A/N: THIS ISN'T MY BEST CHAPTER. ACTUALLY, I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL. I'M
GLAD YOU PPL OUT THERE LIKE MY STORY SO FAR. AND THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS.
Joshua hugged Alec enthusiastically the moment he saw him. "You're back!" Joshua said happily.
Alec chuckled a little and patted Josh on the back. "Yes, buddy. I'm back." He sighed.
OC looked at him and saw that he looked beat. "What's going on?" She asked. Alec glanced at her then at the other Xs in the room. Zack looked reluctant to share the reason why he and the others were here. Sly looked towards Alec and waited while the two other guys just remained quiet.
"I'll explain later, OC." Alec answered running his hand through his hair. "You remember Zack, Syl, and Krit." He said. "This is Zane, Max's other brother." He added and OC shook Zane's strong hands. He looked completely all muscle but friendly. She liked him.
"Guys, this is Joshua." Alec said. He wasn't about to leave Joshua out. He was after all part of the family. Joshua eagerly shook their hands and smiled. Alec was pleased that they accepted him.
"I got to take a shower." Alec said and bolted to the bathroom. OC nodded knowing pretty well how Alec hated being untidy. Cleanliness was his necessity and shower was a luxury.
Logan arrived a few minutes later looking edgy as hell. "You want to explain to me what's going on?" OC asked when he got into the house and said his hellos to Zack, Krit, Syl and Zane.
"Actually, I'm going to wait for Alec." He answered and OC glared at him. She hated secrets. Secrets meant trouble. She was getting incredibly agitated. Everyone was evading questions.
Alec popped out of the shower moments later looking fresh and clean. He knew there was no reason to stall. He started to explain.
He began with seeing Max and realizing that she had changed. She had been recaptured and Alec had told Logan about it. Together, they decided it best not to tell anyone. Then they planned on rescuing her. Logan used his research to find the facility and Alec tracked down Max's siblings to help them out. When he was through, OC looked completely floored.
"We weren't planning on finding Zack considering his condition." Alec said.
"But I crashed my truck into his car and remembered everything." Zack continued. "I would have killed you if I found out that Max was in trouble and you didn't come to me." He looked at Alec dangerously. Alec put his hands up indicating he wasn't going to start anything. Logan cleared his throat knowing full well what that look meant. He was really cautious around Zack considering that the guy was programmed to kill him before.
"Sorry, we didn't tell you." Alec said to OC and Joshua.
OC sighed. "I understand why you did what you did." She said softly. "But you better bring Max back." She added.
All of them looked lost in their own thoughts. They were thinking of their baby sister. They had no idea how she could have been recaptured. And why there was another Manticore facility and no one knew about it. Alec had explained to them the situation and on the way back to Seattle they had discussed every possibility on why and how she was recaptured. Nothing made sense anyway. Zack was still angry with the fact that it's been two years and this was their first rescue attempt. In his mind, it was irresponsible and kind of suspicious.
They all settled in and after a few hours of talking and getting acquainted and making some minor plans, they all decided that it was best for Max's siblings to stay in the house. Syl was going to take one room and Zack and Zane would bunk together on the last one. Alec was going back to his apartment like usual. Tomorrow they would regroup and head over to Logan's and make up some plan.
No one knew what to expect. They had their own presumptions but whatever they were supposed to face in this second Manticore facility, they knew that they better be prepared because it was going to be tough.
Joshua hugged Alec enthusiastically the moment he saw him. "You're back!" Joshua said happily.
Alec chuckled a little and patted Josh on the back. "Yes, buddy. I'm back." He sighed.
OC looked at him and saw that he looked beat. "What's going on?" She asked. Alec glanced at her then at the other Xs in the room. Zack looked reluctant to share the reason why he and the others were here. Sly looked towards Alec and waited while the two other guys just remained quiet.
"I'll explain later, OC." Alec answered running his hand through his hair. "You remember Zack, Syl, and Krit." He said. "This is Zane, Max's other brother." He added and OC shook Zane's strong hands. He looked completely all muscle but friendly. She liked him.
"Guys, this is Joshua." Alec said. He wasn't about to leave Joshua out. He was after all part of the family. Joshua eagerly shook their hands and smiled. Alec was pleased that they accepted him.
"I got to take a shower." Alec said and bolted to the bathroom. OC nodded knowing pretty well how Alec hated being untidy. Cleanliness was his necessity and shower was a luxury.
Logan arrived a few minutes later looking edgy as hell. "You want to explain to me what's going on?" OC asked when he got into the house and said his hellos to Zack, Krit, Syl and Zane.
"Actually, I'm going to wait for Alec." He answered and OC glared at him. She hated secrets. Secrets meant trouble. She was getting incredibly agitated. Everyone was evading questions.
Alec popped out of the shower moments later looking fresh and clean. He knew there was no reason to stall. He started to explain.
He began with seeing Max and realizing that she had changed. She had been recaptured and Alec had told Logan about it. Together, they decided it best not to tell anyone. Then they planned on rescuing her. Logan used his research to find the facility and Alec tracked down Max's siblings to help them out. When he was through, OC looked completely floored.
"We weren't planning on finding Zack considering his condition." Alec said.
"But I crashed my truck into his car and remembered everything." Zack continued. "I would have killed you if I found out that Max was in trouble and you didn't come to me." He looked at Alec dangerously. Alec put his hands up indicating he wasn't going to start anything. Logan cleared his throat knowing full well what that look meant. He was really cautious around Zack considering that the guy was programmed to kill him before.
"Sorry, we didn't tell you." Alec said to OC and Joshua.
OC sighed. "I understand why you did what you did." She said softly. "But you better bring Max back." She added.
All of them looked lost in their own thoughts. They were thinking of their baby sister. They had no idea how she could have been recaptured. And why there was another Manticore facility and no one knew about it. Alec had explained to them the situation and on the way back to Seattle they had discussed every possibility on why and how she was recaptured. Nothing made sense anyway. Zack was still angry with the fact that it's been two years and this was their first rescue attempt. In his mind, it was irresponsible and kind of suspicious.
They all settled in and after a few hours of talking and getting acquainted and making some minor plans, they all decided that it was best for Max's siblings to stay in the house. Syl was going to take one room and Zack and Zane would bunk together on the last one. Alec was going back to his apartment like usual. Tomorrow they would regroup and head over to Logan's and make up some plan.
No one knew what to expect. They had their own presumptions but whatever they were supposed to face in this second Manticore facility, they knew that they better be prepared because it was going to be tough.