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. He's here! Yay! This story has changed names several times, it was once Dylan wasn't the only one, and What If.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Andromeda or it's characters.
Rhone: A gift to you.
Harper: Me? Thanks.
She hands him the chimes.
Harper: I'll go put it in my room, so it won't break.
Rhone: I'll go to sleep. When you find out what it is I hope you accept.
Harper: Okay. See ya tommorow.
Rhone: See ya.
Harper leaves and Rhone falls asleep. On the way to his room Harper runs into Terran.
Terran: Where'd you get that!?
Harper: What?
Terran: Maybe someone else should tell you what it is.
She walks off before he can ask any questions. He keeps walking and runs into Torum.
Torum: Where did you get that!? Wait, I don't want to know.
Torum walks faster and Dylan comes around the corner.
Dylan: Where'd you get that?
Harper: What is it with you people?
Dylan: Do you know what that is?
Harper: Chimes?
Dylan: Sort of.
He leads Harper to mess hall. He fixes a Harper the strongest alcoholic drink aboard the Andromeda. Harper sniffs the drink.
Dylan: Only if you need it.
Harper: Okay.
Dylan: Harper, did Rhone give you that?
Harper: Yes.
Dylan: Okay. That means she loves you. It also means she wants to marry you.
Harper: What?
He smiles.
Harper: Really?
Dylan: Yes. Now you have to give her something in return to signify a yes.
Harper: Give her what?
Dylan: Well you'd give her something like this but different.
He points at the chimes. Harper takes a box out of his pocket. It has two coils of black wire and three green crystals. He shows it to Dylan.
Harper: This?
Dylan: Where'd you get that?
Harper: My mom. I never knew what it was. Till now.
Dylan: Then you'd take the wires and make something. Then attach the crystals. Since you don't need this, I think I do.
He downs the alcohol.
Dylan: Maybe we'll hold a celebration some time. I'll leave you alone to make that.
Harper: Okay.
Harper makes the wire into a ladder then twists it into a DNA strand. He then makes it into a heart. He attaches the three green crystals and walks back to medical. He runs into his father. Zelazny only sees the green chimes.
Zelazny: Who you marrying?
Harper holds up the clear chimes.
Zelazny: You're marrying royalty? Which one?
Harper: Rhone.
Zelazny: Good for you.
Harper: Why are you here?
Zelazny: I'm helping to fix the Andromeda.
Harper: I guess I'll see you later.
Zelazny: What's your full name?
Harper: Seamus Zelazny Harper.
Zelazny: I wish I could have come back to your mother.
Harper: I have to go.
He runs the rest of the way to medical. When he arrives, Rhone is tossing and turning. Then she wakes up suddenly.
Harper: Rhone you okay?
Rhone: Yeah. What's that?
She points at the green chimes. She smiles at him.
Rhone: Is that mine?
Harper: Yeah.
Rhone: It's beautiful. Thank you.
Harper: So does this mean we're married.
Rhone: Nope. Engaged. To be married we'd need helix's.
Harper: Okay.
Trance walks in. She looks at the two chimes and smiles.
Trance: Congratulations. Rhone you can leave now.
The captain comes over the coms.
Dylan: We have an incoming ship.
Rhone: Who is it now?
Dylan: Telemachus Rhade.
Harper: What two Rhade's! Aww crap!
Dylan: Dylan out.
Com goes off.
Harper: Two Rhade's. What's he gonna do shoot us for fun.
Rhone: He's not as bad as Ga Heris.
Harper: I know.
Rhone: And this time your half Nietzschean.
Harper: I always was.
Rhone: Yeah, but now... people know.
Harper: Fine.
He smiles at Rhone.
Harper: We're engaged what now?
Rhone: Tell people.
Harper: Okay. Andromeda can you tell everyone to meet us on Obs deck.
Andromeda: Yes. Harper, Rhone, Congratulations!
Harper and Rhone: Thankyou.
Andromeda announces a meeting on obs deck in five minutes. Harper and Rhone go to obs deck and everyone is waiting for them. Harper and Rhone walk over to the middle of the room.
Rhone: We have an announcement.
Beka: What, Harper's a perseid?
Harper: Beka, this is serious.
Rhone and Harper: We're engaged.
Beka: What? Congratulations!
Then the room turns into a confused mess of planning and talking.
Terran: Congrats!
Torum: Same here.
Rhade doesn't say anything.
Zelazny: Congratulations! Seamus do you have the helixes?
Rommie: Congratulations! Let's not give the helixes until after a ceremony.
Telemachus: Congratulations! Where's Captain Hunt?
Dylan: Congratulations! Who's running the ceremony? Telemachus over here.
Rommie: I'll arrange it for next week.
Beka: I'll help.
Trance: Congratulations! I want to help too. We'll have it here on obs deck.
Rhade leaves and Telemachus is still looking for Dylan.
Rommie: Dylan, you have to marry them.
Dylan: What?
Rommie: You can.
Zelazny: I'll present the helixes.
Harper and Rhone quietly sneak out of the room. They go to the weight room.
TBC
A/N: Please read and review. I mean I have no motivation to continue, other than the fact that I like looking at my pen name on the site, but read and review please.