A/N: Sadly, Andromeda does not belong to me….but the girl does.
Title: A Flaming Pearl
Author: Fox of the Nova
Chapter 2: "Alaban, Tajo."
Trance immediately kneeled down next to the fallen girl. Placing her hands on the girls' shoulders, she brings her up so that the girl was leaning onto Trance.
Dylan, after the initial shock of the girl screaming went away, slowly got up and walked towards Trance as she cradled the girl in her arms.
"Dylan, what the hell is going on down there? I heard a loud screaming, and then the screen blanked out." Beka stated over the consol, since she was flying the Eureka Maru.
"Everything is fine Beka. Our guest just got a little scared when she woke up." Dylan stated.
"Define 'a little scared'. Wait a minute, she is awake?" Beka asked.
Dylan bent down and scooped the girl up into his arms. "She was, but now she is unconscious. Take us back to the Andromeda Beka; I believe the girl needs medical attention."
When they arrived, Rommie and Rev were waiting for them with a medic bed.
Dylan placed the girl unto the bed, and they began rolling her towards sick bay.
In reaching it, they placed the girl unto one of the beds. Trance, activates the scanner. A loud humming was heard, and a metal band started moving from the top of the girls head all the way down to her feet. It was scanning every inch of her, from the inside out.
When the scanning was complete, Trance walked towards the consol. After pressing several keys, a holographic image of the girl appeared before them.
Bekas mouth dropped. Every one seemed to be shocked from the anatomy of the girl.
The girl had two pairs of lungs. Both were side by side, with two sets on top and two set underneath.
"I may be the only one, but isn't it a little odd having four lungs?" Beka asked.
Nobody answered her question, maybe because they were asking the very same question.
Trance broke the silence. While walking up towards the hologram, she points to the bottom lungs.
"These lungs are used for storing oxygen. I believe this is how she was able to survive out in space, by storing oxygen into these lungs." Trance stated.
The problem was nobody believed Trance. Even if she was right, that those lungs stored oxygen. It still wouldn't make sense, because the girl would there for breath in carbon dioxide; which would for surely kill her.
Trance, sensing that the others didn't believe her, was about to show them an amazing part of the girl, when a soft moaning was heard from behind them.
They all turned around and now saw that the girl was awakening again.
Her eyes fluttered open, and the first thing she saw was Rev Bem. Guess what happened next.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!" The girls yelled out an earsplitting scream. But it wasn't a shockwave type, but it still caused damage.
Everyone immediately covered their ears, trying to blot out the screaming of the girl.
Trance rushed towards the girl, and covered her mouth.
The girl looked up towards Trance in sudden fear, but calmed down when she saw who it was.
"Please don't be scared. You're safe. You're among friends." Trance stated as she motioned with her hand the others.
She uncovered the girls' mouth and placed her hand on the girls shoulder.
The girl looked at Trance with confusion. Her golden eyes began to look around the room, until she came to the people around her.
When the girls' eyes rested on Dylan and Beka, she immediately frowned at them.
"Humana? Jem Tempo!" She said in a question manner.
Nobody, even Trance knew what the girl had just said. And that was a problem. How where they going to ask her who she was, when she couldn't even understand them herself?
Dylan slowly walked towards the girl, who immediately scooted back as she was sitting on the bed.
Dylan stopped and placed his right hand over his heart.
"I'm Dylan. Dy-lan." Dylan said as he slowly pronounced his name.
Picking up what Dylan was doing, everybody introduced themselves in the same manner.
The girl tilted her head to the side, like she was confused at what they were doing. But as everyone did the same with strange words being said slowly, it dawned on the girl.
"Namna tito key." Translation: "Those are there names."
The girl raised her eyes and looked at each person including Rev. She was looking at them in an odd sort of way. Almost like she was afraid to trust them.
Suddenly the girl shifted her gaze towards the door, which immediately opened and in came Harper.
The girl gave out a sudden gasp. Harper stopped where he was and for the first time looked at the girl.
Everybody was surprised when the girl jumped out of the bed and ran straight towards Harper.
Harper brought his hands out in front of him, like he was going to stop the girl.
The girl then looped her arms around Harpers neck and hugged him tightly.
The right side of her head was resting on Harpers shoulder.
Harper looked towards the others, a facial expression of pure embarrassment and surprise all over his face.
Suddenly the girl began to cry, not softly, but pouring. Huge tears rolled down her cheeks and soaked Harpers shirt.
Harper was at loss. This pretty girl just ran towards him like she knew him, which to Harper was impossible since he will never forget golden eyes, hugged him and then starts crying.
Harper did the first thing to come into mind; he brought his arms around her back and began stroking it in a comforting fashion.
Beka raised her eye brows at the sight before her. Harper, the crazy fanatic of beautiful woman was being hugged by a strange girl who appeared to be mistaking Harper for someone else.
Harper heard the girl speak rapidly towards him, in a language that he did not understand. But he knew that some parts of it, he did.
"Sphinxie. Tantenlo! She he dad. Lem-tempo!! Labtec- dom!! Ambyssss…" The girl said, and then she broke down in sobs again.
Harper was puzzled. Some of the words that she spoke sounded like the Perseidian language, while others were a mixture of English, Nietzschean, and many other different languages.
The girl stopped crying, but she still was hugging unto Harpers neck.
Harper thought of something, and put it to the test.
"Alaban." Harper said. It was probably the only word he knew, and was able to pronounce it correctly, from the Perseidian language.
And it worked…
The girl immediately looked up, and smiled.
"Alaban, Tajo." The girl stated.
Dylan had a shocked face when he heard what the girl had just said. Almost like he couldn't believe it.
Everybody was dumb founded. "Harper, you know what she is saying?" Beka asked with her shoulders folded.
Harper looked towards the others and shook his head. "It sounds like her language is a mixture of many types of languages, all rolled into one." Harper explained.
"What did you tell her?" Rev asked.
Harper looked up. "I told her Alaban. This means 'Peace to you". The only simple word I know of the Perseidian language." Harper stated a little sheepishly.
Everybody nodded their head. "I just have one question." Rev asked. "What did she call you after Alaban?"
Harper shrugged his shoulders. He then stirred the girl back to the bed, she seemed more relaxed now. Even though she was still looking at the others in an odd way.
When she was settle back in bed, Trance shooed everybody out.
"She has gone through a lot. Let her have some rest, and maybe later we can try to talk to her." Trance stated.
When everyone was outside, Dylan turned towards Harper.
"Harper, I know what the girl called you after she said Alaban." Dylan stated in a confused manner.
Harper looked at Dylan and raised his eye brows.
"Dylan is acting a little strange, more so then usual." Harper thought.
"The word Tajo…is from the language of the Tarn Vedrians." Dylan said with amazement.
Harpers eyes doubled, as well as Bekas.
"The word Tajo means…my brother."
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