A/N: thought of this cool idea while I was in the shower..cuz I mean, who doesnt get great ideas when showering? :) enjoy!
It was a normal day, well as normal as it can get knowing that aliens have taken over the whole world. It was complete chaos that day, an event that will forever be embedded in the minds of those that have survived.
Tom Mason stood outside the hospital as he breathed in the cold dead air. He missed looking down the road and seeing cars drive by, people greeting each other as they pass on the sidewalk. A kid chasing his dog while the old man next door tells you to get off his lawn. Those were things he would never forget. But they were temporarily put off to the side as a loud explosion caught his attention. Turning around he saw flames and smoke rise into the sky. He wasn't the only one who saw either.
"What the hell is that?!" Yelled Weaver as he stood next to Tom staring at the smoke.
"Looks like it came from inside the city" replied Tom as he examined the situation. More people making their way outside to see what they had just heard. All whispering to each other wondering if it was another survival group or simply the aliens trying to find them.
One look at each other was all it took for them to understand that they should get a group together and check out what might have happened. The group consisted of Tom, Dai, Hal, Anthony, Maggie and Ben. After they were all geared up they headed out towards the city. None of them were sure of what they would find, they only hoped it was good news. It only took them ten minutes to drive down and stopped once they were at the entrance of the city. They all agreed to stay low and run back to the truck at any sign of danger.
"It looks like a war zone down here" Maggie stated as she kept her gun at the ready examining the area.
"Thats because it was" Replied Tom who knelt down next to one of the dead skitters.
Not seeing anything useful of telling them what happened they expanded their search. Hal and Maggie were paired together, of course, Ben was with Anthony and Tom was with Dai. They each took a different part of the area and watched the ground for any clues.
As Ben looked around he kept getting a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach. He didn't know why either and it continued to nag at him. Anthony noticed but didn't say anything. Ben never talked about what was bothering him so it would only be a wasted attempt. That was what always worried the Mason family the most. Ever since getting Ben back he always kept his feelings bottled up and would never tell anyone what was wrong. It wasn't because he didn't want to, it was simply because he knew they wouldn't understand.
"I don't get it, I'm not seeing anything that shows they were fighting someone. It looks as if they were fighting each other." Hal thought out loud.
Tom looked at the dead creatures and thought of the possibility that what his son said could be true. "I think they were..but the only question is, why?"
Thats when Ben really felt it. Almost like a tingling sensation that traveled up his spine, as if his spikes were vibrating. He wildly looked around to see if he could find the source of whatever was making him feel this way. He realized then that it must have been a deharnessed kid or a skitter that was still alive and trying to connect with him.
"Dad..theres something here, I can feel it." He finally spoke up walking towards the others, Anthony right behind him. The others hadn't heard what he said though because they were all busy staring at the blue lights lighting up Ben's back, more specifically, his spikes.
"Dad!" Ben yelled finally getting everyone's attention. "One of them is still alive." He explained again. They all scanned the area looking for any movement or signs of life.
As Ben kept walking, he could feel the connection grow stronger. It almost felt, familiar. Finally he saw it, a girl face down in the dirt, her chest barely moving showing that she was still alive.
"DAD!" Ben shouted as he knelt down and carefully turned the girl onto her back. What he saw shocked him to the core.
Everyone ran towards Ben to see what he found. It wasn't very surprising at first but after seeing the slow rise and fall of her chest they knew they needed to get her back to the hospital so Dr. Glass could deharness her.
"I..I know her. She was in my group." Ben said softly as he looked over the unconscious girl.
"I thought we got all the kids out of the hospital that day?" Dai asked confused.
"You did. She and a few others were separated earlier that day." explained Ben as he watched them pick her up carefully. Tom held her in his arms as he told Anthony to run and get the truck. As he ran ahead with Dai, the rest of them started heading the same way slowly making sure nothing was following or targeting them.
Anthony and Dai met them halfway with the truck and carefully loaded the girl into the back of the truck, Ben holding her in his lap. Hal sat up front while Maggie and Tom stayed in the back with Ben. After what felt like an hour they finally made it back to camp. Maggie ran off inside to tell Anne that they would need her help.
Tom took her from Ben and rushed inside to find where Anne was. After finding her in an empty room he placed her on an empty gurney that Anne finished setting up as soon as Maggie told her what was going on. Ben stood back and observed as they put her under the heavy dose of morphine and started ripping at her shirt so they could take off the harness easier. He wondered if thats how it was with him. If this was the same way they acted and worked when taking off his. Moving his hand to the back of his neck instinctively, he closed his eyes and thought back to that day. He was brought out of those thoughts when Anne called him over asking for help.
"I need you to help your dad pull off the harness as I burn through the spikes." He nodded and took hold of the bug and slowly started lifting as Anne moved the blowtorch underneath. Once it was off Anne checked her pulse and gladly stated that she would be ok. Ben felt a sense of relief as he heard the good news. Exiting the room he repeated her words to Hal and the others that were waiting to hear. Taking a seat in a nearby chair he let out the breath he realized he was holding and ran a hand through his hair. Hal patted him on the back before taking off to go find Matt.
It wasn't until he heard shouting that he realized he had fallen asleep, slouched in the chair with his head resting on his hand. Stretching his sore limbs he discovered that the shouting was coming from the room his dad was in. Quickly getting up he headed inside to see Dr. Glass and his dad trying to calm down the girl who was clearly confused and freaking out. She was screaming at them, telling them not to hurt her while Tom was softly trying to explain that she was safe, and that they weren't going to try and harm her in any way. Deciding they needed help Ben stepped forward and spoke loud and clear to make sure he could be heard over the shouting.
"Emily!" He watched as they all turned their heads towards him. The girls eyes widened as realization hit her and she remembered the boy who just spoke her name. Both Tom and Anne saw that she was no longer struggling and took a few steps back studying the scene before them.
The girl looked frightened and relieved at the same time. Tears slowly falling down her cheeks as she bit her bottom lip to keep it from shaking. Finally she opened her mouth, ready to confirm that what she saw in front of her was real and not a dream. Taking a deep breath she spoke,
"Ben?"
A/N: So I have this set during Episode 5 of Season 2. Everything after that episode is completely AU in this story, some plot lines may stay the same from the show but will have different events. Please Review!
