This chapter's short, did it before my next class. More to come.
Back on the Andromeda, Andromeda came on screen. "There are five heavily armed ships that I could detect," she said to Dylan, as Beka started to turn the ship around. "They are outnumbered and out maned."
"They're gonna blow up my ship," Beka said, as they slipped into slip stream and headed off in the direction of the Eureka Maru. "I knew something bad was gonna happen as soon as they took off."
"Beka, you could not have known that they would have been attacked," Dylan said, as he turned to see Tyr Anasazi and Rev Bem come in. "We have to go rescue Harper and Trance."
"Got themselves in trouble," Tyr said, as they exited slip stream only to see the remains of what looked like a battle field. "I may have understated that."
"Andromeda, check for life signs," Beka said, as she hopped out of the chair and went to stand next to Dylan. "There's the Maru."
"Andromeda, any response from Rommie?" Dylan asked, as he turned to her holographic self.
"No," she said, as she began to do a sweep over the Maru. "I am not finding any life signs what so ever on the Maru."
"Bring it aboard." Andromeda's bucking cables went out and it slowly began to drag the Maru aboard. "Beka, you're with me." Beka followed Dylan as they headed for the Hanger Deck 4. "Tyr, keep an eye out for any unwanted guests."
The moment they reached Hanger Deck 4, the Maru was there, and Andromeda's bots were checking the exterior of the Maru, checking it for damage. Beka entered the airlock with Dylan right behind her. "Something very bad happened here," she said, as she touched the wall where a weapon discard had hit. "I think I know what happened."
"What?"
"They were attacked by slavers."
"What?"
"It fits what happened." She then went to a screen and touched it. A video file was brought up to see Harper and Rommie fighting five men, while another carried Trance out of the Maru over his shoulder. "Yep, slavers."
"Okay, Beka, how do we find them and get them back?"
"Andromeda," Beka called out, as she turned to head out of the Maru. "Can you plot any of the slip streams they might have taken to get out of here?"
"Yes."
"Andromeda, set a course for the nearest one with a planet on it. We have been attacked by Slavers. They took Harper, Trance, and Rommie."
"Yes, sir."
"Let's go get them back."
TBC