Chapter 6

3 months later...

Things had gotten better, Riley was getting used to being 'somewhat ordinary' meaning like her father she'd been taught to fit into society. So when at 'work' or the days that neither Joshua or Mole could take her, she covered her barcode and acted like an ordinary.

However today was different, Riley was hiding in the abandoned offices that were upstairs from Jam Pony after she'd realised that manticore was outside. On her way upstairs she'd managed to steal Sketchy's cell phone to call Alec.

Alec was in the midst of his deliveries when his phone rang, noone usually called him in the middle of work unless it was important...or other business.

"Hello?"

A Sniffle came over the line that made him start to worry

"Daddy! Manticore is Here!"

Alec's eyes widened as he headed back towards Jam Pony.

"Hide until I get there Riley. I'm on my way"

The child whimpered as she slipped under an old desk

"I'm afraid. Should I fight if they find me?"

he bit his lip, he honestly didn't want her fighting if she wanted to keep the guise of being an ordinary but this was Manticore, taking a deep breath he knew his answer.

"Yes Riley. You fight as hard as you can. Fight dirty if you have to. You got that Soldier?"

Riley nodded immediately back in Solder mode with just those words

"yes Sir!"

Alec smiled brushing a hand through his hair

"I'll be there soon Baby"

When he hung up from Riley he called max for backup, those sons of bitches were not getting his kid again. When he got back to Jam Pony he easily scaled the back wall up to the second floor and with his catlike reflexes managed to slip in through one of the windows. Once he was in he made a gesture out the window to let max know that he was in and that it was time for her to distract Renfro, while he got Riley out.

Max headed into the building stretching as she did, Renfro glared at the girl

"452...Where is 494?"

Max smirked

"Canada"

Renfro looked to the men that were with her

"Take her"

Max simply shook her head and blurred to the other side of the men only to tap their shoulders and punch them when they turned around, after that she blurred the hell out of there to help Alec out back.

The three transgenics could hear Renfro screaming at her men to get them but by the time she or her Minions got out back the three were already speeding back to Terminal City.

"Alec 2...Manticore 0"

he chuckled as he thought about his own escape from Manticore. Once they arrived back at TC, Riley immediately started to cling to Alec, the child was terrified of Manticore and with good reason too. Max moved from her bike over to her friend and his little girl and hugged them both.

"Its ok Riley. We'll protect you and your dad"

The child nodded and looked to max

"You should be my mother" then to alec

"can we order her to be my mother?"

Alec chuckled lightly

"Doesn't quite work like that pipsqueak."

Max looked at Alec as if trying to read him for a moment

"What're you thinking Alec?"

The man shrugged and sighed

"I think Riley and I should leave. Go into hiding. You could come with us Max...I mean if you wanted to"

Max shook her head

"Listen to me Pretty boy, you don't need to run and hide. I will keep you safe. Promise."

Alec nodded and kissed Max softly on the lips having not really expected to but he did it anyway.

"Thanks Maxie."

Just as quick as he kissed her he was gone before she could beat him up or get mad at him for kissing her, he just headed back to his place in TC and curled up with Riley on the couch,protecting his child.