Ok. Sorry Guyz-This installment is really short. It seems to have removed any mysteriousness that it may have had to begin with, so it may be a while until I come up with part 4, cuz I gotta think of another good twist. Is there such a thing as having too many twists in a story? Here it is:
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"Whatever It Takes" Part 3
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*That was them. 5 of them. X3's. They aren't as enhanced as us, but they have had so much more training then we have. They are almost what....18 now.*
There were 5 X3s on the train, standing around one large, wooden crate in the center of them. They were all men. Tall, at least 6'2. Manticore hadn't added as many genetic enhancements to the X3 group as they had to the X5s, but they had been in training for 18 years. And they had a 5:1 advantage over Zach. Zach had only seen them a few times while at Manticore. The were twice his age so they had more severe training in other parts of the compound.
Zach looked up, and all of the X3's were in fighting stances.The one closest to him, one of the smallest,lunged at him.Zach ducked and watched him fly over his head into the side of the train. But he got right back up and attacked from the back.
Zach whirled around to face him, but he wasn't quick enough. The smallest X3 had him in a chokehold.
"You are one of them. One of the X5 who escaped. What are you doing here?" the man demanded.
"I...ugh...am...here...to...Ayah!"Zach said as he lifted up his back leg and kicked the man in his groin.
*I know that's gotta hurt*
The man keeled over, holding his *spot* and backed into the wall.He may have been strong, but no man was THAT strong.
Two of the others, who had surrounded him while he was being held, now began to attack him at once.
*They have to have weakness. They aren't as strong as we were designed to be. But what is it?*
Zach kicked the man to his right in the chest, and used him as stability to jump up and kick the other in the face. But while doing so, the other 2 remaining X3s grabbed Zach's arms behind his back.
"What are you doing here?" Zach yelled.
"What? You thought that we were just designed to fight the good fight for the government? I don't think so. We are making money here." The largest X3, obviously the leader responded.
*Money. Lydecker is selling their skills to other organizations. And getting a big reward.*
"But What's in it for you?"Zach managed to mutter.
"What's in it for us? We get a cut of the money too you know. You would've, if you hadn't have escaped. But not for long."
The leader reached down with one hand to his waistband and pulled out a radio-comm.
"Lydecker-this is NMNWPL 1. We have a prisoner in custody-an X5. #(he checked the back of Zach's neck) 33047291599."
"Zach. Keep him on the train until you get here. Make sure he doesn't get free. And don't forget. I need him ALIVE."Zach could hear Lydecker's voice over the radio-comm.
"Yes Sir."
"Well. It seems like you are going to be spending some time here. Too bad Lydecker wants you alive."
By this time the other X3s had gotten up from their keeling postitons and surrounded Zach.
*They have to have weakness. None of the X groups were perfect, or else they wouldn't have continued to change the DNA with us, we'd all be X3s.*
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