An Irreplaceable Truth
By marissafish
Author's Note: So welcome to the second chapter! For this I at first was like 'Ok Tamir is dieing this chapter' but then seeing as we established marissafish no willpower, I was thinking and well now every even chapter or something we'll go to 2012 and see what's happening there. :D But italics like this mean that Altair is talking…well once the OCs fully sync with each other is will most likely mean Sakina talking &…fuck it. Italics mean that an Ancestor is talking in THE REAL WORLD. NOT IN THE THRID CRUSADES, it will show up like this.
Summary: A group of female assassins works along side with Altair's group. When one of them breaks the Creed she is sent to work with Altair eliminating certain individuals. Meanwhile in 2012, Desmond is taken back by Abstergo and they are after a new descendant of an assassin.
Disclaimer: I do not own Assassin's Creed, Desmond, Altair, et al. If I did, Altair would be more bishie-like, Lucy & Desmond would be together, and the ending wouldn't be so cliché. Oh, and it would soon be an anime. And Desmond would have an ipod with him because I'm all about product placement. Oh we did that once practicing for Urinetown. The main villain was sitting at his desk (OMG corporate America is teh villain! 0o) and what did we put on his desk besides the briefcase full with money? Cheez-its! OMFG w00t Cheez-its! Oh sorry, got off track there but on with the story!
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Desmond looked out the peephole after the bell rang and recoiled when the face of the man appeared in the peephole. 'What the hell was the doctor doing here?'
"Desmond, I'm afraid that we need your memories. After some experimenting with one of the pieces of Eden, it seems that an assassin appeared from nowhere. We believe that she worked with Altair. We need to go back into your memories to get vital information." Desmond pulled a knife from his back pocket and flicked it open to expose the blade. He answered angry and tense with a small amount of bitter venom in his voice.
"Your science experiment didn't go as planned? Sucks to be you, doesn't it? Well thanks to you, I have some side effects. I'm not so sure I should come out, would you come out in my shoes?" The man sighed and signaled to the team to force entry. They nodded and silently went pick the lock.
"We do not know how much will change. It might change so much that Altair died before having a child; you & all your family will cease to exist. Is that what you truly want?" The softness of the last remark startled Desmond. He opened the door slightly to reveal the face of his captor for seven days. Thos seven days had changed Desmond; Desmond could see that the doctor's aura was a blinding red and looking around he saw the forms of three heavily armored men. Desmond glared and snapped the door shut.
"Go to hell, Vidic! I'll see you there." Desmond went to his room and opened his window and onto the fire escape. He jumped down from the stairs and took off running to the only safe place. Altair screamed in his mind to go and fight, Altair demanded blood and it wasn't easy to quell the urge to comply with the request. Desmond skidded and stepped into the small hotel.
"Kumiko's room please." The attendant nodded and gave the room number. Desmond bounded up the stairs and pounded on the door.
"Kumiko! It's Altair, please open the door! Torikabuto showed up at my apartment!"(1) The door opened a crack. Desmond could see how tired Lucy was, when did she last sleep. She nodded and pulled Desmond into the room and locked the door.
"What happened, Desmond?"
"There's a new assassin or something, it happened after Vidic played with the wrong toy. He said that eventually that it might cause Altair to die before having an heir, I'll cease to exist…" He trailed off and looked out the window. Lucy sighed and went to put a hand on Desmond's shoulder.
"You need to go back…if you cease to exist then there will be no one to stop the Templars." Desmond nodded and embraced Lucy.
"Thank you, I'll see you again when I escape, okay?" She smiled and nodded. They went their separate ways. Desmond walked to where he worked and waited for them to come find him. A few minutes later they burst in.
"Desmond, you care coming with us, voluntarily or forcefully." Desmond nodded and walked to where Vidic was.
"I pity the poor soul that will get captured because of my memories…"
"That's enough, Mr. Miles, now are you ready to come with us?" Desmond nodded and followed Vidic slowly. Altair was screaming in his mind and was resisting every step. 'Stop it Altair, I don't intend to let it happen like last time. And what is it you have planned? Some innocent is going to be captured because of you! This is going against the Creed and you know it! Shut up, old man. I have enough to worry about without you complaining.' That silenced Altair if only for a moment. 'Sorry, you do have enough on your plate, right?' Desmond smiled softly and followed Vidic into a black car.
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"After Lucy deserted us, we have hired new help. Desmond, this is Georgia. She is now in charge of the Animus & you. She has developed a duel-Animus where two people can experience the same memory from different points of view. Hopefully this will help us find the new assassin…now you know what to do Mr. Miles." Desmond nodded sullenly and got into the Animus. He felt himself fall into Altair's body and proceeded to go though those fated memories of where the Templars first attacked Masyaf. He noticed an older woman standing next to Al Mualim and a girl who couldn't be more than twenty, unconscious on the ground. She rose a few minutes later, Desmond looked closely at her. She was pretty to say the least; she had rich chocolate brown hair that was cropped short and vivid green eyes that were so expressive. She was thin but not so thin that she looked ill-fed; she burst out in anger.
"Master, you cannot be serious. We may have sinned but that does not call for the two of us to work together! It's against the creed for us to work together; our third rule, do not revel ourselves to be women!" Why was she so angry? What did the older women said her name was, Sakina? From the self-taught lessons in Arabic Desmond had, he could tell that her name meant 'calm'. She however seemed anything but calmed. Desmond felt the memory end and himself being pulled out.
"Is that enough to find her descendant? We need to find Sakina's descendant. Mr. Miles, you know where the subject's room is. Do whatever you want; you're not going to be using the Animus for several days." Desmond nodded and went into the familiar room. He sighed and climbed on to the ladder of the bunk bed. He was most likely going to be the only one here for a while, might as well get what he wants. He flopped onto the bed and looked at the ceiling.
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Jenny smiled and opened the door to her house.
"I'll see you tomorrow at school, mon ami."
"OMG you know I hate it when you speakith the French to me! For all I know you could of called me your shoe! I'm not a shoe!" Jenny laughed and waved to her best friend since kindergarten.
"And that's why I love you. You always make me feel smarter than thou, but seriously I'll talk to you tomorrow. I got a History paper to do, my god! I hate that class."
"Please, both of us know you're going to enjoy doing a paper on assassins. Why do you get all the awesome subjects?" Jenny smirked at her longtime friend.
"Because you touch yourself at night, now skedaddle. I'll talk to you tomorrow." They smiled and Jenny went inside.
"I'm home!" She heard the scratching of nails on wood and her lab bounded into the foyer.
"Hey, Sammy! Did you miss me? Of course you did, who's such a good boy? Yes you are!" Jenny hugged the dog; Sammy was her best friend of all friends. She dropped her book bag down onto a chair in the kitchen and grabbed a packet of instant ramen. She cooked it and walked to her room. She didn't live alone, her parents just usually weren't home when she was home; unless she was asleep or sick…then her parents make an entrance. She pushed play on her iHome and 'Kill the Rock' came out of the speakers. She set her snack down and danced with the music. She danced over to the laptop on her desk and turned it on. 'Kill the Rock' ended and 'Don't Ask Me' came on. She smiled and sang with the song. Sammy howled and moved around, Jenny laughed and sat down in her chair and went to check her email: a new review for her story on a few new comments on one of her YouTube videos, and an email from her Japanese pen pal. She went to click on the email from Takumi, her Japanese pen pal, but the doorbell rang. She paused the music and went downstairs with her ramen snack.
"Who is it?"
"I'm looking for a Ms. Jennifer Bodine, does she live here anymore?" Jenny glared and opened the door as far as the chain bolt and looked at the man standing at the door. He was at least sixty.
"You're talking to her daughter. Now who are you and what do you want?" The man smiled and put his hand out. They shook hands.
"I'm Dr. Warren Vidic and I wish to talk to you on behalf of the company I work for about the opportunity of a lifetime that you could come and experience." Jenny opened the door and gestured for Vidic to come in. She walked into the kitchen and called out to Vidic.
"You want anything to drink?" She heard the reply of that water was fine and she grabbed a glass and filled it with water. She walked back to Vidic and handed him the glass. She led him to the living room and sat down on her chair.
"So what's the offer?"
"You will come with me to an island where we are developing something like a video game." Jenny cocked her head and closed her eyes. On one hand she could stay here, play old-school video games, eat whatever she please, listen to music as loud as she wants and play with Sammy but have to go to school. On the other hand, she could go with Vidic, test a new video game, and not have to go to school.
"Three questions: one, can I eat whatever I feel like? Two, can I listen to my music and listen to it as loud as I please? Three, can I bring my dog, Sammy?" Vidic mulled over the questions, she seemed like she wanted to come but wanted a few things if she was going.
"I need to make a call to my employers, I'll be right back." Jenny nodded and picked up a old, tattered book and began reading while Vidic left the room.
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"What is it, Warren?"
"She's on the brink of agreeing to come but wishes to know a few things."
"What does she want to know? If it's about the project…"
"No, nothing like that, we're dealing with a teenage girl. She did only ask can she eat whatever she feels like; can she listen to her music and listen to it as loud as she pleases; and if she can bring her dog. What should I tell her?"
"Tell her yes to all three and to pack her bags if she's coming, you leave in three hours." Vidic heard the dial tone and walked back to where Jenny was waiting. She was still reading her book.
"It's a yes to all three, if you wish to come, pack up. I leave in three hours." Jenny smiled and shook Vidic's hand.
"I'll go get ready then." Jenny left the room. She ran up to her room and pulled out a couple duffle bags. She shoved a majority of her clothing into one of the duffle bags and labeled it 'Clothing'. She unplugged her laptop, iHome, ipods, and any other electrical equipment she could thing of and put that in the second bag. After labeling it she went and dragged food for Sammy and some ramen for her to eat she went into the bathroom and grabbed necessary stuff. She put that into the last bag and walked through the house making sure she had everything. She saw her sketchbook on the table. She grabbed it and her drawing things and put that in her bag. She grabbed some DVDs, CDs, and a CD player just in case. She sighed and sat on her bed for a few moments. She got up and went to the living room.
"I'm ready to go; I just need help getting my stuff down to the car." Vidic nodded and picked up his cell.
"She's ready, she however needs help bring her stuff." A pause then an order.
"You may come in." Some mumbling then Vidic shouted.
"No, you cannot enter though the window!" Jenny sighed and went to her room and grabbed her clothing bag and dragged it slowly to the door. She went back and tried to drag her second bag. A huge, burley man came into her room and picked up both of the bags. Jenny sighed and walked after the man.
"Come here Sammy. Come on we're going on vacation!" The dog ran up to Jenny who smiled and petted the dog. She grabbed his leash and snapped it onto the black spiked collar. She led the dog out but stopped at the door to grab her messenger bag and house keys. Jenny followed Vidic and went inside the black car with Sammy trailing her. Jenny put her headphones on and after deciding on some music fell asleep.
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"Ms. Bodine, we're here." Jenny woke up and stumbled out of the car. She yawned and stretched a bit before walking after Vidic with Sammy following her.
"Ms. Bodine, we are going to take a helicopter to island. We should be there in a few hours at least."
"Ok, but Dr. Vidic, please call me Jenny. Ms. Bodine is my mom." Vidic nodded and the group went into the helicopter. An hour or two later they landed on a building. Jenny and Sammy got out and followed Vidic to where the project was taking place.
"Hey, Doc, now you're moving onto children? Disgraceful, I don't think your ancestors would have taken a child."
"Mr. Miles, this is Jenny Bodine, she will be working with you." Jenny smiled and waved slightly at the man.
"Yeah, as Doc said I'm working with you. So what's the point of this video game? I mean the back story and stuff." Desmond looked at her puzzled. What was she talking about?
"So you didn't tell her Doc? Can't say I'm surprised, you grab me off the street and lie to this one to get her to come with you." Jenny looked confused. She sighed and poked Desmond who had walked over to her.
"Yo, stupid, I'm right here. I know it's amazing and all but I can HEAR you. Just tell me where my goddamn room is. I'm tired as hell…huh. I feel like ghetto ramen now. And listening to music…eh forget it. I'm going to bed." Jenny adjusted her messenger bag and went to one of the doors. It opened and she poked her head in to see bunk beds and two desks.
"I call the bottom bunk!" Jenny laid on the bed for a moment than got up. She walked back into the lab area.
"Dude, can I have my stuff?" Vidic nodded and beckoned the man holding Jenny's bags to put them down in the room. Jenny waved to Vidic and Desmond and went back into the room.
"You know I'm going to tell her everything, don't you?" Vidic sighed and nodded.
"Yes I do, in fact I was anticipating it. If you tell her then my work will most likely become harder…" Desmond nodded and went into his, no, their room to see Jenny unpacking a bag. She was singing too. It was a older song; he couldn't place where he had heard it though. She turned around and the words died on her lips. She smiled gentle at him.
"So we share a room, huh? Well I hope you're not allergic to dogs, I can't sleep without Sammy, and he's my best friend in the world." She went and placed a laptop on one of the desks. 'She moves slow, simple, and methodically. She would make a good assassin. Old man, I don't care if she would be a good assassin. What I care about is trashing the lab so they cannot continue this and for both of us to escape. Tch, count your small blessing. Now you have someone who doesn't only care about my memories to talk to. And the nice fact that Vidic let her pack whatever she wants.'
Jenny smiled and picked up a picture of her parents and her at her thirteenth birthday. She set it down on a nightstand near her bed and looked at Desmond. She heard her stomach rumble and went to the third bag on her bed. She opened it and took out a Cup-of-Noodles.
"Hey, Des, you want one?" Desmond snapped out of his conversation with Altair and looked at the cup in Jenny's hand.
"Yes, you are a god…" Jenny laughed and tossed Desmond the cup.
"I already knew that, I just don't expect people to recognize me. Now we just need hot water…" Jenny walked into the door. "Those sons-of-bitches locked us in! I swear to fucking god, their ass is getting pwned tomorrow. Now how are we supposed to have ghetto ramen? I even have chopsticks! They suckity-suck-suck-suck….wait this calls for PIRATED RAMEN! Woohoo, oh yeah I still need to check mon email. Ne, Des, do you want to borrow one of my ipods? I'm sure I have some music you'll like on one of them." Jenny looked at Desmond and burst out laughing. Why did she do that? Because Desmond had the classic face of 'Dude, WTF?' on his face and nothing is better than that. Jenny opened the cup and started munching on it. She turned on her laptop and went off into her own world only semi-aware of what was going on. A few hours later she yawned, shut off her computer, and moved the bags off her bed. She whistled for Sammy and fell asleep hugging Sammy.
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Jenny and Desmond woke up to an earthquake. They sat up with a start and looked around disheveled to see a smiling Vidic.
"We're going to wake up like this every morning aren't we?"
"What fucking time is it?!" Desmond snorted at Vidic's face. Vidic looked appalled that Jenny would speak like that.
"Six in the morning, now come you two. We have to duel-sync the two of you." Desmond jumped down from his bed while Jenny grumbled random words that weren't so pleasant. They walked to the duel-Animus and both got onto each of their own side lied down, and the fiber optic screen slide of their eyes.
"I'm going to run both of you though the Phantom Garden." They felt a pull at their minds and went to a place that seemed randomly built at best.
"Desmond, you need to find Jennifer! She is 'bleeding' into her Ancestor." Desmond in Altair's body nodded and looked around. It was chaos to say the least. He activated Eagle Vision and looked around. Sharp, short bursts of color blinded Desmond. He looked for a solid blue, one that didn't change. There it was! Desmond started running to Jenny. He skidded and looked at her. She was fighting guards, this was worse than her having a nervous breakdown. Instead she accepted who her Ancestor was and lost herself to it.
"Jenny, stop it! Goddamn it!" He blocked one of the guards whop tried to attack him and Desmond quickly slit the guard's throat. He quickly fought off the guards and grabbed Jenny who was in Sakina's body and ran.
"Listen to me. You are not Sakina, you are Jennifer Bodine." She struggled against him, she was quick, but he was stronger. Desmond let go of one of her hands and slapped her. She stared at him in shock blinking repeatedly. Desmond smirked at her. 'Shock always works. Also low, you didn't see me ever use shock or slapping to achieve my goal. You did all the time. Now shut up.'
"Say it with me; I am Jenny."
"I…I am…" He slapped her harder, he could see that it was a war raging inside her and she was losing to her Ancestor.
"I am Jenny…I am Jenny. Ow, my head hurts. Who are you again?"
"That can happen when you have to fight for the control of your body. And I'm Desmond, remember? I'm just in my Ancestor's body. His name was Altair."
"Fight for the control…OMFG I'm short! I-I'm missing a finger! What happened, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, what happened?" Desmond grabbed Jenny's shoulder and forced her to look at him.
"This is not your body. This is your Ancestor's body, relax. Now have you ever played Halo?"
"'Have I played Halo?' he asks, who hasn't played Halo. The first week it third one came out I lived off on coffee and Pocky. Or was that MikomiCon? I can't honestly remember, how weird. So where are we and what does Halo have to do with this?"
"Well it's like Halo Co-Op. If I die then you have to get to safety for me to respawn and visa-versa. We are in the Phantom Garden."
"I see, so what do we do in the Garden. Eh, who cares? I'm going to go kill something." Jenny walked with her blade drawn to a group of guards. She sliced one of them and looked at the group suddenly surrounding her. Desmond sighed and took out his throwing knifes. He threw his knifes and killed all the guards before Jenny killed anyone or died.
"We are assassins. You do know what that means don't you?"
"Yeah, something about being stealthy and being like ninjas but not as cool, so?"
"How do I explain this? You do NOT go up to random guards and kill them just for fun." Jenny thought for a moment and walked back to Desmond. She sighed and whacked Desmond with her sword. She laughed slowly and whacked him again.
"You're fun to hit…I like that. You also lack ego." Desmond twitched and took out his own sword. She slapped him with her sword and that's about when Desmond lost it.
"You are so fucking dead, you stupid little bitch!" Desmond swung his sword and Jenny yelped.
"What the hell did I do? Fuck, you can't take a joke!" Desmond swiped at her again and nicked her shoulder. She fell and took out the short blade. She aimed at his Achilles' heel but Desmond jumped with the true precision of an assassin.
"Oh, fuck. Hey, can't we talk about this Des? Altair, stop this nonsense right now." That stopped Desmond, Jenny sighed in relief.
"That was close. You almost killed me!" Jenny glared at Desmond.
"You kept hitting me! What do you expect me to do?" That made Jenny pause and look down to the ground.
"Sorry about that, so what now?"
"If the two of you have stopped behaving like children, we can go onto a memory; now, one last thing. NO KILLING EACH OTHER!"
"Wow, I didn't know Georgina care so much."
"Nah, she just being all pissy because she doesn't want to see the same memory again and again because we have fun kicking each others ass but let's face it Des, I kick your ass more. Damn now I feel like ghetto ramen or pirated ramen…that stuff is like crack: addictive and bad for your health. Eh who cares? You only get one life, right?" They felt themselves being loaded into a memory. Hopefully they would work together in perfect unison.
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So that was the end of the second 'An Irreplaceable Truth'. I hoped you enjoyed it. So the nice pretty (1) mean an Author note. So that part I felt that Lucy and Desmond would use alias in case any Templars were listening.
Kumiko Lucy
Altair Desmond (obvious)
Torikabuto Vidic
Vidic got Torikabuto as mini-homage to Kabuto from Naruto but also because Torikabuto is a plant that can is to alleviate the pain & is also used to kill. Lucy just got a random Japanese name… Hahaha, yeah… Well I hoped you enjoyed this chapter & drop me a review if you're not to busy or pm me. I don't really mind either.
Sakina & Altair arrive at Damascus. What will the investigations reveal about each other? Will they be able to resist the idea of killing each other?
NEXT TIME: Tamir & Manal! Assassination at High Noon!