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Beka Rhade

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Chapter 7

"Should we split up?" Beka asked Rhade that question as twenty security officers arrived.

"Good idea I'll take ten and you have the rest." Rhade held up a communicator. "We stay in constant contact."

Beka nodded; "Agreed be careful Telemachus Rhade, out of Modrom by Rhade."

"Be careful Beka Valentine." With one last look they turned away from each other and went their separate ways.

Dylan came onto the command deck, "Rommie report!"

"Galdamez was last seen on deck twenty he nearly killed two unarmed crew members."

"Transmit his location to the Beka and Rhade."

Rommie consulted her monitors, in the alert lights her blue highlights that she had in her hair seemed to glow. "Rhade is on deck seventeen."

Dylan pressed a button, "Rhade get to deck twenty now!"

"On my way."

In the med bay Louisa awoke, "Bryan?"

Trance came to her, "No he's been possessed by the Magog."

"He has a wife and two year old son home on Arkology, I promised to bring him home."

"Louisa this is beyond your control. I have something else I want to talk to you about. You're baby is half human so you're going to have to stay relaxed. If the body produces too much adrenaline you could have a miscarriage."

"I hope it turns out all right but I'm not getting a good feeling."

Trance tried to smile reassuringly, "They'll do everything possible to save him if they can't…"

"If they have to kill him then at least the Magog will lose their hold over him." A single tear fell down Louisa's face.

Rommie continued to consult her monitors, "Dylan I'm picking up an energy disturbance up ahead."

"What kind?"

"Like a displacement wave."

'Oh shit', Dylan thought to himself. "Is it coming toward us?"

"Yes it'll be here in five minutes."

"And you're just now detecting it!" Dylan yelled.

Rommie glared at him, "It came without warning I may be a warship but even I have limits."

"Shipwide." The comm. System came on, "This is the captain brace for impact!"

Rhade met up with Beka on deck twenty, "We found him."

Galdamez's eyes glowed that deep red, "You have no idea what has begun here." His voice had turned deep and gravelly.

"You won't be finishing it." Rhade replied, He had his weapon set on stun and fired. It didn't even faze him! It took shots from both Rhade and Beka to bring him down.

"Was you weapon?" Beka began.

"It was on stun only." Rhade replied.

Beka knelt down and felt for a pulse, "He's alive."

Just then Galdamez's eyes flew open and before anyone could blink he drew a knife and drove it into Beka's upper arm and threw her off, before he could get two steps the security teams opened fire and he fell to the ground. With the holes in his body it was safe to say he wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.

Rhade took out his communicator, "Dylan, Galdamez is dead." But there was nothing but static something was interfering with the communication systems. Rhade went to Beka to see if she was all right.

A security officer was applying a cloth, "Beka?" She looked up at him and he could see she was bleeding.

He took over from the officer and held the cloth, "I didn't want him to end up like that."

They looked at Galdamez's body which was being covered up, "Louisa's become my friend, and I know that even though she's been here a short time."

Rhade smiled; "I'm sure you'll be able to help her."

The security officers were dispersing in different directions, a few of them were going to get something to transport Galdamez's body. A few others were trying to see what was wrong with the communication on the deck, and all the rest were seeing what other damage had been inflicted.

"Come on let's get you to the med bay."

"Rhade?"

"Yes Beka?"

"I know I was a jerk to you when you first began to serve."

"It's happened before." He replied.

Beka smiled up at him, "It won't come again from me."

Despite her wound Beka was enjoying looking into his eyes and his comforting touch. He looked at her just as intently. He briefly looked at her lips, was he going to kiss her? She sure hoped so.

She was sure his head was lowering and decided to meet him halfway, but before they could even met it felt like something hard slammed into the ship and they were both knocked off their feet and the deck quickly began to darken.

AN: Am I evil or what?