Chapter 8
"Be-be-be-be-Beka! Wha-wha-wha-what the hell??!" Harper asked shocked.
Trance's eyes were the size of saucers. How could I not see this coming?!
Beka blushed. "Un, yeah. Rhade and I are…you know…"
"Love makas."
"Harper!"
"Sex God and Goddess?"
"Harper." Trance said.
"Spooning in the cupboard."
"Harper!" Trance yelled angrily. Beka, Rhade and Harper looked at he in shock. Trance seemed oddly disheveled and confused.
"Trance?" Beka asked. Trance's head jerked to look at her.
"Im fine im fine. I have to go. I'm fine." And Trance literally ran out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Harper asked.
"I don't know." Beka said worried.
"I'll go check on her." Harper said leaving.
"Do we have to tell Dylan now?" Beka asked. Rhade sighed.
"Yes, or else he will hear t from Harper or Trance and we don't want that."
So they started walking hand in hand to Dylan's quarters, not knowing the senator was already there.
"Captain Hunt, have your officers no shame?! They are rude, unmilitary and disorderly!"
"Yes, they are. But they are the best. And they are the best damn chance you have to make it to Tarazed alive."
Talia was fuming. "I'll be back!"
"I'll be here."
Talia swept out of the room only to run into Beka and Rhade. Everyone froze. Time seemed to stop.
After what seemed like an eternity, Holo-Andromeda popped up.
"I believe there may be a malfunction in my sprinkler systems." As she said this, water can pouring our from the ceiling, soaking Talia's expensive, and no doubt 'dry clean only' dress.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Talia's high pitched scream rang down the halls as she ran towards the nearest room. "Open up! Open up!"
"The crewmember that occupies those quarters is on leave. I cannot open the doors" Talia did not miss the mocking smirk.
"You wretched AI! You know very well you could open these doors in a heartbeat!"
Andromeda just cocked her head to the side, smiled, and vanished. As soon as Talia had gone back to her quarters, the hallway sprinklers turned off.
Beka was laughing hard into her hand, Rhade was smiling and Dylan was trying very hard not to laugh.
"You know this could become a major diplomatic incident." Dylan said.
"Yup." Beka said plopping down in a chair next to Rhade.
"Dylan, we have to tell you something." Rhade said. Dylan immediately grew serious.
"What is it?"
"Well, um…."Beka started. "How to put this…."
Harper came running in just then. "Dylan! I cant find Trance anywhere!"
"Andromeda, locate Trance."
"Unable."
"What, why not?"
"I cannot find her."
"What's happening you lovebirds?" Harper said winking. Beka stood still as Dylan turned to look at them.
"Lovebirds?" He asked.
"Er…" Beka said.
"Dylan," Andromeda interrupted. "I believe I found Trance. She is in a service conduit on deck 25. She has sealed it off and has privacy mode engaged."
"Harper!" Dylan said as he ran out of his quarters with Harper on his heels.
"Well, that went well." Beka muttered and made her way to the Maru with Rhade.
