Born of Two Worlds
Spoilers: New Day in an Old Town, Over There I&II, Olivia, the Box, Plateau, Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fringe, if I did I'd get the checks.
A Month Later:
To say finding agents for the new Fringe Division was a heavy task would be both the truth and not so much the truth. Olivia knew who she wanted but getting agents reassigned to classified work was not very easy.
She however got someone Peter said would do a good job running one of the teams: Amy Jessup.
That interview would be her last and foremost most interesting, she'd never met the woman who had helped after she had crossed over the time before but Peter recommended her and she trusted Peter.
When the interview came, Fringe Division was already up and running, agents working and Peter was there to help align the new Massive Dynamic satellite for Fringe Division's use in detecting events big or small.
Peter knocked as Olivia sat at her desk working on her new 'paper-free, all-touch' desk…she was grateful for it. "Hey, Amy's here."
At twenty-four weeks, Olivia preferred to sit then to stand, the twins were growing in both size and abilities…they'd gone from projecting images to playing with anything they could…even if it was a car radio when Olivia drove or opening the doors to places before she or Peter could do so.
It had come down to having to set aside time everyday to allow them time to play and practice their abilities with balls and toys…thus seemed to calm their playing with real world objects from the womb.
"Amy?" She looked at Peter, "since when have you been on a first name basis with Agent Jessup?"
Peter chuckled, "that was a long time ago Sweetheart and nothing happened."
Olivia nodded, "show her in and I need that satellite up and running by tomorrow morning at seven."
"I live to serve you, its already up and running…you need to put a code in to access it as Director of Fringe, I'll help you set it up later. Oh and you may want to shoot her eventually so watch out."
Seconds later Peter showed Amy in, Olivia stood and held out her hand. "Olivia Dunham, welcome to Fringe Division Agent Jessup."
Amy nodded and shook her hand, "nice to meet you in person, how far along?"
"Twenty-four weeks, twins." The door slammed shut and Peter jumped out of the way before it shut on him. Amy whipped around and stared, Olivia chuckled. "Sorry, why don't we sit down and talk about your becoming a Fringe Division agent."
They sat down and Olivia brought up Amy's file on her desk, "I can say I've seen things most of these agents probably haven't seen…like Walter Bishop dissecting a human being in a most unusual manner. I've seen shape shifters…things I never thought possible."
Olivia looked at her, "what do you think about abilities…people who can do things with their minds?"
"Like what, telekinesis?"
Olivia nodded, "among other things like pyrokinesis, technokinesis…projecting images of things?"
"Never come across them before."
They all looked at a loud roar and Amy gasped as a tiger laid beside Olivia's desk. Peter bent down and scratched the tiger's ears. "Which ever of you is doing this…stop now!"
The tiger disappeared and Peter stood up, returning to his space by the door. Olivia smiled at Amy and shook her head, "sorry, my twins seem to like to test people by projecting images."
"Your twins? No offense but their brain isn't fully developed…there's no way they could do that scientifically."
"One would think so," Olivia nodded and looked at her desk, moving files as she swept her hand across the screen. "When can you start Agent Jessup, you'll be working with Peter on the Amber Team."
"How about today."
"Good, Peter could you show her how to work her desk."
Peter nodded, "right this way Amy."
Amy looked at Olivia, "Amber Team ma'am?"
"I have several teams, Amber and Emerald Teams are my active Fringe Teams. I'm still constructing my OCE and AEF Teams, once they are constructed you might do a rotation in them."
"OCE and AEF?"
"Out of Country Event and After Event Follow-Up." Peter smiled, "lets get you to your desk. I'll be back after I help her to get that code set up for you."
"I'll be here." Olivia went back to finishing her paperwork but took a few seconds to reprimand her children. "Lucy, Dunham…who did that?"
I did Mommy, to test her. I don't like her, she thinks we're not capable of things.
Olivia knew that small harmonious voice anywhere…her son had caused the tiger to appear. "It doesn't matter, I do the testing not you…for that you can't have your playtime today."
If the twins could cry, Olivia knew they would be…they looked forward to their playtime but Olivia also knew behavior such as Dunham's trick was not to be tolerated. Not knowing which was actually playing, she had to take it away from both.
That's not fair, Dunham! Olivia blocked out Lucy's telepathic attack on her brother and felt the effects of Lucy's physical attack, she kicked at her brother and her aim was good.
Ow…Mommy tell Lucy to stop!
"Hey you two, Lucy stop…you're hurting me." She looked up to see Peter entering the office and he eyed her.
"Problems?"
"Apparently taking away playtime has resorted to a physical fight…it was Dunham, Lucy's angry and kicking him…and me."
Peter chuckled and shook his head, "well one thing can be made certain, he got double punishment so I doubt he'll be doing it again." He pulled up the satellite codes and began to work on making Olivia's override code. "What do you want for your code?"
She thought for a moment of all she could use and almost everything was something someone would think of but she knew one that no one would dare think of. "Cortexiphan."
"Cortexiphan it is," Peter put the code in and smiled, "its all yours Director Dunham."
She looked at her phone as it rang, "its Broyles." She touched her newly designed ear cuff, Peter was great at recreating items from the other side. "Dunham?"
"It's Broyles, our prisoner has agreed to talk finally but only to Peter. If you're up for interrogation then I urge you both to come but if you believe it too risky in your situation…"
Olivia chuckled, "I have more weapons then I need, I'll be fine. I'll be at the facility soon, Dunham out." She looked at Peter as she stood, "she's ready to talk but only to you, Broyles wants us both."
He groaned, "I hate that woman…you know that right?"
"I'll be doing the talking, all you have to do is go in and talk to her for a few moments and then let me go in. I'll read her mind, get the information and then leave."
Peter nodded and looked at her, "I want to be in the room the entire time."
Olivia nodded and smiled, subconsciously rubbing her new engagement ring, despite having the Claddagh ring, Peter insisted she have an engagement ring. It was slightly bigger then John's by a quarter carat but it was different in style. Two thin diamonds flanked the one carat diamond and it all sat on a yellow gold band.
Peter moved to her and placed his hands on her arms, "hey, I want to be there because I know you'll need the support not because of protection…these guys got that covered." He placed his hands on her belly and bent down. "Lucy, Dunham I need you to forget everything we've told you and protect Mommy…can you do that?"
We'll protect you both Daddy, both you and Mommy.
Yes Daddy we will, Dunham's telepathic voice followed that of his sister's. Promise Daddy, Mommy will be safe.
"Good." He stood and placed a hand on Olivia's cheek, "I love you Olivia Dunham."
She smiled, "I love you too Peter." She kissed him and teleported as she did, they pulled apart as they arrived at the FBI's holdings center.
Broyles was waiting for them and coughed, breaking them apart. "Sorry sir." Olivia looked at Broyles and stepped away from Peter although he kept a few feet behind her.
"I'm not sure how you want to do this, she hasn't been told of your arrival back."
Peter eyed Broyles, "I go in first and then Olivia comes in after me, all she has to do is read her and we get the answers we want. It'll take at most five minutes so it won't be long and we'll both be out. If she makes a move…we have protection from an unexpected force."
Broyles glanced at Olivia's belly, "you believe your children can protect you?"
"They put up a protective bubble around me and Elizabeth Bishop, causing a pulse wave to fold around us and hit a wall instead. No one expects me to be protected and that's what we're counting on…for her to underestimate me and believe Peter is there to protect me when in actuality it is the twins who are protecting us both."
"Go ahead then, I'll be outside."
Peter and Olivia stopped at the one way window, looking in on the woman in the jumpsuit.
"She looks angry." Peter looked at Olivia and she nodded.
"She's angry but hopeful, she's hoping you'll let her out to cross over and find me. She wants to cross over and find me and send me back, she just wants to go home and see Frank." Olivia looked at Peter, "I could send her back, I promised Charlie I would try to send her back if I could."
"You'd have to get clearance from Broyles but I'm all for sending her back to where she belongs."
Olivia nodded, "ready?"
"I want to kill her…says something doesn't it, me wanting to kill someone."
Peter walked into the room and shut the door behind him, he stood against the wall opposite of her, she nodded. "It's good to see you again Peter…I have something you might agree to. I want to go home and I'm willing to find and send your Olivia over." She smiled, "you must miss her."
"I'm not here to make a deal with you, our new Fringe Division Director will handle that." He chuckled and shook his head, "why did you cross that line?"
"You were beginning to question me, how did you know?"
Peter looked at the wall, "because you made a simple mistake…you assumed I hadn't crossed that line with my Olivia…your reactions were a miles apart, that's how I knew."
She nodded and Peter looked at the window, nodding. He watched Alt-Livia turn to the door, watching to see who came in. The door opened and Olivia walked in, she shut the door and stood there. "Hello Olivia."
Looking at Peter, Alt-Livia shook her head, "how long was she here before you took me down? A week, a day?"
"My arrival isn't important," Olivia sat down carefully, placing the pad she had down and looked at it. "You want to go home and we want information." Olivia looked at her alternate, "while I could just torture the information from you without breaking any laws, I would perform the simplest method."
Alt-Livia eyed her with eyes of a frightened doe, "what method is that?"
Olivia caught her hand and stared at her as she read her mind, she found all the information she needed. Afterwards she pulled her hand back and stood, "Dunham, wipe her memory of being over here."
Okay Mommy!
Alt-Livia passed out and Peter stepped forward, checking her pulse. "She's alive."
"Her memory will have been wiped when she wakes up, I have to send her back before she wakes up. We have to transport her somewhere where she'll be safe on the other side."
Both looked at each other and Olivia knew the safest place would actually be Liberty Island. The transport would cause an event and the alternate Fringe team would be called…her partners Lincoln and Charlie would be there.
The trip to Liberty Island didn't take long as they took a helicopter there. Broyles, Olivia and Peter landed with Peter carrying Olivia's alternate.
"Lay her down over there."
The Island had been cleared of all civilians so they had a while, Peter laid her on the grass and Olivia got on her knees, carefully because she was pregnant. She had given the illusion of not being pregnant so her alternate did not know…all she saw was an Olivia Dunham who wasn't pregnant.
"Lucy, Dunham I need help." She smiled and gently put her hand on Alt-Livia's chest, "goodbye Olivia."
She pulled her hand back and then jammed it into her alternate's chest, the woman disappeared in a blue light. Peter rushed over to Olivia and helped her up, she was weak from the transport. "Hey, I have you."
"Been an exciting day."
Broyles looked at Olivia, "are you sure she'll remember nothing?"
Olivia nodded, "Dunham's memory wipes have been a hundred percent effective…for those agents who didn't work out they don't know about Fringe Division…he first surprised me by doing so but eventually they worked to our advantage. No one remembers anything of what they've forgotten afterwards."
On the Other Side:
Lincoln and Charlie arrived at the event as did Broyles, they found themselves with an unlikely victim. Charlie bent down next to the EMTs as they checked Olivia. "How is she?"
"Alive," one of the EMTs ran a wand over Olivia, "no injuries or signs of trauma."
"Is she pregnant?"
The main EMT shook his head, "no signs of pregnancy or having ever been pregnant."
Charlie and Lincoln watched her open her eyes, "Liv, do you know who I am?"
She nodded, "the tightwad who owes me seventy dollars, what happened…did they get away?"
"Yeah, what do you remember?"
She sat up and looked around, "wait, we're on Liberty Island, we were outside the opera house last I remember. Where is that bitch, I'm going to kick her ass when I get a hold of her."
Lincoln looked at Charlie, "she's our Olivia."
"Yeah she is, come on Liv, let's get you checked over and home to Frank…the poor guy has been worried sick about you. He thought you had another break down."
"Break down?"
Charlie and Lincoln both looked at her, Lincoln however spoke. "You missed a lot Liv and by a lot we mean six months worth, most of it you'll want to murder Broyles for."
As Olivia was loaded onto the helicopter, Lincoln pulled Charlie aside. "Her alternate said she would send her back but why send her back with no memory of being on the other side?"
"Preservation maybe, I don't know…but I'm just glad to have her back."
"Me too, explaining everything will be hell though…I mean her alternate could throw fire after all."
"Don't mention that, she'll never live it down."
Charlie and Lincoln chuckled, knowing what was ahead would be troubling yet funny.
On Our Side:
Olivia arrived home after Peter, they had a house on Staten Island and they lived upstairs while Walter lives downstairs. "Hey, I'm home."
Walter came into the foyer to find her hanging up her coat, "Oh Olivia you're home, Peter's upstairs in the nursery…I believe he is almost done with it. Elizabeth is helping him I believe."
Olivia made her way upstairs, Elizabeth had come to be like a sister to Walter since they had different experiences and different marriages. He could not see her as his dead wife come back to life despite her and Peter's concerns that Walter would.
They were like old friends but nothing more and it suited their family just fine. Elizabeth lives in an apartment in the city and had a job at Massive Dynamic as a school tour guide as Walter had opened up some of the company for children to visit and learn. Most spaces were off limits but not everything and it seemed to suit schools and Massive Dynamic employees alike to hold the tours.
"No Peter, not there." Olivia came to the nursery door to find Elizabeth dictating to Peter on where to put the rocking chair.
"I like it there." They turned to find Olivia, "I like it by the window."
Peter stood back, "by the window it is…so how was the briefing with Broyles?"
"Went well," Olivia ran her hand along Lucy's crib and then went to Dunham's, "Congress wasn't too happy about us sending her back, what Broyles did fail to mention was our method of memory wiping. Congress seems to think that its due to Massive Dynamic technology and not it's shareholders' children."
Peter walked to her and smiled, "but you kept a promise and prevented her from knowing what went on over here, last she remembers is the opera house." He chuckled and kissed her, pulling back to find Olivia smiling. "I like it like that."
"Do you want Dunham to erase that memory, I'm sure he'll be happy to."
Sighing Peter shook his head, "I may want to but I can't…that's how I knew the difference and I plan to keep that knowledge." He did smiled, "now they did more then they should today so you should allow them their playtime."
Please Mommy, please? Lucy's telepathic voice found them both and Olivia laughed.
"Okay, you two can play while I read my book." She ran her hands across her belly and then looked at Peter, "you're going to cause a war…letting them have everything they want."
He chuckled and nodded, "perhaps, after all I'm not the one who knows how to control their abilities. You do the discipline and I do the giving."
Elizabeth chuckled and shook her head, "then we will all be in trouble, its good to see you again Olivia." She hugged her future daughter-in-law, "last I saw you was a month ago after the creation of Fringe Division."
"I've been busy but right now I'm going to go relax and let these kids play." She looked at Peter, "could you make dinner?"
He nodded and both he and his mother made their way downstairs. Olivia sat in the rocking chair and picked up the book that had been set aside the day before. She looked up to see a ball rolling around and blocks stacking up…as if children were playing and her children were.
It would be a few months till they entered the world but she was comfortable finally and her alternate was where she belonged.
A/N: The next chapter will be of the twins' birth.