Hope's
Just Not Enough
Elora
Salecite
AN: This is my vision of what the first episode
or two of Dark Angel will be like next season. I will not be surprised to see some of the plot structures be true.
Disclaimer: I do not and never could afford to own Dark
Angel, though sometimes I really wish I could trade spots with Jessica
Alba(i.e. dream scene in AJBAC).
Scene 4
"Put that gun down or I'll kick your
lily white @ss halfway to Rhode Island!" said a voice from directly behind Logan. He turned around slowly, lowering the gun to rest safely in his
lap, and found Original Cindy standing protectively behind him. She looked the very image of a pi$$ed off
person with her hands resting on hip-hugger leather jeans.
"Hello, Cindy," he answered
innocently. "What brings you here
on this fine day?"
"Saving you from blowing your brains
out, apparently. What on earth gave you
the idea to put a gun to your head. I
always promised Max I'd watch out for her boy, and I ain't lettin' you do
nothin' stupid. So hand over the
gun. Now."
When Logan refused to give up the pistol,
Cindy walked over and snatched it from his lap. At the same time, she brought her right hand swiftly across the
back of his head. Surprised at her
sudden violence, Logan rolled his chair away, rubbing the sore nape of his
neck.
"And why, exactly, did you feel it
was right to do that?" he asked.
"Serves you right, foo. I figure the only way you're gonna get
reality through your head is to have it beaten into it," she said as she
remove the cartridge from the gun and through both down the kitchen garbage
chute. "Now that we're rid of that
pesky thing, let's think things through a bit. Have you, in all the time you've known her, heard of Max being beaten by
them black helicopter boys? I know I
haven't, so why should it happen now?"
"You don't understand, Cindy,"
he sighed forlornly. "I watched
her die with my own two eyes. I held
her in my arms as her heart stopped beating. Lydecker even said she was gone."
"And when have you or Max trusted
that b@stard for anything," Cindy said. Logan reflected on this for a moment. Lydecker could have lied. It wasn't
something he would put past him. After
all, the man had thought about little for the past ten years except getting all
the X5s back to Manticore. Is that what
he could have done with Max? Fragments
of the truth began to dawn on him, and Cindy could see it.
"So you see now," she
nodded. "I think you would know if
Max were truly dead. You two are joined
in your souls, and I think you've underestimated the power of soulmates. It's my personal belief that Max is still
alive and kickin', and a prisoner of that Manti-somethin'-or-other. I get the feelin' a part of you believes
that, too."
"You're right, Cindy," Logan said,
suddenly growing more cheerful than he'd been in months. "Lydecker would never have let all his
kids get away. Besides, didn't Max
always say Manticore could perform miraculous surgeries? Even if she had died, they could have
brought her back once they had her inside. An interesting theory indeed."
Logan rolled his chair over to the
computer as fast as he could. Logging
on, he hoped the machine hadn't gotten dust logged over its off time. Thankfully, it booted up swiftly and signed
onto what was left of the once great internet. He prayed that he could find what he was looking for, though he did
remember the codes. As long as they
were not completely changed....
"Get yourself whatever you want out
of the fridge, Cindy," Logan said without even looking over his
shoulder. " I might be at this
awhile."
"Whatever. Just glad the depression's gone. Although, I kind of figured you'd talk about this before going on
another mysterious mission."
Logan didn't even hear her. He was too immersed in his work. When he had hacked into the security system
to keep an eye on Krit, Syl, Zach, and Max, Lydecker had given him the codes to
the cameras. His first try turned out
fruitless, but after a few alterations, two dozen media clips popped up on his three
screens. After careful scanning, he
found what he had been searching for.
"Oh my Lord in heaven," he
gasped with total disbelief.