I owe the idea of this story to RAINA89 from the official Dark Angel message board.
In Desert Rose, they said something about how
none of the escapees were mentally unstable. I though about this and wondered what
would happen if one of the kids couldn't quite control their abilities. Then I thought
Lydecker made Max with cat DNA so maybe he played around with human computer
integration. This takes place right before Max meets Zack.
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Carina
Part 1 (The best made flaws)
"I've been told I see things wrong. That's the only way my friends can explain it. I've
never noticed anything different but I guess reality is just objective in that way. I do slip
every once and a while though. When I have to make hard decisions I think of all the
possibilities. I see all the numbers in my head and it becomes too much. Back at
Manticore they all knew, my siblings that is. They gave me direct orders to follow, kept
the teachers from asking me certain questions. After the escape when we entered the
real world, I stayed with Jake. Zack had ordered it until I found a place, a purpose, as
he put it. Jake left after I was adopted but Zack checks in on me every few months. I tell
him the risk percentage of doing so but he says it's his responsibility."

Carina walked the streets towards her work. It was a computer hacking company. Illegal
but in the phone book. She wore dark shades so none one noticed she walked with her
eyes closed. She when she first ran to Seattle, after leaving home, she found that she
memorized everyone's face as she walked the streets. When she saw them everyday a
little check mark entered in her mind and soon she was putting together data on
everyone she saw. She couldn't help it, that was the way her mind worked, but it wasn't
natural and it would drive her mad.

She walked to the next corner, opened her eyes to check traffic and then closed them
again. She didn't do this all her life. The town she grew up in only held 55 people the
math was simple enough to not distract her but imagine doing statistical research in you
head of a city holding a million people or more.

She reached her building and walked across the lobby. She opened her eyes and smiled
at Louise the desk receptionist. Everyone in the building had been shocked to find that
Louise was a man but Carina knew. His hips moved at a degree that was unlikely for a
woman no matter how he tried to hide it and his or her chest was too symmetrical. True
that could a woman could have that kind of surgery done but added to other evidence it
wasn't likely. She ran through all that evidence in her head as she always did when
walking by Louise.

She entered her office and hung her coat on the wall. She liked work, it gave her clear
purpose and she was very good at it, which made her happy. The time she spent at
Hackers Inc. made it the most recognized in the field. This had gained them several
government contracts one of which had her barcode number stamped on it. In a lean
month, Lydecker was forced to hire her company to do some of his legwork. She gained
access to his system and had since systematically check, and changed his data on a
regular basis. That made her happier than any other assignment up to date.

Her work was traceable in the sense that she had used her own barcode number as a
variant to the day she hacked and since her company is the only outside system used
Lydecker used she knew it was only a matter of time before they picked up on it. Zack,
however, had told her it was a justifiable risk to stay and keep up with it. She sent him
all the data Lydecker collected and he moved people around accordingly.

Carina sat and her desk and began to start her work. She flashed through the recent
files and command codes used at Manticore and found one of interest. It was Max, well
rather her barcode number. Carina pulled up Lydecker's report and was shocked to find
that Max's barcode was seen in a local newspaper, in Seattle.

She heard the footsteps coming down the hall and she minimized the window she was
working on. She turned and looked as her supervisor walked through the door.

"What can I do for you Mr. Lieffers?" She said with a stone cold expression.

"I told you to call me Matt." He said as he walked up and sat on her desk right next to
her.

"And I told you that it was unprofessional."

"You know our relationship doesn't have to be nearly so professional." He said smiling
slyly at her.

"While I find you slightly aesthetically pleasing, I assure you that you would have to gain
150% more personality and stop fornicating with every new female associate."

"So that's a no."

"Actually loosely translated that's a go to hell...Mr. Lieffers." She responded then looked
at him expectantly. "Was there anything else."

"Oh...yeah I need the Smith report."

"I'll have it to you within the hour." She turned back to her work as her got off her desk
and walked out. She never could understand his behavior. She always turned him down
and he would leave smiling. "Guys never followed a behavioral norm." She thought to
herself. She got up and walked over to the window and opened it. She was expecting
Zack within the hour and he was usually on the early side. She finished the repot on
Voggelsang and then printed up the Smith report she finished a month ago. She had to
keep up appearances after all.

"Did you find Lydecker's report." Zack said as he climbed through the window.

"I did. They bugged Voggelsang but the tape is incomplete for now."

"How big of a risk is he?"

"The report says that he has info on Jhonde, Mike, and you but it doesn't say what the
info is. The risk is 80% to you 50% to Jhondie and Mike and 99.9% to Max."

"99.9%?" Zack questioned.

"He could get hit by a car." She said optimistically.

"Did they get the location of Max's meeting with him."

"No. They're still filtering through the background noise. But they will have it by the end
of the week I suspect." Zack and Carina turned to look at the shut door as they heard
the elevator open and people run out of it In Carina's head raced
Possibility of this being Lydecker: 75% certainty.
Possibility of him knowing who's responsible: 65% certainty.
Possibility of.....
Her mind calculated and calculated but she couldn't make a plan of action. Zack on the
other hand instinctively barked out orders for her to escape and that command took
over. They both climbed out the window and jumped the five stories to the ground and
ran.
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I hope you liked it
- Puppy