N/A: HERE'S CHAPTER ELEVEN. HOPE YOU PPL LIKE THIS ONE. I WON'T SHOW
MAX'S POV IN THIS ONE. WE NEED TO HEAR ALEC'S AND LOGAN'S SIDE OF THE
STORY AND THEIR REACTIONS. ANYWAY, I HOPE NONE OF YOU HATE ME FOR THE
WHOLE ASHA/LOGAN THING.
Alec rubbed his forehead angrily. He had one hell of a headache and he was pissed and confused. He blew up his mission and then Max turns up there, back to being a good old soldier and completely loyal to Manticore.
"My loyalties are to Manticore." Her last words made him shiver. They had messed with her mind. He concluded. They sent her to Psy-Obs and re- indoctrinated her.
Alec had never doubted that Manticore had back up facilities in case one of them was taken down. He just never realized that Max would be taken back and kept there permanently. Alec closed her eyes and remembered what she looked like. She looked beautiful as always. Kind of thin but beautiful anyways. Her hair had grown longer since he last saw her. It was tied into a tight ponytail. Alec brushed the picture from his mind. What Max looked like wasn't important right now.
He had to figure things out. Max had every chance to escape Manticore. Why didn't she take it? Something was keeping her back there, something important. Alec sighed heavily.
Logan was going to be pissed that the guy died but Alec real didn't give a damn about that. He found Max. That was good news. It would have been greater news if she wasn't in the state she was now. It would have been a blessing if she came back home. Logan was going to be even more pissed that he didn't tail her. It was stupid of him. It might be the only chance he'll ever get to find a way to Max, to get her back.
What the hell was he going to tell them? Logan was going to want an explanation and he would want the truth. He owed them the truth but he didn't want to get their hopes up, OC's and Joshua's especially. But it would also be a relief knowing that she was alive and well despite the fact that she wasn't the same anymore.
Hell, he was relieved. He was so damn happy to know that Max was alive. He was also furious. He was angry at Max for getting caught, for being reckless. And most of all, he was angry at himself for not knowing, not finding a way to find the facility and get Max back. He should have known better. She should have thought it all, remembered that there were facilities everywhere, that Max was never going to be out of danger. Manticore would always be after her. This was his fault. Ultimately that's what it all came down to.
Alec sighed heavily as he walked into Logan's apartment. The man was still by his computer. Alec assumed Asha was already asleep. "You didn't call. I was worried. How did it go?" Logan asked looking up at Alec.
"Not good." Alec mumbled. "Not good, Logan." He said looking up, his hands in his pockets.
"What do you mean?" Logan asked, fixing his glasses to adjust his vision.
"I couldn't save him." Alec answered. He was getting really irritated by the fact that he failed through and through.
"What the hell happened?" Logan asked. He needed that guy to stay alive. He had important information.
"Max was there." Alec replied. Logan looked completely stunned. At first he thought he heard him wrong.
"What?" He managed to say in a small whisper.
"Max was there. She killed him before I got to them." Alec sighed heavily, running his hand through his blonde hair.
"She killed him?" Logan couldn't believe it. It didn't make sense. "Where is she now? Why isn't she back with you?" He asked. His mind was jumbled with a thousand thoughts.
"She was recaptured. Now she's back to the old her. A soldier. I couldn't get through to her." Alec explained. "She fought me hard. She's back in training. Stronger. They changed her." He said sadly.
Logan looked bewildered. He didn't know what to say.
"She was on a solo mission, Logan. She killed him like it didn't matter. Execution style. I didn't see any remorse in her eyes." Alec continued. "god, we have to get her back." He said.
"I know that. We have to get her back. That's what we've been trying to do this past two years. We've been looking and trying." Logan said sounding frustrated. "At least she's alive." He added after a long silence. They were both wrapped into their own thoughts.
"We should keep this to ourselves and maybe Asha. OC and Josh can't know yet unless we're sure that we can get her back. It won't do them any good letting them keep their hopes up for nothing." Alec suggested.
Logan nodded. He understood what Alec wanted. Asha would have to know. He wasn't going to keep any secrets from his wife especially now that she pregnant.
"You should go home, get some rest. You deserve it." Logan suggested. Alec only sighed. He wouldn't be able to rest anyway. "We'll work on this tomorrow, start planning."
"Ok," He complied. He wasn't going to go home.
Instead he went to the Space Needle. He needed to think and get some courage for what would come along because he knew it was going to be big. Whatever it was, they'd all have to brace themselves.
Alec rubbed his forehead angrily. He had one hell of a headache and he was pissed and confused. He blew up his mission and then Max turns up there, back to being a good old soldier and completely loyal to Manticore.
"My loyalties are to Manticore." Her last words made him shiver. They had messed with her mind. He concluded. They sent her to Psy-Obs and re- indoctrinated her.
Alec had never doubted that Manticore had back up facilities in case one of them was taken down. He just never realized that Max would be taken back and kept there permanently. Alec closed her eyes and remembered what she looked like. She looked beautiful as always. Kind of thin but beautiful anyways. Her hair had grown longer since he last saw her. It was tied into a tight ponytail. Alec brushed the picture from his mind. What Max looked like wasn't important right now.
He had to figure things out. Max had every chance to escape Manticore. Why didn't she take it? Something was keeping her back there, something important. Alec sighed heavily.
Logan was going to be pissed that the guy died but Alec real didn't give a damn about that. He found Max. That was good news. It would have been greater news if she wasn't in the state she was now. It would have been a blessing if she came back home. Logan was going to be even more pissed that he didn't tail her. It was stupid of him. It might be the only chance he'll ever get to find a way to Max, to get her back.
What the hell was he going to tell them? Logan was going to want an explanation and he would want the truth. He owed them the truth but he didn't want to get their hopes up, OC's and Joshua's especially. But it would also be a relief knowing that she was alive and well despite the fact that she wasn't the same anymore.
Hell, he was relieved. He was so damn happy to know that Max was alive. He was also furious. He was angry at Max for getting caught, for being reckless. And most of all, he was angry at himself for not knowing, not finding a way to find the facility and get Max back. He should have known better. She should have thought it all, remembered that there were facilities everywhere, that Max was never going to be out of danger. Manticore would always be after her. This was his fault. Ultimately that's what it all came down to.
Alec sighed heavily as he walked into Logan's apartment. The man was still by his computer. Alec assumed Asha was already asleep. "You didn't call. I was worried. How did it go?" Logan asked looking up at Alec.
"Not good." Alec mumbled. "Not good, Logan." He said looking up, his hands in his pockets.
"What do you mean?" Logan asked, fixing his glasses to adjust his vision.
"I couldn't save him." Alec answered. He was getting really irritated by the fact that he failed through and through.
"What the hell happened?" Logan asked. He needed that guy to stay alive. He had important information.
"Max was there." Alec replied. Logan looked completely stunned. At first he thought he heard him wrong.
"What?" He managed to say in a small whisper.
"Max was there. She killed him before I got to them." Alec sighed heavily, running his hand through his blonde hair.
"She killed him?" Logan couldn't believe it. It didn't make sense. "Where is she now? Why isn't she back with you?" He asked. His mind was jumbled with a thousand thoughts.
"She was recaptured. Now she's back to the old her. A soldier. I couldn't get through to her." Alec explained. "She fought me hard. She's back in training. Stronger. They changed her." He said sadly.
Logan looked bewildered. He didn't know what to say.
"She was on a solo mission, Logan. She killed him like it didn't matter. Execution style. I didn't see any remorse in her eyes." Alec continued. "god, we have to get her back." He said.
"I know that. We have to get her back. That's what we've been trying to do this past two years. We've been looking and trying." Logan said sounding frustrated. "At least she's alive." He added after a long silence. They were both wrapped into their own thoughts.
"We should keep this to ourselves and maybe Asha. OC and Josh can't know yet unless we're sure that we can get her back. It won't do them any good letting them keep their hopes up for nothing." Alec suggested.
Logan nodded. He understood what Alec wanted. Asha would have to know. He wasn't going to keep any secrets from his wife especially now that she pregnant.
"You should go home, get some rest. You deserve it." Logan suggested. Alec only sighed. He wouldn't be able to rest anyway. "We'll work on this tomorrow, start planning."
"Ok," He complied. He wasn't going to go home.
Instead he went to the Space Needle. He needed to think and get some courage for what would come along because he knew it was going to be big. Whatever it was, they'd all have to brace themselves.