Author: Elle
E-mail: Kiss_of_darkness_@hotmail.com
Summary: Aeryn and Crichton take a walk down memory lane
catergory: Romance, Drama, Adventure
Spoilers: up to half way through season 4
Disclaimer: you know the drill
Feedback: please! Please!
Authors notes: ok number 1. Aeryn is not pregnant 2. This takes place about a cycle after a prefect murder 3. It's a bit shippy

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"Aeryn what the frell just happened?" Crichton asked dazed

"How the frell am I suppose to know?" Aeryn snapped

"Well where the frell are we?"

"Crichton!"

"Yes"

"It appears we are on Moya" Aeryn replied mystified

"We cant be" He replied

"We are"

"But Moya's back there" John replied

"Um……Crichton" Aeryn whispered

"Yeah?" he replied

"How long ago were Chiana and Dargo engaged to be married?"

"God, Pip and D? Three cycles ago I think, why?" Crichton replied rubbing his head from his place on the floor

"Well unless they're back together and forgot to tell us, we seem to be in the past" Aeryn replied calmly Peacekeeper training kicking in.

Crichton followed Aeryn's gaze and what he saw shocked him. Zhann, Jothee and the rest of the crew celebrating Dargo's and Chiana's engagement.

"This is not good" Was all he was able to choke out.

Aeryn nodded her head in agreement.

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"Who are you?" Dargo growled, weaponed drawn, and growing more impatient by the microt.

Crichton sighed.

"We are from the future" Crichton replied for the hundredth time growing tired of being asked the same question.

"You have three microts to tell me the truth or ill kill you both now!" The luxan growled

"Dargo! For the last frelling time---" Aeryn replied growing impatient.

"Dargo! Wait" Chiana cried.

"What!?" Dargo growled at his fiance.

"Aeryn, Crichton" Chiana called "Ask those imposters over-"

"We are not imposters" Crichton cut in.

"QUIET! Or ill kill you now" Dargo threatened.

"What if" Chiana continued "If our Crichton and Aeryn ask a question that only they know the answer to. Then if they get it right we will know" Chiana said brightly.

"There's only one thing wrong with your plan" Past Crichton (Lets call him PC, and the other one Crichton) told her.

"We cant exactly relied on my memories" He said sadly.

"What about Aeryn's?" Zhann asked the group.

"Aeryn, if you ask your future self a question that only you would know, then Chiana's plan will work" Zhann informed the group.

"But what about the other Crichton?" Past Aeryn (PA) pointed out.

"If it's the future you, Aeryn, then it is most likely it is the future John as well" Zhann replied.

"Why don't we just shoot them?" Rygel asked.

"Hey Shutup Sparky!" Future Crichton called.

"Ask me a question." Aeryn tolled her (PA).

PA eyed the group wearily.

"Frell that" PA said "Kill them, we don't have time for this"

"Wait!" Aeryn screamed.

"The flax!" Aeryn cried "You and Crichton were caught in the flax, we had to vent our air into space, We thought we were going to die and.." Aeryn stopped herself when she realised what she was saying.

"Do you really want me to continue?" Aeryn asked PA.

"NO!!!!" came the replies from PC, Crichton and PA.

PA was the next to speak

"I believe them" She said firmly "Let them go, we will decide what to do with them later" and with that she turned and left the room.

"SO….." Chiana smiled "What happened in the Flax?"

PC grinned.

"None of your business Pip" PC responded and left the room.

Chiana smiled and licked her lips.

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Everyone aboard Moya were siting in the Mess hall trying to understand Aeryn and Crichton's explanation.

"Ok this is the last time I'm sayin this" Crichton informed the crew.

"We are not exactly sure what happened. There was a swirly thing of light and it was glowing and I reached for it and ended up here" He told the crew.

"A swirling thing of light?" PC asked, "that's really very scientific" He commented.

Crichton turned to Aeryn.

"I think I annoy myself" He exclaimed.

"You annoy everyone else" Aeryn replied.

Crichton sighed and faced the group.

"SO…." Chiana smiled "What's the future have in store?" Chiana asked.

Crichton smiled.

"There's only one way to do this," he said "Each of you can ask me or Aeryn one question about the future, which we will answer" He told everyone.

"But only one."

The crew nodded in agreement after debating that the future could be changed with this information, Crichton informed them all that the path of time had already been altered by there presence and it was to late to do anything now.

Chiana decided to go first.

"SO……" Chiana smiled "What did I wear on my wedding day?" she asked.

Aeryn and Crichton turned and stared at each other shocked. What were they supposed to say? Aeryn cleared her voice.

"Um….well..Chiana, you see it's kinda like………"

Crichton cut in.

"You and Dargo haven't gotten married yet" he replied "So we don't know what you are planning to wear cause we haven't seen it."

Close enough to the truth Crichton thought.

"OK" the nebrai shrugged. She seemed satisfied with his answer.

"How close am I to going home?" PC asked.

"Moya is your home, Earth is just a planet" Crichton told him "But we are very very close to being able to go to Earth" he added.

Each crewmember took inturns, Rygel asking about future food, Dargo asking about any new information, Jothee wondering about his time on Moya and Aeryn and Zhann choosing not to ask a question.

After another interrogation by Dargo and PA about how they got to Moya. The crew decided that it was time to retire to their quarters and that they would reconvene after breakfast the next morning to discuss how to return Aeryn and Crichton to their correct time.

Aeryn was just about to enter her new quarters (since her normal one belonged to PA) when a voice stopped her.

"Aeryn! Wait a second will ya?" Crichton called jogging to catch up with her. He fell into step with her.

"What is it Crichton?" Aeryn asked, it had been an exhausting day and all she wanted to do was sleep.

"Big day huh?" He replied.

"Yeah, big day" Was all she said, she was too tired for this.

Aeryn being exhausted and Crichton just being Crichton neither of them noticed Chiana hanging on their every word from the shadows.

"SO…." Crichton said. He really needed to talk to Aeryn, things had changed between them lately and he needed to talk to Aeryn about it but didn't know where to begin.

"Aeryn. I need to talk to you" he babbled out.

"We are talking Crichton" Aeryn replied teasing in her voice.

"Aeryn!" Crichton replied sharply "What's going on?"

"What are you talking about?" Aeryn replied all playfulness of her voice gone.

"You, me. What's going on?"

Aeryn did not want to have this conversation.

"We are friends" and with that Aeryn turned and started walking quickly away from him. Crichton had come this far and he was not giving up that easily, he jogged up and cut Aeryn off stopping her in her tracks. With one swift motion he put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him, their faces were inches apart John Crichton hadn't been this close to Aeryn in a cycle.

"Don't tell me you don't feel it too" He whispered into her ear.

Aeryn was speechless her mind and heart were racing the last thing she expected was for him to act like this.

"I…I.I " Aeryn stuttered her mind was totally blank all she could think about was her heart thundering in her chest.

"Tell me that you love me" He whispered again.

"I..I..I lo..love.. I love " She stammered "I've got to go" and with that Aeryn pushed Crichton off of her and ran to her quarters. Leaving Crichton standing alone wondering what the hell just happened.

Chiana blinked. What the hell was that? She thought and with that she slipped further into the shadows.

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What just happened? Aeryn thought her mind and pulse was racing. She loved Crichton, she loved this Crichton. Not the man that she was with on Tayln but this John. My john. She thought to herself. She had almost let her true feelings show but at the last minute she has pulled back. Why she thought. Why didn't I tell him that I loved him? He needs to know I need to tell him. Tonight. With that Aeryn left her quarters in search of Crichton.

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Aeryn awoke slowly as she slowly gained consciousness she felt another presence behind her, with that she turned and saw John Crichton's sleeping form behind her, the memories of the night before flooded back to her and she smiled, she hadn't felt this happy since her Time on Tayln. With that Aeryn rosed carefully trying not to wake John gathered her clothes and quietly left his quarters.

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John Crichton woke slowly he felt strange and as the memories floated back to him of last night he groaned, what had he done? Aeryn had obviously left before he woke up, did that mean she wanted to pretend it hadn't happened? Or was she ready to take the next step in their relationship? He needed to talk to her.

"But after I have a shower" he mumbled to himself as he rose out of bed.

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"Pilot where is Aeryn?" Crichton asked. He had dressed and decided that he should find Aeryn straight away.

"Officer Sun is having breakfast with the rest of the crew, your presence is requested." Pilot replied.

"Thanks pilot" and with that he terminated the com link.

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"Crichton!" Dargo said "How are you thi-"

Crichton didn't have time for pleasantries this morning he needed to talk to Aeryn.

"Aeryn! I need to talk to you" Crichton cut Dargo off.

"What about?" Aeryn replied obvious teasing in her voice.

Crichton sighed.

"Aeryn…." He said uncomfortably shifting from foot to foot.

"Crichton, sit down have some breakfast" Aeryn replied indicating the chair next to her.

"Why are you so stung out?" Teasing still in her voice.

"Aeryn! It's strung! Why are you so strung out" He replied.

This is strange Crichton thought to himself, why is she acting like this.

Aeryn halfed smiled "I know" she said.

"Know what?" Chiana asked totally confused.

Aeryn didn't answer all she did was smile at Crichton and then walked out of the room.

"What the frell was that?" Chiana asked.

Crichton shaked his head.

"I don't know" was all he was able to say.

"God Aeryn!" PC piped up looking at PA "You're suppose to get easier to understand as time goes on not more complicated" PC grinned.

"Don't ever presume you will ever understand me Crichton!" PA replied.

"Maybe it has something to do with last night…" Chiana purred.

Crichton whipped around at the mention of last night.

"What are you talking about Pip" His mind racing "What do you know?"

"Nothing" she replied sassy "much."

Crichton was nose to nose from the Nebrai in an instant.

"What do you know?" he demanded sharply.

"Um…no..not" The young Nebrai stammered obviously terrified by him all of a sudden.

She's not my Chiana he thought to himself, not yet anyway, This could probably work in his favour if he played his cards right.

"What did you see?" He demanded.

"well…i..i..just saw"

"Spit it out" he demanded.

"You asked her if she loved you" Chiana replied quickly crumbling under his towering form "And then she got freaked and ran to her quarters," She added quickly.

"Is that all?" He asked more gently.

"That's it I swear, honest," Chiana said quickly as he backed away from her.

With that he turned quickly and stalked out of the room.

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He was about half way down the corridor when Aeryn's voice stopped him.

"I thought you wanted to talk?" Aeryn called from the shadows.

"Aeryn, Chiana saw-"

"I heard!" Aeryn cut Crichton off "She didn't see anything, well nothing important anyway" She replied walking over to him.

"So…about last night" Crichton began looking Aeryn straight in the eye. "Where does that leave us?" He asked nervously.

Aeryn smiled as she walked over to him and out her arms around his neck.

"Where do you think?" she whispered and leant in to kiss him. When she pulled back he answered breathlessly.

"Somewhere very good" And lent in for another kiss.

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"Pilot" PA's angry voice demanded through the coms.

"Yes officer Sun."

"Where are our future selves?" she asked.

"On the Terrence" pilot replied.

"Thank you pilot."

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"Someone's coming" Aeryn said sharply.

As Aeryn and Crichton struggled for their clothes, PA entered the Terrence.

"Crichton, Aeryn you were sup-" She cut herself off when she saw the compromising position they were both in.

PA's face was priceless as she surveyed the scene before her eyes.

"Get down to command" PA said sternly obviously embarrassed and with that she left.

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The crew of Moya and John and Aeryn were all stationed in command discussing the situation they had on their hands. PA refusing to meet Aeryn or Crichton's gaze.

"I don't think that the time these Crichton and Aeryn are from will be altered in any way" PC informed them "There's somethin about a time loop-"

"Aeryn!" Future Aeryn's voice said interrupting PC explanation of the time travel "What the frell is wrong with you?"

"Nothing" PA replied.

"So why will you not look at me?" Aeryn asked.

PA took a breath and still refusing to meet Aeryn's gaze.

"When I was declared irreversibly contaminated, I never believed it" she said face a mask "Now I'm not so sure" she said simply.

"What?" Aeryn replied rage bubbling up inside her " Because I slept with Crichton?!" She said angrily.

"He is not of our species" PA replied "Its against everything we have been thought."

"I don't believe this!" Aeryn said angrily "I thought you would have realised that the peacekeepers were wrong about everything."

"They were wrong about some things" PA replied equally angry now "But this, you and him, is a disgrace."

Aeryn shook her head in disbelief. PA and Aeryn didn't care that they had everyone including pilot hanging on their every word the only person in the room to them was each other.

"You don't get it do you?" Aeryn said angrily "I love John, I love him I would die for him" she said leaning closer in to PA "if he said jump I would say how high and I know he'll do the same."

Aeryn turned her back on the crew and stormed out of the room.

"I think I should go and calm her down" Crichton replied raising to leave.

"We don't have time" Zhann interrupted "There is a flare, a kind or rip in time, that by my calculations should form in just under an arn" Zhann informed them all "We need to get our plan into action."

"OK" Dargo growled "Crichton and Crichton will go out in the Farscape Module and find out how this rip works."

"OK Dargo, Zhann stay here and continue those calculations, Chiana find Aeryn and get her in here, Rygel, Jothee and Aeryn keep a look out for any peacekeepers or Scorpy he'll probably be around somewhere" and with that PC and Crichton headed for their module.

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Farscape 1 was hanging in space waiting for the rip to form, "SO…." PC started. "What was that before with Aeryn?" He asked.

Crichton took a deep breath "If you travel down the same path we did, there are going to be some really hard times a head" He said not looking at him.

"But you both got through it" He said slightly confused ""'Your together."

Crichton shook his head.

"No, we didn't, not completely anyway and yes we are together but…"

"I don't understand," He said.

With a deep breath Crichton tolled PA everything, about Jothee and Chiana's betrayal, Zhann"s, Crais, Tayln's death, Aeryn's death, Jool, Shikzou and his twin.

"Oh my god" he whispered "I…I'm"

"Hey" Crichton said, "I think this rip is opening up" He replied.

As soon as the words had left his blips the Module started shaking violently.

"Zhann" PC yelled into the com "Its happening."

"OK, Aeryn's in a transport pod she should convene with you any microt now."

As if on cue the transport pod came into view.

"Future John you need to be in the transport pod, get them as close as you can so he can cross" Zhann informed them.

They spent the next few microts transferring Crichton safely aboard the transport pod.

"Hey" Crichton whispered as he dropped down to his seat near Aeryn.

"Hey" she replied "You ready to do this?" she asked.

"One slingshot manoeuvre commin up" he replied.

"I love you" Aeryn whispered.

"Love ya too" He grinned back at her "Time to get this show on the road."

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As the transport pod jerked from the slingshot manoeuvre and with the time rip that was occurring the pod was jerked violently from side to side until it was devoured by a swirly purple light, then there was nothing.

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"Whoo hooo" Crichton yelled "I gotta do that again," he said grinning.

"Are we back?" Aeryn asked just relieved to be alive.

"John, Aeryn what the frell did you do I could of gotten killed?" Shikzou voice echoed angrily over the coms.

"We are back baby, we're back."

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The crew of Moya gathered around where Crichton had landed the transport pod. How did this happen? Dargo thought last time I checked they were aboard Moya then there was some kind of substance and they end up in a transport pod in the middle of space? The whole thing just didn't make sense.

The transport doors hissed and out emerged Crichton and Aeryn but they seemed different more comfortable more happy to be in each other's presence it was strange.

"Hey" Crichton grinned stepping closer to Aeryn. The fact that Aeryn didn't seem disturbed by his behaviour confused Dargo even more.

"What happened?" Rygel asked.

"Had a little trip down memory lane, didn't we Aeryn?" Crichton said gazing straight into her eyes.

"Hmm.." Aeryn said obviously remembering something "I guess you could say that."

Crichton laughed. The crew were shocked they had never heard Crichton laugh like that, so happy, content, comfortable it was very strange. But Rygel had heard Crichton laugh like that before on Tayln and Aeryn had that twinkle in her eyes she had on most of her time with the other Crichton. Rygel may have been a self-centred slug but he wasn't stupid. And with one look at Rygel, Aeryn knew he saw the truth.

"Explain it to the rest of the crew for us" Aeryn said.

Then Aeryn took Crichton by the hand and lead him away from the crew.

"I love you John Crichton" she whispered in his ear.

"I love you too" He replied.

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THE END