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 Three:
Max kicked the side of the door slightly, as she stepped into the apartment, making her presence known, "Hey." Logan's face broke into wide smile and he rushed over, making sure that he didn't touch her, "Hey yourself. Been awhile. I was almost worried." Max sighed, it still hurt her so much to be around him and the mission she had been away on made her realise that she was very unsure of her feelings for him. "Alec's called a meeting in headquarters. Thought you might like to tag along." *Alec. Great*, Logan sneered in his head, "Yeah he tends to do that. Especially since you left." Max's shot her head up, confused by the snide comment. "He's completely taken over. And I know he will screw up eventually - he always does - and then Terminal City will go back to being in disarray, a total mess. Again." "Logan...Alec is trustworthy on this. Those transgenics out there know him, they trust him, respect him. He was one of the highest ranked soldiers at Mantecore. They will listen and obey him." "It doesn't matter now you're back, you can take charge again." "No", Max answered softly, "I can't." Logan narrowed his eyes at her, before angrily demanding, "What? Why?" "Because they don't trust me. I was shown to them as a traitor, the enemy. Guilty of abandoning the mission. And while they may not be trying to kill me, they don't exactly trust me with their deepest, darkest secrets. Or their lives." Logan shook his head furiously, "Then pick someone else. Anyone but Alec. Appoint someone else." "No one else is qualified. From what I can see, Alec has done a good job. He is perfectly suited to be our CO.", her voice answered with a tone of agitation.
Logan looked at her thoughtfully, "What is it about him that causes you to turn a blind eye to what he is doing? You constantly save his ass, let him wreck your life. What hold does he have on you...or are you going to try and tell me you love him?" Max glared at Logan angrily and stormed out.
Alec sat in the head seat of the conference table. Looking down he saw his 'superior' crack team off in their own worlds. Mole was puffing away on a cigar as usual, leaning deep into his chair as though he were living out all his fantasies (which he probably was); Luke and Dix as usual had their heads buried behind laptop computers; Joshua was sniffing globs of paint, which had dried and crusted in his wild mane of hair; Faith was shuffling through documents and what looked like photos; and Reese was staring evenly off into space. Cece and Rye were also in their own world, or rather lost in the world of television. Their eyes had glazed over and Alec hadn't seen either move his he had come in the office that morning. Max stormed in, with Logan trailing uncertainly behind her. She gave him a curt nod as she sank into the chair next to him. "Alright. Hey everyone awake? Lets begin. Max..." Alec clapped his hands loudly and the transgenics all sprung to attention looking at their commander. He sat down and Max cleared her throat, looking over at Reese, who nodded back, "We searched throughout Seattle, combed the city, and talked to people. Every sector. Nothing. We could not find a trace of White and his crew. The familiars have vanished, as far as we can tell...for now. But that's not to say they wont come back into the picture. We need to stay prepared and train every transgenic here as though the battle were tomorrow."
Everyone nodded in agreement and Max sat down again. Ale looked over at her concerned, as she rubbed at her eyes. She looked really tired. He dismissed everyone back to their jobs and they all left, except Faith and Max, "Max, go get some sleep. I know you like to brag about your shark DNA, but eventually no sleep is gonna catch up and kill you." "Thanks Alec.", Max smiled gratefully and stood to leave. Faith placed her hand on Max's arm, "Wait a minute, there's something I think we should talk about." The two transgenics buried their heads, whispering so softly Alec couldn't pick up on what was being sad. He smiled faintly and headed to his office.
A soft knock sounded at Alec's office door. "Come in", He called out, his head in the inventory list of what was required. They really didn't have enough money for this. Faith slinked into the room in a somewhat feline manner. She placed a large carry bag on his table and eyed him thoughtfully. Alec looked at her quizzingly and opened it, gasping at the sight of bills and bills of money.
"Don't ask, won't tell", She told him before seating herself in a chair opposite him. He shook his head in shock, this would solve all their money problems for quite awhile, but where did it come from - it was a staggering amount. "I'm asking", He finally choked out. "Figured you would. Your curious feline DNA and all.", Faith replied teasingly, "Had it saved up. Withdrew it this morning." "Saved up from where or what?" "Various missions. I knew the day would come when I would no longer be at Mantecore, so whenever I was out, I saved as much as I could." "That cant explain the amount in there" "Okay, so one of my assignments involved a millionaire. I stole his money after I...after I killed him. But he was dirty, the money was dirty." She looked upset and Alec walked over to her, grasping her shoulder gently, "Its okay. I understand. But are you sure that you want to give it up?" "Yes. You guys are my family now, I want to share it with everyone, not give it up." "Then thank you." "There's more in the account, I just figured this was enough for now." Alec smiled affectionately at her, "It's more than enough." Faith turned to face him and placed her hand on his, resting them both on top of her shoulder. The touch was electric, Alec could feel it shooting throughout his body. Without hesitation or another thought, he leaned down and slowly kissed hers, his lips pushed against her full, soft, bee-stung lips. She recovered after the initial shock and deepened the kiss, lips parting to allow his tongue to enter her mouth. The kiss became feverish and passionate, one hand intertwining with hers and the other tangled in her silky hair. She stroked the back of his neck tenderly and he pulled her up out of the chair, lips never leaving hers. He pulled at her top with urgency and she moved her hands to undo his pants, when a loud knock thudded at his door and in walked Mole, Luke and Dix. They stopped in their tracks at the sight of the rasping, sweaty transgenics and turned away slightly, coughing their presence loudly. Faith turned and gave an almost yelp, straightening her top. Alec rearranged himself behind her, attempting to cover the telltale bulge in his pants. Luke and Dix shifted their feet uncomfortably, obviously embarrassed by the sight, but Mole just laughed and blew out a cloud of smoke. "YES?", Alec asked them, his hands in his pockets. Faith moved to sit down, but he grabbed her waist and directed to her to stay put. He had had enough embarrassment for one day. Mole stepped aside, allowing Cece and Rye to enter the office, who also looked uneasy at what had been interrupted. Mole, Luke and Dix chuckled and left the room. "I told you", he heard Mole mutter "Yeah, yeah" "Which means I win the pot. I love gambling..." Alec turned to the couple, whatever it was, it had better be good and be able to be dealt with, fast.
Chapter Three:
Max kicked the side of the door slightly, as she stepped into the apartment, making her presence known, "Hey." Logan's face broke into wide smile and he rushed over, making sure that he didn't touch her, "Hey yourself. Been awhile. I was almost worried." Max sighed, it still hurt her so much to be around him and the mission she had been away on made her realise that she was very unsure of her feelings for him. "Alec's called a meeting in headquarters. Thought you might like to tag along." *Alec. Great*, Logan sneered in his head, "Yeah he tends to do that. Especially since you left." Max's shot her head up, confused by the snide comment. "He's completely taken over. And I know he will screw up eventually - he always does - and then Terminal City will go back to being in disarray, a total mess. Again." "Logan...Alec is trustworthy on this. Those transgenics out there know him, they trust him, respect him. He was one of the highest ranked soldiers at Mantecore. They will listen and obey him." "It doesn't matter now you're back, you can take charge again." "No", Max answered softly, "I can't." Logan narrowed his eyes at her, before angrily demanding, "What? Why?" "Because they don't trust me. I was shown to them as a traitor, the enemy. Guilty of abandoning the mission. And while they may not be trying to kill me, they don't exactly trust me with their deepest, darkest secrets. Or their lives." Logan shook his head furiously, "Then pick someone else. Anyone but Alec. Appoint someone else." "No one else is qualified. From what I can see, Alec has done a good job. He is perfectly suited to be our CO.", her voice answered with a tone of agitation.
Logan looked at her thoughtfully, "What is it about him that causes you to turn a blind eye to what he is doing? You constantly save his ass, let him wreck your life. What hold does he have on you...or are you going to try and tell me you love him?" Max glared at Logan angrily and stormed out.
Alec sat in the head seat of the conference table. Looking down he saw his 'superior' crack team off in their own worlds. Mole was puffing away on a cigar as usual, leaning deep into his chair as though he were living out all his fantasies (which he probably was); Luke and Dix as usual had their heads buried behind laptop computers; Joshua was sniffing globs of paint, which had dried and crusted in his wild mane of hair; Faith was shuffling through documents and what looked like photos; and Reese was staring evenly off into space. Cece and Rye were also in their own world, or rather lost in the world of television. Their eyes had glazed over and Alec hadn't seen either move his he had come in the office that morning. Max stormed in, with Logan trailing uncertainly behind her. She gave him a curt nod as she sank into the chair next to him. "Alright. Hey everyone awake? Lets begin. Max..." Alec clapped his hands loudly and the transgenics all sprung to attention looking at their commander. He sat down and Max cleared her throat, looking over at Reese, who nodded back, "We searched throughout Seattle, combed the city, and talked to people. Every sector. Nothing. We could not find a trace of White and his crew. The familiars have vanished, as far as we can tell...for now. But that's not to say they wont come back into the picture. We need to stay prepared and train every transgenic here as though the battle were tomorrow."
Everyone nodded in agreement and Max sat down again. Ale looked over at her concerned, as she rubbed at her eyes. She looked really tired. He dismissed everyone back to their jobs and they all left, except Faith and Max, "Max, go get some sleep. I know you like to brag about your shark DNA, but eventually no sleep is gonna catch up and kill you." "Thanks Alec.", Max smiled gratefully and stood to leave. Faith placed her hand on Max's arm, "Wait a minute, there's something I think we should talk about." The two transgenics buried their heads, whispering so softly Alec couldn't pick up on what was being sad. He smiled faintly and headed to his office.
A soft knock sounded at Alec's office door. "Come in", He called out, his head in the inventory list of what was required. They really didn't have enough money for this. Faith slinked into the room in a somewhat feline manner. She placed a large carry bag on his table and eyed him thoughtfully. Alec looked at her quizzingly and opened it, gasping at the sight of bills and bills of money.
"Don't ask, won't tell", She told him before seating herself in a chair opposite him. He shook his head in shock, this would solve all their money problems for quite awhile, but where did it come from - it was a staggering amount. "I'm asking", He finally choked out. "Figured you would. Your curious feline DNA and all.", Faith replied teasingly, "Had it saved up. Withdrew it this morning." "Saved up from where or what?" "Various missions. I knew the day would come when I would no longer be at Mantecore, so whenever I was out, I saved as much as I could." "That cant explain the amount in there" "Okay, so one of my assignments involved a millionaire. I stole his money after I...after I killed him. But he was dirty, the money was dirty." She looked upset and Alec walked over to her, grasping her shoulder gently, "Its okay. I understand. But are you sure that you want to give it up?" "Yes. You guys are my family now, I want to share it with everyone, not give it up." "Then thank you." "There's more in the account, I just figured this was enough for now." Alec smiled affectionately at her, "It's more than enough." Faith turned to face him and placed her hand on his, resting them both on top of her shoulder. The touch was electric, Alec could feel it shooting throughout his body. Without hesitation or another thought, he leaned down and slowly kissed hers, his lips pushed against her full, soft, bee-stung lips. She recovered after the initial shock and deepened the kiss, lips parting to allow his tongue to enter her mouth. The kiss became feverish and passionate, one hand intertwining with hers and the other tangled in her silky hair. She stroked the back of his neck tenderly and he pulled her up out of the chair, lips never leaving hers. He pulled at her top with urgency and she moved her hands to undo his pants, when a loud knock thudded at his door and in walked Mole, Luke and Dix. They stopped in their tracks at the sight of the rasping, sweaty transgenics and turned away slightly, coughing their presence loudly. Faith turned and gave an almost yelp, straightening her top. Alec rearranged himself behind her, attempting to cover the telltale bulge in his pants. Luke and Dix shifted their feet uncomfortably, obviously embarrassed by the sight, but Mole just laughed and blew out a cloud of smoke. "YES?", Alec asked them, his hands in his pockets. Faith moved to sit down, but he grabbed her waist and directed to her to stay put. He had had enough embarrassment for one day. Mole stepped aside, allowing Cece and Rye to enter the office, who also looked uneasy at what had been interrupted. Mole, Luke and Dix chuckled and left the room. "I told you", he heard Mole mutter "Yeah, yeah" "Which means I win the pot. I love gambling..." Alec turned to the couple, whatever it was, it had better be good and be able to be dealt with, fast.