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 : Well I'm back into the swing of things. Thanks for your patience and reviews, you all know how much I love reviews so if you have yet to review this story here's your cue to do so now.

Chapter Twenty Six – Surprise, Surprise

Francesca's words reverberated in Gabriel's ears.

"All you have to do is wait, be patient and the world will fall at your feet."

'What good is any of it if there isn't a nation to fall at my feet.' Gabriel thought, his plan so carefully mapped out had withered and died these last few hours. Waiting had now become the enemy and as he watched Francesca read over current Intel he knew it was time for him to lead his army into battle. Only then may he salvage what he had hoped to achieve.

"Michael" hollered Gabriel through the tent flap before he resumed his pacing hands clasped behind his back.

Michael entered the tent a few minutes later "Yes Gabriel?"

"Contact Speedbump and tell him to make contact."

Francesca looked up startled "are you sure that it is wise to play that card so soon?"

"Francesca" Gabriel warned before storming out of the tent leaving both Francesca and Michael gapping. Michael then looked at Francesca who simply said "do as he's asked." Then Michael also departed.


"Base, we're in desperate need of reinforcements"

Delta, what's the situation there, why are reinforcements required?

"The transgenics are attacking"

Delta please repeat that

"The transgenics breeched the barricade and attacked our encampment, reinforcements are needed if we are to hold the line."

Where's General Farr?


Max had reached a deserted stretch of highway and currently was crouched behind the tree line, Faith quietly kneeled beside her. The dark haired transgenic was reviewing her options

1. To hitch

2. To pretend to be hitching then steal the car

3. To walk

4. Who was she kidding there wasn't a fourth option.

Max looked down at Faith who stifled a yawn "too much excitement hey little one" she smiled as she patted her daughters fine hair, her father's hair.

"Mummy how far away is Canada now?"

"I really don't know Faith, that little detour disorientated me somewhat."

"Do you think Hope and Fizz are there already."

"No, not enough time has elapsed but they're a good five or six hours ahead of us" Max gave Faith a hopeful smile 'that's if Fizz headed straight for Canada' she thought.

Max's ears detected the sound of an approaching car "I think option two" she muttered before telling Faith to stay put then positioning herself on the side of the road taking up her most alluring stance, now all she just had to hope that it wasn't a feminist driving the car.


Speedbump received the call he had never expected to get, he knew where Gabriel's allegiances lay and now couldn't help but wonder what the hell was happening outside Seattle.

As he trudged down the streets of the Capital, his hands shoved in his pockets he contemplated what it might have been like if he had made the dash for Seattle like many of his comrades. He still wasn't sure what had been his motivation for joining Gabriel maybe it was just the way he made it all sound so exciting, who knows, he certainly didn't. He took a crumpled newspaper clipping out of his pocket and studied it yet again, he had to mach sure he gave the message to the right person "lets just hope she hasn't undergone any major plastic surgery since this photograph was taken" Speedbump mused to himself.


Mole had found his desired mode of transportation – the tank. No more bicycles for him. He had already decided he was keeping this baby once all this nonsense was over with. He jarred the tank to the left his green metal hat swaying on his head, and he laughed as he played cat and mouse with the ordinaries outside, after all Alec didn't say they couldn't have some fun.

Off in the distance Alec saw a tank chasing down some very frightened looking ordinaries and Alec couldn't help but laugh, concluding that Mole was the one driving. Horatio, got Alec's attention and pointed north towards what they was sure was the command tent. Both men were now caked in dirt and blood welts covering their bodies, the individual battles they had been involved in evident.

Horatio used the swift movement of his forearm to smack one of their enemies in the face before he could successfully attack Alec.

"Thanks" Alec whispered once he had jogged up beside Horatio.

"So what do you think" Horatio responded pointing at the tent building.

"It's definitely the command tent."

"Do you think the General would have been stupid enough to stick around?"

"I hope he was" then Alec turned to the rest of his small team "we do this smoothly, get in, disable the enemy and end all this."

His small team nodded and in one fluid unified motion they infiltrated the ordinaries command.


Fortunately for Max some sweaty, smarmy man had been behind the wheel of the car she had so gracefully liberated, and now she and Faith were speeding down the deserted highway towards the Canadian border.
Jenny walked towards the hospital where Senator Druitt was still a patient, in one hand dangled a briefcase, the other smoothing down her hair yet again. Her last visit with the Senator had been anything but amicable and now she was nervous about what the current disposition of the Senator would be. Her heels clicked and she had the unnerving feeling that she was being watched, a feeling she had had a few times in the last few months. She quickly swung around scanning her surroundings but as usual nothing stood out as suspicious. She quickened her pace ever so slightly looking ahead seeing that the hospital was now in view.

Jenny for a brief second realised she was no longer moving, she was walking but not moving and as her brain began to register this she felt the hand clasp over her mouth and pull her into the shadows of a dark alley. She tried to scream as her mind thought the word "Rape".


The car Fizz had jacked had run out of petrol so now he and Hope were walking along the tree line of the highway hoping another car would come along or a town would appear out of no where. Neither at this point was looking too promising.
Speedbump whispered into Jenny's ear "don't be afraid, I have a message I need you to give to the Senator urgently."

Jenny's eyes were wide with fear the thoughts of being raped still swimming around her head.

"Did you hear me?" Speedbump asked forcefully.

Jenny simply nodded.

"I'm going to remove my hand from your mouth so don't scream okay."

Jenny nodded again.

Speedbump removed his hand slowly and Jenny opened her mouth in an attempt to scream but nothing came out, fear had paralysed her vocal chords.

"Tell the Senator that the transgenics have gone to war, they have infiltrated your military's encampment. If the Senator hopes to achieve anything she is going to have to act fast."

Jenny looked at her captor astonished "how do you know all this."

"My boss is encamped outside of Seattle with front row seats of the slaughter."

"Why am I hearing this from you?"

"Cause your military's communications was knocked out in the first round of attacks, but I'd guess that they should have this information soon."

Speedbump released Jenny quickly then disappeared into the shadows as Jenny herself turned and called out "who are you?" but she didn't get a reply.


"I want the Newgen brought to my office immediately." Senator Kinnane ordered his subordinate on the other end of the phone "And shut down the lab, I don't want anybody to discover we were ever there." The Senator then hung up the phone.

He rose from his desk and walked over to the overly sized window adorning one of the walls of his office. He looked out at the relative peacefulness of the street below "A picture tells a thousand stories" he muttered to himself.

The Senator's mobile went off abruptly and he paused before answering it "yes?"

Senator, the Seattle transgenics have breeched the barricade.

"They're ahead of schedule."

Yes they are, I was rather surprised

"I could imagine, I take it your initial plan did not eventuate?"

Correct, what do you suggest the next course of action is?

"I think it is time you joined the fray and helped your comrades out."

I had hoped you would say that

Gabriel hung up the phone.

"What did he say" Francesca asked.

"We're going to war my love"

TBC