Title: Nova Vita
Author: Shannon – shannyfish
Disclaimer: I do not own "Sanctuary" or its characters, Syfy and other people do. This is merely for entertainment purposes only.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Magnus, Druitt, and Tesla are captured. A group (possibly the Cabal) capture them and attempt to find a way to reproduce a super abnormal from source blood parents. Takes place after "Neutiquam Erro".
Warning: Season 1-3 is fair for sure, if I have spoilers for 4, it's by complete accident.
Author's Note: Reviews are glorious! Tinier chapter, but the next will be longer and will be the last for this story :D
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Chapter 13 – "Defying Gravity"
It felt like nails on a chalkboard to even allow Smith to walk into the foyer of her Sanctuary. Helen stood back near the staircase with her arms crossed over her chest. She meant to stay quiet there. She wanted to observe, that was all. She wanted to see what Smith wanted of Olivia and to see if there was ever any consideration from Will. She needed to gage them both and this was her chance.
Helen really wanted to ensure that the threat of Smith was completely eliminated, but she was pretty sure that Will would stop her before she could kill him. She didn't think that there should be any problem with his death. It would keep them all safe. With Smith out there, he was only going to keep coming back for them.
Smith entered the Sanctuary doors alone and unarmed as Will had stipulated. His face was bruised all over. There were cuts that were in different stages of healing, it was obvious that John and Nikola had gotten to him and most likely left him for dead. Sadly, Smith hadn't just died there… When he scanned the room, he had glared in her direction though she wasn't surprised. She had just given him a friendly smile in response.
"I'm Will Zimmerman," Will spoke up and held out his hand. Smith ignored it. "What do you want here?"
"I'm not dealing with you," Smith told him frankly. "I'll only talk to Doctor Magnus."
"No," Will told him. "You're going to talk to me."
"I want what I was promised," Smith told him.
"Which is?"
"Scans and samples from the child of Doctor Magnus and John Druitt. I want that child," Smith told him. "I will level this building if I need to."
"That won't do anything but put her in harm's way," Will pointed out.
Smith shrugged. "Then cooperate."
"I'm willing to give you a copy of her DNA profile and pattern," Will offered. "But that's it."
"You know that Doctor Magnus and I had a deal," Smith said. "Before she broke that deal… I told her I wouldn't experiment on the child and I would release all of them once I was able to take the samples and scans I wanted."
"Accelerating the pregnancy was NOT part of our deal!" Magnus snapped. "Do you realize how that could have affected the baby? Her lungs might not have been fully developed…or worse…"
"You think that we didn't think of that? We planned on monitoring you quite closely," Smith said. "Remember, what my goal is…it's still the same… All I want are the samples and scans."
Will interrupted. "You kidnapped three people, she didn't escape. Our people rescued them." He paused for a moment. "Now, you can take the print out or you can just leave…either way, you're going to leave this house."
"Our deal—"
"Isn't valid."
Helen was happy to see that Will wasn't handing over her, Olivia, Druitt, or Tesla. It gave her small comfort. It was something at least. Maybe it was just a bit to remind her that Will wasn't so bad…at least not in this aspect.
"If you change your mind," Smith began.
Will interrupted again. "We won't."
She watched as Smith left. How she wished she could stop worrying about him. She was still worried that he'd somehow get a hold of her daughter. Helen really couldn't trust Will, not even now. She had to trust that Abby would protect her daughter when she couldn't. Helen couldn't see Abby handing over Olivia so that Will could hand her over to Smith.
Helen would do whatever she had to in order to protect her daughter.
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With the Sanctuary still under attack, Helen ended up being forced to tag along with Will. With Smith and his people still outside their doors, Will was calling in the local police in order to have them hauled away.
"Their leader is a man called Smith. He demanded we hand over my boss' baby and apparently he thinks doing so will save the world," Will told the police.
In summarization, it was actually very close to being accurate to what Smith wanted. Helen had to admit that given the current situation that it was a smart plan. Smith and his people would look like some kind of cult and that would be enough to have them hauled off and subjected to a psychiatric exam.
Once Will was off the phone, he turned to her. "I hope you know that you can trust me," Will said.
"Honestly? I would trust you more if I was able to have my daughter back," Helen told him. Maybe that wasn't completely true, but it would be enough to get her to cooperate more. Olivia was definitely her weakness, but if Will was smarter, he'd use that against her and yet do so more wisely. Him keeping Olivia from her was only pissing her off all the more.
"Not yet," Will told her.
"When then?"
Will shook his head. "If I hand over Olivia, you're going to run."
"How do you know that?" she challenged.
"It's what you were doing in the catacombs."
Helen nodded. "That's true. John and I agreed that the children's safety came first and I was told to take Olivia AND Halia."
"Magnus, I know how you think of Halia," Will said. "I was in that other universe too. I saw how you wanted to be part of that family… I know that's why you searched for her."
"It wasn't only for me," Helen told him, which was true. She'd done it for herself, but she'd also done it for John and for Halia as well.
"If we clear this up soon, I promise that I'll have Olivia brought to you," Will told her. "But only for a visit."
"I won't forget," Helen told him.
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Distractions.
This was her chance.
She had to trust her instincts.
Helen started to go through her room. Thankfully they'd left her room mostly intact. She'd dressed in a blouse and skirt earlier that morning, but now…this…this called for something that wouldn't restrict movement. So, instead she changed into something that gave her the ability to move quickly. She didn't need restrictive clothing.
She had a bag with some supplies. It would definitely be a start. Her plan was going to depend on her. And so would others. She needed to find Olivia. She assumed with what Abby had said, that Abby was staying in Will's room and in turn so was Olivia. She was going to end this now.
Taking out the two guards outside of her room was incredibly easy. She took their weapons and hurried down the hallway. She headed towards Will's room, but ended up having to change plans when she ducked back against a wall when she saw Will hurrying towards his own room. Her heart raced for a moment, wondering if Will would come and take Olivia. She moved closer to the room, but was afraid of being seen by the guards. She could hear Will and Abby though. Will was telling her that she needed to stay where she was and if he told her that she needed to take Olivia and run to the catacombs.
She'd circle back as much as she didn't want to. Stealthily she headed towards the elevator. The nearest one would work and would be able to get her to the SHU and isolation. She wasn't sure where Will was holding the others. She just prayed that they were all at the Old City Sanctuary.
In the elevator, she pressed the appropriate button and then leaned back against the wall. Helen let out a breath she'd been holding and told herself that things were going to be okay. Everything was going to work out. It was just going to take a bit longer and things wouldn't be how she imagined them before.
How the world changed when you were living it.
Helen still didn't know how Will could have changed so much. She knew that there were times when Will really didn't agree with her, but she had never thought that things would come to this… For them to be on opposite sides.
Will had told her that he wanted to put her back as the head of the Old City Sanctuary and the Sanctuary Network. Helen was pretty sure she could manage that…and without Will's help. The question was, what was she going to do with Will and Kate then? Abby, she could let go. After all, the woman had been taking care of her child and had given her the kindness of being able to visit with Olivia and against Will's orders.
She would do what she had to, though. It was the only way she knew how to do things. It was why she'd survived for the last two hundred and seventy three years. She wasn't going to back down now if she could take back what was hers. She'd push and she'd put things back together once everything was done and over.
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TBC…