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 – The appendix are supplementary to the story, so its not over until you get a 'the end' in the main body of the story.
Chapter Seven – Reunion"I heard an interesting rumour" Senator Kinnane began "I heard that the transgenic population had expanded."
"Expanded how?" The President inquired, his hands clasped behind his back as he looked at the gloom outside the window of his office.
"Seattle may not be their only refuge" Senator Kinnane announced as he tugged at the tops of his trousers before sitting in the deep seated, red leather chair behind him.
"And what do you suggest we do about it?" The President asked as he continued to look out of the window.
"Nothing, as sure as I am that you'll still be the President in 20 years time, there will still be a transgenic nation" Kinnane stated.
"My Presidency is a given, we're in a state of emergency and will remain so that's a given. Your suggestion that we would idly sit by and watch a transgenic nation evolve is bordering on the absurd."
"But it is the absurd that I suggest Mr President. You ask my opinion. . ."
"Of which you give quite freely" The President interjected.
"You ask my opinion and I feel that it would be to our detriment to act against the transgenics." The President looked somewhat pained at this news but Senator Kinnane continued "No need to concern yourself Mr President, WE will deal with them, just not today."
"Or tomorrow by the sounds of it" The President muttered in an almost petulant tone "I disagree with your assessment of the situation Senator!"
"And may I remind you that you remain head of this country because I allow you to."
The naming of children is a serious business. A name imparts so much, a child should grow into their name and that should inspire them to greatness. Max and the choosing of names had never been a good combination, Her firstborns had been fortunate, they had been named after the mood of their mother at the time. Imagine if she had been miserable and angry, how unfortunate her daughters would have been!
The new editions were still without names and Ivy kept encouraging Max to call them something other than 'the baby' as that in itself was beginning to get rather confusing considering there were two of them. But Max had no sudden influxes of inspiration to aide her in the important task of the naming of babies.
She huffed.
"I thought it might help" A unusually timid Ivy said.
She puffed.
"But I could always take it back."
And the book cluttered with baby names and their meanings flew across the room just missing Ivy by inches.
"I take it, my gift isn't wanted" Ivy mused as she retrieved the book from its landing place.
"Well baby1 and baby2 does have a rather nice ring to it I suppose."
"What's the rush" Max finally spoke.
Ivy didn't answer instead choosing to retreat hastily from the room.
Thaddeus slipped quietly into Horatio's hotel suite and made himself comfortable on the soft, plush couch that that beckoned to him invitingly. It had been over a week since Horatio had surprised Thaddeus on the roof and now he had felt it only fair that he return the favour.
However, he hadn't been prepared for the surprised expression that greeted him when he twinkled hello. He was even more surprised when he realised that the surprised expression belonged to a woman.
"Horatio you sly dog" he whispered through his toothy smile as he introduced himself to the rather flushed Angeline.
Fizz stifled a chuckle.
"What's so funny" Max demanded.
"Well, I suppose Jericho is alright for a boy but Jeremiah James for a girl, I'm not so sure about that one."
"What would you know anyway, I mean you called yourself Fizz?" Max waved her arms frantically in the air.
"Correction my fellow runaways called me Fizz."
With arms still waving wildly Max continued "I never pretended to be any good at this, God the names Hope and Faith was a fluke."
"Hey if you like Jeremiah James, keep it at least its distinctive, no one will confuse her with someone else."
"Alec's going to hate it, isn't he?" Max sulked.
"I don't really think he'll care, people have a habit of keeping the names you give them, so maybe you're doing something right."
"Perhaps," Max cooed as she touched the small babies in the makeshift crib.
"How did you come up with Jeremiah James?"
"If you must know I saw it stamped into the side of a box 'Jeremiah James – Purveyor of Fruit'" Fizz had a confused, scared look on his face and Max felt the urge to explain "I went for a walk hoping it would inspire me."
"And you came back with Jeremiah James" he laughed.
"What!" Max insisted.
"Well you could have gone with something nature inspired like say 'River, Flower or Summer' but instead you were inspired by a Purveyor of Fruit."
"We shall not mention this again" Max cautioned.
"Thaddeus you could have let me known you were coming" Horatio stammered looking sharply from Angeline to Thaddeus and back again.
"I have to say Horatio, you have come along way, your test tube would be so proud."
"How'd you get in here" Horatio demanded as he swiped Thaddeus's feet off of the coffee table.
"Let's just say your security could be better." Thaddeus informed returning his feet to there resting place.
"What do you want?"
"The question is dear friend, what don't I want!"
Under the cover of night, Alec's SUV rolled through the large gates that announced his arrival to Logan's Legacy. It was late, very late and no lights flickered in the distance. Devon picked up the CB, clicked the button and spoke clear and succinctly "Alpha one to base, Alpha one to base."
"Go ahead Alpha one." Luke crackled from the other end.
"The lion's returned to his pride."
"Any incidences to report" Luke questioned.
"Nothing to report."
"Please advise ETA back to base when known."
"Sure thing."
The night was visible, although Alec really didn't need its help, he looked out the window a saw the fruits of residents' labour. It had been several years since he had last been here, before his people called it a home away from home. "So much change" he whispered fogging up the window slightly.
"Sir" Devon spoke.
"Yes?"
"We're almost there. I've informed the night watch of our arrival."
"Good."
The wheels of the SUV scrunched on the gravel driveway as the vehicle pulled up infront of the largest dwelling. Alec was greeted by an excited Fizz and he was equally happy to see the X7 and showed this by embracing him warmly.
"How are you Fizz?"
"Good, looking forward to getting back to Seattle and helping with the cleanup" Fizz hinted.
"We'll see" Alec said non-committal "Devon, stay here"
"Yes sir"
Then Alec spoke to Fizz "take me to Max."
Fizz led Alec to one of the small dwellings that surrounded the larger dwelling that he had pulled up to earlier. He gave Fizz a pat on the back and the boy understood and went back to the main dwelling. Using the eyes the clever scientists had given him he quietly crept until he found Max sleeping peacefully. He sat softly on the bed next to her and gently stoked her hair aside and watched her for a time.
He cross-referenced the images of her in his mind with what lay before him and he was glad that his memory had not failed him. He heard a gurgle, alerting him to the fact that they were not alone. He looked over at the crib, reticent, reality slowly sinking in that the almost inaudible sounds were coming from his offspring. After a while he rose and crept over peering in at the small bundles of life that said hello with what Alec had hoped was a smile.
Max stirred.
"How long" she whispered, hopefully, startling Alec.
"A few days at most" he responded as he made his way back to the bed "they're beautiful, are Hope and Faith doing well?"
"They're blossoming here among the fields."
"I'm sorry I wasn't here."
"Shh" Max encouraged beckoning him over "you did what you had to do to ensure the freedom of our children."
"We've had to sacrifice so much."
"It was necessary, someone had to, and I am partly responsible for the role you have been forced to play."
"That you did baby!" He chuckled, a chuckle that Max had almost forgotten.
Max shuffled slightly to get more comfortable "do you think it will last?"
"To be honest, I really don't know" Alec sighed.
'We'll just have to make it last, then" Max said before kissing him tenderly.
TBC
A/N A review gives life to my muse and ensures the story goes on.