Two Rimmers

Chapter 11: Funeral and disaster

"Sir?" Kryten said, knocking on the medibay door; hoping Rimmer was awake.
Kryten walked in, looking over at Rimmer; standing over Crystal's body and saluted her. As Kryten picked her up, Rimmer watching, he sighed, "Be careful with her."
"We will be sir." Kryten said, carrying her from the medibay to the landing bay where an escape pod was.
Rimmer broadcast the funeral into the medibay: he couldn't move from where he was sitting. Nerves immobalised him and he felt weak. Why couldn't he go to his own daughter's funeral?
He watched carefully as Kryten read a eulogy; it being difficult to produce as no one really knew much about her. Rimmer was amazed at how upset everyone looked; he could tell it was somewhat genuine. Lister was almost crying.
As Kryten placed her body in the casket, Rimmer sighed, his hands glowing more as his nerves worsened. Why couldn't he have gone. They saluted her, even Rimmer, before they sent her into the supersun. As soon as she left the ship, Rimmer felt pain and weak. His hands glowed green as normal and the light-bee from Crystal did too. He walked over to the window and watched the casket go into the sun. It hurt his eyes, but he saw it impact. A flare was produced from the sun as Crystal hit it.
As the flare grew, so did Rimmer's pain. Green encased his entire body and felt weaker. His legs almost gave way, but before they did, he held Crystal's bee; hoping it would come online soon. He sighed and let the green take him. 'I don't have Crystal anymore, whats the point? I might as well leave now...'

"Sir?" Kryten asked into the medibay. The entire room was encased in a green light; Rimmer's image only being projected faintly.
"Krytie, get out of here." Rimmer said horsely,
"What happened?"
"My light-bee..." Rimmer groaned, managing to see Crystal's glowing green too. "It's EM. You need to get Listy and Cat out of here."
"But sir..."
"Just go."
As Kryten left, more EM radiation filled the room, making a green glow eminate from the windows.
He was confused as to what was happening, but decided not to stay and watch. The best thing for him to do was to tell Lister and Cat what was happening.

"Sirs I need you to stay in here."
"Why Krytes? Something wrong?"
Kryten sighed a little, "It, it's Mr Rimmer. Something is happening to his lightbee down there and its too dangerous even for me."
"Oh, so, what do we do?"
"I say wait up here until the radiation has calmed down sir."