Alec's War
By Shikasta
Spoilers: Anything's fair game in my view although this is an AU
Disclaimer: The characters of Dark Angel are owned by Twentieth Century Fox Television and Cameron Eglee productions. In laymen's terms: Don't own them but by god I wish I did.
Italics = flashback
A/N Sorry this took so long but with work and flu it took me a while will be back in full force next week. Have a good weekend all!
Chapter Twenty Three – Dawn
Dawn, a time of day not everyone willingly embraces and on this particular day many had hoped to stall. The fear had set in for now they understood what it meant to live even if it was amongst the ruins of a once beautiful city. For all their bravado they were still but children forced to play in an adults world, innocence never granted them.
The morning was beautiful as the sun tickled the landscape and Alec paused ever so briefly to appreciate it knowing that this could be the last time he sees such beauty. His eyes travelled back to the many souls waiting for the final order to advance and as he looked down the expanse of transgenics facing him he tried so desperately to remember all their faces. Unlike other leaders Alec knew his people, he shared their hopes and dreams and had lived amongst them in these difficult times. For many this would be their final hour and his only hope was that they would die quick and with honour, their sacrifice not wasted.
The wait was finally over as the first explosions behind enemy territory signalled the advancement of the transgenic main force. Like a forceful wave they ploughed over the barricade and charged the unsuspecting enemy who stood disbelieving as the chaos unfolded.
Alec was in the thick of it with Horatio shadowing him, they had to make it to the enemy front lines, they had to survive no man's land as the enemy began to fire. The two men ran the sound of their breathing echoing in their ears, the whizzing of bullets heightening their senses.
The bullets would whiz and then a detectable thud would be heard followed by another as a transgenic fell. How many would fall before they made contact? How many would live to tell the tale?
And then ordinary clashed with transgenic and more explosions shattered the din of battle. No man's land was behind them and the enemy now in their grasp. Time for the killing to begin.
Alec had dodged bullets but now one was nested in his shoulder, the pain barely registering as he brutally strangled his victim to death, tossing him aside to find another. His own mantra 'let the ordinaries live' a distant memory, he would become the monster so his family could live. Another ordinary's neck had found his hands and he tightened his grip his feral eyes enticed by the fear his victim wreaked of.
Horatio forced eye contact with Alec and pointed to the distant bunkers, their ultimate destination their aim to take out the leaders for without a head how could the body function? Alec threw aside his defeated foe and nodded in response the rest of his small team closing ranks around him. They knew what had to be done and they shoved their way through the crush towards the bunkers and General Farr.
General Farr was confused, he had the upper hand yet still he had been unprepared, his enemy having outsmarted him. His temper was rising as his frustration worsened. How had this happened, they were ready yet they still managed to be infiltrated.
"Sir" a timid soldier muttered.
"What" the General fumed.
"They've breached the front lines Sir, I think its time you were evacuated."
"What and leave the battlefield when victory is within our grasp."
"Sir?" the soldier knowing full well that victory was waving a wicked goodbye.
"Leave me!"
"Sir" the soldier saluted and left the maniacal General to his musings.
"The leader of the abominations is coming for me." He muttered wildly to himself "And I shall go down in history as the one who destroyed him."
Gabriel heard the explosions and his memory of war told him what was happening not to far away.
"Will you help?" Max almost begged knowing that the man she loved was currently in amongst the madness.
"There is no glory in this" Gabriel responded waving his hand in the direction of the battle.
"Is that all you care about – Glory!" Max cried outraged.
"Why should I risk myself and my people?"
"Because those that are out there dying are also your people."
"That is not reason enough."
"What about freedom then."
"Why fight for something you already have."
"You only have the illusion of freedom!"
"An illusion is better than nothing at all."
"If you will not help, then I pity you." Max fumed.
"You're pity means nothing to me Max, it is I who should be pitying you for you will lose everything before this day is done."
"Delta to base, come in base."
Silence.
"Delta to base, come in."
Silence.
"Its no good, with communications down there is no way to let them know of the situation."
"Keep trying."
"Sir, nobody uses these old radios anymore."
"That's all we have soldier, I don't care if you have to tap out Morse Code, you keep trying until you get us reinforcements."
"Delta to base, come in base."
Silence.
"Delta to base, come in."
Silence.
Fizz stood in relative wilderness tightly grasping Hope's hand his calls for Max proving futile and as the dawn whispered to his eyes he knew he had no other choice. Having been separated from the transgenic exodus out of Seattle and having sole responsibility for Hope he had few responsible options. If it were just him would retrace his steps and relentlessly hunt his hero's mate down. But he only had one choice, to get Hope safely to the farm in Canada and then he would come back and seek out Max and Faith. He chastised himself yet again for his carelessness after all how does a transgenic lose two people, rumour had it that that was suppose to be impossible.
TBC
