Disclamer: I don't own Dark Angel
Song is : To the Moon And Back By: Savage Garden
****She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
guess she knows from the smiles
and the looks in their eyes
everyone's got a theory bout the bitter one
They're saying "Momma never loved her much"
And "Daddy never keeps in touch"
"that's why she shines away from human affection"
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
and now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come
and she'll say to him
I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
so would you be my baby?
She can't remember a time when she felt needed
If love was red then she was color blind
All her friends, they've been tried for treason
And other crimes that were never defined.
She's saying "Love is like a barren place, and reaching out for human faith
It's like a journey I just don't have a map for"
So baby's gonna take a drive
and push the shift in overdrive
send a signal that she's hanging all her hopes on the stars
What a pleasant dream
I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be...
If you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?****
Max laid on the same hard metal table after the woman with the cold eyes finished asking her questions she wouldn't give the answers to and making her see why they thought that she should tell them everything. She was exhausted, her arms and legs burned and the pain in her back was continuous. She laid on burns and bursted bubbles from the second and third degree burns that had become infected from her sweat. The door opened. Max expected to see one of the nurses come to take the wires out but instead she looked up to find the face of Donald Lydecker. He came toward her without speaking and began gently to remove the wires.
"Okay" Max said having had enough of the silent routine. "What ya want Deck" Max asked as rudely as possible. Some of the old Max was beginning to fight it's way back.
"I came her to let you know that I didn't even know you were here. Not until after..." His voice trailed off.
"After" Max prompted.
"Do you remember the night that they put you to sleep and you slept for three days?" Max nodded and Lydecker continued.
"They did something to you. I the real world it would be called Artifical Insimination. Here it's basically murder. They impregnated you with the sperm of a male X-7 only they added other things to the mix. They've tried it on four other soldiers. Twice only the mothers lived. Twice neither lived. Your older sister, the one you called Alaine, was one of the ones who didn't make it."
"Alaine" Max whispered the name long forgotten. Her older sister, the one with the big brown eyes and the white blonde hair. Cheerful, always happy. She was on a mission the night of the escape.
It took only a minute for the other thought to sink in.
"You bastard" She yelled. "You took away my baby, my little girl. And then you make me pregnant with a child that doesn't have any hope of living." Max struggled against the restraints of the bed.
"Stop it or you'll hurt your self. I didn't know anything about this. It's been a while since I've been in charge here. They've put a new director in charge. The woman that was in here before. Her name is Renfro. Now my news isn't all bad. I have good news too."
"What good news could you passably have for me." Max asked snidely.
"Your daughter" Max looked up at his words
"Your daughter Eliza and her cousin. Your niece Jordan. Your brother, the one you call Zack, and the sister you call Tinga rescued her last night. They did recon on you so you can expect to be free any time." Lydecker was rubbing ointment on her arms when she asked, "Why don't you move me then?"
Deck smiled " Now why would I do that, It would take a lot longer for them to find you then. Besides I'm the only one who saw the tape. And I still have it." When Max looked at him disbelievingly Deck said,
"You can't stay here. They'll kill you. You're one of my kids. I can't let them hurt you. They already killed Alaine. We have a new boss here and she wants to see you dead. That is after you give birth to the baby that will most likely not survive either. I put sleeping pills in the guards coffee just like I did last night and every night since I found out it was your daughter in there. They think they're dead. Sooner or later they'll figure it out." Deck stood up to leave the room.
"Good bye Max, because if your brothers pull off this then you probably won' ever see me again" He leaned over and kissed her cheek and whispered.
"You were always my favorite you know. Chancing you has been fun" he got to the door. "If you're still here in a week I'll see you again" And then he was gone. Max felt a weight being lifted off her shoulders.
Eliza was safe.
Song is : To the Moon And Back By: Savage Garden
****She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
guess she knows from the smiles
and the looks in their eyes
everyone's got a theory bout the bitter one
They're saying "Momma never loved her much"
And "Daddy never keeps in touch"
"that's why she shines away from human affection"
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
and now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come
and she'll say to him
I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
so would you be my baby?
She can't remember a time when she felt needed
If love was red then she was color blind
All her friends, they've been tried for treason
And other crimes that were never defined.
She's saying "Love is like a barren place, and reaching out for human faith
It's like a journey I just don't have a map for"
So baby's gonna take a drive
and push the shift in overdrive
send a signal that she's hanging all her hopes on the stars
What a pleasant dream
I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be...
If you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?****
Max laid on the same hard metal table after the woman with the cold eyes finished asking her questions she wouldn't give the answers to and making her see why they thought that she should tell them everything. She was exhausted, her arms and legs burned and the pain in her back was continuous. She laid on burns and bursted bubbles from the second and third degree burns that had become infected from her sweat. The door opened. Max expected to see one of the nurses come to take the wires out but instead she looked up to find the face of Donald Lydecker. He came toward her without speaking and began gently to remove the wires.
"Okay" Max said having had enough of the silent routine. "What ya want Deck" Max asked as rudely as possible. Some of the old Max was beginning to fight it's way back.
"I came her to let you know that I didn't even know you were here. Not until after..." His voice trailed off.
"After" Max prompted.
"Do you remember the night that they put you to sleep and you slept for three days?" Max nodded and Lydecker continued.
"They did something to you. I the real world it would be called Artifical Insimination. Here it's basically murder. They impregnated you with the sperm of a male X-7 only they added other things to the mix. They've tried it on four other soldiers. Twice only the mothers lived. Twice neither lived. Your older sister, the one you called Alaine, was one of the ones who didn't make it."
"Alaine" Max whispered the name long forgotten. Her older sister, the one with the big brown eyes and the white blonde hair. Cheerful, always happy. She was on a mission the night of the escape.
It took only a minute for the other thought to sink in.
"You bastard" She yelled. "You took away my baby, my little girl. And then you make me pregnant with a child that doesn't have any hope of living." Max struggled against the restraints of the bed.
"Stop it or you'll hurt your self. I didn't know anything about this. It's been a while since I've been in charge here. They've put a new director in charge. The woman that was in here before. Her name is Renfro. Now my news isn't all bad. I have good news too."
"What good news could you passably have for me." Max asked snidely.
"Your daughter" Max looked up at his words
"Your daughter Eliza and her cousin. Your niece Jordan. Your brother, the one you call Zack, and the sister you call Tinga rescued her last night. They did recon on you so you can expect to be free any time." Lydecker was rubbing ointment on her arms when she asked, "Why don't you move me then?"
Deck smiled " Now why would I do that, It would take a lot longer for them to find you then. Besides I'm the only one who saw the tape. And I still have it." When Max looked at him disbelievingly Deck said,
"You can't stay here. They'll kill you. You're one of my kids. I can't let them hurt you. They already killed Alaine. We have a new boss here and she wants to see you dead. That is after you give birth to the baby that will most likely not survive either. I put sleeping pills in the guards coffee just like I did last night and every night since I found out it was your daughter in there. They think they're dead. Sooner or later they'll figure it out." Deck stood up to leave the room.
"Good bye Max, because if your brothers pull off this then you probably won' ever see me again" He leaned over and kissed her cheek and whispered.
"You were always my favorite you know. Chancing you has been fun" he got to the door. "If you're still here in a week I'll see you again" And then he was gone. Max felt a weight being lifted off her shoulders.
Eliza was safe.
