Road To Discovery (DA)
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skylar0graceTitle: Road To Discovery
Author: SkylarGrace.
Status: Multi-Chaptered.
Rating: PG-13.
Summary: Sometimes the thing you’re looking for is right in front of your face.
Spoilers: Set after Freak Nation so all of them
Disclaimer: Dark Angel and all related elements belong to Cameron Eglee Productions and FOX. No infringement intended.
Notes: Okay, so this is the first DA fic I worked on and is old in terms of my writing style. One day I'll get around to redoing it but until then, you can all check out what I was originally doing :)
Three days later, talk of the fight between Alec and Ryan had become almost non existent. Max returned to her office almost as though nothing had changed.
“What happened to you?” Max asked as she walked past the conference table and noticed Alec’s bruises and his favoured arm. The bruises had mostly faded, now a yellow colour, and the pain in his shoulder was a dull ache; a few more days and he’d be as good as new.
“Fell down some stairs,” Alec replied nonchalantly.
Max raised an eyebrow. “You fell down stairs? With the cat DNA and all?”
Alec saw Zane and Krit look over at him and he noticed several people, including Jondy and Zack, waiting for his response.
“Maxie, cat DNA or not, accidents happen. I just didn’t put my hands out in time, that’s all,” Alec replied, ignoring them all.
Max shrugged. “Okay.”
Max walked into her office. Zane looked at him questioningly and Alec resolutely shook his head.
~
Max sat on top of her building later that night - it was early hours of the morning and the city was quiet. Max heard a footstep behind her and turned as Jondy sat beside her.
“Hey,” Max said softly.
“Hey,” returned Jondy. “Guess you’re glad your heat is over, huh?”
Max nodded. “Oh, yeah. Thanks for being there by the way.”
“No problem. I’m just glad I was there to help.”
“Well, I’m glad that all of that female protection scared away the men.”
“Do you believe Alec fell down the stairs?”
Max looked at her and rolled her eyes. “Of course not. He was probably doing something illegal that he is going to get in trouble for later on anyway.”
Jondy smiled. “Do you wanna know how it happened?”
Max looked over at her surprised. “You were there?”
Jondy shook her head. “Nope but Zack, Zane and Krit were.”
“Tell me he wasn’t fighting again. I’ll kill him if he was,” Max said a little dejected.
“Kind of.” Jondy ignored Max’s surprised expression. “He was challenged Max. An X5 led a group that called Alec out. They wanted something that he was protecting and he refused to give it up. Took a hell of a beating but Alec broke the guy’s leg and sent them packing.”
Max sighed. “Trust Alec to get caught up in something stupid; I knew he hadn’t fallen down the stairs. That was just a lame excuse.”
“Max, he doesn’t want you to know about it,” Jondy said seriously. Max turned to her perplexed. “No, Max, promise me you won’t say anything. He has gone to great lengths to cover this up, so please just let it be.” Max turned back to the city.
“It better not have been something stupid like his stereo.”
“You think he went to that much trouble for a stereo?” Max shrugged and Jondy sighed. “It was you, Max. Alec set up a protection detail while you were in heat, made sure no one came round to bother you and when the guys were ‘turned away’, they went to Alec. He wouldn’t let them have you Max and it’s the only reason you were left alone. Alec told them not to go near you again or he would kill them. Word spread pretty quickly and we didn’t have any problems keeping you safe after that. But Alec also made it clear that no one was to tell you.”
“Though you are,” Max said smiling at her sister. Jondy shrugged.
“Max, he didn’t have to do that. But he helped you anyway. I wanted you to know what he did.”
“Well, he’s one of my best friends. I’m actually surprised Zack didn’t do anything.”
“It wasn’t his fight Max and I think one day you’ll realise why. Zack’s our brother and he has done a great job of protecting us from all he could our whole lives. But it won’t always be his fight and this time it was Alec’s.”
Jondy looked over at her sister, trying to figure out what she was thinking but Max sat impassively watching the city. As they sat there, the two sisters watched the sun rise over the sleepy inhabitants of the city.
~
Alec sat at his desk looking at the blueprints for another heist when there was a knock on his door. He briefly looked at the clock on the wall and sighed. It was nearing midnight and he still had a lot of work to do. He looked back at the blueprints on his desk.
“Yeah,” he said, without looking up. His eyes darted across the page, taking in every detail and memorising it.
“You wanna get a drink?” Krit asked. Alec looked up from the blueprints to see Krit, Zane and Zack standing in the doorway.
“Uh,” he began, “maybe later. Still have to get this heist sorted or Maxie will kick my ass.”
His trademark smirk appeared. Krit led the others into Alec’s office and peered over the blueprints, his eyes skimming over them.
“B and E?” Krit asked as Zack and Zane looked over the blueprints as well. Alec raised an eyebrow.
“Yeah,” he said a little warily, “Seems fairly straight forward. Shift change every four hours. Cameras, alarms, etc. Nothing we can’t handle.”
“Then why not come out with us? Leave the rest of this til tomorrow,” Zane asked. Alec’s brow furrowed a little and he felt like he was being played.
“You’ve met Max right? Your sister? She will kill me if I don’t have the plans finalised by morning.”
Krit shrugged. “Eh, you could take her down easily,” he said as he sat in the chair across from Alec.
Alec frowned. “I never said I couldn’t. What is this about guys?”
Zack stood stoic across from him, Manticore mask firmly in place. Zane looked at Krit. It was his idea and his big mouth that was making the man suspicious. Krit just looked at Alec. Alec watched them warily as a silence filled the room.
“Well, this has been fun… I think you guys know where the bar is. Tell Angel I sent you down there and she’ll take care of you. I’m gonna finish up here and if you’re still down there when I’m done, I’ll have a drink with you. Okay?”
Krit looked up at the other two and shrugged. “Sure, see you down there soon!”
The three of them walked out of his office. Alec shook his head and went back to the blueprints.
When they closed the door behind them, Zane punched Krit in the shoulder.
“You made him suspicious!” Zane said, ignoring Krit’s frown. “Gee! You’d think you weren’t specially trained as a solider from birth.”
“Hey! It’s not my fault. He’s pretty good at reading people. This could have been a hit and miss. At least he is coming down later!”
“But Max might not be there later! You know how she is.”
The brothers stopped as the girls came out of Max’s office arguing quietly but stopped when they saw the guys.
“Syl blew it!” Jace said, ignoring Syl’s protests. “Max got suspicious. Said she may come down later after she has finished the housing.”
“Sounds familiar,” Zane said, glaring at Krit. The group gave a collective sigh.
“Let’s go get a drink and come up with plan B,” Zack said, walking toward the bar.
~
Syl was sitting and talking with Max when she glanced up and saw Alec enter the bar.
“I’m going to get another round Sis,” she said.
Max smiled and looked toward the dance floor, watching the transgenics and transhumans dancing. Syl reached the bar and, turning to make sure Max wasn’t watching, snuck into the shadows where Krit was waiting.
“Damn! Took him long enough,” Krit said frustrated. Syl shrugged.
“At least he came,” Syl said.
They watched as Alec said something to Max and she rolled her eyes. He then sat at the table and Alec began gesturing over the table.
“Is he seriously talking about work?” Krit said exasperated.
“Well, they didn’t know this was a date,” she said sarcastically.
Max started nodding at something and frowned looking up. She put her arm on Alec’s and said something in a low voice. He immediately stiffened and they both began looking around the room.
“Uh, oh,” Krit said.
He watched as Alec’s eyes looked around the room. He suddenly stopped and closed his eyes with a pained expression as he realised it had been a set up. He gave a deep sigh and stood, quickly muttering an excuse to Max before picking up his jacket and walking quickly out the door. Syl watched the confused look cross Max’s face before a sad look settled.
“Damn it, we’ve been made!” Syl said. “Alright, you’re my cover. We better get the beer and head over there before Max figures it out.”
Syl sighed and they picked up a pitcher of beer before heading over to Max’s table.
Author: SkylarGrace.
Status: Multi-Chaptered.
Rating: PG-13.
Summary: Sometimes the thing you’re looking for is right in front of your face.
Spoilers: Set after Freak Nation so all of them
Disclaimer: Dark Angel and all related elements belong to Cameron Eglee Productions and FOX. No infringement intended.
Notes: Okay, so this is the first DA fic I worked on and is old in terms of my writing style. One day I'll get around to redoing it but until then, you can all check out what I was originally doing :)
Three days later, talk of the fight between Alec and Ryan had become almost non existent. Max returned to her office almost as though nothing had changed.
“What happened to you?” Max asked as she walked past the conference table and noticed Alec’s bruises and his favoured arm. The bruises had mostly faded, now a yellow colour, and the pain in his shoulder was a dull ache; a few more days and he’d be as good as new.
“Fell down some stairs,” Alec replied nonchalantly.
Max raised an eyebrow. “You fell down stairs? With the cat DNA and all?”
Alec saw Zane and Krit look over at him and he noticed several people, including Jondy and Zack, waiting for his response.
“Maxie, cat DNA or not, accidents happen. I just didn’t put my hands out in time, that’s all,” Alec replied, ignoring them all.
Max shrugged. “Okay.”
Max walked into her office. Zane looked at him questioningly and Alec resolutely shook his head.
~
Max sat on top of her building later that night - it was early hours of the morning and the city was quiet. Max heard a footstep behind her and turned as Jondy sat beside her.
“Hey,” Max said softly.
“Hey,” returned Jondy. “Guess you’re glad your heat is over, huh?”
Max nodded. “Oh, yeah. Thanks for being there by the way.”
“No problem. I’m just glad I was there to help.”
“Well, I’m glad that all of that female protection scared away the men.”
“Do you believe Alec fell down the stairs?”
Max looked at her and rolled her eyes. “Of course not. He was probably doing something illegal that he is going to get in trouble for later on anyway.”
Jondy smiled. “Do you wanna know how it happened?”
Max looked over at her surprised. “You were there?”
Jondy shook her head. “Nope but Zack, Zane and Krit were.”
“Tell me he wasn’t fighting again. I’ll kill him if he was,” Max said a little dejected.
“Kind of.” Jondy ignored Max’s surprised expression. “He was challenged Max. An X5 led a group that called Alec out. They wanted something that he was protecting and he refused to give it up. Took a hell of a beating but Alec broke the guy’s leg and sent them packing.”
Max sighed. “Trust Alec to get caught up in something stupid; I knew he hadn’t fallen down the stairs. That was just a lame excuse.”
“Max, he doesn’t want you to know about it,” Jondy said seriously. Max turned to her perplexed. “No, Max, promise me you won’t say anything. He has gone to great lengths to cover this up, so please just let it be.” Max turned back to the city.
“It better not have been something stupid like his stereo.”
“You think he went to that much trouble for a stereo?” Max shrugged and Jondy sighed. “It was you, Max. Alec set up a protection detail while you were in heat, made sure no one came round to bother you and when the guys were ‘turned away’, they went to Alec. He wouldn’t let them have you Max and it’s the only reason you were left alone. Alec told them not to go near you again or he would kill them. Word spread pretty quickly and we didn’t have any problems keeping you safe after that. But Alec also made it clear that no one was to tell you.”
“Though you are,” Max said smiling at her sister. Jondy shrugged.
“Max, he didn’t have to do that. But he helped you anyway. I wanted you to know what he did.”
“Well, he’s one of my best friends. I’m actually surprised Zack didn’t do anything.”
“It wasn’t his fight Max and I think one day you’ll realise why. Zack’s our brother and he has done a great job of protecting us from all he could our whole lives. But it won’t always be his fight and this time it was Alec’s.”
Jondy looked over at her sister, trying to figure out what she was thinking but Max sat impassively watching the city. As they sat there, the two sisters watched the sun rise over the sleepy inhabitants of the city.
~
Alec sat at his desk looking at the blueprints for another heist when there was a knock on his door. He briefly looked at the clock on the wall and sighed. It was nearing midnight and he still had a lot of work to do. He looked back at the blueprints on his desk.
“Yeah,” he said, without looking up. His eyes darted across the page, taking in every detail and memorising it.
“You wanna get a drink?” Krit asked. Alec looked up from the blueprints to see Krit, Zane and Zack standing in the doorway.
“Uh,” he began, “maybe later. Still have to get this heist sorted or Maxie will kick my ass.”
His trademark smirk appeared. Krit led the others into Alec’s office and peered over the blueprints, his eyes skimming over them.
“B and E?” Krit asked as Zack and Zane looked over the blueprints as well. Alec raised an eyebrow.
“Yeah,” he said a little warily, “Seems fairly straight forward. Shift change every four hours. Cameras, alarms, etc. Nothing we can’t handle.”
“Then why not come out with us? Leave the rest of this til tomorrow,” Zane asked. Alec’s brow furrowed a little and he felt like he was being played.
“You’ve met Max right? Your sister? She will kill me if I don’t have the plans finalised by morning.”
Krit shrugged. “Eh, you could take her down easily,” he said as he sat in the chair across from Alec.
Alec frowned. “I never said I couldn’t. What is this about guys?”
Zack stood stoic across from him, Manticore mask firmly in place. Zane looked at Krit. It was his idea and his big mouth that was making the man suspicious. Krit just looked at Alec. Alec watched them warily as a silence filled the room.
“Well, this has been fun… I think you guys know where the bar is. Tell Angel I sent you down there and she’ll take care of you. I’m gonna finish up here and if you’re still down there when I’m done, I’ll have a drink with you. Okay?”
Krit looked up at the other two and shrugged. “Sure, see you down there soon!”
The three of them walked out of his office. Alec shook his head and went back to the blueprints.
When they closed the door behind them, Zane punched Krit in the shoulder.
“You made him suspicious!” Zane said, ignoring Krit’s frown. “Gee! You’d think you weren’t specially trained as a solider from birth.”
“Hey! It’s not my fault. He’s pretty good at reading people. This could have been a hit and miss. At least he is coming down later!”
“But Max might not be there later! You know how she is.”
The brothers stopped as the girls came out of Max’s office arguing quietly but stopped when they saw the guys.
“Syl blew it!” Jace said, ignoring Syl’s protests. “Max got suspicious. Said she may come down later after she has finished the housing.”
“Sounds familiar,” Zane said, glaring at Krit. The group gave a collective sigh.
“Let’s go get a drink and come up with plan B,” Zack said, walking toward the bar.
~
Syl was sitting and talking with Max when she glanced up and saw Alec enter the bar.
“I’m going to get another round Sis,” she said.
Max smiled and looked toward the dance floor, watching the transgenics and transhumans dancing. Syl reached the bar and, turning to make sure Max wasn’t watching, snuck into the shadows where Krit was waiting.
“Damn! Took him long enough,” Krit said frustrated. Syl shrugged.
“At least he came,” Syl said.
They watched as Alec said something to Max and she rolled her eyes. He then sat at the table and Alec began gesturing over the table.
“Is he seriously talking about work?” Krit said exasperated.
“Well, they didn’t know this was a date,” she said sarcastically.
Max started nodding at something and frowned looking up. She put her arm on Alec’s and said something in a low voice. He immediately stiffened and they both began looking around the room.
“Uh, oh,” Krit said.
He watched as Alec’s eyes looked around the room. He suddenly stopped and closed his eyes with a pained expression as he realised it had been a set up. He gave a deep sigh and stood, quickly muttering an excuse to Max before picking up his jacket and walking quickly out the door. Syl watched the confused look cross Max’s face before a sad look settled.
“Damn it, we’ve been made!” Syl said. “Alright, you’re my cover. We better get the beer and head over there before Max figures it out.”
Syl sighed and they picked up a pitcher of beer before heading over to Max’s table.
