In my little world, Bobby knows Logan as Logan and Eye's only, Logan doesn't know about the supernatural, and he and Bobby don't know each other incredibly well but Bobby did recruit him as a contact (and Vice Versa) considering he knew about the familiars and had a lot of resources.

Oh and he still has his fun hair from season one!

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"Well, the guy basically hates my guts."

20 minutes after Alec hung up with Max, her ninja could be heard pulling up to Alec's apartment. On the phone, she had, as expected, chewed him out for forcing her to cover for him with Normal at Jam Pony after he just bailed town and for ditching them all at Crash. She sounded livid, but in reality, she was just worried. He just stood up from their table at Crash and fell off the face of the earth for four days. What girl wouldn't worry? Her head said that it was only because he was a transgenic and she wanted to make sure he stayed out of trouble and kept his head down. Her heart, however, had other ideas about why she had been so upset when he left but she kept those thoughts locked down deep inside. Then after days and days of complete radio silence, he calls her and tells her to get over to his apartment ASAP. She scoffed at him and yelled to her heart's content but deep inside, her heart skipped a beat just from hearing his voice again and knowing that he was home safe- well, home at least. Without a second's hesitation, she grabbed her ninja and rushed over to his apartment in record time.

With the wind in her face, her mind wandered back to him, or more accurately, had never left him. Her heart was in her throat and for the life of her, she couldn't piece together a logical reason for him to need her to come over so urgently. The only reasons she could come up with didn't make her feel any better but she couldn't seem to shut them up as she drove. Is he hurt? Is he leaving and wanted to tell me in person? What if he has some girl with him? What if? What if? What if?

After what seemed like hours, she arrived at the decrepit apartment and raced up the stairs two at a time and stopped only when she reached his door.

Alec heard Max's rapid knocking on the door to his apartment and hurried over to let her in. His heart rate increased when he pulled back the heavy wooden door and saw her standing in the hall. He told himself it was only because he was a bit nervous about her meeting Dean and the others but deep down, his heart knew otherwise. She was flushed and windswept from the drive over. Her breath was coming in a slightly ragged rhythm despite the fact that she could run for miles without having to stop to catch it. She was in her customary biker boots and tight jeans with a red top that fit in a way that made Alec unable to look away and she was just staring at him. He could feel her visually examining him from the doorway and couldn't help but notice the way she relaxed when she was certain he was uninjured.

Her eyes went wide again when she finally realized that he was not the only one in his apartment. Her seemingly endless supply of adrenaline started pumping again. Instinctively, she did a quick threat assessment of the visitors and decided that they were probably not immediate threats. Alec was obviously aware that they were present and by now, she trusted him and his judgment enough to know that he wouldn't bring someone who wanted to hurt them back to his apartment and she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he wouldn't lead her into a trap. She sent a nervous glance at Alec before looking at the guests more thoroughly, this time actually looking at them rather than simply checking for weaponry and physical prowess (there was plenty of the latter and it wouldn't surprise her if there was quite a bit of the former hidden, but Alec seemed comfortable with them). Her brown eyes moved from one to the next before freezing on a man in his late 20's sitting on the arm of the couch. She stopped dead in her tracks and it took every ounce of self control her genetically enhanced body possessed to keep from bolting out at the sight. It decided to do its best impression of a deer in the head lights instead. It was Ben, or Alec depending on how you looked at it, resting there. Max felt like she couldn't move. In front of her, reclining against Alec's tattered couch with his arms and ankles crossed casually, was her dead brother or at the very least, another clone of him. Alec silently moved behind her and snaked an arm around her waist to keep her upright when her knees threatened to give out. When he finally spoke, it was in that deep husky tone that made her subconsciously relax in his grip.

"Max," he said slowly as though trying not to spook her, "This is Dean. He's not a threat and he's definitely not Manticore."

She leaned backwards to where her back was pressed against Alec's chest as she looked up at him. She then slowly shifted her gaze over to 'Dean.' It was true that he didn't look like Manticore, but it was still unnerving to see Ben's face again after so long. She had gotten used to Alec after seeing him day after day and over time had noticed subtle differences between Alec and Ben's physical differences and immediately noticed the not so subtle personality discrepancies. Now she identified Alec's face solely with Alec, not Ben. Dean, however, was a whole different animal. She took one look at him and she was back in that retched forest with Ben. Intellectually, she knew it wasn't him but her mind hadn't had enough time to catalog the differences between the two.

The hunters watched with interest and concern as Max entered the apartment and immediately proceeded to internally freak out. She was attractive; Dean had to give her that. Plus, from the way she relaxed in Alec's grip, it looked like she had good taste too. Dean tried his best to remove any skepticism and coldness from his eyes and smiled sweetly at the traumatized woman. He moved to stand and introduce himself properly but before he could, Alec subtly waved him down. He didn't want to mess with a nervous transgenic if he could avoid it so he sat back down without comment. After another moment or two, Max's pulse had dropped back down to an almost normal level (for a transgenic anyway) and Alec calmly led her over to the couch to make the introductions.

"Max," He said smoothly, "This beautiful girl here is Jo." The woman in question blushed faintly and Alec winked. Max couldn't help but smile at his antics. 'That's my Alec.'

He then dramatically coughed into his fist. "The *cough* older gentlemen *cough* seated next to Jo is Bobby." Bobby sent him a sly glare and tried to disguise his own smile. The entire group had bonded with Alec over the past few days. "The freakishly tall guy next to him is Sam, and of course, the handsome one on the end is his brother, Dean." In typical Alec form, he had removed any semblance of tension from the room and they all shook hands. Max's spirits had been lifted and though she was much calmer now, she couldn't suppress the small tremor that coursed through her small hand when she shook Dean's and subconsciously took a small step toward Alec.

They all sat down once more as Alec gave Max a quick recap of his week, from him riding up to the Roadhouse to the car ride back with the Winchesters and everything in between. Then he gave the others the floor to explain the supernatural and the role that hunters play. She took it well all things considered. Growing up in a government run facility as a genetically engineered super soldier had a tendency to make you a bit more open minded to finding out there were supernatural things in the world and handled it better than most apparently. Max threw a look over at Alec every few minutes or so as she took it all in. Her usual arrogant safety walls were beginning to rise again after her minor break down but though she'd never admit it, she wanted to make sure Alec was still there in case she needed him. He was, as always.

"I hate to disrupt this sweet little family moment but we did come here for a reason. We need to see Logan." Bobby reasoned.

Max's eyes got wide at the mention of her "Ex-"not-like-that boyfriend. His involvement was one thing Alec did conveniently forget to mention when he gave Max the low down. She was taken completely off guard.

"Excuse me? Logan? What the hell does he have to do with any of this?" She spit out in a nervous rush. The hunters in the room wisely decided to stay out of this one and glared at Alec until he arrogantly slung an arm over Max's shoulders and leaned down to explain.
"Well, you see here Maxie," He ignored her struggles and indignant 'Don't call me that', and continued. "Logie-bear is a contact of Bobby. He's going to give him some information on Manticore. If we ask him nicely, maybe he can even hook us up with a copy of the blue prints he has of the place."

Max's walls crumbled under the weight of this revelation. She had asked Logan after she escaped from Manticore if he had any plans or anything that they could use to take it down and he had looked her straight in the eye and said that he didn't have anything like that. He even promised that if he did ever find anything, she'd be the first to hear. If she'd known, she could have planned a strike against that hell hole already.

She swallowed hard.

"Come on, people. Let's get moving. I told Logan we'd meet him in an hour." Bobby reiterated.

Both Max and Alec stared at the floor. They knew that they would have to orchestrate the meeting between Logan, Dean, and the rest of them. Bobby already made it clear that he was taking a back seat on this one. His contact, yes, his problem, no. The two transgenic idjits were going to have to buck up and deal with the drama. The two in question had been avoiding Logan as much as possible and this threw them right back in his face. Now to mention the fact that Alec's very presence practically repulsed the cyber journalist and for all intents and purposes, now they had two Alec's. This was not going to be a fun encounter


Knock Knock Knock

"It's open!" Logan's smooth voice called from the other side of the door. The transgenic/hunter team of six entered the computer genius's high end apartment with Max leading the way. She somberly took them passed the kitchen (much to Alec and Dean's dismay) and to his computer center. Logan glanced up from whatever superhero project he was working on the see Max and smile at her. His smile dropped into an unfriendly scowl as Alec came into view. The rest of their group filed in behind them and Alec, being his smart alec self, laughed at the utter disbelief dripping off Logan's face. He had obviously noticed Dean.

Dean, who was leaning casually against the entry way, let his gaze sweep over Logan. Alec had filled him in on just why Logan despised the young killing machine shortly after breakfast and Dean honestly found the whole thing rather amusing.

"Hey there, Wolverine. I thought Professor X was the one with the wheels." Dean said with a cocky smirk. Apparently the sense of humor was genetic.

If Logan hadn't been shocked out of his mind at the moment, he may have been insulted by the quick witted remark, but just seeing another Alec was making his brain process things a touch slower than usual. Of course he'd heard about Manticore and their cloning project and the twins and all that but hearing about it and seeing it with your own eyes were two very different things. His gaze flit from one to the other and back again, then over to Max. She nodded in some sort of silent conformation that yes, he was really seeing this.

Logan instinctively disliked the figure before him from the moment he laid eyes on him. He was obviously another clone or something of Alec and if the jab was anything to go by, they must be quite similar. Logan fought the urge to roll his eyes at the cruelty. He could barely keep his sanity with one Alec in the world. Dealing with two was practically unheard of for the computer genius. Every fiber of his being longed for a confrontation with them. Maybe then he could prove that Max and Alec weren't really together. Then common sense kicked it and ever so gently reminded him that he couldn't survive a fight against one transgenic, let alone two. Besides, if he was wrong and Max and Alec really were together, and shot of getting back together with her would be blown if he acted out. He hated these kinds of moments. Alec's voice shattered Logan's depressing thought process and made him seriously reconsider his decision about not trying to choke him.

"Logan, meet Dean. Striking resemblance, I know. He and his friends are helping us figure some things out." Alec informed him with a smirk in place while moving over to stand next to Dean. "This is his brother, Sam. Next to him is Jo, and you apparently already know Bobby here." He swept his hand to Bobby, motioning for him to take point. Bobby sent the handsome X5 a glare that undoubtedly said, 'like Hell am I leading this shit storm. Your drama, your lead.' But he spoke anyway.

"You said you had some logistical information that could help us out." He reminded.

Logan was once again brought back to the present. He nodded and spun around to his desk. He lifted some piles here, turned and loved over there, completely oblivious to the daggers Max was glaring. He finally turned back around with a folder in hand.

Without thinking, "Here you go. That's everything I have on the Manticore facility. Electricity usage, infrared scans, roads leading to and away from it, blue prints, everything. I'm sure Max and Alec can help you out with the rest." Logan spit Alec's name out with barely concealed disgust. Only then did he turn to see the pain in Max's eyes and realized what he'd just done. He'd lied to her about having the blue prints and infrared scans. It was for her own good, he told himself time and time again. If she'd had that information, she would have staged an attack immediately before she was ready. However good his reasons were, he couldn't get rid of the sting of guilt. Max reluctantly moved over to Bobby and grabbed the folder. She just stared at it for a moment, unable to believe that Logan had lied to her about something like that. Alec saw an opportunity and stepped behind Max and wrapped an arm around her waist. She tensed momentarily but didn't pull away. Logan was already suspicious of their 'relationship' and she had to admit, it felt kind of nice to have Alec holding her. She waited a bit and then moved to thank Logan for the information. She pretended not to see the hurt on his face from Alec's proximity and her cold departure. She never wanted to hurt him but it was necessary to keep him safe. Not only that, even without the virus, they had issues, such as him lying to her about Manticore. Things were better this way. She had to believe that and pray that one day, he would believe it too.


Sorry, no extra scenes this time (blame my exams). Please review anyway. God Bless you and all the veterans. Thank you so much for your service.