Disclaimer:
I don't own Max, Logan, etc. I'm not using this for money. Yatsa, Yatsa, and Yatsa.
Claimer:
I own Kai & any others not of the DA world.
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X1
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To some, this beautiful day I'm standing in the middle of would seem perfect. The temperature is just right, the sun is out in a cloudless blue sky, and everyone is here at the park.
To me, it's too obvious that I am out of place.
Le sigh…I guess I should explain about me. My name is Kairos. Well, Kairos Layla Kesi Quibilah – completely Egyptian in origin. My mother was named Elizabeth. And my older siblings tell me that they had seen her twice and she loved me.
I was born at Manticore – a government funded genetics lab and training base. That was what they said. The truth is…they were monsters. They had scientists create a super soldier. A genetically enhanced super human. Guess they forgot to erase a few human characteristics when they spliced our DNA with the DNA of cats.
All of us were classified at birth by how soldier-like we could be. Zack was classified X5, same as Max, Jondi, Tinga, Zane, and the rest of the first escapees. I was the sole member of X1. It was the group reserved for the kids who survived the pregnancy after having almost forty percent of our DNA replaced with feline. I was the only one who lived.
X1 was different from the other groups. They were trained to be soldiers, and I was trained to be more then that. Espionage. Extreme recon activities – more extreme then Deep Undercover missions. I would've been trained for aviation eventually. As well as medical training, drill, orienteering in conditions that could kill any human, and anything else they could think of.
Ahh…So now you know my background. I was bred (yes, I said bred) to be a murderer, a taker of life. But my brother's and sisters, the X5's, the ones I lived with, they taught me otherwise. We were created with freewill. Lydecker hadn't taken that away.
They escaped on my sixth birthday. I stayed for about two days. In the midst of the confusion of searching and repairing the X5's, Manticore made a mistake – they took the night guard on a different route. That was their WORST mistake by far. I noticed. After the escape, I was reassigned to be X1/X6. I knew from reports the guard had changed – and the X6's had the same flaw. They escaped, as did I. It was the second of four escapes. X5, X6, me as X1, and X3. We all escaped, but most of the X6's were recaptured, as well as a few of the X3's. I've kept track of every one.
Lydecker, however, concentrated on the X5's. But me, I've kept him mostly away from them. That's right. I have. Like I said – I know where EVERY single one of my brothers and sisters are. I know where Max and Zack and Tinga and Zane and Krit are. I know where Syl and Jondi are. I screw up Lydecker with false info, except for the fact that Max let him know where she is. Sometimes I wonder if she was the idea behind first escape and not Zack.
But, now, I'm tired. I don't want to run anymore. I want to be with my sister. Get a job. Find out more about this Logan guy she's been hanging with.
My body's sorta been functioning on automatic since I found out about my sister, Cailin, but she was always looking to go back to Manticore. Damn good thing they got her before I did – would have rung her neck.
Well, Maxine. Here I come…please remember me.
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Cassie Jamie
Hey, took me long enough, right?
