Spoilers: This is the first sequel story to Shattered trust
and whispered confessions. It is set after Hello Goodbye and
might reveal bits and pieces of the series from then on.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone
Authors Note: If you really want to understand this story and enjoy it, then be sure to read the original part one.
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CHAPTER TEN:
"Alec, no!"
Max's scream stunned the two blonde transgenics momentarily, before both heads looked over to see her blurring towards them,
"Don't do it!"
Ben groaned mentally, stepping back and allowing the two breathing space. Yet, he kept his gun discretely set on his sister.
"Why shouldn't I? He represents everything I hate. He had tried to kill the both of us countless times, why shouldn't I kill him?"
"Because it will make you as bad as he is. That isn't you. He deserves to die, I'm all for that, but not like this. And not by you."
"I'm a trained killer Max."
"Not any more your not. Please."
White murmured something under the tape and Alec ripped it off him, trying not to grimace at the gaping, bloody sight,
"Listen to your girlfriend 494, or clone of 494 or whoever you are. You kill me now and your life is over."
"My name is Alec."
"Great and my name is Ames Sandeman. You know what that means?"
"I'll bet you're going to tell us..."
"You all refer to Sandeman as father. So do I. We're basically brothers. We're all related in a twisted way."
"Gee, there's a family reunion I can't wait for."
Max moved forward, silencing him by placing her hand softly on his arm. To her relief, he didn't jerk away,
"Don't give in. You're not like him, you're better that this."
"Why cant you just stay out of my business Max?"
"Because Alec, your business is mine. The transgenics are finally out of the daily news. I know everyone still hates us, but it's a start. Like a bad rumour that finally faded away. Killing White has the potential to start all that up again. It will mean exposure. And it will eliminate the slim chance we have of discovering our roles in the protection of mankind with these runes. Just walk away."
He caved in, kneeling onto the dirt, his hands running through his hair. Max offered him her hand, pulling him into an embrace, caressing his face with the fingers, nuzzling his cheek with her nose,
"Let's go home Alec."
"Nothing I want more."
Ben stepped into their field of vision, his eyes dark and unreadable,
"Well thanks for your help Alec."
"Anytime."
Alec matched Ben's facial expression, the mask of a soldier. Max leaned into Alec's left arm wrapped around her protectively and she smiled at her brother sweetly,
"Are you coming with us?"
"No. I'm going home."
"Seattle?"
"No."
"Oh, where?"
"You know where."
His eyes flashed and Max took a retreating step backwards. She looked from Ben to Alec to Ames and then back to Ben,
"Why would you go back there?"
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Flashback:
Max kneeled above Ben in the Space Needle, watching him carefully, despite the fact that he was handcuffed. She had so much to say,
"The barcodes. Why the barcodes?"
"They're soldiers. Worthy opponents."
"But you're not giving them just any barcode. You're giving them yours."
"War is art, remember? So what if I sign my work?"
"No. It's more than that. You give them your barcode, then you hunt them down and kill them. Don't you get it? You're killing yourself over and over again."
He laughed at her and Max ignored him,
"Do you hate yourself that much? Hate what you're doing that much?"
"I do it for her."
"The Blue Lady?! Come on, Ben. We made her up."
"Don't say that, Max. Don't ever say that."
"Normal kids had the tooth fairy. We had her."
"She's real!"
"Then why didn't she protect us? Why didn't she protect Jack?"
"Because we failed her."
"Or Eva?"
"Because we weren't strong enough."
"Like hell we weren't. We got out, didn't we?"
"I know what my mission is. I have faith in her."
"Is that why you give her your victims' teeth? To make her heart stronger to fight the Nomalies?"
"Shut up."
"You're the Nomalie."
"No."
"The genetic mistake."
"No."
"The monster in the basement. Ben, you know what you're doing is wrong. Some part of you wants it to end. So end it. Tell me where Destry is. Your mission's over. You can't keep trying to recreate Manticore."
"We never should've left. Everything made sense there."
"No. Nothing made sense there."
Max watched as her brother began to cry, his words coming out through the sobs,
"I'm a good soldier. I try so hard."
"Tell me where he is."
Max and Ben walked through the abandoned building. Max shoved Ben along; his hands cuffed behind his back. She looked around,
"Where is he?"
He nodded towards a reinforced door. Max shoved Ben to the ground and opened the door. Ben looked at the walls, where the words 'mission', 'duty' and 'discipline' were spray-painted. Behind the door, Max saw Father Destry lying on the floor,
"Are you okay? Father, are you okay...Oof!"
Ben stood, kicking her from behind, into the room. He jumped through his arms so that his hands were cuffed in front, pulled Father Destry out of the room, and dropped him to the floor. Max panicked,
"Run, Father!"
Ben slammed the door on her. As he locked it, she banged on the door and continued to yell,
"Father, run! Run, Father!"
Ben turned to look at Father Destry, who was still lying on the ground,
"Yes, Father. By all means...run."
* * * * *
She knew the answer before he replied.
"We never should have left. It's different now, better. I'm taking him with me."
Ben took another step towards White and pocketed his gun, swapping it for a tazer. Max moved out of Alec's grasp and slowly slid towards the tree,
"I can't let you do that."
"You're going to have to. Don't make it that we have to fight over him. You're always trying to stop my fun!"
Max sighed, stepping forward again. Ben stopped her with his icy-cold hand gripping her roughly,
"You have my word Maxie that he will be kept alive. Locked up securely. But alive. I promise. We need him as much as you do."
Alec moved between the two, separating Ben's harsh grip on Max,
"Don't listen to him, he's lying. He brainwashed me so I would kill White."
"That's true. But it wasn't until Maxie here started talking that I realised that White can help us in deciphering the prophecies that are to happen. Now that Eyes Only is gone, White will be of great use."
"You knew this all along?"
"No. Like I said, it just dawned on me. But hey, something came out of this, out of you helping me."
"What, I helped you catch White?"
"No, something was evoked."
"What? You brought back 494?"
"No, something better."
He gestured and Alec found himself staring at a series of foreign symbols on his arm,
"What the hell!"
Max breathed loudly as she spoke, the words coming out as a panted whisper,
"The runes!"
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THE END.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Authors Note:
Or should I say Authors Rant. I want to say thanks to those who reviewed the first of these stories of mine. This was the second in the series and I am starting the next one tonight. I hope that you guys like it, but I would really like some more reviews so I can tell what you guys like and what you don't. Sorry to those Logan fans, I am a diehard Alec girl and so gotta pair him off with Max of course. (And how great coz I have a double dose of Jensen in this!). The next story will start to piece in some of the events from Dawg Day Afternoon to Freak Nation, the last of which I only saw like 2 nights ago coz Australia is so slow at showing stuff (way behind you lucky Americans!). So yeah, I guess all I have to say is please review and I'll keep it all coming. Thanks for reading and feel free to send me ideas, challenges etc. Peace. Out. (hehehe ()
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone
Authors Note: If you really want to understand this story and enjoy it, then be sure to read the original part one.
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CHAPTER TEN:
"Alec, no!"
Max's scream stunned the two blonde transgenics momentarily, before both heads looked over to see her blurring towards them,
"Don't do it!"
Ben groaned mentally, stepping back and allowing the two breathing space. Yet, he kept his gun discretely set on his sister.
"Why shouldn't I? He represents everything I hate. He had tried to kill the both of us countless times, why shouldn't I kill him?"
"Because it will make you as bad as he is. That isn't you. He deserves to die, I'm all for that, but not like this. And not by you."
"I'm a trained killer Max."
"Not any more your not. Please."
White murmured something under the tape and Alec ripped it off him, trying not to grimace at the gaping, bloody sight,
"Listen to your girlfriend 494, or clone of 494 or whoever you are. You kill me now and your life is over."
"My name is Alec."
"Great and my name is Ames Sandeman. You know what that means?"
"I'll bet you're going to tell us..."
"You all refer to Sandeman as father. So do I. We're basically brothers. We're all related in a twisted way."
"Gee, there's a family reunion I can't wait for."
Max moved forward, silencing him by placing her hand softly on his arm. To her relief, he didn't jerk away,
"Don't give in. You're not like him, you're better that this."
"Why cant you just stay out of my business Max?"
"Because Alec, your business is mine. The transgenics are finally out of the daily news. I know everyone still hates us, but it's a start. Like a bad rumour that finally faded away. Killing White has the potential to start all that up again. It will mean exposure. And it will eliminate the slim chance we have of discovering our roles in the protection of mankind with these runes. Just walk away."
He caved in, kneeling onto the dirt, his hands running through his hair. Max offered him her hand, pulling him into an embrace, caressing his face with the fingers, nuzzling his cheek with her nose,
"Let's go home Alec."
"Nothing I want more."
Ben stepped into their field of vision, his eyes dark and unreadable,
"Well thanks for your help Alec."
"Anytime."
Alec matched Ben's facial expression, the mask of a soldier. Max leaned into Alec's left arm wrapped around her protectively and she smiled at her brother sweetly,
"Are you coming with us?"
"No. I'm going home."
"Seattle?"
"No."
"Oh, where?"
"You know where."
His eyes flashed and Max took a retreating step backwards. She looked from Ben to Alec to Ames and then back to Ben,
"Why would you go back there?"
* * * * *
Flashback:
Max kneeled above Ben in the Space Needle, watching him carefully, despite the fact that he was handcuffed. She had so much to say,
"The barcodes. Why the barcodes?"
"They're soldiers. Worthy opponents."
"But you're not giving them just any barcode. You're giving them yours."
"War is art, remember? So what if I sign my work?"
"No. It's more than that. You give them your barcode, then you hunt them down and kill them. Don't you get it? You're killing yourself over and over again."
He laughed at her and Max ignored him,
"Do you hate yourself that much? Hate what you're doing that much?"
"I do it for her."
"The Blue Lady?! Come on, Ben. We made her up."
"Don't say that, Max. Don't ever say that."
"Normal kids had the tooth fairy. We had her."
"She's real!"
"Then why didn't she protect us? Why didn't she protect Jack?"
"Because we failed her."
"Or Eva?"
"Because we weren't strong enough."
"Like hell we weren't. We got out, didn't we?"
"I know what my mission is. I have faith in her."
"Is that why you give her your victims' teeth? To make her heart stronger to fight the Nomalies?"
"Shut up."
"You're the Nomalie."
"No."
"The genetic mistake."
"No."
"The monster in the basement. Ben, you know what you're doing is wrong. Some part of you wants it to end. So end it. Tell me where Destry is. Your mission's over. You can't keep trying to recreate Manticore."
"We never should've left. Everything made sense there."
"No. Nothing made sense there."
Max watched as her brother began to cry, his words coming out through the sobs,
"I'm a good soldier. I try so hard."
"Tell me where he is."
Max and Ben walked through the abandoned building. Max shoved Ben along; his hands cuffed behind his back. She looked around,
"Where is he?"
He nodded towards a reinforced door. Max shoved Ben to the ground and opened the door. Ben looked at the walls, where the words 'mission', 'duty' and 'discipline' were spray-painted. Behind the door, Max saw Father Destry lying on the floor,
"Are you okay? Father, are you okay...Oof!"
Ben stood, kicking her from behind, into the room. He jumped through his arms so that his hands were cuffed in front, pulled Father Destry out of the room, and dropped him to the floor. Max panicked,
"Run, Father!"
Ben slammed the door on her. As he locked it, she banged on the door and continued to yell,
"Father, run! Run, Father!"
Ben turned to look at Father Destry, who was still lying on the ground,
"Yes, Father. By all means...run."
* * * * *
She knew the answer before he replied.
"We never should have left. It's different now, better. I'm taking him with me."
Ben took another step towards White and pocketed his gun, swapping it for a tazer. Max moved out of Alec's grasp and slowly slid towards the tree,
"I can't let you do that."
"You're going to have to. Don't make it that we have to fight over him. You're always trying to stop my fun!"
Max sighed, stepping forward again. Ben stopped her with his icy-cold hand gripping her roughly,
"You have my word Maxie that he will be kept alive. Locked up securely. But alive. I promise. We need him as much as you do."
Alec moved between the two, separating Ben's harsh grip on Max,
"Don't listen to him, he's lying. He brainwashed me so I would kill White."
"That's true. But it wasn't until Maxie here started talking that I realised that White can help us in deciphering the prophecies that are to happen. Now that Eyes Only is gone, White will be of great use."
"You knew this all along?"
"No. Like I said, it just dawned on me. But hey, something came out of this, out of you helping me."
"What, I helped you catch White?"
"No, something was evoked."
"What? You brought back 494?"
"No, something better."
He gestured and Alec found himself staring at a series of foreign symbols on his arm,
"What the hell!"
Max breathed loudly as she spoke, the words coming out as a panted whisper,
"The runes!"
* * * * *
THE END.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Authors Note:
Or should I say Authors Rant. I want to say thanks to those who reviewed the first of these stories of mine. This was the second in the series and I am starting the next one tonight. I hope that you guys like it, but I would really like some more reviews so I can tell what you guys like and what you don't. Sorry to those Logan fans, I am a diehard Alec girl and so gotta pair him off with Max of course. (And how great coz I have a double dose of Jensen in this!). The next story will start to piece in some of the events from Dawg Day Afternoon to Freak Nation, the last of which I only saw like 2 nights ago coz Australia is so slow at showing stuff (way behind you lucky Americans!). So yeah, I guess all I have to say is please review and I'll keep it all coming. Thanks for reading and feel free to send me ideas, challenges etc. Peace. Out. (hehehe ()