Author's Note: I am very sorry for the short chappies. I assure you it is not forever. I thinkafter thisone and the next one they will be longer. Enjoy. Cheers.

Lost Souls & Changing Fate Part One: Lost Souls

Chapter Nine: Family

"Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about."- Trey Parker and Matt Stone

Harper and Rommie were the last to arrive at Command. Andromeda had the vessel on screen and was scanning it for signs of it's purpose.

"There are six life signs onboard Captain. They have point defense lasers and missile capability."

"Thank you Andromeda. Trance, still no response to hails?"

"No Dylan, I'll keep trying."

"Do so. Rhade, are all our weapons ready?"

"Yes sir. Awaiting your command."

"Not yet Rhade, I want to know what we're up against."

Beka moved into the piloting console. "I can get us out of here."

"No. We need to know who they are and why they're after us."

Rommie looked up, "We're being hailed."

"On screen."

"Captain Hunt, we meet at last."

"Why are you after my ship?"

"I'm not after your ship, impressive as she is, I'm after the traitorous Nietzschean onboard your ship."

Rhade moved into view. "I do not know you sir."

"Gaharis?" the man onscreen was visibly surprised

"I am Telemachus Rhade"

"Interesting. Captain, I am referring to your other resident Nietzschean."

Everyone turned to see Arianna in the corner, staring at the screen with a look of shocked horror on her face.

"My beloved sister, we meet again."

"Lucian? How?"

Lucian laughed, the sound grating. "Father saved me." he replied smoothly.

"I don't understand"

"You may have been mother's favorite, but our father say you for what you really were. A weak, pathetic, humanized waste."

Arianna paled. The hatred rolling off Lucian was almost visible.

"Surrender yourself little sister, or I will blow your friends out of the sky. You have five minutes to decide."

As the screen went blank, Dylan ordered Rhade to take out their weapons.

"No." Arianna said, turning to Dylan, "He's right."

Rhade reached out and shook her violently. "What do you mean he's right?"

"I am all those things he said."

"You are not weak, pathetic, or humanized waste."

"I...wait" Arianna had a thought, "Trance?"

"Yes?"

"Did he do it?"

"I don't..."

"Don't lie to me. Did he?"

Trance looked at her most beloved friend with haunted eyes. "Yes."

Arianna moved to the weapons console, "Andromeda, hail them please."

"Hailing" Andromeda responded

"What, may I ask do you think you are doing?" Dylan asked, more confused than angry.

"I'm ending this right now."