In this chapter we kinda get to know how a parent's view of a race can be reflected on his children.
Trance looked up with a smile when the children came into the Medical Deck with Devon, Rhade, and Harper. "Another different colored one," Dominic scoffed, as he looked at trance. "What are there no other humans aboard the ship? I mean besides the two females."
"What is Rhade then?" Trevor asked him. "Isn't he human."
"No, Trevor he's not."
"When what is he?" Trevor turned to face Rhade. "He looks normal."
"He's a Nietzschean, Trevor. Never to be trusted. Father said their loyalties are only to their pride and nothing else."
"Your father was simple minded," Dylan said, as he came up with Rommie and Beka. "Rhade is very loyal to the Andromeda."
"This bucket of bolts?"
"I'm not a bucket of bolts," all three Andromeda avatars snapped, causing Trinity and Karsie to jump. "That was uncalled for."
"What are you?" Trevor asked Rommie, as he looked from the video screen to Rommie. "You look like the ship."
"That's because she's an avatar of the ship," Devon replied, as she looked over at Rommie. "And the Andromeda is a War Ship, not a bucket of bolts."
"A War Ship, Cool," Trinity said, as she went over to look at Rommie. "An avatar, even better."
"Another Avatar." Dominic rolled his eyes. "Why are we here?"
"Because you need to be check out to see how you are doing physically," Trance replied, as she looked over at them. "The air on your ship wasn't the best. We just want to make sure that you guys are okay."
"I don't buy it," Dominic said, as he turned to leave. "Let us make repairs to our ship and we'll be on our way."
"Our way, meaning only you, Karsie, and Trevor," Trinity said, as she looked over at him. "You do not want me aboard your ship, remember. Your father tried to kill me before that Magog attacked us."
"We should have killed you." Dominic lunged at Trinity only to have Rhade stop him. "You think you can stop me, Nietzschean. My father trained me to kill your kind."
"I bet he did," Rhade answered, as he grabbed Dominic by the back of his shirt and set him down on one of the beds. "But you're not going to try your luck today."
"You have no right to talk to me this way or treat me like a child," Dominic quickly got to his feet only to be stopped by Rommie. "I'm not afraid of an avatar. They can easily be killed."
Rommie shot him a 'are you kidding' look and then grabbed his arm forcing him to the floor. "You are going to behave," she said to him, as he fought to free himself from her grip. "Or you'll be put in the bridge."
"I don't think so." Dominic broke free from Rommie's grip and the next minute, the crew new, he had a knife to Devon's throat. "I'm not going to stay on this bucket of bolts any longer than it takes for you to fix my ship."
"Dominic you're insane," Trinity said, as she came up to him. "They are our best bet to make it out of here alive, and you know that.'
"Shut up!" He tightened his hold onto Devon only to have her pop out and he stumbled forward. "What happened? Where the hell did she go?"
"Somewhere safe," Trance replied, causing Dominic to turn to face her only to get a shot in the arm. "Now you sleep." Dominic then fell to the floor as the drug started to work. Trance then looked over at Dylan. "I'll go find Devon." She then too popped out.
"Wow," Trinity said. "That's cool."
"Yeah, it is," Harper said, as he helped Rhade get Dominic strapped down to a bed. "How can a kid hate people so much?"
"It's how he was raised, Harper," Rhade replied, as they looked over at Trevor and Karsie.
"Right. If you say so."
TBC
Spoilers:
Next Chapter:
We meet up with Trinity's Twin brother and two special Twins.