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Brief Moment |
Chapter 1
Beka watched as Dylan left with Harper and Trance to arm the
negative energy bomb, the only one with her now was Rhade. She knew one
thing if they got out of this alive, Harper would be in serious trouble.
“We better get the Maru in position.” Rhade’s voice broke
through her thoughts.
“Good idea.” She replied quickly.
“Are you all right?” He asked.
Beka looked at him, what a time to be thinking about him and not the thoughts
of a fellow crewmember.
“I’m fine it’s just been one of those days.”
He came closer, “Rommie will be all right, so will Andromeda. They’ve
been through a lot.”
“So have we.” She replied. Then before she could even blink
their lips were pressed together.
“Did you kiss me?” she asked.
Rhade shrugged, “You made the first move.”
Beka walked to the pilot’s chair, “It was just for luck.”
Rhade raised his eyebrows, “That seemed to be more than just for luck.”
Beka walked onto the bridge with Trance and Rhade, “Good to have our
ship back.”
“Rommie could be gone forever.” Trance replied.
It was another hour before they received the news that Rommie would be back
to normal and Harper was once again in trouble. Beka caught Rhade looking
at her, his eyes asking the question churning inside her.
What now?
Chapter 2
I kissed him, it was no dream.
Beka paced her quarters later that night unable to sleep, after looking
at her Rhade had left the bridge to get reports on the condition of the
ship and crew. She hadn't seen him since.
They had both moved toward each other at the same time but her lips had
touched his first. It could be said she had began it. The question was,
what had she begun?
"Nothing!" She screamed, "I've begun nothing!"
There was no way in this universe she would admit to having feelings for
him or any other Nietzchean for that matter. But Rhade was better than most
she had known including....
No she would not bring his memory up.
Harper was a man in trouble, "Boss I know you're furious."
Dylan's eyes flared, "I'm beyond furious Mr. Harper, and Rommie could've
been gone forever! If you ever do something like this again, I will toss
you off this ship! Am I clear?"
"Yes sir." Harper replied.
After Dylan had left, Rhade made himself known. "Well Mr. Harper, I
see our esteemed Captain has gotten through with you?"
Harper snickered, "Oh that was polite compared to what Beka would have
said."
Harper could've have sworn he saw something strange come to Rhade's eyes,
"She is a confusing woman."
Harper smiled and briefly clapped Rhade's shoulder, "Welcome to my
world, she'll get even more confusing the longer you know her."
Chapter 3
Women I’ll never understand them.
Telemacus felt that thought go through him as he would catch Beka looking
at him, then act like she had been doing nothing. Harper had been right,
Beka was a confusing woman.
She was also beautiful.
Am I in love? He wondered to himself.
He shook himself back to reality, you’re on the bridge it’s
time to be professional.
Beka stared out the window of her quarters. It’s been three days;
you need to talk to him.
Be quiet! Oh my god I’m yelling at my own brain.
Beka moaned and sat down, at that moment Andromeda appeared, “Are
you all right?”
“I’m fine.” She replied curtly.
“You can’t avoid Rhade forever.”
“What do you know about that Andromeda?”
“It’s all over the ship; people are taking bets on whether or
not you’ll ever get together.”
“They did that with Tyr and me. You can see how well that turned out.”
Andromeda crossed her arms, “Rhade is so different.”
Beka’s eyes took on a faraway look, “I know.” She whispered.
Chapter 4
THREE WEEKS LATER.
Today is the day.
I’m going to tell Rhade how I feel about him.
For three weeks we’ve tried to stay away from each other, staying around each other only if someone else is around. I look at him and I see him looking at me. I can’t deny it anymore; I’m in love with Telemachus Rhade.
Andromeda, Harper, and Trance tell me every chance I get to tell him and now I’m going to. The doors of my quarters open and I step out into the corridor.
I have a mission to complete.
Nothing will stop me.
Chapter 5
"Rhade did you hear me?"
Rhade looked at Dylan; "I'm sorry what?"
Dylan looked irritated; "This is the sixth time today you've tuned
me out."
"I'm sorry Dylan."
"What's wrong?"
"Dylan it's nothing." He watched as Beka came onto the deck.
"She won't wait forever Rhade."
"Excuse me?" Rhade looked shocked.
Dylan sighed in irritation, "I may have been stuck in a black hole
for three hundred years but I'm not stupid. She likes you, you like her."
Rhade put his hand on his hip; "Maybe you should tell Rommie how you
feel."
Dylan got a furtive look on his face, "Excuse me."
"I'm not blind either."
After Dylan walked off, Rhade went over to Beka. "Hello Beka."
"Hello Rhade." She tried to keep her voice calm.
Just then alarms sounded, "Magog ships headed this way."
"Dylan's voice came, "Evasive action!"
Another alarm sounded. "Intruder alert!" Andromeda's stocic voice
reported.
"How many?" Dylan replied.
"About twenty."
"Rhade, Beka go below and stop them!"
They nodded and left command, at the end of the cooridor, Beka touched Rhade's
arm, "Be careful."
"I will, I am a Nietzchean after all." He leaned down and gave
a quick kiss. She responded and they pulled apart. "See you later."
"You better." She replied.
"She watched until he was out of sight, and then went her own way,
ready to battle the enemy.
Damn Magog.
They'll pay for ruining my day.
Chapter 6
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Dylan looked at Rommie, "How many Magog on the ship?"
"About fifty, I managed to get our sheilds back up and I'm searching
for weaknesses in the Magog ship, the others are taking care of the Magog."
"I hope so." Dylan replied.
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Beka raised her blaster and shot the Magog down. That was the tenth in twenty
minutes. So far thirty had been hunted down in various parts of the ship.
She wanted Rhade and was in love with him. She could admit that now.
She had to.
She had tried every excuse she could think of to hold him at arm's length,
to keep him from getting clse; had tried to compare him with Tyr.
Tyr; her mind spat out his name like a fruit that had gone bad. He had no
honor and had only cared about himself. For months she had tried to convince
herself the Collectors had made him into what he had become; but the truth
of the matter was, Tyr had always been scum.
Rhade was what a Nietzchean should be; caring, honorable, and a true comrade
and friemnd. He obviously harbored some feelings for her. The kiss they
had shared before parting ways, the kiss in the Maru that had begun all
this.
So wrapped up in her own thoughts she didn't notice three Magog advancing
on her until it was to late.
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Rhade was one deck above her and had gotten rid of four of them in just
five minutes, this was what being a Nietzchean was truly about; doing what
was right, helping those you cared about, fighting the good fight.
Being a warrior.
Beka was just the same as him, even though she was human. She was everything
he desired in a woman. Ha had loved her the moment he had laid eyes on her.
He never did go for that whole destiny thing, but with Beka it didn't seem
impossible.
He knew her experiences with Nietzcheans hadn't been happy, Tyr Anazasi
being the most notable one. Tyr; he was an embarrassment to his people,
slandering the name of the Progenitor.
When this was over he would see she got a fresh start, he would try to get
BEka to see she had feelings for him. Suddenly Rommie's voice came; "Rhade
all the MAgog are dead except for three, they have Beka cornered on the
deck below you."
"I'm on my way."
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Beka raised her blaster and managed to shoot on of them, but the other two
quickly advanced. She had been against worse odds than this and survived.
Just then Rhade appeared and one of them went for him, while Beka grabbed
the other one.
The Magog let out a howl of rage and threw BEka against the wall and before
she could get her bearings, he stabbed her with his claws. Beka heard Rhade's
yell of rage and when she brought her hand up from her stomach saw the blood,
and then blackness quickly came and she saw nothing.
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Beka found herself in a gray mist and saw a shape, "Rhade?"
A Nietzchean came but not the one she wanted to see, "Tyr." She
spt the name out with contempt."
Tyr sneered; "We're a lot alike."
"I'm alive and you're not, I've won Tyr and you've lost. As of this
moment I'm going to forget you and never think of you again."
The mist seemed to flow toward him and eveloped him; Tyr tried to struggle
but was no match. "Go back to the Abyss you bastard!"
Tyr's bellow of rage seemed to echo until it faded into nothing and then
she became aware of another voice.
"Beka can you hear me?"
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Beka opened her eyes and slowly the room came into focus, Trance's face
came into view and she broke into a smile. "You had us worried."
"I did?"
"You've been unconscious for over a week, the Magog who stabbed you
infected some kind of venom into you; you had a temperature of one hundred
ten for three days. We thought you weren't going to make it; at least for
awhile."
"I don't die easily." She replied.
Trance smiled; "We took turns being with you."
An alarm went off in Beka's head, "Rhade is he..."
Rhade is fine; he stayed with you the most. I finally made him go to his
quarters to sleep, if I hadn't done that he would've wound up here himself."
Beka smiled; "Everything is all right."
Trance nodded; "Everything is fine, all you need to do is get better."
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It took one month before Beka healed fully and the ship was fully repaired,
Rhade visited with her; but Beka was going nuts because she couldn't be
alone with him long enough. Finally when she was allowed to leave the Med
bay she went to see him.
"Beka what a pleasant surprise."
"Am I interrupting anything?"
"No I just got off duty, please come in." He got them both some
herbal tea and they sat on the couch and she told him about Tyr.
"Well at least you got rid of him in your dreams."
Beka shook her head; "It's like I banished him completely and I have
a clean slate, I can go on with my life and I know what I want to do with
it."
Rhade raised an eyebrow, "Really?"
Beka moved closer and kissed him on the lips; it was just like that first
time on the Maru, unexpected and totally out of the blue. Finally she pulled
away; "I was the one who kissed you."
"I know." He replied; "Now I'm kissing you back."
He embraced her and put his lips on hers, Beka delved her hands into his
hair and it felt like thousands of volts of electricity going through both
of their veins. Finally they pulled apart.
"So what now?" Beka asked the question first.
"I guess we go one day at a time." He replied.
"Sounds good to me." Beka whispered, just before their lips met
once again.
THE END.
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