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"What did you do to me?" I mean to growl, to threaten, but it comes out softly.
"I owe you an explanation and now you will get it." I nod, letting her know I want her to continue. "I visited Supernova 2028a and harvested much of its power. More than my first effort. The experience and power I got from that first encounter made the second more survivable while obtaining incredible power. I used that power to get here into this situation."
"And..." I prompt.
"And I could have easily assassinated you," she tells me. "But what good to save the galaxy and lose the love of my life?"
"Isn't that the Star Command way?"
"Something that we need to fix." she tells me.
"We?"
"Of course," she says. "I added a tiny carrier wave to all the power in me, one that was too minute to notice, but en masse could be triggered."
"Making love," I surmise.
"Right," she smiles. "The Delian microbes are also now in you after your very passionate kissing - "
"Wait," I say, "didn't I get those from Prime?"
"Mine were altered by the supernova," she tells me. "They are there to heal the damage done to your psyche by the Nyssas."
"That comment should make me angry but it's not," I say, feeling a calm I hadn't in... a long time.
"The Nat that was is returning," she tells me.
"Wait a minute," I say, realization dawning on me. "You put yourself through untold suffering voluntarily to get me back?"
"You are worth it."
"Why not just travel in time and get me?" I ask. "Seems a lot easier. And a lot less painful for you." Lowering my eyes, I tell her, "I am so so sorry."
"That was what they did to you," she tells me. "Not you."
"And what I did to you after you escaped from Nyssa Prime," I say. I am ashamed.

"You were disappointed, hurt," she says. "I bear you no ill will."
"I bear me ill will," I say. "You deserved much, much better."
"We are here now," she says. "That is what matters."
"I assume you have a plan."
"I do," she says, "but first, let me change." She alters her suit to look similar to mine. "We will be on the same team, championing the good fight. We need the same uniforms. So we can be - "
"Big damn heroes."

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"What did you do to me?" I mean to growl, to threaten, but it comes out softly.
"I owe you an explanation and now you will get it." I nod, letting her know I want her to continue. "I visited Supernova 2028a and harvested much of its power. More than my first effort. The experience and power I got from that first encounter made the second more survivable while obtaining incredible power. I used that power to get here into this situation."
"And..." I prompt.
"And I could have easily assassinated you," she tells me. "But what good to save the galaxy and lose the love of my life?"
"Isn't that the Star Command way?"
"Something that we need to fix." she tells me.
"We?"
"Of course," she says. "I added a tiny carrier wave to all the power in me, one that was too minute to notice, but en masse could be triggered."
"Making love," I surmise.
"Right," she smiles. "The Delian microbes are also now in you after your very passionate kissing - "
"Wait," I say, "didn't I get those from Prime?"
"Mine were altered by the supernova," she tells me. "They are there to heal the damage done to your psyche by the Nyssas."
"That comment should make me angry but it's not," I say, feeling a calm I hadn't in... a long time.
"The Nat that was is returning," she tells me.
"Wait a minute," I say, realization dawning on me. "You put yourself through untold suffering voluntarily to get me back?"
"You are worth it."
"Why not just travel in time and get me?" I ask. "Seems a lot easier. And a lot less painful for you." Lowering my eyes, I tell her, "I am so so sorry."
"That was what they did to you," she tells me. "Not you."
"And what I did to you after you escaped from Nyssa Prime," I say. I am ashamed.

"You were disappointed, hurt," she says. "I bear you no ill will."
"I bear me ill will," I say. "You deserved much, much better."
"We are here now," she says. "That is what matters."
"I assume you have a plan."
"I do," she says, "but first, let me change." She alters her suit to look similar to mine. "We will be on the same team, championing the good fight. We need the same uniforms. So we can be - "
"Big damn heroes."