By Erin_Cale
Disclaimer: Neither Andromeda nor Voyager.
�Harper, is something wrong?�
The engineer�s image spun around when he heard Andromeda�s voice, his pale skin seeming even paler than normal. �Yeah, Rom-doll, I�m fine. I�m just fixing a little glitch in your�� Harper�s voice trailed off, his virtual body shimmering.
�Harper?�
He didn�t answer. Instead, his eyes rolled back in his head and his virtual form started to disappear completely. Not knowing what was happening with her friend, Andromeda did the only thing she could do- she sent him back to his body.
Harper�s eyes didn�t even open, so Andromeda knew something had to be seriously wrong. She told her avatar to help Harper to the med. bay and appeared in the med. bay herself to tell Trance what was going on. By the time she switched her full attention back to Harper, her sensors told her he was dying. She lowered the temperature considerably in a desperate attempt to control Harper�s raging fever. Able to do nothing more, she silently waited for her avatar to show up.