Awake in Between in Pieces
So, I just finished watching both seasons of Dark Angel on DVD, and I realized why I was so angry when I first saw the series finale. It left nothing resolved. I'm not going to say that this story will resolve any of those things, but maybe a few. I just have one problem with one how one of the episodes turned out. This story might be ongoing because eventually, I might want to resolve all of the unresolved issues from the show. Who knows?
Summary: While he doubted his ability to lead such a diverse group of soldiers, everyone knew that he was more than capable. He never could leave a soldier behind.
Disclaimer: I own the twins and the idea behind this story. If a character is canon, it isn't mine.
Terminal City, Washington. The home to more than seventy-five percent of the transgenics that were let loose on the world. And more transgenics were making their way to the city every day. It was their safe haven, but they knew that even within the walls and fences of the city, they were never completely safe. In the twenty-two weeks since the Jam Pony incident, the riots had calmed down, but attacks by Familiars had doubled. Their effort to get rid of the transgenics had become desperate.
Detective Ramon Clemente worked with Max to find a way for the transgenics and humans to live peacefully. Max, with the help of Eyes Only, exposed Senator McKinley as a leader of the real enemy, driving him from his position of power. The humans and transgenics were working toward a resolution. Slowly, the humans realized that although they looked different and had abilities, they were just trying to protect their own and they weren't so different.
The humans backed down from their public displays of dislike of transgenics. The humans realized that the transgenics didn't have a choice in being born the way that they were. And they were born from surrogates, so that made them human enough. The humans fear of transgenics subsided when the Familiars were finally outed three months after the Jam Pony incident.
With all of the convincing that Max had to do with the humans, she had to spend less time in Terminal city, often times leaving the city leaderless.
Alec was named Max's second in command. But he turned down the position offers stubbornly for the first few weeks. He would have kept turning down the position if the Familiars hadn't launched their first attack on the city.
With Max leading soldiers of the X-series to protect the city, she left the base and everyone in it unsure of what to do. Naturally, they turned to Alec, and all the reluctance to become a leader disappeared. He started barking orders like he used to back in Manticore and everyone followed. While he doubted his ability to lead such a diverse group of soldiers, everyone knew that he was more than capable. The end of that battle was a victory for the most part. Injuries, but no deaths on their side.
And Terminal City had gained Alec McDowell as a leader.
But with all of the new leadership responsibilities, came lost hours of sleep every night.
Sleep that he was trying to catch up on when he was so rudely awaken by someone shaking him. He groaned as his eyes slowly peeled open. He was greeted by his scaly friend's face two inches away from his own. "Alec?"
"What do you want, Mole?" he groaned, trying to roll away from him.
"Your young ones aren't in Terminal City."
The X-5 could not believe that he was getting woken up because some kids. "Not my problem," Alec replied, throwing a pillow over his head.
"I believe they are."
"Tell Max to handle them."
"Alec," Mole said disapprovingly.
They both knew that Max wasn't good with the younger ones in Terminal City. The younger X-series generations still had it in their minds that Max was a traitor, but many of them were slowly getting over it. Even so, they took an easier liking to Alec instead. He had more fun than Max did and the younger ones appreciated that.
The X-5 rolled over and looked at his friend. "Which young ones?"
"The twins," Mole replied.
Alec sat up quickly, his back protesting the movement for a moment then passed. "What? Are you kidding me?"
"Hardly," Mole replied. "I don't kid."
Alec swung his legs over the side and rubbed his eyes. "Who'd they get passed?" he yawned.
"Luke and Dix."
"What are they doing standing guard?" Alec asked, looking up at him.
"Not my business," Mole said, taking a drag of his cigar. "But according to those two boneheads, the kids did it with such finesse that it couldn't have been their first time leaving TC."
"Those are my kids," Alec said proudly.
"Okay, hot stuff, while you're sitting here beaming with pride and filling yourself with hot air, two transgenic kids are running around Seattle without supervision."
Alec finally made his way to his feet. "I got it." He threw on his jacket and looked at his friend. "Lead the way." And he followed Mole out of the room.
When they got to the perimeter where Luke and Dix were standing guard, the sun had just peeked over the horizon. The looks on Luke and Dix's faces were relieved but scared to see the X-5. "Alec," Luke greeted. "Hey."
"Whatever apologies you have to say to me for waking me up from my nap, I don't want to hear it. Can somebody please tell me how two X-8 kids got passed you two?"
"Honestly?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, honestly."
"Well, the boy, he can charm the pants off of anyone. And his sister? Well, she is the sneakiest little thing alive." Alec looked at the transhumans incredulously. "Don't give us that look, Alec. You've fallen for those twin's tricks before." The X-5 smiled at those words. "You can't get mad at us for letting them get through."
"What are you doing standing guard anyway?" Alec asked.
"We lost a bet," Dix replied.
"Against?" Alec asked.
"That would be me," Mole said proudly.
"So, you're partially to blame for this," Alec said looking at his scaly friend.
"Sure," Mole replied. "It was worth it to win that bet."
Alec groaned. "You sound mad," Dix said.
"I'm not mad."
"It's just that when she looks at you with those hazel eyes and her brother has his charm game up to ten, then you're screwed."
"They'll be back," Mole said. "Just let them wander around. They look like regular kids." He didn't want them to waste their time on kids that would wander back into the city eventually.
"But they're not," Alec replied. "You know that, and I know that. And there are a lot more Familiars wandering around waiting to catch one of us. What if White finds them?"
"Then the brother-sister trouble twins will have to get out of their own mess," Mole replied, unconcerned.
"Right," Alec said with much skepticism. "What did they tell you guys for you to let them through?"
"Nothing," Luke replied. "They just caught us off guard."
"Are you really going to just leave them out there?" Dix asked.
Alec shook his head. "No. I'll go get them." He jogged a few steps away from the three transhumans and smirked at them. He sped up and jumped over the fence. He looked up and saw the sun peek through the clouds before it disappeared. "Just make sure that Max doesn't find out."
"You got it, boss," Luke said.
"Don't call me boss," Alec replied. He hated titles. He only used them when he needed something done and done right. "And don't let anyone else get passed the gate."
Alec turned and started walking away from TC. "What time can we expect you back?" Mole asked.
Alec turned around and saw a puff of smoke in front of Mole's face. "Don't worry about it. Maybe me and the twins might go for a jog in the park." With his transgenic hearing, he heard the three of them let out a short laugh. With that, he blurred away.
Okay, so here is a Dark Angel story. I guess I started writing this because I have a need to save people or to find some closure. Here is the first chapter. Please no flames. Thanks for reading. Please review. Lil-Rock