The Mission

Summary: Alec takes on a mission and Logan gets involved (ML) People interested in Alec, Ben, Rachel, Max and Logan try this.

Disclaimer: Dark Angel is the property of 20th Century Fox and Cameron/Eglee Productions; that is, it's not mine, and I have no rights to any of the characters. Not posting for profit but for fun (and because since I already own the DVDs and books the only way to get more is to create my own stories, or read other peoples)

Note: If anyone want to write me and beta this story it would be great. Every time I go over it I find more errors.

"text here" are used for spoken words

'text here' for thoughts

Chapter 3

Alec held the cloth over Logan's mouth and nose for a few more minutes, even though he could tell by both the breathing and heart-beat rate that Logan had slipped into unconsciousness. A tiny twinge of conscious bothered Alec. 'Things could go sideways pretty easily.' He thought. Alec swallowed once thing of what Max would do to him, if and when she ever found out. He took a deep breath fearing Rachel's ghost more. 'Just take it one step at a time' he thought as he started getting down to business to prevent suspicions as Logan disappeared.

Jaw clenched, Alec put the handcuffs on Logan and rolled him into the specially prepared body bag. It was quick work to load the exoskeleton into a second one as well as a set of clothing. With a quick look around Alec figured that should be all Logan normally took with him. 'This should buy me time anyway' Snapping the two bags together, Alec made the bed and leaving Logan on the floor strode out to Logan's computers. Grabbing a piece of paper Alec wrote using Manticore foraging techniques quick note used Logan's handwriting style. 'Wish I knew if he had a special code phrase for this, or even a few actual examples, still at least it will delay pursuit and add to the confusion.'

"Checking out a lead" was all the unsigned piece of paper said, Alec being careful to keep his gloves on no point leaving any prints.

Alec exited via the window with his catch, carefully strapped to keep the weight balanced and the target in one piece. Upon getting Logan to the waiting vehicle, Alec lets out a deep breath 'almost too easy, at least this is something I am trained for. Pity when Manicore was making their perfectly engineered soldiers, we were not supposed to fall in love, ergo no classes about being reproached from the grave by thoughts of what might have been.' Not for the first time Alec wonder if Rachel's memory was leading him to the madness that took his genetic twin Ben or if her memory prevented it.

Chapter 4

Logan woke with a pounding headache, to find himself handcuffed to a chair. 'Great as if I haven't already spend enough time trapped in a chair'. He kept his eyes close and tried to fight the remains of the drug. His breathing brought him more information of his surrounds, a bit dusty and mouldy disused smell, that had become all too common in the post pulse Seattle.

'If I even still am in Seattle, wonder just how long I have been out?' He thought.

The lack of people's voices worried Logan. 'I don't suppose they would have gone to all this trouble if they didn't want something. Something important to them, and not having witness around means it's going to get a bit unpleasant. At least this time they don't have anyone else they can use against me like Matt, or Max. Of course if she was here, it would just be another time I owed her for saving my life.' There were many people he knew he had angered as the brains, as well as the face behind the Eyes Only video hacks, and all too many reporters and informants had just disappeared never to be seen from again.

Logan opened his eyes wishing he had his glasses. In the corner of his mind that found humour even in the grimmest of situations Logan knew he would end up wishing for a lot of things before this was finished. The sobering thought that death could easily be among them banishing the humour.