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: Please read and review. I've posted the last two chapters.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Andromeda or it's characters.
He watches Rhone as she runs to engineering and starts fixing the damage. The door is stuck halfway open. He watches in horror as a Nietzschean sneaks in. Rhone turns and shoots him, but not before he let's off a shot. Rhone falls, so does Harper.
Harper: No!
Andromeda: I'm sorry Harper the sensors have been shut down. I don't know what's happening now.
Harper: I need to get out of here!
Andromeda: If you delete the protocol the doors will open.
Harper: Thanks, Rom-doll.
He quickly deletes the protocol and exits Andromeda's mainframe. He runs over to his dresser and takes out the titanium bone blades. He puts them on and runs out the door. When he arrives in engineering he only finds a small pool of blood and a trail leading to another room. He walks into the room to see Rhone sitting in the corner fixing the sensors. The sensors come back on. Rhone looks up. Harper runs over to her and hugs her. He doesn't let her go.
Harper: I thought you were shot.
Rhone: I still am. Let me go.
Harper: Sorry.
He let's her go and looks at her. He see the blood on her shirt.
Harper: I'm sorry.
Rhone: S'okay, hurts like hell though.
Harper: I need to get you to medical.
Rhone: Not now. I need to fix this. You can help by guarding the door.
He walks over to the door and stands there. As Rhone is fixing the ship, three Nietzscheans walk into the room. Harper kills the first two with his forcelance, the last one he uses his bone blades on him. Terran runs up behind him as the Nietzschean falls. He spins around and aims his forcelance at her. He shoots over her shoulder.
Harper: Watch your back.
She looks at him in amazement and she notices his bone blades.
Terran: Where's my cousin?
Harper: In there.
She walks in and sees Rhone fixing the ship and the wound.
Terran: Rhone, you need to go to medical.
Rhone: In a minute.
She connects a few more wires.
Rhone: Almost done.
She connects the last wires.
Rhone: Done!
Harper: Let's go!
They hurry out of the room and toward medical. Telemachus catches up with them.
Rhade: Terran, I need you to come to command.
Terran: Fine. Harper can you get her to medical.
Harper: Yeah.
Telemachus and Terran run off toward command. On the way to command.
Terran: Harper's bone blades are...
Rhade: I know.
Terran: Does that mean he can't make fun of us now?
Rhade: Well, they're not real.
Terran: Well, he's not a real Nietzschean, anyway.
In medical Rhone stumbles through the door. Harper backs through the door firing his forcelance, hitting two Nietzscheans. Trance looks at him strangely and them smiles. She knows that the perfect possible future, for this universe, needed this. She looks at Rhone, sees the shoulder wound, and frowns. She knows Rhone is needed for this universes perfect future.
Trance: Sit down and let me check your shoulder.
Rhone, with the help of Harper, walks over and sits down. Trance looks at her shoulder.
Trance: You've lost a lot of blood. A lot of blood, but you'll be fine. If you'd gotten here any later, I may not have been able to help you.
Trance fixes her shoulder. Dylan comes over the coms.
Dylan: Everyone to command, now!
Trance, Harper, and Rhone go to command. Zelazny had woken up earlier and begged Trance to let him go fight. She let him go, because, other than a few bruises and cuts, he was fine. When they arrive at command Dylan is telling everyone their duties at the moment. He seems slightly surprised Harper's wearing his bone blades.
Dylan: As I was saying, Rhade and Terran you are to make sure all the rogue Nietzscheans are gone. Torum, Zelazny you are dismissed from duty on this ship, unless you want to stay, then I'll arrange something. Trance make sure all the cuts and bruises are taken care of. Beka get us the hell out of here. And Harper, Rhone do what you always do.
Everyone leaves to do ther job. Zelazny goes to some drift. Torum goes with him. Harper and Rhone go to their quarters. Rhone sees the mini oak.
Rhone: Harper, we forgot to give them their gifts.
Harper: Why'd we get Dylan a T-shirt?
Rhone: Only thing I could think of.
She walks over to her dresser and pulls out a small box.
Rhone: We could give him this.
She hands Harper the box. He opens it. In the box is a small commonwealth medal.
Harper: Where'd you get it?
Rhone: My parents were part of the commonwealth. Then they were dishonourably discharged. That's why they had a grudge on the commonwealth. But before they were discharged they got about four medals of valour. And some medal for risking life and limb, coming out with the whole crew alive, and being in service for twenty five years. Does Captain Hunt have one already?
Harper: I don't know. Andromeda does he?
Andromeda: No.
Harper: Can you tell everyone to meet in obs. when we leave the system?
Andromeda: Yes, and thank you for the upgrades.
Harper: Thanks and your welcome.
Rhone reaches over and grabs Harper and kisses him. Andromeda announces that the have exited slipstream. Rhone and Harper let each other go and walk to obs. deck with all their gifts. Including the T-shirt. They secretly pinned the medal to the T-shirt. Everyone is there waiting for them.
Rhone: Harper and me have a few thank you gifts. Here Terran.
Rhone hands her the katana.
Terran: Thank you.
Harper: Here ya' go Rommie.
Harper hands her the necklace with the rainbow stones.
Rommie: Thank you. It's beautiful.
Rhone: Rhade, here.
She hands him the throwing daggers.
Rhade: Thank you.
Harper: Here, Beka.
He hands her the blouse and a few programs for the Maru.
Harper: I can install them anytime ya' want, boss.
Beka: Thanks.
Rhone: Trance, I hope you like it.
She hands her the tree.
Trance: It's perfect. Thank you.
Harper: That's as tall as it gets.
Rhone: Dylan...
Harper: We got you...
Rhone: This.
She hands him the T-shirt. He takes it and looks at it like 'this is it' then he sees the medal. He takes it off of the shirt.
Harper: We present this medal...
Rhone: For bravery in the face of danger...
Harper: And getting the crew out safely...
Rhone: And for being in the commonwealth for over three hundred years.
Dylan: Thank you.
Harper: Did we forget anyone?
Rhone: That's here.
Beka: Nope.
Rhone: Good, me and Harper have something to do. Bye.
Harper: What...
Rhone smiles at him and walks off.
Harper: Oh! I'm coming!
A week later Rhone goes to medical for her check up. Trance tells her some exciting news.
Rhone: I'm what?
Trance: You heard me.
Rhone: Really?
Trance: Yes.
Rhone: I have to go tell Harper.
Rhone walks out the door. She quickly walks to her quarters and sees Harper sitting on the bed.
Rhone: Harper! Harper, guess what!
Harper: What?
Rhone says something really fast. Harper looks at her only understanding a few words.
Harper: Our, kid, and boy?
Then it dawns on him.
Harper: Our kid boy! Yes, we're having a kid, and he's a boy!
Harper looks at her.
Harper: Let's go tell everyone!
Rhone: Okay. Andromeda...
Andromeda: I know, obs. deck.
Rhone: Thank you!
They walk out the door and to obs. Everyone's there.
Rhone: Guess what Beka! Harper's a perseid.
Beka: What?
Harper: Only one fortieth. Anyway that's not the big news.
Rhone: I want to tell them.
Harper: I want to too.
Rhone: On the count of three. One.
Harper: Two.
Rhone and Harper: Three. We're having a kid!
Rhade: Congratulations. Unfortunately we won't be around when it comes. We have a mission on Terezed.
Terran: Sorry.
Beka: What do you mean Harper's a perseid?
Dylan: Congratulations! What is it?
Harper: A boy. He's gonna be a super genuis like us.
Rommie: Congrats!
Beka: How can Harper be a Perseid? Oh, yeah, congratulations.
Rhone: He's not a perseid, sheesh, Beka, it was a joke.
Beka: Oh.
Rhone: Anyway he's part Than.
Beka: What?
The end.
A/N: Please review. Do you want me to continue it in a series?