Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dark Angel characters. They belong to James Cameron, Charles Eglee, and Fox. But Mackenzie, Benjamin, and any other characters you are not familiar with are mine.

AN: Chapter Nine. Hope you enjoy. Sorry for the long wait.

"Well I came to talk about the supply run." Alec replied.

"Not this again." Mackenzie mumbled covering her head with a pillow. She really didn't want to think about the supply run that could change everything. She was afraid, that it would turn out badly, and nothing would change in her future, or that too much would change.

"Did I say something wrong?" Alec questioned. He closed the apartment door, and walked towards the couch, sitting down on the coffee table so that he sat across from Mackenzie and Benjamin.

"No you didn't say anything wrong." Mackenzie sighed, into the pillow.

"She just doesn't want to discuss the supply run." Benjamin informed Alec. "She'd rather be informed about the plans before we go."

"You know," Mackenzie started, moving the pillow away from her face, "Since both of you want to discuss the supply run, I'll go to my room, and take a nap. Then you guys can fill me in, in a week and a half. Sound good?"

"Yea... I guess." Benjamin replied.

"Good. Wake me up in an hour." Mackenzie said getting up and walking towards her room.

When she walked in and closed the door behind her, she heard Alec ask, "Is she ok?"

She didn't hear Benjamin reply, so she guessed that he either nodded or shook his head, or he was giving Alec a long explanation as quiet as he could so that she wouldn't hear.

Sighing she let herself collapse onto the bed. Questions began to run through her head. 'What if White managed to find some other supplier the transgenics relied on to help him?' 'What if this was all a waste of time?' 'What if the future changed too much?' 'What if the future didn't change at all?'

Mackenzie closed her eyes and the questions were soon replaced with memories.

Flashback

"Daddy what was mommy like?" A six year old Mackenzie asked Alec, as she climbed into bed.

"Your mom was kind and caring. She hated seeing people upset, and she hated being wrong."

"But that's 'cause she was always right, right?"

"She always thought she was right."

"'Cause she knew she was right, but you wanted to be right. Right?"

Alec smiled at his daughter. "You know you're just like your mom."

"Really?"

"Yes really."

"But Max always says I'm a lot like you."

"You are a lot like me, but you're more like your mom."

"What else can you tell me about mommy, daddy?"

"Well I can tell you that she loved you as much as I do. And that she was hot."

Mackenzie laughed. "Daddy, you're weird. Did you know that?"

"No, I didn't know that. I'm glad you told me. But you should go to sleep now."

"No, tell me more about mommy."

"I'll tell you more in the morning. K?"

"Ok." Mackenzie yawned. "Night daddy."

"Night Mackenzie." Alec replied, kissing his daughter on the forehead, and heading towards the door.

"Love you, daddy."

"Love you too." Alec replied turning off the light and closing the door behind him, as he left the room.

End Flashback

Mackenzie could feel tears starting to form under her eyelids, as the memories came to her.

Flashback

"Daddy did you love mommy?" A six year old Mackenzie questioned as she stared at the food in front of her.

"Of course I loved her. I still love her."

"More than you love me?"

"I love her just as much as I love you."

"So you love her more then life itself?"

Alec looked at his daughter she had a way of asking him interesting questions. "Yes," he replied.

"Did I love her?"

"Yes you did. You had a way of knowing she was in the room when you were a baby. If she didn't instantly go to you, you cried."

"Really?"

"Yup."

End Flashback

Mackenzie scolded her mind, she didn't want to remember the last few conversations with her dad, she wanted to remember lighter times in her life. Her mind seemed to somewhat respond to those pleas.

Flashback

"Come on Benji." A six year old Mackenzie yelled, looking around her apartment for Benjamin, a thumbtack in one of her hands. "It'll only hurt for a second and bleed. It's not gonna kill you."

"I already told you I don't want my ear pierced." Benjamin replied, from his hiding spot.

"You know Benji this is sad. You're scared of a six year old." Mackenzie laughed, heading in the direction she had heard Benjamin's voice.

"That's 'cause I have reason to be scared. You've got a weapon." Benjamin replied.

"I've got a thumbtack." Mackenzie replied, a grin formed on her face as she got closer to Benjamin's hiding spot.

"It may be a thumbtack but when you have it, its considered a weapon."

Mackenzie didn't reply, she advanced towards the closet that she heard Benjamin's voice coming from. Quietly she opened the door and said, "Gotcha." As she did Benjamin jumped out, flying past her in a blur, heading towards the other side of the apartment. "I don't think so Benji!" she yelled after him, as he tried to get to the bathroom, so that he could lock himself in.

Running as fast as she could Mackenzie caught up with Benjamin and pounced on him, making sure neither of them got poked with the thumbtack.

"Ow." Benjamin groaned as he hit the ground, and Mackenzie sat on him. "Mackenzie this isn't funny. Get off of me."

"No. Let me pierce your ear."

"No!"

"What are you two doing?" a voice questioned from the doorway.

"Playing tag." Mackenzie laughed, jumping up and looking at the owner of the voice, hiding the thumbtack behind her back.

"She's lying Dalton!" Benjamin exclaimed jumping up. "She was trying to pierce my ear."

"Why were you trying to piece Benjamin's ear Mackenzie?" Dalton questioned.

"'Cause I thought it would be cool."

"Mackenzie just because you think it would be cool doesn't mean you should do it. Now give me whatever you were trying to use to pierce Benjamin's ear with."

Sighing Mackenzie gave Dalton the thumbtack and said, "You know Dalton, you sounded like my dad just then."

"Well I should of listened to your dad."

"Why?"

"Because he told me you were a trouble maker, and I didn't listen."

Mackenzie shrugged and asked, "Has he left on the supply run yet?"

"I don't think so."

"Kay. I'm gonna go see if he'll let me go with him. Bye." Mackenzie said running out of her apartment and towards HQ, not letting Dalton say anything else to her.

As she got closer she saw her dad and Max just about get into the truck."Daddy!" she yelled at him.

Alec turned and looked at her."I thought you were at the apartment with Dalton and Benjamin."

"I was. But I got bored, and thought I'd come say bye."

"You already said bye to me three times." Alec replied, smiling down at his daughter.

"I know. I also came to ask if I could go with you." Mackenzie smiled up at Alec.

"Not this time Kenzie. Next time. Ok?"

Mackenzie sighed. "K. I guess. When are you guys going to be back?"

"Same time as always."

"Kay." Mackenzie said, hugging Alec, as he bent down to her hight "I'll miss you daddy."

"I'll miss you too kiddo." Alec replied kissing Mackenzie on the forehead. "Now you should head back to the apartment and make sure Dalton and Benjamin stay out of trouble. And if you decide you want to go bug Mole or Josh, make sure you tell Dalton, don't just leave. Ok?"

"Kay daddy."

"Good. But I better get going, if you want me to be back the same time as usual." Alec smiled standing up.

"Bye daddy. Love you."

"Love you too Mackenzie." Alec replied as he got into the truck.

"Bye Max. Bye Syl. Bye Krit. Bye Nev. Bye Riley." Mackenzie said before she waved and ran back towards the apartment, hearing Max yell after her to tell Benjamin to stay out of trouble.

End Flashback

Mackenzie sat up straight, a tear rolled down her cheek. That had been the last time she had talked to her dad. The last time she had told him she loved him. The last time she had heard his voice. Mackenzie jumped off of the bed, and covered her face with her hair. Why did her mind want to hurt her so much? Why did it want to terrorize her so bad?

Mackenzie walked out of the room and quickly to the bathroom, she could feel both Alec and Benjamin's eyes watching her. She quickly closed the door behind her, and turned on the tap. She put her hands underneath the water that was coming out, and splashed it on her face.

"Kenzie you ok?" She heard Benjamin ask from the other side of the door.

"I'm fine." Mackenzie replied, even though she knew Benjamin could tell she wasn't.

"No you're not Kenzie. Tell me what's wrong."

"Nothing's wrong Benji." Mackenzie's voice cracked.

"Like hell there's nothing wrong. Open the door Mackenzie." Benjamin replied.

Mackenzie ignored him, and turned off the tap, looking at her reflection in the mirror. She could see both pain and fear in her own eyes. The pain and fear that had always been there. Not the joy and happiness that she had seen in the pictures from when she was younger. Mackenzie could hear Benjamin trying to get her to open the door, and she could hear Alec's voice on the other side as well now. 'If only he let me go with him that day.' Mackenzie thought. 'Things would of been different if he had let me go with him.'

Mackenzie took a deep breath and looked at her reflection again. Tears glistened in her eyes, but she knew she had to get out of the bathroom or Benjamin might possibly break down the door, after all he had once before. "Mackenzie what's wrong?" Benjamin instantly asked her. "And don't say nothing's wrong. I know there is."

"Nothing's wrong Benji." Mackenzie replied, pushing past him.

"Mackenzie..." Benjamin started again.

"Nothing's wrong Benjamin." Mackenzie repeated.

"Macken-" Alec started.

"Look everything's fine. I just... remembered something I'd prefer not to remember."

"Care to elaborate?" Alec questioned.

"Not really." Mackenzie replied.

"Mackenzie are you sure?" Benjamin questioned.

"Yes I'm sure." Mackenzie sighed walking over to the couch and sitting down. Silence filled the apartment as Benjamin and Alec tried to think of something to say, it was Mackenzie who broke the uneasy silence. "So did you two finish with the plans for the supply run? 'Cause I'd really like to know what they are."

"Kenzie awhile ago you didn't want to have anything to do with those plans until the night before the supply run." Benjamin looked at Mackenzie confused.

"I changed my mind." Mackenzie simply stated.

"You're always changing your mind."Benjamin sighed.

"That's why you love me." Mackenzie smiled at him.

"Yea. Suuurrre." Benjamin replied

"That sounded like sarcasm Benji. Now you can't deny that you love me." Mackenzie laughed.

Benjamin gave Mackenzie a weird look before changing the conversation. "Anyway, the plan is we go with them..."

"I knew that much."

"If you would let me continue..."

"Ok, ok. Sorry. Please continue."

"We'll help them load some of the stuff into the truck, and then you and me are going to disappear and drag the supplier with us to...um..."

"The warehouse near the pick up." Alec stated.

"Yea. And we're going to have a very long chat with him about getting the hell out of Seattle."

"How about the hell out of North America. That way no one feels the need to get hold of him, and there's no way White can get to him." Mackenzie suggested.

"Ok... we can do that..." Benjamin replied.

"Sounds good. But I got a question. Does Max know about us going on the supply run?" Mackenzie questioned.

"Well...uh...not exactly." Benjamin replied with a sigh.

"I knew it." Mackenzie turned to Alec. "Did you talk to her about us going with you?"

"No." Alec replied.

"Well someone's going to have to talk to her about it. She'll be in a pissy mood if she finds out we're going with you guys at the last minute." Mackenzie stated.

"That's true. I guess I could go talk to her."

"But I think Benjamin should talk to her about it, as well as tell her and Logan who he really is." Mackenzie smiled.

"I don't think so Mackenzie."

"Benjamin it's only fair that you tell them, since you got me to tell my dad."

"What if I told you I didn't want to?"

"I'd say you're a cruel, inconsiderate person."

"Why would you say that?" Benjamin questioned her, as Alec stood there watching with amusement on his face.

"Because it would lead me to think that you are a cruel and inconsiderate person."

"Why?"

"Because you made me do something, and yet you won't do it yourself."

"That isn't a very good reason."

"Well it is to me. So you gotta tell them, or I won't talk to you."

"But I don't wanna." Benjamin complained, acting like a five year old.

"Don't do that Benji, only I'm allowed to do that. If you tell them I'll do anything you want me to, as long as it's reasonable."

"Really?" Benjamin questioned her, looking at her evilly.

"Yes...really." Mackenzie replied hesitantly, knowing full well that she had just made a mistake.

Benjamin seemed to ponder her compromise for a few seconds before saying, "Ok. Deal. But if I'm gonna tell them you gotta come with me, and explain who you are to them."

"Fine. But just to let you know, I can't do anything you want me to anymore."

"What? Why?"

"Because you asked me to go with you and explain who I was."

"That is not fair."

"Yes it is. Right...dad?" Mackenzie questioned looking over at Alec.

"I guess." Alec replied.

Mackenzie grinned. "So when do you want to tell them?

"I'd prefer not to tell them, but since you managed to trick me into it I guess the sooner the better."

"I did not trick you into it. I just merely promised that I'd do whatever you wanted me to do if you told them. And you made the mistake of not thinking before asking me to explain who I was to them."

"I still don't think its fair. Wait..."

"What?"

"You said if I told them you'd do anything I wanted you to do, and I haven't told them anything yet. Meaning you still have to do whatever I want." Mackenzie's grin disappeared from her face, only to reappear on Benjamin's.

"He's got you there Mackenzie." Alec mused.

Mackenzie opened her mouth to say something, but instantly closed it. 'He got me.' she thought to herself. 'I don't believe this.'

"Cat got your tongue?" Benjamin asked Mackenzie.

Mackenzie glared at Benjamin. "No. Let's go talk to Max and Logan now, before you put it off any longer." Mackenzie said standing up and heading for the door.

"See you can't deny it. I'm right. And you're wrong."

"Stop procrastinating Benjamin." Mackenzie said, ignoring Benjamin's comment and walking out the door.

Benjamin looked at Alec and laughed. "You gonna come with us?"

"Sure why not. Max and Logan will only make comments about Mackenzie being my future daughter, and how they could of never seen it coming."

"Think they'll believe the story?"

"You never know."

"Hurry up will you?" Mackenzie yelled back at them.

"Yea, yea, yea." Benjamin replied following Alec out of the apartment.

AN: Hey you guys! I'm sorry about the long wait. I've been busy and the chapter wasn't really cooperating with me, I still don't really like the chapter. Notice something? I haven't seemed to like the last few chapters, I just hope you guys like it. The story has kind of shifted into a different direction then I had hoped, but it doesn't really change most of my plans. But anyway, hope you guys liked this chapter, and I'll try to get the next chapter up by the end of the month... possibly beginning of next month. Next chapter will be Benjamin telling Max and Logan the truth. How will they take it? Will they believe him?

guest type person: I'm glad you like it, and I'm sorry about the long wait for the next update. I'm not going to tell you if Mackenzie and Benjamin are going to get together, you're going to have to read and find out.

Newly Human: I'm glad that you liked Albert Sian's history, and the tickle fight between Benjamin and Mackenzie, I thought it would be cute.

Moonlight: A lot of people seemed to like the tickle fight, and I'm glad they did. You know when I was writing it I was half tempted to have Benjamin kiss Mackenzie, or Mackenzie kiss Benjamin, but I thought I'll save something like that for later. I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and hope you enjoy this one.

Katherine: The supply run could be quite confusing, but the gist of it is that the supplier, was a great asset to Terminal City in the future, and White got to him. Mackenzie and Benjamin plan on stopping that from happening, and they both pretty much hope that it doesn't lead to problems, I don't know if that was clear in this chapter or not though. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll be looking for your review.

Angel Of Darkness231: It's ok that you didn't review the last chapter, as long as you read it I'm happy. You're stories great, and you hope that you update it soon.