Another chapter up. I'm going to try to keep more coming, will be busy for a couple of days now. But I'll keep more chapters coming.
After a couple of days, Devon pretty much knew the layout of the ship and how everything went aboard the Andromeda. She woke up this morning feeling very perky and went off to find someone else who was up this early.
"It's just a parts run, Boss," Harper said to Dylan as he headed for the Hanger Deck where the Maru was. "Nothing more than that."
"Good morning," Devon called out to them, as she came up to them.
"Morning, Devon," Dylan replied, only to pause to look from her to Harper and back to her. "I have an idea."
"Like what?"
"How would you feel about going along with Harper to get some parts?"
"That's sound amazing. I can really go?"
"Yes, you really can go with Harper. You can keep him out of trouble."
"Yeah." Devon then took off. "I'll be right back. I gotta go change."
"Yeah, she's learning," Harper said, as he turned to face Dylan. "I promise that I'll keep an eye on her and make sure that she doesn't get into too much trouble."
"And remember not to hurt Beka's ship, or you're going to have to face her."
"Right." He then headed off for the Maru only to run into Rhade. "Rhade, do you want to come with us?"
"Why not." He then followed Harper to the Maru where they found Devon dressed in a huge cloak, what was way too big for her. "Here, let me help you." Rhade rolled back the sleeves and pulled the hood back to reveal her face. "Much better. What's with the cloak?"
"I didn't want people staring at me," she answered him, as her tail hit the floor. "But I have a feeling that they're going to all ready."
"Don't worry," Harper said to her, as he placed an arm on her shoulder. "They are used to seeing so many strange species, I'm sure that they won't be bothered by you."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we're sure." Harper then headed for the cock pit. "We'll be there in no time flat."
"Time is not flat," Devon pointed out, as she looked up at Rhade.
"It's just an expression Devon," Rhade assured her, as he went to talk to Harper leaving her alone. "Just a stupid expression."
"They still don't trust me," Devon whispered to herself, as she sat down in a corner and pulled the hood of the cloak over her face. "Hopefully it will change."
It didn't take the Maru long to land on the surface. Rhade offered to stay behind on the Maru while Harper and Devon went into the settlement to look for parts. "Be back in a couple of hours," Harper said to Rhade, as they took off.
"Watch her," Rhade called out to Harper.
Devon's face lit up when she saw the market place, and a small smile grew on Harper's face as she acted like a child in a candy store. "Come on," he whispered to her, as they headed for the shop where they would pick up the parts that they needed.
"This place is amazing," she whispered, as they looked around in some of the small shops along the way.
"Right." They came to the shop and went inside. "Let me talk to this guy." She nodded, as she began to look around. "Don't touch a thing." She tucked her arms into each other and simply looked. "Hey, we contacted you about the parts." The man brought out a small bag and set it on the counter. "You have them. Cool." He handed the man the money and took the bag. "Thank you." Harper slipped on the bag and grabbed Devon's elbow. "Time to go." They then started to head back towards the Maru. "You're right this place isn't all that bad."
"I think I should take back what I said before," Devon said, as she looked up at the sky and froze. Harper followed her gaze to see that the sun was darkening. "That can not be a good sign."
"No, it's not." Harper then grabbed onto his comlick. "Rhade, we have got some serious trouble."
"I see it Harper," Rhade answered. "I detect a small assault team of Magog heading your way."
"Magog, here? That can't be good."
"Nothing good can come from that Magog," Devon said, as the crowd around them started to panic. "This day isn't going to end well, is it?"
"Don't worry, we're going to be fine." Just then the sun went dark. "Or not."
To Be Continued