Legacy

By Shikasta

Spoilers: Anything's fair game in my view although this is an AU

Disclaimer: The characters of Dark Angel are owned by Twentieth Century Fox Television and Cameron Eglee productions. In laymen's terms: Don't own them but by god I wish I did.

This story is the third part in the Fable universe and follows on from Alec's War.

A/N – Shock, horror! I've actually updated. Now all I have to do is hope that my readers are still around.

Chapter Four – The End of the Beginning

In his hands Alec held tightly to something precious. The ordinaries wouldn't understand for it had been centuries since they had achieved something of such great importance. Alec gently laid the thick crisp white document on the table. Senator Kinnane rose from his seat and Alec mimicked him, standing tall and proud.

Extending his hand, Senator Kinnane addressed Alec "Welcome into the light."

"Thank you Senator."

"I assume that you and your entourage will now be returning to Seattle?"

"If proceedings here are finished. . ."

"There is nothing left to discuss, however, we would like to request that you stay."

"Why?"

"We require a transgenic representative here in Washington and my government feels that you would be best suited for the role."

"Unfortunately, my leaders have requested I return to Seattle, however, they have pre-empted you and decided that my Colleague Horatio will remain here in Washington with reasonable security."

"Is there nothing we can do to change your leader's mind?"

"I'm afraid she is rather stubborn."

"I see."

"If there is nothing else I shall say goodbye Senator."

"Of course."

Alec politely shook the Senator's hand then with a silent understanding he and his entourage left the FBI building.

Thaddeus sat high on his perch still watching the building that his prey had entered. Horatio had left him a few hours before after having ascertained he was okay, much to the relief of the rogue transgenic.

"You've got to come out sooner or later," he muttered to himself, the sound of his voice startling him slightly.

His gaze uncharacteristically wondered to a park bench where seated was a small girl with who he presumed was her mother. He focused intently on her, a feeling of familiarity pestering him.

"Focus" he verbally slapped himself as he returned his eyes to their rightful view, but he couldn't help himself and once more his gaze returned to the little girl.

He now understood why she had caught his curiosity, she appeared out of place, but why he couldn't figure out. She looked like a normal, healthy toddler. He then realised he had seen her here before, never having paid attention to her, now though, it niggled away at him but not enough to distract him from his current goal. He filed away the image of her to pursue at a more convenient time.

He returned to his vigil just in time to see the man he had been silently stalking leave the FBI Building and Thaddeus prepared to continue his pursuit.

Sitting comfortably in the scraggly armchair that took up most of the space in his cramped quarters, Alec allowed himself the luxury of a smile. The last few days had been tense and the pressure was beginning to affect the usually very nonchalant Transgenic. Gabriel stood at Alec's door, watching, he was the pin up boy for patience. As far as he was concerned he had all the time in the world, then a small smirk adorned his beautiful lips for it never hurt to nudge occasionally to aide the end goal.

"Hmm" he purred.

"What is it Gabriel?"

"I'm just enjoying the moment."

"You have something on your mind."

"You are still as perceptive as I remember" Gabriel commented.

"I know you, I once considered you a brother."

"Once?"

"Too much time has passed and too many things have happened" Alec explained with a haunting sadness, Gabriel had been like an older brother and before Max had been a controlling force in Alec's boxed existence.

"I do wish to discuss a matter with you."

"Which would be?"

"Horatio's recent appointment."

"I trust him."

"And you don't trust me?"

"Frankly, no!"

Alec rubbed his forehead as if his head was pounding, some had questioned why Alec kept Gabriel so close, and rather foolishly he had thought. To Alec it seemed obvious, to others it appeared to be madness, he hadn't bothered to explain and so Gabriel had remained at Alec's right hand side since the end of the uprising.

"I had hoped that you might have considered me for the position" Gabriel responded evenly "after all have I not shown you my loyalty."

"Sticking around doesn't automatically give you what you want."

"Do you speak from experience brother?"

Alec rose harshly, his face blank as he stared Gabriel down, reaffirming to both who exactly was in charge "don't presume to think that you can stand there and council me."

"I meant no offence, I assure you" Gabriel excused, backing down letting Alec know he understood his place, for now anyway.

The conversation was over as far as Alec was concerned and he left Gabriel to attend to his travel arrangements. Once Alec was far enough away that even his breathing was no longer audible, Gabriel sat eloquently in the leader's chair, as if trying out the throne for size.

"Francesca my dear, I can almost taste it" Gabriel then clutched the tattered arms of the chair and pulled himself gracefully up "not long now" he grinned then extracted himself from the room.

Max was mad and another metallic medical object flew across the room letting all in the vicinity know it.

"She's never been mad at Alec for this long" Fizz whispered to Ivy.

"Its just hormones."

"Somehow I don't believe you."

"She'll calm down in a day or two, in the meantime we just have to grin and bear it."

"Why didn't they make the females of our species more docile?"

"That my dear Fizz is a question we may never get the answer to" Ivy smiled and hugged him briefly "I assure you it could be a lot worse."

"I don't think so, this is bad even for Max, and quite frankly I don't think there is a male here that would willingly trade places will Alec right now."

A loud bang and unearthly screech and a scratchy "You Bastard" followed another clanking object against the wall making even Ivy jump.

"I think we should just leave her to it" she muttered with some authority as she quietly crept backwards, Fizz followed her lead just as another object suffered Max's wrath.

Bracing himself against the brisk breeze Senator Kinnane greeted his wife with a polite kiss and lifted up the little girl and hugged her tenderly.

"We're not in Kansas anymore Toto" the Senator cooed to his daughter.

"So they're free?" his wife questioned.

"As free as any of us are" he paused "for the time being anyway."

The little girl waited patiently for the Senator to return her to the safety of the concrete, to her surprise she uncontrollably shivered as if a ghost had walked past her. Then she felt the eyes, and she knew they had a warmth and intensity lacking in the Senator's. She scanned her surroundings surreptitiously so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Senator and his wife. Then she saw him in all his beauty and if she had been able she would have scaled the tall building that he was perched on. At the tender age of 3 Clementine had unintentionally felt the feeling of infatuation, for this man staring intently intrigued her and she couldn't help but stare back.

TBC

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