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 Thirteen:
"Filthy transgenic scum! I should have killed you when I had the chance.", Hissed White, as he battled against Alec. Max was lying unconscious nearby, blood seeping from a deep gash near her forehead. The streets were thick with waring familiars and transgenics. Alec hadn't seen Faith for hours and was worried. He used the fear for power, as he fought against White, using all the strength he could summon. "You will die 494. Just like you should have long ago. No one will save you this time. Your ass is mine!" "I think you really need to move past this obsession you have with my ass. Coz it seems to me that the truth about my ass, is that you're a major pain in it.", Alec quipped as the two fought, parallelling each other's moves with superhuman force and speed. He could sense around him that the transgenics were finally winning the battle. It had started off as though they were doomed, but as more transgenics arrived, they began to outnumber the cult members. But that wasn't to say there wasn't a deep struggle occurring. He looked around quickly, still searching for a sight of Faith, and White sent him flying to the ground with a speedy kick. Alec landed painfully on his leg, the sting travelling up along it. His eyes broadened with shock horror. He was tired and had let his guard down. The war had been raging for nearly 24 hours and he was growing weary. Now he was paying for that. Alec shot his head up in time to see White fast approaching him, a gun pointed at his head. There was no way out, he was too injured to try and escape. As White reached striking distance, he let out a malicious cackle, which was cut short by a blurry figure tackling him to the ground. But not quite fast enough as he fired his gun and a bullet lodged itself into Alec's shoulder. He gasped in pain, then focused his eyes on the scuffle before him. Faith! She was okay. She punched the familiar repeatedly until his head rolled listlessly to the side. Standing triumphantly she smiled satisfactorily at Alec, who responded in kind, before his eyes widened in dismay as White rose up and threw himself on her.
The two wrestled around, as Alec blearily looked on at the struggle. He gingerly hobbled to his feet, ignoring the throbbing emitting from his leg and shoulder, and darted towards White. A gunshot sounded for a second time as Alec snapped the familiar's neck. He collapsed on the road, amazed he wasn't hit again. He started to let out a breath of relief as he looked over at Faith, but it lodged in his throat. He coughed in terror, she was bleeding profusely from a wound just above the right breast. Alec pushed his hand on it as he pulled her into his arms. The thick, sticky blood swam over his hand and left a gluggy stain as it made a path down Faith's body. "Faith! God, you're shot. Its all my fault...but you are going to be okay? Listen to me you will be okay. Faith!" Her eyes were cloudy with tears and she looked up pleadingly at him. She sobbed and her body shuddered as wave after wave of pain shot through her. "No!", Alec shouted, "Somebody help!"
Flashback: "Tell us a story Ben."
"Alec stand back, we have to stabilise her and try to stop the bleeding. Alec! Stand back."
Flashback: "Hi. I'm Ben, what's your name?" "I'm 449." "That's just a designation. You don't have a name?" "No." "Can I name you?" "Okay." "I like you. When I look at you its like I don't need to ask why, I just know everything. You remind me of the blue lady, you're beautiful like her. I'm going to call you Faith. It's the most important element of my life. Where my strength comes from." "Faith. I like it, thank you Ben."
"Why isn't it stopping?"
Flashback: Flashes of words - duty, discipline, mission.
"It's no good. It won't stop. She's lost too much blood. Even for an X." "Then give her some of mine." "It's too late Alec, she wont make it." "Save her!" "There's nothing we can do, just stay with her and make sure she's comfortable...oh god, she's going into shock."
Flashback: "I love you Sarah. It doesn't matter to me who you were, but when I look at you all I know is that I love you." A gun clicks and Faith turns to see it pointed at her head. "Dad! What are you doing?" "Doing what this Mantecore freak came to do to me." She blurred next to him, firing the gun into his chest, "So you did know about us." "Sarah! My dad? What...what have you done?" His eyes widened as he slumped to the ground, his neck broken.
Alec watched in terror as her beautiful bloodstained chest shook and was overcome with seizures. He picked up her slender hand and held it against his face, "You feel that. Com back to me sweetie, I can't lose you."
Flashback: "Mine" "Yours" "Always"
"We're losing her!" "She wont make it." "How long does she have left?" "Not long."
Flashback: "I'm Kate." "You can call me Sarah." "Hi Lucas, I guess we'll be roommates, I'm Fiona." "Jane." "Alice." "Laura."
Different scenes of Faith's missions come washing through her head, guilting her further as she writhes in pain.
Alec hunched over Faith's body sobbing, pulling her body onto him, "There's so much I need to say." She blinked painfully, the tears still seeping from her eyes. "There's not enough time! I...Faith, I thought we had forever. There seems like there's so much time, but really there's so little. I...Faith...I love you. I have wanted to tell you for so long, I waited for the right time. I left it too late though. I love you. More than anything I love you. I always have." He caressed her cheek lovingly before breaking into tears again, "I don't even know if you can feel that. Or if you can hear me, understand what this is doing to me. You saved me, but you can't die... I need you.", He bawled, his body become racked with anguish. Wincing, Faith gingerly placed her hand on his, "You don't know your strength until you've been tested", She whispered, her body stilled from the previous seizures, "I guess I failed my mission. Mantecore would not be pleased. I guess I'm not the perfect soldier they designed." Her voice dimmed down to an almost inaudible volume, "I...uh..." She paused, groaning with pain. Blood came up out of her mouth and Alec froze, staring at her alarmed. "I love...", She swallowed, before coughing up more blood, "You. It was always you. I love you. Alec. Mine. Yours...alwa..." Her voice trailed off and her head rolled to one side, eyes still glistening with tears as they were fixed on him. "NO!", Alec screamed, his tears pooling and splashing onto her beautiful body. She was more than a soldier to him, she was unique. He had known it the first time they met, she had to be special - an Australian Mantecore transgenic, an X9. his warrior. His saviour. His mate. His lover. He sobbed and trembled, before standing up, cradling her body in his arms. He walked numbly in the direction of Terminal City. The war around him had been won, but he was oblivious. The other transgenics followed his suit. The street remained littered only with the bodies of familiars.
Chapter Thirteen:
"Filthy transgenic scum! I should have killed you when I had the chance.", Hissed White, as he battled against Alec. Max was lying unconscious nearby, blood seeping from a deep gash near her forehead. The streets were thick with waring familiars and transgenics. Alec hadn't seen Faith for hours and was worried. He used the fear for power, as he fought against White, using all the strength he could summon. "You will die 494. Just like you should have long ago. No one will save you this time. Your ass is mine!" "I think you really need to move past this obsession you have with my ass. Coz it seems to me that the truth about my ass, is that you're a major pain in it.", Alec quipped as the two fought, parallelling each other's moves with superhuman force and speed. He could sense around him that the transgenics were finally winning the battle. It had started off as though they were doomed, but as more transgenics arrived, they began to outnumber the cult members. But that wasn't to say there wasn't a deep struggle occurring. He looked around quickly, still searching for a sight of Faith, and White sent him flying to the ground with a speedy kick. Alec landed painfully on his leg, the sting travelling up along it. His eyes broadened with shock horror. He was tired and had let his guard down. The war had been raging for nearly 24 hours and he was growing weary. Now he was paying for that. Alec shot his head up in time to see White fast approaching him, a gun pointed at his head. There was no way out, he was too injured to try and escape. As White reached striking distance, he let out a malicious cackle, which was cut short by a blurry figure tackling him to the ground. But not quite fast enough as he fired his gun and a bullet lodged itself into Alec's shoulder. He gasped in pain, then focused his eyes on the scuffle before him. Faith! She was okay. She punched the familiar repeatedly until his head rolled listlessly to the side. Standing triumphantly she smiled satisfactorily at Alec, who responded in kind, before his eyes widened in dismay as White rose up and threw himself on her.
The two wrestled around, as Alec blearily looked on at the struggle. He gingerly hobbled to his feet, ignoring the throbbing emitting from his leg and shoulder, and darted towards White. A gunshot sounded for a second time as Alec snapped the familiar's neck. He collapsed on the road, amazed he wasn't hit again. He started to let out a breath of relief as he looked over at Faith, but it lodged in his throat. He coughed in terror, she was bleeding profusely from a wound just above the right breast. Alec pushed his hand on it as he pulled her into his arms. The thick, sticky blood swam over his hand and left a gluggy stain as it made a path down Faith's body. "Faith! God, you're shot. Its all my fault...but you are going to be okay? Listen to me you will be okay. Faith!" Her eyes were cloudy with tears and she looked up pleadingly at him. She sobbed and her body shuddered as wave after wave of pain shot through her. "No!", Alec shouted, "Somebody help!"
Flashback: "Tell us a story Ben."
"Alec stand back, we have to stabilise her and try to stop the bleeding. Alec! Stand back."
Flashback: "Hi. I'm Ben, what's your name?" "I'm 449." "That's just a designation. You don't have a name?" "No." "Can I name you?" "Okay." "I like you. When I look at you its like I don't need to ask why, I just know everything. You remind me of the blue lady, you're beautiful like her. I'm going to call you Faith. It's the most important element of my life. Where my strength comes from." "Faith. I like it, thank you Ben."
"Why isn't it stopping?"
Flashback: Flashes of words - duty, discipline, mission.
"It's no good. It won't stop. She's lost too much blood. Even for an X." "Then give her some of mine." "It's too late Alec, she wont make it." "Save her!" "There's nothing we can do, just stay with her and make sure she's comfortable...oh god, she's going into shock."
Flashback: "I love you Sarah. It doesn't matter to me who you were, but when I look at you all I know is that I love you." A gun clicks and Faith turns to see it pointed at her head. "Dad! What are you doing?" "Doing what this Mantecore freak came to do to me." She blurred next to him, firing the gun into his chest, "So you did know about us." "Sarah! My dad? What...what have you done?" His eyes widened as he slumped to the ground, his neck broken.
Alec watched in terror as her beautiful bloodstained chest shook and was overcome with seizures. He picked up her slender hand and held it against his face, "You feel that. Com back to me sweetie, I can't lose you."
Flashback: "Mine" "Yours" "Always"
"We're losing her!" "She wont make it." "How long does she have left?" "Not long."
Flashback: "I'm Kate." "You can call me Sarah." "Hi Lucas, I guess we'll be roommates, I'm Fiona." "Jane." "Alice." "Laura."
Different scenes of Faith's missions come washing through her head, guilting her further as she writhes in pain.
Alec hunched over Faith's body sobbing, pulling her body onto him, "There's so much I need to say." She blinked painfully, the tears still seeping from her eyes. "There's not enough time! I...Faith, I thought we had forever. There seems like there's so much time, but really there's so little. I...Faith...I love you. I have wanted to tell you for so long, I waited for the right time. I left it too late though. I love you. More than anything I love you. I always have." He caressed her cheek lovingly before breaking into tears again, "I don't even know if you can feel that. Or if you can hear me, understand what this is doing to me. You saved me, but you can't die... I need you.", He bawled, his body become racked with anguish. Wincing, Faith gingerly placed her hand on his, "You don't know your strength until you've been tested", She whispered, her body stilled from the previous seizures, "I guess I failed my mission. Mantecore would not be pleased. I guess I'm not the perfect soldier they designed." Her voice dimmed down to an almost inaudible volume, "I...uh..." She paused, groaning with pain. Blood came up out of her mouth and Alec froze, staring at her alarmed. "I love...", She swallowed, before coughing up more blood, "You. It was always you. I love you. Alec. Mine. Yours...alwa..." Her voice trailed off and her head rolled to one side, eyes still glistening with tears as they were fixed on him. "NO!", Alec screamed, his tears pooling and splashing onto her beautiful body. She was more than a soldier to him, she was unique. He had known it the first time they met, she had to be special - an Australian Mantecore transgenic, an X9. his warrior. His saviour. His mate. His lover. He sobbed and trembled, before standing up, cradling her body in his arms. He walked numbly in the direction of Terminal City. The war around him had been won, but he was oblivious. The other transgenics followed his suit. The street remained littered only with the bodies of familiars.