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"See what you've done, sis." Alexander was terrified. "Now look. We have no idea where we are and that monster spaceships captured us." They all watched helplessly as they were dragged towards the ship. They had no idea what they were in for.
"Oh, shut up, chicken brother." Alexandra was irritated. "Whatever aliens are on that ship are no match for me."
Alan then took charge before the siblings could start arguing. "O.K. gang. We don't know what we're in for so, we have to be ready for anything. Here's what we'll do." *************************************************
The crew gathered in the Hangar bay. They had their weapons ready. "Harper, do you think you can open up the door?", Dylan asked.
"Of course I can. The question is, do I want to?" Dylan glared at him. "O.K. O.K."
It was a moot point anyway because the door suddenly slipped open. Dylan stepped forward. "This is Captain Dylan Hunt of the starship Andromeda Ascendant. We mean you no harm. We'd just like to help."
"O.K. Good. Nice person." Before anyone could stop her, Melody jumped out from her hiding place with Bleep in her arms. "We sure could use some help. Come out, everybody. They're friendly."
There was no choice now. The crew standing behind Dylan, watched in shock as five more teenagers emerged from behind crates. One was carrying a cat. Dylan put his weapon down and ordered the crew to follow suit. "You're just kids."
Alan stepped forward. "Actually sir, we're all seventeen."
"How did you get a ship and..."
"It was purely an accident."
"I think its time we formally introduced ourselves." Dylan ordered his crew to step forward. He then went down the line. "This is Captain Rebekah Valentine of the Eureka Maru and my first officer." He noticed that Beka's name startled the kids but, he didn't understand why. He went on. "Tyr Anasazi, weapons officer. Rommie, the ship's avatar. Seamus Zelzany Harper, ship's engineer. Trance Gemini,ship's medic. Brother Bohemial Fartraveller, science officer. Rev Bem for short. Dylan noticed that none of the strangers were fazed by Tyr, Rev or Trance. Well, except for the dark-haired boy with sunglasses. He was cowering. The fact that the blonde girl was holding a strange, furry white creature with antenna probably explained it.
The big blonde, boy stepped forward. "I'm Alan Mayberry." He pointed to the cowering boy. "Alexander Cabot III." He pointed to the dark-haired girl with a blonde streak, holding the cat. "His sister Alexandra and her cat Sebastian." Then he introduced the other three girls. Pointing to the redhead. "That's Josephine McCoy. Josie for short." Pointing to the only black person. "That's Valerie Brown." Pointing to the blonde girl holding the strange creature. "That's Melody Valentine and Bleep." The crew gasped. Now they understood why Beka's name had startled the kids.
"See what you've done, sis." Alexander was terrified. "Now look. We have no idea where we are and that monster spaceships captured us." They all watched helplessly as they were dragged towards the ship. They had no idea what they were in for.
"Oh, shut up, chicken brother." Alexandra was irritated. "Whatever aliens are on that ship are no match for me."
Alan then took charge before the siblings could start arguing. "O.K. gang. We don't know what we're in for so, we have to be ready for anything. Here's what we'll do." *************************************************
The crew gathered in the Hangar bay. They had their weapons ready. "Harper, do you think you can open up the door?", Dylan asked.
"Of course I can. The question is, do I want to?" Dylan glared at him. "O.K. O.K."
It was a moot point anyway because the door suddenly slipped open. Dylan stepped forward. "This is Captain Dylan Hunt of the starship Andromeda Ascendant. We mean you no harm. We'd just like to help."
"O.K. Good. Nice person." Before anyone could stop her, Melody jumped out from her hiding place with Bleep in her arms. "We sure could use some help. Come out, everybody. They're friendly."
There was no choice now. The crew standing behind Dylan, watched in shock as five more teenagers emerged from behind crates. One was carrying a cat. Dylan put his weapon down and ordered the crew to follow suit. "You're just kids."
Alan stepped forward. "Actually sir, we're all seventeen."
"How did you get a ship and..."
"It was purely an accident."
"I think its time we formally introduced ourselves." Dylan ordered his crew to step forward. He then went down the line. "This is Captain Rebekah Valentine of the Eureka Maru and my first officer." He noticed that Beka's name startled the kids but, he didn't understand why. He went on. "Tyr Anasazi, weapons officer. Rommie, the ship's avatar. Seamus Zelzany Harper, ship's engineer. Trance Gemini,ship's medic. Brother Bohemial Fartraveller, science officer. Rev Bem for short. Dylan noticed that none of the strangers were fazed by Tyr, Rev or Trance. Well, except for the dark-haired boy with sunglasses. He was cowering. The fact that the blonde girl was holding a strange, furry white creature with antenna probably explained it.
The big blonde, boy stepped forward. "I'm Alan Mayberry." He pointed to the cowering boy. "Alexander Cabot III." He pointed to the dark-haired girl with a blonde streak, holding the cat. "His sister Alexandra and her cat Sebastian." Then he introduced the other three girls. Pointing to the redhead. "That's Josephine McCoy. Josie for short." Pointing to the only black person. "That's Valerie Brown." Pointing to the blonde girl holding the strange creature. "That's Melody Valentine and Bleep." The crew gasped. Now they understood why Beka's name had startled the kids.