Dark Angel : SOLID ANGEL

Playing both sides

Disclaiimer: Dark angel belongs to 20th century fox and camaron/eglee productions. snake and otocon belong to konomi.

Chapter 1

"I'm way beyond late. I still gotta go home and change...so thanks for this" She says to me.

Im still waiting for her to explain things to me but she doesn't maybe she will maybe she wont? "Yeah I ll give you a call when make some progress "I say .

"O.k." She says.

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nd leaves the way she always does silently and stealthily But something isn't right here as she goes I walk across to the table with the bleach (industrial strength) and other chemicals just to be safe washing my surgical gloved hands in the cold liquid. What!!! I pull my hands out of the bleach in shock, fear and excitement I look at my hands how can this happen. I can feel cold liquid on my fingers could be true I have to find out, but it can wait I'll work on these runes for now and think on this but I will do something about this I have to! I have to know if her touch can still kill me. And once Im sure I will tell her, I have to she's my dark angel after all.

Jampony later that day

I leap up in the air with aid of the exo firing at the windows above its whites men it has to be the cops were pulled back I saw it. I have to draw fire while max and the others get back inside. I think I saw Ce Ce go down I was all a blur my one thought was to protect Max she would do it for me even with what has happened to us im sure of it. SLAM..... the door shuts behind me I run over to Max who leaning over Ce Ce's body I reach over for a pulse there isn't one. But in the commotion our bare skin touches even with her hands gloved!! Not the way I wanted this to go down but what the hell if I do die here at least its with Max. if I make it thru the next few minutes I'll tell her but before I do we have to get out of here and back to Terminal city.

We made it we on our way home I hope we get there.

Made it! Almost lets hope Luke and Dix spotted being chased in here! We all get out of the van and ambulance and drop to our knees except Max. she must be thinking what I was god I love here!! Always the defiant one my angel facing off a cop with gun pointed at her, I chuckle to myself at that a picture I won't forget. My thoughts start to wander at that time I hear Max arguing with Mole and giving a speech of sorts and I hear her say she's proud to be a freak and ask who's with her well guess what im with you Max and I raise my hand.

3 days later

I will tell her about us touching but not now this important to here and the others tonight on the TC rooftop the raising of their flag. I turn and say" Now look what you've done."

She turns and smiles up at me and in that moment I know the virus is gone and im going to tell her tonight when the others are doing there tasks.

Later that night TC command centre.

Im working on the computers scanning the police and National Guard activities outside when I sense Max behind me "Anything going down out there."

I reply "No not much."

"Logan gotta minute."

"Yeah Alec what's the problem need help kicking a girls arse again" I yell to him, I here Max chuckle at that from behind me.

Alec reply's "I had her right where I wanted her till you came along four eyes."

Max says to him "what on top golden boy!!!"

Alec grins back at us both "Yeah it was kinda fun."

Max just raises her eyes and I snigger typical Alec I think to myself. "So what did you want 494?" I use his designation to wined him up even more.

"A word alone if you please." He says.

Max asks "Secret boys club stuff."

Alec reply's "Yeah no girly girls welcome." Max just cuffs him upside the head as I follow him out of the command centre.

Outside "What's up Alec?" I ask curious as to why he wants a private chat. "I saw u touch Max. Logan? You know when Ce Ce died? And you aren't dead what's the deal man is the virus cured.!" "I don't know Alec but im still here so it could be im not sure I was gonna tell Max." I point out to him. "Don't do it yet make sure first as I am sick of treading on egg shells for you two! Get some proof." He says slightly excited but angry as well. "O.k. do me a favor will you wait at back entrance where we come in and out for Beverley and Sam and I'll get them to come on over with some equipment to run some tests on mine and Max's blood I'll call them now" I get out my cell and dial Sam then Beverly and ask them to get over to TC as quick as poss. and give them the rendezvous point. "They'll be here in thirty minutes to an hour it depends on how long it takes to load the lab gear." "Ok man anything so you to can get rid of all that s.t. you two ave got between you." He smirks and runs off and I turn around and go back to the command centre.

North gate of terminal city.

"Boo, where are u at" O.C. shouts into the darkened building "Over here thinking bout stuff you know me ,Logan and the love bug, all the freaks like me and the kick ass shit goin down around us." Max says as O.C. walks into view and sits down next to her "You and hotboy are gonna beat this bitch and then you both gonna sort the bitchs outside that gate out you know it you got the grove boo." "Yeah right look at me genetically enhanced sour puss." With that O.C slaps Max on the back of the head "Hey?" Max yelps back and O.C. says "don't you ever let me here that shite again you are No,1 here now so get to it and tell your man how you feel or I will? "O.C. reprimands her with a smile so Max smiles back although she's a little shocked with O.C.s outburst but her boo has made her feel a little better again now she starts to wonder what all that with Logan and Alec was all about? "Lets go find rich boy and golden boy and see what up outside our royal compound." Max says to O.C. "Now that's what im on about girl.." O.C. flips back and both girls pace off to find the Starsky and Hutch of TC.

TC Command centre.

Logan's cell rings. "Yeah they here." Alec replies on the other end "Yep." Logan shoots back as Max walks in the command centre "Bring um to the CC." And hangs up as Max comes up behind him and says ."What was that about CC?" "You ll see." Logan flashes one of his trademark smiles at her as Alec walks in with Sam and Beverly and shouts "Where you want these to set up Logan." "In the old genetics lab its got power now." "O.k man." Alec shouts back and the three of them leave as Max says to Logan "Whats going on that I don't know about in my town." Max questions him. "I think the virus has gone Max I asked Sam and Beverly over to confirm it for us there going to want take some blood and test it from us both if that's o.k with you if you want this that is?" Logan almost pleading says back to a shocked Max. "You sure? When? How? Did we touch?" She rambles on before she regains herself but Logan can see the hope in her eyes" I wanna hug you so bad but if your messin with me I will kick your arse." She says all serious. "Lets go and do this and get rid this bitch for u two." O.C smiles from behind them both they had forgot she was there.

TC genetics lab.

"Logan roll up your sleeve" Sam says "Max roll up your sleeve" Beverly says And then both doctors take blood samples from Max and Logan and go to work.

3 hours later the silence around the two doctors working I like eternal darkness and it doesn't help O.C. and Alec with Max and Logans pacing and grumbling about shit from both sides of the room so O.C. and Alec looked at each and silently decide to dissolve a bit of the tension and apprehension in the room. "Hey boo calm down you gonna b climbin the walls if you don't and b'sides you makin this boo dizzy" She tries to sooth Max but she's to wound up and shoots back in garbled half sentences "But what if ..we cant ..kill.. don't wanna hurt him....love" "Calm down Max its gonna work this bitch is goin down believe O.C. as this home girl knows." O.C. says with a bit of a orderly tone and Max stops and faces her and suddenly starts crying tears of hope joy and sadness all at once and O.C embraces her and sooths "Its gonna be ok girl u and hot boy are gonna be cool and maybe tonight you can start banging the gong to beat Kendras record." Max snivels and giggles at the same time "I knows so girl." O.C says not letting her go for the moment. Meanwhile........ "Logan calm it man your digging a trench faster than Dix and you don't even have a shovel man cool it ok." "This has got to be true Alec it has to be I love her man! It has to be we've waited so long and Manticore just kept taking time from us and if it aint cured why am I still here?" Logan stats. "I believe you man. I saw you touch it will b ok just calm down ok." And with that Logan slows and leans on the wall as Sam shouts "Logan, Max can you come over here please." Max and Logan walk over to the two doctors have just finished running their tests . "Right first off we are not quiet sure how this has happen but there's no virus in you now Max." Sam begins and see a shocked and stunned Max looking at him so he continues "It looks to both me and Beverly that the virus appeared to have a sell by date as it is totally out of your system." Sam still looking at speech less Max and a apprehensive Logan and then continues again letting it sink in a little "If I had to guess the virus probably had a short term life span as Manticore didn't foresee you running in and burning the place to the ground and getting the antigen for the virus so they did not need the virus after about six months which would have put Logans last encounter with it in that time frame and also the temporary cure. I would say you've bin virus free for about six weeks now. but Logan about your blood sample its strange I need to ask you do you feel stronger? "Yes a little why?" "It appears that the transgenic transfusions you've had have not only healed your spinal injure but they my have enhanced your muscles to probably twice your old strength and speed but this my not be permanent I'll want to have a look at you again in a month or so o.k." "O.k Sam." Logan says to him a little taken aback by this revelation and Max finally looks up and says to Beverly "Im cured? 100% I wont kill Logan if I touch him." Beverly replies to ease Max's worries "Yes Max its gone from your system you can touch and do what ever lovers do?" With a smile Beverly grabs Sam and Alec and starts to leave the room and Max thinks of saying "were not like that." but doesn't and just turns to Logan and grabs him round the neck and kisses him passionately with that gesture O.C. says "Save it till ive gone boo." and follows the others out and leaves Max and Logan to each other and they enjoy just holding each other as it had been denied to them for so long.

Next morning in Max's quarters she lays there in bed looking at the man she loves more than life it self sleeping next to her she had been wanting this moment since they first met and just couldn't believe it was now here and damn them all today this was hers and his day to be happy together as he stirrers and opens his crystal blue eyes she says "Hey u." "Hey u." he reply's then kisses her back and they just lay there feeling the warmth of each others naked bodies.

TC command centre.

Mole says to Alec "where's boss lady/with her toy ordinary again." He says it with scorn And Alec replies with a smirk "No she's with her trangenicly enhanced ordinary actually!" "she my not be about till tomorrow so we gonna have to hold the fort down if that's ok with you buddy." Alec says to mole as the lizard man storms of muttering something about mutant ordinaries. "That guy really needs to take a chill pill." Came from behind Alec startling him out of his ribbing of Mole and turning around to see why Max was there only it wasn't Max "Where's my sister 494?" said Sam aka 453 "She's with logan, why? and what are you doing here weren't you in Canada?" He asks Max's cloned sister. "I need to talk to her its important its about Lydecker!" "Oh, lets go see her then." He suggests

Max's quarters. "Logan what are you doing to me ..." Max says as she hears a knock at the door. "Max its Alec its important ." As he walks in followed by Sam much to Max's disgust and spits back "What's she doing here and get out you good for nothing perve." And throws a book at him in the process he retreats back behind the door and Max and Logan hurriedly put some clothes on and she shouts at the door in an icy tone "Now you can come in bane of my existence." "Well its about ti..." He starts to say as he comes back in before he is cut of by an icy glare from both Max and Logan. "So?" Max questions as both Alec and Sam sit on her couch while Max and Logan are situated on the edge of the bed "And it better be good?" Sam starts "Its Lydecker" "He's dead." Logan informs her "Isn't he." "No I don't think so , in the town we went when we left here I saw him but he didn't see me so I followed him to a apartment block and found him there and it was a bit swish let me tell you. so I look ed at the names on the apartment register and there was a Deck Lyder living in 3b and then about a week ago he disappeared so I tried to catch up with him and track him, and found him back here in Seattle." "So where is he then?" Logan asked. "I followed him to the high rise district" She continued as Max was intently curious like a cat now "He went into a building Fogle towers." And as Sam looked around for a reaction she got one looking at three totally stunned faces at the revelation "What?" She asked "Do you know the place?" "Logan lived there." "I lived there." Max, Logan and Alec said in unison "Oh." Sam said. "I think we should go check it out?" Max was suggesting but Logan didn't like it, it was to dangerous for both Max and Sam to go out of the TC boarders "No we'll send some one else Zane or Krit could do it there in Seattle." Max and Alec looked stunned at this. "When did they get here and where are Jondy and Syl? And since when do you not tell me stuff about my sibs." Max said in biting tone to Logan. "They asked me not to say they were here as they were gonna get some info about the virus for us and wanted to surprise you and then there was the Jampony thing and all hell broke lose. Jondy and Syl are covering stuff in L.A while there here sorry babe" He apologized and gave Max a puppy dog look which amused both Alec and Sam but didn't quite melt Max this time but it stopped her kicking his butt. "O.k. contact them and get them to check it out." Max ordered Logan picked up his cell and dialed Zane and relayed what had just been said and also told him the virus was beaten. Max not looking happy with Sam her twin there. Asked her and Alec to go so they did leaving Logan and Max alone to have their first row as a couple and Alec could still hear Max as he and Sam entered the CC to find O.C. scowling at him with a knowing look "Its not my fault I didn't do it it was Logan." He pleaded much to the amusement of Sam and then suddenly O.C. turned on Sam "You may look like my boo suga but aint no way as bitchin as she is so don't give me no crap about why you're here? Oh and Alec shut up before I smack you upside the head." With that Alec sat down and Sam relayed why she was here not knowing quite why she had to to this weak ordinary.

Somewhere in sector five.

"Fe'nastol" a man says into his cell "Brother white will be contained and we will get 452 , it is only a matter of time I know who she is close to." He pauses while listening to the other voice and then replies "There many ways to snare a cat even one as wild as her it will take time but it will happen the most worth while prey is better stalked than running straight in headlong hoping for a catch and with the phalanx at my back it may be sooner I know her routine I will get her for the conclave and I will not fail." The man shuts his cell and lifts his head to reveal asian features he thinks to himself Logan Cale is the key with that bit of meat on a hook how could he possible fail he is a detective after all and Cale is a friend who trusts him. Matt sung turns away into the night to prepare his son for the ritual and to kill his beloved wife... life was good and today is a good day White is shamed and he is to take his place as the conclaves chief field operative yes today is a good day he chuckles to himself time to put his plan into action.

Fogle towers. He's the best at what he does. stealth, assaination and recon the perfect solider here on a mission. He taps his ear while scanning the rooftops of the near buildings he slides into shadow as he sees two males on the opposite roof they must be after his contact this is where the meet was to be he clicks a device on his belt and just blends into his surroundings nice trick he thinks to him self while waiting for his uplink to his controller to establish do..."Snake" breaks through his reverie "Im here Otacon I want you to get me as much Intel as poss. on Manticore series X5's especially the '09 rogues get back to me when you have it. Snake out"

End chapter 1