.- Chapter Nine -.-
"Rommie, you do realize you don't have to do this, don't you?" Dylan prompted, again.
"I've gone over this a few millions times in my head Dylan, relax. I know what I'm doing." she said, giving him a reassuring smile as she took an IV out of the half-breeds arm.
"Just because you know what you're doing, doesn't mean you have to do this." he said again, following her as she went over to a computer screen. She started clicking things, the screen telling her the command was operated successfully. It wasn't until then that he realized how much she had done to keep the thing sedated.
"Dylan." she said, turning to face him. "Stop worrying, you'll get wrinkles."
Dylan stood there, openly gawking at her. Why was it that his ship could just go and undermine him like that in the middle of a moment as serious as this?
"And stop gawking at me, Alnar and the others can see you."
Sighing, he turned around and left the room. The Andromeda Ascendant, High Guard Warship, last of her line, strongest ship known in all of the galaxies, was the most stubborn person when it came to pride he had ever met.
"Sir, why are you letting her do this!" a solider said, looking bout ready to shoot Alnar any second as he watched the women on the other side of the glass.
"I need proof." Alnar said, shrugging his shoulders. Rhade looked on at this from his place, leaning against a wall by the door.
"She's a woman! That thing could very well kill her!" he shouted at the commander, though Alnar just shrugged again.
Rhade looked at him in mild disgust. How he could go from a friendly man helping those in need, to a man that thought himself above all others, was beyond him. And he didn't want know.
"This is like executing her yourself!"
"She chose this action, I did not. It was her choice, not mine."
Rhade looked on as the solider that was defending Rommie looked like he was about to shoot Alnar's head off, and smiled slightly as he saw his hand inch towards the gun at his side. As much as he wouldn't mind seeing this happen, he knew he couldn't allow it.
"Alnar, sir." he interjected, all eyes spinning around to him, like they forgot his was there. "I've known Andromeda for a while now, and I must think that she is doing this to prove herself in your eyes. She doesn't like being looked down upon."
"You see," Alnar said towards the solider. "She's doing this of her own foolishness."
"I think you misunderstood me." Rhade said quickly, before anyone in the room had a chance to utter another word. "She's doing this to prove herself, because you provoked her." Alnar looked over to him, silently glaring. Rhade didn't seem to notice, since he took an imitating step towards him. "And she is anything but foolish."
"Andromeda, are you sure you don't want me in there with you?" Raki asked, looking over at the horrorific looking alien on the table as it stirred slightly. "I have no problem with staying." he said as the older android came over to him.
"Don't worry about me Raki." she said, giving his shoulder a reassuring squeeze as she led him out. "Ill be perfectly fine. But I need you to do me a favor."
"Anything."
Rommie smiled. He might be an android, but he really did sound like a young youth at times. "Make sure Dylan and Rhade don't come in here, no matter what. They're my responsibility down here, and as much as they'd hate to hear it, they wouldn't stand a chance against this thing."
"I promise."
"That woman is foolish. I don't care what you think." Alnar said, standing up. Even while standing he wasn't that intimidating to Rhade... Or maybe that's just because he knew he could end his life before he could blink...
"And I don't care what you think of her. But I will tell you this. She is much more of a brave and loyal solider then you will ever be in eight life times." stepping back to lean against the wall again, as he watched the anger and pure hatred swirl in Alnar's eyes.
Just then, Dylan walked through the door, noting the tension between the Nietzschean and the commander.
"Men." Raki said, startling everyone for no one noticed him when he took his seat at the table. Everyone thought that he would be staying in there with Rommie while she proved her case. "It's awake."
Rommie watched silently as the being twitched, its eyes opening. She had long since taken off its restraints, trusting her own strength to be enough to defend herself when it chose her as a worthy opponent.
She watched as it slowly sat up, shaking it head. She suspected it would still be on the drowsy side from all the subduing drugs, though with its quick immune system, it wouldn't last for long. It searched the room, red beady little eyes shifting everywhere, nothing going unnoticed.
Slowly, she took a silent step towards him, waiting for its head to snap around. But it didn't. Another step. Nothing. Another. She slowly started to suspect that it had gone death, but with her next step, his head snapped around with a sickening snap, blood red eyes glaring.
Alnar watched as Andromeda slowly took a step forward. He watched as she delicately put her foot down, as to not make any noise.
Not that it would help.
The thing was playing with her.
He watched, amused, as she froze when it turned around on her, becoming more amused as he watched her tense, taking an offensive stance as it got off the table, turning towards her. The only thing between the two was the thin steel table, which either could flip easily.
Alnar tried hard not to laugh as the alien pushed the table towards her, an amazing show of strength for when it made contact with the wall, both wall and steel had dents in them. He scowled slightly as he saw her land perfectly on her feet. She must have jumped over it.
'This will be good...' he thought to himself, not daring to say this out loud for her friends were in the same room. 'Hopefully, if this one is smart enough, he'll kill her and I'll only have to deal with the two men...'
Rommie slowly circled around the room, keeping the alien a good distance away from her. She watched as the muscles in its legs, much like those of Magog, tensed, before it jumped at her. Instead of jumping over it, she lashed out herself, he fist connecting with its head. The pure force of the hit would have broken any known species neck, though the hit just made it stumble back a step.
Acting quickly, she jumped over its head, recreating some distance between them. If she wanted to be able to subdue him on her own later, she best keep the space between them, for as long as she could.
Dylan watched quietly as Rommie kicked the alien square in the chest. He was positive if the thing wasn't what it was it would have been knocked out, with four ribs puncturing its lungs. But it didn't even stumble back this time, just stopped its own attack.
She once again jumped, and he was thankful she did.
Looking across the table, he watched as Rhade's eyes shifted from android to alien, and back again. He looked just as worried as Dylan was sure he looked right then and there.
Turing back to the scene before him, though he would much rather not, he watched as the two circled each other, Rommie low and swift, while the alien seemed to be tiring already.
Rommie watched as each stepped looked to be more and more slow then the last as the alien circled her. Maybe it was getting tired? Maybe the drugs weren't completely worn off?
She highly doubted these, but kept circling anyways. The space had to be kept. If it wasn't, she was very well done for.
Rhade watched intently as the two circled each other, though his hearing was directed at the top of the table.
"Pull her out Alnar!" one of the soldiers said, his head darting from Alnar to Rommie.
"She can call for help whenever she thinks she needs it." Rhade listened to him say. "After all, look at the two men she landed with back there. They might look human, but I highly doubt it."
Rhade growled in spite of himself. What was with this guy? He was starting to like him less and less as the seconds grew on. He quickly turned his full attention back to the fight before him though, and he was lucky he did to.
He watched as Rommie lashed out with her foot, but, it didn't make contact. The alien had grabbed her foot, and pulled her closer. She punched it between its little eyes, freeing her leg and stepping back. The Nietzschean could have swore the thing had smirked, for the most hideous smile spread across its already nightmare inducing face, before it simple, disappeared.
Both he and Dylan sprang up from their chairs at the same time, and both cringed as the invisible alien threw Rommie against the glass panel.
Rommie looked around franticly. She couldn't see it anymore. The thing didn't make any sound. She was literally a sitting duck, just waiting to be killed.
'No.' she thought. 'I am the Andromeda Ascendant, and this, thing, will not win!'
She stood up straight, waiting for it to make its more. She didn't have to wait long. Before she knew it she had been thrown against the opposite wall like a rag doll, and it wasn't a great feeling. Standing up again, she bent her knees slightly, waiting for the next attack, since she knew she couldn't make it herself.
She felt an arm grab her, and immediately reacted.
With one hand, she grabbed the hard that held her, and kicked to the left. She didn't hit anything, so she kicked out again to the right. Once she had made contact, the invisible being seemed to flicker, somewhat like her hologram when it popped into existence at the most annoying times. Noting this in her mind, she kicked out where she was sure its legs would be, and felt its weight fall from it full height. Acting on instinct, she rammed her knee into its head, and she heard it fall onto the ground with an echoing 'thud'.
At this, Raki seemed to jump right out of his seat and run to the door. Seconds later, he was in the same room the alien and Andromeda were in, handing her about five different syringes. Alnar scowled. She'd gotten off easy.
"Are you alright Andromeda?" Raki asked, full of concern.
"I'm fine, did you shut the door?" Rommie answered, shoving the drugs into the alien's neck.
"Of course." he nodded. Both then suddenly jumped a bit when the door opened, hitting the wall beside it with a bang.
"You alright?" Dylan asked, rushing over. Rhade shut the door firmly, trying the find the invisible being.
"I'm fine, why are you in here?" Rommie asked quickly, shoving the last needle into the alien's neck, the last one making it slowly appear to the human and artificial eye.
"To make sure that doesn't get up again." was the answer, though it came from Rhade.
"It wont." Rommie said, flipping it over onto its back. "It cant."
.- End Chapter Nine -.-
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prin69 -
You wanna pummle the guy? Hmm.. well... maybe... I'ma shut up now ... THANKS FOR THE IDEA... XD
Thanks for the review though, really. I love hearing for you! Review please!
Jade Rhade -
Odd one you are... But one my fav reviewers... Though, I really do think you should work on that story... instead of the sequel to the sequel to the sequel? Oh god im confused. XD And how you could get sugar high from milk and pizza is beyond weird. I wonder about you sometimes...
But thanks for all the reviews! Review again please?
Since this chapter had nothing concerning the Andromeda, Trance, Beka and Harper, the next chapter will be on the Andromeda only, during this same timeline. If that made ANY sense at all.
