Disclaimer: Any characters taken from the Fox series "Dark Angel," do not belong to me. They belong to the good folks at 20th Century Fox and James Cameron and Co. The same goes for "The Pretender." None of it is mine. I'm just a fan who has a story to tell. So, please don't sue me.
Spoilers: Season 1
Summary: Secrets are revealed when Logan's mysterious past comes daunting back at him. Kind of a Dark Angel/Pretender Crossover
Side Note: This story is related to my previous Fan Fiction "Revelations." Though, you don't necessarily require to read it, it might give you a good idea of the direction I take with this story.
Secrets Revealed
Introduction
Space Needle (Night time)
Max [Voice over]
It's been a month since I've escaped Manticore. Battered and bruised and all the torture within. But it's over for now. Thank God for that! Still, there's a lot I don't get.
So here I am sitting once again on this Space Needle like I've always done before, coming to the realization that there's more to my boyfriend than meets the eye. Logan, my boyfriend, wow... I never imagined, in a thousand years I'd ever say that. But that's what he is to me, no more denying it, it'll just give us both a headache. Besides, there's not enough excuses in this world to go over to his place and have dinner.
Cut to Logan's Penthouse
Bling: [Just out of the shower] Thanks man for letting me use the shower?
Logan: [Lighting a candle] anytime.
Bling: [Noticing the variety of food on the counter] hot date tonight?
Logan: [Blushing] you know me, I'm a helpless romantic
Bling: how is Max?
Logan: she'll be here in a few minutes, you can ask her.
[Max enters the room]
Max: [Curious] ask me what?
Logan: [Sarcastically to Max] we've known each other for nearly 2 years, and you still underestimate the usefulness of a knock
Max: Yeah well, since the pulse, the usefulness of anything flew right out the door... assuming they had one. [Hitting him right back w/a line of her own]
Bling: Ouch!
[Seeing that the two can't seem to stop looking at each other, he excuses himself from the room]
Bling: [Feeling uneasy] okay... I should go... yeah, it's a good idea. [Noticing Max & Logan aren't paying attention] yeah, I'll go... Don't bother getting up, I'll show myself out. Okay bye [Exits the room]
[A moment passes by]
Max: [Comes out of it] where did Bling go?
Logan: [Staring at her] what?
Max: Bling
Logan: Oh... I don't know... I guess he left.
Max: Yeah
Logan: Well [Mischievous smile] now that we're alone, I was going to ask you whether you'd like to try one of my 'run of the mill, spur of the moment, culinary miracles'
Max: [Kisses him] Mmm... like you even have to ask
[In his wheelchair, Logan leads Max to the dinner table]
While eating
Max: [Chewing] what is this?
Logan: You like it?
Max: Absolutely.
Logan: It's a dish I learned to cook in P.I.
Max: P.I.?
Logan: Philippines.
Max: [Impressed] Really? [Logan smiles] You know, sometimes I think I got you all figured out and then...
Logan: Then what?
Max: I don't know yet, but I'll let you know when I do.
[The two exchanges smiles]
Cut to an abandoned warehouse
Syl: [Sneaking around] Krit! Why exactly did you bring me here? We're supposed to hang with Max tonight.
Krit: Chill sis, she's with Logan
Syl: I know, but you still didn't answer my question
Krit: Well... Here's the thing. I was walking around the neighborhood...
Syl: [Interrupting] neighborhood... what neighborhood? There's no one here that classifies this place as a neighborhood
Krit: Will you let me finish... Thank you. Notice outside, the layout of the warehouse has quite a stretch
Syl: Yeah, so?
Krit: Well, if you've noticed sister [Gesturing to the room] the space is very small
Syl: Oh yeah.... [Still not getting it] so what?
[Krit places both his hands on the wall and pushes it. It moves forward revealing another area. Syl sees another room different from all the rest]
Syl: Whoa!
Krit: Tell me about it. [Looking around the room] check out all the burnt files, computers, everything. The place is completely thrashed.
Syl: [Catching on] yeah, and the exterior [Picking up a wire] it's completely undamaged. There was a bomb in here
Krit: Noticed that too. It's designed to damage a certain area. We should tell Logan about this, since we're on our way there anyway.
Syl: You always did love a good mystery.
[Syl spots a sheet of paper with a logo on it, she decides to take it with her to show to Logan and Max]
Cut to Logan's Penthouse
Syl: knock knock
Max: Hey little sister
Krit: Are we interrupting?
Syl: We don't want to impose if we are
Logan: Of course not. Join us for dinner.
Krit: [Slaps his hands together] alright, I love your cooking [Quickly runs to the kitchen]
Max: [Smiling] you hungry Syl?
Syl: Yeah, I am actually.
Cut to the dinner table
[Logan notices the uneasy silence with Syl. During the time of Max's capture, Logan and Syl reached an understanding. An understanding that they both had someone dear to them in need of there help. Since then, they've become good friends. Along with Krit, who surprisingly, doesn't have much to say]
[Max, Logan, Krit, and Syl at the dinner table]
Logan: Is something on your mind Syl?
Syl: [Hesitant] I don't want to bring it up right now
Krit: Oh come on! I for one would like to know what happened to the place
Max: And what place would that be?
Syl: This old-abandoned warehouse. It's pretty outrageous. On the outside, it's your average looking place, but inside, its full of mysteries.
Logan: Mysteries... like what? [He grabs his wine]
Syl: [Takes out the sheet she found back at the warehouse] here [Places it in front of Logan] I found this laying on the floor
[Logan drops his champagne glass the moment he saw the logo on the paper. Max and the others are taken back by his reaction]
Max: Logan, you okay?
Logan: Yeah... [Stuttering] I... I... I'm fine. Slippery hands, damn dish soap.
Max: [Worried look] Logan
Logan: [Trying to regain his posture] excuse me. I need to head to the rest room. I'll be right back.
[Logan rolls his way into his bathroom as Max watches him go. She turns around in confusion towards Krit and Syl]
Syl: What just happened?
Max: I don't know. I've never seen him act like that before.
Krit: Maybe he had an epiphany or something.
Cut to the bathroom
[Logan runs the faucet and smears water all over his face. He picks his head up and stares into the mirror. First we see his face, we zoom into his eyes. Zooming out, we see a young boy]
Flashback
[In a confined room, a young boy, probably around 8 or 9 is seated on a chair with a visor over his eyes]
Sydney: What do you see?
Young Boy: People [Observing the photos shown on the visor] a lot of them. They're all hurt. Why are they hurt Sydney?
Sydney: Power. It's all about power, and its' all about wanting more of it. The repercussions are bound to be devastating.
Young Boy: [Takes a moment to observe] I know it now. [Learning] World War II right? [Sydney gestures that he's right] I don't understand why they do this. How do you want me to understand this Sydney?
Sydney: You don't... You can't... not until you understand him.
[A picture of Adolf Hitler is shown]
Young Boy: [Recognizes him] I know him. I read about him in the books. I don't want to be him Sydney? Please, don't let me be him.
[Well aware that the boy is too young to take on such a task, he dismisses it for the time being]
Young Boy: [Scared] Please Sydney
Sydney: [Reaches to take off the visor] It's okay, you're alright. [Fatherly] you don't have to right now
Young Boy: Sydney
End of Flashback
Logan: [Looking at the mirror, he whispers] Sydney
Author's Notes: I'd like to get feedback on this. I enjoyed watching the Pretender for the time that it has been on. So I included it in this story. I hope you guys like the idea.