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Could you do one where gabriel gets hacked by mei chen again and ends up really hurting riley then comes to to find out what hes done and has to deal with it? AU of the scene. What could've happened.

"How are you doing this?" Riley woke abruptly and stood, her hands raised in surrender.

"How am I doing what, Gabriel?" A frown appeared in Gabriel's eyebrows.

"Why are you watching me?" Riley started to panic a little.

"Gabriel, put the gun down."

"I don't want anything from you." He moved the gun from where it was aimed at Riley, almost as though he was following someone with it.

"Gabriel, you're cyber rendering, you need to hear me." He blinked a few times, almost as if she was getting through.

"Hey guys, listen, there was one thing - what the hell?" Riley didn't take her eyes off Gabriel as Nelson appeared on the computer. "Listen. Ok, look he's being hacked right now, you have to shut him down." Unblinking, Riley replied.

"How?"

"Is there a defibrillator on board? A surge of electricity might shock him out of -" Riley had no time to find a defibrillator, so she had no choice but to punch him, and hope it'd have the same effect. "Or you could do that." For a moment, it looked like it had worked, but then Gabriel straightened up, and launched an array of punches and kicks at Riley. She didn't have any time to react, barely managing to dodge those that were actually going to make contact.

"Gabriel!" She yelled, finally getting her own arms up in a defensive position. "Gabriel, it's Riley!" Riley could hear Nelson yelling in the background, and Lillian wanting to know what the hell was happening. She had been backed into a corner, and Gabriel was still advancing. As soon as she tried to move from the corner, Gabriel reached out and pushed her back into the wall, one hand wrapping itself around her windpipe.

"Why are you here," Gabriel yelled. "What do you want from me?" Riley was quickly running out of oxygen.

"Gabriel," she choked out. "Let go, please." He didn't immediately relent, but just as she was on the edges of consciousness, he released her, and she dropped to the floor, coughing and clutching at her throat. But it wasn't long before he dragged her up and pinned her against the wall again.

"I'm giving you one last chance," he yelled. "Tell me what you want." His forearm pinned her shoulders to the wall, but she managed to punch a fist into his stomach, causing his grip to loosen for a moment. Riley tried to slip out, but Gabriel managed to keep hold of her, push her back against the wall and deliver a blow to her head. She gritted back the cry of pain that was trying to force it's way out.

"Nelson," she called. "You gotta do something." Riley winced as Gabriel slammed her harder into the wall.

"Get out of my head," he spat. "Now!" He pushed harder again.

"Gabriel, please, it's me, Riley." The anger seemed to dissipate for a few seconds, and Gabriel blinked a few times in rapid succession again, but then it returned and Gabriel slammed Riley hard into the wall one last time, and the back of her head made contact and she finally passed out.


Gabriel removed his forearm from Mei Chin's shoulder and let her slide to the floor before turning around. He could vaguely hear someone familiar calling his name.

"Gabriel," it was getting louder. "Gabriel, come on, bro. Wake up." The walls began to flicker and move in and out of focus. "Gabriel." They suddenly snapped into focus, and Gabriel hurried over to the computer screen where Nelson, Lillian and Cassidy were crowded around, peering worriedly at him.

"What's up," he asked. "Something wrong?" Nelson pulled his glasses off, and Lillian sighed.

"You were hacked," Dr. Cassidy said. "Mei Chin got in and-" he paused, and the three glanced at each other worriedly.

"And what?" Gabriel asked. "What she'd do?" Lillian sighed again.

"It's not what she did, Gabriel. It's what you did." Gabriel frowned.

"What do you mean? What did I do?"

"Go check on Riley," Nelson said. "Make sure she's alright." Gabriel abruptly stood and looked around for Riley, not seeing her anywhere.

"Where is she?" Gabriel asked, turning back to the computer.

"Check the conference room," Lillian said. "That's where you came from." Gabriel hurried over to the double doors and pulled them open, immediately spotting her in a pile on the floor.

"Riley," he called, jogging across to her and checking for a pulse. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found it, strong and steady. "Riley, squeeze my hand if you can hear me." He gently wrapped his hand around Riley's, waiting for a response. When he got none, he carefully picked her up and carried her back into the main area of the plane. Setting her down in a seat, he walked back to the computer.

"What happened?" He asked, sitting in the seat.

"Whatever went on with Mei Chin in the cyber render," Cassidy said, frowning. "That was actually happening. But it was Riley in the room, not Mei Chin." Gabriel leant back in the chair.

"So I did this?" All three nodded, and Gabriel let his head fall into his hand.

"Gabriel, she's waking up." Lillian drew him out of his moment of confusion. "Go help her."

Gabriel stood and walked across to Riley, crouching in front of her. She groaned and slowly pulled a hand up to the back of her head, only opening her eyes when she felt blood come away. As she opened her eyes, she spotted Gabriel and immediately pulled away from him.

"Hey," he whispered reassuringly. "It's me, I'm not going to hurt you." Riley didn't move. "I was hacked," he said, sitting on the edge of the table. "I didn't mean to hurt you." Riley winced.

"Mei Chin?" She asked simply, her voice coming out dry and hoarse. Gabriel nodded, and he pulled a water bottle across the table for Riley. She gratefully accepted it and downed half the water. "Are you ok?" She asked, concern spreading across her face. Gabriel laughed incredulously.

"I just pinned you against a wall and knocked you out and you ask if I'm ok?" Riley shrugged.

"I know how much it hurts your knuckles when you hit people," she joked. "And I have a pretty hard head." Gabriel smiled sadly.

"But seriously," he said, a hard line returning to his face. "Are you ok?" Riley nodded.

"My head is killing me and I'm pretty sure you almost collapsed my windpipe, but I'm fine."

"Gabriel?" Lillian's voice sounded from the computer across the room. "Is everything alright?" Gabriel glanced at Riley before walking over to the computer.

"Yeah, everything's fine. We'll check in when we land." Gabriel switched the computer off and returned to his seat on the table. He reached out and held Riley's chin, turning her head to get a better look at the bruises already forming around her eye. "That's going to be a sweet black eye," he muttered, and Riley laughed."

"I'll remind you of that when it swells up enough that I can't see out of it," she replied. Gabriel smiled and stood again.

"I'll get you some ice. That'll help keep the swelling down." Riley smiled.

"Thanks. Better get some for your knuckles, too." Gabriel glanced down, noticing for the first time the cut knuckles and bruises forming around them.

"Wow, you really do have a hard head." Gabriel returned with two icepacks, and passed one to Riley before slumping into the chair next to her. "I really am sorry," he said. "I was out of control. I don't know what-"

"Gabriel," Riley interrupted. "It's alright. I get it." She gently reached over and patted his hand. "Just let me get some sleep before we land and I won't say anything about this again." Gabriel nodded his thanks, and Riley balanced the icepack on her eye, leaning her head back and closing her eyes.

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