"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 XXX…
So…
Welcome to suburban Hell, Rachel Duncan…Rachel glanced around the porch from her seat…
Donnie currently fussing inside in the kitchen with coffee pot and toaster…
"Hey, you want butter on the bagel? I can do it in a pan, the way you like it?" cheery call…
Yes, I just love fried congealed cowfat on a mass of carbohydrate… "Sure, Donnie…That'd be nice." She called back.
He's got a nice voice, she thought, listening to his humming…What is that tune? She caught herself before calling…
Not important, bigger fish…
"By the Thames' turbid waters…Men abruptly…Tumble down…" Donnie hummed pleasantly…
The Ballad of Mack the Knife from Three Penny Opera? She looked over…
Wouldn't have thought the lump knew anything outside the pop 40…
"Is plague or…Is it cholera…?"
Wish I had either available…He thought…Pressing the buttered bagels down in the heated pan…
"…Or a sign that (Leekie's…)Mac Heath's in town?"
So she's finally left him…Rachel thought.
Well, hardly our fault my sister developed some common sense…
Though it will be hard on the kids…Oscar…Gemma…
It was hard for Sarah, not having a father…Barely having an operational mother…
Though not my problem…Hendrix knew what she was getting into.
Even if she'd had no idea what she was really about to get into, or rather, was already in.
Hmmphf…Clone Club, they call it…She brushed hair back.
Really must get a cut when we…
I mean…
"Here we go, just as you like 'em…" Donnie's cheery call as he emerged, bearing a plate.
"Thank you…" she smiled.
"Coffee?" he suggested.
"Oh, maybe…Tea? I don't want to jangle my nerves more than they have been with all that's been going on…Green, if…?"
"Coming right up…"
"Sweetheart…Don't move…" Aldous' voice… "I'm talking to you in the car…Don't worry…Act naturally. Just focus a bit on Rachel and you should be able to speak to me as well. But don't try if Hendrix is there…"
"What?" she hissed, trying to concentrate…Gasping a bit as she suddenly opened Rachel's eyes to see Aldous Leekie staring at her.
"Are you sure Hendrix is out of range?" he hissed.
"No…But…"
"It's just that there's news from our people infiltrated into the government teams at Dyad. Tomas is dead and Helena…" wry grin, shake of head…
"Ally?" Donnie's voice…She jumped at his touch.
"Are you ok?"
"Donnie?" she blinked… Feeling herself reaching through Olive's whole body, flexing fingers, legs…
"You spaced out for a mo…I called you…Are you ok?"
"Fine…" she eyed him…Putting on faint smile… "Just thinking a bit…Deeply…I'm fine…Honey." She nodded…
"Thanks for breakfast…" she reached for a bagel.
"That's fine, very good…I just wanted you to keep your eyes and ears open, dearest…" Aldous' voice in her head…
"ok…" gasp.
"Are you sure?" Donnie, taking seat, careful look. "I know you've been under a terrible strain, honey…"
"I'm fine, Donnie. I was just thinking about all that's happened…" Rachel sighed. "It's been a very trying week, you know." Wan smile.
"Yeah, so it has…" grin.
So it is…He thought.
"Donnie? Hows about we take a little walk around after I finish this? See the whole place in detail? What's going on today and all?" she looked up at him…
I'm sure we can work this out…He's so…
What? She blinked…
"Sure, a walk would be great…" he smiled. "Just finish up and I'll lock the place up."
And let me see if we have something heavy, yet easy to conceal in a jacket pocket.
….
California, the FBI secure facility….
"Great job, sweetie…" Leonard was telling Penny over the phone for the tenth time…
While the others eyed each other…Cosima and Sarah/Beth in particular…
God, if we've gone and let Donnie get killed…
We'd be safer to have Helena on our tails…
Sarah surprising even Cos with her anxiety…
"I never should have left him there…I should've insisted he come to California with us." Sarah, pacing…
"Sarah seems very fond of your brother-in-law…" Delphine noted quietly to Cosima who looked at her.
Yeah…
God, what did go on between them back in Toronto?
Of course…We are very similar…And it's not all that surprising…Heck, even I find Donnie kinda sweet in his way.
Say…That doesn't mean…She eyed Delphine who stared back…What?
And Ally was always very…Close…To Beth…
"Have any of my sisters…Ever…?" she began…
Broyles re-entered the room, frowning.
"Any word?" Sarah, the others turning to see…
"So far things seem all right. The new clone, whoever she is, seems to be just there to observe Hendrix. And since they haven't tried to interrogate him or… Regarding Mrs. Hendrix…We can assume that this 'plan B' of theirs…"
"'Or'?" Cosima asked…
"Killed him, you mean…" Sarah eyed Broyles.
"He seems to be safe, for the moment. And our people are moving into place…If she acts, we'll move in."
"Donnie could be dead before you get to her…Not even to mention Leekie, if he's about." Sarah frowned. "You've got to get him out, now!"
"Beth…Mr. Hendrix knew the risks…And this is what we wanted, to distract Leekie and Ms. Duncan and the remaining Dyad operatives unaccounted for…" Broyles noted. "But we will do all we can…It really does seem their plan is working." He eyed her sympathetically. "And our people are moving in as close and as quickly as they can…"
"If only he'd contact us…Tell us what's up." Sarah sighed. "I can't do this to Ally, I can't let him be killed for my and Kira's sake." She eyed Cos, who patted her.
"Agent Broyles?" Sheldon had come over…
"Cooper?" Broyles frowned.
"If you're anxious to learn what's going on over there, why don't we just try tapping into the quantum feed to the controlled clone?" Sheldon suggested calmly.
Sarah staring…Broyles and Cosima staring…
"Sheldon, that's a fine idea…" Amy beamed. "But can it be done?"
"Theoretically…" Leonard looked over from where he'd just closed the phone…
"Cos…" Sarah whispered…Watching hopefully as Howard joined in the discussion…
"Of course, theoretically…I just said so…" Sheldon, a bit annoyed.
"Am I a terrible, terrible person? I love Paul, I do…" Sarah whispered.
"I understand…" Cosima patted her. "And if I weren't gay…Well, you know if Donnie were a hundred pounds lighter and a girl…" she grinned.
Sarah laughing a bit…
"If we could tap directly into the quantum feed…" Howard was noting. "But we'd need just the right receptor…"
"She does look a bit like him, come to think of it…" Sarah teased.
"Oh, God…" Cosima giggled. "But it is only natural we'd gravitate to similar loves, Sa…Beth…" she smiled. "It's in our stars and our DNA…"
"Meanin' I'd best be askin' Paul what's been going on between him and a certain temporary fill-in policewoman…" Sarah, mock-frown. Looking over to the knot of the scientists…Amy, as a neurobiologist allowed into the charmed circle, this one involving the human brain, after all…
All the group turning to look at her…Broyles eyeing her as well...
Receptor, eh? I don't think I need a doctorate to guess what that means, eh?
"So you need one of us to act as a radio? I'm in." Sarah noted calmly.
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