"A Moment In Time"

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Fandom(s): Supernatural and Dark Angel
Character(s): Dean Winchester/Alec McDowell and Sally/Rachel Berrisford
Pairing: past-Alec/Rachel

Rating: T
Words: 349 words

Requested By: none
Challenge/Summary: "Either she was a doppelganger or she had gotten her hands on the body of his first love."

Inspiration: The mere fact that Jensen Ackles and Meghan Ory (DA reunion!) were in a scene together in SPN since their DA episode back in 2002 (I can't believe it's been 10 years already!).

Spoiler(s): SPN - 7x11 "Adventures in Babysitting" and DA – 2x11 "The Berrisford Agenda"
Time Frame: Set in the Supernatural world yet the years are of that of the Dark Angel world.

A/N: Additional comments at the end to avoid spoilers. This is posted in celebration of Dean Winchester's birthday! (I always post something on Dean's birthday ;D)

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"Drudging Up The Past"

He couldn't believe he froze like that.

Many in the room would believe that he froze at the sight of Krissy's tears when the blonde Vetala, Marlene, was about to take the final bite out of Krissy's father, Lee Chambers, but that wasn't the case.

How he wished that was the case because the true reason he froze was due to old memories popping up when he wished they had remained buried inside.

Yet before he could truly stop it, memories of a vibrant and loving teenager with chocolate brown hair and dazzling brown eyes to match popped into his brain. Her blissful smile that always appeared during one of her lessons or when they were just alone together came to his mind before the look of utter betrayal and fear replaced them as she ran from him.

He hadn't thought about her in the longest time yet the sight of the brunette Vetala, Sally, who was holding Krissy hostage, was the trigger to those memories. Either Sally was a doppelganger or she had gotten her hands on the body of his first love.

Rachel.

He remembered how he was sent to replace her piano teacher or how he was to extract the files her father had on Manticore. He remembered how her mere presence had turned his world upside down, having him question all that he knew when it came to the outside world; all thanks to Manticore.

It was the moment that Krissy stabbed the blade into the creature's heart did he finally snap out of his daze. As the creature's face changed to her true form before her lifeless body hit the ground, it reminded him of where he was, who he was again and the simple fact that he didn't just see Rachel die once again.

He wasn't X5-494 anymore; the ruthless assassin.

He wasn't Alec McDowell anymore; the name he created with the help of another X5 beauty.

He was Dean Winchester; the human hunter that would do whatever it took so that kids like Krissy didn't end up like him in any way.

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A/N #1: Alright so in my mind, Dean and Alec are the same person. There is no need to know where the fandoms meshed with one another (maybe Manticore found and took Dean back and it was only after the series end, when Dean was in his early 20s, was he able to get himself back to John and Sam); I just wanted the past of Alec to basically bite Dean in the butt when confronted with the creature doppelganger. Either way, what did you think?

A/N #2: Thank you for everyone who took the time to read my latest snippet on Vampire Diaries (the hits were my only clue that people were enjoying it), it means the world to me! A special thanks to Ghostwriter and Enx2103 for leaving me a review...once again, thank you for always leaving your thoughts for me to read and respond to. THANK YOU!

Coming Up Next: NCIS: Los Angeles Crossover (plot bunny)

Originally Published: January 24, 2012