A/N: *le stare* I am sorry this took so long, but I am back from the dead, ish :3

Disclaimer: I don't own Starship or any of the characters, I own the plot ya

"Dis is LOCO!" Taz screeched as the water was rising.

In the previous five minutes, Tootsie had refused to budge from the glass tube. The thick accented man was scrabbling at the clear material, sobbing. The water wasn't rising fast, but for Taz, it was already capping her boots.

"Taz calm down!" Krayonder yelled

"We've gotta find the elevator!" February screamed.

"Space-Claw would've shut it off!" One of George's friends shook his head.

"Then we'll go to the stairwell." Up commanded. "You three-" he pointed at George and his friends "- get Tootsie up and outta here, I don't know, tell him Megagirl needs his help." The three men moved across to get the man away from the tube.

"Megagirl!" he was still deafly yelling, his eyes streaming.

"We're helping her! C'mon!" the other ensign yelled, and the four of them ran off.

"Bug! February!" Up barked. "Follow them and help them shoot down doors." The pair tailed them, the Bug finally on his first mission.

"Specs, go to the computer and try and send a warning to the rest of the ship." If there were any cracks in Up's mask of commander-ness, they weren't showing. "Candy-Ass! Stay with her and make sure you're both outta the office by the time the water reaches the third shelf of the bookshelf!" Krayonder nodded, and ran across to join the curly haired woman by the computer.

Taz frowned from where she was sitting.

"Taz, you're coming' with Me." he growled. Taz smiled.

"Sir, Yes, Sir!" she replied. Up smiled that's the first time she ever called him "Sir"

"What are we doing?" Taz asked as they ran. The water would be up to her knees, but Up was now insisting that he gave her a piggy back.

"Getting out the Civilians on this level." Up growled. They had made it to the other side of the level when Taz saw somebody floating, face down in the current. She slid off Up's back and lifted the head. It was one of the ensigns Taz recognized from the Mission that ended with Up's accident. He was clearly on guard duty when the flood began.

"C'mon." Taz was guided away by Up's calloused soldier hand wrapping into hers. As they ran, she looked down at them. Her tanned, Hispanic fingers wrapped in his pale robotic ones. It seemed... alien to her. Through all they'd been through, they were still completely different except for one thing - they were survivors.

"HELP!" came a cry along the hall. "HELP!" the pair ran towards the cries and saw three cadets standing on tables in the classroom, one of four on this level. Strange. Thought Taz. It's not school hours. They beckoned for them, before running further down the hall to the disused Armoury on the level. It was only used in emergencies, which this was. They left the armoury with Life jackets on and fully armed, before they retrieved another Ensign on guard, Up gave her his Life jacket and they struggled through the water towards the nearest Stairwell. Taz and the Ensign blasted down the door, but it wouldn't crack open. They ended up blasting a hole at the top and climbing through, before quickly ascending the stairwell. They we're not happy with the sound that greeted them halfway through the climb.

Thousands of pairs of metallic feet slamming against the cold floor.

Robots.

"Commander, what are we going to do?" The ensign squeaked.

Up stared straight ahead.

"Up." Taz growled.

"Yeah?"

"Don't leave me."

"I won't." He looked at her. "I promise."

The ensign swallowed hard and the cadets looked at each other. They were probably second years, and they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

"The air vents!" one of the cadets yelled. She was tall with blonde curls and blue eyes that were ringed with red. She's been crying. Taz observed.

"Climb through!" Another one yelled. Taz raised her Zapper and shot at the fixtures, and the ensign kicked it off.

"Cadet's first! Be on your guard!" Up yelled. The girl with blonde hair went first, followed by the other two cadets. Taz nodded to the ensign who climbed in next. Up shoved Taz in next, and that was when the first robotic voices cried out.

DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE

"Up! C'mon!" She cried.

"I won't leave you, but I've gotta stay behind."

"DATS LOCO!" Taz was crying now. Since when did she cry?

"I'll survive. I'm half robot anyway." Up frowned, before lifting the vent cover back up.

"I won't let jou." Taz tried to push herself back through, when a torrent of water streamed through the grate. "I-I love jou, Up."

"I love you too. I'll be back soon." He frowned, before letting out a battle cry and running towards the robots, as Taz sobbed and let the current carry her down the shaft.

A/N: I'm going to try and update again soon… hopefully. I'm sorry I've been really inactive lately, but I've had a lot on my mind I'd rather not openly talk about here. But thank you so much for the continued support and each review helps me update faster *Up voice* WELL, GO ON!

~BFS