Title: Return To Tev'Meck (Sequel to 'The Sigournate Virus')
Author: Rose (buffybot76@hotmail.com)
Rating: R, possibly. Might not go that high.
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 21
"Protector, this is Commander Taggart. You there, Chen?" Peter spoke into the Interstellar Vox his held in his right hand.
The Commander's words filtered through the com back on the starship,
startling the Tech Seargent, who was at that moment in a passionate liplock. As Chen extracted himself from Lilairi's embrace, he was already calling out his response.
"Uh, Yes, sir. Right here, Commander."
Hearing the Tech Seargent's almost breathless reply, Peter asked, "How's everything going on my ship? Any problems I should know about?"
"Uh...no, Sir! No problems here!" Chen scrambled to his feet, and quickly
caught his breath. He hoped Taggart never figured out *why* he was out of breath! Suddenly, it registered with Chen that the Commander's voice held an odd tone. "Is everything all right on the planet, Sir?" He tried not to sound worried.
Peter hesitated before finally replying. "Well... it's sort of complicated,
Chen. It seems we're gonna be here a bit longer than we anticipated."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
While every village on Tev'Meck, including that of Lazarus's Mak'Tar tribe, kept the traditonal "primitive" housing, contact with other interstellar
beings had prompted the people to also have modern Communication Centers in each village.
It was here that the visiting Elder, T'Hessen, had come. His purpose was multi-fold. First of all, he needed to contact his village, to get details about his new child. He also wanted to get word to his Lifemate about L'Tisha's good news. Finally, he wanted to confirm--with the other Elders of his village--that the duel Luchien had planned was now illegal....
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Upon returning to his Visitors' Hut, T'Hessen was met by an excited L'Tisha. "Well...?" she asked, excitedly. "Do I have a new brother or sister?"
T'Hessen chuckled at his first-born's enthusiasm. "Actually...one of each", he replied, joyfully, just before the young Tev'Meckian woman threw herself into his arms. The two laughed aloud, and danced about the hut.
After disentangling themselves several minutes later, the visiting Elder continued, "After your mother has rested a little longer, she will also be told of *your* happy news."
L'Tisha's face became somber for a moment; then, she gave a little sad smile. "Yes, it *is* happy news...although not quite as happy as I would have preferred", she confessed. Before her father had a chance to speak, she continued, "I will not question the wisdom of Ipthar, Father. Lareth and I will make each other happy."
"I am happy to hear that", T'Hessen replied, hugging his daughter again. "Just remember: You can't bully your Lifemate, as a child would bully a playmate...."
"I know, Father", L'Tisha replied, accepting the chiding remark gracefully, "and I won't let him do...." She stopped.
"Won't let him do *what*?" T'Hessen pressed, suddenly concerned.
L'Tisha sighed, not wanting to get her Lifemate-to-be in trouble. Seeing that her father would not be satisfied with anything less than the truth, she sat down, and sighed again.
"Yes, I bullied Lareth and Lethe as a child", she admitted. "Lethe never said, or did, anything...but sometimes Lareth would...." Her voice faltered, and her eyes filled with tears at the memory.
"He would...?" T'Hessen prompted.
"He...would sometimes...force his thoughts into my head...then make me promise not to tell", his daughter said, very quietly. "Oh, Father! What if he still does that?!" L'Tisha's voice was now panicky; a closely guarded secret was out.
"Such an act is against our ways; he should know that", her father said, soothingly. While children sometimes behaved as Lareth had, such an act was forgivable--provided the young "offender" and the family received proper instruction--until the Age of Awareness. Often the act was merely a phase....
Still, his daughter's words bothered him, especially in light of Tawney Madison's inadvertent revelation earlier. Knowing that Luchien opposed Laz's Bonding--and also knowing that the Mak'Tar Village Elder was a great influence on his younger son--T'Hessen felt certain that Lareth also was denying the Bond, and the will of Ipthar. Would he go so far as to force his thoughts on his Sister-in-Bond? *There are ways to determine whether he still does that*, he remembered.
*~*~*~*~*~*
The sound of laughter--both male and female--rang out across the flat terrain as two figures walked hand in hand beside an oasis of dreamworthy proportions. The sun was beginning to sink below the horizon, painting the sky with brilliant reds and golds.
Lethe finally reined in her chuckles long enough to gasp, "So, it was the Bloodticks all along?"
Laredo's smile widened as he replied, "Yep. The man couldn't even look at any for about a month without turning green."
*Oh, my!!* Lethe thought. *His favorite food!! He must have been miserable!!!* Another round of laughter began. She noticed, after a moment, that Laredo had become quiet.
Even as Lethe's laughter began, Laredo had paused, sobering, "I remember this other planet we were on..."
Lethe felt the change in Laredo's mood and slowed her steps, finally coming to a stop and turning to face her companion fully. He went on to relate the tale of his faux pas with the Ambassador of KQU-flux. This race had a "hands off" custom: It was forbidden for an outsider to touch them. Tommy didn't know this; he thought he was honoring his grandmother's teaching, by shaking the Ambassador's hand....He had no idea he'd be thrown into a "to-the-death" duel...against Tawney Madison. Lethe's eyes widened as her new Lifemate told his tale. She could not believe that this had happened, and yet both were still alive.
Curiously she asked, "How did you get out of it?"
Laredo let out a long breath before answering. "Well, we didn't do anything, it was the Commander who saved our hides that time. He had the KQU-flux senators double check their customs. They found that the dueling custom had been outlawed and their records were outdated. VERY outdated....like, a couple centuries."
*HMM...I wonder.*
Before she even finished her thought, Lethe grabbed Laredo's hand and-- without another word--lead him back to the clan.
*~*~*~*~*~*
TBC...
Author: Rose (buffybot76@hotmail.com)
Rating: R, possibly. Might not go that high.
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 21
"Protector, this is Commander Taggart. You there, Chen?" Peter spoke into the Interstellar Vox his held in his right hand.
The Commander's words filtered through the com back on the starship,
startling the Tech Seargent, who was at that moment in a passionate liplock. As Chen extracted himself from Lilairi's embrace, he was already calling out his response.
"Uh, Yes, sir. Right here, Commander."
Hearing the Tech Seargent's almost breathless reply, Peter asked, "How's everything going on my ship? Any problems I should know about?"
"Uh...no, Sir! No problems here!" Chen scrambled to his feet, and quickly
caught his breath. He hoped Taggart never figured out *why* he was out of breath! Suddenly, it registered with Chen that the Commander's voice held an odd tone. "Is everything all right on the planet, Sir?" He tried not to sound worried.
Peter hesitated before finally replying. "Well... it's sort of complicated,
Chen. It seems we're gonna be here a bit longer than we anticipated."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
While every village on Tev'Meck, including that of Lazarus's Mak'Tar tribe, kept the traditonal "primitive" housing, contact with other interstellar
beings had prompted the people to also have modern Communication Centers in each village.
It was here that the visiting Elder, T'Hessen, had come. His purpose was multi-fold. First of all, he needed to contact his village, to get details about his new child. He also wanted to get word to his Lifemate about L'Tisha's good news. Finally, he wanted to confirm--with the other Elders of his village--that the duel Luchien had planned was now illegal....
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Upon returning to his Visitors' Hut, T'Hessen was met by an excited L'Tisha. "Well...?" she asked, excitedly. "Do I have a new brother or sister?"
T'Hessen chuckled at his first-born's enthusiasm. "Actually...one of each", he replied, joyfully, just before the young Tev'Meckian woman threw herself into his arms. The two laughed aloud, and danced about the hut.
After disentangling themselves several minutes later, the visiting Elder continued, "After your mother has rested a little longer, she will also be told of *your* happy news."
L'Tisha's face became somber for a moment; then, she gave a little sad smile. "Yes, it *is* happy news...although not quite as happy as I would have preferred", she confessed. Before her father had a chance to speak, she continued, "I will not question the wisdom of Ipthar, Father. Lareth and I will make each other happy."
"I am happy to hear that", T'Hessen replied, hugging his daughter again. "Just remember: You can't bully your Lifemate, as a child would bully a playmate...."
"I know, Father", L'Tisha replied, accepting the chiding remark gracefully, "and I won't let him do...." She stopped.
"Won't let him do *what*?" T'Hessen pressed, suddenly concerned.
L'Tisha sighed, not wanting to get her Lifemate-to-be in trouble. Seeing that her father would not be satisfied with anything less than the truth, she sat down, and sighed again.
"Yes, I bullied Lareth and Lethe as a child", she admitted. "Lethe never said, or did, anything...but sometimes Lareth would...." Her voice faltered, and her eyes filled with tears at the memory.
"He would...?" T'Hessen prompted.
"He...would sometimes...force his thoughts into my head...then make me promise not to tell", his daughter said, very quietly. "Oh, Father! What if he still does that?!" L'Tisha's voice was now panicky; a closely guarded secret was out.
"Such an act is against our ways; he should know that", her father said, soothingly. While children sometimes behaved as Lareth had, such an act was forgivable--provided the young "offender" and the family received proper instruction--until the Age of Awareness. Often the act was merely a phase....
Still, his daughter's words bothered him, especially in light of Tawney Madison's inadvertent revelation earlier. Knowing that Luchien opposed Laz's Bonding--and also knowing that the Mak'Tar Village Elder was a great influence on his younger son--T'Hessen felt certain that Lareth also was denying the Bond, and the will of Ipthar. Would he go so far as to force his thoughts on his Sister-in-Bond? *There are ways to determine whether he still does that*, he remembered.
*~*~*~*~*~*
The sound of laughter--both male and female--rang out across the flat terrain as two figures walked hand in hand beside an oasis of dreamworthy proportions. The sun was beginning to sink below the horizon, painting the sky with brilliant reds and golds.
Lethe finally reined in her chuckles long enough to gasp, "So, it was the Bloodticks all along?"
Laredo's smile widened as he replied, "Yep. The man couldn't even look at any for about a month without turning green."
*Oh, my!!* Lethe thought. *His favorite food!! He must have been miserable!!!* Another round of laughter began. She noticed, after a moment, that Laredo had become quiet.
Even as Lethe's laughter began, Laredo had paused, sobering, "I remember this other planet we were on..."
Lethe felt the change in Laredo's mood and slowed her steps, finally coming to a stop and turning to face her companion fully. He went on to relate the tale of his faux pas with the Ambassador of KQU-flux. This race had a "hands off" custom: It was forbidden for an outsider to touch them. Tommy didn't know this; he thought he was honoring his grandmother's teaching, by shaking the Ambassador's hand....He had no idea he'd be thrown into a "to-the-death" duel...against Tawney Madison. Lethe's eyes widened as her new Lifemate told his tale. She could not believe that this had happened, and yet both were still alive.
Curiously she asked, "How did you get out of it?"
Laredo let out a long breath before answering. "Well, we didn't do anything, it was the Commander who saved our hides that time. He had the KQU-flux senators double check their customs. They found that the dueling custom had been outlawed and their records were outdated. VERY outdated....like, a couple centuries."
*HMM...I wonder.*
Before she even finished her thought, Lethe grabbed Laredo's hand and-- without another word--lead him back to the clan.
*~*~*~*~*~*
TBC...