More kids.

Rhade and Beka rounded a corner only to come across some bodies. "Okay, there's the crew," Beka said, as she covered her mouth. "The Magog were here."

"They still are," Rhade said, as he pulled Beka back and shot a Magog in the chest. "We have to locate those children."

"Right." Beka then brought out her comlink. "Harper, come in."

"Yeah, Boss," he answered.

"What did you find?"

"One child, female, alive. You?"

"None so far. Keep them both safe." Beka then turned to look into a hatch and saw movement. "Rhade."

"I see it." Rhade moved into the room and towards the movement. The second time the figure started to run, Rhade caught it. "Gotcha."

"Let go of me, Magog," a young boy demanded, as he fought to get free from Rhade. "You will not kill me like you did my parents." The boy was barely nine years old and didn't really stand a chance against Rhade.

"Easy," Beka said, as she grabbed his arms. "We're not Magog. We're here to help you."

"Have you found my sister, Karsie, she's only three years old? I lost her while running from the Magog."

"Yeah, our ship mate did. Our ship detected three life signs that weren't Magog. Do you know who the other one is or where they are?"

"You mean, Trinity." The boy rolled his eyes. "I hate that girl. She thinks she is so much better than the rest of us."

"I do not," a soft voice called out from behind them, and they turned to see a twelve year old blonde girl carrying what looked like to be a six-year-old boy. "This is Trevor by the way.'

"I'm Beka and this is Rhade," Beka said, as she let go of the boy. "And you are?"

"Dominic," he replied, as he stood tall for a minute. "Son of the first mate on this ship."

"Magog," Trinity cried out, as she shoved Trevor to the floor as the remaining Magog jumped at Beka and Rhade only to get shot from behind. They all then looked up to see Rommie. "Who are you?"

"Rommie, thank god," Harper said, as he, Devon, and Karsie came up to the others. "What took you so long?"

"Ten Magog, Harper," Rommie replied, as she looked over at the children. "We should return to the Andromeda. These children need medical attention."

"She's an avatar," Trinity said, as she touched Rommie's arm. "Cool. Avatars rock."

"You and Avatars," Dominic mumbled, as he walked by her with Karsie in his arms. "Always learning about Avatars. It's pathetic."

"I know," Trevor said, as he followed them out. "Never stops talking about avatars."

"Let's get you all back to the ship," Beka said, as they ushered them back to the Maru. "Dylan, we have the children. We are coming back."

"We'll be waiting," Dylan replied.

"Why are you blue?" Trevor asked Devon, causing her to play with her tail. "Normal beings aren't blue."

"She's blue because she's special," Harper answered, as he came up next to Devon and put an arm around her shoulders. "Devon's special in many ways." Trevor then turned his attention to Dominic and left them alone. "Don't worry about them, Devon. They're just kids. They ask weird questions some times."

"But I'm really not normal am I? She asked him, as she played with her tail.

"No, you're not normal. You're an avatar to a sun. That makes you really special in my book. I go for special one above normal any day."

That got a small blush to cross Devon's face. "Thanks Harper. I needed to hear that."

"I know. Now we get the chance to see how these youngsters deal with seeing Trance for the first time. Should be a shocker."

"Yeah, it will be."

TBC