Damage Control

Part: Twenty Three

'Sweet Home Alabama'

Author: Jacey

Rating: PG13 - R

Disclaimer: Krit, Syl, Max Alec, and known characters belong to James Cameron, Chuck Eglee, and FOX. The names of Jondy and Zane also belong to them, but their personalities and characters belong to me. The story idea belongs to me, along with any additional ideas.

DEDICATION: For Lexie, cause she's always begging me for more DC, and I figured, it'd be nice to give her some, on her last day of school for the year! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO SUMMER:D

On the road, Vancouver to Seattle

Ash sighed, as Lee and Bram broke out into the third verse of 'Sweet Home Alabama'.

'Guys…..' she moaned, 'I NEED quiet. Please?'

Bram giggled from the backseat. 'Sorry Momma. One more verse?' he questioned.

Lee laughed, 'Come'on Ash, let us finish the song, and then it'll be time to stop for some food anyway.' She said, turning to look at Ash, from where she was sitting in the drivers seat, of their old Range Rover, that had defiantly seen better days.

Ash smiled slightly at the pleading look, on both her son, and her wife's faces. She let up. 'OK.' She relented. 'One more verse, and then no more singing til we reach Seattle, kay?'

Lee grinned, 'Kay honey.' And then spoke over her shoulder to Bram, 'Kiddo, you ready for the last verse?... Sweet Home Alabama,' she sang loudly, and then turned to Ash, 'Join in Hon!'

Ash sighed…. Okay, I'll do the echo….' She relented again.

Lee grinned, 'Kay, Bram, join me in the main bits. Sweet Home Alabama.' They chorused.

'Oh sweet home!' sang Ash

'Where the skies are so blue.' Bram and Lee yelled.

'And the gov-'nor's true.' Ash sang grinning. Maybe it was more fun than she'd previously thought.

'Sweet Home Alabama,' Bram and Lee sang again.

'Oh yeah!' yelled Ash.

'Lord, I'm comin' home to you!' Lee and Bram sang

'Oo, Oo, yeah, Yeah!' All three of them sang together.

Ash grinned at Lee, and said, 'ok, So maybe it was more fun than I thought it'd be…….'

Lee turned to her, and said, 'Does that mean we can sing another song?'

'NO!' Ash growled, 'No more songs………. Well maybe in an hour or so.' She relented.

Bram yelped from the backseat, 'Yes!'

And Lee laughed at her son's enthusiasm. 'I think he gets that from me huh, hon?' she asked Ash.

Ash sighed, 'I'm enthusiastic, just not overly, like you two.'

Lee grinned, and started concentrating on the road again. Three hours later, after numerous food stops, Lee pulled off to the side of the road, on the outskirts of Seattle.

'Guys' she said quietly, as both Bram and Ash were asleep.

She turned to look at Bram, who was fast asleep; then turned to Ash, and tapped her gently on the shoulder, 'Ash, hon? We're in Seattle. I need your to give me directions….'

Ash turned her head and looked sleepily at Lee, 'Now?' she questioned, sighing.

Lee grinned, 'Yes, now. You still got the directions Jondy gave you?' she asked.

Ash rolled her eyes, 'Yup. Kay, go down this road, and turn left……'

Meanwhile, in Terminal City, Seattle.

Jondy was pacing backwards and forwards in the front of her apartment building; when Zane stuck his head out the window, and called to her, 'Jon, Quit with the pacing. You're driving me crazy.'

Jondy stuck her tongue out at him, and sighed, 'Fine, I'll go pace near the main hall, instead of here.' And she headed off in that direction.

As she was walking past the Mess Hall, she heard a scream coming from inside. 'Shit.' She cursed, and quietly snuck up towards the door.

She stuck her head around the corner, and was hit square in the face with a donut. A cream donut.

'WHO,' yelled Jondy, 'WAS THAT!'

Max crept quietly out from under a table, and snuck towards to main door, and was almost out when Jondy whirled around and caught her.

'Max?' she questioned, 'Was that you? Cause if it was…………' she trailed off in and unspoken warning.

Max gulped, 'Uh…. maybe?'

Jondy smirked at her, still holding her tight by the arm. She spoke over her shoulder to Miana, who was seated at a near by table. 'Mi, pass me that donut, please.' She said.

Mi quietly passed Jondy the donut, and just as Max was a bout to get free, Jondy smushed the donut in her face. Max screamed, and grabbed for a plate of tinned peaches.

Jondy flew out the door, and ran towards the main hall. 'Noooooooooo!' she yelled. 'Maxie! No!'

Outside the gates of Terminal City, Seattle.

'Uh,' said Lee, 'Is this the right place Ash?' she questioned.

Ash peered through the front windscreen, and the two women on the other side of the gate, who were throwing food at each other.

'I'm not sure.' She said, sounding confused.

'Oh boy!' said Bram, sounding excited. 'I hope it is!' as he looked longingly out the window at the fun the two women were having.

Lee turned to mock glare at Bram. 'Bram.' She stated. 'NO food fights!'

Ash sniggered.

Lee turned to her, 'What?' she questioned.

'See that girl holding the plate of donuts?' Ash asked, pointing out the window, 'That's Jondy………'

Lee gasped, 'Jondy? As in OUR Jondy? Having a food fight?'

Ash laughed, 'Don'ty sound so surprised, who do you think started that food fight back in Manticore in '07?'

A/N – Sorry everyone for the MAJOR lack of updating. Busy busy busy with Christmas stuff. Hopefully I'll get another chapter up before we go away on Boxing Day. Otherwise I'll be plotting and writing while away, and updating as SOON as I get back……

A/N 2: Cause, I feel the need to…. For no particular reason, I'm adding the lyrics to 'Sweet Home Alabama' at the bottom of this page…. So here ya go:

Sweet Home Alabama

(Ed King - Gary Rossington - Ronnie Van Zant)

Big wheels keep on turnin',
carry me home to see my kin.
Singin' songs about the south land.
I miss ole 'Bamee once again and I think it's a sin, yes.

Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her.
Well, I heard ol' Neil put 'er down.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,
a southernman don't need him around anyhow!

Sweet Home Alabama,
Where the skies are so blue.
Sweet Home Alabama,
Lord, I'm comin' home to you

In Birmingham they love the gov 'nor, boo, boo, boo,
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me,
Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth

Sweet Home Alabama,
Where the skies are so blue.
Sweet Home Alabama, yeah.
Lord, I'm comin' home to you.
Here I come. Alabama!

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers,
and they've been known to pick a song or two. (Yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much,
They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue, 'n' now how 'bout you?

Sweet Home Alabama,
Where the skies are so blue.
Sweet Home Alabama,
Lord, I'm comin' home to you!

Sweet Home Alabama, (oh sweet home!)
Where the skies are so blue. (and the gov-'nor's true.)
Sweet Home Alabama, (oh yeah.)
Lord, I'm comin' home to you! (Oo, Oo, yeah, Yeah!)

Montgomery's got the answer