A/N – Usual disclaimers apply, I do not own anything and if I did then M7 and Sentinel would still be going.
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Sentinel Legend.
Director Royal shouted he moved to stand between the two men. "I forbid this."
Alpha James could not believe what he was hearing, he turned to snarl at the Director.
"Sentinel Larabee is not well, it would not be a fair challenge." Director Royal was not cowed by the look on James's face, he knew the other man needed him to keep control of his pride as his management skills where sometimes lacking.
Chris snarled he wanted to rip the Alpha limb for limb for hurting the young sentinel and guide, he felt Buck move behind him, his large hand settled on Chris's back. Chris felt Buck's support, and worry for him.
The pride waited to see whether the two sentinel's would continue with the challenge or whether it would be put on hold. Most hoped that the new sentinel could defeat the Alpha as they where no longer happy with his leadership after his punishment of the young sentinel and guide.
Director Royal saw the moment that Alpha James decided to postpone the acceptance of the challenge to his position as Alpha.
"We shall continue this at a later date, when Sentinel Larabee is well. " Alpha James sneered at Chris.
"Easy Chris." Buck could feel the blond man tense up, he could feel the rage and anger simmering beneath the surface.
"This meeting is over." Director Royal declared, he watched as the sentinels and guides slowly left the large meeting hall, a group of medics placed the whipped sentinel and guide on stretchers and took them out to be dealt with.
Chris felt his knees buckle, luckily Buck caught him before he hit the floor, Chris felt the room spin sickeningly, he struggled not to gag as vomit erupted from his mouth, Nathan rushed over to the groaning man, as Buck held him upright.
"Let's get you back to your room." Nathan indicated to the two medics who held an empty stretcher.
"No." Chris growled, he did not want to be carried, but his vision began greying out.
Buck felt the stubborn man attempt to hold himself upright, he saw concern on Nathan and Josiah face as they looked at Chris.
"Alright Chris." Buck still held onto Chris, he could feel the other man's heart was racing and he was panting for breath.
Alpha James smiled at the state the other man was in, he should have let the challenge take place he would have easily beaten the man. He felt his guide snuggle up to his back, she was delighted by the fact that Larabee seemed to be struggling to stay conscious, James had turned his sense of smell right down after Larabee vomited, he turned and walked away, he had things to plan.
Director Royal was satisfied that the challenge would not be happening tonight, he rushed away from the sick man, he knew that the others would take care of him. Royal wanted to arrange for Larabee testing, he wanted it to be comprehensive and thorough and he had a man in mind to do the job, he just had to get him to Denver.
Nathan could see that the adrenaline fuelled response that had sustained the exhausted sentinel was now wearing off and the man was barely conscious, Buck was the only thing stopping the other man from collapsing on the ground. Nathan rushed to help Buck as Chris's eyes rolled up in his head as he lost the battle to stay with the men.
Chris was settle on the bed, Nathan just thought that the events of the last forty eight hours was catching up with the man as well as the lingering effects of the sedatives he had been given. Buck was settled once again in the chair by Chris bedside, he watched the steady rise and fall of the other mans chest, he was so focused on the slow and steady beat of the man's strong heart that he nearly zoned, only to be stopped by Nathan gently touching his arm and calling him back to himself.
"Maybe you should go home and rest." Nathan picked up the sleeping man's wrist to check his pulse, he gently placed a thermometer in the man's ear to take his temperature, nodding he was satisfied with the numbers he got. "I doubt very much he's going to be fully awake until the morning."
"I think I will." Buck looked at the clock and saw it was midnight, he would go out to Chris's ranch and get the power of attorney paperwork, and possibly get a few hours sleep and then go let Judge Travis know what was happening.
Chris rolled over as someone entered his room, he watched the huge man approach where he was laying.
"Hello Sentinel Larabee, my name is Cliff Quince and I shall be undertaking your Sentinel testing." Quince smiled reassuringly at the silent blond, green eyes watched his every move. "If you're ready we can start the tests if you want to follow me."
Chris slowly got to his feet, he wondered what these tests would involve, he followed the man down the corridors of the Sentinel and Guide Foundation Building, till they came to a room.
"Take a seat Sentinel." Quince pointed to the lone chair in the centre of the room.
Chris sat down and looked around the white room.
"I am just going to make you comfortable." Quince kept his voice calm and level, he took out a prefilled syringe from his pocket, removing the cap he injected into the man before he had a chance to protest. "This is just to help with the testing."
Chris felt a strange kind of detachment settle over him, he barely reacted as a number of Quince's assistant came in and moved him onto a gurney, he was wheeled into another room and laid on what felt like an cold operating table, he was then stripped naked and strapped down to the table, various sensors and the like where attached to him. Chris attempted to pull away from the hands touching him, he could now feel the excitement off the men and women fastening him down.
Groaning Chris began to struggle weakly, Quince moved into his line of sight.
"This will go much quicker if you relax and just go with the flow Sentinel." Quince stroked a hand down the handsome man's face, he looked down the man's naked body smiling he always enjoyed testing reluctant participants.
Chris snarled at the man touching him, he felt the man cataloguing his body and he began to struggle as the man leered at him.
"Let's begin shall we." Quince grinned evilly.
Royal watched impassively as Doctor Cliff Quince attempted to test the growling Sentinel, he had wanted the man to be pushed to the extreme to get the highest rating possible, but so far the blond man was resisting every test the scowling doctor was running. Larabee was no longer forming words he was just growling and snarling like the Neanderthal he was. Royal was glad that this part of the Foundation building was heavily soundproof and there where many white noise generators, as the snarls where getting louder.
Quince looked down into the stormy green eyes, the inhumane snarls and growls coming from the restrained man's throat did not worry Quince as the straps where tightly fastened. Quince decided that there was still too much fight in the struggling sentinel so he decided to administer his own special cocktail of drugs he had developed. Smiling to himself he could almost feel the barely leashed power from the sentinel he was trying to test.
Chris felt pain throughout his body but he was determined not to submit to the testing, he vaguely remembered Buck telling him that testing was painless and easy, this was obviously not the usual method of testing. Snarling Chris felt the dark presence demanding he give over his body and allow the Dark Sentinel free rein to fight back.
Quince looked at the read outs from the numerous probes and sensors attached to the snarling man, he was still resisting and Quince was amazed, he injected a larger dose of his drugs into the sweating man.
Royal still watched he wondered what it would take for Larabee to give in and stop resisting the extreme testing he had organised. They had been at this for nearly two hours and Quince was not getting the results he wanted.
"We are stubborn aren't we Christopher, but not to worry I will get what I want." Quince nodded at an assistant who approached Chris with a stun gun.
Snarling Chris fought against his bonds, he was struggling so hard that he was rubbing the skin off his wrists and ankles he body arched up as the assistant shocked him. Biting thru his lip the taste of blood finally drove Chris over the edge, the Dark Sentinel roared its approval, an inhuman strength seemed to fill the thin man.
Quince could only watch in amazement as the now foaming at the mouth sentinel somehow managed to break the bonds holding his arms secure to the testing table. His assistants rushed to subdue the man but where unable to cope with the animalistic aggression.
"Secure the doors." Quince yelled as he raced for the door, his assistants hurried to follow him, the doors where secured behind the men, Quince rushed to where Royal had been watching the drama unfold.
The Dark Sentinel snarled as he ripped the restraints from his legs, he stood up and prowled to the door, he found his exit barred, growling the man attacked the door in a blind rage.
Quince and Royal watched as the man prowled the room, Larabee had not stopped growling and snarling, Quince thought it was beautiful the man was gone and only the sentinel remained.
Buck whistled as he made his way back to the Sentinel and Guide Foundation building, he smiled at the two young guides who where manning the reception desk, he spotted Nathan and Josiah who where waiting for the elevator.
"Good morning guys." Buck nodded at the two men, he carried a bag filled with pastries he knew that his best friend liked. Buck noted Josiah took a deep appreciative sniff.
"Nice." Josiah smiled toothily at the younger man.
The elevator doors opened and the three men stared at the huge silver wolf that stood snarling and growling at them. Buck made to enter the small car, he held his hand out to the wolf which was frothing at the mouth.
"Jesus what the hell." Nathan swore as he also entered the elevator car, he ignored Josiah's restraining hand.
The wolf snapped at Buck's hand who barely managed to pull his hand back before the sharp teeth closed on his hand. Buck grabbed the wolf by the scruff of the neck and pinned it against the wall, the doors closed on the three men. Buck struggled to hold the wolf, suddenly the fight seemed to leave the animal and it began to whine. Buck rubbed the large head.
"Nathan has the testing procedure changed much since I was tested as a teenager?" Buck asked he was becoming worried as the wolf whined in distress.
Chris attacked the door again as the room he was in filled with smoke as Quince and Royal attempted to subdue him.
Quince listen to the rage the man was roaring out as he attacked the door, the doctor had expected the man to be exhausted by now, the instruments around the room, where showing that Larabee's heart was racing and that he was panting, but he showed no signs of giving up, even though the smoke was making his eyes stream with involuntary tears.
Royal felt the situation was getting completely out of hand, Larabee had turned feral again, the man was snarling continuously, and even though he was struggling to breath the sentinel was determined not to give in.
"Have you gotten any results that can be used from the man?" Royal asked annoyed, he thought Quince was an expert in controlled testing, but instead he had a sentinel who had gone into a feral state and the damn man showed no sign of quitting.
"I can tell you that I've never come across a stronger sentinel." Quince remarked he could not keep his fascination with the man from his voice.
"Well we can't do anything with him in that state." Royal pointed to the screen showing Larabee.
The Dark Sentinel turned and looked directly into the camera; Quince felt a shiver race down his spine at the look in the bright green eyes.
"I'll have my men go in with stun guns and tranquilisers." Quince wanted to continue his testing. "We will control him."
Royal nodded.
The elevator stopped and the wolf scrambled to its feet, the three men followed it closely, Buck and Josiah both listened intently, Nathan placed his hand on Josiah back preventing the man from zoning.
"Chris." Buck spoke his friend's name, the wolf raced to where a group of men where stood outside a closed door, which both Buck and Josiah could see rattle and something banged against it.
"What's going on here?" Buck snapped. The men looked at each other, but none said anything in response.
"We are doing sentinel testing." Buck starred at the man who spoke. He sniffed and growled when he smelled Chris's blood on the other man.
Quince took a step back as the blue eyed sentinel growled aggressively at him, the heavy set sentinel also began to snarl at him, Quince watched the door rattled as the man on the other side threw his weight against it.
"Open the door now." Nathan Jackson felt that the two sentinels where about to physically attack the man who had spoken.
"That's not a good idea." Quince did not want to be around when the door opened unless it was behind a wall of well armed men.
"Open the door." Buck snarled he nearly smiled as the men moved hurriedly away from the door which was beginning to suffer from the abuse it was being put under.
"What the hell's going on here?" Alpha James stood watching the scene, he had been followed by a number of other sentinel's and guides.
The door finally splintered open, the Dark Sentinel stood naked and bloodied, his lip curled back as he snarled with rage, charging forward he went for Quince, who shrieked in fear. Straddling the man, the Dark Sentinel shook the man like a rat, the smell of urine rose as the terrified man lost control of his bladder.
Buck, Nathan and Josiah could only watch in shock as Alpha Sentinel James went to pull Chris away from the whimpering Quince, the Dark Sentinel turned on the Denver Alpha, who found himself slammed up against the wall. The fiery green eyes blazed with animalistic fever, James slid down the wall stunned at the ferocity of the attack. The Dark Sentinel stood over the Alpha who attempted to get to his feet, the snarling started again, the Alpha growled back.
"Buck we need to put a stop to this." Nathan was concerned by the amount of blood Chris was losing as his wrists and ankles where still bleeding.
"Alright I'm going to grab Chris." Buck steeled himself as he moved behind Chris, who was not allowing the Alpha to rise.
"I don't want to hurt him but if he doesn't back off I'll take him down." Alpha James shouted, he was disconcerted by the smile that suddenly appeared on Larabee's face, the large Alpha felt fear.
Buck quickly wrapped his arms around Chris and pulled him away from the Alpha who inelegantly struggled to his feet. Buck pulled the struggling man into the room that Chris had fought so hard to escape.
The Dark Sentinel growled enraged by the other sentinel's actions, but he was pack so he would not hurt him but he must be shown the error of his ways. Buck felt Chris stop struggling and the man became silent, Buck made a mistake and released the hold he had on the other man. The Dark Sentinel turned and swiped the bigger mans legs out from under him, landing on top of the moustached man, the Dark Sentinel immediately went for the man's throat, he bit down in a dominant move.
Buck yelped, he raised his hand to stop Nathan and Josiah from approaching as Chris worried at his neck.
Buck moved his head barring his throat even more to the other man. The Dark Sentinel was satisfied that his pack mate new his place, he snuffled then licked the neck he had just marked.
Buck shivered as he felt the other man link with him, Buck had never felt anything like it as he felt Chris emotions, key events in their friendship played in his mind, and he smiled as he watched the memories play out. Tears filled his eyes as Sarah and then Adam entered the memories, the final heart wrenching memory was of Buck walking away from Chris, Buck choked as he felt Chris's devastation as he walked away and left the blond man behind and alone.
"Never again Chris." Buck promised he cupped the back of Chris head.
"Shield." The Dark Sentinel this time gently bit the barred throat, he then scrambled to his feet and strode to where Josiah and Nathan.
"Careful Josiah, Nathan." Buck quietly warned the other men.
Josiah watched the naked man stalk towards him, he pulled Nathan behind him, the blond head tilted. Buck made no move to get up, he watched Chris approach Josiah.
The Dark Sentinel looked at the barrel chested sentinel, he nodded in approval as the man moved to stand in front of his guide, but there was no need, the Dark Sentinel stood directly in front of the older man, He moved so that they where chest to chest, Josiah could not resist the urge he tilted his head allowing the feral sentinel to sniff at his throat.
The Dark Sentinel smiled as the man submitted to him, he gently bit the thick neck where it met the man's broad shoulders. Josiah shuddered as he was brought into the link with the two men, he felt Buck's compassion and love of life, and the blonds wish for a pack. Josiah wrapped his arms around the naked man who was now snuffling and licking his neck, Josiah bent his head and took a deep sniff of the essence that was Chris Larabee, and he felt the other man rumble approvingly. Josiah smiled.
Nathan watched with all the other sentinels and guides, Nathan wondered what the other man was doing, he had never seen a sentinel act the way the injured blond was, he could almost see all the researchers into sentinel and guide behaviour taking notes as they watched the sentinel's interact.
Josiah released the other man and stepped out the way, Nathan stood calmly as the feral sentinel approached him.
The Dark Sentinel looked at the first guide found for his pack, he sniffed and frowned at the antiseptic smell coming off the other man. Nathan looked at the hand being held out to him, he saw his sentinel watching and moved to grasp the offered hand, he was pulled against the other man's body. The green eyes bored deep into his, he almost without thought tilted his head, barring his throat like both Josiah and Buck had done before. A gentle nip, he was then licked and sniffed, his barriers where breached effortlessly by the powerful sentinel, but Nathan felt completely safe as he felt Josiah and Buck's presence.
"Mine." The Dark Sentinel looked at Buck and a grumble sounded from his throat.
Buck smirked as he got up and moved over to where Chris still scented at Nathan's throat, Josiah also moved closer.
The Dark Sentinel looked at his beta and he turned to the sentinel he rubbed his head against Buck who wrapped his arms around. Both Josiah and Nathan kept a hand on the now shivering mans shoulder.
"Buck." Chris Larabee had never been a shy man, but he realised he was stark naked and hugging his clothed best friend, who was hugging him close and he felt the presence of the other two men, his new pack.
"Hey Stud." Buck could feel Chris shivering; his green eyes looked confused as they looked at him.
"How do you feel?" Nathan rubbed the lean man's back.
Josiah listened intently as Chris told the men what he could remember of his treatment. Growls built up from the normally placid man, he turned and stormed from the room, a number of other sentinel's followed him including the Denver Alpha.
"You are going to pay for what you tried to do." Josiah grabbed Quince and drew back a meaty fist.
"Please I was only obeying orders." Quince was not going to be blamed for this.
"Who's orders?" Josiah asked quietly, this quietness was all the more frightening for Quince who responded rapidly to the question.
"Director Royal."