Abduction/ 24 hours 4
ENEMIES AND ALLIES
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17:12:10
Krit sat up "Who?"
Syl covered her mouth with her hand "Oh my God"
"I heard about what happened. I want to help"
"Help?" Logan raised his voice "Exactly what do you think you can do to help? As far as I'm concerned you might be involved in this"
Suddenly Max ripped the phone away from him
"Lydecker?!"
"Max?"
"Are you involved in this you son of a bitch?"
"Max, I just want to help!..."
"If you hurt my baby in any way I swear I'll kill you! You piece of shit"
"Max, I swear I..."
"I always knew you couldn't be trusted. Why would a monster like you suddenly decide to become a decent person anyway?"
Lydecker became silent. After a few moments he spoke in a cold, controlled voice "Goodbye Max" and he hung up.
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15:59:39
"I still don't think we handled that very well" Logan covered his face with his hands and leaned forward on the chair, he grabbed a glass of water from the coffee table and drank thirstily. Max was sitting on the floor by his feet, a map from Seattle full of circles and marks on her lap
"What did you want us to do? Sleeping with the enemy has never been my idea of a plan" Max folded the map again and just stared at it
"We're running out of options here! Not to mention out of time!" Logan scolded her
"Well excuse me but you blew up at Lydecker too if I remember correctly"
"It just makes too much sense" Krit chipped in from the couch. His leg was propped up on a bunch of pillows
"What do you mean?" Logan asked
"Well, Lydecker is the only one that knows about us AND about you"
Logan sighed "Well yeah, but if it WAS Lydecker he would already be aware of the fact that Michelle isn't just a girl. He wouldn't be asking for something in exchange"
"No," Max shifted her position to look at Logan "He isn't happy with just one slice, he wants the whole cake. Remember what happened with Case? He wanted both him and his mother"
"I thought we believed him when he said he had nothing to do with that" Logan frowned
"Well, I guess we'll never really know" Max unfolded the map again and sighed "We've been to every plausible place in the city Logan, maybe we should start searching outside of Seattle"
"We don't HAVE time to search outside of Seattle!" Logan hurled the glass of water across the room. It shattered into a million pieces
Max stood up and headed out the door
"Max, where are you going?" Krit asked
"I don't trust the sector police. I'm going to search the sector check points myself"
"Max, you're being irrational! What the hell do you think you're going to accomplish by doing that?" Krit tried to stand up but the pain on his leg was still constant
Max stopped briefly "Page me if anything changes" And with that she was gone
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12:06:32
Max walked through the door of the penthouse and found Syl, Alec, Logan and Krit sitting on the living room
"Any news?" Max asked, already knowing the answer
"None" Logan confirmed
Max sighed. She looked as if she was about to cry
RING!
They all stared at the phone for a few moments until it rang again. Then Max picked it up and answered in a steady voice
"Yeah?"
"Clock's ticking, are you ready to broadcast?" The same altered voice that she had heard before asked
Max visibly tensed but said nothing
"I sure hope you aren't planning anything funny because I'd hate having to kill the child"
"I wanna talk to her" Max interrupted
"Oh I'm sorry, that's just not possible"
"Well, you haven't given me any proof of having her! She could've ran away! For all I know you already killed her!"
Logan stood up and placed his hand on her shoulder to calm her down
"If she had ran away, you would've already found her"
Max paused for a few moments and repeated her request "I want to talk to her, I need to hear her voice"
"I'll think about it and call you back"
Max threw the phone to the couch and sighed. Logan walked over to her and hugged her tight.
She buried her face on the crook of his neck and sniffled. They staid like that for what seemed like an eternity until...
"Logan?" Asha walked in
"In here!" He called
Asha dropped her bag on the floor "Max, your sister called me, she said that your line was busy and that the answer to your question is yes. She wouldn't tell me the question though"
Max nodded "Thank you" She stood up "Well Syl, Alec, let's go"
"Go where?" Asha immediately asked
"To the movies, I wanna see what's playing. Searching for my daughter what do you think?" Max snapped
Krit tossed Max her cell phone "I'll run things from here"
"Fine" She grabbed her jacket
"I'll take my bike and go solo, you two stick together" Alec instructed and the three of them left in a hurry
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11:58:21
Max closed the Aztec's door so forcefully that the whole car shook
"So, Joshua's got night vision, how does that help us?" Syl brushed her hair away from her face with her fingers
"I have no idea. All I know is that who ever took Michelle had to be very quiet. Otherwise Josh would've opened his eyes" Max started the car and speed dialed Original Cindy's phone
"Still think it was Deck?"
"Could've, he DID train us after all. Or maybe he's working for THEM again, an X series could've easily slipped through my two year old son"
"OC? Jace there? Great. Jace, how's Josh? Really? Maybe he's just too smart... ok, that makes sense I guess. Can you put him on please..."
Syl frowned so Max explained "Jace asked Joshua to match some figures in the dark and he got them all right. Maybe he saw the figures before and just remembered the order or something but Jace is positive, it's night vision"
Syl raised her eyebrows and looked out the window. They drove by an abandoned restaurant and Syl motioned for Max to pull over
"Joshi? Hey baby! Listen sweetie, I know I've asked this before but it's very important ok? Did you open your eyes at all last night? No, I mean after daddy and I put you to bed... Are you sure? I won't be mad if you did... Ok, thanks sweetie, can you get your aunt Jace for me again please? I'll be by later to tuck you in aiight? Ok... Love you too"
Syl got out of the car slowly and carefully. She walked into the building unnoticed
"Jace? Yeah, just put him to bed... I don't think you'll have any trouble, he's had a rough day. I'll be by in a few to say goodnight... yes, he DOES have my sleeping patterns... I really don't know where I got them from, shark probably..."
Syl was out of the restaurant just as quickly as she had gone in. She was shaking her head
"Gotta blaze" Max ended the conversation just as Syl was getting back in the car
"Max, this is useless, we've been through every possible place and there's nothing!"
"Then we'll just have to go through the unthinkable places" Max pointed out
Syl sighed "Baby sister, listen to me. Maybe it's time for you to consider the possibility that... well, we might not find her. Logan might have to make that broadcast"
"That can't happen Syl, I can't go on the run again! Not with a husband and four babies!"
"Max, just go home to your boy. I think you need him more than you let on, specially now"
Max squeezed her eyes shut, she knew Syl was right so she turned the car around and headed for the Foggle Towers
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11:05:41
Max walked through the doors of the apartment and immediately went to Logan
"Any news?"
"No one's called back if that's what you're asking" Logan looked pale and weak, weaker than Max had ever seen him before with exception of that night in the woods when he thought she was dead
The phone rang then. Logan handed it to Max, he was obviously too emotionally drained to even think about dealing with any additional information
"Hello?"
"Mommy?"
"Michelle?!" Max stood up straight and cradled the phone to her ear
Michelle tried to take the phone from Kevin but the restrains on her hands prevented her from doing so
"Mommy where are you?"
"Baby are you ok? Your daddy and I are trying to find you sweetie!" Max's eyes watered visibly
"Mommy please hurry! Oh and mommy?"
"Yeah baby?"
"When I get back, can we go to Original Cindy's on a mirror?"
"What?" Max frowned
"I just..."
"Michelle?!" Max screamed into the phone
"There, you got your call, now I want my broadcast"
"Listen to be you sick little bastard, if you gave my child so much as an aspiring I'm..." But the line went dead
"Max?" Logan stood up
"She was incoherent Logan! She told me she wants to go to Original Cindy's on a mirror!"
Logan embraced Max "Shh it's ok angel. Maybe she was trying to say something else but got confused"
"That's what scares me! She hasn't mixed up words since she was two!"
"She's just nervous, that's all. At least we know she's alive"
"Yeah. I'm going to say good night to the kids and take one more look at some buildings, wanna tag along?"
"Sure" Logan got his jacket, handed the phone to Krit and left with Max
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10:37:52
Max picked the lock to Cindy's place and walked in without knocking. Immediately she found herself pressed against the wall with a gun barrel on her forehead
"Jace!" Logan took Jace's hand in his
"Sorry, you should knock next time" Jace lowered the gun and tucked it into her pants
"Yeah, I'll try to remember that" Max massaged her bruised wrist
"Mommy?"
"Joshua?" Max walked into her old room "What are you doing up so late?"
"Couldn't schleep" Joshua's baby voice could be heard through the covers. Max drew the comforter away from his face to take a good look at him. His curly blond hair was even more tousled than usual. Little Maxie was sleeping on her stomach next to him
"Have you found Mishelle yet" He asked
"No, but we're gonna" Max tried to reassure him
"I chould've opened my eyes when I heard her get up" Josh hung his head low
"Joshie, we've been through this already. It was not your fault" Max said lovingly but forcefully
"I know" Joshua shrugged "I know"
Max kissed him on the forehead just as Logan walked in holding Aubrey and Ian
"Look, let me tuck you into bed and then daddy can tell you a story while I feed your brother and sister aiight?"
"Aiight" Joshua yawned. Despite everything he WAS sleepy
"Ok"
Max tucked the covers around him and kissed him goodnight before taking the babies from Logan
"Which story do you want to hear tonight?" She heard Logan ask as she walked into the living room and sat down on the couch
Original Cindy placed her arm around her shoulder and took Ian from her so that she could feed Aubrey
"How are you holding up Boo?"
"I'm not, I'm this close to falling apart! If it wasn't for Logan..."
"You'll get her back Boo"
"I'm starting to think that I won't"
Original Cindy sighed "Don't get all upset, it's bad for the baby" She pointed at the baby attached to Max's breast
Max sighed "OC, what am I gonna do?"
"You could start by spending some time with your man"
"Excuse me? My daughter has been kidnapped and you're thinking about sex?"
Original Cindy switched Ian to her other arm "Max, I'm not just talking about sex! Look, I guess there is a possibility that you won't find baby boo in time. Suppose Logan has to make that broadcast... A transgenic, America's most wanted undercover ciberjournalist and four kids are much easier to spot!"
Max looked up suddenly and realized that Original Cindy was right "If he makes that broadcast, we're gonna have to run for it and split up! I can't live my life without him Cindy I can't!"
Original Cindy tried to comfort her but she pulled away
"I have to find my daughter"
"Max, Seattle is a very big city! You've done everything you can"
"No, I've still got a few hours!" Max stood up and handed Aubrey to Cindy
"Max, please, just stop"
"Well, what the hell do you want me to do? Just sit here and do nothing?"
Original Cindy stood up "Go home Boo, go home and be with your man"
Max calmed down a little bit and took Ian from Cindy
"I can't raise two kids by myself, I can barely cook breakfast!"
"Maybe you won't have to, maybe you can meet again after everything has cooled down"
Max shook her head "Logan has too many enemies, I have a government organization on my tail. They'll never stop looking"
Logan walked into the room then "We'll find a way to beat them Max, we will!"
Max nodded "Let's go home"
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10:12:36
Michelle was all alone in the cool humid room. She tried to sit up straight to ease some pressure from her back but it didn't work
"Hey kid, don't move so much" Kevin walked in and kneeled down in front of her
"Open up" He held a spoonful of yogurt to her mouth but Michelle clenched her jaw
"C'm on kid, I know you're hungry. It's clean, I swear"
Michelle swallowed and opened her mouth, her stomach was begging for food. Kevin fed her the yogurt as fast as she could swallow.
After just a couple of minutes the yogurt was all gone. Kevin whipped Michelle's face with the sleeve of his shirt
"Kevin?"
"Yeah?"
"You're not supposed to be feeding me are you?"
Michelle heard Kevin sigh "You're a smart kid did you know that?"
"Why does the boss forbids you to interact too much with me?"
"What are you talking about kid?" Kevin blew his hair away from his face nervously
"The boss wants you to remain distant so that you can kill me when the time comes right?"
"Kid... just go to sleep alright? Nothing's gonna happen to you! If the boss wanted to kill you, the blindfold wouldn't be necessary"
"The boss just wants me blindfolded as a precaution, you know that" Michelle moved around in her seat once more but this time she got no answer from Kevin
"Can I ask you a question Kevin?" Michelle asked in a very small voice
"I guess"
"How many guys are out there?"
Kevin fought an internal battle, wondering weather it was safe to tell her
"Thirteen"
"And why are you and that other guy the only ones allowed to come and see me?"
Kevin didn't answer that question either
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09:26:51
Logan unlocked the door and dropped the keys carelessly
"Everything ok? Why did you ask us to come back?" Alec stood up from his position on the floor
"Yeah, what happened?" asked Asha
Krit was limping back into the room, Syl behind him holding a glass of water
"We've done everything we could" Logan said simply "You can go home now Asha, we'll call you if we need you"
Asha nodded "Are you sure you don't want me to stay?"
"I'm sure, thanks anyway"
She nodded again and grabbed her jacket "You know where to reach me right? I'm staying with Steve and I've got my cell"
"Yeah" Logan sounded defeated
"Ok, good luck" And with that she left
"I think you guys should take off, we're doing the broadcast tomorrow but ten hours should give you a good head start"
Alec shook his head "That's my niece they're holding. I'm not leaving until you get her back. You'll need my help getting away from her captors anyway."
"I'm staying too!" Syl told her
"So am I" Krit sat on the couch and stretched his leg
"No Krit, you should go. You're gonna have a harder time getting away since you're injured" Max was shaking her head
"I'll be fine by tomorrow and you know it sis"
"You just can't take them all by yourself Max! I mean, what if it's a trap?" Syl pointed out
"Yeah! And I sure as hell didn't stick around for four years watching my niece grow just so that you can rescue her yourself and in a few years she doesn't even remember me!" Alec said this in a joking tone but Max knew he was secretly worried about it
"Alec, I'd never let her forget you! And besides, she's not a normal kid, she'll probably remember you anyway"
Alec shrugged "You're still not getting her by yourself though"
Max finally gave in "Fine! It's your freedom"
"Great, now we're clearing out of here for a while to give you guys some space, we'll be back at six" Krit leaned on his brother. Alec supported his weight with one arm and grabbed both their jackets and his cell phone with the other
"I'm dropping Krit off at Crash and then I'm giving the city one more run" He took the keys to his bike from Max's outstretched hand
"I'll go with you" Syl was already halfway to the door but she turned around to give one last supporting nod in Max's direction
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ENEMIES AND ALLIES
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17:12:10
Krit sat up "Who?"
Syl covered her mouth with her hand "Oh my God"
"I heard about what happened. I want to help"
"Help?" Logan raised his voice "Exactly what do you think you can do to help? As far as I'm concerned you might be involved in this"
Suddenly Max ripped the phone away from him
"Lydecker?!"
"Max?"
"Are you involved in this you son of a bitch?"
"Max, I just want to help!..."
"If you hurt my baby in any way I swear I'll kill you! You piece of shit"
"Max, I swear I..."
"I always knew you couldn't be trusted. Why would a monster like you suddenly decide to become a decent person anyway?"
Lydecker became silent. After a few moments he spoke in a cold, controlled voice "Goodbye Max" and he hung up.
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15:59:39
"I still don't think we handled that very well" Logan covered his face with his hands and leaned forward on the chair, he grabbed a glass of water from the coffee table and drank thirstily. Max was sitting on the floor by his feet, a map from Seattle full of circles and marks on her lap
"What did you want us to do? Sleeping with the enemy has never been my idea of a plan" Max folded the map again and just stared at it
"We're running out of options here! Not to mention out of time!" Logan scolded her
"Well excuse me but you blew up at Lydecker too if I remember correctly"
"It just makes too much sense" Krit chipped in from the couch. His leg was propped up on a bunch of pillows
"What do you mean?" Logan asked
"Well, Lydecker is the only one that knows about us AND about you"
Logan sighed "Well yeah, but if it WAS Lydecker he would already be aware of the fact that Michelle isn't just a girl. He wouldn't be asking for something in exchange"
"No," Max shifted her position to look at Logan "He isn't happy with just one slice, he wants the whole cake. Remember what happened with Case? He wanted both him and his mother"
"I thought we believed him when he said he had nothing to do with that" Logan frowned
"Well, I guess we'll never really know" Max unfolded the map again and sighed "We've been to every plausible place in the city Logan, maybe we should start searching outside of Seattle"
"We don't HAVE time to search outside of Seattle!" Logan hurled the glass of water across the room. It shattered into a million pieces
Max stood up and headed out the door
"Max, where are you going?" Krit asked
"I don't trust the sector police. I'm going to search the sector check points myself"
"Max, you're being irrational! What the hell do you think you're going to accomplish by doing that?" Krit tried to stand up but the pain on his leg was still constant
Max stopped briefly "Page me if anything changes" And with that she was gone
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12:06:32
Max walked through the door of the penthouse and found Syl, Alec, Logan and Krit sitting on the living room
"Any news?" Max asked, already knowing the answer
"None" Logan confirmed
Max sighed. She looked as if she was about to cry
RING!
They all stared at the phone for a few moments until it rang again. Then Max picked it up and answered in a steady voice
"Yeah?"
"Clock's ticking, are you ready to broadcast?" The same altered voice that she had heard before asked
Max visibly tensed but said nothing
"I sure hope you aren't planning anything funny because I'd hate having to kill the child"
"I wanna talk to her" Max interrupted
"Oh I'm sorry, that's just not possible"
"Well, you haven't given me any proof of having her! She could've ran away! For all I know you already killed her!"
Logan stood up and placed his hand on her shoulder to calm her down
"If she had ran away, you would've already found her"
Max paused for a few moments and repeated her request "I want to talk to her, I need to hear her voice"
"I'll think about it and call you back"
Max threw the phone to the couch and sighed. Logan walked over to her and hugged her tight.
She buried her face on the crook of his neck and sniffled. They staid like that for what seemed like an eternity until...
"Logan?" Asha walked in
"In here!" He called
Asha dropped her bag on the floor "Max, your sister called me, she said that your line was busy and that the answer to your question is yes. She wouldn't tell me the question though"
Max nodded "Thank you" She stood up "Well Syl, Alec, let's go"
"Go where?" Asha immediately asked
"To the movies, I wanna see what's playing. Searching for my daughter what do you think?" Max snapped
Krit tossed Max her cell phone "I'll run things from here"
"Fine" She grabbed her jacket
"I'll take my bike and go solo, you two stick together" Alec instructed and the three of them left in a hurry
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11:58:21
Max closed the Aztec's door so forcefully that the whole car shook
"So, Joshua's got night vision, how does that help us?" Syl brushed her hair away from her face with her fingers
"I have no idea. All I know is that who ever took Michelle had to be very quiet. Otherwise Josh would've opened his eyes" Max started the car and speed dialed Original Cindy's phone
"Still think it was Deck?"
"Could've, he DID train us after all. Or maybe he's working for THEM again, an X series could've easily slipped through my two year old son"
"OC? Jace there? Great. Jace, how's Josh? Really? Maybe he's just too smart... ok, that makes sense I guess. Can you put him on please..."
Syl frowned so Max explained "Jace asked Joshua to match some figures in the dark and he got them all right. Maybe he saw the figures before and just remembered the order or something but Jace is positive, it's night vision"
Syl raised her eyebrows and looked out the window. They drove by an abandoned restaurant and Syl motioned for Max to pull over
"Joshi? Hey baby! Listen sweetie, I know I've asked this before but it's very important ok? Did you open your eyes at all last night? No, I mean after daddy and I put you to bed... Are you sure? I won't be mad if you did... Ok, thanks sweetie, can you get your aunt Jace for me again please? I'll be by later to tuck you in aiight? Ok... Love you too"
Syl got out of the car slowly and carefully. She walked into the building unnoticed
"Jace? Yeah, just put him to bed... I don't think you'll have any trouble, he's had a rough day. I'll be by in a few to say goodnight... yes, he DOES have my sleeping patterns... I really don't know where I got them from, shark probably..."
Syl was out of the restaurant just as quickly as she had gone in. She was shaking her head
"Gotta blaze" Max ended the conversation just as Syl was getting back in the car
"Max, this is useless, we've been through every possible place and there's nothing!"
"Then we'll just have to go through the unthinkable places" Max pointed out
Syl sighed "Baby sister, listen to me. Maybe it's time for you to consider the possibility that... well, we might not find her. Logan might have to make that broadcast"
"That can't happen Syl, I can't go on the run again! Not with a husband and four babies!"
"Max, just go home to your boy. I think you need him more than you let on, specially now"
Max squeezed her eyes shut, she knew Syl was right so she turned the car around and headed for the Foggle Towers
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11:05:41
Max walked through the doors of the apartment and immediately went to Logan
"Any news?"
"No one's called back if that's what you're asking" Logan looked pale and weak, weaker than Max had ever seen him before with exception of that night in the woods when he thought she was dead
The phone rang then. Logan handed it to Max, he was obviously too emotionally drained to even think about dealing with any additional information
"Hello?"
"Mommy?"
"Michelle?!" Max stood up straight and cradled the phone to her ear
Michelle tried to take the phone from Kevin but the restrains on her hands prevented her from doing so
"Mommy where are you?"
"Baby are you ok? Your daddy and I are trying to find you sweetie!" Max's eyes watered visibly
"Mommy please hurry! Oh and mommy?"
"Yeah baby?"
"When I get back, can we go to Original Cindy's on a mirror?"
"What?" Max frowned
"I just..."
"Michelle?!" Max screamed into the phone
"There, you got your call, now I want my broadcast"
"Listen to be you sick little bastard, if you gave my child so much as an aspiring I'm..." But the line went dead
"Max?" Logan stood up
"She was incoherent Logan! She told me she wants to go to Original Cindy's on a mirror!"
Logan embraced Max "Shh it's ok angel. Maybe she was trying to say something else but got confused"
"That's what scares me! She hasn't mixed up words since she was two!"
"She's just nervous, that's all. At least we know she's alive"
"Yeah. I'm going to say good night to the kids and take one more look at some buildings, wanna tag along?"
"Sure" Logan got his jacket, handed the phone to Krit and left with Max
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10:37:52
Max picked the lock to Cindy's place and walked in without knocking. Immediately she found herself pressed against the wall with a gun barrel on her forehead
"Jace!" Logan took Jace's hand in his
"Sorry, you should knock next time" Jace lowered the gun and tucked it into her pants
"Yeah, I'll try to remember that" Max massaged her bruised wrist
"Mommy?"
"Joshua?" Max walked into her old room "What are you doing up so late?"
"Couldn't schleep" Joshua's baby voice could be heard through the covers. Max drew the comforter away from his face to take a good look at him. His curly blond hair was even more tousled than usual. Little Maxie was sleeping on her stomach next to him
"Have you found Mishelle yet" He asked
"No, but we're gonna" Max tried to reassure him
"I chould've opened my eyes when I heard her get up" Josh hung his head low
"Joshie, we've been through this already. It was not your fault" Max said lovingly but forcefully
"I know" Joshua shrugged "I know"
Max kissed him on the forehead just as Logan walked in holding Aubrey and Ian
"Look, let me tuck you into bed and then daddy can tell you a story while I feed your brother and sister aiight?"
"Aiight" Joshua yawned. Despite everything he WAS sleepy
"Ok"
Max tucked the covers around him and kissed him goodnight before taking the babies from Logan
"Which story do you want to hear tonight?" She heard Logan ask as she walked into the living room and sat down on the couch
Original Cindy placed her arm around her shoulder and took Ian from her so that she could feed Aubrey
"How are you holding up Boo?"
"I'm not, I'm this close to falling apart! If it wasn't for Logan..."
"You'll get her back Boo"
"I'm starting to think that I won't"
Original Cindy sighed "Don't get all upset, it's bad for the baby" She pointed at the baby attached to Max's breast
Max sighed "OC, what am I gonna do?"
"You could start by spending some time with your man"
"Excuse me? My daughter has been kidnapped and you're thinking about sex?"
Original Cindy switched Ian to her other arm "Max, I'm not just talking about sex! Look, I guess there is a possibility that you won't find baby boo in time. Suppose Logan has to make that broadcast... A transgenic, America's most wanted undercover ciberjournalist and four kids are much easier to spot!"
Max looked up suddenly and realized that Original Cindy was right "If he makes that broadcast, we're gonna have to run for it and split up! I can't live my life without him Cindy I can't!"
Original Cindy tried to comfort her but she pulled away
"I have to find my daughter"
"Max, Seattle is a very big city! You've done everything you can"
"No, I've still got a few hours!" Max stood up and handed Aubrey to Cindy
"Max, please, just stop"
"Well, what the hell do you want me to do? Just sit here and do nothing?"
Original Cindy stood up "Go home Boo, go home and be with your man"
Max calmed down a little bit and took Ian from Cindy
"I can't raise two kids by myself, I can barely cook breakfast!"
"Maybe you won't have to, maybe you can meet again after everything has cooled down"
Max shook her head "Logan has too many enemies, I have a government organization on my tail. They'll never stop looking"
Logan walked into the room then "We'll find a way to beat them Max, we will!"
Max nodded "Let's go home"
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10:12:36
Michelle was all alone in the cool humid room. She tried to sit up straight to ease some pressure from her back but it didn't work
"Hey kid, don't move so much" Kevin walked in and kneeled down in front of her
"Open up" He held a spoonful of yogurt to her mouth but Michelle clenched her jaw
"C'm on kid, I know you're hungry. It's clean, I swear"
Michelle swallowed and opened her mouth, her stomach was begging for food. Kevin fed her the yogurt as fast as she could swallow.
After just a couple of minutes the yogurt was all gone. Kevin whipped Michelle's face with the sleeve of his shirt
"Kevin?"
"Yeah?"
"You're not supposed to be feeding me are you?"
Michelle heard Kevin sigh "You're a smart kid did you know that?"
"Why does the boss forbids you to interact too much with me?"
"What are you talking about kid?" Kevin blew his hair away from his face nervously
"The boss wants you to remain distant so that you can kill me when the time comes right?"
"Kid... just go to sleep alright? Nothing's gonna happen to you! If the boss wanted to kill you, the blindfold wouldn't be necessary"
"The boss just wants me blindfolded as a precaution, you know that" Michelle moved around in her seat once more but this time she got no answer from Kevin
"Can I ask you a question Kevin?" Michelle asked in a very small voice
"I guess"
"How many guys are out there?"
Kevin fought an internal battle, wondering weather it was safe to tell her
"Thirteen"
"And why are you and that other guy the only ones allowed to come and see me?"
Kevin didn't answer that question either
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09:26:51
Logan unlocked the door and dropped the keys carelessly
"Everything ok? Why did you ask us to come back?" Alec stood up from his position on the floor
"Yeah, what happened?" asked Asha
Krit was limping back into the room, Syl behind him holding a glass of water
"We've done everything we could" Logan said simply "You can go home now Asha, we'll call you if we need you"
Asha nodded "Are you sure you don't want me to stay?"
"I'm sure, thanks anyway"
She nodded again and grabbed her jacket "You know where to reach me right? I'm staying with Steve and I've got my cell"
"Yeah" Logan sounded defeated
"Ok, good luck" And with that she left
"I think you guys should take off, we're doing the broadcast tomorrow but ten hours should give you a good head start"
Alec shook his head "That's my niece they're holding. I'm not leaving until you get her back. You'll need my help getting away from her captors anyway."
"I'm staying too!" Syl told her
"So am I" Krit sat on the couch and stretched his leg
"No Krit, you should go. You're gonna have a harder time getting away since you're injured" Max was shaking her head
"I'll be fine by tomorrow and you know it sis"
"You just can't take them all by yourself Max! I mean, what if it's a trap?" Syl pointed out
"Yeah! And I sure as hell didn't stick around for four years watching my niece grow just so that you can rescue her yourself and in a few years she doesn't even remember me!" Alec said this in a joking tone but Max knew he was secretly worried about it
"Alec, I'd never let her forget you! And besides, she's not a normal kid, she'll probably remember you anyway"
Alec shrugged "You're still not getting her by yourself though"
Max finally gave in "Fine! It's your freedom"
"Great, now we're clearing out of here for a while to give you guys some space, we'll be back at six" Krit leaned on his brother. Alec supported his weight with one arm and grabbed both their jackets and his cell phone with the other
"I'm dropping Krit off at Crash and then I'm giving the city one more run" He took the keys to his bike from Max's outstretched hand
"I'll go with you" Syl was already halfway to the door but she turned around to give one last supporting nod in Max's direction
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I'm soooooo sorry for the lack of updates, I swear I'll post faster but pleeeeease review and tell me you're still reading this!! Next chapter will have some M/L lovin' and some rather important revelations!
So thanks to the few people who reviewed last chapter and please please please review this one!
I'll post as soon as the next chapter is finished