Author: Athena
Rating: PG-13
Show: Dark Angel
Genre: Drama/Action/Romance
Pairing: M/A
Summary: Max and Alec travel like 20 years back in time at Metropolis, KS to rescue a friend. DA/Smallville crossover .
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine (I wish!). I got inspiration from the movie "Timeline", starring gorgeous Paul Walker.
A/N: I know it's been a long, long time since my last update, but well, here I am again with a new chapter. I hope you like it! Thanks a lot for your support; it gave me the strength to continue this. By the way, I also updated my other stories (M/A stories); check them out if you have chance, you might like them. One is "Mistakes" and the other is "Just the truth".
Part 3: Hide and seek"So this is what the pre-pulse Metropolis looks like?" Alec said while they were walking through Metropolis' streets. "I can stand living here. All looks cleaner and nicer… everybody seems to have enough money to live… And the chicks look better too" He said, turning his head to look a supermodel-look blond girl, just to receive a punch on his ribs. "Hey! Why's that for?"
"Stay focus, we aren't on vacation" Max said angry Oh, my gosh, Alec could be so frustrating …
"I'm focus." Alec said, rubbing his sore ribs. "We're looking for Lana Lang's last known address, and we're about to arrive there, so I'm doing my job, Max", he said trying to sound offended, but a cocky smile appeared on his face. "So I don't know why I can't enjoy … the landscape"
Max smiled against herself. This was so typically Alec's.
They walked a little further until they arrived to a 30-store fancy building. "Wow, so this is where this Lana Lang lives. I thought she wasn't rich", Alec said in a quiet tone of voice, sure that Max was the only who was hearing. "But thankfully it's gonna be easy. Look, there's no guards or cameras at the building's entrance. The guys who live here must be fools to believe that a nice neighbourhood equals security"
"Maybe they cherish their privacy. Besides, who cares? Better for us." Max said, walking to the elevator.
"Can you repeat me why are we taking the elevator, instead of the stairs?" Alec said, looking to every wall of the elevator. He didn't like elevators, it reminded him a lot of Manticore's cells and its tiny spaces without windows. "I don't see why we can't use the stairs, Maxie"
"Because we want to look like visitors, not like thieves." Max said annoyed. Sometimes Alec was so exasperating, especially in situations that involved tiny spaces like this one.
"But we are thieves, Maxie." Alec said trying to sound innocent. He loved to see his Maxie losing her temper and he was sure he was accomplishing it. "You know that we're thieves, so don't try to convince me otherwise."
"Arrghh! Shut up or I'm gonna kick your ass" Max yelled at him, pushing him to the elevator's wall with her body.
A cocky grin appeared on Alec's face. "Geez, Maxie, this obsession with my ass is becoming a major problem." He pushed her, so she was the one pinned on the wall, their faces just inches apart. "We need to do something about it, or you won't be able to focus on our mission, don't you think?" He whispered on her ear, so close to her that Max could feel his warm breath on her skin. She felt shivers running through her body and her legs didn't seem to support her. But this is Alec, for god's sake! He's like a brother to me! He can't be serious, no, no, he can't. He's just joking… yeah, it's just a sick joke on his part. But she didn't find out if it was a joke or something else, because at that precise moment, the elevator's doors opened.
"C'mon, Maxie. It's showtime" Alec said grinning. Max, who was still a little bit shaken because the elevator's scene, followed him to Lana Lang's doorstep, listening carefully so they could figure out if there was someone inside the apartment. No footsteps or breathing, so they decided to break into the apartment. Piece of cake
They entered into what seemed to be a living room. It had a refined decoration, with furniture and art works that look a little bit expensive to be afforded by an art student who was living on her own. According to the file, she was working at the time in an art gallery, but Alec doubted that it could provide enough money for this kind of lifestyle.
"Wow! Look at this, Alec!" He heard Max saying. She sounded really excited, like he had never seen her; she was looking at a beautiful painting. He wasn't an art expert, but if she was so thrilled, it meant that it was something really good. "What is it?"
"It's a Monet, you fool; one of his best works. I've only seen it on books, because it's always been part of private collections." She said without looking at him, mesmerized with the painting. "Are you sure it isn't fake? Maybe is a good reproduction, or a really good school work. She's an art student, remember", he said, not really convinced.
"Of course I'm sure, I was trained by the best, you idiot. I can assure you it isn't a copy; it's the real thing. I can't believe a girl like her could have something like this" Max said with an amazed look on her face. "It's unbelievable"
"Maybe she won the lottery…" Max turned her head to see him. "…Or she has really good friends."
"What do you mean?" Max said unsure of his deductions. "C'mon, Max, she's a really beautiful woman. What would do you do to survive if you didn't have your transgenic skills?"
"Well, what the lady does on her spare time isn't our business, Alec. And if she really does what you are implying, she won't miss an excellent art piece like this." She said, taking the painting from its place on the wall.
"Ok, but we are sharing 50-50, Maxie" Alec said rubbing his hands, thinking of the extra money they would make with this job. "No way! I find it, so I keep it! You didn't even know what it was!" Max said, raising her voice, while Alec was trying to take the painting off her hands. "That's not fair! I'm here too, so I deserve a share of this, Maxie! Besides, you need my business expertise to get the best price without being suspicious! You'll blow it, and the police will catch us, people from the future or not, I'm sure of that!"
"You're the one who screw up things, Alec, so shut…" Max couldn't finish her sentence, because Alec put his hand on her mouth. "Shh, someone is coming."
Max heard the footsteps approaching, just in front of the apartment's door. "Damn… we have to hide quickly, but where?" Alec said, placing the painting on the wall again.
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They had just hidden themselves inside a small closet, when they heard the footsteps stopped just outside the door. A woman was talking "… Ok, Chloe, so I'll meet you at your apartment in ½ hour… Yes, I'll explained you all there…"
The woman suddenly stopped talking, and something on her voice changed. "Chloe, I see you there. I gotta go. Bye" Alec noticed that she ended abruptly her phone conversation; it only meant something: she knew there was something wrong. She knew there was someone inside her home. He didn't know how he knew this, but he was sure of that. He even knew that she was about to open the door, when she noticed that it was unlocked, and that she was looking for the intruders at this certain moment. And that wasn't good for their plans.
They needed to get out of this closet, because he knew she was going to find them if they stayed there. But how? He was trying to find a way to get out undetected, when Max suddenly spoke to him. "What the hell are you doing?", she inquired him. "what?" He had forgotten completely about her. "oh, I'm trying to find a way out of here"
"Why? Nobody knows that we are here." she said annoyed. "Because she knows we are inside of the apartment, Max, and she's gonna find us, sooner or later"
Max was amazed. "What are you talking about? How do you know who's outside? I heard a woman's voice and I know that she's walking inside of the apartment, but… how do you know that she's looking for us?"
Alec didn't understand why she didn't know what he knew. He could see clearly in his mind Lana Lang walking through the rooms, checking under the bedrooms, opening closets and cabinets, checking every space of the apartment.
"I don't know" he finally said. " I just know that she's gonna find us if we stay here"
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Lana was searching frantically her apartment, but she didn't have any luck. Maybe it's jut my imagination, she thought. No, I didn't imagine the unlocked door. There's someone here she was thinking about calling the police for help, when the phone rang. She hesitated, so the machine answered instead. A deep male voice sounded aloud.
"Sweetheart, this is Adam. I hope you really aren't home, because I'm gonna start to think that you're avoiding me. Honey, I miss you. I really do. I need to see you, love; I can't take another day without seeing your beautiful face. Please, Lana, call me. I don't care what are you been doing, I just need to see you again. I won't even ask, I promise. Just call."
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