Title: Reunion
Author: Pandie and Angeleyes
Disclaimer: All that stuff about Dark Angel belonging to Cameron, Eglee, and Fox. No copyright infringement intended.

Background Information: The night Max and Zack was recaptured by Manticore and Max need a new heart. It wasn't Zack who sacrificed himself for Max it was another solder who had just arrived back from a mission. Both Max and Zack escaped once Max was all healed up. Max still stayed in Seattle even after have one of Zacks lectures to leave. Zack trusted Max with the contact code and she was told only to use in an emergency. On one of Zacks rounds to check up on Max he met Alec, the transgenic Max shares a penthouse with.

Reunion chap 1

Max was at Crash with her close friends Alec, Cindy, Herbal and Sketchy. After a hard days work at Jam Pony the group was out to enjoy themselves but Max's thoughts were somewhere else.

"Maxie what's up? You're normally the one who drinks the most of each pitcher." Alec said to her from the other side of the table.

"I'm just thinking about stuff" She replied looking at her glass of beer.

"Boo anything annoying you? What eva it is, Cindy can take care of it." Cindy asked concerned.

"No, it doesn't matter, really." Max answered as she looked up at Cindy and Alec and forced a smile.

"If ya say so boo but I'll figure out what's bugging ya." Cindy replied.

"Sketchy, Herbal who's winning?" Max changed the subject

"I and I." Herbal answered proudly

"No it wasn't...was it?" Sketchy disagreed

"Let play again my brother." Herbal suggested and Sketchy set the next game up.

"Next round's on me." Cindy told everyone as she got up and walked towards the bar.

Alec moved seats to the empty chair next to Max. "If I'm correct that was your denial voice earlier Maxie." Alec said to her smiling slightly.

"I don't have a denial voice." Max protested returning the smile.

"Whatever you say." Alec replied

Max fiddled with her glass of beer that was sitting in front of her and Alec watched her closely.

"Max, what's bothering you? It must be something big cause you're not your normal chatty bitch with an attitude self." Alec told her as an attempt to make her laugh but failed.

"Nothing." Max replied as she looked into his eyes.

"You can tell me." He encouraged her.

"It's just...lately I've been thinking a lot about Tinga, Zack and the others and I...I just want to see them and know they are okay." Max told him smiling at the thought of seeing them.

"You've seen most of them haven't you?" Alec asked

"Yes but I've always wanted to get everyone together even if it was just for a few days or a few hours it would be amazing." Max answered

"Have you ever tried to plan a reunion with all of them?" Alec continued to find out as much as he could.

"Yes, about a million times but Zack just won't give me their number or location and he isn't going to change his mind. He says it's a weakness and we would all be vulnerable if we all met up" Max moaned, her eyes beginning to fill with tears.

"Aw, Maxie, it's okay." Alec whispered to her as he leaned over and hugged her, Max returned the hug.

"Why don't you write a letter to Santa?... Asking to see your siblings again." Alec asked hoping to earn a smile form Max and he did.

"If he was real I would." Max replied smiling and pulled away from his embrace.

"What do you want for Christmas Alec?" Max asked curiously

"I can't tell you that." he answered smiling

"Oh, come on, please" she was desperate to know.

"Yo..." he whispered but was cut off when Cindy returned with a pitcher.

"Sketchy you cheat, Original Cindy saw that," Cindy shouted sitting down.

"What did he do?" Herbal didn't notice

"He removed a ball when you weren't looking," Cindy answered

"Ho what ya do that for?" Herbal asked

"You were winning." Sketchy answered drunkenly and then he stuck his tongue out at Herbal.

"Sketchy stop cheating or Original Cindy is gonna have to put a smack down on your ass." she informed him.

"What were you going to say Alec?" Max asked as she didn't hear him answer.

"Er... I can't remember" He lied but his smile gave it away.

"Yeah right, I don't believe you." Max informed him

"Can I borrow your phone?" Alec asked

"Sure, why do you need it?" Max questioned

"I forgot to phone a friend about something...flat battery." he lied again

"Don't be long." Max told him handing him her mobile.

"I won't, don't worry." Alec replied as he took her mobile and walked outside of Crash where it wasn't as loud.

Alec flipped his and Max's mobiles open and searched through Max's numbers until he came to Zack's, he put Zack's number into his phone and called him.

Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!

"Hello." Zack greeted

"Hey Zack." Alec said

"What's up Ben?" Zack asked

"Zack I'm Alec" he moaned

"Sorry bro, you two just sound alike as well as look alike. Is something wrong that you phoned?" Zack asked

"Yes and no, Max..."Alec couldn't finish as Zack cut him off.

"Is Max okay? Is she hurt?" Zack asked sounding concerned

"No, no, chill, she's okay, it's just she's been thinking a lot about you all, Zack, and she misses you... Now more than ever. She's changed cause she worries about you all to much. She's not as chatty or happy and has lost an interest in nearly everything including her motor bike." Alec told him.

"She misses us all... What's happened to the Maxie with an attitude, her baby as she calls it? God I didn't think keeping her separated from everyone would affect her like this all of a sudden." Zack replied

"It hasn't happened all of a sudden, Zack, Max has slowly gotten like this. She shut away her feelings and emotions from me and even Cindy. Can't you just let her have the one thing she's wanted for so long but you keep denying her of because you're too selfish." Alec informed him.

"I'm not selfish, I keep them separated to protect them, we are too much of a target together." Zack said raising his voice.

"Zack I know you are only trying to keep everyone safe and don't want them to get hurt but have you thought you may be doing more damage than good? Think about it this way: If you agree to the reunion... so Maxcan stop worrying and know everyone is okay and see them through her own two eyes and not how you describe them to her... And the others. Zack, don't you see you are the only sibling to have seen them all," Alec replied in a calm and gentle tone.

"Okay, fine, but if Lydecker gets a tip about what is going on and something terrible happens, I will never forgive you." Zack gave in.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to them, they mean just as much to me as they mean to you. Okay, here's what were going to do" Alec filled him in on the plan.

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