"Tyr, I don't want to change my appearance back to what it was six years ago. I hated that look. My father made me have that appearance." Aikera said crossing her arms three weeks later. Tyr looked at her seriously.
"You looked better with that appearance." Tyr said causing Aikera to laugh.
"Oh you so can't be serious. Are you hitting on me now Tyr?" Aikera asked him as they entered the kitchenette. Orion's Lucky Star materialized in front of Aikera.
"Captain, we're being hailed." She said.
"Bring it up in here." Aikera said pointing to the small screen on the bar. The hologram nodded and the hail came up. Dylan's face was on the screen. Aikera looked at Tyr.
"I shouldn't have told them the ship's name." Aikera whispered then asked Dylan, "What can I help you with Captain Hunt?"
"When will you two be returning?" He asked simply. Aikera shrugged.
"We still have some problems to solve but I ensure you, I will personally contact you when we are finished." Aikera said ended the connection.
"You're worse now then you were six years ago." Tyr said.
"No, I'm just not ready to face the crew just yet. I say we get to know each other again for another week. That way there won't be any problems on Andromeda." Aikera said as her ships A.I. rematerialized next to them. Aikera looked at her then sighed.
"I'll try and get you an avatar body. But that's only if I can convince Harper to do it since I took off after having sex with him. God I'm a horrible person now." Aikera said hitting her head on the counter top.
"No you're not captain. I'm sure he'll understand that you didn't mean to hurt him the way you did."
"I'm nicknaming you Orion for short." Aikera said looking at the hologram.
Two days later Tyr and Aikera entered a drift. They were out of food and needed other essential supplies. As they walked around looking at other shops a child came running towards them and hid behind Aikera as some guards chased her. They demanded the child be handed back to them.
"Where is her family?" Aikera asked them.
"She is orphaned. She is a little thief. Hand her over." One demanded again.
"How much are her damages? I'll pay for them and take the girl with me so she causes you no more trouble." Aikera said.
"Take her, that'll be payment enough." The guard said. They turned and left as Aikera bent to the child's eye level.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Luna." She whispered, "Am I in trouble?"
"No, but how would you like to come live with me? Have a family?" Aikera asked. Luna looked at Tyr then Aikera.
"IS he your family?"
"Yes, not all Nietzschean's are bad. My family has more then one species in it." Aikera said standing up. She held her hand out to Luna, who took it gratefully. The three then made their way to buy clothes for Luna.