Disclaimer type thing, I don't own any of the characters from 'Dark Angel', I'm not making any money off this story and so on and so forth, so it would be silly to sue me over this little trifle.
This is an alternate ending to 'Pollo Loco.' It is not how I think the episode SHOULD have ended, merely how it COULD have ended, so please don't get mad at me for messing up the storyline.
'The Blue Lady'
Max cradled Ben's head in her lap, "Tell me about the Good Place." Ben looked up at her, then past her, "The Blue Lady." He breathed. Max turned to look, standing behind her was a woman wearing a sky blue cloak over a black tank top and jeans. The woman reached her hand out to Max, "I'll take care of him now." A look of peace crossed Ben's face, he reached up and brushed a tear away from Max's cheek, "You go Maxie." The woman knelt down next to Max and took her hand, "You get out of here Max. Lydecker's on his way." Max looked down at Ben, "Goodbye Ben." She got to her feet and ran off into the woods. Now the woman cradled Ben's head in her lap. Ben looked worried, "Lydecker's coming?" The woman smiled, "Don't worry," she said, wrapping her cloak around him, "They won't see you." Ben looked puzzled, "Why?"
"Because they don't want to see me. Mortal minds are so easy to manipulate. Are you in pain?" Ben nodded, the woman ripped a hole in the knee of Ben's pants, and then she used a razor-sharp fingernail to slice open his skin just below where Max had broken his knee. Ben hissed in pain, "What are you doing?" The woman put a finger to his lips, "Hush, trust me." She cut the palm of her hand, letting the blood drip into the wound in Ben's leg. She put her hand over his knee, letting her blood flow into him, "My blood will heal you." Moments later, Ben was writhing in agony, the pain of his knee healing was even worse than the pain of it being broken, the woman brushed his hair away from his eyes with her free hand, "Shhh, it'll all be over soon. Then you can come away with me."
"To the Good Place?" Ben gasped painfully. The woman smiled sadly, "I've never called it that, but you can believe whatever you want."
"I don't understand."
"You will, all in good time." She ran her finger across his wound sealing the skin, then she helped him to his feet, "Come on Ben, let's go home." They walked away into the woods, into the deep shadows. After about five minutes of walking they came to a small log cabin, and one of Lydecker's men. The woman yanked the soldier's head to one side, exposing his throat momentarily before sinking her fangs into his jugular. She drained him almost to the point of death and let him fall to the ground. Ben backed away in terror, "You drank his blood." The woman wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, "Yes, I did. It's what keeps me strong. Ben shook his head, "You're a Nomlee." The woman held her hands up in front of her, palms out, "No Ben. I'm a true predator, just like you." Ben shook his head again, "No. I'm not like you." The woman smiled, "Yes you are Ben. You enjoy the taste of blood." Ben was suddenly standing in front of her, one hand around her neck, tears streaming down his face. The woman laughed dryly, "Are you going to kill me Ben? Murder the Blue Lady?" Ben sobbed, the woman reached up to touch his cheek, "It's alright Ben. Everything will be okay." Ben shook his head, still sobbing. His hand slipped from the woman's neck. She cradled his head against her chest, "Come inside Ben. I'll explain everything. You can join me. Use your full potential." Ben pulled away, "I've tried to be a good soldier." The woman stroked his cheek, "I'm sure you have. But you don't need to anymore. I'll make all the pain go away. All the remorse. Everything. Just let me. Trust me."
"I trust you."
The End?
Your feedback is much appreciated.
This is an alternate ending to 'Pollo Loco.' It is not how I think the episode SHOULD have ended, merely how it COULD have ended, so please don't get mad at me for messing up the storyline.
'The Blue Lady'
Max cradled Ben's head in her lap, "Tell me about the Good Place." Ben looked up at her, then past her, "The Blue Lady." He breathed. Max turned to look, standing behind her was a woman wearing a sky blue cloak over a black tank top and jeans. The woman reached her hand out to Max, "I'll take care of him now." A look of peace crossed Ben's face, he reached up and brushed a tear away from Max's cheek, "You go Maxie." The woman knelt down next to Max and took her hand, "You get out of here Max. Lydecker's on his way." Max looked down at Ben, "Goodbye Ben." She got to her feet and ran off into the woods. Now the woman cradled Ben's head in her lap. Ben looked worried, "Lydecker's coming?" The woman smiled, "Don't worry," she said, wrapping her cloak around him, "They won't see you." Ben looked puzzled, "Why?"
"Because they don't want to see me. Mortal minds are so easy to manipulate. Are you in pain?" Ben nodded, the woman ripped a hole in the knee of Ben's pants, and then she used a razor-sharp fingernail to slice open his skin just below where Max had broken his knee. Ben hissed in pain, "What are you doing?" The woman put a finger to his lips, "Hush, trust me." She cut the palm of her hand, letting the blood drip into the wound in Ben's leg. She put her hand over his knee, letting her blood flow into him, "My blood will heal you." Moments later, Ben was writhing in agony, the pain of his knee healing was even worse than the pain of it being broken, the woman brushed his hair away from his eyes with her free hand, "Shhh, it'll all be over soon. Then you can come away with me."
"To the Good Place?" Ben gasped painfully. The woman smiled sadly, "I've never called it that, but you can believe whatever you want."
"I don't understand."
"You will, all in good time." She ran her finger across his wound sealing the skin, then she helped him to his feet, "Come on Ben, let's go home." They walked away into the woods, into the deep shadows. After about five minutes of walking they came to a small log cabin, and one of Lydecker's men. The woman yanked the soldier's head to one side, exposing his throat momentarily before sinking her fangs into his jugular. She drained him almost to the point of death and let him fall to the ground. Ben backed away in terror, "You drank his blood." The woman wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, "Yes, I did. It's what keeps me strong. Ben shook his head, "You're a Nomlee." The woman held her hands up in front of her, palms out, "No Ben. I'm a true predator, just like you." Ben shook his head again, "No. I'm not like you." The woman smiled, "Yes you are Ben. You enjoy the taste of blood." Ben was suddenly standing in front of her, one hand around her neck, tears streaming down his face. The woman laughed dryly, "Are you going to kill me Ben? Murder the Blue Lady?" Ben sobbed, the woman reached up to touch his cheek, "It's alright Ben. Everything will be okay." Ben shook his head, still sobbing. His hand slipped from the woman's neck. She cradled his head against her chest, "Come inside Ben. I'll explain everything. You can join me. Use your full potential." Ben pulled away, "I've tried to be a good soldier." The woman stroked his cheek, "I'm sure you have. But you don't need to anymore. I'll make all the pain go away. All the remorse. Everything. Just let me. Trust me."
"I trust you."
The End?
Your feedback is much appreciated.