Horseshoes and Hand Grenades 1/?

May 30, 2013 14:32

Title: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Characters: Alec, Ben,  Dean/OFC, Sam/OFC, Supernatural Crossover
Spoilers: None
Rating: T
Warnings: AU. For this fic I changed the DA time line. The pulse has already hit and Alec is out of Manticore in 2009
Summary: Dean and Sam are on a hunt outside of Seattle when they come across a young boy who looks remarkably like Dean.



Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

*~Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel or Supernatural characters. For this fic I changed the DA time line. The pulse has already hit and Alec is out of Manticore in 2009. The characters of Lexi, Jake and Jackie are from a Supernatural AU Verse that I write. This is my first DA fic so please be kind. I hope you like it. Reviews would be great.~*

I.

Dean rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand before glancing at the alarm clock. He groaned, it was barely five am and could've gotten another two hours of sleep easily. It was this time of day when it seemed that the pulse never happened. With everything still and quiet, he could close his eyes and pretend to be back in his bed in New Orleans with the balcony doors thrown open wide and the ceiling fan spinning. In reality, he was on a hunt for a wolf/dog creature outside of Seattle and sleeping on a hard mattress in some run down cabin. He shifted slightly so not to wake Lexi, who had sprawled over him possesively while tucking her face into his neck sometime during the night. Usually her tendency to use him as furniture annoyed the hell out of Dean but he had to admit it wasn't half bad having her pressed against him in this cold room. She shifted in her sleep,her body stiffening and her hand clutching his t-shirt as if to make sure he was still there. Dean rubbed her back in small circles whispering soothing words until he felt her relax against him. He kissed the top of her head before closing his eyes to squeeze in another hour or so of sleep.

Even though two hours had past, it felt to Dean that he had just fallen back to sleep when he was awakened by Jake. He tried to ignore him at first hoping Jake would just go back to sleep but Dean didn't have that kind of luck. He looked down at Lexi and shook her gently whispering her name. She groaned and buried her face deeper into his neck in response to his attempt to wake her. "Come on, Lex. Jake's up. I'll make ya a deal. I'll get him if you make me some coffee." She mumbled 'Okay.' not making a move to disentangle herself from her husband which only made Dean shake her more persistently.

"OKAY, OKAY! I'M UP! STOP SHAKING ME!" She sat up giving Dean a dirty look and a smack to his chest for good measure. "I'll go make the coffee." He watched her head for the kitchen before swinging his legs out of bed and making his way across the room to where Jake's crib was. "Whatcha doin buddy?"

Jake looked at his father raising his chubby arms, "OUT."

Dean smirked at his mini me as he grabbed him from the crib. He gave him a little squeeze and tickle making the two-year old squirm in his arms. "I bet you're hungry. How bout I scrounge up some grub for ya. Hmmm?" He wasn't kidding when he said he had to scrounge up some grub. Since the pulse hit everything has gone to shit. There were shortages of food, gasoline, you name it, the world sucked right now. He opened the cabinets, only to find a box of lucky charms that maybe had enough in it for one more bowl and a lone bag of instant oatmeal.

"Lex, we have anymore cereal?"

"No just what's left in there." she said handing him a cup of coffee and taking Jake from his arms, "I'll go make a food run today."

Dean nodded and grabbed the last of the oatmeal. He made sure to leave the last of the Lucky Charms for Sam otherwise he'd have to listen to him bitch for the rest of the day. Dean smiled to himself as he thought of the epic tantrum Sam would throw, somethings never did change.

II.

Dean looked in the bathroom mirror straightening the red tie he was wearing before heading out. He had to admit he didn't look too shabby considering he was wearing a monkey suit. He had to look the part if he was gonna pretend to be a Federal Agent, at least that's what Sammy always told him. He always got the job done before Sammy had started hunting again without the silly costumes. Then again, maybe Sam was on to something, it was easier to convince people even with the unbelievable aliases by dressing the part.

He walked into the living room to see if Sam and Jackie were ready to hit the road only to find them waiting on him. Sam pulled a face at his older brother snapping, "Any time you're ready Princess. We've been waiting on you for twenty minutes." Dean raised his eyebrow and gestured to Sam to give him a second. He walked over to where Lexi was sitting on the floor coloring with their son. He peeled a few bills off from his money clip handing them to her, "You alright going out to get some food by yourself?"

She rolled her eyes as she stood up and slipped the money in her pocket, "Yeah, Dean don't worry I'll bring my gun with me."

"Lex, things are..."

"I know how things are now Dean and you know I can take care of myself."

"I know you do but..."

"You worry. Me and Jake will be fine. You guys be careful, those sector police like to shoot first."

"Ah we'll be fine. They're not gonna shoot federal agents."

"You're not federal agents, Dean."

"No but I play one well." Dean gestured to himself with a smug grin on his face, "C'mon Lex, I make this look good."

She shoved him playfully before standing on her toes to kiss his cheek, "Yeah, okay Agent Mulder. Just make sure you and Scully don't come back shot again. I really don't feel like digging out bullets tonight."

Sam huffed about to tell Lexi how it wasn't his fault that he was always being knocked out or strangled when Jackie answered for him. "Don't worry I'm going with the boys as a sketch artist to make sure Sam over here doesn't pull a damsel in distress again. We really don't need another incident like Fort Worth."

III.

Lexi made her way over to the local market with Jake in tow a few hours after the others had left. She looked at the list Sam had given her and couldn't help but laugh. Number one on the list, Lucky Charms. Even if she found a box that didn't mean she'd find any milk but she'd do her best. Number two on the list, scrawled in Dean's handwriting, was pie. Well, pie was doable. She could scrap together some ingredients and bake one herself. Dean wouldn't care what kind she made as long as it was pie.

"Miss. Excuse me, Miss." The clerk snapped glaring in her direction, " What's your kid doing over there?"

Lexi turned around expecting to see Jake pulling potato chip bags open but instead she saw an older version of her son stuffing food into his pockets. She knelt down in front of the boy and whispered," Where's your mom dad?"

The boy simply shrugged while his eyes darted around the store in search of an escape route. Lexi couldn't believe how much the boy in front of her looked like Dean but that wasn't important at the moment. She could tell that this boy was in trouble by the way he kept bouncing anxiously. She smiled gently at him speaking softly, "I'm Lexi and the little boy over there that looks like you is my son Jake. If you're hungry I'll get you some food but you're gonna have to play along and act like I'm your mom."

The boy nodded looking up at her, "ok."

"what's your name sweetie?

"'M Alec."

She turned grabbing Jake's hand before ushering both boys down another aisle. Alec watched her with interest as she selected items and put them in the cart. Everytime she caught his eye he looked away. He wasn't sure if he could trust her. After all, most of his interactions with adults have never ended well for him. They stopped in front of a display of colorful boxes, there were small ones and large ones, some with pictures of what could only be described as rabbit food and others with cartoon characters on them. Alec's eyes scanned over them taking it all in. He had no idea what they were but he knew he wanted them, no correction, he had to have them. He reached for the box closest to him. Lexi smirked at his choice, "You too, uh? What is it about Lucky Charms?"

"It has marshmallows."

"Hmm hmm. Grab another box. They're so magically delicious that they disappear within a day."

Alec quirked an eyebrow but did as he was told. He was a good solider. He always did as he was told except for the night of the fire. He remembered the panic that over took him when the doors to the barracks wouldn't open. When they finally did Alec ran. He ran like he never had before, disobeying direct orders and heading straight for the fence. Alec knew if he was caught it would be PSYOPS for him, or worse, he'd be thrown in the basement with the anomolies. He didn't turn back to look when they began firing and hoped he got over the fence before they could close in on him.

He played along while they were in the store and was ready to be on his way once they were safely outside. The woman looked over her shoulder at him asking if he was coming with her. Alec stood where he was weighing his options. His training told him he was better off on his own. Even though he knew he shouldn't, his feet began moving towards her. Alec didn't know why but he knew she wasnt going to hurt him. Besides that Alec was STARVING.

Lexi knew she was going to have a lot of explaining to do once Dean saw Alec but there was no way she was leaving this kid to fend for himself. After making him and Jake grilled cheese sandwiches she decided to take another stab at getting Alec to talk to her. He sat there with his eyebrow raised not saying a word. It was eerie to sat the least, this miniature version of her husband giving her Dean's "nice try." look. She sighed, resting her hand on his shoulder about to tell the kid to take a bath when the room became unfocused. Her hands flew up to hold her head as it began to throb painfully. The pain was so intense she dropped to her knees, each voice and image increasing the pain that was now building in her head. She gasped looking up to meet Alec's eyes when the pain finally subsided. "What's Manticore?"

"How do you know about them?"

"I just saw pieces of your life."

"No...how can..." Alec took a step back from her, his eyes wide with fear. He had been all wrong about her. She was from PSYOPS and this was a set up to bring him back. He should've followed his training, he knew better than this. But he had allow his hungry to make the decision for him.

Lexi stood up holding her hand out tentatively towards the boy in front of her,"I'm not what you think Alec and I'm not going to hurt you. I saw those things because I'm different like you're different. I'm psychic. I touch a person and I can see their past or their future. Sometimes both."

"You're not one of them?"

"No, I'm not. You know I'm not but you need to tell me who and what these people are so we can help you."

"We?"

"My husband, Dean and I. His brother Sammy and his wife Jackie too. That's what we do, we help people in trouble."

Alec took a deep breath and took the hand that she was holding out to him. He couldn't explain it but deep down he knew she was telling the truth. He would tell her what she needed to know but he was going to do awful lot of editing. He didn't want to scare off the only chance he had to get as far away from Manticore as he could.

IV.

Opening the cabin door, Dean was hit with the smell of something delicious. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It smelled like Lexi was baking something. He made his way to the small kitchen, and there, on the counter cooling was a pie. Trying to be as quiet as he possibly could, he took a fork out of the drawer but before he could dig in Lexi walked in catching him red handed. "Don't you even think about it Dean Winchester."

"But...it's PIE."

"I know that. I was the one that made it."

Dean turned to her giving her his best Sammy puppy eyed impression in the hopes that she would let him have a little taste. Lexi shook her head no while pointing at him. "Not happening."

"I had to try. Whatcha making in the pot? It smells awesome."

"Chicken stew and I have homemade biscuits to pop in the oven."

"HMM." Dean leaned against the counter while raising his eyebrow wearily at his wife. This just didn't bode well. Lexi just didn't go all out for dinner and make him a pie unless she was A) trying to get him to do something he didn't want to do or B) she did something and was trying to ease the blow, "What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything TECHNICALLY."

"Uh huh and what do you mean by TECHNICALLY."

"Well, you're not gonna believe it when I tell you. You have to see it with your own eyes."

He followed Lexi into the bedroom they have been sharing with Jake expecting to see some kind of animal that she had brought back with her. He stopped short, his eyes widening while he stared at the boy who was asleep in his bed. The boy was about ten years old give or take and looked remarkably like he did at that age. "Lex, what the hell?"

"His name is Alec."

"Ok...he's NOT mine. Someone didn't tell you that did they? Because you know..."

"No, I know that he's not yours in the sense that Jake is yours but Alec is yours."

"That doesn't make a lick of sense."

"He's your clone."

"Excuse me?"

Lexi ushered Dean into the bathroom closing the door behind her so they could talk in private. Dean watched her lean against the sink while he sat on the edge of the bathtub. He felt like he was going to be sick, his head was pounding, nothing was making any sense. He always thought he was open minded about what was really out there but this was a little too x files even for him. Clones. No way, absolutely no way, no how. Lexi had to be pulling his leg. "So, you're telling me that kid in there is some kinda...how is that EVEN possible? "

"Dean I touched him...I saw bits and pieces of his life. That place, Manticore, they made him with your DNA and then tortured him. The bar code on his neck isn't a tattoo. It was added to his DNA so they could track him."

"That's fucked up. How'd they get my DNA anyway?"

"I'm not sure but when I had the vision the name Lydecker kept popping up. What are we gonna do?"

Dean ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. This was all kinds of twilight zone but he knew her visions had never been wrong before. Plus the kid was living proof. He couldn't deny that. Sure, Jake looked like him but he wasn't a carbon copy. Jake had his mother's bright green eyes and her dimples when he smiled, but this Alec kid, hell, he was identical to Dean right down to the placement of his freckles. The one thing that was really irking him was the name Lydecker. He heard the name before, he'd swear on it but he just couldn't place where or when. Dean finally looked at his wife a little confused, "What do you mean what are we gonna do? He's staying with us. I'm not handing over a little kid to that place.. You said he's my clone, so that makes him a Winchester."

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