(a/n: sorry for the wait. Here you go the next chapter, enjoy.)

Black Light ch 14

Alex punched a hole in the grey wall growling "Stupid, Stupid" he kicked another large hole in the wall furiously cursing at Caldwell, BlackWatch and himself for not protecting Dana.

Alex and Elizabeth managed to evade the BlackWatch choppers and they found refuge in an empty office building near St. Paul's Hospital.

Gruesome images of torture appeared in his mind making Alex snarl, "If they touch her I will tear those bastards apart and I'll make that bastard General suffer".

Elizabeth was sitting on top of a wooden desk, her eyes following Alex around as he paced around kicking holes in the wall with a hint of a smile on her pale face.

She had planned on ridding Zeus's sibling in order to turn him over to her side but this was better then planned. Zeus was furious and willing to kill every BlackWatch soldier in order to get her back, making it easier for her to influence him. Elizabeth smirked; she may even get rid of the alien that dared invade her mind and the other filthy creatures that the humans have allied themselves with.

Alex stopped pacing and glanced out the window at the city "How could they have known" he muttered to himself. He heard Elizabeth get up from her seat and walk to his side; she looped her arm around his and leaned her head against his shoulder

"At least we're alive" he muttered, Elizabeth nodded "We could try getting into BlackWatch HQ" said Alex "but it won't be easy, we're going to need some help" he glanced at Elizabeth "We have to see Ragland again".

At BlackWatch HQ Dana was dragged into an operating room and was treated for the gunshot wound. Currently she is resting up in a cot, in a small room in a corner of the base with Caldwell sitting at her bedside.

Meanwhile General Randall sat in his office with McMullen, they both had a glass of whisky in hand "You're little virus didn't work" grumbled the General McMullen nodded "Yes, but it did manage to slow him down in time for us to come up with a better solution" McMullen took a sip of his drink and asked "How is that coming along anyway?"

the General glared at him "Its almost complete, we just have to complete some small details to work out" he drank from his glass then grumbled "Now that we have Mercer's sister, we might actually get some results".

In Dana's room, her eyes opened slowly, she saw that she was in a small room that had plain grey walls. Beside her bed was a heart monitor and other medical equipment, she tried to get up but she was strapped to the bed by restraints and her shoulder felt extremely sore "I wouldn't be moving around if I were you" said a calm voice.

Dana looked to her side and saw Caldwell sitting in a chair beside the bed reading a magazine "You need to rest" said Caldwell turning a page "You lost a bit of blood and the bullet was lodged in you're shoulder and it took a while to remove".

Dana scowled "Where am I?" she asked "Well sweet cheeks you're at BlackWatch HQ in Battery Park" he said casually, he tossed the magazine to her "Here, you can have it I read it like ten times since I got here, a load of crap if you ask me". She eyed him suspiciously "Don't call me that, why are you being so nice and why do I feel so weird?" she rubbed her eyes, he chuckled "Ok I won't call you that, Well I'm being nice because unlike the General and the rest of BlackWatch I actually prefer to treat people like normal people, unless you want me to treat you like dirt"

Dana shook her head "No, its just very surprising, my past experience hasn't really been good with BlackWatch, since you and those soldiers have been trying to kill me and my brother".

He nodded "Understandable, and that weird feeling must be the anesthetic" He sat back in his chair

"To be honest I'm being nice to you because of Alex" Dana raised an eyebrow "What about him?" "He was the only one in BlackWatch I could call friend, he helped develop the super soldier serum and through out the trials he helped me survive and got me through some close calls, so I figure that I owe him by keeping you as safe as I can".

Dana just stared at him blankly "My brother didn't work for BlackWatch, he worked for Gentek" Caldwell snorted "Well I hate to break it to you but Gentek and BlackWatch work for the same person, that scumbag Raymond McMullen and if it were up to him, he would have gutted you like a fish but I managed to talk him out of it".

Dana just blinked then narrowed her eyes "How do I know you're telling the truth?" "You don't" he said bluntly "But you'll have to trust me, I'm probably the nicest guy you could meet at BlackWatch". Dana snorted "Yea right" she just lied there quietly till Caldwell spoke up "Since we're going to be here for a while, we might as well get to know each other a little better" Dana groaned and started hoping that Alex is on his way to rescue her.

The Young Justice team slowly made their way back to BlackWatch HQ "Ugh tell me that we didn't just get the crap kicked out of us and let BlackWatch get to Mercer first" groaned Kid Flash Robin just nodded "We just did" Aqualad's communicator beeped, he answered it and saw Batman on the screen "What happened?" Aqualad told Batman what had happened, who just frowned.

After Aqualad had finished telling him what happened, Batman frowned "That's not good" "What about you? Any progress with the infected?" asked Miss Martian Batman shook his head "No, their numbers are growing way to quickly, they are starting to appear in random parts of the city, every time we try to isolate them but they just escape and spread" Batman's eyes narrowed "I also heard that Mercer escaped with that girl from Gentek but they captured his sister"

"Where is she?" asked Superboy "BlackWatch HQ".

Alex and Elizabeth made their way to St. Paul's Hospital in disguise, they side by side, quietly passing soldiers that were posted on each street easily.

The two reached the hospital, Alex whispered to Elizabeth "Wait here" she nodded and stayed close to the door. Alex entered the morgue and saw Ragland but he was not alone.

He stood with his back to him and in front of him was Captain Cross

"You!" snarled Alex Ragland turned around with a look of surprise "Alex wait!" but before he could explain Alex rushed at them, Cross knocked Ragland aside and started shooting him with his pistol.

Alex tackled Cross knocking him off his feet, he knocked his weapon out of his hand and Alex turned his arm into its blade form "Wait Alex stop!" yelled Ragland "Why!" seethed Alex "You've been working with them!" "No I'm not, Cross is working with me, to stop the infection" said Ragland in a stern voice.

Alex glared at Ragland then at Cross "Just let us explain" said Ragland softly, Alex just glared at Cross then he got up and hissed "Fine".

Cross got up rubbing his throat "Looks like the reports are right, you're back to you're old self" Cross put his gun back into his holster and pulled up a chair "Now where do we begin?"

"How about why are you two working together" growled Alex Cross nodded "Good place to start" he took a deep breath and began to explain.

"You see me and Ragland go back, we served in the same squad in the military long ago, well anyway when Ragland left BlackWatch he asked me to keep tabs on McMullen so I did. Well I did my best at keeping Ragland informed but when the infection started things got really crazy, with you, the infected and now you're girlfriend, who you sprung a few days back"

"she's not my girlfriend" muttered Alex Cross just shrugged "Whatever. Anyways, things have gotten so complicated lately General Randall has decided to enact the final solution to clean this mess up" Alex blinked "What do you mean complicated?"

"There are reports of infected popping up all over the place, they are breaching containment protocols and by McMullen's calculations BlackWatch forces will be overpowered and Manhattan will be lost within days". Alex frowned "What's the final solution?" "A Nuclear bomb in the heart of the city" said Ragland, Alex let the information sink in then he asked, "How did BlackWatch find me?"

Ragland said quietly "They have developed virus detectors and they have been going through some areas they suspected where you were hiding in, till they got lucky and found you" Alex frowned "So much for sneaking back into BlackWatch HQ"

Cross nodded "Even if you could get past the scanners, you would have to get through their super human and the junior justice league".

Alex just waved a hand "Not a problem all you have to do is get me into BlackWatch" Cross sighed "I can't Alex, They really tightened security since the last time, it would be suicide trying to get in" "Then what can I do? They have Dana for all I know they could be torturing her" Cross shook his head "I won't let it happen".

Cross thought for a moment then he snapped his fingers "I have an idea" he reached into his vest and pulled out a radio and he handed it to Alex "I'll go back to BlackWatch and keep an eye on you're sister while you go out and destroy some suspected infected hives" Alex looked at the radio in his hand silently then growled "If I do this for you, you better watch out for her, because if so much a hair on her head is harmed then there is nowhere on earth where you can hide from me"

Cross blinked then nodded "Alright, we have a deal" he extended his hand to shake Alex's hand but Alex just got up then left the morgue without saying another word.

End of chapter 14

(a/n: i hoped you enjoyed this. i had to change around some things from the actual story to make it work. so review)