Disclaimer: I don't own DA.

AN: OK, Lydecker is not Ben's brother, but I didn't want to make them all separate stories. It's much neater together.

Remember, I am writing the chapters all in one go, but I'll have posted them separately, so I can leave you hanging for more. I think there'll be about six chapters, maybe more.

It's a about a year and a half, so the DA episodes would have to be fairly spread out across a long period of time. And Alec is still in Manticore (in Psy Ops, for that thing to make sure he isn't schizophrenic.).

OK, so here it is.



Lydecker's P.O.V-

I didn't think she would actually do it.

452 is a strong soldier.

I thought the real world would crack them all, but only 493 broke.

I thought he had potential, I thought he was strong.

He was best fighter out of them all.

But his weakness was his emotions.

But what can I say? I love my kids too.

They thought I was evil, that I pushed them too hard.

But if I didn't, then what would happen to them?

Renfro would have taken them away, and do God-knows-what to them.

She already took everyone else's.

493, Ben as they called him, became weak outside.

They shouldn't have escaped, then this wouldn't have happened to him.

But they did. And nothing can change that.

I love my kids. Every one of them.

So I wouldn't have turned my back on them.

But Ben, he was different.

I should have seen this a long time ago, the way he would talk about the Blue Lady to his unit.

I believed in her too.

Our thoughts were just a little different.

But she was an angel. The most divine woman ever, the saviour of man.

493 loved her too.

Ben let his love for her grow too far.

He lost control, and now he's gone.

The Blue Lady maybe the saviour of man, but she won't protect them.

They aren't men, but soldiers.

I see that now.

But that doesn't mean I don't love them.

I love you kids.

Even you 493.

Even you.



AN2: I know it's a bit soppy, but I think that Lydecker has a heart somewhere.

He says he love his kids, and I believe him- sort of.

I can't think of anymore ideas, but I'll try.

You guys can give me some ideas for more chapters.

Review please.

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