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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

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After a long period of silence, interrupted only by Rommie’s crying, she eventually calmed down a bit and trembled in Dylan’s arms like a small child, sobbing quietly. She felt tired, exhausted from all that crying and this feeling was completely new to her. For the first time in her existence, she felt this all too human sensation. She was still too confused, too hurt to sort her thoughts. The reality hit her with all its hardness. How will she be able to adapt to this fact? What differences will it bring, what is her future life going to be? Does that mean she’ll have to die sometime? All this and a myriad of other questions were wildly dancing through her now human brain.

Dylan, on his side, sat completely absent, just holding his former ship in the arms. Thousands of thoughts were playing a wild game of soccer in his mind. He finally managed to concentrate on one issue: WHY? Why, for God’s sake have they done this?

He turned to Andaar with fury in his eyes and asked a simple short question, which would make everything more clearly: “Why? Why did you do this to her?”

Andaar looked down and hesitated to answer. After a while, he raised his head and said: “Actually, it’s a question, I have been expected from Rommie in the first hand. Oh, well, it makes no difference. It is not so simple as it might seem. A while ago we developed a technology, which enables us to transfer the programming of AI into biological body. It transfers all its routines, in front row routines, which determine AI’s emotional reactions to its surroundings, situations in which such reaction is expected. It is in fact a further development of a technology, you already know. Just like your engineer is capable of projecting himself into AI’s matrix, it projects AI into human brain. As a matter of fact, it reverses the process, your engineer deploys when he enters Andromeda’s core. I believe details are at the moment not necessary. The key issue would be, in my opinion, to explain why we did it. Your question was, after all, very clearly stated.” He stopped for a moment and looked at Rommie and Dylan. Rommie was still sobbing and hiding her face in Dylan’s embracement. It seemed she wasn’t capable of really knowing what was going on around her. Dylan was looking at Andaar with angry expression on his face, urging him to answer the question.

Andaar sighed slightly, stepped a bit backwards and began: “Captain Hunt, first of all, I must apologize for what we did. You must believe me; we did it with best intentions. We hadn’t thought about the side effects. Or, at least, we hadn’t expected them to be so drastic. The fact is, as I stated some times before, that Andromeda is almost a legend. We’ve heard much of her and of her attachment to you. You must admit, such a bond between a Captain and his ship is almost mythical. We’ve had experience with sentient ships before, but not one of them showed such devotion to the Captain as Andromeda did. It may occur odd to you, but according to the stories, told about you, your ship and crew, it was obvious, that your ship was in love with you. And we knew very well, that you would never admit that you feel more for your ship than the Commonwealth Protocol allowed. And especially, concerning that physical incarnation of your ship showed such deep devotion to you, we were sure that it could be different if she had biological body. Our technology allowed us to make it possible for you two to belong to the same species. This way, one of biggest inhibitions would be removed.”

“Wait a minute,” interrupted Dylan. “How is it possible that you know so much about us? I don’t believe that such information is as widespread as you claim it to be. Furthermore, it is based solely on gossip, not on facts. How could you think, we’d like to have human Rommie? My God, she’s a ship! Yes, we do have a very close relation, we do share much more than normal married couple does. But speaking of love? I believe it’s perverted?”

Andaar blinked slowly and continued: “Well, all our information weren’t based on gossip. Neither were they just stories, told by the ones who met you and worked with you. I must confess we had our source of information on Andromeda, a source that was very close to you both. I’m sorry; I can’t reveal its identity yet. You’ll have to accept the reality first and then you’ll perhaps be ready to hear about it.”

Meanwhile Rommie seemed to gather herself together, so she raised her head, looking at Andaar with such infinite sadness in her eyes that he shivered a little. “Why? Yes, I confess that I feel more for my Captain than I am supposed to. But we still are officers of the High Guard and this won’t be changed simply by the fact that I’m organic now. Yes, there were times when I thought, it would be nice to have organic body, but these wishes were more or less result of the situation. When I felt extremely depressed I often thought it would be perhaps easier if I could just cry out my anger, sorrow and pain. And perhaps to forget unpleasant moments. But none of these justifies what you did. What about my free will? Yes, I am, or, now, was, a machine, but I always had my free will. I chose to follow Dylan out of it because I believed in his mission. And I still do believe. And you didn’t even think about it? You should have respected me as a sentient being. But you simply took away my android body and replaced it with this one. It’s a crime and I assure you, you’ll have to pay for it!” She wanted to speak further, but was cut by sudden flow of tears and she just buried her head in Dylan’s shoulder again and started shaking.

Dylan held her close, feeling all her despair and sorrow. It was the most intimate moment they have ever had. And in this specific moment, he realized that Andaar was in one thing right: he too felt much more for Rommie than he was prepared to admit. Holding her in his arms trembling and crying was something he did just once up till now – when she begged him to disassemble her after Gabriel’s death. But it was different now.

Suddenly, he straightened himself, almost overthrowing Rommie and hissed: “You said, you had an informant aboard Andromeda. Well, I demand, you tell me the name!”

“I already told you, you’ll get this information when both of you get acquainted with present situation.”

“Never! We will never accept this situation! We demand, that you immediately return Rommie in her android body! If you were able to transmit her personality into this body, you are sure capable of reversing the process,” almost yelled Dylan

“Unfortunately it is not possible. The android body has been destroyed during the process,” explained Andaar. “And we have no possibility to build another one.”

“Well, if you don’t have this possibility, we do. We are perfectly capable of constructing new android body. So, we shall make a new body and you will then do the reversed procedure.”

Andaar looked very unhappy with Dylan’s request, but didn’t want to argue with him. “I’m not sure that this will make the situation better, but if it’s your decision, we will not oppose. Meanwhile, I suggest, you try to comfort her the best you can.” He stepped out and left Rommie and Dylan alone.

After a brief moment of silence, Dylan asked: “How do you feel, Rommie?”

She looked at him and cocked her head to one side: “I am not really sure. It makes me mad, but also extremely sad. They didn’t even bother to ask me, if I wanted it! And that’s what hurts the most! I was always proud of my self awareness and this action ...... well, I feel like they robbed me of myself. And, you know, it feels strange to be human, with all weakness I never experienced before.” She stopped a little and then continued: “How long will it take for Harper to make a new body? Do you have any idea?”

Dylan looked at her and sighed: “When he was working on your first body, it took him some months, so I don’t believe, he can make it any faster this time. I’m afraid, you’ll have to cope with this .... human body for quite a period!”

Rommie looked at her hands in her lap and sighed: “You know, Dylan, sometimes I really wondered how it would be, to be able experiencing things just as humans do. Well, now I’ll have this opportunity, although I’m so miserable with it! I don’t know how to start! I don’t know anything about being human, vulnerable and driven by emotions. I’m afraid. I’m so damn afraid of being human. All my experiences, all my attitudes, everything is now more or less worthless. How will I manage it?”

Dylan laid his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer: “I will always be there for you Rommie, you know that. I have always been your heart and I surely won’t desert you now. You can count on me, always!”

Rommie gratefully looked at him and said: “I know, Dylan. And I’d like to thank you for your support. It really means much to me. I’m so insecure of everything. How do you, well, we, humans react, how it is to feel hunger, pain, emotion? How will I process all sensations? Everything is so horrifying now. Perhaps I’ll adjust a bit to it, but at the moment I’m so devastated I can’t think clearly.”

They sat in silence, each coping with thoughts of his/hers own. Rommie suddenly thought of something, Andaar said before. About her, being human and therefore perhaps more acceptable to Dylan. Perhaps it is true? Is it possible, he’d look at her differently now? And how would he react to it? She suddenly felt a wave of emotion overwhelming her. Emotions, she hoped never to be revealed. Yes, Andaar was right. She really felt more for Dylan as she was supposed to. Much more. But, is this love? She wasn’t sure. In fact, she wasn’t sure of anything any more. She just felt her heart beat a little faster as she snuggled closer to Dylan. Her breathing fastened a bit. She got a strange feeling in her stomach, like there were some butterflies flapping with their tender wing inside of her. What does this mean?

Dylan felt her moving closer to him, but thought it was just her need for protection, seeking solace from him. So he wrapped his arms around her, trying to give her all the comfort she might need. He felt her warm body, still trembling a bit and his heartbeat increased too. It felt very strange to hold her in his arms, knowing she’s human. Not a machine, a human being. And he realized it made him feel good. To feel her proximity, her helplessness in this weird situation. He felt extremely attracted to her. Not as his closest friend, but as a woman. And he admitted to himself, she had everything he could ever wish to find in a woman. For a moment he really forgot who she was. The magic of the moment made him feel more human than he felt in years before. “Jesus, Hunt, what are you thinking! Are you really falling for her? Can it be your attitudes change so quickly? Damn it, she is your ship after all! But ..... human ship?” The perplexity of the whole situation hit him hard and he stiffened a bit.

Rommie felt a sudden change in him and raised her head: “Is something wrong, Dylan?” Her worriedly eyes were staring at him and he looked away not to be tempted into a situation he might regret later.

“No, it’s just that I still don’t know how to act on this. Look, you have always been something special. But not this way! You were someone I could always depend on. You were my best friend, my support whenever I needed it; you stood by my side in all fights, never trying to back off. And now? I’m not sure what kind of relation do we have now. Are you still my ship? Or are you perhaps just one of my crew? I’m so confused! How do I treat you? As a ship or as a woman? Damn!”

She smiled softly: “You are asking many questions to which we both have no answers. We will have to work on our relation and base it on the fact, that I’m no longer an android. At least, while we are waiting for Harper to construct me a new body. Meanwhile we’ll have to accept me as I am. And I am a woman. Yes, I am still your ship in a way. I do have all memories of the android, but we’ll have to recognize, that I am no more almost indestructible. And my strength is definitely not one of an android, but of a woman. I think I’ll have the hardest time to adjust to that. I’ll have to take care not to get involved in some fights that might dead deadly for me. You’ll have to remind me of it over and over again, I suppose.”

Dylan smiled dryly and nodded: “I sure will do, have no doubt about it. It doesn’t really matter if you’re android or human, I don’t want to loose you. You’re too valuable to me and to the crew. Believe me, I’ll do my best to protect you.”

Rommie managed a warm smile: “You see, perhaps it would be the best way to treat me as a woman.”

Dylan looked a bit surprised: “Haven’t I always treated you that way?”

Rommie shook her head: “No, you haven’t. I’m not complaining about it. After all, I have been a machine, a physical manifestation of your ship. And it was never supposed I’d be treated otherwise. Although, I admit, sometimes it hurt to be treated like someone who cannot experience emotions, like some kind of equipment. Please, don’t feel any guilt or shame. It was just the way it was. I understood you couldn’t treat me differently, not really knowing my desires or my feelings.”

Dylan blinked slowly in recognition of his past behavior. Pictures of him, telling her she could be objective because she’d been a machine, taking her for granted, shot through his mind and he suddenly felt guilt and shame for not accepting her as a feeling being. He never really paid attention to her emotions. She was simply there, whenever he needed her help. She never complained. Just sometimes, when he was overstressing her physical state, he saw that strange look in her eyes, as if she’d been hurt. Now it was clear to him, he’d hurt her many times, without really knowing.

“Right, Rommie, I didn’t treat you as you deserved. Is it too late to apologize for all those rough words? I mean I really didn’t know just how much I was hurting you. Will you ever be able to forgive me?” His eyes pleaded for forgiveness in his sudden recognition of past mistakes.

“Dylan, I already said, you shouldn’t feel guilty or ashamed. I understand completely and I have forgiven you long time ago. Although it did hurt at the time. You see all I want is to be treated fair. And you did it. Those small incidents don’t change the fact that I know, you accept me as a fellow officer. Perhaps is now the time to correct all the mistakes, we both made in the past? I too made some mistakes, mostly out of my concern for your welfare.”

Dylan smiled in relief and pulled her into embrace again: “I promise, I’ll never hurt you again, Rommie. Should I do it, just hit me and I’ll know.”

OMG! Was für eine Platzverschwendung...

^^ sag ich doch