Rated PG-13
Note: Here is the sequel to X5: The Special One. Please read and review.
Heir to the Throne
Part IV: Party Crasher
A week later, the X5s gathered in hopes of saving their sister.
"Well, not quite the reunion expected." Jordan chuckled.
Evan shook his head, "This don't feel right."
"Yeah, Brin and Jondi aren't here." Krit popped in.
"Hush up you guys. We don't have time to mingle." Zack spoke.
Evan leaned over toward Jordan and whispered, "I meant battling one of our own."
Zack continued, "Max already has Case." He pauses and looks to Tinga and Charlie, "My condolences, sis." He resumed his speech, "But as I told Tinga, we will get them back!"
"Won't Max be surprised that we've all been informed?" Jordan stood up.
"I suspect yes, Jordan." Zack was about to continue, but a figure beat him to it.
"Then again." Every X5 turns in my direction. "Maybe not." I smile evily and proceed to the front, joining Zack. I am here with a purpose-to gloat. Hell, Donald would. "Well, isn't this lovely. A nice little party and you didn't invite me." I gaze at Zack.
"What did you do to my son?" Charlie stands, shouting angrily.
I gaze at him innocently, then resume my wicked smile. "Dear, dear Charlie...Case is getting proper care." I stressed sarcastically on the name. I step off the platform, toward him. "Don't worry, you will see X8-402 again, I promise." I turned to leave.
Tinga couldn't take my taunting anymore. She charged and tackled me. But she soon noticed a beam on her head. Zack and the others looked up to the second story rafters, while I stood up, brushing myself off.
I chuckled as they spotted my army, "Did you really think I'd come here unprotected?"
Zack goes pale and crashes to his knees, "No....no. Max, what have you done?"
I walk over to him and kneel to him, I smirk at him, and then I call over my shoulder, "X8, front and center!" The laser beams dissappear and soon we are joined by my army. They say nothing and stand at attention. The X5s gaze at the X8s in horror. Logan sees Sam and curses himself for shutting him out.
I walk over, between Jeremy and Sam, slinking my arm around them. "I'll be nice enough and inform you all on X8-402s progress." I look at Jeremy and nod.
He steps forward and the X5s seemingly hold their breath. Especially Zack.
"I have personally been working with X8-402. He is coming along perfectly." Jeremy spoke clearly.
Tinga breaks into tears, causing the warpedness in Sam to surface, "For an X5 you sure are weak." Sam spoke out of turn, I'll talk to him about that later.
Krit burst toward Sam. Sam easily dodged Krit and took him down.
"Enough!" I shout. Sam snaps back into line. "X8 move out!!" Before I follow them out I turn back to the X5s, seething, "If any of you so much as think of breathing in their direction, I'll kill you myself!" Zack visibly twitches at my threat. I leave and they are alone again.
On the way to the truck, Bling was able to nab Sam. Logan slowly approaches his son. There is no fear on Sams face as he turns his attention to the strangers.
"Sam??" Logan questions carefully. Sam didn't answer. Logan and Bling glanced at each other and Logan tried again, "X8...."
Sam then answered, "X8-177." He recited proudly.
Logan choked, then pulled his son into a hug, which wasn't returned.
Jeremy, Jessica and I were going over a game plan, when Ben comes running up to us. "X8-177 has been nabbed, Sir!!" He says getting my attention.
I stand and my expression becomes angered. I instruct the twins to continue planning. I take Brandon and Frankie with me, having Ben lead the way.
"There!" Ben points to two figures around Sam.
"Well done, 210!" I then address the group, "Hang back, keep watch." I approach Logan, who is hugging his son for the fifth time. "You don't listen very well, do you, Logan." I get his attention and notice his tight grip on his son.
"You've gotta stop this, Max!" Logan tries to talk some sense into me. I ignore his plea, but he continues, he holds out Sam, "Look at your son!" I do but not the way he meant. He knows, so he shakes his head, "NO! I mean, really. Look. At. Him. Look at what you've done. At what you're doing. You can't go on like this, Max. This isn't you!" He sees me beginning to crack, so he presses harder.
Meanwhile, Max jr got bored with the meeting, snuck out and wandered off. He spots Ben, Brandon and Frankie. As he walks up to them he calls out, "Hey guys!"
The X8 trio notices Max jr walking up to them.
"Who's that?" Ben asks.
Frankie smiles, "That's Max jr."
"Didn't Jeremy mention him to mom?" Brandon recalled.
"Yes." Frankie answered.
"If we get him for mom, she'd reward us!" Brandon stated.
"Let's do it and surprise her." Ben suggests.
"What are you guys doing out here?" Max jr reaches them.
"We saw a frog. Wanna help up catch it?" Brandon begins.
"I think it went over there." Ben suggests, pointing toward the trucks direction.
"C'mon!" Frankie starts that way, Ben and Brandon follow her.
"Cool!" Max jr exclaims, following them.
"Please, Max!" Logan gets closer to me, tugs on my arm gently. "I missed you." Just as it seems he's gotten to me, a movement from Sam snaps me from my daze.
"Sir, I heard some screaming."
I pulled back away from Logan, with Sam in my grasp now. Immediately, I've forgotten about Logan and entered stealth mode, with Sam following suit.
I reach Ben, Brandon and Frankie. I notice that they are huddled around a body. "Why have you left your posts?"
The trio turns, conviently covering the body.
"Move asi-" Sam starts, but I hold out a hand to stop him. I shake my head at him, then turn and just gaze at the trio.
With one look at me, the trio steps aside, revealing Max jr.
"We were going to surprise you, sir." Brandon spoke.
"We knew how much you wanted him." Frankie added.
I nod, "Very well." Max jr comes to.
"W-What happened?" He sat up and saw me. "Your Aunt Max, right?" I smile, nod and kneel to him.
Logan watches my interaction from afar. He sees Max jr with me. "Bling." He whispered harshly. "She got Max jr."
"Oh shit!" Bling stated. "I'll go warn the others."
"Hurry. I'll keep watch." Logan motioned Bling away.
Max jr gets to his feet.
"Would you like to meet the rest of your cousins?" I ask him.
He nods, "Yeah!" I wrap my arm around him and Sam as Brandon, Ben and Frankie keep alert.
Bling came running into the middle of the X5 meeting, "Zack! Zack!"
Zack comes over to Bling, "Bling, what is it?"
In between breaths he spat out, "Me and Logan....couldn't stop her. We tried, but we couldn't."
"Stop who?" Jace stood up from the back row.
Bling looked at her, "She got your son. Logan is keeping an eye on them."
Both Jace and Victor shot a look toward where Max jr was supposed to be sitting.
"NOOOOOO!" Jace screamed and burst from the warehouse.
~~**++**~~
to be continued
Note: Here is the sequel to X5: The Special One. Please read and review.
Heir to the Throne
Part IV: Party Crasher
A week later, the X5s gathered in hopes of saving their sister.
"Well, not quite the reunion expected." Jordan chuckled.
Evan shook his head, "This don't feel right."
"Yeah, Brin and Jondi aren't here." Krit popped in.
"Hush up you guys. We don't have time to mingle." Zack spoke.
Evan leaned over toward Jordan and whispered, "I meant battling one of our own."
Zack continued, "Max already has Case." He pauses and looks to Tinga and Charlie, "My condolences, sis." He resumed his speech, "But as I told Tinga, we will get them back!"
"Won't Max be surprised that we've all been informed?" Jordan stood up.
"I suspect yes, Jordan." Zack was about to continue, but a figure beat him to it.
"Then again." Every X5 turns in my direction. "Maybe not." I smile evily and proceed to the front, joining Zack. I am here with a purpose-to gloat. Hell, Donald would. "Well, isn't this lovely. A nice little party and you didn't invite me." I gaze at Zack.
"What did you do to my son?" Charlie stands, shouting angrily.
I gaze at him innocently, then resume my wicked smile. "Dear, dear Charlie...Case is getting proper care." I stressed sarcastically on the name. I step off the platform, toward him. "Don't worry, you will see X8-402 again, I promise." I turned to leave.
Tinga couldn't take my taunting anymore. She charged and tackled me. But she soon noticed a beam on her head. Zack and the others looked up to the second story rafters, while I stood up, brushing myself off.
I chuckled as they spotted my army, "Did you really think I'd come here unprotected?"
Zack goes pale and crashes to his knees, "No....no. Max, what have you done?"
I walk over to him and kneel to him, I smirk at him, and then I call over my shoulder, "X8, front and center!" The laser beams dissappear and soon we are joined by my army. They say nothing and stand at attention. The X5s gaze at the X8s in horror. Logan sees Sam and curses himself for shutting him out.
I walk over, between Jeremy and Sam, slinking my arm around them. "I'll be nice enough and inform you all on X8-402s progress." I look at Jeremy and nod.
He steps forward and the X5s seemingly hold their breath. Especially Zack.
"I have personally been working with X8-402. He is coming along perfectly." Jeremy spoke clearly.
Tinga breaks into tears, causing the warpedness in Sam to surface, "For an X5 you sure are weak." Sam spoke out of turn, I'll talk to him about that later.
Krit burst toward Sam. Sam easily dodged Krit and took him down.
"Enough!" I shout. Sam snaps back into line. "X8 move out!!" Before I follow them out I turn back to the X5s, seething, "If any of you so much as think of breathing in their direction, I'll kill you myself!" Zack visibly twitches at my threat. I leave and they are alone again.
On the way to the truck, Bling was able to nab Sam. Logan slowly approaches his son. There is no fear on Sams face as he turns his attention to the strangers.
"Sam??" Logan questions carefully. Sam didn't answer. Logan and Bling glanced at each other and Logan tried again, "X8...."
Sam then answered, "X8-177." He recited proudly.
Logan choked, then pulled his son into a hug, which wasn't returned.
Jeremy, Jessica and I were going over a game plan, when Ben comes running up to us. "X8-177 has been nabbed, Sir!!" He says getting my attention.
I stand and my expression becomes angered. I instruct the twins to continue planning. I take Brandon and Frankie with me, having Ben lead the way.
"There!" Ben points to two figures around Sam.
"Well done, 210!" I then address the group, "Hang back, keep watch." I approach Logan, who is hugging his son for the fifth time. "You don't listen very well, do you, Logan." I get his attention and notice his tight grip on his son.
"You've gotta stop this, Max!" Logan tries to talk some sense into me. I ignore his plea, but he continues, he holds out Sam, "Look at your son!" I do but not the way he meant. He knows, so he shakes his head, "NO! I mean, really. Look. At. Him. Look at what you've done. At what you're doing. You can't go on like this, Max. This isn't you!" He sees me beginning to crack, so he presses harder.
Meanwhile, Max jr got bored with the meeting, snuck out and wandered off. He spots Ben, Brandon and Frankie. As he walks up to them he calls out, "Hey guys!"
The X8 trio notices Max jr walking up to them.
"Who's that?" Ben asks.
Frankie smiles, "That's Max jr."
"Didn't Jeremy mention him to mom?" Brandon recalled.
"Yes." Frankie answered.
"If we get him for mom, she'd reward us!" Brandon stated.
"Let's do it and surprise her." Ben suggests.
"What are you guys doing out here?" Max jr reaches them.
"We saw a frog. Wanna help up catch it?" Brandon begins.
"I think it went over there." Ben suggests, pointing toward the trucks direction.
"C'mon!" Frankie starts that way, Ben and Brandon follow her.
"Cool!" Max jr exclaims, following them.
"Please, Max!" Logan gets closer to me, tugs on my arm gently. "I missed you." Just as it seems he's gotten to me, a movement from Sam snaps me from my daze.
"Sir, I heard some screaming."
I pulled back away from Logan, with Sam in my grasp now. Immediately, I've forgotten about Logan and entered stealth mode, with Sam following suit.
I reach Ben, Brandon and Frankie. I notice that they are huddled around a body. "Why have you left your posts?"
The trio turns, conviently covering the body.
"Move asi-" Sam starts, but I hold out a hand to stop him. I shake my head at him, then turn and just gaze at the trio.
With one look at me, the trio steps aside, revealing Max jr.
"We were going to surprise you, sir." Brandon spoke.
"We knew how much you wanted him." Frankie added.
I nod, "Very well." Max jr comes to.
"W-What happened?" He sat up and saw me. "Your Aunt Max, right?" I smile, nod and kneel to him.
Logan watches my interaction from afar. He sees Max jr with me. "Bling." He whispered harshly. "She got Max jr."
"Oh shit!" Bling stated. "I'll go warn the others."
"Hurry. I'll keep watch." Logan motioned Bling away.
Max jr gets to his feet.
"Would you like to meet the rest of your cousins?" I ask him.
He nods, "Yeah!" I wrap my arm around him and Sam as Brandon, Ben and Frankie keep alert.
Bling came running into the middle of the X5 meeting, "Zack! Zack!"
Zack comes over to Bling, "Bling, what is it?"
In between breaths he spat out, "Me and Logan....couldn't stop her. We tried, but we couldn't."
"Stop who?" Jace stood up from the back row.
Bling looked at her, "She got your son. Logan is keeping an eye on them."
Both Jace and Victor shot a look toward where Max jr was supposed to be sitting.
"NOOOOOO!" Jace screamed and burst from the warehouse.
~~**++**~~
to be continued