Touch The Knight - The Ties That Bind
I don't exactly know where this story came from, except to that I firmly
believe that Nick and Natalie belong together. Thanks Rob for the
creative input while writing this story. I was thinking about this while I
was listioning to the Forever Knight Soundtrack; However one song in
particular called THE HUNGER started all this.
All the characters in this story belong to Jim Parriot and the gang over
at Paragon Entertainment, Sony, Columbia-Tristar, and of course the Cast
and Crew of Forever Knight.
Nichole deBrabant Knight belongs solely to me, but I'm willing to lend
her to anyone who asks.
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SPOILERS
FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRST SEASON EPISODE: FATHER FIGURE. THE
SECOND SEASON
EPISODE : THE FIX AND THE THIRD SEASON EPISODES : THE HUMAN
FACTOR, NIGHT
IN QUESTION, FRANCESKA, ASHES TO ASHES AND LAST KNIGHT.
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TOUCH THE KNIGHT, THE TIES THAT BIND
A FOREVER KNIGHT STORY
WRITTEN BY: Lisa Hobbs & Rob Glover
NICK AND NATALIE ---------- THE PAST --------------------------- 11 YEARS
AGO
They had done it or so they had thought, Natalie had developed what they
believed to be a promising cure for Nick's vampirism. The curre was very
similar to the lighterbutern B that was tried several years before, they
now believed that they had a cure.
It was working as long as Nick took the shots as prescribed. The perfect
cure it seemed now worked for them, and for awhile they were truly happy.
Nick had proposed marriage to Natalie that very dayand she had accepted
with a jubilant yes. They had gotten married and they were still living in
the loft, during which time the cure was still working as long Nick
recieved the shots at the same time everyday to keep him from reverting
back.
Then the day came when Natalie had told Nick that she was pregnant
with their child. Nick was ecstatic when he heard the news and after that
he was the typical nervous expectant father, but none of that seemed to
bother
Natalie at all. Then it happened the cure had stopped working and Nick
began to revert back. They discovered that the Vampire element in Nick's
blood had once again mutated itself into something that was immune to the
drug. Nick had reverted back. It had been a crushing setback, but Nick
and Natalie had been even more determined now to find a cure with their
child due any day.
The day then came when the child was born. Natalie had given birth to
a 7lb 6oz baby girl who despite what her father is seemed to be a happy,
healthy, normal human child or so it seemed in the begining to both Nick
and Natalie who were both proud and happy parents.
Natalie came up with the name Nichole she was of course named for
her father. The man who had given Natalie so much love, and Nick had
decided that her middle name should be his name deBrabant with of course
their assumed last name of Knight, an that is how Nick and Natalie named
their daughter.
Lacroix of course had watched all of this hidden in the shadows .
THE PRESENT - 10 YEARS LATER
It had been a typical morning in Toronto. Nick and Natalie had both
finished thier prospective night shifts an dhad arrived at Sara's apartment
to pick up their daughter Nichole who was still fast asleep and bring her
home to the loft.
Once they had arrived home Nick had put his precious daughter in her
ownbed was careful not to wake her.
He then had proceeded to come downstairs where Natalie was waiting, she
had built a fire and had closed the blinds to blockout the coming sunrise,
Nick took out a bottle of blood and started to drink as he was drinking he
asked "Nat aren't you hungry ? You should probably eat something , after
all you did have a long stressfull night." Natalie looked at him and
smiled " Yeah, I am; Maybe you're right Nick I should eat, but I'm just
exhausted. I'll tell you what when that daughter of ours wakes up I'll eat
then ok ?" "Ok" Nick grinned. " Well then Mrs. Knight what do you say
you and I go upstairs and get some sleep ? " Nick said while kissing
Natalie's neck. " Natalie turned to face him and kissed him and said "
Ooh well Detective, you just talked me into it. Lead the way Officer."
" You know Nat it's hard to believe that it's been ten years since
Nichole was born, she's a wonderful child isn't she ? " Nick said as they
looked in on their daughter before going to their own bedroom for the day.
" Yes, she is if you don't want that wonderful child to disturb us then we
should leave her to her rest and go get ours, ok. " Natalie said shutting
the door to Nicholes bedroom,. Then they retired for the day.
At 10am the phone rang Natalie got up and answered it , knowing that
Nichole was already up watching television. " Hello " Natalie answered.
"Hi Nat, it's Sara listenAmy and I were planning on going to the lake
today. Would you mind if Nichole went along ? I'm sure she'd love it,
besides it would give you and Nick a break after last night, come on what
do you say ? " Nat looked over at her daughter who watching television "
Sure Sara that's fine." Nat said. " Great, I'll be in an hour to pick her
up, bye. " "Bye" Nat said " Nichole, I want you to get dressed Sara and
Amy will behere in an hour to pick you up, they're going to take you to the
lake today."
" Mommy, is daddy awake ? " Nichole asked while attempting to eat the
breakfast ceral in front of her. " No sweetheart he's not, he's asleep.
what's the matter you're not eating ? Aren't you feeling alright ? " Nat
asked. " Mom I'm just a little sick to my stomach that's all. I'm fine
really, I better go get dressed." Nichole smiled up at Nat then went
upstairs to get dressed.
Sara arrived to pick up Nichole and they departed for the lake. Nichole
and Amy go into the lake and swim, twenty minutes later the girls come out
of the lake, Amy notices that Nichole is very burnt from the sun and is
starting to blister. "Nichole, I'm going to get mom . I'll be right back
She said. Amy runs to Sara and starts to tell her about Nichole. " Mom
she doesn't look good, she's burning so easily and the burns are starting
to blister." Sara has just seen what her daughter is talking about and
says in a calm voice " Amy I'm going to call your Aunt Natalie and Uncle
Nick, and tell them that we are taking Nichole to the emergency room and
have them meet us there." Sara reaches for her cellphone and dialed the
number but all recieved was the machine. "I'll try
again at the hospital. Nichole, honey I'm going to take you someplace to
get something for the sunburns, ok ? Come on it's going to be ok."
They arrived at Toronto General Hospital after they got her
registered. The doctors took Nichole on back and Sara once again tried to
call Natalie to let her what had happened and this time was able to reach
her.
Natalie arrived at the hospital just as the doctor was coming
to speak to any family members. He reconized Natalie and then spoke
directly to her. " Dr. Knight, we are still running tests on your
daughter to try to find out why she burn't so easily in the sun. I've
oreded number of different testsincluding skin grats, blood tests , as well
as a full genetic and DNA work up. HAS your daughter ever had an allergy
to the sun ? " Natalie looked at him and very resolutely said " No,
doctor of course not, but her her father has has a very rare skin condtion
that makes him unable to be out in the sun at all, why where is this going
? " " Dr. Knight we need to run more tests, you may want to call your
husband, he should be here with you. " and with that having been said
the doctor turned around and left to go back to check on his paitent.
Nat checked her watch Nick would just now be starting to wake up so
she called and got their machine just as she new she would " Yeah ,
you've reached Nick and Natalie Knight we're not here just now, so leave
a message after the beep and we'll call you back." Nick's recorded voice
said . " Nick, it's Nat please pick up it's urgent." Natalie said her
voice faltering . Nick hears the message and picks up the phone " Nat,
what is it ? what's happened ? he asked . " Nick, Sara called while you
were asleep and asked to come to Toronto General Hospital, something is
really wrong with Nichole. Nick, I really need you here. The doctors
won't tell me anything, they're running tests. Nick, I'm scared."
Natalie brakes down starts to cry. "Nat, listen to me. I'm on my way,
it's almost dark. I'll be there soon as I can ok? "
Nick opens a bottle of blood and starts to drink but, the only things he
can focus on is Natalie and their daughter. Once the sun sets he knows
that it is time to go, he decides to that it would be quicker to fly and so
he does, a short time later he arrives at the hospital just as Natalie is
coming out for some air. Nick rushes to her and hugs her " Nat, where is
she ?" Natalie looked at him aand in voice that she hardly reconized as
her own spoke " Oh, Nick thank god you're here, she's still in Emergency.
They're still running tests. Nick, shes burnt, blistered and in alot of
pain."
Natalie starts to collapse in Nick's arms "Nat, when wa the last time
you ate ? Nick had asked her as he was holding her. " I don't know awhile
I think." Natlaie replied. " Natalie, listen you've got to eat, you're not
going to do any of us any good if you get sick. Come on, I'm going to
take you to get something to eat. Just then one of the doctors came over
to speak to speak to them Mr. & Mrs. Knight, I'm Dr. Miceals. You're
daughter is for the moment out of pain, she's fine now, it took awhile but
we finally got her stabilized enough to run the tests and at least treat
her, I'm sorry it took so long, but we had to be sure about our diagnosis."
Nick then asked the question " Dr. what exactly is wrong with our
daughter ? " "We believe that she is suffering from a very rare skin
disease called Xopenia or XP for short and from what your wife has told us
she has never exhibted any signs of it in the past. It's normally detected
at birth and from your daughters medical records she is a very healthy
normal child with no abnormalities at all. I'm going to release her but,
she needs to stay out of the sun at all times; If, she doesn't it could
kill her. I'm sorry, I wisjh I had better news for you both. Umm, you can
take her home anytime, her release papers are ready."
Nick looked at Natalie and said " Thank you doctor, my wife and I can
take it from here. "
Nick and Natalie arrivesd back home from the hospital with Nichole. Nick
carried her upstairs and put her to bed, was carefull not to wake his
sleeping child. He closed the door to her bedroom and walked back
downstairs to speak with Natalie. " Nichole, didn't wake up did she ? "
Nat asked. " No, she's fine Nat." Nick took Nat in his arms and held held
her. " You and I need to have a talk about this, come on Nat it's not
possible there is no way she could have gotten this condition from me
because of what I am. Nick stated with certainty. Natalie looked at him
and replied " Well, Nick how would you explain it ? " Nick calmly
replied " I don't know know ? But, I refuse to believe that our daughter
could become like me and have to live a life sheltered from the sun. " "
But, it is possible isn't it Nick ? " Nat asked again. Nick grabbed his
jacket and put it on while replying to Nat " Yeah Nat, It's possible
however unlikely. Besides, at the time you got pregnant I hadn't reverted
back yet remember. Look I'm going into the precinct to catch up on the
paperwork if she wakes up call me, I'll come straight home. Ok? "
Natalie smiled at him "Ok. Nick, I love you. " she replied. Nick kissed
her and walked to the door " I love you too." and
having said that he left.
Just as soon as Nick left Natalie called her sister-in-law Sara. " Come
on Sara pick up." she said softly. On the fourth ring Sara finally
answered "Hello."she answered . "Sara, it's Nat listen I've got a favor to
ask you. Could come over and keep an eye on Nichole for awhile? I need to
go out for a bit and run and errand, it won't take long I promise. " Nat
said. "Yeah, I'll be there in about ten minutes ok.?" Sara replied. "
Ok, thanks Sara. I owe you one." Nat said and then she hung up.
Sara arrived and then Nat took off, she got in the car and drove in the
direction of the Raven. Natalie picked up the car phone and called Nick
"96th Precinct, Homicide, Detective Knight." He answered. "Nick, I'm on my
way to The Raven. I think that Lacroix may have the answers that we need
about what is wrong with Nichole. " Nat stated. " Natalie, no. " Nick said
but, phone was already dead. Nick rushed out of the precinct.
It had been eleven years since Nick and Natalie hadv walked through those
doors that harboured most of the vampire community. Lacroix had kept his
promise and left them alone, even the enforcers had left the two of the
alone. The club was pumping and Natalier walked up to the bar where
Lacroix was sitting.
Lacroix had sensed her before she walked up to him. " Dr. Lambert, or
should I say Dr. Knight. How nice to see you again, what can I do for you
? " Natalie took a deep breath and spoke " Lacroix, our daughter Nichole
is experiencing something called XP or Xopenia, the doctors tell us that it
should have been detected at her birth, but it wasn't. I think you have
the answers to all of this. Please, if you know what it is tell me."
Natalie pleaded. Lacroix turned to look at her then spoke. " Natalie, I
really don't know what could be the problem with your child."
Exasperated, Natalie left. Lacroix smiled and said under his breath. "Oh,
it's such a pity that you and Nicholas have no idea what is really
happening to your daughter."
Natalie walked to the ally behind the Raven and started to walk towards
the car. A man jumped out and attacks her from behind "Lady, give your
money and your car keys now or I'll kill you." Natalie gave him what he
wanted
and struggledf with him, he shoots her and then takes off in her car.
Lacroix heard the shots and raced out back, he found Natalie lying in
a pool of blood. He thought a moment then made his decision. Lacroix bent
down to see if Natalie was still alive, he was able to detect her heartbeat
and then spoke. " For taking my son, For attempting a cure your
punishment will be to live in the night as we do." He bent down and bit
her, but he did not completely drain her. Lacroix stopped when he she was
at the brink and then bit his own wrist till it bled and held to Natalies
mouth and then spoke " Drink, Natalie come on drink." Natalie grabbed his
bleeding wrist and began drink , just as Lacroix pulled wrist away Natalie
had sunk into a deep sleep, and Nick had pulled up in the caddy.
Nick sees what has happened and angerly stated to Lacroix " What have you
done to my wife Lacroix ? " Lacroix looked Nick and said " Quid pro quo
Nicholas, I always repay my debts; Your wife Nicholas, your beautiful
Natalie is now truly eternal like us. Nat started to wake up and Nick
knew that she would suffer from first hunger. " Lacroix, I'm taking my
wife home. Now get out of my way !
Nick bent down and scooped Natalie up in his arms flew back to the loft.
He used Lacroix's favorite entrance to come in unnoticed.
Sara, in the meantime had been in checking on Nichole when she heard a
noise down the stairs. " Nick, is that you ? " Sara asked. " Yeah, Sara
it's ok you can go." Nick replied. Sara grabbed her coat and walked
towards the door " tell Natalie I'll call her, good night." Nick walked
her to the door and replied "Good night Sara and thanks."
Nick pulls out several bottles of blood out of the refridgerator. Lacroix
had came in thru the skylight an began to question Nick about Nichole. "
Nicholas, we need to discuss your daughter, about what is happening to
her." Nick looked at his master with contempt and spoke " Listen to me,
you're not invited her so, please leave. I think you've done enough damage
as it is."
Nick walked over to the couch where Natalie was and discovered that she
was starting to wake up. Nick rushed to her side. " Nick, I'm hungry, I'm
hungry." she stated. Nick looked at Lacroix then back at Natalie and said
" I know Nat, I know here." Nick hands her a bottle of blood and she
drinks it down greedily. Nick handed her another and once again she drank
it down then her hunger subsided. Then she asked the question " Nick, what
happened ? Wait a minute I was in the alley behind The Raven heading to my
car, someone jumped me from behind, it was a man he took my money and my
car. I struggled with him then he shot me, am I dead Nick ? "
Nick looked her and smiled " Well yes and no. Lacroix heard the gunshot
when he found you were almost deadif he hadn't done what he did, you
wouldn't be here now. Nat, he brought you across. I'm so sorry." Natalie
looked up at him and smiled " Nick, at least we're togther."
Lacroix looked at Natalie and asked " Natalie, how do you feel ? "
Natalie looked up at Lacroix " I'm fine." That was really all that she
could say.
Lacroix then spoke to both of them and asked again about the child "
Nicholas, tell me about your child. I need for you both to tell me her
symptoms." Nick looked at him with anger in his eyes. " I thought I told
you to leave, my daughter is of no concern to you." Nick attacked
Lacroix with a fury that his master had never seen before which angered
him tremendously. " Very well Nicholas, if it's a fight you want then
it's a fight you will get." Lacroix stated as he stood face to face with
Nick.
Natalie jumped in between them and yelled " STOP IT BOTH OF YOU ! This
isn't going to help any of us, Lacroix please if you know something about
our daughter please tell us now."
Lacroix looked at both of them and spoke again " You know Nicholas, you
really should listen to your wife more often; Your daughter isn't
suffering from a human disease, the blood that is in her is simply fighting
against itself. Nichole is a very unique species half human - half
vampire, your child is caught Nicholas someplace between the day and the
night."
Natalie stood there speechless and was about to speak but, Lacroix
continued on " Natalie, the answer to your unspoken question is no.
Natalie, she will not get any better. She will only revert into what we
are." Nick looked at him and said " You mean she is becoming like us
don't you ? " Lacroix nodded his head yes. Natalie looked at Nick " Nick,
is that possible ? "
Nick looked at Natalie and back to Lacroix and asked. " Well, is it ? I
have a feeling that have known about this since the day she was born
haven't you? " Lacroix looked straight at Nick and replied very evenly "
Yes, Nicholas it is possible and you're right I have known for sometime
about Nichole. I've watched these events unfold from the shadows but, I
never dreamed it would hurt either of you like this ? You and Natalie now
have a serious choice to make where your child is concerned. Nicholas,
she's reverting slowly but, it will happen one day." Nick looked at him
and asked "What are you saying ? " Lacroix spoke again " The way that I
see it you both have two options you can stop her suffering now and agree
to bring her completely across, or you both can watch this happen to her
slowly and painfully without any interference from any of us right before
your very eyes. Believe me it will just as painfull for you both to watch
this happen to her but, it is a choice that the two of you must make
together. I will not interfer." Lacroix stated with a hint of remorse
then continued " Nicholas, whatever you and Natalie decide to do I will
understand but, don't compare this to what I went thru with my own
daughter Diva or with Daniel, remember it was a set of two completely
different circumstances."
Nick looked at Lacroix " You wanted revenge on me for Fleur and for
wanting to be mortal again. You got your fondest wish my family condemned
in darkness. My wife and child are now prisioners to the same hell I am
in..
Natalie and Nick looked at each other and in that minute they realized
what they had to do. Nick was the first to speak. " Natalie, if we do
this, things are going to change drastically but, we can't stand by and
watch it happen slowly and painfully. It will hard on her and hard on us
to watch as she struggles." Natalie turned to look up at Nicholes bedroom
door then back at Nick then spoke. " Nick, we don't really have a choice
in when or how it happens, I think we should do it, I feel bringing her
across is the best solution but, I don't want to force this on her and I
know you don't either. Nick, you're right things are going to change, hell
they already have by Lacroix bringing me across; But, I think it should be
up to Nichole to decide for herself what it is that she wants. We are a
family Nick, for better or for worse. No matter what happens now or in the
future, at least we'll all be together, forever."
Nick and Natalie hug and kiss each other as they walk upstairs to their
daughters bedroom, they each take a deep breath then enter the room and
shut the door.
THE END
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