Dr. Brooks peered in on the two X5s to see that they were sleeping in their room but they weren't having good dreams.
"How did they were so fast?" Biggs asked, as they were thrown to the side of the truck as it was slam in the side by the other truck. Alec struggled for control of the truck. "I know we pissed them off, but why are they after us."
"Oh, I can of a few hundred reasons," Alec answered, as he shot Max a look, as she held a wounded CeCe close to her side. "We just got to keep them off of us. How is she doing?"
"She's got a pretty bad shoulder wound and bad side wound," Max reported, as the truck swerved again and she was threw into Alec's lap. "You all right?" She was making reference to his small chest wound he had taken when he had went back after CeCe had gone down. Max done her best to keep Biggs from going back as well, Biggs had a slight concussion and wouldn't have done any good in a fight. They had three other Xs in their command right now to take care of. They weren't physically hurt, but were too shell shocked to fight.
"I've been better," Alec muttered, as he put a hand over hers that was on his knee. "Don't worry, Max, I'm sure when this is all over, we can chew Logan's butt off. He's the one who gave us faulty information." He let out a small gasp of pain and Max's eyes came up quickly to connect with his. "Don't worry, I'll be okay. I've have worse."
"I know," Max said, as she looked down at CeCe to see that her face had turned paler. "We have to get back to TC. I don't know how much longer she can make it without treatment. Damn those Familiars. I'm really not liking White right now."
"Oh, he seemed to really like you, Maxie," Biggs called out to them, causing Max to shoot him a glare. "Because it seems he's always trying to capture you."
"Biggs, can it," Alec called out to his fellow X5 as the truck hit their causing theirs to slid off the road. "Hang on." They came to a stop in a shallow ditch. "Okay we got two options. Continue trying to drive, or loose them in the forest?"
"Forest," Max said, as she opened the door, and started to help CeCe out through the door. "We can use our speed and our skills. We were trained in forests like these outside of Manticore. We may have an upper hand to these guys."
"Not much," Biggs said, as he looked over at her, as he and Alec gathered up their weapons and some medical supplies. "Okay, let's tread on."
"Tread on?" Alec asked, as they headed off. The three Xs kept up behind them, keeping their eyes peeled for any danger that could be lurking in the shadows. "Who says that?"
"He does," CeCe said softly, as she leaned up against Max. "He's quirky like that." Max shot a glance over at Alec as he came over to her side. "It sometimes gets on my nerves."
"Alec does the same thing," Max whispered to her, as he moved closer to her side and placed a knife in her hand and a gun in CeCe's free hand. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," he whispered. "I always try to be a pain in the butt. We'll take point."
About half an hour of walking, an eerie voice called them to a stop. "There you are, 452," a voice called out. Alec turned around to face Ames White and a group of his Familiars. Biggs came up to his side as they walked up behind CeCe and Max, who had stepped in front of CeCe. "Hello, 494."
"White," Alec said to him, as he came up beside Max's side, and Biggs came up and pulled CeCe back away from them. "What are you doing here?"
"I came here for Max?" White answered as he looked over at Max, not really paying all that much attention to the other X5s.
"Really, I could never have guessed." A small smile crossed Max's face as she watched anger fill White's face. "You just have this thing for her, don't ya?"
"Shut up, 494." Alec smirked as he moved closer to Max's side and she looked up at him when he gently touched her back. "We're only here for 452. The rest of you can go."
"Oh, I don't think so," Alec growled, as he slid an arm around Max's waist and pulled her back into him. "If we're going to go, Miss 452 is going to come with us."
"I don't think so." The familiars then started to inch closer to them. "Will just simply have to take her from you."
"Biggs, take CeCe and the others and run," Max ordered them, as she turned to face White. "We can handle them."
"Okay," Biggs said, knowing that he couldn't win the argument with Max. He then pulled CeCe away and they blurred away, followed by the others.
"That was brave of you, 452, sending you backup away," White sneered, as he watched the X5s blur away before turning his attention back onto Max and Alec. "Because you could have used their help."
"We can take your flunkies any day, White," Max snapped, as she looked over at White. He shot her a smile, as he looked over at White. "You had no right to attack us."
"Let's just fight and get this over with, 452."
"Bring it." Max jumped forward and slammed a kick into White's chest sending him back into one of his familiars as Alec attacked some to her left. "I thought you were good, White. Seems you got a bit rusty, since we last fought." White swung at her, catching her on the side of her head and she went down hard. Alec looked over at her and she saw concern in his eyes. "Okay, maybe you're not that rusty." She slammed a kick into his knee that sent him to the ground and jumped to her feet. "As fun as fighting you is, White, we don't have time. We have to jet."
"You're not getting away that easy." White lashed out at her, knocking her to the ground. Max let out a moan, as she gasped, as the air was knocked from her lungs. "We're not done." Before he could get close to her, he was knocked to the ground, by Alec.
"She said we gotta go, White," Alec said, as he moved over him, to help Max up. "You okay?" She slowly nodded as she caught her breath. "Come on. We gotta jet." They then blurred off into the forest. Leaving the familiars behind. "That was way to close."
"Way to close." They started to run again when they were taken done by a series of tazers. "But not close." She looked over to see Alec fall. "Alec."
Max woke up straight in her bed and let out a scream. "Alec!" she cried out, as she struggled to catch her breath and she ran a shaky hand through her hand. She shot a glance over to see that Alec was not moving on his bed. "Alec!" She blurred over to his side and shook his arm. "494!" She rolled him onto his back and bent over his chest to check to see if he was breathing and let out a sigh of relief when she found out that he was. "Thank god. Alec, wake up. Please wake up."
Max let out a gasp, as his arm slid around her waist and pulled her closer to him, and she looked up into his eyes. "Please tell me you had the same nightmare that I did?" he asked, in a soft voice. His eyes were full of pain and concern. "Because I really don't want to have to remember that whole thing again."
"I think so." She reached out and touched the side of his face. "I woke up right after being shot by a tazer." Alec let out a small groan and closed his eyes. "That's when you woke up. You don't remember anything after that. Not the hospital?" He shook his head no. "Maybe it'll still come to us." She moved off of his chest and he slowly sat up. He ran a hand through his hair and looked around the room. "You tackled White." That got a small smile from him. "I just hope Biggs and CeCe got those three back to TC okay. CeCe was hurt pretty bad."
"I'm sure that they did okay," He slid his arm around her waist and pulled her close to his side. "Don't worry, we'll be okay. We'll get through this."
"I know." She rested her head on his head as the door to their room opened and Alicia and Dr. Brooks rushed in. "Can we help you guys?"
"We heard screaming," Alicia said, as she came up to check them. "Are you guys okay?"
"We dreamt about before the accident," Alec answered her, as he looked over at Brooks. "We got hit by tazers and that's what woke us up."
"Ooh, that couldn't have been nice."
"No, it wasn't." Brooks shot them a glance as he turned and left the room. "Hey, Doc, can we ask you a question. We got attacked by other people then the ones we thought we were fighting. Can you help us figure out who?"
"I can try," Alicia said, as she looked up at the two X5s, who looked tired. "You guys look like crap. Try to get some more sleep."
"We'll try," Alec said, as he looked down at Max. "Night."
"Night, my loyal and favorite X5s," Alicia called out with a smile as she shut the door behind her.
"I'm afraid to close my eyes because of what I may find there," Max whispered to Alec, as soon as Alicia was gone.
"Don't worry, Max, I'm here," Alec whispered back, as he pulled her closer to him. "You can even sleep with me if you want." He laid back down on his bed and patted the space next to her. "I promise not to bite."
"I don't think Dr. Brooks would approve of that." But a small feral smile crossed her face as she moved closer to his side and slide under the covers. "But I really don't care what he thinks." Alec slid an arm around her waist and she curled up into his side. "I just don't want to have nightmares tonight."
"I know the feeling," Alec replied, as he pressed a kiss into her hair. "Sleep well Max. I'll be here." They then slipped into a restless sleep.
TBC
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