Fractured

Reader's Note: Thank you so much for reading this story. Sorry for the massive delay on updating it. It got to the point where I was past 15 when I realized that I hadn't posted any chapters since 8. So here they are. Please enjoy.

Chapter Eleven

It was still raining when they hit city limits. Their training kept them in the shadows, not drawing any unwanted attention to themselves. As they crept along, they could hear the rumors being said about the woman who had lit her baby on fire instead of handing it over to the Transgenics. Zach paused in front of a screen that was replaying the woman's testimony. There were flash backs to how Max had taken care of the situation.

"We have to keep moving," his companion whispered to him, causing him to smirk as he followed her. Ever since he had come back, he really hadn't been the same. Brin was one of the very few who knew it. Max and Alec were the other two. Both had been there when he had tried to kill Logan to gain Max's love for him, among some other things. Those were days he'd rather forget than anything.

"Did you hear about the child?" a woman asked a man, while standing in line to get through the Sector Gate. "They say that they left her to help simple kids. Shows us right, they don't care about their own kind."

Brin's eyes flashed over to glance up at Zach and she mouthed. "946?" Before turning and taking a step forward, only to be stopped by the Sector Guard. "Excuse me." She took a step back, and Zach moved forward, sliding an arm around her, keeping her close. "I didn't…"

"So where are love birds off to?" the Guard asked, glancing over his clipboard at them. "Kind of late to be walking about."

"Late run," Zach replied, pulling out his well used and very worn Jam Pony Sector Pass. "Some big shot wanted us to make sure the ring he had ordered got to him before he actually popped the question."

"Lucky Bastard," the man snorted, as he flashed his light on them for a second. "Go on through." They then did just that. "Next…" He then turned his attention back to the line.

They made it a few blocks, before Brin broke the silence. "I don't think that woman was right, sir," she threw out, shooting him a look. "We were taught never to leave our own behind. No transgenic would have done that. So they were mistaken." She took a second to adjust the color of her coat. His eyes went to her actions. She acted too much like a solider at times. Her eyes flashed over to his. "Weren't they?"

Zach shrugged, as he kept going. His main goal for the night was to aquire somewhere nice and warm for the night. He had hoped to meet up with Alec and Max in the morning to figure this all out. But if his sources had been right, he'd only be meeting up with Alec and trying to figure out what had gone wrong. "We all were taught the same thing, Brin," he replied softly. He spotted what looked to be an empty warehouse and motioned for her to head toward it. "But we've all seen those who don't take that to heart at times." He still hurt from taking on a rogue Transgenic who had tried to kill Brin a month ago.

"Of course," she replied as she opened the door and moved to step inside. "Much like some of our fellow unit."

"Ah and here I thought you loved us, Brin," a voice called out of the shadows, causing them both to glance up to see a very familiar face on the steps, heading down in their actions. "Guess I thought wrong." He shot Zach a faint smile. "Sir." Even though they were not a part of the same unit anymore, he still thought of Zach as a leader. When it came to following orders though, he'd follow Max anytime.

"What are you doing here?" Brin asked, reaching out to grab his arm. "You're out of the pramiter. You're disobeying a direct order."

For the first time in a few weeks, Krit laughed, only to wince. "Don't make me laugh," he replied softly, as he took her in. Brin never had been one of the unit mates he had gotten close to. When it came to those he talked to, he spent his time with Max, Zane, or even Ben. He never had gotten close to Brin. Even though she was part of the 'family' she was too military. His gaze flickered between her and Zach. "Disobeying a direct order? I don't remember you giving me an order."

"It was best to stay inside," Zach replied, causing Krit to shot him a glance. "That's why Max chose that place to stay rather than any other. She knew that we could live there and not be harmed. She knew what she was doing." His eyes flickered over Krit and he frowned when he noticed that he was bleeding. "So you want to tell me why you're about ready to pass out at Brin's feet? And how you got wounded?"

Krit let out a sigh, knowing that he wouldn't get out of this for anything. He simply shrugged as he turned and headed back upstairs. At the moment all he wanted to do was sit down or pass out. Standing on the steps, wasn't the best place to pass out. He didn't want to have to explain any more bruises than he already had to Gem or Sly.

"So did this happen on one of Max's little adventures to save the world?" Brin asked, causing both Krit and Zach to smirk. At times her jealousy of Max was as clear as day to everyone except for her. She swore softly as Krit came to the stop of the stairs and walked out into the open area. The windows had been broken out, allowing the outside world in. "What is it with you all and high places?"

"It was Ben's thing," Krit replied, as he moved over to where someone had left a beaten couch and sank down on it. He let out a soft hiss, as pain rushed through his body. He glanced up at Zach. "Figured you'd know why." Zach nodded as he went to look out the window. "And to answer your question, Brin, no…this wasn't Max's doing. This was our own. We saw a person in need, so we rushed into it without thinking. And a few of us got hurt and a few got taken."

"Taken?" both Brin and Zach asked at the same time. "Like who? Like how?" Everyone in the room knew that it wasn't an easy task to take down any Transgenic. They had been trained since the day they were born how to fight. "Who was hurt?"

"Biggs for sure," Krit replied, allowing his head to fall back as he tried to remember what happened. "Axel got hurt…" He bit down on his lip trying to remember how it goes. All he could hear was Pip's scream. "I know for sure that…" He rubbed his eyes and glanced up at them and frowned. "Why are you here? This happened only a few days ago. That's too fast for it to reach you." Brin shot Zach a look, that Krit had seen many times between Max and Alec. "Don't beat about the bush with me. I'm an '09er just like you. I can handle just about anything at the moment."

Zach let out a deep breath. "We've been monitoring the situation since what happened last time with 946," he started. "We wanted to make sure that no one got caught or did anything stupid."

"946?" Krit threw out, causing them to glance at him. He wiped the back of his hand over his lips for a second before shooting Zach a harsh glare. "Her name is Pip, well Dakota actually, but she'd rather go by Pip." He ducked his head as he coughed, swearing slightly when he saw traces of blood on his hand. "You would know that if you ever got close to her. She's not a plaque. She's just an awesome little girl, who's as part as this 'unit' as I am. She's been through a lot."

Brin snorted at that last comment. "She's not a member of this 'unit'," she barked. "She wasn't there when we escaped. She didn't see them shot anybody."

"Brin calm down," Zach ordered, as he moved closer to Krit's side. He hunched down next to him. "The reason why we are here is because we got news of the attack a few weeks back. And I'm guessing from how you are holding yourself, the attack where you got hurt." He then frowned. "You want to fill us in on the rest? My sources say that Max is missing."

"What?" Krit threw out, almost jumping to his feet. "No….she wasn't there." He let out a curse. "She doesn't know. Oh god she's going to kill me." He ran a hand through his hair before shooting his fellow unit mates a harsh glare. "Don't get me wrong, but when It comes to you guys I know you can kick my ass five ways from last Thursday, but Max scares the shit out of me."

"Fair enough," Zach replied. "So you want to tell us what happened?"

Krit frowned then. "Sure I got all the time in the world, because the moment Max sees me I'm dead. I'd rather be alive for the moment then face her wrath." So he settled back and started to fill them in.

More to come….