Disclaimer: Dark Angel is not my creation, nor are the characters contained within this story, with the exception of Bryce and Sara. All others are property of either Cameron-Eglee Productions or Fox Broadcasting, or someone other than myself. ;^)
Bear with me, those of you who don't like script format. I like to write stories which would translate well to the screen, and which follow the pacing and style of a typical episode of, in this case, Dark Angel. As such, I find the normal, novel-like expository style to be too verbose, and stick to script format. I find it's easier and faster to read as well, so the fast pace of the show won't be lost in endless paragraphs of elucidation. Keeping that in mind, I hope you'll enjoy this, my first Dark Angel fanfic.
DARK ANGEL
"First Sight"
INT. - Logan's Apartment, Kitchen, Night
BLING enters the kitchen and finds LOGAN preparing dinner. The second movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" plays softly in the background.
BLING
Do I smell lasagne?
LOGAN
Yep. Will you be joining us for this celebratory meal?
BLING
What's to celebrate?
LOGAN
I've got some big news for Max.
BLING
[pause] You're not going to tell me what it is unless I join you two, are you?
LOGAN
You guessed it.
BLING
Well, I haven't eaten yet.
Logan rolls into the dining room, Bling follows.
BLING
I'm also guessing this new is not of the romantic variety if you're inviting me.
LOGAN
Why would it be of the romantic variety?
Bling chuckles. As he does, a short knock comes from the door. MAX enters, apparently mad about something.
LOGAN
Hello, sunshine.
MAX
You owe me about two hundred bucks.
LOGAN
How do you figure?
MAX
Stunt contest at Crash tonight, remember? I'm in the middle of this mad run - went from a dumptruck straight into a feeble - when all of a sudden, my pager's blowin' up...
LOGAN
You didn't fall did you?
MAX
I
don't fall. I just did an involuntary dismount.
LOGAN
[to Bling] So that's why they call the place "Crash".
Bling chuckles again, then catches Max's cross look. He nervously clears his throat and says,
BLING
I'll check on the garlic bread. [exits to the
kitchen]
MAX
[pause] So?
LOGAN
[lighting candles on the dinner
table] So?
MAX
So why am I here?
LOGAN
Dinner...and our quid pro quo arrangement.
MAX
What did you find?
LOGAN
Well...
Logan reaches behind his back and pulls out a file-folder, which he hands to Max. Max immediately opens the folder, and inside is a picture of a dishevelled woman with curly, dark hair. Bling walks back into the room and looks over Max's shoulder at the picture.
LOGAN [VOICE-OVER]
Her name is Sara Rutherds...37 years old, born in San Francisco, orphaned at birth, moved to Portland in 2000.
LOGAN
She worked for a while as a waitress while trying to pay for college, suffered a complete mental meltdown in 2001, and is currently under the care of doctors at Buffalo State Mental Hospital.
MAX
What does some wack-job on the other
side of the continent have to do with me?
LOGAN
Not Buffalo, New York, Max...Buffalo, Wyoming.
MAX
You mean...[long, pensive pause]
LOGAN
I mean, I think I've found your mother.
Max just stares with a mix of a shocked and confused look on her face.
Open Credits
INT. - Max's Apartment - Morning
KENDRA pours a cup of coffee and hands it to Max, who is working on her motorcycle.
KENDRA
That was a nasty spill you took last night. Did you give Logan hell?
Max doesn't respond.
KENDRA
Max?
MAX
Huh? Sorry...what did you say?
KENDRA
Did you give Logan hell for blowing your chance at that two-hundred dollar
jackpot at Crash?
MAX
Oh. No...he made up for it in a big way.
KENDRA
[coyly, with a little knowing
smirk] Really...
MAX
[pause] Not the way you're thinking.
KENDRA
[musically] You're glowing...
MAX
[musically] Am not.
KENDRA
I'm an expert on glows.
MAX
If I'm glowing, it's for a different reason.
KENDRA
Uh-huh.
A female voice calls out from the
hall...
ORIGINAL CINDY [VOICE]
Knock-knock...
The voice belongs to ORIGINAL CINDY, who enters the apartment with her bike at her side.
ORIGINAL CINDY
Forget something last night, shuga?
Max walks toward Cindy, who is holding Max's knapsack.
MAX
Thanks.
ORIGINAL CINDY
Damn, girl...what's with the glow?
KENDRA
Thank you!
MAX
I'm not glowing.
ORIGINAL CINDY
Are too...all up in here [pinching Max's
cheeks]. You 'n Logan got down last night, didn't you?
MAX
No!
KENDRA
Then why are you glowing?
MAX
I am NOT glowing!
ORIGINAL CINDY
[mock defensive] Aiight...that's coo...don't tell us
[smirking].
MAX
How many times do I have to tell you guys...we don't have that kind of relationship.
ORIGINAL CINDY and KENDRA
[together] Yet...
Max gives up defending herself and goes back to work on her Ninja.
ORIGINAL CINDY
You ready for work, boo?
MAX
Not going today. I probably won't be in for a couple days.
ORIGINAL CINDY
And why not?
MAX
I'm going to Wyoming.
ORIGINAL CINDY
You are soooo gonna get your ass fired, girl.
KENDRA
What's in Wyoming?
ORIGINAL CINDY
Besides rocks...
MAX
Probably nothing. I'll tell you when I get back.
[closes her toolkit]
Kendra glances at Original Cindy, who nods and
says...
ORIGINAL CINDY
Logan's going too, isn't he?
Again, no response from Max.
KENDRA
Max...is there something we should know?
MAX
Not yet. [starts pushing her Ninja towards the
door] You two be good while I'm gone.
ORIGINAL CINDY
Only if you are.
Max leaves.
KENDRA
What do you think?
ORIGINAL CINDY
Original Cindy is lost on this one.
INT. - Lydecker's Office - Morning
We see and hear the clicking of a set of Newtonian Balance Balls, which sit on DONALD LYDECKER's desk. The office is dark. In the background, Chopin's "Nocturne in C minor" is playing. Lydecker is typing something on his computer, and stops to take a sip of coffee from his stainless steel mug. We see what he has been looking at: A page called "Project Manticore > Special Ops > X-Classes". Suddenly, there is a sharp knock on the door.
LYDECKER
Come in.
RICHARD SANDOVAL enters the office.
SANDOVAL
Good morning, Don.
LYDECKER
What is it Richard?
SANDOVAL
Last night, one of our computers red flagged. It seems someone has found Sara
Rutherds.
LYDECKER
What do you mean, "found" her?
SANDOVAL
Well, someone was apparently breaking into hospital databases looking for admissions around
2000, 2001. The hacker found Sara Rutherds' name.
LYDECKER
Any chance of establishing this hacker's twenty?
SANDOVAL
Right now, we can only narrow it down to the northwest.
LYDECKER
Have someone keep an eye on this. Let's find out where this hacker is.
Where is Rutherds now?
SANDOVAL
Buffalo State Mental Hospital.
LYDECKER
She's one of the surrogates?
Sandoval nods.
LYDECKER
Rutherds...I know that name. Get me everything we have on her.
Sandoval exits the office, leaving Lydecker alone with his music. The Balance Balls continue clicking rhythmically...
EXT. - A highway - Evening
Max's Ninja leads the way and Logan's Aztek follows. Bling drives the Aztek, with Logan in the passenger seat. Both vehicles speed past a sign which reads "Welcome to Buffalo!" The sign is mostly unspoiled; the only bit of graffiti is a pair of horns painted onto the "o" of "Buffalo!" The two vehicles pull into the very small town nestled near the Big Horn Mountains. The setting sun casts a deep orange glow on the town, which seems deserted...only a couple of very old and rusted-out vehicles are parked along Main Street, neither of which appears to have been used for a very long time. One of these cars is in front of a hotel. This is where Max and Bling park. Max surveys her surroundings...
MAX
This is one lively little burgh. I wonder what the nightlife's like...
LOGAN
[from the car as Bling unloads his
wheelchair] The smaller towns had a lot harder time putting the pieces back together after the Pulse. Eventually people got sick of living without power, jobs, food, hospitals...
MAX
So they moved into the concrete jungles...
LOGAN
...Only that didn't improve their situation much.
Logan starts climbing into his chair.
MAX
This place is creepy-quiet.
BLING
We're in a 20th century ghost town.
MAX
Seattle is a utopia compared to this place.
BLING
Except there aren't any Lydeckers out here.
LOGAN
There might be. You know, Gillette's not far down the interstate, Max. Assuming Manticore hasn't moved...
MAX
[interrupts] So where's this hospital?
LOGAN
[sighs] Should be about
10 minutes east of here...just off the interstate.
MAX
[nods] Lata'. [turns toward
her bike]
LOGAN
Max...
Max turns around again and notices a concerned look on Logan's face. Logan
nods, and Max smiles back...
MAX
I'll be careful.
Max mounts her bike, starts it up and speeds away, kicking up dust as she goes, leaving Logan and Bling alone in the ghost town.
BLING
She'll be fine.
LOGAN
She'll be better than fine...it's the way she's made, remember?
Logan and Bling head into the old hotel.
INT. - A Manticore hallway - Evening
Lydecker walks through a hallway
with a binder under his arm. Richard Sandoval, who carries a file
folder, runs lightly to catch up.
SANDOVAL
Don!
LYDECKER
What have you got for me?
SANDOVAL
Well, nothing yet on the hacker. We're dealing with a real pro. It looks doubtful
that we'll narrow it down any further than what we already have. And really, Don, we're lucky we got that much.
LYDECKER
Keep on it. I want this guy
found.
SANDOVAL
As far as Rutherds is concerned, she was one of the
X5 surrogates. [opens file folder] She was moved to Buffalo State Mental Hospital after giving birth to
X5 452.
Lydecker stops walking in front of a door marked "Classroom X-2", and pauses before saying:
LYDECKER
Max. Send a unit to that hospital immediately.
SANDOVAL
Don, do you really think she's stupid enough to risk herself for a glimpse of a woman she's never known?
LYDECKER
She's not stupid. But she has been out of the game too long. That could change very soon.
Sandoval walks away as Lydecker turns toward the door and walks through it. The room inside that door is a small, sterile lecture hall, and in its seats are about 30 pre-teens, all dressed in duty uniforms, all with mostly-shaven heads, all standing at attention as Lydecker makes his way down the stairs of the lecture hall. Written on the blackboard at the front of the hall are the words "FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP". Lydecker reaches the podium and turns to face the class.
LYDECKER
Good evening, soldiers. As you were.
The camera moves around behind the
podium. We see the lecture hall from behind Lydecker, and every child in the hall sits down in perfect synchronization.
EXT. - A Highway - Evening
The sky grows darker as Max winds her way down the interstate towards the mental hospital.
MAX [VOICE-OVER]
So here I am, on my way to visit my mother. My mom. How long ago was it that I wasn't even sure she was still alive? Yesterday? It was yesterday. So what am I going to say to her if I do get to see her? This is the part where I'm supposed to tell you I've rehearsed what I would say a million times in my head, hoping that some day, I'd get to say those words to her in person. Truth is, I've never done that. I never thought I'd have this chance. So what do I say? I hope I think of something. I hope I get to see her.
EXT. - Mental Hospital Driveway - Night
Max nears the driveway of the hospital. The driveway is long, narrow, and curves slightly to the left just before the door. At the highway end of the driveway, a sign reads "Buffalo State Mental Hospital". Max stops her bike, and through her yellow sunglasses, uses her telescopic vision. She sees a single guard dressed in Manticore black at the main door. We see Max again, then see her telescopic vision as it pans right and left, to the corners of the building, apparently looking for more guards, and seeing none.
MAX
[while dismounting her bike]
This just won't be challenging at all.
Max conceals her Ninja behind the sign, and begins walking slowly up the
driveway.
INT. - Hotel Lobby - Night
Logan is busy typing on his laptop, and Bling watches over his
shoulder.
LOGAN
Something's not adding up here.
BLING
Like, does it make sense that a ghost town still has a mental hospital which is operational?
LOGAN
[pause...looks at Bling] Right. When did you first think about this?
BLING
As soon as we got here.
LOGAN
Why didn't you say something then?
BLING
[rhetorically] Would it have stopped Max?
Logan shakes his head no, then continues typing.
BLING
Which is why I didn't say anything then. Any idea why this place is still open after all these years?
LOGAN
Well, I don't have any evidence, but I have a bad
feeling...
Logan stops speaking, and stares at the monitor.
BLING
Logan?
LOGAN
[looking at Bling] It's a Manticore building.
EXT. - Mental Hospital Front Door - Night
The guard we saw earlier at the door of the Mental Hospital lies unconscious on the doorstep. We see the door close gently and
find...
INT. - Mental Hospital Reception Area - Night
...it is Max who has just entered the hospital. The reception area is dark, and unattended, but the hallways are brightly lit. Max slips behind the reception desk and turns on a computer, which sits on the desk. She moves the mouse around, and clicks on Patient Database. A small search form pops up, and Max types into it the name Sara Rutherds. A list appears on the computer, and Sara Rutherds' name is at the top. She clicks on the name, and is shown a page with information on her. The picture is the same as the one Logan showed her at his apartment. On this page, Max finds the room number in which her mother is being held. B-12. She turns her attention to a lock-box on the wall behind the desk. She easily picks the lock on the side of the box, and opens its door. Inside are several sets of key cards, which appear to be identical. Max takes one.
MAX
These oughta save me some time.
Max begins walking down a hallway. Unfortunately for her...
EXT. - Mental Hospital Driveway - Night
...two Manticore Hummers pull up quickly to the driveway. When they near the front door, both screech to a halt. Even before stopping, though, the lead Hummer's rear doors open, and soldiers begin to pour out. A Captain, whose nametag reads BRYCE, checks the vitals of the guard Max earlier knocked unconscious. Bryce appears to be in his early 20s. He leads the
group which, counting Bryce, consists of eight soldiers. The other seven soldiers form up as Bryce prepares to give commands.
BRYCE
Six of you will secure the perimeter. The other will secure the roof. I'll search the building. Orders are to take this girl alive, so tazers only. Do not - I repeat - do not engage
this tango in hand-to-hand combat, or you'll end up like him [nods toward the unconscious
guard]. Are we clear?
The soldiers nod in agreement.
BRYCE
Don't let her get away.
Bryce enters the Hospital. The other soldiers begin splitting up.
INT. - Mental Hospital Hallway -
Night
Max walks toward us, and stops near a door. She freezes, and we see that she is now standing in front of room B-12. She seems frightened. She slowly walks up to the door, with her eyes fixed on the door handle, and the key-card ring clenched very tightly in her right hand. She very slowly brings her eyes upward, toward the small, upright rectangular window. She tries to peek inside it, but can only see a faceless shape laying in the bed. With a heavy sigh, Max finally lifts her right arm, and finds a card labelled
"B-Wing Patient Quarters". She reaches forward to swipe the card, pausing at the top of the reader, and then quickly swiping the card downward. The red light on the reader turns to green, and Max grabs the door handle. She pauses again, and then pulls the handle down. The door gently clicks open. Max hears a female voice from inside the room gasp. The voice then begins to whimper very quietly. Max slowly pushes the door open, and the hallway light gradually fills the room. On the bed sits SARA RUTHERDS, and she has pushed her self into the far corner and is still crying softly.
SARA
No, please...no, no, no...
Finally realizing that she doesn't recognize the face staring back at her, Sara Rutherds stops crying, and a slight look of relief crosses her face. The look of relief then turns back to one of fear and confusion.
SARA
Who...who are you?
Max doesn't get a chance to answer her. Instead, she feels herself being kicked in the kidneys, and the force of the kick sends her flying ten feet down the hallway. She lands on her stomach with a grunt, slides a few more feet from the door, and turns to look at her attacker. It is Bryce, and as he comes down the hall after Max,
the camera reveals the back of his head, and the barcode imprinted on his neck.
EXT. - A Highway - Night
Logan's Aztek speeds along the highway. Logan drives, and Bling sits in the passenger seat. The car pulls up
to...
EXT. - Mental Hospital Driveway - Night
...the end of the driveway of the Hospital. Logan stops his Aztek near the sign. He looks towards the hospital, and notices the Hummers.
LOGAN
Damn. Hand me the binoculars.
BLING
[reaches into the backseat, and finds a pair of night-vision
binoculars] Here.
Logan peers through the binoculars, and notices several Manticore soldiers around the perimeter of the building. He looks up, and sees another patrolling the roof.
LOGAN
They know she's here. They must have
caught my hack.
BLING
She shouldn't have any trouble. Two trucks means eight, maybe ten soldiers.
LOGAN
That's not what worries me. What worries me is that they might have brought others like her.
INT. - Mental Hospital Hallway -
Night
Max stands up, and readies herself for combat. Bryce continues walking towards her.
BRYCE
The infamous Max. [stops walking]
MAX
Who the hell are you?
BRYCE
X3-264. Bryce, for short.
MAX
You're a Manticore kid?
BRYCE
Two generations before you. I remember when your group escaped. Guess you couldn't handle the pressure.
MAX
It wasn't about pressure. They were brutalizing us. Lydecker killed one of my sisters.
BRYCE
She was weak.
MAX
She was a child. So were the rest of us.
BRYCE
You were soldiers. And you were all weak. In fact, you're still weak. The seizures, Max. Manticore can fix you.
MAX
No thanks. I'll survive.
BRYCE
You may survive the seizures. But rest assured, there's no way you'll survive what happened to your friend Brin. They fixed her, Max. And she's back where she belongs. Which is where I'm taking you.
MAX
We'll see about that.
BRYCE
Are you sure you don't want to do this the easy way?
MAX
I've never liked the easy way.
BRYCE
[thin smile] So I'm told.
Bryce advances on Max, who stands in a defensive position. Bryce attacks her with a flurry of punches and kicks, all of which Max blocks. The last punch, however, which Max blocks with her left palm, backs her up a few steps. A sadistic smile crosses Bryce's face, and he readies himself in a defensive position. Sara peeks out her door for a look at the fight. Max attacks Bryce, and he blocks several punches and kicks of hers. Bryce grabs her right arm with his right when she throws a punch, and Max spins and tries to hit him with her left. He blocks it and grabs her left arm with his left. Max backflips over Bryce, which forces him to let go of her arms. When she lands, she attempts to sweeps Bryce's legs out from under him, but he jumps into the air and kicks Max in the side of her head on his way up. She hits the ground, and Bryce, still in the air from kicking her, attempts to land a punch into Max's chest as he comes down. Max rolls away, and Bryce's hand smashes the floor, which cracks and shatters on impact. Bryce pushes himself upward with his hand and kicks both his legs at Max's stomach, but she quickly flips backward to avoid the kicks. We see Sara take the opportunity to sneak out of her room, and she runs down the hallway. Max sees this too.
MAX
No! Don't go out there!
EXT. - Mental Hospital Front Door - Night
Sara throws open the door. She runs out right into the soldier standing next to the Hospital door. Sara screams in shock, and the soldier jumps away from her. He then fumbles for his tazer, and as he does, we see Logan's car speeding up the driveway. Logan turns and brakes hard, sending the car sliding sideways. He is holding a gun, and fires twice at the soldier near Rutherds. The soldier collapses. A soldier who was stationed at the east corner of the building begin running towards Logan's car. Bling fires a gun from the passenger side, and misses his target before hitting the soldier in the leg with the second shot.
LOGAN
[to SARA] Get in!
Sara runs toward the back door of the car, and opens it. As she does, we see the soldier on the roof has made his way to the front of the building, and begins firing on Logan's car. Sara gets into the car, and Logan fires a few times before driving away.
INT. - Mental Hospital Hallway -
Night
Max, meanwhile, is attacked by Bryce again. This time, Bryce lands a sweeping
kick to Max's left knee, buckling it. He then chops at her neck, and Max falls face first to the floor. This only seems to make her madder, and she springs from her hands and wraps her legs around Bryce's neck. She quickly throws him to the ground. She then runs for the door, and gets there just in time to see Logan's Aztek speeding away. She uses her enhanced vision to look at the back of Logan's car, and sees her mother in the back seat. She looks quickly back at Bryce, who is getting up. She runs through the door, and is immediately shot at by the soldier on the roof. The other soldiers have made their way to the door as well, and are firing their guns at Max. Bryce runs outside, and yells at the soldiers.
BRYCE
Hold your fire! I said tazers only,
damn it! Get in the trucks!
By now, Max has reached the end of the driveway and is climbing onto her motorcycle. Bryce sees this, and runs after her. Max starts her motorcycle, and just before Bryce can catch her, she drives off. The Hummer speed to the end of the driveway, and Bryce waves the first through. He gets in the passenger side of the second truck, and the Hummer give chase. Max wisely turns off the lights on her bike, but only the taillight goes out. Max reaches around the windshield, and smashes the headlight. In the second Hummer, the radio crackles.
SOLDIER (VOICE ON RADIO)
Captain, we've lost sight of her.
BRYCE
[into radio] I haven't.
Through Bryce's eyes, we see Max about fifty feet in front of the lead Hummer, just out of range of its headlights, and she suddenly veers to the right.
BRYCE
[into radio] Turn right!
Both Hummers make the turn, and stay in pursuit of Max. Max now sees where the road she is on leads. The road turns into a path, which runs through a canyon.
MAX
Time to lose these bitches.
She speeds on into the canyon, with the Hummers in close pursuit. The lead Hummer is now close enough to see Max with its headlights. The road curves sharply to the right, and Max is barely able to make the turn. Her right knee nearly touches the ground. The Hummers both slide through the turn. The chase continues through several more turns, less severe than the first. Finally, Max comes to a section of the canyon which narrows quite quickly…just enough for the Hummers to get through. However, the lead Hummer clips the right side of the canyon wall with its back end. The collision sends the lead Hummer crashing into the left wall, and it flips. The second Hummer slows down, but not quickly enough to avoid colliding with the lead Hummer. Max speeds on, and Bryce steps out of the Hummer, staring angrily as she goes.
EXT. - Main Street, Buffalo - Night
Logan's Aztek pulls up in front of the hotel. Inside, Sara nervously asks Logan questions.
SARA
Who are you people?
LOGAN
I'm Logan Cale. This is Bling.
SARA
And who was that girl in the hospital?
LOGAN
[looks at Bling, pauses, then looks back at Sara] I think I should let her explain.
Max's Ninja comes down the street, its headlight out, and pulls in next to Logan's Aztek. She climbs off her bike, and Sara gets out of the car. Sara approaches Max.
SARA
I...I guess I should thank you for getting me out of there.
Max stares silently at Sara.
SARA
Why did you come for me? I mean, who are you?
MAX
[long pause, then quietly...] I'm your daughter.
SARA
[in disbelief] Wh...what? My...
MAX
[pause]...daughter.
A few tears run down Max's cheek when she says this. Sara stares back confusedly, and after a few seconds, begins crying. At the same time the tears start to come, she runs and wraps her arms around Max. Max does not hug back right away, still letting the realization that she has found her mother sink in. Then, she tightly embraces Sara, and rests her head on her shoulder.
MAX
Mom...[smiling through
tears]
LOGAN
Max…I really, really hate to break this up, but they'll come after us.
SARA
Max…such a strong name.
MAX
[lifts her head, starts to clear her
eyes] Logan's right. We really should get out of here.
SARA
[nods, pauses] I'd always hoped you were alright.
MAX
[pause] Me too.
Sara touches Max's cheek, then lowers her arm.
MAX
I'll see you in Seattle.
Sara walks back to Logan's car and climbs in. Max stares at the ground.
BLING
You okay, Max?
MAX
[nods, looks up. A smile crosses her
face] Thank you. Both of you.
Logan smiles, as does Bling. Logan starts up the car, and begins to drive away. After a moment, Max gets back on her bike, starts it, and follows Logan out of the town.
INT. - Lydecker's Office - Morning
Lydecker paces back and forth past Bryce, who stands at attention.
LYDECKER
I thought you were the best, soldier. And yet, here you are, having not completed your objective.
BRYCE
Sir...
LYDECKER
I'm not finished, Captain. You let this girl, who has been out of training for more than ten years now defeat you. That, soldier, is unacceptable.
BRYCE
Yes sir.
Lydecker stops right in front of Bryce, and stares directly into his eyes.
LYDECKER
You're going to Seattle, and you're going to find her. And this time, you're not going to let her get away. And if she does get away, it's going to cost you your life. Is that clear?
BRYCE
Yes sir.
LYDECKER
Dismissed.
Bryce holds his ground for a second, as if he has something to say, then turns and leaves.
INT. - Logan's Apartment - Morning
Logan, Max, and Sara sit in the living room. Sara is drinking a cup of coffee.
LOGAN
Lydecker was running that place as a prison for the surrogate mothers, wasn't he?
SARA
Yes. When I first got there, I'd see faces that I recognized from the compound...other mothers.
MAX
That hospital must be close to Manticore. Logan, he sent one of my kind after me. Bryce. He said he was an
X3.
LOGAN
[nods] I thought that might happen. He's probably never sent an X soldier into Seattle because it's too crowded. But out there, there's no one to notice what your kind can do.
Max shakes her head. A silence follows.
SARA
I still can't believe I'm here. With you.
[looks at Max]
MAX
I can't believe it either.
LOGAN
Well, you two have a lot of catching up to do. I'm gonna catch up on some sleep.
MAX
What's for dinner tonight?
LOGAN
I think it's your turn to cook.
MAX
Sure. How does reheated three-day-old
lasagna sound?
Logan chuckles, and rolls out of the room, leaving Max and her mother alone to talk.
FADE TO BLACK
THE END
So there you have it. What did you think? Please (don't make me beg) drop a quick review, be it positive or negative, just so I know people are reading. The next episode involving Sara and Bryce (and some other new characters) is currently
being written. Contrary to what I'm sure is popular belief, I
haven't died. I just haven't had time to write lately. I'll
finish episode 2 soon...I promise.
Thanks for reading,
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