Title: Discovering Her Destiny : Final Destination
Disclaimer: If I owned Alec, do you think that I'd give him to Max?
Summary: Part 3 of the "Discovering Her Destiny" Trilogy. It's four years after "Tempting the Fates", and Max and Alec are still crazy about eachother. But somebody is determined to shatter their happiness...
Pairings: Max and Alec. If any two people were destined/designed to be together, it would be them.
Setting: 2027
Spoilers: Anything and Everything from both the show's seasons can pop up somewhere.
A/N: It's not necessary to read Parts 1 and 2, but for the sake of continuity - I'd recommend it.
Chapter 3: A tall glass of Sherry
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Alec was wondering around aimlessly in the mall. Somehow, Max had dragged him to the hell that was a kiddies clothing shop with a sale of 30% off on all items. It was worse than a world war in there and so he had abandoned his wife to seek refuge outside with all the other terrified fathers. The twins themselves were at Cindy's.
"494. How good to see you."
He whirled around to face the syrupy voice.
*FLASHBACK TO ALEC AND MAX IN THE WOODS OUTSIDE MANTICORE*
Alec: There were more than one breeding partner assigned to each of us. In case of death or...inability to perform."
Max: I don't suppose you know who my other 'perfect matches' are, do you?"
Alec: Well...all the breeding assignments were posted up on the notice board.
Max: You're kidding! Manticore had a 'Lonely Hearts' column? Who were your other partners?
Alec: "Nobody that you'd know.
END FLASHBACK
"480. Long time no see. And I'm Alec now, by the way."
She smiled. "I go by Sherry. Fancy meeting you now, in a shopping mall no less. I last saw you..."
"Back at Manticore. Before the fire." Alec finished for her. He wished he could be glad that he'd run into a fellow genetically empowered being, but this particular female had given him enough shit to start a compost factory. She'd never made a secret of the fact that she was infatuated with him, although she did hide it well enough in front of the guards. She had thought that since he was a compatible breeding match for her that they'd definitely be assigned to eachother. However, the Powers That Be paired him to Max instead. 480/Sherry had thrown a tantrum of gigantic proportions in protest and his last sight of her been the uncomfortable image of her screaming form being dragged away to the cold confines of the Solitary chamber.
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A triumphant Max exited the boutique armed with parcels in each hand. She had had to wrestle some items away from an obnoxious mother who believed that her own children were more deserving of the clothes than Gabi and Danny. It had been an ugly battle, but the merely mortal woman stood no match against the great transgenic leader. Max was eager to share her victory with Alec, and looked in all directions for him. The sight that greeted her was at first, slightly alarming: Her husband was chatting to a stranger. A woman. A woman who was attractive - in a slutty sort of way. She was fairly tall, and had a rather pale complexion - which contrasted starkly with her midnight-black hair . Her eyes were silvery and sly. Her lipstick was much too red for her coloring. Max wasn't worried. Alec wasn't going to cheat on her - and even if he did, it was NOT going to be with the black-haired lass who was obviously lusting after him as they made small talk. Max could see the 'trapped rabbit' look in his eyes and decided that her husband was due to a little rescuing...
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Alec felt an arm slip around his waist, and he turned in relief to his curiously amused wife. He slid his own arm around her and bent his head to give her a peck on the lips but changed his mind at the last minute and instead, gave her a full-blown kiss. When they turned back to Sherry, they both noticed that her eyes had become dangerously steely and that her face was taught and as hard as igneous rock.
"Sherry, let me introduce you to..."
"452," Sherry cut in, her voice losing all syrup, "I remember."
"You can call me Max."
"Whatever. So, I take it you two are together," she spat.
Max and Alec smiled lovingly at eachother.
"Yep, Ever since 2023."
"Actually, Maxie, you're forgetting to include the year we were dating."
Sherry was obviously confused.
"What do you mean 'the year you were dating'?"
"Well, we were quasi-enemies in 2020, then we were friends in 2021, then we were dating for most of 2022..."
"And we married in early 2023." Max finished for Alec, enjoying the look of horror that crossed Sherry's face. She had to admit that she was feeling an almost sadistic pleasure in agonising the poor woman. There was a primal force in her that was showing itself as she claimed possesion of her mate. The thought was both exhilirating and disturbing. But the true pleasure took root when she noticed Sherry's eyes go to the clearly visible logo on the plastic packets that Max had placed on the floor in front of her:
"TUMBLING TODDLERS
All you could ever want
for those growing bundles of joy..."
Max reckoned that 'Sherry' was going to need a drink real soon...
Disclaimer: If I owned Alec, do you think that I'd give him to Max?
Summary: Part 3 of the "Discovering Her Destiny" Trilogy. It's four years after "Tempting the Fates", and Max and Alec are still crazy about eachother. But somebody is determined to shatter their happiness...
Pairings: Max and Alec. If any two people were destined/designed to be together, it would be them.
Setting: 2027
Spoilers: Anything and Everything from both the show's seasons can pop up somewhere.
A/N: It's not necessary to read Parts 1 and 2, but for the sake of continuity - I'd recommend it.
Chapter 3: A tall glass of Sherry
_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*- *-_-*-*-_
Alec was wondering around aimlessly in the mall. Somehow, Max had dragged him to the hell that was a kiddies clothing shop with a sale of 30% off on all items. It was worse than a world war in there and so he had abandoned his wife to seek refuge outside with all the other terrified fathers. The twins themselves were at Cindy's.
"494. How good to see you."
He whirled around to face the syrupy voice.
*FLASHBACK TO ALEC AND MAX IN THE WOODS OUTSIDE MANTICORE*
Alec: There were more than one breeding partner assigned to each of us. In case of death or...inability to perform."
Max: I don't suppose you know who my other 'perfect matches' are, do you?"
Alec: Well...all the breeding assignments were posted up on the notice board.
Max: You're kidding! Manticore had a 'Lonely Hearts' column? Who were your other partners?
Alec: "Nobody that you'd know.
END FLASHBACK
"480. Long time no see. And I'm Alec now, by the way."
She smiled. "I go by Sherry. Fancy meeting you now, in a shopping mall no less. I last saw you..."
"Back at Manticore. Before the fire." Alec finished for her. He wished he could be glad that he'd run into a fellow genetically empowered being, but this particular female had given him enough shit to start a compost factory. She'd never made a secret of the fact that she was infatuated with him, although she did hide it well enough in front of the guards. She had thought that since he was a compatible breeding match for her that they'd definitely be assigned to eachother. However, the Powers That Be paired him to Max instead. 480/Sherry had thrown a tantrum of gigantic proportions in protest and his last sight of her been the uncomfortable image of her screaming form being dragged away to the cold confines of the Solitary chamber.
_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*- *-_-*-*-_
A triumphant Max exited the boutique armed with parcels in each hand. She had had to wrestle some items away from an obnoxious mother who believed that her own children were more deserving of the clothes than Gabi and Danny. It had been an ugly battle, but the merely mortal woman stood no match against the great transgenic leader. Max was eager to share her victory with Alec, and looked in all directions for him. The sight that greeted her was at first, slightly alarming: Her husband was chatting to a stranger. A woman. A woman who was attractive - in a slutty sort of way. She was fairly tall, and had a rather pale complexion - which contrasted starkly with her midnight-black hair . Her eyes were silvery and sly. Her lipstick was much too red for her coloring. Max wasn't worried. Alec wasn't going to cheat on her - and even if he did, it was NOT going to be with the black-haired lass who was obviously lusting after him as they made small talk. Max could see the 'trapped rabbit' look in his eyes and decided that her husband was due to a little rescuing...
_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*-*-_-*- *-_-*-*-_
Alec felt an arm slip around his waist, and he turned in relief to his curiously amused wife. He slid his own arm around her and bent his head to give her a peck on the lips but changed his mind at the last minute and instead, gave her a full-blown kiss. When they turned back to Sherry, they both noticed that her eyes had become dangerously steely and that her face was taught and as hard as igneous rock.
"Sherry, let me introduce you to..."
"452," Sherry cut in, her voice losing all syrup, "I remember."
"You can call me Max."
"Whatever. So, I take it you two are together," she spat.
Max and Alec smiled lovingly at eachother.
"Yep, Ever since 2023."
"Actually, Maxie, you're forgetting to include the year we were dating."
Sherry was obviously confused.
"What do you mean 'the year you were dating'?"
"Well, we were quasi-enemies in 2020, then we were friends in 2021, then we were dating for most of 2022..."
"And we married in early 2023." Max finished for Alec, enjoying the look of horror that crossed Sherry's face. She had to admit that she was feeling an almost sadistic pleasure in agonising the poor woman. There was a primal force in her that was showing itself as she claimed possesion of her mate. The thought was both exhilirating and disturbing. But the true pleasure took root when she noticed Sherry's eyes go to the clearly visible logo on the plastic packets that Max had placed on the floor in front of her:
"TUMBLING TODDLERS
All you could ever want
for those growing bundles of joy..."
Max reckoned that 'Sherry' was going to need a drink real soon...