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Max struggled against the handcuff, and saw Zack's face; he had conflicting emotions. He had a feeling that maybe she wasn't brainwashed by 494 after all. She stopped struggling after a moment, "How much do you remember Zack?"
The question seemed to surprise him, "I remember a lot," he murmured.
"I don't think you do Zack-," she started, but the White walked in. Her eyes narrowed dangerously at him. "What the hell do you want White?" she growled.
"Down kitty," he snapped irritably. "You shouldn't be going to hospitals there 452...they keep records,"
"Hey...you said that you wouldn't do anything to her," Zack said immediately standing in front of Max. White shook his head and rolled his eyes.
"Of course..." he murmured. Max tried to look for something she could pick the lock on her handcuffs. "Though...we need to take her away so we can run some tests on her...find a way to reverse what 494 has done. A group of men in lab coats came in and approached the bed Max was attached to.
"I want to go with you..." Zack said, still standing protectively in front of Max.
"Like you care," she spat him. "You wouldn't let me stay where I was safe, and you brought me here," Zack looked at her a hurt expression on his face.
"She will be back to normal soon," White said. He knew that Zack would be like this...as long as he was able to confirm she was pregnant or not that was all he cared about. "It would probably be better if you stayed here, and..."
"No," Zack said with a firm shake of his head. He unlocked the handcuff, and took Max by the arm, "Come on Maxie," he murmured. She violently let out a kick towards one of the scientists, connecting with a gut. "Max...they are just-,"
"NO!" she shouted, throwing off his hand. She blurred past White, and felt a pair of cold hands wrap around her wrists.
"Now now now," Ames chided, "we can't have you running away now can we?" he said, pulling an arm behind her back.
"What do you want with me?!" she shouted.
"You'll see," he growled, dragging Max along with him. "Someone contain him," he said, waving towards Zack. "Time to see what Sandman was hiding from me..." he said, as he tossed Max into a silver room. She was forced up against the wall, and there were chains dangling down. They brought her arms up and shackled her. "Lets see...where did he hide those marks.." White mused as he shackled her to the ground as well. He grabbed the collar of her shirt, and a loud rip resounded throughout the room as her shirt was torn in two.
"HEY!" she sniped.
"Now 452...we don't want to hurt the baby now do we?" he asked as his trained eyes saw the light tattoo markings under her skin. He knew that he wasn't going to be able to memorize everything. He knew that the Clave had some sort of liquid that would bring out the liquid to normal eyes. Photographs would prove to be more helpful for him in the end. He pulled out a vial, and uncorked it. He poured the liquid onto her back, and she let out a yelp of pain. The designs became visible.
"What the hell did you do to me?" she screamed, as she saw the designs flow on to her skin. White ignored her, and tried to keep her still. She kept struggling against the shackles. Knowing that she wasn't going to stop, he let out a vicious backhand knocking her unconscious. He snapped his fingers, and instantly a guy came in with a camera. He snapped a couple dozen pictures, and tossed the camera back at the lackey. He heard a tussle and Zack stormed in.
"What the fuck happened?" he growled, roughly grabbing the keys from one of the guards and unlocked Max from the shackles. He picked her up in his arms. Her body automatically stiffened, as Zack drew her closer. He wished that he could keep her in his arms without her stiffening in his touch.
"We almost got her back to normal...calm down," Ames shot. Zack just shook his head, and headed back towards the room with a comfortable bed. He set her down gently on the bed, and sat down next to her. Was what Max was yelling at him true? Was Alec good enough for Max? He shook his head, and sighed. He knew that Max would try to escape when she woke up, so he handcuffed her once again.
"I wonder if you are right Max..." he murmured.
"Biggs I don't understand..." Alec growled as he paced around his room. "We should just go get her now,"
"We need to plan this out Alec...let me be the CO for a little bit. This way, I'll come up with a plan...and then you can unleash the anger on White," Biggs compromised. "I can find where White is...I know a couple people on the police force...and White may have been in contact with them..."
"That is going to take too long..." Alec stated immediately.
"Look Alec...go ahead and comb the streets for her. Keep your cellphone with you, and I'll call if I come up with any leads," Alec nodded his head, and started to look for his mate. After what seemed like hours his phone started to blare. "Alec...I think I might have found her..." Alec let out a sigh of relif, and suddenly he smelt Max's scent.
"I think I caught a hold of her too," he murmured.
"Wait...Alec...you might need some backup," Biggs said.
"I can't just-," he started to yell, but took a calming breath. "Alright...hurry up...I want to get her away from White and Zack," he sighed.
"I know...I'm almost there," Alec turned around and saw Biggs' van roaring up next to him. Alec let a small smile come onto his face, and hopped into the van. He was going to go get his mate back, and was going to kill anyone who got in his way.
Max let out a soft groan as she woke up. She was re-cuffed to the bed, but was glad to see that there was a blanket covering her body. She would have felt...weird if she saw Zack there with her shirt off. She looked down the tattoos cascading down her back. Zack walked back in the room with a new shirt in hand. "Thought I would bring you a new shirt," he murmured distractedly.
"Thanks," she murmured, "its not like I can put it on anyways," she shot at him.
He let out a low even sigh as he walked fully into the room. "Max..."
"No...you have no idea what the hell you are doing Zack...I need to get back to Alec...I need to get out of here.." she murmured.
"Max I can take care of-," he started.
"No...I can't let my..." she stopped speaking.
"Your what Max?" he questioned.
"My baby..." she whispered, looking down at her flat stomach, "You can't possibly let my baby get hurt could you?" Zack looked surprised; Max was pregnant? Gunshots sounded from a couple rooms across the hallway and he pulled out the key to her handcuffs.
"I am going to get you outta here," he murmured, unlocking her from the bedpost. He handed her the shirt that he had gotten for her and she pulled it on. As she inhaled through her nose, she smelt a familiar scent. "Max..." She pulled away slightly, and saw Alec and Biggs shooting up the place. She blurred past Zack, and headed for Alec.
"ALEC!" Max shouted, and he turned around.
"Biggs, lets get the hell outta here!" he shouted, as he picked Max up Bridal style. Zack started after Max, and Alec let out a kick towards Zack. His foot caught him in the gut, sending Zack flying. Max buried herself into his body as he sprinted towards Biggs' van. He didn't say anything as they ran, he just wanted to get Max far away from here. The van was already started up, and Alec placed Max gently in the van. "Max.." he breathed as the van lurched to a start.
"Alec..." she cried out, burying her body into his.
"I got you," he murmured, bringing her close. "I got you," he murmured again. He brought Max onto his lap, and sighed feeling Max safe in his arms once again. Ignoring the marks on her body, he just held tightly to his mate.
"She ok?" Biggs called out from the front seat.
"I...I...don't know..." she whispered. She pulled away slightly, to pull up on the back of her shirt and saw that the marks were fading away. "White was taking pictures of these..." Alec finally took the time to examine the black marks on her skin. They didn't look familiar at all, so that scared him. He wasn't going to let Max know that. All he knew was that he needed to take care of her now. He brought her closer to his body once again, and leaned his chin on her head.
"Whatever they are, we will worry about them later," he murmured softly into her hair.
She felt her body relax now that she was once again with her mate. His hand traveled down to her stomach, and felt his anger slowly stewing down. He smiled, his mate and their child were safe in his arms once again.
I am not too sure about this chapter, but I hope y'all enjoyed it!