Original Cindy was very serious for a moment, preparing herself to hear whatever Logan has to say to her.
" You oughta tell me the truth 'cuz Original Cindy knows whenn someone's trying to fool her!" She said to Logan, who was sitting in
front of her.
"I wont lie to you, it wasn't my intention anyway, but I wont tell you everything either. That is for Max to do." He said seriously.
" Aiight, Loogyboy! Original Cindy can live with an 70% truth." At least he's honest with me to tell me this, and he cares for my Boo
too...oh yeah!
Logan chose his words with precision.
"Lets just keep it simple. Max used to work for some kind of military base, owned by the Goverment, who was doing research and experiments. I'm
sure you've seen that she's a very smart girl, and that she can defend herself well?"
"Yeah, I'm not blind."
"Well, lets just say that when she took off, they weren't very happy about it. And now, they want her back...and they 'took' her...if you know
what I mean." Logan thought he had said enough for now.
"Damn! That explains a lot of stuff!" She went into her thoughts. "Was she some kind of spy or something?"
" Or something." Logan answered.
" How did she end up working for them?" She was now very curious to know more. 'My home girl's a James Bond?!!'
" That's a long story that she's the one who can tell you. Please don't ask me more."
"Aiight. Fair enough Logan." My Boo's deep into trouble...
" Good." He went back to his computer and printed what he just recieved from Sebastian. Original Cindy started playing with Sophie, she
looked at Logan, who was deep into what he was studying, and thought to herself that she kinds of understand why her Boo likes him so much. She
faced Sophie and said to her very low "He's aiight for a three leg person!" She laughed at herself. 'Don't worry Boo, I'm still
straight!' She put her down and came closer to Logan.
" So what do we do?" He's cookin something in his brain of his, I can tell.
" There's an other person who's missing, but who's suppose to be here soon...before I strangle him." He said to Original Cindy.
" Why do I have the feeling you don't like that person very much? And what is that map?"
" It's a map of Manticore, where Max is, and I'm trying to figure out where the security control might be. But Zack's the only one who knows it
well, so we're waiting for him."
"Zack?" Original Cindy asked Logan, her eyes wide open. "Not that blondie who used to work at JamPony?"
"Yep! That one. He used to work with Max at the base when they were younger, that's why she didn't recognize him at first."
" Man! It's a freakin' jungle! Original Cindy needs to sit down for a minute or her head will explode!" She was looking like she was having
angina. Logan got nearer to her.
" Look, Max never told you, because the less you know, the more you'll live."
" I don't know what to say..." Damn!...
"Please, don't hold grudges against Max."
" Of course not...Do you think she's safe out there?" Safe...
" I can't say for sure, but I know they want her, so she's supposed to be alive." She saw the line of concern on Logan's forehead.
" You like her, don't you?" He stared at her with a little smile in the corner of his mouth.
" Is it that obvious?" Maybe it's written on my face.
" Yes, it is Boo, but don't worry, your secret's safe with Original Cindy." That's just because my girl already knows it!! Hehehe...
It was 5 o'clock on the timer. Logan breated nervously, he didn't want Max to spend the night there, but it looked like it was going to happen.
Zack showed up from nowhere
" I'm here." He said to Logan. He looked at Original Cindy. "What is SHE doing here?" He asked Logan.
" Hey! Blondie! I'm right here! Speak to me if you want to know something!" She stared at Zack, her arms crossed and showing an 'I
don't like you face' to him.
'I really like this girl!' Thought Logan, smiling.
" People, people!" He said to them. " Now isn't the time for this. Behave now, for Max's sake, okay?" Zack ignored her and
walked closer to Logan, who showed him the Manticore's map.
"Great." Said Zack, studying it. "It didn't change much since we left." He took his bag and opened it for Logan to see what
was in there. " I brought a few things with me that could be useful." There were all kinds of weapons, grenades, etc. "Are
you okay with this?" He asked Logan.
"You're asking ME? That's a first in History..." Logan looked at him akwardly.
" I just wanted to make sure you wouldn't yelled at me when we'll get in. Then, it wont be the greatest time to discuss the methods we use, now
is." He closed his bag.
" I'm fine, lets just use this if we don't have other options. The goal is to keep her out of there safe, right?"
" Right...until the next time?" Zack said to Logan ironically.
" Don't start alright? I don't have time for this right now!" Logan and Zack stared into each other's eyes for about 2 minutes. After
that, Original Cindy got tired of them and decided to speak her thoughts.
" Now what's with the two of you? Don't you know Max is more important than your male egos? Damn! I'm happy to be attracted to females,
because you two are too much for my eyes!" She left them standing there.
Bling put some sandwiches on the kitchen table for everybody. They all sat around it to discuss the plan.
"Are you sure you know how to stop the alarm detector for us to be able to enter the base?" Zack asked Logan.
" Of course I'm sure, if I said I can, that's because I can!" 'There you go again', thought Bling and Original Cindy. They looked at
each other in dispair.
The door bell rang. Original Cindy went to open it. Bella was standing in front of her, smiling and looking a little surprised.
" Can I speak to Logan, I'm his cousin Bella." Is this Max? I didn't picture her this way...
" Sure Sugar, come in." She was about to close the door when she saw a man standing there. "Are you standing there or you come
in?" She asked him. Bella laughed.
" That's my husband Frank. He doesn't like a crowd of people!" It's not Max's voice.
"We don't bite!" She said to him. "Logan!" She yelled.
Logan came near them.
" Hi! " Bella said, very happy to see him and Sophie. She took her in her arms. "Hello Sweety, did you miss me? Yes!" She saw
that everybody at the kitchen table were staring at them.
" I see you have company." She told Logan.
"Yeah, you already know Original Cindy and Bling, and this is Zack." She made a smile to all of them as if to say 'hello'.
Bella saw that he was nervous, and acted strangely. Sophie began to move a lot, she was all excited to see her mommy. "You're happy to see me Sophie?
Yeah! You missed me!" God I missed her!
"Yeah she missed you. Max said she cried 'mommy' for an hour the other day." He suddenly got silent over Max's mention.
"Where is Max?" She asked him. All the others were looking down avoiding eye contact and trying to act cool, but she could see their little game. 'Okay,
that's it!', she thought to herself.
"Frank, can you take Sophie for a sec? I want to talk to Logan." They went into the living room.
"Logan, what's going on here?" I'm not stupid.
"Nothing's going on Bella." He said, not looking at her.
"Please...you're such a bad liar! You could have done much better than this! Don't tell me 'nothing' is wrong! 'Something' is definitely wrong!" Bella stared
at him intensively like she used to do when they were kids and she wanted to know something. "Where is Max?" There!...He flinched again!
"She couldn't be here, but she says HI!" He simply said.
"You almost look sincere, but tell me what happened to her." You know I'll stay here until you speak, so better speak soon!
"Don't worry, Sophie never was in danger with her if that's what you're worried about." Logan told her.
"What? I'm sure she wasn't in danger with her! She sounded like a nice person, and I can sense those things." 'And I can see the effects this girl has on you, and
that's enough for me to know that she's a good person', she wanted to add, but didn't.
"Look, just take Sophie with you and go, okay?" Please go...
Bling appeared behind Isabella.
"Wait Logan, if I remember well Bella did 3 years of med school before architecture, right?"
"That's right." Bella said to Bling, now asking herself more questions.
"Think about it Logan, maybe we could use her knowledge, because I'm not a doctor even if I know about medecine." And he disappeared.
"Logan, said Bella to him, please, she took care of my girl, and if there's anything I can do forher. I'd very much like to do it." Logan thought for a minute.
"Okay, but I don't want you to get hurt." She turned away from him and went to tell her husband, who was looking at her like she was crazy, to go home alone,
and that she has to do something here before leaving.
"Go! Frank, I'll take the next plane."
"Anyway, you're always doing what you let your mind to." He said to his wife.
"Frank, I promess you she'll return to you in one piece." Logan told him.
"You better...You two are plotting like you're 12 again?"
"Something like that." She said to Frank, 'It's just that now it's against the Government instead of the school', Logan thought. 'Give me my girl...she needs
to be fed." He gave her Sophie and closed the door behind him.
"Sorry." Logan said.
" Bah! Don't worry about that! He's used to it! I'm always on some project trying to save the world!" She laughed at herself. "Well, now it's more serious
than what I'm used to do, I guess?"
Logan told her what he'd told Original Cindy.
"And when we'll get her, we don't know in what shape she'll be, so that's when you pitch in."
"I'm speachless Logan...you cannot joke around when the government is involved." Bella looked at all of them, ready to save that girl.
"She must mean a lot to you guys to be ready to get your butt fried!" She told them.
"She's the greatest of all kind my Boo, and I thank you Sugar for wanting to save her ass!" Original Cindy told Bella.
"No problem Sugar!" She replied to her, thinking 'she's some funny lady!'
"Now lets talk strategy." Said Zack.