1Title: Union, Chapter 1

Author: MidnightzStorm

Author's Note: Sorry for the big gap of updating, but life got in the way. However since I have been so busy I have become more inspired which is always a good thing. Please keep reviewing it keeps me writing. By the way has anyone else been having Andromeda withdraws? I know the new season wouldn't be on by now if there was one, but there is nothing to look forward to. So all you fan fiction writers keep writing, we have to keep the show alive somehow.

Thanks to: PippinBaggin, Harper's Pixie, and squid109 for the lovely reviews.

Disclaimer: I do not own Andromeda, if I did Harper and Trance would have realized that they were in love, gotten married, and had a dozen elf-eared genius babies.

Chapter 1

"So you two have been married for about five years?"

"Well we didn't know that we were married. Right Harper?"

"Yes darling… oww..."

"As you both know, divorce isn't common here. There are of course rules and questioning that you have to go through. Has the relationship been consummated?"

"No."

"I wish. Oww… Well at least we have grounds for divorce, she's abusing her husband!"

"Listen, Minster, we accidentally got married and we just want to get it annulled."

"Yeah, we were young and stupid, and one of us was purple."

"But the two of you did participate in the Dance of Union."

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Five years ago:

"Come on! Beka said we had only a few hours of free time and I want to see the planet," the hyperactive and purple Trance Gemini begged her best friend Seamus Harper as they walked the barren streets of Trinalee.

The crew of the Maru had just finished a delivery, their boss Beka had decided to go to the local space port bar to see if she could get any new jobs. Apparently she preferred do business without her extremely handsome engineer and very purple environment specialist, so she let them go out and "see the world" and as usual Trance was excited about the venture.

"Okay, I'll give you the grand tour. This is the main street, behind us is the back street and did I mention that here is the main street? Trance the whole planet is a huge dust ball!" Harper told her with some exasperation. Its not that he didn't enjoy Trance's company, she was the best friend he ever had, but there were thousands of other things he could be doing with his free time, then going up and down the streets of a sand planet. He could be tweaking his latest project, drinking a sparky cola, or even finish the book about self improvement that Rev got him. However when Trance's big brown eyes widen and her lips pouted all those thousands of things disappeared from his mind.

So they walked around the dust ball. Trance skipped around and made a few zigzags and turns which made Harper wonder if she had a certain destination in mind.

"Where are you trying to go?" he asked her, but he didn't get an answer, because she stopped in front of some kind of party.

The towns' folk seemed to have gathered for some sort of celebration. There was a huge bon fire in the middle of the group. A band played a melody, while couples danced around the fire, and the rest of the people clapped their hands to the beat. It was a simple party and it reminded Harper of the few, but simple and happy moments he had with his family on Earth.

Trance didn't let him get too nostalgic; she grabbed his hand and said, "Ooh, let's dance."

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"So you two just decided to jump in to our ancient ritual."

"We didn't know that it was a ritual. We just thought it was a town gathering with dancing."

"What? Yeah I agree with the misses. By the way it was her idea to dance, you know when a beautiful woman asks you to dance you dance."

"You think I'm beautiful?"

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Seamus Zealnzy Harper was not happy, he was not happy at all. There was an unusual amount of giggles ensuing throughout command. He usually would have loved to have made his three favorite girls laugh about something funny he said, but not this time.

Beka, Rommie, and Trance were sitting on the floor leaning against each other to not completely fall from the hysteria that had invaded them when Harper had told them about the "union".

"Okay can we tune down the laugh track? It isn't that funny," Harper said.

"Yes… it… is…" said Beka through laughter, her blond tresses falling in her eyes.

"I actually agree with Harper. Marriage is not laughing matter, this is a serious situation," Rhade put in from his station. He had his regular neutral face on, but then also seemed slightly amused by all the laughter.

Trance then got up from her giggle group. Harper did admit to himself that it was nice to see her smile again. "Come on Harper, you have to acknowledge its funny. We have been married for five years," she said to him.

"Yeah I guess it is a bit funny," he confessed to his wife, "Rommie?"

The avatar was continuing to laugh aside Beka.

"Geez Rommie, I tried to fit a sense of humor in your programming, but I didn't I program you to laugh at me."

"Sorry Harper," she replied, standing up. She was thankful for times like these when she felt almost human; it made her feel like she could connect with her crew better.

"Do you have any information on the Trinalee grounds for divorce?" he asked her.

"Its very strict, but it is possible. You need to have strong and ligament reason," she reported.

"Well he's cheated on me." Trance piped in.

"You mean he's tried to," injected Beka. And with that statement the three girls and Rhade burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha, its not funny," Harper said as he left the laughter behind.