Title: Android Or Human
Author: Troll99
Rating: PG 13
Spoilers: Almost every ep of S1, S2 and S3
Pairing: Rommie/Dylan
Summary: Rommie's All To Human Experience - how would she cope if she'd turn out human
Disclaimer: Characters belong solely to Tribune Entertainment - with exception of Andy
1 - What Have They Done to You?
"Battle stations!" yelled Dylan and everyone ran to their positions. "On screen, Andromeda!"
What he saw didn't please him at all. There were three nietzschean ships, firing randomly at the surface of a planet. Suddenly one of them moved and swept a long curve, heading directly towards Andromeda.
"Deploy offensive missiles, now!" commanded Dylan to Tyr
"Missiles on their way. Impact in three.... two .... one .... now," counted Rommie from behind her console. "We've got a direct hit. The ship is falling apart."
"OK, that would be one. How about the rest of them?" asked Dylan.
"They are turning and leaving. They are now entering the slipstream," announced Beka with a satisfaction in her voice. "Well, another lesson for that ubers!"
"Well, wonder what they were doing here. According to my database, there's nothing interesting on this planet for them," wondered Rommie.
"You mean, nothing?" asked confused Dylan.
"Exactly! The planet is an Earth class planet with population of about two million. No advanced technology, no ore, no nothing. The people call themselves Elyans. They are registered as not really advanced nation and, as I said, there are only about two millions of them. So I don't understand what did Drago-Kazov want from them?" clarified Rommie.
"Maybe we'll find out. Andromeda, open all frequencies. I'll try to contact them and ask them if they have any explanation for this attack," commanded Dylan.
"Frequencies open," answered main AI. Just as Dylan wanted to start speaking, she cut in again: "Dylan, incoming message from the surface. They want to talk to the captain!"
"On the screen!"
The screen brightened and an obvious humanoid face appeared. It looked very much like human just with bright yellow skin and black eyes. It had no hair; head was covered with some kind of hood. "My name is Andaar. I am the protector of this world and I would like to thank you for saving us from Nietzscheans. Am I talking to famous Captain Dylan Hunt of Andromeda Ascendant?"
"Yes, this is Dylan Hunt. It's been our pleasure to help you. Do you have any idea, why they attacked you?" replied Dylan.
"No, we never had any disputes with them. I guess, they just wanted some shooting practice," sarcastically answered Andaar. "But, let me wish you welcome to our humble planet. We've heard many stories about you and especially about your unique ship. She's almost a legend. It would be our pleasure, if we could welcome you on our planet. As a small gesture of our gratitude, we would like to invite you and your crew to a ceremony today. It's our national holiday today. Therefore we are even more thankful for your intervention."
"Sure, we'd be glad to attend the ceremony," answered Dylan.
"Wonderful! We are expecting you in two hours. I hope it's not too early for you?"
"No, we will come. Dylan Hunt out."
"I don't trust them," remarked Tyr grimly. "Why would Drago-Kazov want to attack them without reason? Something stinks here."
"Well, we rescued them, after all. If they have any bad intention, you'll be there to watch out," concluded Dylan. "So, be prepared to go down to the surface."
Tyr didn't try to hide his disapproval, but was not arguing with Dylan any more.
Later in his quarters, Dylan was talking to Rommie: "You really couldn't find anything more about this nation?"
"No, the data is incomplete. They weren't the part of the old Commonwealth and therefore we have no comprehensive information. But, according to the facts I could find, they shouldn't present any threat to us," answered Rommie.
They both wore their ceremonial uniforms, Dylan in white and Rommie in black.
"OK, then we should leave. We'll keep an eye on them, though," said Dylan, looking at his picture in a mirror, checking if everything is all right. He looked at Rommie: "It's been a long time since you wore this uniform."
"Well, I didn't have many opportunities. We have been in constant battles for a quite long time now," answered Rommie with a light smile. She checked herself in a mirror too and turned back to Dylan, obviously satisfied with what she saw. "You look good in this uniform."
"Thank you. You too."
After they landed on the surface, Andaar was there, waiting for them. He was a bit smaller than Rommie, wearing a bright green coat, which was in stark contrast to his yellow skin. "I am extraordinary honored to have the privilege to greet you, Captain Hunt. And this is surely Andromeda," he added, looking at Rommie.
"Actually, I'm ships avatar," commented Rommie as she saw that he was looking at her with great admiration in his black eyes.
"You are kind of a legend here. So we in fact wondered if you are real or just a myth."
"Oh, she is very real. You can bet on this," smiled Dylan. "And so is the rest of my crew."
He then introduced everyone and after this short pause, they all headed for the palace, where ceremony was just about to begin.
It has been interesting watching the ceremony. It was a mixture of a military parade, folk art and singing. Some elements of other cultures were traceable, but all mixed up in a strange, but not annoying, conglomerate. After the ceremony, Andaar invited Dylan and Rommie to take part at the dinner, while others thankfully rejected his invitation and chose to stroll around the city meanwhile.
Dinner consisted of many different meals and drinks, more or less all unacquainted to them. So, they tried it just a bit first and after they saw, everyone was eating and drinking cheerfully, they decided it couldn't harm them.
After some minutes, Dylan began to feel strange. He looked at Rommie and saw, that also she isn't feeling very well. She looked pale, her eyes were absent, as if she stood under influence of some drugs. But before he could react, he felt darkness coming over him and he passed out. As Rommie saw this, she tried to stand up and help him, but instantly fell and lost her consciousness. Last thing she saw, were concerned faces of Andaar and his companions, rushing over to her. And then there was only darkness upon her.
Dylan woke up in a bed. He couldn't remember what happened at first. He just looked around in confusion and suddenly realized he is in a white room, lying on the bed. And suddenly his memory came back: "Damn, they must have drugged me! Where am I? And where is Rommie?"
He jumped out of bed and stood face to face with Andaar, who was worriedly looking in his eyes. "What did you do to us?" yelled Dylan "And where is Rommie?"
"I'm sorry, captain Hunt. It must have been our food that made this reaction. I assure you, we didn't put anything into your food. It obviously has some chemical substances, which do not harm us, but are dangerous to you. You passed out for about two hours."
Dylan was still too confused to realize really what Andaar told him, so he just stood there, a bit insecure on his feet. "Are you trying to say, this was just a reaction of my body to your food? And how it comes, that Rommie reacted the same way. You still haven't answered me, where she is!"
"She's in the next room. Her reaction was a bit more intense as yours, so she hasn't woke up yet. But I think she'll be up in about five minutes. Once again, Captain, my most sincere apologies for what happened. You must believe me, we never had any intentions to harm you or your ship."
"Well, if I decide to believe you. What comes next? First of all, I want to see Rommie! NOW!"
Andaar looked very unhappy but just nodded and stepped a bit aside so Dylan could go for the door.
Rommie woke up, feeling very strange. At first, she didn't know what was wrong, but then she tried to scan her surrounding. Failure. She couldn't perform a single scan! Then she tried to open her eyes. When she did, she just stared in shock. All data, which normally depicted her status, were gone! She could just simply see her surroundings! Then she tried to contact her main AI. Another failure! There were no routines to enable her to do that. She felt as if someone erased all her features! Then she carefully looked at her hands. They were the same hands, but ...... somehow different! With right hand she held her left palm and squeezed. "Ouch, that hurts!" Her eyes opened wide in disbelief. She just felt a pain! But she shouldn't feel it! She was an android! And androids feel no pain! A thought came to her, but it was so horrible, she chased it away instantly. But it came back. She decided to stand up. As she did, she tried to get hold on a bed, but missed it and fell on the ground. And it hurt again! That's impossible! Something is terribly wrong!
After some seconds, she tried some other tests, to check her condition, but none of them worked. Now it was becoming more and more clear. Elyans did something to her! She was no more an android! She was human!
She sat down on the bed again, her mind so confused, that she couldn't think any more. She sank her head in the hands and suddenly felt warm water trickling through her fingers. She was crying. Damn, what have this Elyans done to her! Without thinking, she began to cry desperately. They took her existence as an android, as an avatar. But ..... She didn't want to be human! She was satisfied with being an android. And now her whole world collapsed in a single second of recognition. She just sat there, crying her eyes out.
Suddenly doors opened and she heard Dylan's voice: "Rommie, are you all right?" She couldn't raise her head, just continued crying like rain. In a moment she heard Dylan coming over to her and sitting besides her.
She finally managed to lift her head and looked at Dylan with tearful eyes.
"My God, Rommie, what's wrong? Have they hurt you?" asked Dylan in panic and laid his arm around her shoulders. He pulled her slowly to himself and she laid her head on his shoulder, still unable to speak. "Come on, Rommie, tell me!"
He looked furiously at Andaar: "What have you done to her! If you hurt her, you'll pay for it terribly!"
Andaar shook his head: "I think she'll better tell you herself. She is very well aware of what happened to her."
Dylan turned again to Rommie. As he saw her face, eyes red of crying, streaks of tears down her cheeks, he got really angry. What have this people done to her?!
After a while, Rommie managed to speak: "Dylan, I don't know how to tell you this, It's so horrible, I can't speak it out!"
Dylan was getting more and more angry, but suddenly felt something, he never felt before. He felt a heartbeat, which was not his. And he felt Rommie's shoulders rise in a way, only breathing creatures do. Horrified, he pulled away from her. He looked her in the face and saw immense pain. He hugged her close and this time it was no mistake. He felt her heart beating and he felt her breathing! But ...... this is impossible! She's an android and androids don't have a heart and don't breathe! Could it be ......... No, it is impossible!
He looked her in the eyes and requested some answers. She saw his look and his questions and just nodded: "Yes, Dylan, it is true. I am no more an android. They somehow managed to make me human, to give me this body, which is completely human and organic. But I don't want to be organic!"
She began to cry again and Dylan did his best trying to comfort her. All of this was too much for him. He couldn't sort out any single comprehensive thought. So they both just sat there and trying to understand what just happened.
TBC
Author: Troll99
Rating: PG 13
Spoilers: Almost every ep of S1, S2 and S3
Pairing: Rommie/Dylan
Summary: Rommie's All To Human Experience - how would she cope if she'd turn out human
Disclaimer: Characters belong solely to Tribune Entertainment - with exception of Andy
1 - What Have They Done to You?
"Battle stations!" yelled Dylan and everyone ran to their positions. "On screen, Andromeda!"
What he saw didn't please him at all. There were three nietzschean ships, firing randomly at the surface of a planet. Suddenly one of them moved and swept a long curve, heading directly towards Andromeda.
"Deploy offensive missiles, now!" commanded Dylan to Tyr
"Missiles on their way. Impact in three.... two .... one .... now," counted Rommie from behind her console. "We've got a direct hit. The ship is falling apart."
"OK, that would be one. How about the rest of them?" asked Dylan.
"They are turning and leaving. They are now entering the slipstream," announced Beka with a satisfaction in her voice. "Well, another lesson for that ubers!"
"Well, wonder what they were doing here. According to my database, there's nothing interesting on this planet for them," wondered Rommie.
"You mean, nothing?" asked confused Dylan.
"Exactly! The planet is an Earth class planet with population of about two million. No advanced technology, no ore, no nothing. The people call themselves Elyans. They are registered as not really advanced nation and, as I said, there are only about two millions of them. So I don't understand what did Drago-Kazov want from them?" clarified Rommie.
"Maybe we'll find out. Andromeda, open all frequencies. I'll try to contact them and ask them if they have any explanation for this attack," commanded Dylan.
"Frequencies open," answered main AI. Just as Dylan wanted to start speaking, she cut in again: "Dylan, incoming message from the surface. They want to talk to the captain!"
"On the screen!"
The screen brightened and an obvious humanoid face appeared. It looked very much like human just with bright yellow skin and black eyes. It had no hair; head was covered with some kind of hood. "My name is Andaar. I am the protector of this world and I would like to thank you for saving us from Nietzscheans. Am I talking to famous Captain Dylan Hunt of Andromeda Ascendant?"
"Yes, this is Dylan Hunt. It's been our pleasure to help you. Do you have any idea, why they attacked you?" replied Dylan.
"No, we never had any disputes with them. I guess, they just wanted some shooting practice," sarcastically answered Andaar. "But, let me wish you welcome to our humble planet. We've heard many stories about you and especially about your unique ship. She's almost a legend. It would be our pleasure, if we could welcome you on our planet. As a small gesture of our gratitude, we would like to invite you and your crew to a ceremony today. It's our national holiday today. Therefore we are even more thankful for your intervention."
"Sure, we'd be glad to attend the ceremony," answered Dylan.
"Wonderful! We are expecting you in two hours. I hope it's not too early for you?"
"No, we will come. Dylan Hunt out."
"I don't trust them," remarked Tyr grimly. "Why would Drago-Kazov want to attack them without reason? Something stinks here."
"Well, we rescued them, after all. If they have any bad intention, you'll be there to watch out," concluded Dylan. "So, be prepared to go down to the surface."
Tyr didn't try to hide his disapproval, but was not arguing with Dylan any more.
Later in his quarters, Dylan was talking to Rommie: "You really couldn't find anything more about this nation?"
"No, the data is incomplete. They weren't the part of the old Commonwealth and therefore we have no comprehensive information. But, according to the facts I could find, they shouldn't present any threat to us," answered Rommie.
They both wore their ceremonial uniforms, Dylan in white and Rommie in black.
"OK, then we should leave. We'll keep an eye on them, though," said Dylan, looking at his picture in a mirror, checking if everything is all right. He looked at Rommie: "It's been a long time since you wore this uniform."
"Well, I didn't have many opportunities. We have been in constant battles for a quite long time now," answered Rommie with a light smile. She checked herself in a mirror too and turned back to Dylan, obviously satisfied with what she saw. "You look good in this uniform."
"Thank you. You too."
After they landed on the surface, Andaar was there, waiting for them. He was a bit smaller than Rommie, wearing a bright green coat, which was in stark contrast to his yellow skin. "I am extraordinary honored to have the privilege to greet you, Captain Hunt. And this is surely Andromeda," he added, looking at Rommie.
"Actually, I'm ships avatar," commented Rommie as she saw that he was looking at her with great admiration in his black eyes.
"You are kind of a legend here. So we in fact wondered if you are real or just a myth."
"Oh, she is very real. You can bet on this," smiled Dylan. "And so is the rest of my crew."
He then introduced everyone and after this short pause, they all headed for the palace, where ceremony was just about to begin.
It has been interesting watching the ceremony. It was a mixture of a military parade, folk art and singing. Some elements of other cultures were traceable, but all mixed up in a strange, but not annoying, conglomerate. After the ceremony, Andaar invited Dylan and Rommie to take part at the dinner, while others thankfully rejected his invitation and chose to stroll around the city meanwhile.
Dinner consisted of many different meals and drinks, more or less all unacquainted to them. So, they tried it just a bit first and after they saw, everyone was eating and drinking cheerfully, they decided it couldn't harm them.
After some minutes, Dylan began to feel strange. He looked at Rommie and saw, that also she isn't feeling very well. She looked pale, her eyes were absent, as if she stood under influence of some drugs. But before he could react, he felt darkness coming over him and he passed out. As Rommie saw this, she tried to stand up and help him, but instantly fell and lost her consciousness. Last thing she saw, were concerned faces of Andaar and his companions, rushing over to her. And then there was only darkness upon her.
Dylan woke up in a bed. He couldn't remember what happened at first. He just looked around in confusion and suddenly realized he is in a white room, lying on the bed. And suddenly his memory came back: "Damn, they must have drugged me! Where am I? And where is Rommie?"
He jumped out of bed and stood face to face with Andaar, who was worriedly looking in his eyes. "What did you do to us?" yelled Dylan "And where is Rommie?"
"I'm sorry, captain Hunt. It must have been our food that made this reaction. I assure you, we didn't put anything into your food. It obviously has some chemical substances, which do not harm us, but are dangerous to you. You passed out for about two hours."
Dylan was still too confused to realize really what Andaar told him, so he just stood there, a bit insecure on his feet. "Are you trying to say, this was just a reaction of my body to your food? And how it comes, that Rommie reacted the same way. You still haven't answered me, where she is!"
"She's in the next room. Her reaction was a bit more intense as yours, so she hasn't woke up yet. But I think she'll be up in about five minutes. Once again, Captain, my most sincere apologies for what happened. You must believe me, we never had any intentions to harm you or your ship."
"Well, if I decide to believe you. What comes next? First of all, I want to see Rommie! NOW!"
Andaar looked very unhappy but just nodded and stepped a bit aside so Dylan could go for the door.
Rommie woke up, feeling very strange. At first, she didn't know what was wrong, but then she tried to scan her surrounding. Failure. She couldn't perform a single scan! Then she tried to open her eyes. When she did, she just stared in shock. All data, which normally depicted her status, were gone! She could just simply see her surroundings! Then she tried to contact her main AI. Another failure! There were no routines to enable her to do that. She felt as if someone erased all her features! Then she carefully looked at her hands. They were the same hands, but ...... somehow different! With right hand she held her left palm and squeezed. "Ouch, that hurts!" Her eyes opened wide in disbelief. She just felt a pain! But she shouldn't feel it! She was an android! And androids feel no pain! A thought came to her, but it was so horrible, she chased it away instantly. But it came back. She decided to stand up. As she did, she tried to get hold on a bed, but missed it and fell on the ground. And it hurt again! That's impossible! Something is terribly wrong!
After some seconds, she tried some other tests, to check her condition, but none of them worked. Now it was becoming more and more clear. Elyans did something to her! She was no more an android! She was human!
She sat down on the bed again, her mind so confused, that she couldn't think any more. She sank her head in the hands and suddenly felt warm water trickling through her fingers. She was crying. Damn, what have this Elyans done to her! Without thinking, she began to cry desperately. They took her existence as an android, as an avatar. But ..... She didn't want to be human! She was satisfied with being an android. And now her whole world collapsed in a single second of recognition. She just sat there, crying her eyes out.
Suddenly doors opened and she heard Dylan's voice: "Rommie, are you all right?" She couldn't raise her head, just continued crying like rain. In a moment she heard Dylan coming over to her and sitting besides her.
She finally managed to lift her head and looked at Dylan with tearful eyes.
"My God, Rommie, what's wrong? Have they hurt you?" asked Dylan in panic and laid his arm around her shoulders. He pulled her slowly to himself and she laid her head on his shoulder, still unable to speak. "Come on, Rommie, tell me!"
He looked furiously at Andaar: "What have you done to her! If you hurt her, you'll pay for it terribly!"
Andaar shook his head: "I think she'll better tell you herself. She is very well aware of what happened to her."
Dylan turned again to Rommie. As he saw her face, eyes red of crying, streaks of tears down her cheeks, he got really angry. What have this people done to her?!
After a while, Rommie managed to speak: "Dylan, I don't know how to tell you this, It's so horrible, I can't speak it out!"
Dylan was getting more and more angry, but suddenly felt something, he never felt before. He felt a heartbeat, which was not his. And he felt Rommie's shoulders rise in a way, only breathing creatures do. Horrified, he pulled away from her. He looked her in the face and saw immense pain. He hugged her close and this time it was no mistake. He felt her heart beating and he felt her breathing! But ...... this is impossible! She's an android and androids don't have a heart and don't breathe! Could it be ......... No, it is impossible!
He looked her in the eyes and requested some answers. She saw his look and his questions and just nodded: "Yes, Dylan, it is true. I am no more an android. They somehow managed to make me human, to give me this body, which is completely human and organic. But I don't want to be organic!"
She began to cry again and Dylan did his best trying to comfort her. All of this was too much for him. He couldn't sort out any single comprehensive thought. So they both just sat there and trying to understand what just happened.
TBC