Disclaimer: All the characters from Dark Angle that I didn't make up along
with the world they live in belong to James Cameron and Fox. As for Gabe
and the rest of the characters not from the show well they are figments of
my imagination.
A/N: This story is dedicated to Anne. Why because she told me to write it and well I am. I hope you enjoy it. I am a slow writer and rather new at this being my first fan fic. With that said if I take a while to update bear with me. Reviews are welcome but don't be an asshole. Well that's it enjoy!!
1 Hope and Memory
Chapter 1: Gabriel Rath
The weather was typical for this time of year. Rain, lots of it, came down in sheets, right over the city of Seattle. The streets were quite for this time of night maybe due to the rain but more likely due to the increased curfew as well as the resent attacks on sector police. People just didn't like to be out after dark anymore. There are always exceptions though and Gabriel Rath was one of them.
Gabriel walked in a haze of his own thoughts. Work had been rather tough tonight and all he wanted now was to be home in his nice warm bed with his soft goose down pillow. Gabe has been working at Crash's for about 4 years as a bouncer and bartender. Most of the time he like the job. Sometimes though, like to night, things just seemed to get out of hand.
One of the regulars, Sketchy was what his friends called him, had brought in a friend from out of town. Well from the moment the shit walk in Gabe new there was going to be trouble. And he was right, in a very wrong way. It seems the guy was an ex of one of the girls there and she wasn't exactly thrilled to see him. At first there was a lot of screaming, then a slap that echoed above all the music and chatter of a full house. After that things seemed to calm down. Sketchy and some of his friends calmed down the guy. As for the girl she left the bar rather quickly after the slap.
Gabe thought that was going to be the end of it and he could look forward to an easy night, wrong again. The guy now was literally drowning himself in alcohol. He seemed rather distraught and with the alcohol on top of it, he started to get loud. Sketchy tried to calm him done as well as several other patrons sitting with them. Finally Gabe told them that he has had enough, and they should be getting him home to sleep it off. Sketchy's friends agreed and started to move him out the door when the ex walked back in with company.
Gabe had looked over just in time to see this huge man follow the ex in and start pummeling the drunken guy. Sketchy and his friends started to jump in but Gabe cleared a path between them and the huge bastard. Damn would this night ever end he thought.
"Get out of the fucking way!" Grabbing Sketchy and the drunk from in between him and the Man who was now staring at him with murder in his eyes. "You outside now or else!" Pointing a finger at the man. Damn he was big and the way he had been laying into the drunk, Gabe could tell he knew how to fight. But so did Gabe.
The ex now scramming, "Get him Reily! Kill that bastard." Looking at Gabe with seething hatred for having pulled the drunk out of the way of a serious beating. "This is personal and has nothing to do with you Gabe! Walk away and you won't get hurt."
Like Gabe was going to do that. The bitch must have really lost it to think this didn't have anything to do with him. This was his bar to protect as well as its patrons. "Wrong, this has every thing to do with me, now if would please just turn around and walk out the door I won't be forced to do something mean." Keeping his eye on Reily Gabe began to read him looking for weaknesses in his stance while still remaining semi-relaxed. Most conflicts could be resolved peacefully if you just stayed calm and passive. Some couldn't but Gabe was hoping this would be one of them.
It was this time that Gabe caught One of Stechy's friends checking up on the drunken guy. "Brian are you OK?" It was the girl that had always talked to herself in third person. Original Cindy was also tough as nails when you needed back up. But he didn't think he would.
Gabe looked down at the drunk and the back to the big man the ex had called Reily. "Moved him off to the side Cindy It doesn't look like any major damage. There is some ice and a towel behind the bar. Clean him up. Sketchy Call move your slow ass to cover!"
"You heard the man, Sketchy. Move your ass, or Original Cindy's gonna smack you upside your head, and worse than drunk-boy got it!" She stated, as she pulled Brian off to the side. He stumbled all the way. "Gabe, shuga, Original Cindy got your back, aiight?"
"Thanks girlfriend but I think me and Reily here can sort this out peacefully." Gabe stated looking directly into the eyes of his opponent.
Wrong again. With lightning speed Reily lashed out at Gabe. Gabe seeing the slight dilation of his pupils was able to block the punch. That surprised Reily but not as much as the punch to the solar plexus did. His breath caught and he doubled over witch gave Gabe the time to grab hair and slam his knee strait into Reily's face.
Nose broken and tears steaming down his face Reily lifted back up. The anger and pain showing plainly on his face, "Motherfucker, you are dead!" Pulling a knife from out behind his back he went after Gabe again.
The girl now in hysterics screamed! "Reily no!" But Reily was just too mad to see reason. Gabe knew this and got into ready stance. Knifes were always rather dangerous in a fight! More so than guns in close quarters Gabe thought. Guns could only hurt you if you were in front of the knives well they could slice just about anywhere within reach. And Reily looked like he knew what he was doing.
"Stand back every one!" Gabe made his way out in a larger section of the bar. One thing Gabe was grateful about was that the Bar was almost empty tonight. The only people left here were the regulars and the psychos. The regulars listened to him. Not because they didn't know how to protect themselves but because they knew that they could get in his way and then someone could get really hurt. "You don't want to do this Reily! I was being gentle with you before."
The shock on Reily that before was gentle gave Gabe all the time he needed. Reaching out with a well placed front kick to Reily's hand that sent the knife strait up and into the plaster ceiling. Not missing a beat Gabe then spun and with his other foot planted a solid sidekick into Reily's chest.
Reily staggered back holding his chest wondering how; in the blue hell did he do that? Maybe he should just go this guy was just embarrassing him one time after another. The thought of that though enraged him more. "You son of a bitch!" He than ran at Gabe arms in a blur putting everything into a last ditch effort to inflict some kind of pain.
Shit things just got rather heated now. Gabe didn't even have time to counter and of Reily's punches. In stead all of his concentration was on blocking the blows. He just had to let the bastard tier himself out. That was easier said then done. Despite everything Gabe had to admit that Reily did know what he was doing. He even landed a few glancing blows before Gabe fond the opening he needed.
Reily over extended on his finale punch that had meant to hit Gabe under the chin. Gabe shifted his head back just enough to let the blow miss him. He shifted forward lashing out with a viscous punch to floating ribs. He felt the crack but that didn't stop his forward momentum, which he used to put Reily even move out of balance. Gabe then raised his keen and kicked strait down onto Reily's ankle.
There was a loud snap and Reily shrieked and fell over clutching his now broken ankle. The girl now rush at Gabe shrieking "You asshole!" she didn't make it that far when a blur shot and intercepted her and knocked her to the ground unconscious.
Gabe laughed the only person he knows who could move that fast have to be Max. "Hi Max thanks for the help."
"Well I didn't want you to have all the fun." She replied smiling coyly. "Sorry I'm late guy, looks like you had a rather dull evening?" Walking over to one of the table that got knocked over and started to help straiten things up.
The whole while Reily had just sat there holding his ankle and screaming obscenities. Gabe walked over to him. Here let me help. Reily backed away with fear in his eyes. "Stay away you fuck!" Still inching backwards.
"Look I have three years of med. school and four years in combat medicine in the military." Gabe said calmly. He really hadn't meant it to go as far as it had but Reily had left him no choice. He actually felt bad for him. The bitch had probably strung him along telling him lies about her ex just to get him to come. "So are you going to let me help?"
Reily reluctantly let him still nervous but the pain was just unbearable. So Gabe checked him out told him it was defiantly broke and that he was going to have to get to a hospital to have it set right. The guy paled at this knowing full well what a repair like this was going to cost him. "You have two choices." Stated Gabe "One, you leave and take the unconscious woman with you. Two; we call you an ambulance and the police and let you explain to them why you pulled the knife and why you started to beat the shit out of some drunk."
Reily was still in pain but the temporally set that Gabe had done got rid a most of the unbearable pain. All that there was now was that dull throbbing pain. With the last statement made Reily get to his feet. He slowly picked up the girl and headed for the door.
As he walked past everyone was giving him dirty looks and some were calling him vulgar names under their breath. "Next time Reily don't bring the bitch and I will let you in." Called Gabe as Reily limped out the door.
After that he had told everyone to just go he would finish cleaning up the mess and get out of there himself. Gabe just hoped that the boss didn't find out about this little mess. He knew the guys would keep quite but he wasn't sure about the bitch or Reily.
So the night has sucked. And now hear he was walking in the pouring rain on his way home. A perfect end to a shity night. Well at least it couldn't get any worse, he thought as he turned down an ally way. OH! Yes it could! Ran though his brain. There in a heap of trash lay the body of a girl. Damn why me throwing his hands in the air. Gabe walked over to the body then stopped as he saw it move. Damn she was alive. Two bullet-wounds one to the shoulder one the leg just above the knee were plainly visible. Blood was also seeping from a wound to the head. She had probably hit it on the way down he thought. He had to get her out of there now or she would be dead. God would this night never end.
A/N: At the beginning of this story I dedicated it to Anne. Now I am going to have to dedicate it to Sara as well. She is great and I totally appreciated all her help. Stay tuned the second chapter is almost completed. I will post it when that happens.
A/N: This story is dedicated to Anne. Why because she told me to write it and well I am. I hope you enjoy it. I am a slow writer and rather new at this being my first fan fic. With that said if I take a while to update bear with me. Reviews are welcome but don't be an asshole. Well that's it enjoy!!
1 Hope and Memory
Chapter 1: Gabriel Rath
The weather was typical for this time of year. Rain, lots of it, came down in sheets, right over the city of Seattle. The streets were quite for this time of night maybe due to the rain but more likely due to the increased curfew as well as the resent attacks on sector police. People just didn't like to be out after dark anymore. There are always exceptions though and Gabriel Rath was one of them.
Gabriel walked in a haze of his own thoughts. Work had been rather tough tonight and all he wanted now was to be home in his nice warm bed with his soft goose down pillow. Gabe has been working at Crash's for about 4 years as a bouncer and bartender. Most of the time he like the job. Sometimes though, like to night, things just seemed to get out of hand.
One of the regulars, Sketchy was what his friends called him, had brought in a friend from out of town. Well from the moment the shit walk in Gabe new there was going to be trouble. And he was right, in a very wrong way. It seems the guy was an ex of one of the girls there and she wasn't exactly thrilled to see him. At first there was a lot of screaming, then a slap that echoed above all the music and chatter of a full house. After that things seemed to calm down. Sketchy and some of his friends calmed down the guy. As for the girl she left the bar rather quickly after the slap.
Gabe thought that was going to be the end of it and he could look forward to an easy night, wrong again. The guy now was literally drowning himself in alcohol. He seemed rather distraught and with the alcohol on top of it, he started to get loud. Sketchy tried to calm him done as well as several other patrons sitting with them. Finally Gabe told them that he has had enough, and they should be getting him home to sleep it off. Sketchy's friends agreed and started to move him out the door when the ex walked back in with company.
Gabe had looked over just in time to see this huge man follow the ex in and start pummeling the drunken guy. Sketchy and his friends started to jump in but Gabe cleared a path between them and the huge bastard. Damn would this night ever end he thought.
"Get out of the fucking way!" Grabbing Sketchy and the drunk from in between him and the Man who was now staring at him with murder in his eyes. "You outside now or else!" Pointing a finger at the man. Damn he was big and the way he had been laying into the drunk, Gabe could tell he knew how to fight. But so did Gabe.
The ex now scramming, "Get him Reily! Kill that bastard." Looking at Gabe with seething hatred for having pulled the drunk out of the way of a serious beating. "This is personal and has nothing to do with you Gabe! Walk away and you won't get hurt."
Like Gabe was going to do that. The bitch must have really lost it to think this didn't have anything to do with him. This was his bar to protect as well as its patrons. "Wrong, this has every thing to do with me, now if would please just turn around and walk out the door I won't be forced to do something mean." Keeping his eye on Reily Gabe began to read him looking for weaknesses in his stance while still remaining semi-relaxed. Most conflicts could be resolved peacefully if you just stayed calm and passive. Some couldn't but Gabe was hoping this would be one of them.
It was this time that Gabe caught One of Stechy's friends checking up on the drunken guy. "Brian are you OK?" It was the girl that had always talked to herself in third person. Original Cindy was also tough as nails when you needed back up. But he didn't think he would.
Gabe looked down at the drunk and the back to the big man the ex had called Reily. "Moved him off to the side Cindy It doesn't look like any major damage. There is some ice and a towel behind the bar. Clean him up. Sketchy Call move your slow ass to cover!"
"You heard the man, Sketchy. Move your ass, or Original Cindy's gonna smack you upside your head, and worse than drunk-boy got it!" She stated, as she pulled Brian off to the side. He stumbled all the way. "Gabe, shuga, Original Cindy got your back, aiight?"
"Thanks girlfriend but I think me and Reily here can sort this out peacefully." Gabe stated looking directly into the eyes of his opponent.
Wrong again. With lightning speed Reily lashed out at Gabe. Gabe seeing the slight dilation of his pupils was able to block the punch. That surprised Reily but not as much as the punch to the solar plexus did. His breath caught and he doubled over witch gave Gabe the time to grab hair and slam his knee strait into Reily's face.
Nose broken and tears steaming down his face Reily lifted back up. The anger and pain showing plainly on his face, "Motherfucker, you are dead!" Pulling a knife from out behind his back he went after Gabe again.
The girl now in hysterics screamed! "Reily no!" But Reily was just too mad to see reason. Gabe knew this and got into ready stance. Knifes were always rather dangerous in a fight! More so than guns in close quarters Gabe thought. Guns could only hurt you if you were in front of the knives well they could slice just about anywhere within reach. And Reily looked like he knew what he was doing.
"Stand back every one!" Gabe made his way out in a larger section of the bar. One thing Gabe was grateful about was that the Bar was almost empty tonight. The only people left here were the regulars and the psychos. The regulars listened to him. Not because they didn't know how to protect themselves but because they knew that they could get in his way and then someone could get really hurt. "You don't want to do this Reily! I was being gentle with you before."
The shock on Reily that before was gentle gave Gabe all the time he needed. Reaching out with a well placed front kick to Reily's hand that sent the knife strait up and into the plaster ceiling. Not missing a beat Gabe then spun and with his other foot planted a solid sidekick into Reily's chest.
Reily staggered back holding his chest wondering how; in the blue hell did he do that? Maybe he should just go this guy was just embarrassing him one time after another. The thought of that though enraged him more. "You son of a bitch!" He than ran at Gabe arms in a blur putting everything into a last ditch effort to inflict some kind of pain.
Shit things just got rather heated now. Gabe didn't even have time to counter and of Reily's punches. In stead all of his concentration was on blocking the blows. He just had to let the bastard tier himself out. That was easier said then done. Despite everything Gabe had to admit that Reily did know what he was doing. He even landed a few glancing blows before Gabe fond the opening he needed.
Reily over extended on his finale punch that had meant to hit Gabe under the chin. Gabe shifted his head back just enough to let the blow miss him. He shifted forward lashing out with a viscous punch to floating ribs. He felt the crack but that didn't stop his forward momentum, which he used to put Reily even move out of balance. Gabe then raised his keen and kicked strait down onto Reily's ankle.
There was a loud snap and Reily shrieked and fell over clutching his now broken ankle. The girl now rush at Gabe shrieking "You asshole!" she didn't make it that far when a blur shot and intercepted her and knocked her to the ground unconscious.
Gabe laughed the only person he knows who could move that fast have to be Max. "Hi Max thanks for the help."
"Well I didn't want you to have all the fun." She replied smiling coyly. "Sorry I'm late guy, looks like you had a rather dull evening?" Walking over to one of the table that got knocked over and started to help straiten things up.
The whole while Reily had just sat there holding his ankle and screaming obscenities. Gabe walked over to him. Here let me help. Reily backed away with fear in his eyes. "Stay away you fuck!" Still inching backwards.
"Look I have three years of med. school and four years in combat medicine in the military." Gabe said calmly. He really hadn't meant it to go as far as it had but Reily had left him no choice. He actually felt bad for him. The bitch had probably strung him along telling him lies about her ex just to get him to come. "So are you going to let me help?"
Reily reluctantly let him still nervous but the pain was just unbearable. So Gabe checked him out told him it was defiantly broke and that he was going to have to get to a hospital to have it set right. The guy paled at this knowing full well what a repair like this was going to cost him. "You have two choices." Stated Gabe "One, you leave and take the unconscious woman with you. Two; we call you an ambulance and the police and let you explain to them why you pulled the knife and why you started to beat the shit out of some drunk."
Reily was still in pain but the temporally set that Gabe had done got rid a most of the unbearable pain. All that there was now was that dull throbbing pain. With the last statement made Reily get to his feet. He slowly picked up the girl and headed for the door.
As he walked past everyone was giving him dirty looks and some were calling him vulgar names under their breath. "Next time Reily don't bring the bitch and I will let you in." Called Gabe as Reily limped out the door.
After that he had told everyone to just go he would finish cleaning up the mess and get out of there himself. Gabe just hoped that the boss didn't find out about this little mess. He knew the guys would keep quite but he wasn't sure about the bitch or Reily.
So the night has sucked. And now hear he was walking in the pouring rain on his way home. A perfect end to a shity night. Well at least it couldn't get any worse, he thought as he turned down an ally way. OH! Yes it could! Ran though his brain. There in a heap of trash lay the body of a girl. Damn why me throwing his hands in the air. Gabe walked over to the body then stopped as he saw it move. Damn she was alive. Two bullet-wounds one to the shoulder one the leg just above the knee were plainly visible. Blood was also seeping from a wound to the head. She had probably hit it on the way down he thought. He had to get her out of there now or she would be dead. God would this night never end.
A/N: At the beginning of this story I dedicated it to Anne. Now I am going to have to dedicate it to Sara as well. She is great and I totally appreciated all her help. Stay tuned the second chapter is almost completed. I will post it when that happens.
