DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters; they are the brilliant
creation and property of James Cameron, FOX etc. I do own Faith and some
minor characters, but you know the rest.
SPOILERS: Takes place after Freak Nation - the imaginary season 3.
Chapter Two:
Alec smiled fondly and stopped in the centre of Terminal City. It had improved vastly over the past month - it had been organised and cleaned up. That suited him and it gave the bored transgenics roles to play. An old medical centre had been restored and set up as a hospital. It even had a fresh coat of paint, as well as all the necessary supplies. Faith had been able to organise that. For someone who hadn't been in America long, she sure did have more contacts that he had ever had. She had also set up a school, which they had made optional for the transgenics to attend and most did. It taught the basic Maths, Science, English and also subjects such as Art, Cooking, Mechanics, Sewing and Battlefield Strategy. Naturally, all transgenics were keen to please and excelled at all lessons, which made them handy to the growing community within Terminal City. Most had been taught to play team sports for the first time in their lives and with their adept genes, had picked the concepts up smoothly. A training centre had been set up, where all transgenics had been ordered to spend at least 3 hours per day. Who knew when their purpose would be called in and Alec did not want to be responsible if they weren't up to scratch. Other buildings had been transformed into a mess hall, games room, workshop, computer lab and an inventory shack. There were still many buildings empty and the rest had been restored and repaired, being used to house transgenics. It was generally two to a room, though they could afford the space for a room each, most craved the company. They all knew this wasn't Mantecore, Alec made sure they were all aware of this. At the moment, the focus had been directed from the buildings to the grounds, which were desolate and in need of change. The place was a dump. The progress was coming along nicely. He looked at his watch and set off towards the school.
"Okay class, there really isn't anything I can teach you. You have all progressed so much faster than I expected, as have all other classes. So I guess why don't you all just pick a recipe to cook tomorrow. Try new, innovative and challenging pieces." The transgenics nodded and fell out, moving uniformly into a vast study room. Alec was standing there waiting, leaning against a doorframe with a cocky grin. "494, sir!", An eager X6 greeted, standing at attention. The others followed his suit. "Alec.", He growled at them in reminder, "And no saluting. We aren't at Mantecore." They looked at one another and sat down. This was the class that most looked forward to, Alec was a fine soldier and his lessons on strategy and mission made all the transgenics ache for what they were designed to do. Faith sat at the back of the room, a sweet smile on her face and arms crossed over her voluptuous chest. She added in pointers every now and then, and for that Alec was grateful, the more these soldiers learnt, the better.
Alec stood on the steps of headquarters and looked out at the sea of transgenics before him. In the front row, stood the 'superiors' - Faith, Joshua, Luke, Dix and Mole. The rest of the row stood empty, a sign of the missing soldiers. Logan sat off to one side, distanced and an outcast from the transgenics and from Alec especially. As Alec barked out orders for the day, including times allocated for transgenics to report to Luke and Dix to build up a database; Logan was becoming bitterly furious. *Just because Max isn't here, how dare he take control. He's a screw up, never does anything right* Logan looked out at the sea of attentive faces, full of admiration and respect for their commanding officer. As everyone was dismissed, he sighed dejectedly and also parted. Alec looked at the older man and shook his head, he was always angry about something. Especially at him. Even when he had discovered Max and Alec hadn't been together like he has thought, things hadn't improved. Alec looked over and saw Faith sitting on a bench, looking up at Joshua's flag. He smirked to himself and wandered over to her. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Weren't you dismissed, soldier?" She jumped slightly and frowned at him, pushing his chest away with one hand. He grabbed her hand lovingly and held it in his. Their fingers intertwined, as Alec joined her on the bench, staring up at the flag. They both turned to look at the other, as if on cue. He reached over and caressed her soft cheek and Faith closed her eyes wistfully. When she opened them, his eyes were locked to hers and she slowly exhaled, before they both leaned in to kiss...
"Not interrupting am I?" Alec and Faith both snapped their heads up to black leather clad Max, leaning on her Ninja. She shook her hair and raised her eyebrows at the couple, particularly Alec. "How did the mission go?", He asked her, still somewhat shocked to see her. "Fine. Reese is back too, just smelled food and well, we haven't eaten in a couple days so he is definitely stomach oriented right now.", Max surveyed her surroundings, "Place looks good. Water and electricity?" "Been running since just after you left." Max nodded and gave the pretty girl next to Alec the once over. Probably another conquest, but he was gazing at her in an almost lovesick manner. Max's eyes rested on the back of the girl's unmarked neck, "Hey." Faith shyly smiled back and greeted her nervously, she had heard a lot about her - she couldn't remember her from their 6 months together, but the face seemed familiar. "Explain", Max ordered Alec, who let go of Faith's hand, to nervously rub his hand over his barcode. "Faith is from Australia's Mantecore branch." Faith took this as her cue and held out her hand in greeting. Max shook it before questioning, "Mantecore huh? Where's your barcode?" Faith shook her head, not this again. She dropped her cuff off into her lap and flashed the series of lines on her right wrist at Max, "X9-449" Max's head reeled, *Did she just say X9?* "Guess you guys were ahead of us. What series were they up to when you left?" "X12. They stopped for a few years after my series, then continued."
Chapter Two:
Alec smiled fondly and stopped in the centre of Terminal City. It had improved vastly over the past month - it had been organised and cleaned up. That suited him and it gave the bored transgenics roles to play. An old medical centre had been restored and set up as a hospital. It even had a fresh coat of paint, as well as all the necessary supplies. Faith had been able to organise that. For someone who hadn't been in America long, she sure did have more contacts that he had ever had. She had also set up a school, which they had made optional for the transgenics to attend and most did. It taught the basic Maths, Science, English and also subjects such as Art, Cooking, Mechanics, Sewing and Battlefield Strategy. Naturally, all transgenics were keen to please and excelled at all lessons, which made them handy to the growing community within Terminal City. Most had been taught to play team sports for the first time in their lives and with their adept genes, had picked the concepts up smoothly. A training centre had been set up, where all transgenics had been ordered to spend at least 3 hours per day. Who knew when their purpose would be called in and Alec did not want to be responsible if they weren't up to scratch. Other buildings had been transformed into a mess hall, games room, workshop, computer lab and an inventory shack. There were still many buildings empty and the rest had been restored and repaired, being used to house transgenics. It was generally two to a room, though they could afford the space for a room each, most craved the company. They all knew this wasn't Mantecore, Alec made sure they were all aware of this. At the moment, the focus had been directed from the buildings to the grounds, which were desolate and in need of change. The place was a dump. The progress was coming along nicely. He looked at his watch and set off towards the school.
"Okay class, there really isn't anything I can teach you. You have all progressed so much faster than I expected, as have all other classes. So I guess why don't you all just pick a recipe to cook tomorrow. Try new, innovative and challenging pieces." The transgenics nodded and fell out, moving uniformly into a vast study room. Alec was standing there waiting, leaning against a doorframe with a cocky grin. "494, sir!", An eager X6 greeted, standing at attention. The others followed his suit. "Alec.", He growled at them in reminder, "And no saluting. We aren't at Mantecore." They looked at one another and sat down. This was the class that most looked forward to, Alec was a fine soldier and his lessons on strategy and mission made all the transgenics ache for what they were designed to do. Faith sat at the back of the room, a sweet smile on her face and arms crossed over her voluptuous chest. She added in pointers every now and then, and for that Alec was grateful, the more these soldiers learnt, the better.
Alec stood on the steps of headquarters and looked out at the sea of transgenics before him. In the front row, stood the 'superiors' - Faith, Joshua, Luke, Dix and Mole. The rest of the row stood empty, a sign of the missing soldiers. Logan sat off to one side, distanced and an outcast from the transgenics and from Alec especially. As Alec barked out orders for the day, including times allocated for transgenics to report to Luke and Dix to build up a database; Logan was becoming bitterly furious. *Just because Max isn't here, how dare he take control. He's a screw up, never does anything right* Logan looked out at the sea of attentive faces, full of admiration and respect for their commanding officer. As everyone was dismissed, he sighed dejectedly and also parted. Alec looked at the older man and shook his head, he was always angry about something. Especially at him. Even when he had discovered Max and Alec hadn't been together like he has thought, things hadn't improved. Alec looked over and saw Faith sitting on a bench, looking up at Joshua's flag. He smirked to himself and wandered over to her. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Weren't you dismissed, soldier?" She jumped slightly and frowned at him, pushing his chest away with one hand. He grabbed her hand lovingly and held it in his. Their fingers intertwined, as Alec joined her on the bench, staring up at the flag. They both turned to look at the other, as if on cue. He reached over and caressed her soft cheek and Faith closed her eyes wistfully. When she opened them, his eyes were locked to hers and she slowly exhaled, before they both leaned in to kiss...
"Not interrupting am I?" Alec and Faith both snapped their heads up to black leather clad Max, leaning on her Ninja. She shook her hair and raised her eyebrows at the couple, particularly Alec. "How did the mission go?", He asked her, still somewhat shocked to see her. "Fine. Reese is back too, just smelled food and well, we haven't eaten in a couple days so he is definitely stomach oriented right now.", Max surveyed her surroundings, "Place looks good. Water and electricity?" "Been running since just after you left." Max nodded and gave the pretty girl next to Alec the once over. Probably another conquest, but he was gazing at her in an almost lovesick manner. Max's eyes rested on the back of the girl's unmarked neck, "Hey." Faith shyly smiled back and greeted her nervously, she had heard a lot about her - she couldn't remember her from their 6 months together, but the face seemed familiar. "Explain", Max ordered Alec, who let go of Faith's hand, to nervously rub his hand over his barcode. "Faith is from Australia's Mantecore branch." Faith took this as her cue and held out her hand in greeting. Max shook it before questioning, "Mantecore huh? Where's your barcode?" Faith shook her head, not this again. She dropped her cuff off into her lap and flashed the series of lines on her right wrist at Max, "X9-449" Max's head reeled, *Did she just say X9?* "Guess you guys were ahead of us. What series were they up to when you left?" "X12. They stopped for a few years after my series, then continued."