A/N- (Explaining why I made up things in the last chapter, besides the fact that this is my story and it is fiction- ) I had to make up some supernatural mumbo jumbo to happen to Jin or you would just be reading about her and Tyler walking through empty warehouses. And yes, in this chapter, I did borrow a line from Gears…kudos to whoever finds it (not like its hard)…and MAJOR spoilers at the end…
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Jin heard Tyler give a sigh of relief as they entered the lab. Rowdy was in there, staring at his laptop, processing the information. "What do we know?" Jin asked as she looked with disgust at the lack of food in the lab's fridge.
"Well, from what McDowell managed to pick up from various laptops and phone messages, Harlan Wade is fucked in the head," stated Rowdy as he rummaged around the papers on his limited work space.
"And?" asked Jin, finally settling on baby carrots, the only thing that wasn't growing green mold in there.
Sighing, Rowdy took a deep breath and stated, "This whole nightmare was because of one guy-Harlan Wade. He was part of project Origin to create a psychic soldier and then he merged it with the Icarus project to form the perfect super soldier. He had an eight year old daughter, Alma, who could pick up on the negative emotions that emanated from others. Sick fuck decided to turn his daughter into a human lab rat…" Rowdy shook his head. "When she was 14, she was implanted with the first prototype. He was psychically active, but did not possess the psychic strength to control an army of soldiers, so he was made into the best soldier possible. Soon after the first prototype's birth, the second prototype was implanted."
"Fettel," stated Jin.
"Correct. Because of his ability to control hundreds of soldiers at once, the project was deemed a success. They stuck Alma in a hidden vault where physical and psychological harm could not come to her and that is where Fettel is headed," finished Rowdy, taking a swig of his beer.
"Whoa, that's some heavy shit," replied Jin as she grabbed Rowdy's beer and took a drink from it before handing it back to him.
Giving his beer a disgusted look before wiping off the mouth of bottle, Rowdy answered, "Yeah and now McDowell has been sent to find the entrance to the vault. He's trying to get to Harlan and Alice Wade before Alma gets free and takes her revenge," said Rowdy.
Taking another swig from his beer, they heard a new voice on the comlink. "You're not like them."
"No ma'am," responded Rowdy. "We're the good guys."
"That's a relief." They heard her sigh. "Now I just need to get to my father. He's at some classified facility. I have the pass codes."
"Good. Alec, go to Harlan's lap top and download the information for us," ordered Rowdy. His screen glowed while the data uploaded. "Ok, now get to the roof so we can send a bird to get you outta there."
"What, we're flying!?! Can't we just drive there? Driving is safer…not flying," argued Alice.
"Sorry, the quickest and easiest way is flying. It's not that bad."
"I can wait…"
"McDowell, get her on the roof," sighed Rowdy.
Jin and Tyler looked over Rowdy's shoulders as he walked Alec and Alice through to the elevators. "Almost there, jus-"
He was cut off by three gun shots and Alice's scream. A couple seconds later, they heard Alice apologize. "Sorry, they caught me by surprise. We're not hurt. Super soldier here killed them so fast, he's like my hero."
Jin rolled her eyes. "The elevators are right in front of you, ride them to the roof," ordered Rowdy.
"So," they heard Alice say to Alec as the elevator rose. "I bet this job gets kinda lonely, huh?"
Just then a ping was heard before the elevator died. "Alec? What's going on?" asked a scared Alice.
"I have you on the 13th floor, go return the power. Alice, I suggest that you stay calm and remain in the elevator, out of McDowell's way," suggested Rowdy.
"O-ok…"Alice responded. A couple seconds later, she stated, "I feel colder now that Alec isn't here…I can see my breath…"
Rowdy jumped as Tyler and Jin screamed into their comlinks, "Get out of the elevator!"
"G…wh..re.yo……ALEC!" screamed Alice before all they could hear was static.
"Shit! McDowell, use the stairs to your right, hurry!" barked Rowdy.
"Rowdy, its Mike. I'm piloting the evac helicopter. I can see Alice, she looks kinda frantic, but don't worry I'v-"
Everybody winced as the explosion blasted in their ears. "Alice, stay there, wait for Alec," ordered Jin.
"No way, they're shooting!" answered Alice.
"God dammit! McDowell, you got a visual?" Rowdy cursed.
"I'm sorry, I can't wait for you guys anymore. And I am not flying!" They heard the screech of tires on asphalt.
"Fucking women! Ow!" Rowdy rubbed the sore spot on his head.
"Watch it," warned Jin. "Unless you want to get hit again."
"McDowell, hang on, I'm sending Jin and Holiday over in an evac," ordered Rowdy.
"Ok you two, grab Holiday and a bird and get McDowell to the facility."
"Whoa, 'we two?' You said Jin and Holiday. I was never mentioned," stated Tyler smugly. Noticing the glares that Jin and Rowdy were giving him, he said, "Just kidding. I'm ready."
Whacking him in the back of the head ("ow!") with the back of her hand, Jin muttered, "Moron."
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Picking up Alec proved to be easier than they thought. The evac was on look out for threats while Alec sprinted to the helicopter. Before he got to the copper, an ambush hit him.
"Cover our guy!" barked Holiday.
Jin was too shocked to fire. Alec was moving at superhuman speed. He wiped out the whole squad in less than 30 seconds. The Delta squad hadn't loaded their torrent gun yet.
Climbing into the helicopter, Alec looked at everyone just staring at him. Snapping out of it, Jin yelled something she never would have thought she would say, "Let's get this thing in the air!"
That brought everyone else out of their stupor. "Yeah, on to the Armacham facility," added Doug.
Alec slumped in a seat while Jin watched Tyler approach him. "Hi, I'm Tyler, part of the SFOD-D squad. I also helped keep Jin alive back at the warehouses, anyways, that was just the coolest thing I have ever saw."
Tyler had his hand out, an enthused expression on his face. Jin laughed; Alec looked nervous as he shook his hand. Getting up and giving Tyler a light kick, though still knocking him over, Jin sat next to Alec and stuck her tongue out at Tyler.
Tyler sat Indian style, crossed his arms and pouted. "Fine, go talk to your boyfriend, I have better things to do." He glanced around the helicopter, his gaze landing on Doug listening to his ipod. "Doug! What song are you listening to!?!" he yelled.
Doug had his eyes closed, getting himself in the "zone" and with his ipod as loud as it was, had no idea that Tyler was talking to him.
Jin and Alec exchanged a look. "This guy's a real character," Jin explained as Alec laughed.
"Doug!" Tyler poked him.
Doug lazily opened an eye. "Wha- everyone hit the deck!"
Jin and Alec landed on the floor, Alec shielding Jin with his body. The chopper spun in circles before crashing; nose first, into a building.
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All Jin felt was pain. Waves of it traveled across her body as her limbs protested to moving. Forcing her body into a sitting position against the wall, Jin surveyed her surroundings.
The helicopter crashed into some type of apartment complex. The nose of the chopper ripped a huge hole in the floor indicating that they were at least on the second story. Wisps of smoke came from the engine.
Checking the conditions of her comrades, Jin could tell, even from where she was that the pilot was dead. The odd angle his neck was at was a dead give away. Jin gave a snort of disgust. Even in a tragic time her brain could still make a pun.
Groaning, Doug regained consciousness next to her. "Damn, my head hurts."
He shook his head to clear it when his gaze landed on the dead pilot. "Ah man…Rojas is dead. His son just turned two last week…and the kid."
Doug was referring to Tyler who had a large shard of glass protruding through his chest. His body was still.
Jin felt her eyes water, she had really grown attached to the kid. Inhaling sharply, Jin blinked away her tears. She forced herself to focus, "What's yours and Alec's condition?"
"Well, my ankle hurts like a bitch and Alec…is breathing steadily. He should regain consciousness soon. You?" asked Doug.
"I'll live," replied Jin. Just them, Alec awoke, unsteadily getting to his feet. He flexed his fingers before they took their usual position around his gun.
Jin winced as she tried to stand, pain shooting across her body. Resigning to her former position against the wall, she was met with two worried stares from her male teammates.
"Jin, you-" started Doug.
"I'll live," cut off Jin, though she wasn't able to disguise the pain in her voice as well as she wanted.
Squatting down to her level, Alec wore a look of concern." I'm fine," reassured Jin. "Really."
Alec's eyebrow rose in disbelief. Sighing, Jin grabbed Alec's chin, forcing him to look her in the eyes. "I-am-ok," she stated. Her voice softened. "But I appreciate the concern."
Maybe it was from the closeness of their bodies, the fact that they could die at any moment, or the intense pain, but Jin's next move was a bold one.
Bringing Alec's face to hers, Jin kissed Alec. Pulling away after a few seconds, Jin's face felt like it was on fire. Unable to meet Alec's eyes, she was surprised when he tilted her chin up and kissed her again. Once she got over the shock (which was quite quickly), Jin responded to the kiss, allowing it to get deeper.
Doug cleared his throat and looked at the ceiling like it was the most interesting thing in the world. "Um, if you guys are done…"
Alec pulled away slowly, a smirk on his face while Jin blushed even harder, losing track of how many points Alec just earned between the kiss and the smirk.
"There are patrols you'll have to take out before you'll gain entry to the vault. Rowdy is sending us an airlift so you'll have to tackle this alone big guy," informed Doug.
"Come back soon so we can finish what we started," stated Jin before placing a soft kiss on his lips.
Alec left with a cock of his gun and a "Good luck!" wish from Doug. Watching his form retreat around a corner, Doug smirked, "Now you can't say that he isn't your boyfriend."
"Doug, you were there! He never asked me on a date, therefore, we can't be dating. We just…kinda made out. Haven't you ever kissed someone you weren't dating?" asked a defensive Jin.
Doug grinned. "I knew you would come around. The answer is yes."
"What?" Jin was lost.
"You said that you make out with people you are not dating. That was a suggestion to which I said yes," explained Doug. "Now let's get busy…"He leaned in. "No, wait, wipe off your lips and spit a bit. I don't want to taste Alec on you…gross…it would be like I made out with Alec too…."
"You better be joking." Jin shot Doug a glare.
"Uh…yeah. Ha ha. I wouldn't mess with Alec's girlfriend. That's a death wish. Your guy is a death machine. There's no beating him, he never seems to take any damage. Like just now and with the explosion. I wouldn't have a chance…are you cold? I'm cold. Brr, it's kinda drafty. We should cuddle together for warmth," persisted Doug.
Jin stiffened, and then realized that she wasn't cold. He's making it up. Is the mention of cold going to freak me out for the rest of my life?
Doug started to scoot closer, but noticed the glare he was getting from Jin. "So," he said, changing topics. "Korean?"
Jin raised an eyebrow but decided to humor him. "Born and raised in the US, but I've been there every summer until I was 18."
Doug thought about what she just said before stating, "I love fried rice."
"And I love pizza."
"Me too."
The conversation ended when gunshots were heard. Jin caught herself holding her breath.
"Don't worry Jin," reassured Doug with a squeeze of her hand. "Your man is the best of the best."
Jin gave him a small smile and relaxed when she heard Rowdy's voice. "Hey you two, Mc Dowell is clearing the area. I'm sending an airlift for you. Hang tight."
A few minutes later, Jin and Doug were on the chopper, heading for the Delta checkpoint.
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Jin and Doug entered the checkpoint with medics streaming around them, patching them up.
"Ok, McDowell, you need to find Harlan. That blasted Norton Mapes is down there too for some reason. We both know that guy is mental, so watch out," warned Rowdy.
Rowdy watched the glowing screen of his laptop, walking Alec through some area. "Hey Jin?" he asked.
"Yea?"
"Your results are in," he responded before he was directing Alec again.
Gathering the data, Jin scanned through it. "These people all worked on the Origin project. Victim number one, Chuck Haebeger, was a scientist that had done ground breaking research. Victim two, Bill Moody, he knew the water was being contaminated. Then when they took over the Armacham facility, everyone that showed up to work that day was killed, and now the head honcho is the last one living, Harlan Wade."
"Shit! McDowell, get to Harlan!" Rowdy barked into the comlink.
"I got a camera feed. Harlan is at the vault. There is someone with him…Mapes?" said Rowdy.
Jin stared at the screen. Mapes and Harlan were in an argument, Mapes didn't want Harlan to enter the vault. "So Mapes is doing the right thing for once," grumbled Rowdy. "Oh shit!"
Harlan had just pulled out a shotgun and fired it at Mapes. Mapes slumped against the railing while Harlan entered the vault. "Alec, where are you?" Jin asked.
She could hear his speeded breathing and a few minutes later he crossed into the camera's line of vision. He approached Mapes, who told him that he has to divert the power to the vault or it will remained lock. Alec nodded and went in the opposite direction. "Here, we'll help," stated Rowdy. "You do one side manually and I'll see if I can't hack in and get the other side."
Jin paced nervously back and forth in front of Rowdy's desk until she heard the vault door's lock release. "Oh thank God," Jin breathed. "Alec, be careful…"
"Go through the vault, Mapes will have to wait. Our main goal is to stop Harlan," ordered Rowdy.
Even so, Alec stopped by Mapes on his way into the vault. "H-hey…do-o me a fav-vor. Destroy this hell ho-ole before he releases the b-bitch…k?"
Alec nodded, before he left Mapes, knowing that he did not have long to live.
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Once Alec entered the vault, a feed of Harlan appeared, explaining his actions and regrets. The next thing that happened shocked Jin and Rowdy. Alec stood in front of Alice Wade's body, Fettel right in front of him and he stopped walking. He started shooting in all directions, at nothing.
"Alec?" Jin was afraid that he had snapped.
"McDowell, kill Fettel!" ordered Rowdy, but all they were met with was static.
"What's Fettel doing?" asked Jin. Fettel had knelt in front of Alec and was just waiting. Alec lifted his gun and fired.
"Took you long enough," Rowdy stated. "Go get Harlan."
Alec jumped into action, breaking the now deactivated replica soldiers and headed to the vault. Too late.
Harlan was opening the vault. "I'm sorry. It is the way of men to make monsters. And it is the nature of monsters to destroy their makers."
And with that, the vault was opened, and Harlan was killed in a shower of blood, his skeleton stripped.
"Aw shit! Alec, you need to expose and destroy the energy pylons, then I need you to-" Rowdy stopped.
Alma had walked out of the vault, naked and rotting. She seemed older too, not the eight year old little girl that Jin usually saw. Her one eye looked right at the camera and she grinned as the camera feed died.
Rowdy yanked the comlink from his ear. "Shit that hurt! Comlink is down. Come on. We need a bird to pick up Alec if we can get to him."
"When we get to him," said Doug, noticing the color drain from Jin's face.
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The F.E.A.R. team had been circling the air for over 15 minutes when Doug warned, "The reactor is detonating, I can feel the vibrations from here…."
The comlink came to life and Rowdy called, "I see him, let's go!"
It was too late, the boom was so strong that even in the air, the helicopter was jarred around. Recovering from the blow, the copper hovered off the ground as Doug and Rowdy jumped off.
"Please be ok, please be ok," prayed Jin as they brought Alec into the copter. Placing Alec's head in her lap, Jin was relieved to see him breathing. Playing with his hair, Jin tried to distract herself from her injured teammate. She couldn't help but let out a few tears, which fell onto Alec's face.
Flinching away from the moisture, Alec stirred before waking. Looking up into Jin's teary, but smiling face, he sat up, but got pulled back down by Jin as she forced him into a tight hug.
"I don't know how you could have survived that," stated Doug as he gestured out the window at the mushroom cloud that used to be the Vault and surrounding area.
"He's lucky. Best friend a guy could have is lady luck," saided Rowdy as he playfully ruffled Alec's hair. "What do we say, let's go to the bar. Drinks on me!"
The helicopter was full of cheers. Jin smiled as she snuggled into Alec's side. He wrapped an arm around her and placed a kiss to the side of her head.. She closed her eyes, ready to fall asleep when she felt Alec tense. The old, familiar chill ran down her spine, causing her look up and ask, "Where's Alma?"
He didn't answer, he just stared at the side of the helicopter. She followed his gaze."…Shit."
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A/N- Darn, I wanted Alec to say something at the end, but I couldn't word it right, so I completely changed it…I do believe that this is the end of this fic, I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know if you did or didn't, or tell me if there should be a sequel or not…though I still haven't played extraction point…it's on my to do list… and I really didn't want them to kiss, but then again I did…not the smartest place to make out, but it fits…thanks for reading!