A/N thanks for all of the reviews guys! I got a review that said my story shadowed some of 'The Diaries' (which I didn't do intentionally) One of the reasons this is probably so similar is cause I've been reading Andromeda fanfiction (including 'The Diaries') for the past three years and this is the first time I've actually written anything.
Chapter 2
"What do you mean you rented Harper?!?!?!" Dylan said staring, with disgust apparent in his tone, at his first officer. Seeing the look of accusation on the captain's face, Beka let all of her pent-up anger at the entire situation be shown.
"You know what Captain Terrific," Beka said in an acid tone that could have made a nietchian take a step back, "you haven't been in our time for even a year and your judging my actions! You have no idea what you have to do to survive here! Everyone doesn't have your blindly righteous idealism! So if I bought my engineer then YOU of all people shouldn't question my actions!"
"I'm not questioning your motives, but Harper isn't a library book!" Dylan said taken aback by the way the Maru's captain had just spoken to him.
"That's exactly what he is to the Dragan's though," Tyr said trying to calm the two arguing captains, "to them he is nothing but property that is theirs to sell and abuse and might I add that the longer we stand around idly chatting about Harper's past the subject of our discussion is being taken farther and farther out of our reach." Dylan looked with disbelief at how calm the tall man was being. Then he noticed how the rest of the crew had reacted to the news of Harper's apparent slavery.... NONE of them looked surprised. Sure they looked sad and worried about the engineers safety but they weren't at all surprised. This new knowledge that something like slavery was a usual thing in these people's lives made him realize how much had really changed since the fall.
"Tyr's right we need to get Harper back very soon." Trance said in serious yet urgent voice that made her seem much older and wiser then her normally bubbly persona. Seeing such a different side of Trance, Dylan wondered what else his new crew was hiding from him. They were definitely going to have a talk when they get Harper back. Speaking of.........
"All right well then lets go get Mr. Harper back," Dylan said in a light yet determined tone "but after we do we're going to have a long talk about keeping important information from the captain." At that statement they began their search for the missing engineer.
okay well I hope you enjoyed! the next chapter is going to have Harper in it I promise.