Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel.(I wish) That's property of James
Cameron.
Pairing: M/Z
Summary: Zach is back my way.... not the way it ended second season!
A/N: Please keep sending reviews. I need some input. Thx!
Next morning Zach woke to find Max already up. His sleep had been restless because he kept having nightmares, or what seemed to be nightmares. He couldn't tell the difference anymore.
"Look I'm sorry about last night. Guess I just needed someone to blame besides myself," he told her as she took a sip of coffee.
"It's alright. I know you're having trouble remembering and you just want everything back to normal."
"I want us back to normal."
"What do you mean?"
"It's just not how it was before."
"It will be when you get your memory back completely." Zach thought "Only with someone else out of the way." Then Max noticed that his face was clearing up and the metal face place was starting to fade.
"Zach, your face!"
~ Dr. Carr's Office ~
"So what's happening to him?" Max asked Dr. Carr.
"It's amazing. Nanocytes circulating in his bloodstream. Self-replicating, molecular-scale biomachines designed to repair tissue damage."
"How come these things are working around now?"
"It's the machine. Eddy and the others hooked me up to it almost every day. Said it would filter my blood, keep it clean," said Zach suddenly.
"My ass. They were sifting out your nanocytes," said Max.
"That's why no tissue repair was going on," said Dr. Carr.
"They told me I looked cooler and more like them," said Zach.
"Guess Manticore wanted you to look normal so they could send you out on missions," Max told him.
On the way to Jam Pony she told him he could get a job there for now. After clearing it with Normal, who agreed on account of employee shortage, both were handed packages and sent off with the usual "bip, bip, bip!"
"Mind delivering an extra package?" Max asked Zach.
"Sure. Why?"
"I just gotta drop by somewhere."
"Dumping responsibilities on someone else. How typical," said Alec coming up to them.
"I wouldn't be talking if I were you," Max responded.
"I'll have you know I did you a favor yesterday. Those steelheads paid a visit, so I kicked their butts."
"Nothing I couldn't have done," said Max. To Zach she said, "I'll see ya later, ok?" He nodded in reply.
"Probably going to loverboy's," Alec told Zach.
"I gotta go," said Zach. He had decided to follow Max so he could find out where Logan lived. Plus, he couldn't trust Logan. Not for a minute. He followed at a distance and on reaching the apartment stood outside the door, listening in.
"So it faded?" he heard Logan say to Max, referring to the metal plate that was on Zach's face.
"Yea. Doc said the nerve damage should heal before long."
"Is he starting to remember everything?"
"He's getting better."
After a pause Logan went on, "Are you going to tell him about the others?"
"Now's not the time. I don't want him feeling worse before getting better."
"Usually how it works, Max."
"I'll tell him. Just not now. I'm hoping he'll remember or maybe it's best to keep some things forgotten."
"You can't keep running. Sooner or later the problem catches up to you. You know that better than anybody." Outside the door Zach was standing and it took effort for him not to burst in there and demand an explanation. He decided he had heard enough and decided to leave. He decided to head out to the beach near the docks and cool off for a while. He tried to clear his head, but all he could think was why would Max keep anything from him. Why couldn't he remember? He tried so hard, but images ran through his mind so fast that it was hard to tell one apart from the rest. All he knew was that Logan was the enemy. He betrayed them. He led Lydecker to them and Max was almost killed. He knew he had to protect her and all the others before Eyes Only gave them all away. A flashback came to him.
///////"You're really worried about Max? The biggest threat to her safety is you."///////
/////"How do you figure?"///////
Max had been looking for Zach and she wasn't sure where he was, so she decided to check back at her apartment. Sure enough he had gone back there and when she stepped through the doorway she found him sitting on the couch. He was sitting there with a somber look on his face. Immobile. He didn't even bother to look up as she walked through the door.
"I've been looking all over for you," she said coming up to him. Seeing as he gave no reply she figured something was up. "What's wrong?" He now looked at her as she sat down next to him.
"Do you keep things from me?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Do you?"
"Why would I keep anything from you?"
"I heard you, Max." It took her a minute before she figured out what he was talking about.
"You followed me?"
"I had to. Couldn't let you get hurt."
"Hurt by what? That's no reason to follow me. Is this about Logan? I thought we talked about him."
"He's not to be trusted."
"I can't believe you would stoop that low. Just because you don't trust him doesn't mean I don't."
"He betrayed us! Can't you see that?! Or do you want me to forget that too?!"
"You're blowing this way out of proportion!" Zach rose as she said this and she rose as well.
"I was only looking out for you! What don't you want me to know?" said Zach.
"You expect me to tell you everything?! You shouldn't have followed me!"
"You're brainwashed by him. Otherwise you wouldn't be acting this way."
"I thought I could trust you! You know I would never hurt you."
"I thought I could trust YOU!" Zach yelled back before secluding himself in his room.
Pairing: M/Z
Summary: Zach is back my way.... not the way it ended second season!
A/N: Please keep sending reviews. I need some input. Thx!
Next morning Zach woke to find Max already up. His sleep had been restless because he kept having nightmares, or what seemed to be nightmares. He couldn't tell the difference anymore.
"Look I'm sorry about last night. Guess I just needed someone to blame besides myself," he told her as she took a sip of coffee.
"It's alright. I know you're having trouble remembering and you just want everything back to normal."
"I want us back to normal."
"What do you mean?"
"It's just not how it was before."
"It will be when you get your memory back completely." Zach thought "Only with someone else out of the way." Then Max noticed that his face was clearing up and the metal face place was starting to fade.
"Zach, your face!"
~ Dr. Carr's Office ~
"So what's happening to him?" Max asked Dr. Carr.
"It's amazing. Nanocytes circulating in his bloodstream. Self-replicating, molecular-scale biomachines designed to repair tissue damage."
"How come these things are working around now?"
"It's the machine. Eddy and the others hooked me up to it almost every day. Said it would filter my blood, keep it clean," said Zach suddenly.
"My ass. They were sifting out your nanocytes," said Max.
"That's why no tissue repair was going on," said Dr. Carr.
"They told me I looked cooler and more like them," said Zach.
"Guess Manticore wanted you to look normal so they could send you out on missions," Max told him.
On the way to Jam Pony she told him he could get a job there for now. After clearing it with Normal, who agreed on account of employee shortage, both were handed packages and sent off with the usual "bip, bip, bip!"
"Mind delivering an extra package?" Max asked Zach.
"Sure. Why?"
"I just gotta drop by somewhere."
"Dumping responsibilities on someone else. How typical," said Alec coming up to them.
"I wouldn't be talking if I were you," Max responded.
"I'll have you know I did you a favor yesterday. Those steelheads paid a visit, so I kicked their butts."
"Nothing I couldn't have done," said Max. To Zach she said, "I'll see ya later, ok?" He nodded in reply.
"Probably going to loverboy's," Alec told Zach.
"I gotta go," said Zach. He had decided to follow Max so he could find out where Logan lived. Plus, he couldn't trust Logan. Not for a minute. He followed at a distance and on reaching the apartment stood outside the door, listening in.
"So it faded?" he heard Logan say to Max, referring to the metal plate that was on Zach's face.
"Yea. Doc said the nerve damage should heal before long."
"Is he starting to remember everything?"
"He's getting better."
After a pause Logan went on, "Are you going to tell him about the others?"
"Now's not the time. I don't want him feeling worse before getting better."
"Usually how it works, Max."
"I'll tell him. Just not now. I'm hoping he'll remember or maybe it's best to keep some things forgotten."
"You can't keep running. Sooner or later the problem catches up to you. You know that better than anybody." Outside the door Zach was standing and it took effort for him not to burst in there and demand an explanation. He decided he had heard enough and decided to leave. He decided to head out to the beach near the docks and cool off for a while. He tried to clear his head, but all he could think was why would Max keep anything from him. Why couldn't he remember? He tried so hard, but images ran through his mind so fast that it was hard to tell one apart from the rest. All he knew was that Logan was the enemy. He betrayed them. He led Lydecker to them and Max was almost killed. He knew he had to protect her and all the others before Eyes Only gave them all away. A flashback came to him.
///////"You're really worried about Max? The biggest threat to her safety is you."///////
/////"How do you figure?"///////
Max had been looking for Zach and she wasn't sure where he was, so she decided to check back at her apartment. Sure enough he had gone back there and when she stepped through the doorway she found him sitting on the couch. He was sitting there with a somber look on his face. Immobile. He didn't even bother to look up as she walked through the door.
"I've been looking all over for you," she said coming up to him. Seeing as he gave no reply she figured something was up. "What's wrong?" He now looked at her as she sat down next to him.
"Do you keep things from me?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Do you?"
"Why would I keep anything from you?"
"I heard you, Max." It took her a minute before she figured out what he was talking about.
"You followed me?"
"I had to. Couldn't let you get hurt."
"Hurt by what? That's no reason to follow me. Is this about Logan? I thought we talked about him."
"He's not to be trusted."
"I can't believe you would stoop that low. Just because you don't trust him doesn't mean I don't."
"He betrayed us! Can't you see that?! Or do you want me to forget that too?!"
"You're blowing this way out of proportion!" Zach rose as she said this and she rose as well.
"I was only looking out for you! What don't you want me to know?" said Zach.
"You expect me to tell you everything?! You shouldn't have followed me!"
"You're brainwashed by him. Otherwise you wouldn't be acting this way."
"I thought I could trust you! You know I would never hurt you."
"I thought I could trust YOU!" Zach yelled back before secluding himself in his room.