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Chapter Five:

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me~~Evanescence: Taking Over Me


Azaelia looks at me and says, bitterly, "This is your own fault, Trance. You should have known the consequences for your actions. You should have known." I look at her and then start wondering around the room, praying to the divine that this was a cruel joke.

"No, you're lying," I say as I search. She only stands there and watches. After realizing my search was truly hopeless I turn to look at Azaelia and say, "This is why I was brought here, why Harper was brought here, wasn't it?"

Azealia nods, "Distracting you while Harper was taken was the final part of my mission. Now that it is done, I am leaving." She turns to leave, but I know what I have to do.

I run to her, grab her shoulder and say, "I shall take Harper's place. I demand tribunal!"

She turns, looks at me in shock and says, "No, Trance, you can not. You know the punishment if they find you guilty and you know they will."

"Yes, I know the punishment, I die and Harper lives. I can live with that."

"Trance, he is but a simple human, you are, you are so much more. You can't just die for him."

I look at her and simply say, "I would die for love, Azaelia. I am not about to watch Harper die again, not when I can stop it this time."

"But Trance, you do not know that he loves you, you said yourself the man you loved was dead."

"You may be right, Azaelia, Harper may not love me like he used to, but niether you nor I can know for sure."

Azaelia sighs, "You really, love this human don't you, Trance?"

I look back at the destroyed room and says, "With all my heart, Azaelia."

Azaelia gives a sorrowful smile and says, "We don't have hearts Trance. Oh, Trance I never thought this day would come. I don't want to watch you die, but you are hell bent on making sure this human lives. So, I will contact the Elders and inform them of your decision."

I nod and say, "Well, I must inform the Andromeda of where Harper and I are going."

Azaelia stops and says, "They don't know about you, do they? You aren't going to tell them the truth."

I sigh and shake my head, "No, I'm going to tell them the "Trance truth."

Azaelia leaves and I go over to Harper's bed and sit down. I look around the room and sigh. I pop open my communicator and dial home. Not to my surprise Beka answers, "Hey Trance, how are things."

I give her my best "old me" smile and say, "Harper and I got our first planet signed, yay us. Beka, I just wanted to let you know that Morrighan has asked Harper and I to stay a while longer, a few more days or so. I just wanted to tell you so that you wouldn't worry."

Beka smils and says, "Ok, Trance, noted. Have fun and keep Harper out of trouble."

I nod and say, "Good-bye, Beka, you've been a fantastic friend. I will miss you." I have to say my good-byes to her at least and I can see her start to question me but I quickly add, "Trance out," and shut off the communicator.

I go to my room and gather my things, then go back to Harper's and gather his things. He more than likely will be taken to the Andromeda before we arrive at our destination.

Suddenly Azaelia appears and says, "Trance come on, it's time to leave."

"Where is Harper," I ask sternly.

"He is on my ship, why?"

"I want to be taken to him."

"As you wish."

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If Harper is to live and I to die, I want to make sure Harper knows how I feel. Azaelia takes me to her ship and leds the way to Harper's temporary quarters. As I walk in I see him sleeping peacefully on the bed in the room. I look at Azaelia for answers.

"He fought when my men tried to take him so they sedated him. He should be awake by the time we reach our destination or a little after. The sedative must run its way through his system before he wakes up."

I nod and walk over to Harper. Azaelia leaves to tend to other things. I sit next to Harper and start stroking his hair, softly rustling the already wild spikes. "Oh, Harper I never meant for this to happen. I'm so sorry, but you don't have to worry, I won't let them hurt you. It's my fault and I'll take the punishment, not you. Don't worry, you'll never know what happens to me. I think that they will send you to the Andromeda before you have a chance to discover anything. You'll just think I left. You'll get over my disappearence, in time you and the others will move on, you'll find true love one day, Harper, I promise."

I run my hand down his cheek and then take his hand in mine, "I just wish it could have been me. I hope you always remember that, whether or not you believe it, you were the best friend I've ever had and I will *always* love you."

I can feel myself tearing up, I know I have to get out of there before I lose it. So, I kiss Harper on his forehead and walked to Command to find Azaelia. I found her piloting. She heard me coming and says, "We are about ten minutes away from our destination."

I look at her and ask, "Wait, aren't we taking Harper back to the Andromeda? The Elders know I want tribunal and Harper is not to be punished."

Azaelia looks at me and says, "Sadly, the Elders requested your human to stay. He is to be part of the tribunal, I'm not sure what he will do, more than likely just watch. I'm guessing he will watch the trial, not take part in it."

This is not what I expected, this is much worse. "So if I am found guilty..."

"Your human will watch your excecution and then will more then likely be sent back to the Andromeda. I am sorry, Trance but the Elders believe that if your human is not to be excecuted, he should at least watch your death as punishment. That way your human-"

"Stop calling him that! His name is Harper, not my human, or human, it's Harper," I say angerly. Azaelia becomes silent at this.

"Azaelia, you just don't get it, do you? You wonder why I'm willing to die for this human, for Harper? Well, it's because in all the years I've been associated with them, I have seen how loving and caring humans can be. I mean the crew of the Andromeda alone have risked their lives dozens of times to help those they have only known for mere minutes. I've seen each member risk their life for the other because they care for them. Harper even once risked his life for my own not because he thought I would die, but because he couldn't stand to see me get hurt. It is time for me to do the same for him, now. Yes, I love Harper and I don't want him to die, but there's more to it that you will never understand. If you could have experienced what I have over the past three years on the Andromeda then maybe you would see that what I have done, saving Harper and altering the future, is all worth it, whether I live to see it through or not."

I notice a change in Azaelia's expression, like she is truly thinking about my words, but she does not answer. I turn around and walk back to Harper's room. I sit there next to him, silently apologizing to him for what he will have to see. Suddenly the ship gives a slight jerk, we had docked.

TBC
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