Title: Hold On
Author: silverdragon17
Rating: PG13
Pairings: Max/Alec
Disclaimer: I am still relishing the unfortune of bad luck due to the breaking of a mirror which earns me seven years of bad luck. So unluckily, I own nothing.
Spoilers: Season Two of Dark Angel. Right after the last episode: 'Freak Nation'.
Summary: Its New Years Eve in Terminal City, and everyone is enjoying it. But the next few days erased all of that, when transgenics starts getting killed.
A/N: I'm SO sorry for updating at such a long time...I just got caught up writing my other fics and I almost forgot about this one. But anyway, here it is! Enjoy! =)
Chapter Four
A small throng of curious X5s and X6s had gathered behind Dix's computer, talking in hushed voices. Max sighed and pushed her way through them. She needed to get to the Space Needle. It was the only place where she could properly think, and brood about her life. How screwed-up it was. But before she could even walk out the swinging double-doors of the Command Center, which was the largest room in the whole of TC, a hand grabbed her arm. Surprise, surprise. It was Alec...again. He always seemed to pop up whenever she wanted to be alone.
"Where are you going?" Alec asked.
Max turned around to face him. "The Space Needle. I need some time to think."
"It's not safe Max," Alec said in disagreement to her answer. "A transgenic got killed today. The cops and probably even White are securing the entrance gates of TC. There's no possible way that you can get past them alive."
Max was both touched and annoyed at his sincerity. But more of the annoyed part. "I'll go 'round back," Max said and tried to push her way through him. But he blocked her way. "Get out of my way."
"Like I said, its not safe." Alec said, more firmly this time.
Max sighed. Sometimes, there was just no way around him. Despite the smart- aleck façade, Max knew that he really cared about the safety of the transgenics in TC. What surprised her was how he actually cared about her.
"Fine," Max grumbled, giving in. "I'll be in my office."
Alec grinned. "Need any company?"
"Like I said, I want to be alone." She said, stressing the word 'alone' ever so slightly.
"Okay, but if I find out that you've gone out I'll.." he trailed off.
Max couldn't help but be amused by this. "Yes mom," she said while rolling her eyes. She waved her good-bye to the disgruntled transgenic who was obviously annoyed with her comment, and headed off to her office.
*** All my fault...
All my fault...
All my fault...
The words echoed in her mind, over and over again. They seemed to bounce off the walls of her head, back and forth, back and forth. Her eyes were glazed over, and a pained look blanketed her face.
She had released them all from Manticore. She brought them to the open world of reality. She had thought that they would be safe here, that they would finally have a chance to live a normal life, that they would have a sense of freedom and belonging.
But she was wrong. They had no place here in the world of mankind. Wherever they went, people would scream in terror at them and to them they were an abuse to nature. They were creatures that were never meant to live at all. But that wasn't their fault, was it? They didn't choose to be what they are. It was simply the idea of some sick secret government agency who didn't care about any of them.
They didn't belong anywhere. Whether they went back to Manticore, or stayed in the open world. They will never be considered as a person. To Manticore they were just weapons, tools used to kill and do dirty missions for their sake. To ordinaries, they were insults of humanity.
A tear threatened to spill down her cheeks, but she held it in. That was another trait she had earned no thanks to Manticore. An empty shell that should never feel.
"Bullshit," she mumbled under her breath. Soldiers or not, they were created to look exactly like humans. So why not have feelings like them? If Manticore created the perfect soldier, they made a mistake in giving them emotions. A flaw they had never discovered due to their loyalties and obedience that were all because of their fear of being taken apart and being dissected like guinea pigs used in experiments.
Max pushed this thoughts into the very back of her mind, determined not to let Manticore get to her.
The image of the dead X5 floated back into her mind, and it seemed like it would be stuck there forever, etched into her brain for the shadows of her past to intermingle with. 'Who killed you?' she asked the image in her head, knowing she would get no answer.
Whether it was White or simply the police, Max knew that neither of them would ever stop hunting them. They would ceaselessly be hunted down one by one, and be killed until none of them are left in the world. Until not one piece of evidence would be left lying on earth that they ever existed.
A hurried knock interrupted her thoughts. She looked up from her desk to see Biggs dressed in black from head to foot. She glanced at the small clock that she had scavenged from Joshua's old house, and her eyes widened at how quickly the time had passed. It was already 9:00 P.M.
"Time to go, Max." Biggs said. Max nodded, and zipped up her jacket. Good thing she was rarely found wearing anything but black. That means, she didn't have to waste any time in changing.
"Let's blaze." Were the last words out of her mouth, before several transgenics made their way out Terminal City as discreetly as possible with only one objective on their mind, and that was to find the rest of the transgenics that were unable to enter TC and get them home as quickly as possible.
*** Several hours later...
The back gates to Terminal City were crashed open, as the vans that were being driven by Mole, and a few other transgenics drove in as fast as they could.
They were able to find the other transgenics that were scattered along the city but unfortunately, they tripped some sort of alarm that the police had set up right outside the perimeters of TC and had alerted the cops with their excursion. They opened fire on them, and even with their enhanced healing, some wouldn't be able to make it if they didn't get medical attention soon.
Med-bay which was composed of more than a few of the top X5s who excelled in medicine stood by, waiting anxiously for the casualties to arrive. Once the vans were able to score a parking space in the unfurnished parking garage, the doors were slammed open, and groups of transgenics surged out.
"Leila!" Alec shouted out to the only doctor that wasn't rushing anyone to Med-bay yet. The petite red-head blurred over to him and screeched to a halt, a worried look on her face. "We have several wounded. Do you have any aides?" he asked. Leila nodded and called over three X5s who got to work as soon as the victims were placed on stretchers.
Before Alec could thank the frazzled doctor, a piercing voice yelled out his name. "Alec!" Uh-oh. What'd I do now? He thought cringing at the sound of Max's voice. The last he had seen her was before they left TC. He racked his brains for anything he did wrong, when he found none, he searched the area for anything he could distract her with.
"Yes Maxie?" he asked, his voice coming out more of a tired sigh than a calm one. He turned around to see her hurrying over to him, a frown on her face. Once she stood directly in front of him, and had his full attention, she planted her hands on her hips.
"Are you alright?" she demanded. Now that was something he wasn't expecting. A cocky grin graced his face, and took this opportunity to tease her.
"I'm always alright," he drawled in a lazy tone which only seemed to irk her more. She socked him on the soldier, making him wince (exaggeratedly).
"Damn it Alec, you had me worried sick." She said, her lips twitching as he pouted at her.
"Aww Maxie, I didn't mean to make you think so much about me." He said in reply to her stated feelings.
"Just shut up Smart-Aleck," she said rolling her eyes. This time, she didn't hold back a smile. "Let's go help out at Med-Bay shall we?"
"Sure thing, Maxie." He said returning her smile.
A/N: Sorry if I didn't put in all the action parts. I'm just not very good at writing those kinds of stuff. Review anyway? =)
Author: silverdragon17
Rating: PG13
Pairings: Max/Alec
Disclaimer: I am still relishing the unfortune of bad luck due to the breaking of a mirror which earns me seven years of bad luck. So unluckily, I own nothing.
Spoilers: Season Two of Dark Angel. Right after the last episode: 'Freak Nation'.
Summary: Its New Years Eve in Terminal City, and everyone is enjoying it. But the next few days erased all of that, when transgenics starts getting killed.
A/N: I'm SO sorry for updating at such a long time...I just got caught up writing my other fics and I almost forgot about this one. But anyway, here it is! Enjoy! =)
Chapter Four
A small throng of curious X5s and X6s had gathered behind Dix's computer, talking in hushed voices. Max sighed and pushed her way through them. She needed to get to the Space Needle. It was the only place where she could properly think, and brood about her life. How screwed-up it was. But before she could even walk out the swinging double-doors of the Command Center, which was the largest room in the whole of TC, a hand grabbed her arm. Surprise, surprise. It was Alec...again. He always seemed to pop up whenever she wanted to be alone.
"Where are you going?" Alec asked.
Max turned around to face him. "The Space Needle. I need some time to think."
"It's not safe Max," Alec said in disagreement to her answer. "A transgenic got killed today. The cops and probably even White are securing the entrance gates of TC. There's no possible way that you can get past them alive."
Max was both touched and annoyed at his sincerity. But more of the annoyed part. "I'll go 'round back," Max said and tried to push her way through him. But he blocked her way. "Get out of my way."
"Like I said, its not safe." Alec said, more firmly this time.
Max sighed. Sometimes, there was just no way around him. Despite the smart- aleck façade, Max knew that he really cared about the safety of the transgenics in TC. What surprised her was how he actually cared about her.
"Fine," Max grumbled, giving in. "I'll be in my office."
Alec grinned. "Need any company?"
"Like I said, I want to be alone." She said, stressing the word 'alone' ever so slightly.
"Okay, but if I find out that you've gone out I'll.." he trailed off.
Max couldn't help but be amused by this. "Yes mom," she said while rolling her eyes. She waved her good-bye to the disgruntled transgenic who was obviously annoyed with her comment, and headed off to her office.
*** All my fault...
All my fault...
All my fault...
The words echoed in her mind, over and over again. They seemed to bounce off the walls of her head, back and forth, back and forth. Her eyes were glazed over, and a pained look blanketed her face.
She had released them all from Manticore. She brought them to the open world of reality. She had thought that they would be safe here, that they would finally have a chance to live a normal life, that they would have a sense of freedom and belonging.
But she was wrong. They had no place here in the world of mankind. Wherever they went, people would scream in terror at them and to them they were an abuse to nature. They were creatures that were never meant to live at all. But that wasn't their fault, was it? They didn't choose to be what they are. It was simply the idea of some sick secret government agency who didn't care about any of them.
They didn't belong anywhere. Whether they went back to Manticore, or stayed in the open world. They will never be considered as a person. To Manticore they were just weapons, tools used to kill and do dirty missions for their sake. To ordinaries, they were insults of humanity.
A tear threatened to spill down her cheeks, but she held it in. That was another trait she had earned no thanks to Manticore. An empty shell that should never feel.
"Bullshit," she mumbled under her breath. Soldiers or not, they were created to look exactly like humans. So why not have feelings like them? If Manticore created the perfect soldier, they made a mistake in giving them emotions. A flaw they had never discovered due to their loyalties and obedience that were all because of their fear of being taken apart and being dissected like guinea pigs used in experiments.
Max pushed this thoughts into the very back of her mind, determined not to let Manticore get to her.
The image of the dead X5 floated back into her mind, and it seemed like it would be stuck there forever, etched into her brain for the shadows of her past to intermingle with. 'Who killed you?' she asked the image in her head, knowing she would get no answer.
Whether it was White or simply the police, Max knew that neither of them would ever stop hunting them. They would ceaselessly be hunted down one by one, and be killed until none of them are left in the world. Until not one piece of evidence would be left lying on earth that they ever existed.
A hurried knock interrupted her thoughts. She looked up from her desk to see Biggs dressed in black from head to foot. She glanced at the small clock that she had scavenged from Joshua's old house, and her eyes widened at how quickly the time had passed. It was already 9:00 P.M.
"Time to go, Max." Biggs said. Max nodded, and zipped up her jacket. Good thing she was rarely found wearing anything but black. That means, she didn't have to waste any time in changing.
"Let's blaze." Were the last words out of her mouth, before several transgenics made their way out Terminal City as discreetly as possible with only one objective on their mind, and that was to find the rest of the transgenics that were unable to enter TC and get them home as quickly as possible.
*** Several hours later...
The back gates to Terminal City were crashed open, as the vans that were being driven by Mole, and a few other transgenics drove in as fast as they could.
They were able to find the other transgenics that were scattered along the city but unfortunately, they tripped some sort of alarm that the police had set up right outside the perimeters of TC and had alerted the cops with their excursion. They opened fire on them, and even with their enhanced healing, some wouldn't be able to make it if they didn't get medical attention soon.
Med-bay which was composed of more than a few of the top X5s who excelled in medicine stood by, waiting anxiously for the casualties to arrive. Once the vans were able to score a parking space in the unfurnished parking garage, the doors were slammed open, and groups of transgenics surged out.
"Leila!" Alec shouted out to the only doctor that wasn't rushing anyone to Med-bay yet. The petite red-head blurred over to him and screeched to a halt, a worried look on her face. "We have several wounded. Do you have any aides?" he asked. Leila nodded and called over three X5s who got to work as soon as the victims were placed on stretchers.
Before Alec could thank the frazzled doctor, a piercing voice yelled out his name. "Alec!" Uh-oh. What'd I do now? He thought cringing at the sound of Max's voice. The last he had seen her was before they left TC. He racked his brains for anything he did wrong, when he found none, he searched the area for anything he could distract her with.
"Yes Maxie?" he asked, his voice coming out more of a tired sigh than a calm one. He turned around to see her hurrying over to him, a frown on her face. Once she stood directly in front of him, and had his full attention, she planted her hands on her hips.
"Are you alright?" she demanded. Now that was something he wasn't expecting. A cocky grin graced his face, and took this opportunity to tease her.
"I'm always alright," he drawled in a lazy tone which only seemed to irk her more. She socked him on the soldier, making him wince (exaggeratedly).
"Damn it Alec, you had me worried sick." She said, her lips twitching as he pouted at her.
"Aww Maxie, I didn't mean to make you think so much about me." He said in reply to her stated feelings.
"Just shut up Smart-Aleck," she said rolling her eyes. This time, she didn't hold back a smile. "Let's go help out at Med-Bay shall we?"
"Sure thing, Maxie." He said returning her smile.
A/N: Sorry if I didn't put in all the action parts. I'm just not very good at writing those kinds of stuff. Review anyway? =)
