Once upon a Ship
Title: Once upon a Ship
Author: Rain
Disclaimer: Tribune owns Andromeda, I’m just borrowing.
Spoilers: None as far as I can see.
Summary: Basically this is about the growing up of Cade, Dylan and Rommie’s android-human child.
Author's Note: I actually wrote this on Friday the 13th but it got lost amid the Christmas tests and stuff. I unearthed it and rewrote some stuff and here it is, a bit short but the next chapter will be longer.
He was walking quickly through the corridors, making sure to avoid any maintenance robots and any of the crew that might still be up. He was nearing the hangar bay when the hologram appeared before him and stopped him in his tracks.
"What are you doing? I thought we’d discussed it already and agreed that you’re not going."
The boy, who was only nearly three years old but looked every bit seventeen, sighed, ran his hand through his brown hair and glared at the holographic image of himself.
"No, you two decided, I never said I wasn’t going, you did. And I’m the only one of us with the option to go, so I’m going."
With that he walked straight through the hologram who reappeared a few feet ahead of him.
"But Dylan and Rommie will be worried about you, not to mention everyone else."
The holograms voice had taken on a slightly pleading tone. Probably because he knew that he couldn’t actually stop him.
"Yeah, well, they have to stop treating me like a kid sometime."
"They’re your parents Cade, it’s their job to treat you like a kid."
The boy, looking frustrated, once more made as if to walk on but stopped.
"Dylan isn’t even my real father and that’s why I have to leave, you know that just as well as I do. I have to find out who I am, and if there are any more like me. And I have to find my real father, Cole."
The hologram shifted briefly, unsure of whether to agree or disagree. And finally,
"Just be careful, okay? Take care of yourself, don’t get into too much trouble and keep in contact. Good Luck."
Cade headed into the hangar bay and, after a brief pause, walked by the slipfighter and headed to the Maru. Beka didn’t sleep there much since she and Tyr had gotten together.
It was quiet, well as quiet as any ship gets when it’s crew is asleep. He boarded the Maru easily and linked up to the computer and the Andromeda’s computer.
He managed to silence all the warnings and alarm systems before opening the hangar doors and flying the Maru out into space.
He was off on his first mission: To find his father.
To Be Continued...
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