It's GOOD to be off Monday :)

[ladyofavalon77]

For one, I get to sleep in!! One more day and those 24 DVD's of Season Five are mine.   Muhahaha!!  At any rate, I caught up on all my LJ entries this morning and played around in Second Life again.  There are too many things to buy in that game.  I need to get a job just for that!!  I was helping my Mother string some calendars together for the prisoners she'll be visiting tonight.  My poor fingers!! But it's all for a good cause :)  I was then going to finally see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at 4 while shipping out some overseas packages but she needed help cleaning out the van so just one trip to the post office and back.  Since she still wasn't ready, I sat down and finished the last two hours of Season Four of 24.  And you know what?  Reiko did a REALLY good job in her scenes where she thought Tony might die and then that he actually did.  Her pain was so palpable I just wanted to reach out and tell her everything would be ok.  It made me like the Tony/Michelle relationship more than before.  Season 2 and 3 were just kind of "blah" but those last two hours really gave the couple some great depth.  I now have a better appreciation of the relationship.

And now for some FANTASTIC news!!!  crashandburn surprised me with this AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME gift of graphics...even when she didn't like the character of Charles Logan.  It was so sweet of her to make icons of him anyway.  I heart her so much for that :)  Here are the wonderful gifts she bestowed on me and so I must share and give credit where credit is due.  *worships crashandburn...worships her some more*

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

                             

         

Well, today had a new episode of Heroes so it must be discussed!

Heroes 1.11 (Fallout) Alright it was awesome to see that Claire's dad loves her and that he answers to someone else so we have more people to discover.  I'm still trying to decide if he ordered everyone's memory wiped or someone upstairs did that.  And how cool was it to see the Haiten talk?  The actor who plays Sylar continues to bug me...all I see is Adam Kaufman from 24.  They should have gotten someone older or someone more physically imposing.  He's the only guy I'm really disappointed in.  And they killed EDEN!! She was one of my most favorite characters...what's going to happen to her and Suresh?  *groans*  They need to get rid of the Niki/Jessica storyline already and get this family on the track everyone else is on: save the cheerleader, save the world OR finding others like us.  The endind was THE BOMB!  Literally :)  I loved  seeing all our heroes in the middle of an empty city trying to run away as Peter explodes.  This show is not as good as 24 but definitely has me hooked!!  Here's to January when Heroes, Prison Break, and 24 debut!

Ok, well today is fan fiction Monday and I've had a lot of ideas going through my head.  However, I've been taking a break from writing to work on some graphics.  I still have some stories to post so no worries.  The ideas I've had are as follows: Christmas story for Martha and Aaron for the gals at FLOSS where Martha is having a lonely Christmas till a special person makes an appearance :), possible Christmas Gift story involving Aaron and Martha, still have to finish Culinary Differences with Martha and Charles, and of course If I Should Lose You.  Hopefully, this break will stimulate some creativity and the writing will flow like water.  *crosses fingers*

Well, we all know that the chances of Charles having a proper hero's death are not that good SO I wrote a little piece of fiction where he DOES have a good death...to redeem himself for all the bad things he did in Season Five.  Here he is saying goodbye to Martha and explains why he must do this even though he knows that his death will most likely be very painful and even humiliating. Aaah the noble Logan...my favorite side of him...if there is one :D  Oh the title and last lines of lyrics comes from the song "New Again" by Sara Evans and Brad Paisley.  And no I don't think Charles is Jesus hehe.  It's just I like how the song shows what one person is thinking knowing what the other will go through and can't bear to see it happen. Hence the inspiration for this story :)

Whatever Happens…

It was his time. He could just feel it. There was no fanfare or trumpets...just a simple sense of completion. If he went through with this, he would right all the wrongs of the past. He would have a shot at redemption but, more importantly, he could finally show her how much he loved her. It was a simple choice...with so many important repercussions. And it was his to make.

"I have to go, Martha," he finally told her gently, placing his hand on her arm as he prepared to say his final goodbye. "Jack needs someone to help with the diversion so we can get you and everyone else to safety."

"What are you talking about, Charles? What do you mean help Jack?" she murmured, still groggy from the medicine she had taken earlier to dull the pain of her gunshot wound but even through the medication the realization of his words penetrated her heart and she reached up to grasp his hand. "No, Charles. Nooooooo! There are other men more capable than you. Don't do this to me."

"Listen to me, Marty..." he tried to calm her down, dropping his voice to a softer, gentler tone as he drew her into his arms.

"No, I'm not going to listen to you rationalize suicide. I know I've been angry with you and a few years ago I would have happily went along with this scheme...but now...now I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone...not even you, Charles. You know what they'll do if you're captured."

"I know, Martha," he whispered into her hair, holding her close. "I know. And I'm not afraid...not anymore."

"What are you saying? I don't understand."

"I know," he told her, taking her aback by the calm, steady tone in his voice and the determined look in his eyes. "Martha, there are many things worse than an early death by the hands of terrorists...and one of those things would be losing you..."

"Charles..."

"I'm serious, Martha...if Jack's plan does not work, the lives of everyone here will be at risk. I know there is a good chance that we won't survive the initial onslaught and there is an even greater chance we'll be captured. And if that happens...well, I don’t need to say what will follow…not with what we’ve seen in Iraq and Iran.”

"And you would still go? Knowing what lies in store for you?" she pressed him, determined that he would not go through with it if she could stop him.

"I would go through ten times as worse if I knew it would guarantee your escape" he told her directly, holding her gaze steady with his own so she could see his determination and commitment to this plan. "I've done a lot of things in my life that I'm not proud of, Martha. Pursuing a career in politics at the expense of our marriage. Making questionable dealings with people who did not have our country's best interests at heart. And worst of all, not putting you first in my life instead of my political dreams and desire for a lasting legacy. It took the last few years for me to realize this and I won't make the same mistake twice. For once, I have a chance to make it all right and I won't allow this opportunity to pass me by just so I can live a few more years."

For a few moments, there was only silence as Martha came to understand that he needed to do this. Everyone present would be leaving family members behind but not him. Ever since their divorce, he had been alone...and now she wished she had said something sooner. She had moved on since that terrible day two years ago but every now and then she would be reminded of what they had had...and what they had lost. And now...now she was standing to lose something even more...

"How will I get on without you?" she finally whispered, squeezing his hand as she looked up at him and her eyes began to fill with unshed tears.

"You've been fine without me before..." he replied softly, reaching up to wipe away the tears that had begun to fall unbidden. "so I'm sure you'll be fine without me now. Just think of this as an early retirement for your irritating ex-husband."

"Even at a time like this, you're making jokes," she responded, swatting him lightly on the shoulder as she pulled away and started wiping her eyes. "You're incorrigible, Charles. Simply incorrigible."

"That's what I'll miss the most."

"Hmm?"

"The way you always berate me when I'm trying to make light of a situation. The way your smile lights up your eyes even at the darkest time in our lives. And the way you're able to forgive me for even the darkest crimes. I never deserved you, Marty...I was just lucky enough to share twenty years in your company...twenty years I wouldn't trade for a thousand lifetimes."

Reaching over to touch his arm again, Martha smiled as she agreed, "Neither would I, Charles...neither would I." And before he knew it, she was leaning her head on his shoulder once more, her eyes closed and a contented smile on her face as she spent these last few moments alone with the husband she had loved for so long. Without a moment's hesitation, he kissed her forehead and leaned his own head against hers. It wouldn't be long before Jack returned and would require his assistance but for now...this time was theirs and he would enjoy every moment he had with the only woman he had ever loved...the only person who had truly mattered.

Whatever happens...whatever you see...
Whatever your eyes tell you has become of me
This is not...the end...

Trying to set me up, are you?  Well, you won't get very far! I'm on to you!

Comments

[badeperle.livejournal.com]

I'm really, really glad you like it! At first I didn't really know which pictures to use, so I just went to your Scrapbook as you've saved your favorite pics of them there which made it much easier for me. :)

I will always love Tony and Michelle more than any other pairing ever (though House and Cuddy are a close second). They last few hours of Day 4 were awesome! Reiko's acting when she was the car explosion was brilliant. She had so little to go on and yet she did a wonderful job!

Sweet!

[ladyofavalon77.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad my scrapbook helped with the pictures! It's useful after all *squeals*

I really couldn't get into Tony/Michelle that much UNTIL those last few hours of 24. Then I saw what everyone loved about them so much. Definitely shipworthy now. It's really awesome how they built to that final crescendo from day 2 to day 4. I love seeing the development of that relationship like that :)