I do not own Dark Angel or its characters if I did it would not have ended.
The world came back to him all of the sudden. It wasn't slowly detail by detail built back up, but instead it all rushed upon him at once. He tried to gasp in but something blocked his airway, so instead he gagged and gaped like a fish out of water. Drool was pooling at his lower lip and dripping from the corners of his mouth. The piercing ring of his heart monitor as he panicked assaulted his ears and caused him to cringe around the tube down his throat. All at once nurses and doctors rushed into his room, cocooning his bed in the smell of antiseptic and frenzied hands.
"Alec, I need you to calm down so I can take this tube out. Can you do that for me?" A young nurse questioned him. At Alec's nod she carefully began to remove the tube. It eased out of his throat slowly and left a scratchy dry feeling in its wake. "Would you like so ice chips?"
Alec didn't attempt to speak, instead he just nodded his head again and the nurse left the room on light feet. Slowly the room's occupants began to dwindle after they had checked his monitors and poked and prodded, until finally it was only Alec and the young nurse with ice chips.
"Where Max?" Alec questioned softly, his voice cracking from misuse. The nurse, Maggy from her name tag, fed him another spoonful of ice chips before replying.
"She had to get something so she left for a little while." She answered quietly, her bright eyes dulling slightly. As Alec looked questioningly at her she refused to meet his gaze and instead focused on the purple cup and spoon in her hands.
"When will she be back?" Alec searched out her gaze imploringly but still she kept the blue orbs averted. After a moment she twisted a slender finger into a blonde strand that had fallen loose of her braid and bit into her bottom lip before staring straight at him.
"I don't know sweetie, but I'm sure she will be come back for you."
"Where did she go?" His voice becoming harder and more urgent, "Where did she go Maggy?"
"It isn't my place to say anything about that darling. Now you just rest…."
"Maggy…" The voice he used was small and lost, Maggy straightened her back and cupped his face in her palm giving him a soft smile.
"You really love her don't you?"
"Yeah I do." He stated without hesitation. Maggy nodded, her eyes crinkling in the corner with a hint of joy and sadness all rolled into one.
"You know she really loves you too." Alec cocked his head a bit at that, his brow furrowing in confusion.
"She never said…"
"She doesn't have to. I can tell. I saw the way she looked at you. She is a tough gal, but I think you're a chink her armor babe." Then with great care not to disturb her sore patient she rose of the bed and placed the ice chips on his bedside table. "Now anything else I can get you?"
"How about the release forms?" He replied cheekily. Maggy gave a throaty laugh and shook her head in amusement, letting her blonde braid swing across her shoulder blades.
"How about some ice cream instead?"
"I guess that will work, but only if you promise to tell me were Max went." Maggy frowned for a moment before giving a solemn nod.
"I think we can work something out." Maggy stated before turning towards the door. Only then did the transgenic notice the shadow in the doorway.
"Maggy! Watch…" But it was too late. The muzzle of a gun appeared from around the threshold and a shot with off. Maggy stumbled from the force of the blow before dropping in heap to the ground. Alec scanned her for the extent of the injury and saw a dart peeking out from the next of her pale pink scrubs. He allowed himself a sigh of relief before he swung his feet over the side of the bed and hefted himself onto unsteady feet.
A full man had appeared where it was once only a shadow and he gave an evil grin before lifting the dart gun and firing. Alec managed to slump to one side and miss the first dart. He took an unstable step forward and cringed at the aging that tore up his broken body. He didn't even see the second dart coming and it hit him straight in the neck. The world began to glaze over but he shuffled forward once more almost crying out at the pain that shot up his spine. The third dart buried itself in his arm and his knees began to tremble with exhaustion before he dropped down to the floor. Pain wrenched up his knees were they hit the tile and spread like fire up his thighs and into his torso, reaching all the way to his fuzzy head before he finally dropped onto his stomach. He managed to lift his head and peer up at the man who stood over him, seeing only bleach white teeth melded into a cruel smile, then everything went dark.