Chapter 2: - Dominion Dude
A.N: - Thanks to Kai0707 for my only review for that chapter. I don't mean to nag but pretty please can I have some more reviews, I know that chapter was just a starter but I really need encouragement to keep this up. Thanks : )
Lexa and Jesse were just about to head off to the lab when a familiar face appeared upon the various monitors in the computer bay.
"You made it out O.K then" said Lexa
"Obviously! Before you start panicking, the dominion is unaware that I'm making contact with you and that's the way it will remain for all our safeties. Thanks to the explosion of the double helix that Adam caused, the CCTV evidence of my aiding and abetting your escape has unfortunately been destroyed." said Lexa's dominion contact, sarcasm apparent in his tone. "Therefore it suits our purpose for me to continue to work on the inside here" the dominion contact rattled off his information quickly continuously looking over his shoulder; he was clearly paranoid someone would over hear this conversation.
"D.D abrupt as usual!" said Baby.
"Baby!" he said in surprise, clearly recognising her voice. "Well Adam really does have the ability to hide anyone. I thought you were dead!"
"That's what we wanted you to think. Adam didn't trust anyone" was Jamie's quick reply
"Ah Jamie as well, true who to trust has always been one of Adam's problems. Anyway I need to keep this brief. You are now all aware of the creators control over the dominion and also understand Adams link to the creator I presume. I have been trying to explain to Adam the dominions aims for some time but he was unwilling to trust me. That said he seems to trust me now, I have been in contact with him, he is alive and well but he is unconcerned with his own position, he gave me this link to you and said to focus on the instability problem. However I will endeavour to help you get Adam out but even from the inside I am unsure what use I can be."
"D.D how self deprecating! It almost sounds like you want to be personally involved in saving Adam. Do as I say and not as I do is it!" Lexa smirked enjoying his discomfort.
Luckily Shalimar interrupted saving him from having to create a witty retort.
"I thought we weren't allowed to know your name. Why are you calling him D.D?" she asked the wheel chair bound bearded man.
Lexa smiled as D.D looked angry. "It's the nickname Jamie decided upon when he kept refusing to give his name. I'd forgotten about it till now"
"So why D.D?" asked Brennan.
"Its because we just started calling him the dominion dude but we sort of needed to be a bit more discreet than that so we abbreviated it to D.D." Jamie explained.
"Not to interrupt this charming reminiscence but time is short" D.D snapped. "Whilst the need to save Adam is high, the instability problem is far more pressing particularly in your case Lexa. Adam knew that the dominion had been working just as hard as he was to create a stabiliser. He is aware that Dominique was the one in charge of such procedures within the dominion." He addressed Lexa in particular "Lexa you remember the Mutant you and Shalimar fought in the Casino, the one whose genetic structure had been unexplainably stabilised?" D.D said stiffly.
"How could I forget him?" Lexa said sarcastically. Baby looked confused so Shalimar helpfully elaborated.
"Yeah it's not everyday a guy freezes your capacity for movement then licks your face" said Shalimar laughing at the glare Lexa sent her.
"Nasty" said Baby pulling a face of disgust.
"Anyway" D.D said attempting to bring them back to the matter at hand. "I have procured a sample of his D.N.A and we need to set up a drop point. It may help you rule out at least some procedures"
"Excellent, that's got to help" Jesse said enthusiastically.
"Indeed. But we must tread carefully here, whilst the dominions main head quarters have been destroyed, they still have roots everywhere and it wont take them long to rebuild their organisation. It's imperative that they do not find out that I am relaying information to you" D.D emphasised.
"We understand that. What's the plan?" Lexa questioned.
"I have to head over to a meeting with the dominion leaders. It's designed to inform us of the temporary location of dominion headquarters I believe. On route I will be the unfortunate recipient of a flat tire that will incapacitate my vehicle giving me a chance to drop the sample which will be in a paper bag into the dumpster on 21st street. The dominion will doubtless send someone to come fix the tire and you can come in and pick up the vial containing the D.N.A sample." He rattled the info off rapidly.
"Right, when do you leave for the meeting?" Brennan asked.
"Now! Give it two hours, then come and discreetly pick it up" D.D said abruptly cutting the connection.
"He never was one for small talk!" Jamie smiled.
"Who cares, we have another ally, one with excellent contacts and information, that's all that matters" Baby said.
"True, but I can't help feeling that he's risking an awful lot for us. I don't understand why he'd help us, particularly me, not after what he told me" Lexa said curiously.
"You heard him Lex, he never blamed you!" said Jesse trying to hug her comfortingly.
She pushed him away "maybe he should have"
Jesse stopped her negative rampage "If anything we should be angry at him! He locked us up, well not personally but he let them do it! He let them torture me!" He said angrily.
"I know Jess, but he did save us and that doesn't change the fact that I'm the one who out him in that chair!" she tried to explain her feelings.
"Lexa we weren't in control back then! It could just have easily been me that did it and you wouldn't blame me for it, I wouldn't have been able to stop myself! Hell I'm still not in control of myself half the time and you keep telling me that the stuff I do is not my fault so how come you're the only one who gets to beat themselves up about it!" Baby said angrily.
"O.K, O.K, It's not my fault. I get it" Lexa said emotionally.
"Good, coz we can't be sticking you with a needle if you're all emotional and crap" said Baby dragging her off to the lab as Lexa laughed half-heartedly.
"Its weird to watch" said Shalimar "Lexa's showed more emotion in the last 48 hours than in the entire time we've known her"
"What are you saying?" said Jesse defensively
"I don't know" said Shalimar in confusion.
"I know what you mean" said Brennan "I mean Lexa was slowly coming out of her shell before, becoming more human I suppose and now it's like all these emotions are constantly coming out of her. She's this whole other person."
"No she isn't" said Jesse abruptly.
"He's right; she's just beginning to show you the person she was all along before she built up her blockade of defences. Baby's known her since before most of Lexa's defences were raised so when she's around they just sort of crumble she can't maintain the isolation, Baby won't let her" Explained Jamie sensibly.
"What are you guys talking about?" said Lexa as she walked back in with Baby.
The unanimous round of "Nothing" was very suspicious. Baby smiled to the others her feral hearing offering her an insight that Lexa didn't have into the previous conversation.
O…kay, whatever" said Lexa looking around at the shifty faces on the others, she saw Baby's grin and smiled despite herself. "The vampire over there" she pointed to Baby "took my blood so you can do whatever it is you need to do to it" she settled herself on the countertop.
Baby looked indignant for a while at the vampire comment and then bared her fangs and hissed at her.
Jesse and Brennan both jumped back surprised "You actually have fangs" Jesse pointed out the obvious.
Baby laughed "All the better to suck your blood" she said in an awful impression of a vampire. At the completely freaked out looks on their faces Lexa's laughter joined Baby's. "Kidding" she said trying to calm them down "there a cat thing, you know the longer teeth, I'm not into blood sucking, promise"
Jamie began to laugh as well "You know it if she bites you though!"
Baby laughed again before walking over to Jamie and kissing him swiftly on the lips and then nipping his left ear. He yelped slightly. "I don't hear you complaining" was her only comment as she walked over to the computer leaving Jamie blushing a brilliant shade of crimson.
"Too much information, way too much information" said Lexa covering her ears.
Baby stuck her tongue out in Lexa's general direction before turning back to connect Lexa's D.N.A sample to the computer. She hammered away at the keyboard as Jesse leaned over her shoulder keeping a watchful eye on her progress.
"It's going to take us a while to get to the drop site, we should probably get going" said Jamie. "Who's coming with me?"
"Were going to be busy for a while here, go on without us" said Jesse not really paying attention.
"O.K. the rest of us can go then" said Brennan.
"Nu-huh, you aren't going anywhere, you may look as good as new but your arm still needs time to heal properly" said Shalimar commandingly.
"No way, I'm fine" said Brennan angrily as they both glared at each other.
"Umm Lexa, do you want to go umm warm up the Lark. I'll be there in a sec" Jamie said turning to say goodbye to Baby.
Lexa through his retreating form a funny look before realising what he meant "Oh yeah sure" she said disappearing from the room.
Jesse was too engrossed in his work to notice the confrontation erupting right behind him.
Jamie pulled Baby off into the corner. "Do you reckon it'll come to blows?" he asked as they saw the argument begin to escalate. Brennan and Shalimar were now argueing in very loud whispers, hands gesticulating wildly.
"Maybe" Baby admitted "You better get out of here before it gets too heated."
"Be good Babe" said Jamie pulling her in for a long kiss.
"You too" she paused for a second pulling a face "and please stop with the constant gum chewing, it's really gross!" she begged.
Jamie grinned as he went to leave the room he turned back and saluted her "Yes Sir, boss lady, no gum chewing and making out, check!" he stamped his heels together and ran off laughing.
Baby burst out laughing before returning to where Jesse was at the computer. They both choose this time to go selectively deaf to the row going on right behind them.
A.N: -What do you think? please R and R