Summary: Dylan wasn't the only one to survive the event horizon. Story is set three years after the event horizon. Rated for future language. AU.
Authors: Awohali, Terran
Rating: PG-13
Authors note: Gaheris not Telemachus. Thank you for all of the reviews.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Andromeda or it's characters.
Authors note2: Here is a description of the characters, Dylan: Same as on the show. Gaheris Rhade: Same as on the show, before he died. Trance: Purple with a tail. Beka: Same as on the show. Harper: Same as the show, but he works out in this universe. Terran: Red hair, works out, wears leather alot, black and blue leather. Rhone: Black hair with green high lights, wears black and green leather, tall as Harper, knows how to fight, gets mad when someone is threatening her friends, works out with Harper, alot.
Terran is thinking about the past when the answer comes to her.
Terran: Her parents.
Beka: What?
Terran: Her parents. They could have made the neurotoxin kick in when her bone blades came out.
Rommie: But wouldn't her parents want to keep her alive to gain as much information on the Commonwealth as possible.
Beka: Yes, but they would want a certain amount of control over her too.
Beka walks over to Trance to tell her their idea.
Beka: Her parents did it.
Trance: That explains how the bone blades are the origin of the poison.
Beka: Have you finished the antitoxin.
Trance: Not quite. A few more minutes.
Beka walks back over to Rommie and Terran. Harper is still talking to Rhone.
Harper: Rhone you have to make it. Just a little longer. You have to help me make fun of Terran and Rhade. Rhone I love you.
Trance has the antitoxin ready. She injects it into Rhone. She monitors when it will take effect. Fifteen minutes pass and nothing has happened.
Trance: She only has around fifteen more minutes. Then I'm afraid the neurotoxin will spread.
Harper: Rhone please. Please.
He keeps repeating 'please'. Trance notices something on the monitor. The neurotoxin is starting to deminish. Harper is still repeating 'please'.
Trance: Harper it's working.
Harper looks up then back down at Rhone. Ten minutes pass the neurotoxin is nearly gone from her system. Five more minutes and it's completly gone. Rhone starts to wake up.
Rhone: Harper I love you too. How are you gonna kick my ass?
Harper looks relieved and amazed at the same time. He smiles at Rhone.
Harper: You made it, so I don't have to.
Rhone sits up. She grabs Harper by the arm and kisses him. Terran coughs. Both of them stop kissing and look up blushing.
Beka: You made it.
Rommie: I don't believe I would have survived with only one engineer.
Trance: I'm happy you made it. You gave us quite a scare when it took fifteen minutes for the antitoxin to kick-in.
Terran: What about the Nietzscheans?
Rhone tries to stand up but sits back down a little dizzy.
Trance: You are going to have to rest.
Rommie: About two hours ago they got power to the engines. We are at a drift in the Andromeda system. They haven't restored power to my internal defences. So I can't do anything to them.
Rhone: Rommie, are Dylan and Rhade okay?
Rommie checks.
Rommie: Yes. There are no Nietzscheans with them.
Rhone tries to stand up again. She reaches for Harper. He's right there to help her stand up. She smiles at him.
Rhone: Terran, thanks for being worried about me.
Harper smiles.
Rhone: Harper we have to get internal defences up and running. We can access it from the command deck. Rommie lock all doors when me and Harper make it to command. Terran go kick some Nietzschean ass. Beka join her if you like. Rommie you too. Trance can you help me get to command?
Trance: Yes.
Beka: Aye, aye captain.
Terran laughs.
Terran: That was funny.
Rhone looks at Terran. Terran interprets as 'if I wasn't dizzy I'd kick your ass'. Rhone, Harper, and Trance leave and make it to command with no incidents. Rommie locks all the doors. Rhone and Harper set to work fixing internal defences. Trance checks on Dylan and Rhade.
Trance: Dylan are you okay?
Dylan: No worse for wear.
Trance: How about you Rhade?
Rhade: Fine.
Terran, Rommie, and Beka meet Torum in the corridor.
Torum: Lady Terran where are you taking the prisoners?
Terran: That is not for you to know. Now out of my way.
Torum: But my lady...
Terran: Torum I have known humans that were smarter than you. Now out of my way.
Torum drops his head in shame.
Torum: I'm sorry my lady.
He steps out of the way. Terran and the others walked down a few more corridors before saying anything.
Beka: Terran are you trying to get yourself killed?
Terran: What I knew he wouldn't do anything.
Rommie: His heartbeat did speed up.
Terran: That's because royalty never talks to the lower class. Our slaves do it most of the time and me and Rhone have both talked to him.
Back on command deck.
Dylan: Rhade help Rhone.
Rhade: No, Sir.
Dylan: Rhade!
Rhade: Fine.
Rhone looks at Rhade.
Rhone: I don't need help.
Dylan: I think you do Rhone.
Rhone: Not from him.
Dylan: That's an order. Rhade, Rhone.
Harper walks over to Dylan.
Harper: C'mon boss she doesn't need help.
Harper whispers.
Harper: I think she's afraid of him.
Rhone hears him.
Rhone: I am n...
She looks at Rhade.
Rhone: Maybe.
Rhade: I still think you're a traitor.
Rhone: I am not a traitor.
Rhone sways and starts to fall. Harper is all the way across the deck, but he catches her.
Harper: Are you okay?
Rhone: Yeah.
Dylan: You sure?
Rhone: Yes.
Dylan: Harper how'd you get over their before she fell?
Harper: How should I know.
Terran's at the door.
Terran: Let me in.
They let her in. She had two gashes on her side and bruises on her neck.
Rhone: What the hell happened to you?
Terran: You know Torum doesn't play fair.
Rhone: Ewww.
Harper looks at Terran.
Harper: Ewww.
Torum walks in behind Terran.
Torum: My lady.
Rhone: You annoy me.
Torum: Why?
Rhone: You tried to hit him.
Terran: So did I.
Torum: I'm sorry my lady I will not do it again.
Rhade: Pathetic.
Terran: Rhade if you don't shut up I'm gonna kick your ass. Torum is on our side and Rhone has never been on the Nietzscheans side.
Rhone: Terran, Rhade both of you shut up.
She sways. Harper sits her down.
Rhone: Thanks.
She kisses him. Torum looks disgusted. Rhone sees him.
Rhone: What?
Torum: You kissed him my lady.
Rhone: So!
Torum: He's your slave.
Rhone: No he's not.
Torum: Oh, then he's a kludge.
Rhone: No he's not.
Torum: Oh. Very well then. Sorry my lady.
Rhone mutters something about stupid Nietzscheans and Harper smiles.
Terran: Look she's not feeling well. So I'll fill you in.
Terran and Torum talk in a corner.
Harper: Hey Rhade is your girlfriend pissed at you or did she get an upgrade?
Rhade: I will kick your ass.
Terran and Torum both throw daggers at Rhade, pinning his shirt to the wall. Rhade growls at them and unpins his shirt.
Harper: So she did get an upgrade.
Terran just nods.
Rhone: That was funny.
Dylan: So Torum, why are you helping us?
Terran: I told him to.
Dylan: Okay. Whatever works.
Rhone: Hey, Torum. Thanks.
Torum: For what my lady?
Rhone points at Rhade.
Rhone: For making me laugh.
Rhade just growls.
Rhone: Rhade what is the matter with you? You don't trust me? Why not?
Rhade: You lied. You are a Nietzschean.
Rhone: So are you.
Rhade: Yes but I am a Nietzschean openly.
Rhone looks at her bone blades. She looks at Rhade. She remembers her parents training and teachings. If you could call it that. Her parents had always said a Nietzschean who doesn't openly admit to being a Nietzschean will almost always be a traitor. She was the exception. She wouldn't betray her friends. Harper knew that, why didn't Rhade. Rhone stands up. Harper is right beside her.
Rhone: Don't. I can stand.
Rhade looks at her strangely. He just now noticed she hadn't been standing on her own, most of the time.
Rhone: Rhade how about a fight, not to the death or anything but the first one to fall on the ground loses. If I lose than I'm a traitor, I win I'm not a traitor. Hand to hand only. No weapons, no assistance.
Harper: Rhone you can hardly stand.
Rhade: I accept.
Rhone looks at Harper and shrugs. Rhone walks over to Rhade. She almost loses her balance. Harper looks worried.
Dylan: I will not permit this.
Terran: It's to late Dylan. Rhade accepted her terms, now they have to fight.
Rhade walks around Rhone.
Rhade: Are you sure you can do this?
Rhone: Showing pity now, Rhade.
Rhade swings at her, she dodges and nearly falls.
Harper: Rhone...
Terran stops him and hisses.
Terran: No assitance.
Rhade strikes out with his bone blades. He misses again and Rhone almost falls again. Rhone punches at him and misses almost falling.
Rhone: Whoa. Dizzy.
Rhade strikes out again he misses Rhone takes advantage and punches him in the ribs. She knocks the breath out of him. She almost falls again. Rhade nearly fell when she punched him. When he catches his breath he strikes out again with his bone blades. Rhone has three cuts on her cheek. She wipes the minamal amount of blood from her face and looks at it. She frowns and then punches him in the jaw. He staggers backward, but he doesn't fall. Rommie and Beka enter and stare at the two Nietzscheans. Rhone and Rhade sway, Rhade from a concussion Rhone gave him and Rhone from the residual effects of the nuerotoxin. Both of them take a swing at each other, but never make it as they both fall backwards. Harper moves to catch Rhone, but Terran stops him.
Terran: Not yet.
They both hit the ground.
Terran: Now.
Harper runs to Rhone. He picks her up.
Harper: Are all the Nietzscheans gone?
Beka: Yes.
Harper sprints out the door with Trance close behind. Dylan nudges Rhade with his shoe. He wakes up.
Dylan: You lost.
Rommie: But Dylan the results...
Dylan: He lost, Rommie.
Rhade: Where is Rhone?
Dylan: Med Deck.
Beka: Rhade, I wouldn't go. Harper is with her and he might kick your ass.
Rhade: I think I will go, for my broken ribs and not to talk to Rhone.
Dylan: Beka go with him.
Dylan, Rommie, Terran, and Torum stay on command. Beka and Rhade meke it to medical.
Rommie: We still don't have internal defences, but we have coms and piloting.
Terran: Why didn't you send me with Rhade?
Dylan: Terran, I'm not stupid.
Terran: Captain, what do you want me and Torum to do?
Dylan: I want you two, to make sure there are no more Nietzscheans on board.
Terran: Yessir.
Dylan: Rhade is to stay on board.
Terran: Fine.
Dylan: When your done go to the planet and get the parts needed.
Terran: Yessir.
Terran and Torum leave. Dylan looks at Rommie.
Dylan: Why is my crew so... so...
Rommie: Unique.
Dylan: Nicely put Rommie.
In medical, Rhade stumbles through the door. Beka is right behind him when he's inside she goes back to command. Harper glares at him. Rhone is still unconcious. Rhade looks at Harper, then at Rhone.
Rhade: Trance is Rhone okay.
Trance: She was extremely tired when you two fought.
Rhade: Oh.
Harper: Trance treat him so he can leave.
Trance: Rhade what's wrong?
Rhade: Broken ribs and a headache.
Trance: When you were fighting Rhone you had a concussion and you still do.
Harper: Can he leave now?
Trance: Yes.
Rhade: Thank you, Trance.
Harper watches Rhade as he leaves. He loathes Rhade. Harper looks at Rhone, then starts to follow Rhade.
Trance: Where are you going?
Harper: To check on something.
He quickly leaves befors she can ask more questions. He is in stealth mode. He doesn't want Rhade to hear him. He catches up with Rhade. Rhade turns around quickly but there's nobody behind him. Harper gets behind him again, this time Harper just stands there as Rhade turns around. Rhade looks slightly surprised someone's behind him without his knowing.
Rhade: What do you want?
TBC
A/N: Review, please.