Title: The Bachelor
Rating: PG-13 (For Now)
Summary: Alec is the Bachelor and Max is one of the 25 women. The Challenge Specs are posted here. Enjoy!
Genre: Romance, Humor and Drama
Pairings: Max/Alec, Original Characters/Alec
Time Frame: On my own timeline, the Pulse never happened, Max was never captured, there was no virus, Max and Logan broke up, and the Xs (including Alec, Biggs and Cece) were sent out into the real world (Alec and Company landed in L.A.)
Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: Okay, ask yourself this: IF I owned Dark Angel, would I be writing crappy fanfiction? Would Logan and Max be together? Would the show be canceled?
Author's Note: Someone posted a challenge and I happened to refuse due to lack of time. Then I saw the first episode of this Season of the Bachelor and reread the challenge and accepted. Enjoy!
The Bachelor Episode 1:
The Party
"So then I went on to the finals of the Miss Florida Pageant and naturally I won! All that was left was Miss America so I-" the blabbering of the blonde was cut off as Alec interrupted her.
"My congrats, but I really should talk to the other girls." He was gone before the now fish-faced Ruby Jane could protest.
"Hey, Alec!" called another, enthusiastic blonde.
"Hi.. Kristy, right?" she nodded happily.
"Enjoying the party?"
"Yeah!"
~*~*~*~
"What is up with the All American Cheerleader Girls tonight? I mean, can't he see through that!?"
"Cece... give it a break, for God's sake!"
"Give what a break?" she asked with the utmost innocence.
~*~*~*~
"So, what do you do again? I remember you said something interesting.." he winked and a blush crept it's way onto her pretty face.
"I'm a Carpenter." She replied.
"Oh, right. That's cool. So, you build houses and stuff?"
"More furniture, like tables and beds.." she answered.
"Beds, ey?" Alec smirked.
~*~*~*~
"C'mon Max, talk to the damn guy..." urged Original Cindy. The T.V. screen did not reply.
"Look! Angela! I'm rooting for her!" Sketchy grinned and downed his mug of beer.
"Don't make Original Cindy beat choo up, foo. My Boo is there and she's gonna win."
~*~*~*~
"Hi.. Melissa, right?" Alec guessed the brunettes name.
"Yeah. You've got a good memory." Melissa smacked her inner self, or whatever part of her brain gave her that brilliant line.
~*~*~*~
"Ohmygawd! The rapist!" Cece exclaimed as Holly appeared.
"She did not rape him!" Biggs protested.
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did not!"
"Did too- HEY!" Biggs shouted.
~*~*~*~
"So, what's the Capitol like?"
"Not as much as it's cracked up to be." The red head replied.
"Oh, really? Alec grinned.
"Yah. It's built on a swamp. I just feel so safe." Riley said sarcastically.
~*~*~*~
"Hmm... Michelle. Programs computers? Max could do that any day!"
"'Nother beer over here!" called Sketchy. The bartender cackled as he looked at Sketchy's tab.
~*~*~*~
"You should go talk to him!" Max encouraged the withdrawn Sarah.
"No.. I don't think I can..." she replied insecurely.
"C'mon... why not?"
"Why haven't you?" the other girl shot back.
~Deer in the Headlights~
~*~*~*~
"So, you're a florist?" Alec said to the giggly, vacant girl.
"Uh huh! I like flowers!" she chirped.
"What else?" he prodded.
"What else what?" she replied blankly.
"What else do you like?"
"...Is this like.. a knock knock joke?"
~*~*~*~
"Hmm.. hey Sketch!" OC hollered.
"*Hiccup* Yeah?"
"What do ya think of that honey?"
"Anne?"
"Yeah. Check her out, I mean farm girl! Hot!"
~*~*~*~
"So, are you having a hard time deciding who you want to keep?" Meredith asked sympathetically.
"Umm.. yeah, a little. I guess..." Alec answered.
"Don't stress! You can do it! All you have to do is weigh the pros and cons of each girl, make a decision based on that and stay strong! You can do anything if you put your mind to it!" she pep-talked him.
"...You're the motivational speaker, aren't you?"
"What made you say that?" she asked, wide eyed and confused.
~*~*~*~
"I can't understand her." Cece complained.
"You're just not trying." Biggs acused.
"She's speaking Japanese!"
"No.. that's accented English..."
"Fine, but if he picks her I am so not going to try and understand her."
~*~*~*~
"So, I fight fire." Trish finished a story.
"Hot." Was his simply reply, complete with a smirk.
~*~*~*~
"That Whitney is one gorgeous sista'.." OC appraised.
" Hey.. did Max leave her Ninja when she left?" Sketchy inquired.
"Yeah, it's at the apartment... why?"
"No reason." He said and promptly returned his attention to the TV. Original Cindy stared at him, suspicion worming through her. Sketchy eyed her out of the corner of his eye and thought Oh, shit..
"Look! It's Max!" he exclaimed, effectively distracting her.. for the time being.
~*~*~*~
"Hey! Max!" Alec called as he made his way to Max.
"Uuh... yeah?"
"I wanted to talk to you.."
"What about them?" she said, gesturing at all the other girls, many of which were staring jealously at her. Their eyes met and they shared another moment when none of the other girls were there. Alec smiled and rumbled "They can wait."
~*~*~*~
"What is that!? What is he doing?" Cece demanded.
"Umm.." Biggs proceeded slowly, unsure what to say that wouldn't cause a sudden appearance in PMS from his friend. "Talking..?" he completed lamely and prayed.
"Talking? But.. why to her? She's so... You see it, right? What's so.. wrong with her, right?! Tell me!"
"No.. I don't see it.."
"Shut up!"
"But I thought you-"
"God! Guys!!!" Cece carped.
~*~*~*~
"Hey! Alec!!!" the blonde stumbled and Max instinctively grabbed her arm, steadying her. "You promised you would talk to me!" said Shelly, blowing off Max's help.
"Your welcome..." she muttered, this not escaping Alec's transgenic hearing.
"I haven't been able to find you all night! Talk about weird!"
"Yeah.. weird..." he mumbled, rolling his eyes in Max's direction.
"So, like, whacha wanna talk about? Like maybe where you wanna get married! How many children do you want? And-"
"Woah, married?" he said, startled and frankly, scared of this woman.
"Like, yeah.. you're gonna marry one of us," she said, indicating herself and smiling broadly, "in 6 weeks! So, I like kids, I want a lot!" she rambled excitedly as she dragged Alec away, who shot an apologetic look to Max.
~*~*~*~
"Coming up next, our Bachelor, Alex, will have to make the hardest decision of his life - eliminating 10 wonderful women! To top it off we have The Most Shocking Rose Ceremony EVER!"
~*~*~*~
"Damn commercials.." cursed Original Cindy.
Author's Follow-up: That was so much FUN to write! I hope you guys like it, and PLEASE tell me if there's any bad parts coz something I find hysterical, everyone else might hate! ^^'''