Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel characters or plot. All the
new characters are mine though!
Pairing: MA eventually, CA friendship
The next few weeks went the seemingly normal and routined. The crowds of transgenic haters never seemed to cease with the continued amount of new information the news kept apparently finding out. Each morning would consist of the X7s and 8s combat classes and each evening would consist of vital heists and supply runs.
"Okay, kids you're all doing great. Now gather round. I wanna show you guys a new move." Said Hazel to her large group of students.
Whilst Hazel was teaching her class in the courtyard, Max was watching her from HQ. Dix came up to her and said amiably, "She's good, isn't she?"
Max just looked at him and asked, "But don't you think it's bad teaching these kids to fight. Isn't that what we're trying to take them away from?"
"When the war's over Max. When the war's over we can bring up our kids pacifist style. But until then they need to be able to look after themselves and each other." Replied the transgenic.
"I guess." Replied Max but then added, "I just feel bad, making them go through what we did each morning."
"It's nothing like what we all had to go through. You're only watching it from a TV monitor. Why don't you go down there and see how Hazel teaches? It's completely different. She makes sure that they laugh and have fun, Max. Maybe you oughta give her a break." Said Dix turning to her. With that Max nodded and made her way to the courtyard.
"Okay people, now that I've shown you the move, who wants to try it out with me?" asked Hazel peering at the crowd. No one put their hand up at first until she saw the crowd moving slightly and a man coming out. At many of her classes it wasn't just the transgenic youth that turned up but anyone who could spare the time. Today it just happened that Logan was one of them. He could see Max becoming more distant from him and so decided to join the combat classes. His reasoning was that he would be able to understand Max much better.
"Well then. Logan isn't it?" asked Hazel to the man standing in front of her, he just nodded so she carried on, "Okay, well we'll do it in slowmo first then we'll get onto a faster pace."
The move consisted of blocking a jab and then flipping the person over whilst getting into the position to dislocate the enemy's arm. Alec had advised Hazel on teaching the kids ways in disabling without annihilating.
The two did the slow, step by step version and Hazel seeing that Logan understood what needed to be done moved on to do the series of movements as a spar. However, Logan didn't do the moves right and ended up on the ground with his arm dislocated instead of the other way round. It was then that Max decided to arrive.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" hollered Max as she ran over to see if Logan was alright.
"Be careful boo." Said Original Cindy, who had been watching the class, whilst pulling Max away before she accidentally touched Logan.
Max quickly turned on Hazel, "What the hell do you think you're doing hurting him like that? He shouldn't even be participating in the class. He's not like you and me."
"Look this move is taught in self defence classes all the time. It was safe." Was all that Hazel could say before being interrupted by Max.
"Well, if it was safe then what's he doing on the floor with a dislocated shoulder." Shouted Max as the crowd all took a step back, "Did you do this on purpose?"
"What? No." cried out Hazel in anger, "Of course I didn't. He just."
But Hazel was cut off again by Max, "He just what? He was just watching and you decided to ask him to help demonstrate?"
"No. Look just wait." Began Hazel but again was interrupted by the hot headed transgenic.
"I want you to tell me." Said Max but was cut off by the younger transgenic this time.
"I will if you let me speak." yelled Hazel so that everyone quietened.
She went to open her mouth but was cut off by Logan, "I offered Max.agh.she didn't force me to do anything. Agh. I just .did the sequence wrong."
"Look. Let me help." said Hazel as she went to the ordinary but Max shot out her hand to stop her.
"What do you think you're doing?" said Max slowly through gritted teeth.
"I'm trying to help your boyfriend. Not like you can do anything about it." Replied Hazel shrugging off Max's grip and kneeling down beside Logan. "Okay, this is gonna hurt you. Just grit through it, okay?" Said Hazel. When Logan nodded she said, "Okay, on the count of three. One. two." and it was then she pushed his shoulder back into its socket. A scream pierced the area. Logan sat up with tears coming out of his eyes. "Good as new." Said Hazel standing up and patting him hard on the recently located shoulder, "Okay people. I think that's enough for today. Same time tomorrow." With that said everyone went their separate ways talking about what happened leaving only Max, Hazel, Logan and OC in the courtyard. "Cindy, maybe you should take Logan to the infirmary, just in case." Said Hazel and Cindy did as she said feeling the need for the two transgenics to talk it out.
"Don't ever hurt Logan. Do you understand me?" said Max trembling with some unknown emotion.
Hazel smiled slightly before saying, "You're hurting him more than me."
"How?" yelled a livid Max.
"You say that you love him but you don't. No, hear me out. You might have loved the ordinary before but you don't now."
Max couldn't hold back any longer, "What do you know about love?"
"I've been here a few weeks now and I've seen how you are around him. You leave him to it most of the time whilst doing the CO duties of TC and you only go back to him when things aren't going well." Carried on Hazel in the same unthreatening tone whilst Max grunted in fury. "Have you noticed the guy change over the two weeks? The reason he dislocated his shoulder was 'cos he didn't have the energy or strength to flip me over even when I was making myself as light as possible."
"He's a human. He doesn't have our strength." Relied Max as if she was a nutter.
"I know that but he was weaker than an ordinary should be. The toxins. The toxins are playing with his health. 452, you're the one who's keeping him here even though you don't love him anymore." Replied the younger transgenic whilst walking around and tidying up the courtyard.
"It's Max." Said Max stubbornly, "And I do love him."
"If you say so. But answer me this. If you love him as much as you say you do why aren't you letting him go. If you love him you would tell him to leave before he dies because of the toxins or even by the familiars. By being with you, is putting him in danger. If you care about him, you'll let him go." Said Hazel finally stopping to look at the leather clad transgenic who was avoiding her gaze. "He's not one of us.Max."
It was then Max's head shot up. He's not one of us, Max. Alec had said that to her before. The two were more alike than she realised. Instead of answering Hazel she swiftly left for the infirmary.
"Hey Gem, where's Logan?" asked Max as she walked through into the infirmary.
"Oh, I've already sent him back to his apartment. But I got to talk to you actually." Replied the X5.
"'Bout what?" asked Max.
"It's Logan. He's in really bad shape." Said Gem leading Max to a chair.
"I knew that knock by Hazel did more damage. Wait 'till I get my hands on her." Said Max standing up quickly.
"No, no." said Gem pulling Max down to sit again, "The toxins in TC are making him really sick. His vitals are all screwed. We need to take him outta TC if you want him to regain full health. He hasn't got our strength. Now don't take this the wrong way but sometimes I think you forget that he isn't one of us." That was what sent Max off the edge. "What is it with everyone thinking I don't know what is good for my boyfriend." She said standing up and practically shouting.
"Calm down Max and keep your voice down, people are resting here. Anyway, who's everyone?" Said Gem trying to appease the leader of TC.
"Alec, Mole, Hazel. I mean what do they know?" said Max as though disgusted.
"Well, a lot." Replied Gem matter of factly, "Alec was up there with the best in manticore and Hazel was attuned to practically everything manticore taught, especially medicinal issues. And Mole.well Mole knows everything."
"What is it with all the praise giving for the screw up and sidekick?" said Max to herself but Gem heard well enough.
"You have got to ease up on the man, Max. Even I'm finding it increasingly suspicious with this immense hate you have towards Alec." Said Gem when Mole came bursting into the Infirmary.
"Gem, get ready for two gunshot wounds and a few minor injuries from the heist team." Said the green transgenic straight away ignoring Max's presence.
With a nod Gem said to Mole, "Okay. Send Hazel over. I'll get things ready here." Then she turned towards the inside of the make shift hospital and yelled "Chlo. We need bandages and cauterisation kits. The heist team's comin' in."
"Assenting. I'll be out in a second." Replied Chloe, an aquamarine anomaly.
"Err, Max are you in or out? 'Cos I don't really need you here loitering by the entrance." Said Gem whilst sorting out the nearest beds.
"Umm, I can stay here and help." Said Max.
"No. I only let people with the full training help." Said Gem turning around to face her, "That's no stick at you for running away or anything but it's just one of my policies. You can stay though if you want to. You know, raise the kids' morale?"
"Sure." Said Max a little unsurely when hurrying through the infirmary's double doors was Alec carrying one X6, Joshua carrying an X5, Luke helping two other X6s, and a bunch of X5s limping or cradling other injuries with Hazel, coming up the rear.
"Gem, Ryan's been shot in the leg and Joe's been disabled in the pelvis and back." Alec said whilst putting Ryan on the bed and indicating to Joshua to do the same and then turned back to Gem, "I've been trying to keep him conscious but he's lost a lot of blood. Please save him."
"I'll do my best Alec." She said to the handsome X5 while putting a comforting hand on his shoulder and then to her staff said, "Hazel take care of Ryan and then come and help me with Joe. Chlo, I need you to check up and help all the minors as quickly as possible and then come help me." The other two nodded and got to work straight away.
"Luke, Mole, Josh, make yourselves useful and come help me." Said Chloe indicating the rest of the heist team.
Alec came up to Hazel and said, "Let me help with Ryan."
"Sure. Pass me the knife." Came Hazel's reply.
When Alec moved to get the instrument his jacket moved slightly and she saw a red stain and saw him flinch so very slightly. "Alec your bleeding." said the female transgenic, "Did you get shot?"
"It's nothing. I'll live." Replied Alec shrugging but then flinching more obviously after the gesture.
"Sure, nothing." She said to him and the called across the room, "Chlo, Alec's been shot."
Mole span around suddenly, "You what? You got shot? Why didn't you say anything?"
Then Joshua quickly ran over and started pulling Alec towards a bed, "Is medium fella alright?"
"I'm fine Josh." Replied Alec whilst trying to get back up when Chloe came rushing over.
"Lie down." She ordered.
"Come on Chlo. I'm fine." Alec said trying to stand up but all his attempts futile.
"Alec, you and I have been through this enough time to know the drill." Chloe said with more gentleness in her voice.
"Chlo, I just wanna get some rest." Said Alec sighing deeply.
"Hon, let me clean up the wound and give you a little blood, and then I promise you can have your well earned rest. I never went back on my word before, have I?" said the anomaly slowly moving her X5 friend into the lying down position, "I'll take care of you don't worry."
"I don't know." Said Alec, his words slurred from blood loss.
"Sweetie, I am not gonna let anything happen to you. I'm here, Gem, Luke, Mole and Josh are here, Hazel's here, even Max's here. All of us to look after you." Said Chloe in a soothing tone indicating to each of the transgenics.
"She doesn't care." Said Alec sadly. Hazel turned slightly to look at Max who in turn looked elsewhere, while Chloe and Gem exchanged glances.
"What's that, hon?" asked the anomaly whilst cleaning Alec's wound.
"She doesn't care." Said Alec with such seriousness that is uncommon for Alec.
"I'm sure she does, babe." Replied the shimmering transgenic.
"Argh." Humphed Alec when Chloe pulled out the bullet from his side.
"There you go, honey." Said Chloe softly whilst stroking his face, "You can sleep now."
"No, Chlo." Said Alec looking at the anomaly with intense sadness.
"I thought you wanted to sleep, sweetie." Said the transgenic whilst sitting on his bed.
"I want to sleep. But...the nightmares." He whispered, looking to Chloe like he did all those years ago back in manticore after his bouts in re- indoctrination. His eyes so haunted.
"Okay, babe. I'll sit with you." She said, dragging a chair next to his bed and sitting on it.
"All night?" Alec asked taking her hand.
"All night, sweetie. All night." Chloe replied squeezing his hand for comfort.
Pairing: MA eventually, CA friendship
The next few weeks went the seemingly normal and routined. The crowds of transgenic haters never seemed to cease with the continued amount of new information the news kept apparently finding out. Each morning would consist of the X7s and 8s combat classes and each evening would consist of vital heists and supply runs.
"Okay, kids you're all doing great. Now gather round. I wanna show you guys a new move." Said Hazel to her large group of students.
Whilst Hazel was teaching her class in the courtyard, Max was watching her from HQ. Dix came up to her and said amiably, "She's good, isn't she?"
Max just looked at him and asked, "But don't you think it's bad teaching these kids to fight. Isn't that what we're trying to take them away from?"
"When the war's over Max. When the war's over we can bring up our kids pacifist style. But until then they need to be able to look after themselves and each other." Replied the transgenic.
"I guess." Replied Max but then added, "I just feel bad, making them go through what we did each morning."
"It's nothing like what we all had to go through. You're only watching it from a TV monitor. Why don't you go down there and see how Hazel teaches? It's completely different. She makes sure that they laugh and have fun, Max. Maybe you oughta give her a break." Said Dix turning to her. With that Max nodded and made her way to the courtyard.
"Okay people, now that I've shown you the move, who wants to try it out with me?" asked Hazel peering at the crowd. No one put their hand up at first until she saw the crowd moving slightly and a man coming out. At many of her classes it wasn't just the transgenic youth that turned up but anyone who could spare the time. Today it just happened that Logan was one of them. He could see Max becoming more distant from him and so decided to join the combat classes. His reasoning was that he would be able to understand Max much better.
"Well then. Logan isn't it?" asked Hazel to the man standing in front of her, he just nodded so she carried on, "Okay, well we'll do it in slowmo first then we'll get onto a faster pace."
The move consisted of blocking a jab and then flipping the person over whilst getting into the position to dislocate the enemy's arm. Alec had advised Hazel on teaching the kids ways in disabling without annihilating.
The two did the slow, step by step version and Hazel seeing that Logan understood what needed to be done moved on to do the series of movements as a spar. However, Logan didn't do the moves right and ended up on the ground with his arm dislocated instead of the other way round. It was then that Max decided to arrive.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" hollered Max as she ran over to see if Logan was alright.
"Be careful boo." Said Original Cindy, who had been watching the class, whilst pulling Max away before she accidentally touched Logan.
Max quickly turned on Hazel, "What the hell do you think you're doing hurting him like that? He shouldn't even be participating in the class. He's not like you and me."
"Look this move is taught in self defence classes all the time. It was safe." Was all that Hazel could say before being interrupted by Max.
"Well, if it was safe then what's he doing on the floor with a dislocated shoulder." Shouted Max as the crowd all took a step back, "Did you do this on purpose?"
"What? No." cried out Hazel in anger, "Of course I didn't. He just."
But Hazel was cut off again by Max, "He just what? He was just watching and you decided to ask him to help demonstrate?"
"No. Look just wait." Began Hazel but again was interrupted by the hot headed transgenic.
"I want you to tell me." Said Max but was cut off by the younger transgenic this time.
"I will if you let me speak." yelled Hazel so that everyone quietened.
She went to open her mouth but was cut off by Logan, "I offered Max.agh.she didn't force me to do anything. Agh. I just .did the sequence wrong."
"Look. Let me help." said Hazel as she went to the ordinary but Max shot out her hand to stop her.
"What do you think you're doing?" said Max slowly through gritted teeth.
"I'm trying to help your boyfriend. Not like you can do anything about it." Replied Hazel shrugging off Max's grip and kneeling down beside Logan. "Okay, this is gonna hurt you. Just grit through it, okay?" Said Hazel. When Logan nodded she said, "Okay, on the count of three. One. two." and it was then she pushed his shoulder back into its socket. A scream pierced the area. Logan sat up with tears coming out of his eyes. "Good as new." Said Hazel standing up and patting him hard on the recently located shoulder, "Okay people. I think that's enough for today. Same time tomorrow." With that said everyone went their separate ways talking about what happened leaving only Max, Hazel, Logan and OC in the courtyard. "Cindy, maybe you should take Logan to the infirmary, just in case." Said Hazel and Cindy did as she said feeling the need for the two transgenics to talk it out.
"Don't ever hurt Logan. Do you understand me?" said Max trembling with some unknown emotion.
Hazel smiled slightly before saying, "You're hurting him more than me."
"How?" yelled a livid Max.
"You say that you love him but you don't. No, hear me out. You might have loved the ordinary before but you don't now."
Max couldn't hold back any longer, "What do you know about love?"
"I've been here a few weeks now and I've seen how you are around him. You leave him to it most of the time whilst doing the CO duties of TC and you only go back to him when things aren't going well." Carried on Hazel in the same unthreatening tone whilst Max grunted in fury. "Have you noticed the guy change over the two weeks? The reason he dislocated his shoulder was 'cos he didn't have the energy or strength to flip me over even when I was making myself as light as possible."
"He's a human. He doesn't have our strength." Relied Max as if she was a nutter.
"I know that but he was weaker than an ordinary should be. The toxins. The toxins are playing with his health. 452, you're the one who's keeping him here even though you don't love him anymore." Replied the younger transgenic whilst walking around and tidying up the courtyard.
"It's Max." Said Max stubbornly, "And I do love him."
"If you say so. But answer me this. If you love him as much as you say you do why aren't you letting him go. If you love him you would tell him to leave before he dies because of the toxins or even by the familiars. By being with you, is putting him in danger. If you care about him, you'll let him go." Said Hazel finally stopping to look at the leather clad transgenic who was avoiding her gaze. "He's not one of us.Max."
It was then Max's head shot up. He's not one of us, Max. Alec had said that to her before. The two were more alike than she realised. Instead of answering Hazel she swiftly left for the infirmary.
"Hey Gem, where's Logan?" asked Max as she walked through into the infirmary.
"Oh, I've already sent him back to his apartment. But I got to talk to you actually." Replied the X5.
"'Bout what?" asked Max.
"It's Logan. He's in really bad shape." Said Gem leading Max to a chair.
"I knew that knock by Hazel did more damage. Wait 'till I get my hands on her." Said Max standing up quickly.
"No, no." said Gem pulling Max down to sit again, "The toxins in TC are making him really sick. His vitals are all screwed. We need to take him outta TC if you want him to regain full health. He hasn't got our strength. Now don't take this the wrong way but sometimes I think you forget that he isn't one of us." That was what sent Max off the edge. "What is it with everyone thinking I don't know what is good for my boyfriend." She said standing up and practically shouting.
"Calm down Max and keep your voice down, people are resting here. Anyway, who's everyone?" Said Gem trying to appease the leader of TC.
"Alec, Mole, Hazel. I mean what do they know?" said Max as though disgusted.
"Well, a lot." Replied Gem matter of factly, "Alec was up there with the best in manticore and Hazel was attuned to practically everything manticore taught, especially medicinal issues. And Mole.well Mole knows everything."
"What is it with all the praise giving for the screw up and sidekick?" said Max to herself but Gem heard well enough.
"You have got to ease up on the man, Max. Even I'm finding it increasingly suspicious with this immense hate you have towards Alec." Said Gem when Mole came bursting into the Infirmary.
"Gem, get ready for two gunshot wounds and a few minor injuries from the heist team." Said the green transgenic straight away ignoring Max's presence.
With a nod Gem said to Mole, "Okay. Send Hazel over. I'll get things ready here." Then she turned towards the inside of the make shift hospital and yelled "Chlo. We need bandages and cauterisation kits. The heist team's comin' in."
"Assenting. I'll be out in a second." Replied Chloe, an aquamarine anomaly.
"Err, Max are you in or out? 'Cos I don't really need you here loitering by the entrance." Said Gem whilst sorting out the nearest beds.
"Umm, I can stay here and help." Said Max.
"No. I only let people with the full training help." Said Gem turning around to face her, "That's no stick at you for running away or anything but it's just one of my policies. You can stay though if you want to. You know, raise the kids' morale?"
"Sure." Said Max a little unsurely when hurrying through the infirmary's double doors was Alec carrying one X6, Joshua carrying an X5, Luke helping two other X6s, and a bunch of X5s limping or cradling other injuries with Hazel, coming up the rear.
"Gem, Ryan's been shot in the leg and Joe's been disabled in the pelvis and back." Alec said whilst putting Ryan on the bed and indicating to Joshua to do the same and then turned back to Gem, "I've been trying to keep him conscious but he's lost a lot of blood. Please save him."
"I'll do my best Alec." She said to the handsome X5 while putting a comforting hand on his shoulder and then to her staff said, "Hazel take care of Ryan and then come and help me with Joe. Chlo, I need you to check up and help all the minors as quickly as possible and then come help me." The other two nodded and got to work straight away.
"Luke, Mole, Josh, make yourselves useful and come help me." Said Chloe indicating the rest of the heist team.
Alec came up to Hazel and said, "Let me help with Ryan."
"Sure. Pass me the knife." Came Hazel's reply.
When Alec moved to get the instrument his jacket moved slightly and she saw a red stain and saw him flinch so very slightly. "Alec your bleeding." said the female transgenic, "Did you get shot?"
"It's nothing. I'll live." Replied Alec shrugging but then flinching more obviously after the gesture.
"Sure, nothing." She said to him and the called across the room, "Chlo, Alec's been shot."
Mole span around suddenly, "You what? You got shot? Why didn't you say anything?"
Then Joshua quickly ran over and started pulling Alec towards a bed, "Is medium fella alright?"
"I'm fine Josh." Replied Alec whilst trying to get back up when Chloe came rushing over.
"Lie down." She ordered.
"Come on Chlo. I'm fine." Alec said trying to stand up but all his attempts futile.
"Alec, you and I have been through this enough time to know the drill." Chloe said with more gentleness in her voice.
"Chlo, I just wanna get some rest." Said Alec sighing deeply.
"Hon, let me clean up the wound and give you a little blood, and then I promise you can have your well earned rest. I never went back on my word before, have I?" said the anomaly slowly moving her X5 friend into the lying down position, "I'll take care of you don't worry."
"I don't know." Said Alec, his words slurred from blood loss.
"Sweetie, I am not gonna let anything happen to you. I'm here, Gem, Luke, Mole and Josh are here, Hazel's here, even Max's here. All of us to look after you." Said Chloe in a soothing tone indicating to each of the transgenics.
"She doesn't care." Said Alec sadly. Hazel turned slightly to look at Max who in turn looked elsewhere, while Chloe and Gem exchanged glances.
"What's that, hon?" asked the anomaly whilst cleaning Alec's wound.
"She doesn't care." Said Alec with such seriousness that is uncommon for Alec.
"I'm sure she does, babe." Replied the shimmering transgenic.
"Argh." Humphed Alec when Chloe pulled out the bullet from his side.
"There you go, honey." Said Chloe softly whilst stroking his face, "You can sleep now."
"No, Chlo." Said Alec looking at the anomaly with intense sadness.
"I thought you wanted to sleep, sweetie." Said the transgenic whilst sitting on his bed.
"I want to sleep. But...the nightmares." He whispered, looking to Chloe like he did all those years ago back in manticore after his bouts in re- indoctrination. His eyes so haunted.
"Okay, babe. I'll sit with you." She said, dragging a chair next to his bed and sitting on it.
"All night?" Alec asked taking her hand.
"All night, sweetie. All night." Chloe replied squeezing his hand for comfort.