Three Parts Dead
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Seamus Harper couldn't sleep. When he slept the dreams came. Raven and Fergus were always able to distract him. Often chasing after them all day made him too tired to dream once night came. He hopped off the bed pulling on the pants Tyr had given him as they threatened to fall to his feet. He had just wandered out in to the hall when the see-through lady appeared again.
"Where are you going?"
He was startled slightly but recovered quickly. "Hi."
"Where are you going?" she repeated.
He tried to be nonchalant. "For a walk," he shrugged.
"You have med-packs on and have been in and out of conciseness for twenty four hours. Do you think it's wise to go for a .stroll?"
He let his eyes drop to the floor. "I just." He could feel the holograms ocular transmitters boring in to him.
Just then Beka Valentine bounded around the corner. "Hey squirt! You're awake! What are you doing in the hallway?"
"We were just getting to that." Replied the hologram.
He studied his feet. "For a walk! Sheesh." After a moment he looked up again.
Instead of Beka looking angry like he expected her eyes seemed to soften. "Hey kiddo, we're just trying to make sure you're okay. You had us worried. Where were you going? Did you need something?"
"Sorry, I'm okay really." Then he looked pass Beka and let out a low whistle as he stepped forward. He waved his arm in the air where Rommie stood and gazed up at the ceiling intently.
"Hey!" Rommie declared indignant.
"What?" Beka interrupted his thoughts.
"She wasn't lying there are no holo-admitters."
Beka snorted. "You are strange you know that?"
Harper smiled. "Wait until you get to know me."
"You didn't answer my question." Beka put her hands on her hips and seemingly trying to look annoyed.
"And, it's rude to wave your arm through somebody." complained Rommie.
"I was just."
A loud explosion rumbled through the ship. The floor bucked sending Beka and Harper stumbling against the bulkhead for support.
"Rommie report!" Ordered Beka in full captain mode.
There was another explosion and Harper was sure he heard the bulkhead groan in protest.
"All hands to battle stations!"
Beka took off at a run and Seamus followed her as best he could
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Beka ran as fast as she could she barely noticed that the boy dodged her heels. They both entered command at a jog. Seamus was huffing and puffing. As he caught his breathe and, took stock of where he was, his eyes grew as large as basketballs.
"Freaking wow." She heard him whisper.
Another explosion rocked the Andromeda.
"Beka pilot us out of here." Ordered Dylan. Tyr let go of the slip- controllers to allow Beka room.
Tyr quickly appeared before another station. "Arming missiles." He informed.
"Who the heck are these guys?" questioned Beka to no one in particular.
"Some, Ogami pirates." Replied Dylan tersely. "The Commonwealth has been working to get ride of them in this sector but they continue to be a problem."
"Pirates! Cool!"
Beka couldn't help but smile at Harper's excitement. He clearly didn't understand the true severity of the situation though.
"I'm glad you could join us Mr. Harper, but please try to control your enthusiasm until later."
Another explosion buffeted the command center. Beka saw Harper stumble to his knees out of the corner of her eyes. But, for she could see if he was okay, a loud whine distracted her. She swore and slammed the joysticks forward. "We lost engines! Damn we're sitting ducks."
Tyr yelled from his station. The turrets don't turn 360 degrees if you can't turn the ship I can't get a shot out."
Rommie appeared by her captain, "Analyzing but I can't find the problem. Some of my internal sensors are damaged."
"Captain Hunt?"
"Not now Seamus. Rommie, prepare some remote slip-fighters and get Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum ready just in case.."
"Captain?" Seamus waved his arms trying to get some attention.
"Mr. Harper, I said not."
There was another explosion.
Harper slide on his knees so he was nearly underneath the pilot's chair. He quickly opened a panel and studied it for a moment.
"Boy, get away from there!" Bellowed Tyr. Harper flinched, but kept looking. After a second he pulled a small piece of wire from his over-sized pants and inserted it into a circuit. There was a spark and he yelped a little. But, the moment he stuck his singed fingers in to his mouth Beka heard a whir. "We have control!" Yelped Beka.
"Slip-controls back on line," confirmed Rommie.
Beka flung the controls to the side forcing the Andromeda into a wild turn.
"Ogami ships in range, firing." Tyr tapped on his control center and Rommie let her missiles fly.
The explosion was so bright Beka had to shield her eyes.
"Target destroyed." Smiled Tyr.
"I'll say." Agreed Beka as she stepped out of the pilot's chair, "Thanks to our own little mudfoot."
Seamus smiled shyly.
Dylan clapped him on the shoulder. "Remind me never to ignore you again. Good work! You are full of surprises aren't you?"
Harper shrugged, but Beka noticed the smile never left his face. "I'm good with electrical stuff."
Just then the doors to the command deck swooshed open.
Rev Bem rushed on to the Command Deck. "I'm sorry, I'm late, I was in my sanctuary and in deep meditation. I didn't hear the ."
Seemingly out of nowhere a noise blasted her ears. It was unlike anything Beka had ever heard before. It was a scream of utter terror. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She was nearly knocked over by the impact of another body colliding with her's. Suddenly there were arms wrapped around her waist and a nose buried against her back. Seamus clung to her shaking.
"No, no,no,no!" he muttered over and over again as he sobbed against her back.
TBC
Thanks for all the wonderful reviews.you guy's rock! (hugs)
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Seamus Harper couldn't sleep. When he slept the dreams came. Raven and Fergus were always able to distract him. Often chasing after them all day made him too tired to dream once night came. He hopped off the bed pulling on the pants Tyr had given him as they threatened to fall to his feet. He had just wandered out in to the hall when the see-through lady appeared again.
"Where are you going?"
He was startled slightly but recovered quickly. "Hi."
"Where are you going?" she repeated.
He tried to be nonchalant. "For a walk," he shrugged.
"You have med-packs on and have been in and out of conciseness for twenty four hours. Do you think it's wise to go for a .stroll?"
He let his eyes drop to the floor. "I just." He could feel the holograms ocular transmitters boring in to him.
Just then Beka Valentine bounded around the corner. "Hey squirt! You're awake! What are you doing in the hallway?"
"We were just getting to that." Replied the hologram.
He studied his feet. "For a walk! Sheesh." After a moment he looked up again.
Instead of Beka looking angry like he expected her eyes seemed to soften. "Hey kiddo, we're just trying to make sure you're okay. You had us worried. Where were you going? Did you need something?"
"Sorry, I'm okay really." Then he looked pass Beka and let out a low whistle as he stepped forward. He waved his arm in the air where Rommie stood and gazed up at the ceiling intently.
"Hey!" Rommie declared indignant.
"What?" Beka interrupted his thoughts.
"She wasn't lying there are no holo-admitters."
Beka snorted. "You are strange you know that?"
Harper smiled. "Wait until you get to know me."
"You didn't answer my question." Beka put her hands on her hips and seemingly trying to look annoyed.
"And, it's rude to wave your arm through somebody." complained Rommie.
"I was just."
A loud explosion rumbled through the ship. The floor bucked sending Beka and Harper stumbling against the bulkhead for support.
"Rommie report!" Ordered Beka in full captain mode.
There was another explosion and Harper was sure he heard the bulkhead groan in protest.
"All hands to battle stations!"
Beka took off at a run and Seamus followed her as best he could
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Beka ran as fast as she could she barely noticed that the boy dodged her heels. They both entered command at a jog. Seamus was huffing and puffing. As he caught his breathe and, took stock of where he was, his eyes grew as large as basketballs.
"Freaking wow." She heard him whisper.
Another explosion rocked the Andromeda.
"Beka pilot us out of here." Ordered Dylan. Tyr let go of the slip- controllers to allow Beka room.
Tyr quickly appeared before another station. "Arming missiles." He informed.
"Who the heck are these guys?" questioned Beka to no one in particular.
"Some, Ogami pirates." Replied Dylan tersely. "The Commonwealth has been working to get ride of them in this sector but they continue to be a problem."
"Pirates! Cool!"
Beka couldn't help but smile at Harper's excitement. He clearly didn't understand the true severity of the situation though.
"I'm glad you could join us Mr. Harper, but please try to control your enthusiasm until later."
Another explosion buffeted the command center. Beka saw Harper stumble to his knees out of the corner of her eyes. But, for she could see if he was okay, a loud whine distracted her. She swore and slammed the joysticks forward. "We lost engines! Damn we're sitting ducks."
Tyr yelled from his station. The turrets don't turn 360 degrees if you can't turn the ship I can't get a shot out."
Rommie appeared by her captain, "Analyzing but I can't find the problem. Some of my internal sensors are damaged."
"Captain Hunt?"
"Not now Seamus. Rommie, prepare some remote slip-fighters and get Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum ready just in case.."
"Captain?" Seamus waved his arms trying to get some attention.
"Mr. Harper, I said not."
There was another explosion.
Harper slide on his knees so he was nearly underneath the pilot's chair. He quickly opened a panel and studied it for a moment.
"Boy, get away from there!" Bellowed Tyr. Harper flinched, but kept looking. After a second he pulled a small piece of wire from his over-sized pants and inserted it into a circuit. There was a spark and he yelped a little. But, the moment he stuck his singed fingers in to his mouth Beka heard a whir. "We have control!" Yelped Beka.
"Slip-controls back on line," confirmed Rommie.
Beka flung the controls to the side forcing the Andromeda into a wild turn.
"Ogami ships in range, firing." Tyr tapped on his control center and Rommie let her missiles fly.
The explosion was so bright Beka had to shield her eyes.
"Target destroyed." Smiled Tyr.
"I'll say." Agreed Beka as she stepped out of the pilot's chair, "Thanks to our own little mudfoot."
Seamus smiled shyly.
Dylan clapped him on the shoulder. "Remind me never to ignore you again. Good work! You are full of surprises aren't you?"
Harper shrugged, but Beka noticed the smile never left his face. "I'm good with electrical stuff."
Just then the doors to the command deck swooshed open.
Rev Bem rushed on to the Command Deck. "I'm sorry, I'm late, I was in my sanctuary and in deep meditation. I didn't hear the ."
Seemingly out of nowhere a noise blasted her ears. It was unlike anything Beka had ever heard before. It was a scream of utter terror. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She was nearly knocked over by the impact of another body colliding with her's. Suddenly there were arms wrapped around her waist and a nose buried against her back. Seamus clung to her shaking.
"No, no,no,no!" he muttered over and over again as he sobbed against her back.
TBC