Welcome to my guilty pleasure/semi theory/Winter Hiatus fic. You will know the "guilty pleasure" and "semi theory" aspects of this fic by the end of this chap. I hope to God I can make this story short and finished before the show comes back on as I have a lot of stuff on my plate right now.
Summary: Walter may have finally found a way to save both worlds but it will require something from both Peter and Olivia that they're reluctant to do given the current status of their partnership. Can they set their woes aside and do what must be done before it's too late?
Disclaimer: I dont own Fringe or the characters or it's move to Fridays beginning Jan 21st (just making sure you all knew that!)
Olivia hates herself.
She may have been the Olivia that Peter had been drawn and attracted to in the beginning, but she was not the Olivia that Peter loved. That was the only conclusion she came to when the truth came out and all of her hopes and dreams for the two of them while trapped on the other side were crushed.
Peter knew this too…the moment he had learned that he had the wrong Olivia, he knew that things were never going to be the same again for either of them, no matter how badly deep down they both wanted it.
But life goes on…there was still two worlds to save and a war to stop and both of them knew that they couldn't let their anger, their bitterness, and their heartbreak get in the way of all of that…
…not until the war was over anyway.
Both Peter and Olivia shared the same belief that there was hope for both universes to be saved and finally be at peace. But it would require the mad genius skills of Walter to determine how this could be accomplished. So for weeks on end, Walter went to work on about a hundred different theories until finally he found one…so simple and yet so logical.
"I found a way to do it," said Walter. "I've found a way to restore balance to both universes."
"You did?" asked Peter. "And it's doable?"
Astrid was a bit worried. "I dunno if it's a good idea to tell them what you told me, Walter."
"I don't think that really matters," said Olivia. "At this point any idea is worth considering."
"Wonderful," said Walter. "Now then, my theory is that if the events in the parallel universe were caused by…my crossing over and saving Peter, then it could mean that the universe itself could be seen as something similar to how the human body functions. The human body when in contact with a foreign substance will either treat it as something that is either helpful or harmful. When I crossed over for Peter, my body and my clothing coming in contact with the parallel universe caused a reaction by the universe itself. I have sickened it…I made our universe and everything within it a poison to the other, and those who have crossed over along afterwards (including our Belly and Agent Dunham) may have only added to that. The only way to remedy the situation is to make the parallel universe able to accept this supposedly contaminated universe as an acceptable part of its own."
"So that means we have to create some kind of link for it?"
"Yes, son… and it can only be achieved with a living thing from the other side. Preferably one who is here now and can cooperate with the goal at hand."
"Me then huh?" Peter sighed. He didn't seem all that surprised. "So what exactly do I have to do? You gonna inject with something?"
"No…you have to merge with a part of this universe in a permanent way… one that cannot be separated once formed. And the only way to do that Peter, is through a definite living merger."
"I don't get it," said Peter.
Walter was getting nervous. "It's…a bit…unusual but highly practical. I understand you and Agent Dunham are currently not on best of terms…but I would nominate her…to create the other half. I believe she's the best candidate for it."
"Walter?" Olivia was getting frustrated. "What are you talking about? What do you want Peter and me to do?"
"He needs you and Olivia to make a baby."
The room fell dead silent as all eyes turned to Astrid.
She just shrugged at them. "Well...somebody had to say it."