"Fringey…"
Summary: Sarah and her sisters see there's an even darker side to Dyad's little cloning-fest…
(Not sure about this one but while I await more details for "Nessun Dorma" I'll play round with this darker one and see how it goes. Afraid you'll have to consider this the Allison-Donnie-friendly corner of the OB multiverse. After all, she can't be veering toward insanity and he can't be a rat in every universe…)
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Part XXVIII…
Three months previously…
Home of Allison Hendrix's mother…
"Ozzie, my love…" Ally embraced him… "Gemma…My beauty rose…Oh, guys…" she dabbed at eyes.
"Mom." Oscar sighing, attempting the nonchalant pose of a boy of the world… Just a bit non-plused by the tears…Looking to Dad who gave a wink.
"Mom's just glad to see ya, fellah." Smile.
"Oh, yeah…" Ally hugged Gemma, who frowned.
"Daddy?" she glared. "Is Mommy mad at you again?"
"Hey! No, that's very not so, Gem…" Ally shook her head. "I'm just having a meltdown at seeing my beautiful guys again."
"Allison, you spoil these two." A firm voice from the hallway by the kitchen.
"Mom." Allison looked up.
Ok…She'd no idea she was being used. Be fair, don't freak with her.
"Hey, Mom." Donnie, casual tone… "Thanks for watching the guys. We appreciate it."
"We saw Dr. Leekie tonight." Allison, suddenly…Brittle tone. Donnie repressing sigh…
Ally? We were gonna keep off this…?
"Who's Dr. Leekie?" Oscar eyed her. Nervous look to Dad. "Mom? Are you sick?"
"Dr. Leekie…" hesitant stare.
"Yeah, Mom, it's all good." Donnie, hastily. "I thought it was time Ally met him and had the chance to talk things over with him."
"How nice of him…And you…To have him watching over me all these years…" Ally, crisply. "Even enlisting Donnie in the cause of keeping me within safe bounds."
"Allison…" stern tone. "Anything I did was for your welfare, as always…"
"Mommy?" Gemma was anxious now…
"Ozzy, take Gemma and go watch tv a moment, Dad'll go with you." Ally, firmly. Brief glance to Donnie…
"Yeah, guys…" he noted happily… "Isn't it time for Gemma's favorite show, Idol? Lets see who's on tonight?"
"I'm fine, Oscar…Cross my heart and hope to croak…" Ally beamed at the nervous Oscar. "This Dr. Leekie is just a therapy guy…I'll tell you all about him later, ok? I promise." Quick kiss. Eyeing Donnie as he herded the two along…
I can deal. I survived "interventioning", right?
"Mom, I need to talk to you a moment." She eyed her mother. "I want to know everything you know about Aldous Leekie…"
The police station…Present day…
"Jesus…" Allison frowned…Fumbling with her gun holster strap a moment.
"No, but thanks for the compliment, Childs." Art nodded as he eyed her on the entrance steps.
"You are supposed to be in the hospital, Arth…Art."
"And leave Watson and whoever Angie should be here…To solve my case…?" he beamed, archly eyeing her. "You think a black guy can't have wanted to be Sherlock growin' up?"
"So you've told me…And I still don't see it, Holmes."
He grinned, nodding…Very good, girl…We are getting up to speed.
"Seriously, Art…" He put up a hand.
"I'm fine…Cleared for duty. And you need me on this one."
"Yeah." She sighed. "You're still a dipshit, though."
"Ah, the needle…" grin… "Come on, in…" he opened the door with his good arm…
"Careful I don't bang on that arm just for fun." She eyed him.
"I'll be on my toes." Nod.
Oh, Beth…What were you thinkin' not to fall for this guy? Allison sighed…
He's practically a Donnie…
"Hey, boys and girls…Recess is over…" Angie had come to the door…Waving a folder… "There's news."
She handed the folder to Art who stared at the contents a moment, then passed it to Allison without a word.
"Judas Priest…!" Ally blanched…
"So much for our lead on Helena…" Art nodded. As Ally stared at the photo of a dead Tomas…Lying back in the Lexus company car Helena had taken from Dyad the other day.
Los Angeles, the FBI secure facility…
"A phony Ally?" Cosima blinked.
"Yeah…That's what Don says. He found her on the doorstep insisting she was just up early and fiddling with the trash. She sent him off before he could check inside." Sarah shook her head.
"But…Allison isn't there…" Delphine noted. "All she has to do is look inside and she'll know."
"They'll kill him." Cosima stared. "Sarah? Did you tell him to get the hell out?!"
"Don?" Amy eyed Broyles.
"Brother-in-law, attempting to keep our Dyad friends off the trail here." Broyles frowned.
"I did…He says he and Ally had a plan B, just in case…" Sarah, a bit uncertainly…
"Plan B? Ally and Donnie?" Cosima blinked. "Agent Broyles?" she turned to him. "You said you'd have people around to help. We need help. Now. Sarah?! Call him back! Get him to clear out! Sarah?!"
"I'm confused…" Sheldon noted to Amy… "Who are all these 'Donnie' and 'Ally' persons? More clones?"
"Whoa." Amy stared. "You're asking me for social information?"
"Well, Leonard is too busy raving on to Penny on the phone about what a good lab rat she is…And you've always been my back-up societal link."
"I have?" Amy, blinking…
"Why does Cosima keep calling her Sarah, then Beth?" Raj asked Howard who shrugged as they eyed the dialing Sarah, Cosima anxiously urging…Broyles with phone out now as well.
"Probably can't tell each other apart any better than we can."