Return to Me (2/8)
Angelus angelus1317@hotmail.com
See first chapter for disclaimer, etc.
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Dear Zack and Jhondie,
I can't say how incredibly sorry I am to be doing this. You two are all I have left
of my family. I can't expect you to forgive me for what I've done, but maybe
this will help you understand why.
We were raised as soldiers. All of us - me, you, Tinga, Jace, Brynn, Zane, Krit, Syl,
Ben, Eva, and Gabe - we were supposed to be emotionless. No complications -
don't think, don't feel; just kill.
But the twelve of us, by ourselves, were able to form a bond. Especially
between us three. We taught ourselves to love in a world where loving anyone
or anything was the most dangerous thing that we could possibly do.
I've had gotten on with my life since Manticore, and I had realized that
learning to love was the most important thing we ever could have been
taught there or anywhere. I took that precious ability and I used it, and it
allowed me to be blessed with something I thought that I would never have -
friends. Friends who didn't treat me like the teenage Frankenstein freak show
that I am, but who accepted me, no questions asked, for the real me. As much
as I've enjoyed this past year, I miss them.
There is also someone else - a man that I love and care about who didn't
deserve to be left behind like a disposable toy. I owe him so much, because
without him, I would have never found either of you.
The kind of love that I feel for Logan is different that what I feel for you two. He
and my other friends can never replace you, but I have to be there for them,
like they were for me.
Please don't hate me for this. I love you both. I hope that you can let go of
Manticore as I have, and maybe we'll see each other again someday. Until
then, goodbye.
All My Love Always,
Max
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Author's notes: First of all, let me clear a little something up - this is the letter that
Max wrote to Zack and Jhondie, and I apologize for its lack of both length and
quality. Gabe is the name I gave to the soldier that Zack accidentally killed
when he was aiming for the raven. I have to admit that I'm kind of confused - I
thought that it was said that twelve X-5's escaped from Manticore, but then in
the season finale, Lydecker said something about "ten perfect soldiers". I'm
probably wrong, but my assumption right now is that there were twelve X5's
created, but that, as we know, both Eva and the boy who I have named
Gabe were killed, and Lydecker was just referring to the ones that were
remaining at the time of the escape. However, this being much later, I read on
the DAOL website that Zack is not considered to be one of the original twelve
that escaped, which just confuses me even more. So if anyone would like to set
me straight on that, it would be much appreciated. Thank you!
Angelus angelus1317@hotmail.com
See first chapter for disclaimer, etc.
~*~
Dear Zack and Jhondie,
I can't say how incredibly sorry I am to be doing this. You two are all I have left
of my family. I can't expect you to forgive me for what I've done, but maybe
this will help you understand why.
We were raised as soldiers. All of us - me, you, Tinga, Jace, Brynn, Zane, Krit, Syl,
Ben, Eva, and Gabe - we were supposed to be emotionless. No complications -
don't think, don't feel; just kill.
But the twelve of us, by ourselves, were able to form a bond. Especially
between us three. We taught ourselves to love in a world where loving anyone
or anything was the most dangerous thing that we could possibly do.
I've had gotten on with my life since Manticore, and I had realized that
learning to love was the most important thing we ever could have been
taught there or anywhere. I took that precious ability and I used it, and it
allowed me to be blessed with something I thought that I would never have -
friends. Friends who didn't treat me like the teenage Frankenstein freak show
that I am, but who accepted me, no questions asked, for the real me. As much
as I've enjoyed this past year, I miss them.
There is also someone else - a man that I love and care about who didn't
deserve to be left behind like a disposable toy. I owe him so much, because
without him, I would have never found either of you.
The kind of love that I feel for Logan is different that what I feel for you two. He
and my other friends can never replace you, but I have to be there for them,
like they were for me.
Please don't hate me for this. I love you both. I hope that you can let go of
Manticore as I have, and maybe we'll see each other again someday. Until
then, goodbye.
All My Love Always,
Max
~*~
Author's notes: First of all, let me clear a little something up - this is the letter that
Max wrote to Zack and Jhondie, and I apologize for its lack of both length and
quality. Gabe is the name I gave to the soldier that Zack accidentally killed
when he was aiming for the raven. I have to admit that I'm kind of confused - I
thought that it was said that twelve X-5's escaped from Manticore, but then in
the season finale, Lydecker said something about "ten perfect soldiers". I'm
probably wrong, but my assumption right now is that there were twelve X5's
created, but that, as we know, both Eva and the boy who I have named
Gabe were killed, and Lydecker was just referring to the ones that were
remaining at the time of the escape. However, this being much later, I read on
the DAOL website that Zack is not considered to be one of the original twelve
that escaped, which just confuses me even more. So if anyone would like to set
me straight on that, it would be much appreciated. Thank you!