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: It's Telemachus. I'm putting Rhade from here out, except for in the actions.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Andromeda or it's characters.
They leave and Harper doesn't crash into anything. They left coordinates to the system they're staying at. When Harper and Rhone arrive at the planet Tao at sunrise, they check into a hotel with a balcony and a great ocean view. They do what they want the whole day and have a very pleasureable sleepless night. The next day they sleep until noon, when they wake up Rhone looks at Harper.
Rhone: Can you teach me how to surf?
Harper: Yeah, do you have a board?
Rhone: I bought this yesterday, will it work?
It's a black surf board with dark green stripes.
Harper: Yep, let's go.
Harper shows her how to paddle out to the waves and ride them back in. After a few failed attempts she rides a wave in.
Harper: That was good.
Rhone: I quit.
Harper: What... why?
Rhone: I'm gonna leave the surfing to you.
Harper: Okay.
Rhone: It's getting late how 'bout we stop for the evening and get something to eat?
Harper: Alright. Where we going?
Rhone: I saw this one place yesterday...
Harper: Do I have to dress up?
Rhone: No, it serves ancient earth food.
Harper: Really, like what?
Rhone: Hotdogs, hamburgers, banana splits, and sparky cola. Although the last one is fairly new.
Harper: Let's go.
They go to the place called Eric's the food was great. They ate there everyday. On the last night before going back to the Andromeda, they talk about what they're going to give the crew as thank you gifts.
Rhone: What are you giving Rommie?
Harper: I don't know, what are you getting Rhade?
Rhone: A set of throwing daggers.
Harper: Okay. Now what about Rommie?
Rhone: Well we're giving Beka a new blouse, Trance this miniature oak tree, only grows to seven inches tall, Rhade throwing daggers, Dylan a T-shirt, and Terran an old fashioned katana. Oh yeah and we got Andromeda a bunch of new upgrades.
While they were talking Harper layed down on the bed and Rhone has lain down and rested her head on his stomach.
Harper: So, for Rommie we're getting?
Rhone: What do you get for an avatar of a warship?
Harper starts talking about necklaces, Rhone feels so comfortable laying there she falls asleep.
Harper: That's it!
He looks at her and smiles.
Harper: We'll get her that necklace with the rainbow stones.
He falls asleep. The next day they get the last minute items and pack. They leave the planet and search for the Andromeda. It's nowhere to be found. Suddenly a slipstream event occurs and the Andromeda comes into view. They dock and go to command, because noone came to greet them, they run the whole way. When they arrive at command, the only person there is Trance in the pilots chair. When she hears them she stands up.
Trance: They've taken them.
Harper: What?
Trance: The crew, they've taken the crew.
Rhone: Who's taken the crew?
Trance: A rouge band of Nietzscheans. They've damaged the Andromeda, barely had enough power to get here.
Rhone: Trance go get some food or sleep or something. We'll start fixing the ship. C'mon, Harper.
Trance leaves as Harper and Rhone fix the controls on command. Then they fix the power problems and finally the ship is running at full power. Andromeda's hologram comes into view.
Holo-Rommie: Trance says you need to rest and eat.
Rhone: We're almost done.
Holo-Rommie: You've been working for six hours without a break. How long have you been awake without food?
Harper: What kind of question is that?
Holo-Rommie: How long?
Rhone: Um... twelve hours.
She said it quickly and quietly, but Andromeda heard her clearly.
Holo-Rommie: You need to take a break.
Harper: In ten minutes. Please Romdoll.
Holo-Rommie: Very well. I'll remind you in ten minutes.
Harper and Rhone look at each other.
Harper and Rhone: Hurry!
They finish in ten minutes. Holo-Rommie comes back.
Holo-Rommie: It's been ten minutes.
Harper: We're done.
Holo-Rommie: Good. Now go get food and get some sleep.
Harper and Rhone go to the mess hall.
Rhone: You hungry?
Harper: Not really.
Holo-Rommie appears behind them.
Holo-Rommie: Eat!
Harper and Rhone: Ahhh!
Harper: Don't do that to people.
Rhone: I could've had a heart attack.
Holo-Rommie: No you wouldn't have, now eat.
They get food and sit down at a table to eat.
Harper: Hey, I didn't want water. Andromeda.
Rhone: I didn't want water either.
Holo-Rommie: It's healthier.
Harper: But...
Rhone: Here.
She hands him a sparky cola and pulls another one out of her bag.
Holo-Rommie: Rhone!
Rhone: What? We'll drink the water too.
Holo-Rommie: You're going to kill yourselves with that stuff.
Rhone and Harper look at each other, then back at Holo-Rommie.
Harper and Rhone: We'll do it together.
They take a drink of sparky. Holo-Rommie looks frustrated and disappears.
Harper: How'd you keep it cold?
He points to the sparky cola.
Rhone: Made one pocket into a minifridge.
Harper: Cool.
When they get done eating they down the water and head to their room. Harper yawns as they reach the door. They go in and fall asleep as soon as they hit the bed. Two hours later Holo-Rommie wakes them up.
Holo-Rommie: There's a slipfighter coming in.
Harper: Wha...
Rhone: Let me sleep.
Harper: Huh?
They have both fallen asleep again.
Holo-Rommie: Wake up!
Rhone and Harper: Ahhh!
Rhone: We're awake, we're awake.
Harper: What?
Holo-Rommie: I said a slipfighter has come in with Rhade and Terran.
Harper: I thought they were captured.
Holo-Rommie: No, only Beka, Dylan, Rommie, Torum, and Zelazny.
Rhone: So where were they?
Holo-Rommie: No time, we have to go to the coordinates Trance believes they're at.
Rhone and Harper go to command, Terran and Telemachus are waiting for them on command.
Terran: Took the love birds long enough.
Harper: Shut up.
Rhone notices something green under Terran's sleeve.
Rhone: What happened to your bone blades?
Terran: I don't know what you mean.
Rhone: Why are your bone blades green?
Terran looks at Telemachus and Telemachus looks back. Then at the same time they go back to work.
Harper: And why are Rhade's bright pink?
Terran and Rhade: Maluety festival.
Rhone looks amazed.
Harper: Rhade please pilot the coordinates while I go talk to Rhone.
Terran: I'll do it. Rhade I need you on weapons.
Rhade: As you wish.
Rhone and Harper walk out of the room.
Harper: What's so amazing?
Rhone: That festival is for half breeds, outcasts, and rebels.
Harper: Oh.
She sees that he doesn't understand so she goes into detail.
Rhone: That festival is outlawed, because that's where Nietzschean's show emotion, like happiness. Imagine Terran happy, now with green bone blades.
Harper: That's just odd. She was happy?
He says it with a disbelieving look.
Rhone: Apparently. Let's go back in.
Harper: Okay.
They walk back in to see Terran and Rhade joking and laughing.
Rhade: So what would happen if you swallowed your knife and fork?
Terran: What?
She snickers before he says the answer.
Rhade: You would have to eat with your hands.
Rhone and Harper just stand there staring at the two Nietzscheans. Telemachus and Terran notice them and go back to thier normal selves.
Rhone: Harper, did some alternate universe drop them off and take the normal ones?
Terran: Rhone, you know what happens at the festival. The drinks are not out of our systems. So we're not acting like our normal selves.
Harper looks at Rhone.
Harper: What does she mean you know?
Terran: We got off of that base more than once and went more than once.
Rhone laughs nervously.
Rhone: I...
Terran: We went and you know it.
Rhone: I...
Terran holds up a disc at the end of her necklace.
Terran: You want me to show them?
Rhone: NO!
Terran: Too bad.
TBC
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