding she should allow him a last moment alone with his mother. Excusing herself, Tawney reemerged from the hut, only to come face to face with an indignant-looking Luchien.
"Where are the sacred oils needed for the Departure Ceremony? None of these other...earthlings know anything of it." The haughty tone of his voice caught Tawney's attention, causing her to become defensive.
"I have the flask right here." Tawney replied a bit haughtily herself, but as she reached into the pocket of her uniform, she realized that the flask was not there at all.
"Well.... where is it, then?" Luchien asked as he stood, one hand extended out to recieve the nonpresent flask. Tawney flushed slightly, and ducked her head in shame as the memory of just where the flask was emerged.
*TELL ME, HUMAN.* Luchien forced his thought on Tawney through the bond, causing her to gasp and whimper in pain. His eyes, much like Laz's, flashed as he clenched his outstretched hand closed into a fist.
Her cry drew the attention of Taggart and Laredo, who were standing a few feet away, conversing with one another.
"Tawney, what's wrong?" Taggart asked, coming over to place a hand on her shoulder in comfort.
"I.... I forgot the flask." Tawney whispered, a look of horror on her face.
A look that could have only been pure malice spread over Luchien's aged, but handsome features. His eyes took on a sharp gleam and his mouth was pursed tightly. From behind him, Lareth glared at Tawney openly.
"That was very stupid of you, human." Lareth practically growled.
"Hey, it's not her fault." Taggart interjected. "She was worried about Laz, she can't help it if she left it on the ship!" Taggart returned the glare that Lareth shot him, then turned, placing his hands on Tawney's shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Tawney, honey, where did you leave it?"
Tawney paused, struggling to remember, when Laredo spoke up. "It's on the helm console!"
Tawney's face lit up as she realized that, yes, that was exactly where she had left the flask of oil. Taggart now also remembered: Tawney had set the flask down, when she was speaking to Ensign Wingate.
"All right, then!! I'll just have someone run it down here!" He stepped to one side, to contact the ship. "Protector, this is the Commander." Taggart spoke into his Interstellar Vox.
After a moment, a feminine voice replied. "Yes, Commander. This is Ensign Wingate."
"Ensign, do you see the flask that Lieutenant Madison brought to the Command Deck? It should be on your console."
On the ship, Katelyn searched her console and indeed found a small silver flask perched off to the left of where she sat. She realized that it was something important or the Commander wouldn't have called up to the ship for it. Smiling she responded.
"Yes Commander, it's right here. Do you need it brought down to the planet?"
"Yes, please, Ensign...and we don't have much time." Taggart realized, from Tawney's pained expression, that she and Laz were likely feeling the last of Lazienne's lifeforce leaving her body.
Taggart closed the Vox with a snap and turned to place an arm comfortingly over Tawney's shoulders.
At that second, a cry from Laredo caught the group's attention. The two Tev'Meckian males, Tawney and Taggart turned just in time to see Lethe swoon and almost fall. Laredo managed to catch her though, sweeping her up into his arms.
"Lethe!" Lareth exclaimed as he rushed up and practically yanked the girl's body from Laredo's grasp.
"Hey man, watch it!" Laredo's voice held an edge of irritation.
"Lareth, it's all right. I was only... overwhelmed for a moment. Mother is worsening." Came Lethe's faint voice, breaking the animosity-filled glares Laredo and Lareth were shooting one another.
Lareth's features softened when he looked down upon his twin for a moment, then turned back to his father, communicating through the bond his opinion on this matter. Luchien nodded once and turned to Taggart.
"Well Commander, my mate is almost at the end of her lifespan. Your Ensign had better get here soon with the oils." An unspoken 'or else' flashed in the elder Tev'Meckian's eyes.
Commander Taggart's eyes hardened at the implied threat and gritted his teeth as he answered. "She'll get here, no need to worry about that."
The two men eyed one another again and the tension was only broken by the faint cry of Lethe, who still lay in Lareth's arms. They needed to return to the Departure Hut... now. As Laz's family and fellow crewmates streamed into the Departure Hut, it was Tawney who reached Laz first, and--while she was concerned for him--she was relieved that the other Tev'Meckians gathered around Lazienne.
*I'm here, Darling*, she "told" Laz...not caring who "heard" her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Outside, realizing what was happening, the Village Elders began to gather, ready to perform the rituals that accompanied a Departure.
"So...Lazarus has broken with tradition, and taken an outsider", one Elder remarked.
"Apparently so", replied a second Elder.
"What can be done about it?"
"Bloodlines must remain pure", the first Elder spoke.
"We must break the bond...even if it means that Lazarus never continues his family line."
"There is another son to do that", the second Elder remarked.
"But how do we break the Bond?"
"The Earthwoman will have to die." the first Elder decreed.
Neither Elder realized that their remarks had been overheard: Ensign Katelyn Wingate--ceremonial oils in hand--had Digitized just a few meters behind them.
I've gotta tell the Commander! she realized.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
tbc...