Krit was already slowing down by the time Zack tapped on his shoulder and signaled for him to pull over. They shuddered to a stop on Zack's motorcycle and Krit quickly got off while Zack took his time. Krit could tell that something was eating away at Zack but he didn't want to push it. Zack was always quick to lecture about letting feelings get in the way of survival.
"If I were to ask your advice on a situation," Zack suddenly stated, "would you think less of me?"
Krit almost tripped backwards over the curb but quickly recovered himself, "The great and all knowing Zack needing help from me?"
Zack shook his head and Krit could tell he was about to return to his stoic self when he interjected again, "Zack, just ask me. Everyone needs help sometimes. Just the first I've ever heard that you needed it."
Zack sat on the curb and looked up into the night sky as he spoke, "Zane and Syl are in the custody of the X-6. The problem is that if we go and save them then we have to go and save Max."
Sitting down on the curb Krit tried to restate the words in his mind as he didn't quite understand what the problem was, "Why is that a problem?"
"Max doesn't want to be saved. Her judgment is so clouded that I couldn't even get her to escape when I did." Zack sighed and looked down at the ground, "Do you think I failed her?"
Krit knew he didn't know the specifics of the situation but he figured he should just tell Zack what he needed to hear, "It's not your fault if she's straying from your orders. We're supposed to keep moving and from what you've said of Max she's chosen to stay in Seattle several times. She brought this on herself."
Zack stretched his feet out from the curb and decided that he needed to get a few things off his chest. Krit just nodded along patiently as he ingested the information about the escape and X-6, Jacen, Max, and Logan. He listened for almost thirty minutes before Zack finally stopped and went silent. He wasn't sure what he should say. Suddenly he learned that Zack had betrayed the closest thing the X-5 had to family and yet he still held deep respect that he would do that to save X-5.
Finally, shaking his head, Krit stood up and held out his hand for Zack to take. Zack stood up with Krit's help and Krit just looked into Zack's face, "We're going to get Zane and Syl. Max can come if she wants to. You've always been there for us and now it's my time to be there for you. Let's go big brother. We've got a lot to do."
Zack sighed in relief and smiled that Krit understood what Max couldn't. Krit smiled even though in his head he held nagging doubts that he tried to crush with loyalty and brotherhood. Straddling the motorcycle behind Zack they were quickly on their way to Logan's apartment.
"If I were to ask your advice on a situation," Zack suddenly stated, "would you think less of me?"
Krit almost tripped backwards over the curb but quickly recovered himself, "The great and all knowing Zack needing help from me?"
Zack shook his head and Krit could tell he was about to return to his stoic self when he interjected again, "Zack, just ask me. Everyone needs help sometimes. Just the first I've ever heard that you needed it."
Zack sat on the curb and looked up into the night sky as he spoke, "Zane and Syl are in the custody of the X-6. The problem is that if we go and save them then we have to go and save Max."
Sitting down on the curb Krit tried to restate the words in his mind as he didn't quite understand what the problem was, "Why is that a problem?"
"Max doesn't want to be saved. Her judgment is so clouded that I couldn't even get her to escape when I did." Zack sighed and looked down at the ground, "Do you think I failed her?"
Krit knew he didn't know the specifics of the situation but he figured he should just tell Zack what he needed to hear, "It's not your fault if she's straying from your orders. We're supposed to keep moving and from what you've said of Max she's chosen to stay in Seattle several times. She brought this on herself."
Zack stretched his feet out from the curb and decided that he needed to get a few things off his chest. Krit just nodded along patiently as he ingested the information about the escape and X-6, Jacen, Max, and Logan. He listened for almost thirty minutes before Zack finally stopped and went silent. He wasn't sure what he should say. Suddenly he learned that Zack had betrayed the closest thing the X-5 had to family and yet he still held deep respect that he would do that to save X-5.
Finally, shaking his head, Krit stood up and held out his hand for Zack to take. Zack stood up with Krit's help and Krit just looked into Zack's face, "We're going to get Zane and Syl. Max can come if she wants to. You've always been there for us and now it's my time to be there for you. Let's go big brother. We've got a lot to do."
Zack sighed in relief and smiled that Krit understood what Max couldn't. Krit smiled even though in his head he held nagging doubts that he tried to crush with loyalty and brotherhood. Straddling the motorcycle behind Zack they were quickly on their way to Logan's apartment.
