Disclaimer: I do not own Max, Logan, Zack and Bling no matter how much I wish i did. They all belong to Fox, Charles Eglee or James Cameron. Mitch and Yoshi Onawa are mine, so if you wish to use them, just let me know.
Author's note: Well, here is the last part. I hope you enjoyed the serie. Again, please forgive any spelling mistakes... anyways, here it goes:
Human emotions when you're not exactly human
Part 6
Max sat on the bed, thinking. Zack was right, she did care about Logan...alot...More than she should've. ~ How could I not care for him? He's cute, smart, caring, sweet... Oh god no... I... I can't... but I do... I love him...~ as she realized her true feelings for Logan, Zach knocked on the open door, a slight smile on the lips. ~ She knows now...~ he thought when he saw the stunned look on Max's face.
"Hey there... just got a call from Mitch... he knows where Logan is, but Onawa gave him a job that could take all night. We're on our own. He says the room is in the basement..."
"lets go then!" said Max, still in shock from her earlier realisation.
"Wow... we've to wait. It's not even dark yet. There'll be too much activity in the building"
"There's two of us. You know we can do it, we don't need the darkness!"
Zack glared at her for a few seconds
"Mitch also told me that Logan has been beaten... alot. He won't be in good shape... and plus, we need to find a wheel chair, we can't carry him all the way down here without someone catching up with us..."
"We can just park my motorcycle near the house, he can sit on it and grab on to me..."
"Max!" Zack interrupted her "the plan is: we wait till dark, we park the car across the street, and when we come out with him, I'll take the car, with him at the back, and you go grab your motorcycle... got it?" He'd said it in his most «commandery voice». The same way he always talked, back in the Manticore days.
"Positive" said Max reluctantly. She wanted to go save Logan... see him safe. And maybe...maybe give him hint about how she really felt about him... The feeling was so overwhelming, she didn't think about how complicated life would be if she got romantically involved with Logan. She didn't think about the danger it could put her in, all she wanted was Logan to be safe. ~ maybe it's the feline part of me that is taking over. The protectiveness of the cats... could that be it?~
Finally the sun set, letting, once again, the darkness take over New York. Max was pacing in the apartment when Zack finally came back. He'd gone hide the car near the house.
"here, I got us some darker clothes" he handed her a plastic bag "hope it fits you" he added.
"Thanks" as she went back to her room to change.
Half an hour later they were ready to go. Forcing themselves to look casual, they slowly walked up the street. When they reached Onawa's house, they didn't have any trouble getting through various security checks: M. Onawa had given his men the order to let them in anytime, in case they needed him in anything.
When they finally found themselves in a hallway where there weren't any guards, they started looking for stairs. After opening a few doors without success, Zack opened a door that led into a stair case. He gestured to Max that he'd found it. They paused. They heard something coming from the basement.
Silently, they climbed down the stairs. When they arrived at the bottom, they saw a man, he was turning his back at them. Zack, silent as a cat, creapt behind him. In only one punch well aimed behing the head the man was knocked out. They quickly scanned the hallway where they were standing. There were three doors, from two of them they could see light coming under the door.
The sounds they had heard earlier were coming from the farthest one. Max quickly hid beside the door while Zack knocked it down. The room was small and the bare walls were white. Inside, Max could see a beefy man standing beside someone that was curled up on the floor.
The two of them quickly took care of the beefy man. The man laying on the floor was Logan, Max realized.
"Logan, common, we've come to get you" she whispered, but he didn't answer.
"He's unconscious" said Zack calmly, as he picked Logan in his strong arms."common, we've got to get out of here now"
Quietly, then climbed up the stairs. The hard part was still to come. Max Had to knock out the first guards they met on their way out. Running as fast as they could, they ran into Mitch.
"What are you doing there!?" asked Max furiously "I thought ou were suppose to be on a mission or something?!"
"Yeah, I was, I am done now..." he evaluated their chances to get out of the house without his help... none "common, follow me, I'll help you"
Max looked questioningly at Zack, he nodded. He knew when a man could be trusted. Mitch quickly led them through the hallways, avoiding the guards. They finally made it to the front door, the only exit.
Max and Mitch took care of the guards that were standing there as Zack ran as quickly as he could towards the car. As Max and Mitch started running too, they heard sreaming and guns being fired behind them. Max heard a falling noise beside her, but she didn't turn. She knew that Mitch had been hit and that there was nothing to do for him, he was as good as dead. She ran as fast a she could to her motorcycle. She heard the sound of the car right behind her... they were all safe.
They drove for five hours straight. When they finally stoped, they took a look at Logan.
"They've been pretty hard on him...I think his legs are broken" said Zack
"Well, it's not like it hurt him so much... he can't feel anything"
Logan slowly opened his eyes... he felt the wind, fresh air. It had been long since he'd last felt that. But he also felt pain, every inch of his body was hurting... well, except the lower half of course, he remembered.
"Max? What... Where am I?"he looked around and saw a young man.
"You're somewhere between New York and Seattle" answered the young man " I am Zack"
Logan looked puzzled for a split second, but then everything came back to him.
"Yeah, right... but... you guys came for me? How did you know I was in New York!?"
"Zack made me see the truth about Mitch when we couldn't find you" said Max
"Oh... Where is he?"
"Probably dead by now... he helped us rescue you, but he got shot in the back. If he didn't die from the bullet, Onawa's men probably took care of it"
* * *
"I may have good news for you M. Cale" said the old doctor " since your legs are already broken pretty badly, we might be able to transplant a new spinal cord where it's been injured. We aren't sure if i'll work, but there's nothing to lose right?"
* * *
" It's been a month now Zack, don't you think we have the right to know if he's alright!?"
"What I think, is that he surely have good reasons to ask us not to come visit him"
" I guess..." said Max, looking down at Seattle. " So what happens next? I mean... are you going to stay here?"
"Yeah, I was thinking, since we both don't have a place, that maybe we could get an apartment together. I'll find a job somewhere arround here. Logan will probably help locate the others...I'd like to be there when he finds them"
"Shit... I don't have any job myself.... I just got fired. And i don't really see myself begging Normal for a job..."
They fell silent for awhile. It wasn't an akward silence, they were only a brother and a sister up on the space needle, who completely trust each other.
"Do you think we'll find them someday?" asked Max
"Of course we will, it's just gonna take some time"
They stayed there talking for a few hours. Finally, Max couldn't take it anymore: she had to know if Logan was alright.
Max didn't even bother to knock, she just came in, followed closely by Zack.
"Logan!? Are you here!?" she called
"Over here" they heard Bling say
When she saw Logan, she was shocked. He was standing there, like a normal guy. Maybe a little unstable, but still: he was standing on his two feet!
"What the...? How?!" Max managed to ask
"Well, since my legs were already broken, they said they could fix the spinal cord, and they did" answered Logan, with a slight smile. ~ God, she is beautiful ~ he thought.
It had been a month since he'd seen her. He wanted to surprise her. Plus he didn't want her to see him when he was miserably weak, after the intervention.
Zack, seeing the way Logan and Max were looking at each other in the eyes, thought it might be a good time to let them sort their feelings out together.
"Huh... Bling, how about we go take walk, go to a bar or something?"
"Sure, now you two: behave" he said with a grin as he left with Zack.
They went to some bar that was near Logan's building. It felt kind of awkward at first, but as they talked more, they really get along.
"She really likes him doesn't she?" said Bling
"Yeah. But she only realized it when we were in New York. How about him?"
"More than he wants to admit, that's for sure"
And they became friends. The most unexpected things can happen between people. Who would've gessed that Logan's therapist and Max's bother would get along so well?
* * *
" I... I thought I told not to come?" said Logan as he took and uncertain step toward her
" Yeah, well, i had the right to know if you were still alive, didn't I?" she looked at him in the eyes... his pale blue eyes she had missed so much in the past month.
"Sorry i didn't call. I should've. I just wanted this " he gestured to his legs " to be a surprise"
She didn't answer. There were no words needed in this conversation. They stared at each other for a long time.
" I have something for you " he said
"And what's that? Have you found something on my sibs?" she walked over to him, out of curiosity.
He gently put his arms around her waist. At first she was surprised, but then she understood that the feeling she felt so strong inside of her was mutual. He leaned and kissed her softly on the lips. The passion they both felt finally expressed as the kiss grew deeper.
When they broke apart, Logan wrapped his arms around her and held her tight against him.
"I am finally at home" she whispered
End of the serie
Well, I hope you enjoyed the story. I know the ending kinda suck, but it's the hardest part of the story right? Please, leave a review, I love to know what you guys think! helps me improve my writing!!! As for the reviews that suggest that I should use the spellcheck on the computer: I'd love to, but mine is in french so it doesn't really work ;) anyways, I did my best.