Title: Freak Nation: Aftermath

Author: UNKNOWN

A/N: OK, here's the second chapter. I was going to have it up sooner, but, well, after I heard the news I just kind of sat there doing nothing for a couple of days. Then I realized that moping isn't going to help so I went online and started printing postcards and sending e-mails. I believe everyone already knows the address to get that stuff at. I've even made t- shirts using postcard & banner designs. All you need is t-shirt transfer printer paper, an iron, and an all-cotton t-shirt. Anyway, thanks for all the wonderful reviews and as for the flames, it doesn't matter anymore cause we are all in this together now. So I'll stop giving crap to the M/A shippers so we can work together and save the show. DARK ANGEL ROCKS!!!

A/N 2: Thank you Kim for those ideas! I was soooo stuck on that! I used some of your ideas in this chapter.



CHAPTER 2



~Logan POV~

That's why I lied to you.

My first reaction to Max's confession was to jump for joy. So she wasn't seeing Alec after all! She still cared about me! But, then again, it doesn't change much, does it? There's still the virus. That's not going away anytime soon. And even if we do get rid of it, it doesn't mean things will be the same as before.

Everything's changed.

****

Alec came down the stairs to find Logan sitting by the TV, a blank look on his face.

"Hey buddy, what's up?" Alec said, searching the fridge for a soda, only to find out there wasn't any. He grabbed a snack bar instead.

"You tried to tell me, didn't you?"

"Tell you what?"

"That day you delivered the package, you were trying to tell me it was a lie."

"You found out about that, huh?"

"Yeah, Max told me."

"She did?"

"Yeah."

"Huh. So what're you doing?"

"Thinking."

"Where'd Max go?"

"She went with Jesse to find a way out of here."

"And Jesse is…?"

"Well, earlier this morning…"

****

"Jesse, are you sure?"

"About Logan being immune to the virus? Hell yeah. I wouldn't of told you if I wasn't."

That was all Max needed to hear. She turned around and began walking back towards Terminal City.

"Max? Max! What are you doing? I thought we were gonna talk to that guy, Normal!"

"I've gotta tell Logan!"

"Great, drag me out here for nothing!"

"Quit complaining! Besides, Alec will be up by now. Maybe you two will annoy each other to death."

"Oh, that hurt."

"Hey, the truth does." Max started running down the tunnel, Jesse close behind.

****

Logan had just finished telling Alec what happened that morning when Max and Jesse climbed out of the tunnel. Max walked over with a big smile on her face. Jesse followed behind her, the sight of Alec making her feel unusually shy.

"Hey boys, miss me?" Max looked flushed and extremely happy and for a second Logan wondered if she was in heat.

"Hey Max," Alec said, "We were just talking about you."

"Really. Alec, I want you to meet someone." She pulled Jesse over until she was inches from him. "Alec, Jesse. Jesse, Alec." She put their hands together. "Now why don't you two go get to know each other better. I have to talk to Logan. Alone."

"Alright with me," Alec said, still holding Jesse's hand. "Come on, Jess. I'll, show you around."

"OK," Jesse said weakly as Alec pulled her away.

When they were gone Logan asked, "So what did you talk to Normal about?"

"Nothing. We never made it to Jam Pony."

"Why not?"

Max took a deep breath. "Do you remember why Joshua's blood saved you that last time I infected you with the virus?"

"Yeah, because of his antibodies…Oh…" he said, catching on.

"Exactly."

"And why didn't we catch this before?"

"Because we're, as Jesse put it, 'fucking stupid', and because annoying people are smarter than the rest of us." They laughed briefly at this, then fell into a tense silence.

"So…"

"So…"

"What do we do now?"

Logan stood up and held out his hand. "We start over."

Max slowly reached out for him. She stopped just before her hand brushed his. She looked up into his eyes and whispered,

"What if we're wrong?"

"What if we're right?" he whispered back. He closed the gap between their hands. Nothing.

"Wow, it's really gone. It's been gone for all this time." Max said, staring at their interlocked hands.

"Guess so." Logan reached out with his free hand and touched her face. He leaned down close and was about to kiss her when they heard a voice from below them.

"Hey, I think you guys might want to check out the news." It was Dix.

Logan sighed. "Why?"

"Check for yourself."

Logan looked at Max. Max smiled at him. "Well, you heard the man. Turn it on. We'll finish this later."

"Remember what happened last time you said that?"

"Logan, it's just turning on a TV!"

"Fine." He said. He gave her a quick kiss and clicked the TV on.

"…has been given orders to shoot any transgenic seen. Just moments ago two transgenics were spotted outside. Police fired, and believe they hit one of them…"

There was a commotion in the door as Alec rushed in, a bleeding Jesse in his arms.

"They shot at us! Those son of a bitches shot at us!" He knocked some stuff off a table and laid her on it. Max lifted Jesse's shirt and spotted the bullet hole.

"It's not to deep. Jesse? Jesse, can you hear me? Are you alright?"

Jesse groaned and lifted her head off the table. "Do I look alright to you? There's a fucking hole in my side!" Her head fell back on the table as she passed out.

"Alright, come on people, I need some help here!"

****

AGENCY HQ –10:00 pm

White stood staring at the moon. It was unusually large and low for this time of night.

"Watching the stars again, Sir?" He turned around to see Otto standing behind him.

"Naw, it's the moon this time."

"It does look rather unusual, doesn't it?"

"Yup."

"Well, goodnight, Sir."

"Night." Otto walked back to the building. White's cell phone rang.

"Fe'nos tol."

"Fe'nos tol." It was the priestess. "So how's our girl?"

"I haven't heard from her yet, but I know she's there. Some good news, though. The cops have authorization to fire at the transgenics. They've already hit one. Maybe they'll do our work for us."

"No. There's no time. We need 452 and her followers dead before next week."

"Her followers?"

"Yes. Many ancient writings imply help, and I know for a fact Sandemen created more like her, who are not only immune, but show no symptoms."

"How do we know who her followers are?"

"I'm guessing the escaped x5s, possibly others. For safety I want as many of them killed, as soon as possible. It's happening one week from tonight at sundown."

"You're sure?"

"Yes."

"I'll get on it then. Fe'nos tol."

"Fe'nos tol."

White hung up his phone and looked back at the moon. It was now blood red. He smiled and walked to his car.

****

Somewhere across town, a man stared at the moon from his window, knowing exactly what was happening. He spoke one word: "Max…"



A/N: So, how was it? I know it was shorter than the first one, but a lot has happened the past week. Dark Angel was cancelled, (well, that was before, but still…), I had a funeral to go to, and I had to present my report to the class. BTW, that report went fine, though I think the class had no clue what I was talking about and I'm sure they were wondering why I kept bringing up "Genetically enhanced super humans" :) Now I ask of you two things. One: I'm sure you can all see that Jesse has a crush on Alec. What I want to know is, would you like to see it turn into something more? Two: If an evil, devil-worshipping race (The Familiars) were going to kill everyone in the world but their own, how would they do it? Your ideas help a lot Kim, but I need to get a little something else, too. Well, let me know through reviews, the more idea's I get the faster the next chapter will be up :)