Title: Sanctuary – Beneath The Dark

Summary: Doctor Helen Magnus and her team discover more than an Abnormal and things that go bump in the night when on the hunt in Seattle. A/U.

Pairings: H. Magnus & OFC, A. Magnus & W. Zimmerman.

Rating: M for Mature readers.

Disclaimer: No profit or copyright infringement intended during the writing of this story. All characters other than original remain the property of creator Damian Kindler, Sanctuary 1 Productions and Stage 3 Media. Please note that this tale features a relationship between two women and if that is not your cup of tea, then go make a coffee elsewhere.

A/N: Cheers to my splendid proof reader Wendy Woo and please remember this all takes place in an alternative universe, so I do not follow the story line of the actual series to the letter. It's called creative licence and I use it to bring back to life characters who may have fallen to the wayside on television. Now if I could only use it to inject a bucket load of cash to SyFy so the fifth season of Sanctuary could actually see the light of day!

Chapter 23

The Sanctuary team arrived home late Sunday night and Helen asked Will and Ashley to join her and Madison in the office. The four assembled fifteen minutes later and took a seat.

Helen was leaning against the edge of her desk holding an envelope which she handed to Ashley, "Happy birthday from Madison and me."

Ashley jumped out of her chair and hugged her mother than Madison, "Thank you mom and Madi."

"You're getting it a day early," explained Madison as she moved next to Helen and took hold of her left hand.

Ashley gasped when she pulled out the plane tickets, "Wow Las Vegas, this is super awesome. Thank you both."

"You and Will have the week off, so go pack. Your flight leaves at 9 am," clarified Helen with a grin.

Ashley embraced her mother and kissed her then Madison again, "I love you both and this is going to be so cool."

Will stood and wrapped his arm around Ashley's waist, "Before we go I'd like to thank you too."

Helen dipped her head, "You are welcome and we'll see you for breakfast at seven."

"Goodnight," chorused the young couple before rushing from the room.

"Well that went over well," commented Helen as she grabbed her wife's hand.

Ashley flew back into the room all agog, "I just found the receipt for the hotel. You booked us into the Grand."

"It is a special trip," responded Madison. "So it warranted a little something extra."

"And there's a room account credit of $5,000. You two totally rock." The blonde kissed them both, "This is going towards blackjack."

Helen gave her daughter a stern look, "Ashley."

"I'm only kidding mom, I'll use it on poker too."

"I'm sure you'll find much better things to spend it on," joked Helen.

"Oh by the way, Will has agreed to the blood injection mom." Ashley looked at Madison, "And?"

"Don't worry Ash I have no intention of leaving your mother."

"Cool, this is one hell of a birthday, see ya."

"Will and I had an interesting conversation yesterday," mentioned Madison as she led Helen out of the office. "He told me all about a little adventure the two of you had in the Sanctuary submarine last year."

"Oh yes, the parasite episode in the Bermuda Triangle."

"So he actually did kill you?" questioned Madison as she ushered Helen out into the hallway.

"Yes, he contained me a sealable section of the sub and extracted the oxygen. It was the only way the parasite would look for a new host and depart my brain. Once the liquid like intruder left my body, Will froze it with a fire extinguisher then revived me."

"Wow Helen, you were lucky he figured it out."

"I had full confidence in Will during my moments of full lucidity."

Madison chuckled, "Yes he mentioned you went a little freaky on him."

Helen grinned at her wife, "Darling, I was a tad more than freaky; I was totally bonkers."

"Well, thankfully Will is a resourceful kind of guy and you both survived."

"Speaking of resourceful, you were very clever in drawing out those vampires last night."

"Once I used myself as bait and ran directly at them, I knew they wouldn't be able to resist the offer and be susceptible to a few shots from a stunner gun."

Helen hauled Madison into their suite, "I know I can't resist your charm and you can bite me anytime you like sweetheart."

Pulling Helen into her embrace, Madison kissed her passionately and commenced divesting her of clothing.

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"I thoroughly enjoy these quiet moments we share in bed," confessed Helen while dragging her fingertips along the curve of Madison's well-defined left iliac furrow.

Madison's skin tingled with the feather like contact and she snuggled into her wife's chest, "I do too. It's when I get to ask you questions and learn more about your past and the interesting characters in your life."

"I suspect Henry, Ashley and Bigfoot have imparted many a story regarding my associates and connections."

"They have, but I think there may be more."

Helen tittered softly, "There is much more my love."

"Is it true you knew Louis Pasteur?"

"He was a close friend to my father and in fact was my god father."

"That is so cool."

"I was also fortunate to list the authors Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H. G. Wells as friends."

"Biggie told me Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave you a bottle of wine on D-Day."

"Yes he did and that blaggard Nikola Tesla drank the contents so as to secret a bloody De-vamper inside the bottle."

Madison lazily dragged her index finger across Helen's raised right nipple, "You have a love hate kind of relationship with Tesla, don't you?"

"Yes, the man can be absolutely insufferable at the best of times then very sweet and endearing at others."

"He has the hots for you and thinks he is charming when he baits you with his taunts."

"Well, it is auspicious for me that I have a wonderful wife who could kick his arse if necessary."

"Oh don't worry honey, I had that conversation with him last night. He knows you are off limits and he respected my direct approach."

"Wonderful my love and to show my appreciation, I am taking you out to dinner at Alfredo's tomorrow night."

"Is that the place Will and Henry are always going on about?"

"Yes, it's the finest Italian restaurant in Old City and those two often use my name to obtain the back room for private dining with Grace and Ashley."

"Well I look forward to our date."

"Never let it be said that I don't know how to show my wife a good time."

"Honey, you show me brilliant times whenever we are together, especially in bed."

"Thank you for the resounding endorsement."

"So who else from history did you know?"

"I was acquainted with several United States Presidents."

"And they would be?" prompted Madison before pecking her wife on the breast.

"To name just a few and not sound like a terrible braggart, Warren G. Harding, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Teddy and Franklin D. Roosevelt."

Madison lowered her head and ran the tip of her tongue over the rosy nubbin, "I love you and I don't think it is bragging when you talk about your historical associates."

Helen's body trembled, "Thank you and your energy level is fairly impressive this evening."

To emphasise that very point, Madison captured her lover's breast in a warm suckle and Helen responded eagerly.

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