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

AN: Here's chapter ten. Hope you guys enjoy it.

Mackenzie walked ahead of Benjamin and Alec, Benjamin wasn't sure if it was because she was mad at him, or because she was trying to think of some sort of come back. As they got closer to their destination he could feel himself start to get nervous. 'What the hell am I gonna tell them?' he asked himself. 'It's not like their going to be as easy to convince as Alec was. After all Mackenzie had pictures.'

"Hey Benji." Mackenzie's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

"What?"

"Knock on the door."

Benjamin only then realized they were at the apartment. "Why don't you Mackenzie?"

"Because you're the one who's gotta tell them."

"Point being?"

"That you should knock on the door."

"I'll knock on the door." Alec said shaking his head, now realizing Mackenzie and Benjamin, both had childish tendencies.

Alec knocked on the door and was greeted by Max, with little Benjamin in her arms. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Came to say hi." Benjamin said quickly.

"B.J.'s got something to tell you." Mackenzie said, pushing Benjamin passed Max into the apartment. "Is Logan here?"

"Yea..." Max trailed off looking at Mackenzie, Benjamin, and Alec with wary eyes.

"Well call him in here, 'cause this involves him too," Mackenzie said. "Oh and you might want to sit down. What B.J. and me...well mainly B.J. are gonna tell you might come as a small shock to you guys. Hell you might not even believe us. You guys might just-"

"Kenzie stop talking." Benjamin cut Mackenzie off. "Why is it when we told Alec you didn't know what to say, and now you won't shut up."

"You know it's not nice to cut someone off. It can lead to bad things. And I really don't know." Mackenzie replied somewhat glaring at Benjamin. She turned to Max and said, "Max can you get Logan in here and sit down, I'm sure Be...B.J. would like to get this over with as soon as possible."

Max nodded her head slowly unsure of what to say. "Logan can you come in here for a minute!" she yelled after a couple seconds.

After a couple seconds Logan came out of the small computer room and asked, "What do you need Max?" He looked around the room seeing Mackenzie, Benjamin, and Alec. "Hey you guys."

"You might want to sit down. B.J.'s got something to tell you guys." Mackenzie said, sitting down on the love seat, which sat across from the couch.

"You just want to make sure I tell them don't you?" Benjamin questioned sitting down beside Mackenzie on the love seat. Mackenzie smiled at him and shrugged her shoulders.

"Ok..." Logan replied, a little uneasy, sitting down on the couch, Max sitting beside him with little Benjamin now sitting on her lap watching everyone intently.

Alec sighed sitting down in the armchair off to the side, trying to figure out how long it would take before Max and Logan started to ask Benjamin and Mackenzie a bunch of questions.

"So what is it you have to tell us B.J.?" Max questioned a little impatient.

Mackenzie elbowed Benjamin in the side to get him to start talking. "First of all I'd prefer not to be called B.J."

"Why?" Logan questioned with an eyebrow raised. "I thought that was your name."

"No." Benjamin replied. "My name's actually Benjamin Jordan Cale. I came here from the future with Mackenzie to prevent a few things from happening."

Max and Logan looked at each other questionably, and silence filled the apartment, as they tried to register what he was telling them. "You're kidding me right?" Max questioned, with a mixture of curiosity, confusion, and amusement on her face.

"Do you believe me?" Benjamin questioned in reply.

"Not really." Max replied, looking down at little Benjamin.

"You never know though," Logan said looking from his son, to the guy claiming to be his son from the future, "Anything's possible."

"Told you they wouldn't believe me, Kenzie."

"Shut up Benji." Mackenzie sighed looking at Max and Logan. "Alec believed us... well me. Why won't you guys believe Benji?"

"Because... Alec is....Alec. And this is sort of hard to believe." Max replied.

"What if I told you I had proof we're from the future?" Mackenzie questioned her.

"I'd say show me this proof of yours." Max replied.

"K." Mackenzie smiled standing up so that she had access to her back pocket. She pulled something out of her back pocket that looked like a piece of paper. Unfolding it, she handed it to Max.

Max examined what she had just been given and gave it to Logan to look at. "What is that?"

"A picture." Mackenzie replied.

"I know it's a picture. Where did you get it?"

"Well I've had it for a very long time. Mole took the picture on my fifth birthday."

Benjamin shot her a glance, "What picture are you talking about Mackenzie?"

"Uh... the one you thought you destroyed." She smiled sweetly at him. Benjamin glared at her, and she shrugged. "It was a cute picture."

"Cute picture?" Alec raised an eyebrow

"It's more funny then cute." Logan laughed handing the picture to Alec, only to have Benjamin jump up and take it. Alec caught a glimpse of the picture, it looked like a seven year old Benjamin with cake all over him, and Max trying to get him cleaned up.

"Mackenzie you are so dead." Benjamin said.

"Not now Benji. You came here to tell your parents the truth, not to kill me."

"Fine when we leave this apartment you're dead."

"Benji I don't get it. It's not that embarrassing."

"There's cake all over my head Mackenzie." Max and Logan looked at each, both very slowly believing that this guy claiming to be their son, from the future, was telling them the truth.

"So? Your point is?"

"There's cake on my head!"

"And I repeat, your point is?"

"THERE'S CAKE ON MY HEAD! AND IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

"How could that be embarrassing? It's not like I purposely pushed you into my dad, causing you to push him, causing him to drop the cake on your head, causing everyone to find it hilarious and laugh at you. Oh wait... I did."

"Maybe it isn't the picture that I find embarrassing but the story behind the picture. And now that I think about it, you were an evil little kid."

"Look who's talking. Mr. I'm-older-then-you-and-you-have-to-listen-to-me."

"That was once Mackenzie, and I was five years old."

"You were six, I was four, you had me cleaning your bedroom."

"Oh like that's a big problem."

"And you wonder why I was so cruel to you when we were younger." Mackenzie said sarcastically.

"You still are Mackenzie." Benjamin smiled at her.

"No I'm not Benjamin. Now start telling your parents the truth."

"Why? I know for a fact you haven't told your dad the whole truth yet."

'Wow,' Mackenzie thought. 'What a drastic turn this conversation had taken' She sighed and said, "What's wrong with you Benjamin? First we're joking around, now you're being a complete as..apple. Plus, Benjamin you were sitting beside me when I told him. And he knows practically everything that I hadn't told him then."

"Well I know you didn't tell him about what happened when you were thirteen. And what happened just after you turned sixteen." Alec looked from Benjamin to Mackenzie questionably what was Benjamin talking about?

"Benjamin..."

"No Mackenzie I think he should know. And I think you should tell him."

"Benjamin there's nothing to tell."

"You know that's not the truth Mackenzie."

"You know what Benjamin, you're on your own here. You tell them the truth, I'm out of here. I'll see you the night of the supply run. And I guess you should find a place to stay till then. Goodbye." Mackenzie got up and headed out of the apartment, slamming the door behind her.

'The nerve.' she thought. 'How dare he bring it up. What happened in the past stays in the past. No one needs to know what I did. It was all stupid mistakes. Benjamin isn't a little angel either.' Angrily Mackenzie walked back to the apartment she had been staying in.

Once inside she threw her shoes off to one side of the room, and walked over to the couch. Collapsing there she pulled her knees to her chest and stared at the wall directly across from her.

Max and Logan's Apartment

"I'm an idiot." Benjamin stated staring at the door Mackenzie had slammed shut. "I should really learn to think about what I say before I actually say it."

"That might be a good idea." Alec mused. "Now mind telling me what you were talking about?"

"Not really my place to say. And I can't really tell you, 'cause I have to tell my parents the truth." Benjamin shifted his eyes from the door to Max and Logan, and then to the younger version of himself. "You know I always see pictures of myself when I was younger, but it's so weird to see the younger version of me sitting there in front of me. I'm just glad now that I'll have my dad there for me."

"Is that why you and Mackenzie were here that night?" Max questioned.

"Yup... it wasn't the real reason we had come here from the future. We actually came here to prevent you and Alec from getting killed, seven years from now. We were told that saving my dad would be somewhat impossible because no one knew who had killed him. But Mackenzie and myself decided to try to prevent his death anyway... only we didn't tell each other. Neither of us had any idea of the others plan. So you guys believe me?"

"I think I do now. But what happened to me and Alec?" Max replied.

"Well you guys went on a supply run... and well it kind of went bad. White was there you and Alec were both killed along with Nev and Riley."

"Nev and Riley?" Max questioned.

"Right... I forgot they haven't gotten here yet. They're two X6's that were constantly volunteering their help. They should actually be here in the next year or so. They were great. Very funny." Benjamin looked at Logan and asked, "Do you believe me?"

"I think I do." Logan replied.

"Great. But, of course you guys and Alec, who if you haven't already guessed is Mackenzie's dad, are the only ones who can know. Actually we weren't even suppose to tell you guys. We just thought it would be easier if we told you guys, because it would make things a whole lot easier."

"Wait. Mackenzie is Alec's daughter?" Max questioned.

"Well... future daughter." Benjamin replied.

"I can't picture Alec with a daughter." Max mused.

"Well...I couldn't either, until I was told I was going to have one and saw pictures." Alec replied, "And by the sounds of it I'm a pretty good dad."

Mackenzie's 'Apartment'

Mackenzie continued to look at the wall as her memories once again took over.

Flashback

A thirteen year old Mackenzie walked down one of the streets of Terminal City, she didn't care who saw her, who tried to stop her, she was going to get out of there. She couldn't take it anymore. The memories, and constant reminders of what was once there, of who was once there.

Seven years. It had been seven years since she had last seen her dad, talked to her dad, told her dad she loved him. Now she felt as though he was slowly slipping out of her memories, like water in a bucket with a hole. He seemed to be slipping out of her grasp. Terminal City held to many memories. To many people telling her how much she was like her mom and dad. She just couldn't handle it anymore.

As she walked out of the Terminal City fence and into Seattle, she looked behind her one last time before pulling the hood of her hoodie up around her head, adjusting the strap of her messenger bag and walking away. Leaving Terminal City behind, leaving her friends behind. "I'm sorry Benji," she whispered pulling her coat closer around her, as the night grew colder.

End Flashback

Mackenzie shuddered, leaving Terminal City had been a big mistake, she knew that now, and wished she had known that then. She knew that if she had known that then some things would be different.

Flashback

Mackenzie silently walked up the steps to her destination. Fear ran through her body as she came closer to the door. Biting her lip she knocked and waited. The door opened and she was greeted by a guy who looked about seventeen with brown hair and brown eyes. "Mackenzie?" the guy questioned.

"Hey Benji."

Benjamin stepped forward and leaned down a bit, as though he was going to kiss Mackenzie. But at the last second he pulled her into a hug, and whispered in her ear, "I missed you Kenzie."

"I missed you too Benji," she replied. "I missed you too." Pulling away Mackenzie smiled, "You've gotten taller."

"You've gotten taller too." Benjamin replied. "Why don't you come inside."

"Syl and Krit around?" Mackenzie questioned warily.

"No they went out for the night. I'm babysitting."

"Oh. I guess I could come in for awhile." Mackenzie said walking in the door, putting her messenger bag down beside the door, and taking her shoes. "I'm guessing you want to talk."

"You're guessing right." Benjamin said walking towards the living room, pulling Mackenzie with him. "Sit down, make yourself comfortable. Want anything to drink? Eat maybe?"

"No I'm fine." Mackenzie sat down on the couch, pulling her knees to her chest. "So start with the questions."

Benjamin sat down beside her, and looked at her asking, "Why did you leave Kenzie?"

"I...I really don't know Benji. That's one thing I can't tell you. It was just something I felt I had to do."

"You felt you had to do it. Kenzie that's no reason to get up and leave Terminal City without telling anyone." Benjamin looked at her and added quietly, "Without telling me."

Mackenzie could hear the anger and pain in Benjamin's voice and said, "I'm sorry Benji."

"Mackenzie, sorry doesn't cut it. You disappeared without a word for two years. Two years Kenzie."

"Benji I didn't think you'd care. I didn't think anyone would care."

"You didn't think anyone would care about you getting up and leaving?" Benjamin questioned. Mackenzie looked down and nodded. "What made you think that?"

"I don't know. I really don't know what I was thinking that day."

"Then why didn't you come back before now?"

"Because I was afraid."

"Of what?"

"Everyone."

"Why Kenzie?"

"I was afraid you'd be angry with me. I was afraid that you wouldn't care that I was back."

"Us not caring? When we realized you were gone we went searching for you. We looked all over Terminal City. All over Seattle. We searched for you everywhere." Mackenzie said nothing in reply, so Benjamin asked her, "Where were you?"

"Seattle for a week. Then I headed to Canada. I was there for about a year and a half before slowly heading back this way."

Benjamin nodded and changed the topic, "You've changed Mackenzie. You're hair's longer then I remember, and you seem so much older."

"That's because I am older Benjamin. But I don't think I can say the same for you." Mackenzie joked.

"Haha very funny Mackenzie." Benjamin rolled his eyes, before asking. "You sure I can't get you anything to eat or drink."

"I'll have a glass of water I guess."

"Ok. I'll be right back."

Mackenzie watched as Benjamin got up and went into the kitchen. She lied down on the couch, and waited for him to get back, only to fall asleep.

End Flashback

Mackenzie sighed and tried to figure out why it had really taken her two years to go back to Terminal City. Was it because she was afraid they wouldn't care? Or was it because of the memories and she had only gone back because of Benjamin? "Why did you have to bring it all up Benjamin?" She whispered. "Did you think I didn't have enough to deal with or something?"

Slowly Mackenzie slid so that she was lying down on the couch, and pulled the blanket draped over the side onto her. She pulled it closer and a smell caught her attention. "Benjamin." she said out loud. 'You like him.' a voice inside her said. "I do not." she replied out loud to it. 'You can't deny it. You know you do.'

"I don't-" Mackenzie stopped herself, and thought about what she was saying. "I do like him don't I?" she questioned herself. The small voice inside her replied, 'Of course you do. Why wouldn't you like him? He's hot, with his brown hair, his chocolate brown eyes, his nice build, and-'

"I get the picture." she said cutting the voice off. "And I'm gonna ignore you now, because I feel weird talking to a voice in my head."

Max and Logan's Apartment

"So...uh...mind if I spend the night here on the couch?" Benjamin questioned Max when she reappeared from putting little Benjamin to bed. "You know since Mackenzie made it clear she doesn't want to see me till the night of the supply run."

"Why don't you just go talk to her."

"It's not really that easy. She can be stubborn sometimes."

"I'm sure she'll listen if you tell her you're sorry."

"That's what you think." Benjamin said with a sigh. "Are you trying to get rid of me or something?"

"No." Max replied. "Why don't you go bunk with the younger version of yourself, I can pull the cot out."

"Sure...but it might be kinda creepy. Well for me anyway."

"It's creepy to know what your son is going to look like in seventeen years."

"Well I'm surprise Luke and/or Dix hasn't found a program to find out that type of thing."

"They probably have, just haven't told any of us. Probably waiting for someone to ask."

"You could be right. You never know with those two."

AN: OK. So I'm gonna end it there. I know there might be a few spelling or grammar errors in it, and I'm sorry for that. I just want to get this chapter posted. Hope you guys enjoy it. And don't forget to leave a review.

Katherine: Max and Logan's response for the news wasn't that of much shock, now was it? lol I'll try to have more about Mackenzie's mom in the next chapter. Keyword try. It depends on how the next chapter flows.

Moonlight: I've got plans for what Benjamin's going to ask Mackenzie to do. I just have to narrow down the choices. I almost had you crying with Mackenzie memories in chapter nine? Well I'm sorry I didn't think it was that sad. I'm glad you like my chapters even if I don't. :P

Guest type Person: Yes you will find out who Mackenzie's mom is you're just going to have to wait awhile. I know I'm a cruel person I just can't help it. lol