Adriann
Chapter 3: Welcome Home
~>The usual DA is not mine applies here. Only Adriann is mine.
~>Okay I know you're probably ready to hit me about who Adriann is. No, it's not the Doc, Lady C. You'll find out soon, but only if you review. Sorry I'm begging for your feedback, but I need it!!!
~>PG-13-ish ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Brin. What do you want? I'm not gonna let you touch her." Adriann said in a tone that said she wasn't backing down.
"Sorry to hear that, because I have my orders, which are to keep x5-452 here at home."
"Her name is Max and this isn't her home."
Brin moved towards the 'door' at an incredible speed, but Adriann's reflexes were faster. She stuck out her arm and cloths lined Brin knocking her on her back. The fight was at such a high caliber that no normal human could have hoped to participate. It didn't take long for Adriann to get the upper hand, grabbing a clump of hair on the back of the bruised and bloody Brin, Adriann slammed Brin into the wall, just hard enough to shake her focus but not to do any good damage.
##Flash##
Max quickly hand-cuffed one of Brin's arms and legs to the bars of a cell and left her there.
##End Flash##
"Well Brin, this has been happening a lot lately hasn't it? Are you gettin' soft?"Adriann said to the barely conscious soldier in her hands. Picking her up Adriann dragged her into the cage that had belonged to Max and threw Brin in the cot.
"This isn't over Adriann!" Brin yelled.
"I know."she answered sadly. "But it is for now." Brin lunged at Adriann hoping to get in her final blow. Tired of this exorcize Adriann executed a perfect spin kick that connected with Brin's face, finally knocking her out.
"Take a nap." Adriann muttered under her breath. Picking up her pace to meet Max at her car Adriann laughed - {{Madame X is gonna love this.}}
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Adriann drive as fast as she could without getting pulled over by the sector police.
"Hold on Maxie, we're almost there sweetie. Just hold on." she said looking over at the small 'child' in her passenger seat and squeezing her hand.
"Dre? What's going on? Where are we going? Are you taking me back to the good place with you?" she sounded so little, so young. Tears began to form in Adriann's eyes when she heard Max speak of the good place.
"No, Maxie. You're gonna be fine. You'll go to the good place someday a long time from now. You are going to be fine." she ordered gently as she made the final turn parking in front of the tall apartment building.
Throwing the car into park, Adriann jumped out of the car and ran to open Max's door picking her up effortlessly and kicked the door shut. Running for the door Adriann was grateful that the door man was sleeping when she quietly slipped into the building.
"How you doing little one?" Adriann asked as she waited for the elevator. No answer.
"Maxie? Son-of-a! Where the hell is the damn elevator? Maxie?!" she gently shook the girl in her arms. {{Finally.}} she thought when the elevator appeared. Practically jumping through the door Adriann hit the button for the pent-house, it was then that she felt the nearly undetectable shudder.
{{No,no, no,no. Those dirt bags! How could they not give her Tryptophane? They know how much she needs it. That's probably why that hoe didn't give it to her. Heart less bit}} DING! The doors opened on the penthouse floor and Adriann ran to the door.
{{Knock or kick down? Knock or kick down? Knock. The por guy has been through enough the past five days I don't think he could handle some strange chick breakin' down his door with his half-dead girlfriend in her arms. Half-dead?}}
Adriann knocked thee times with her foot.
{{No. Max is gonna make it. I know that. But with her so weak it's kindda hard to believe.}}
She knocked again, as Max's seizures intensified rapidly.
{{You've seen things that you thought could never happen Dre, and then you watched it actually happen.}}
"Come on!!!" she screamed kicking harder this time, loosing her patience. A few seconds later Logan opened the door shocked by who was in front of him.
"Max?" he whispered as Adriann pushed him out of her way.
"Bedroom?" Adriann barked. Logan led her to his room.
"Shhhh. Maxie, shhh. It's alright."Adriann soothed as it became difficult even for her to hold onto the seizing Max. Laying Max down gently on Logan's bed Adriann went into the bathroom.
"Max?"Logan reached out his hand and framed his loves face.
"Logan can you put her underneath the covers. We need to keep her warm." Adriann called from the bathroom and Logan obeyed absent-mindedly as tears began to roll down his cheeks. Adriann returned from the bathroom carrying a vile of pure Tryptophane and a syringe. The sight of the needle brought Logan out of his daze and he began to fire of questions hoping in vain to get answers.
"Whoa, wait a minute. What's going on? Who are you and what the hell did you do to Max?"he demanded. Adriann ignored Logan as she measured out the necessary amount of Tryptophane into the syringe and injected it into Max's blood stream.
{{I hope that's enough. I don't know how long she went without it. At least her seizures should stop from this dose.}}
"Let's get one thing straight." Adriann said coldly as she turned to Logan. "I did not do this to Max. I never would." she leaned over and adjusted the blankets to cover more of Max's shoulders and lightly kissed her forehead. "I love you baby-- I love you Maxie." she whispered before standing.
"Is she going to be okay?" Logan asked looking the young woman in the eye. Adriann could see how much Logan loved Max. His eyes gave it away.
##Flash##
"Max. Max. Max. No. Max. No." Logan pleaded as Max slipped away in his arms.
##End Flash##
##Flash##
"I now pronounce you man and wife." the minister said as the newlywed couple kissed. Friends cheered back in the pews happy that the two were finally married.
##End Flash##
"Yeah Logan, she'll be fine. All she needs is a lot of rest and time to heal." Adriann said laying a gentle hand on Logan's arm. In more ways than one. she silently added walking out of the room. She paused a second at the sound of Logan's voice and smiled.
"Welcome home, Max. Welcome home."
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"The seizures stopped." Logan said walking out of his bedroom. Adriann was standing front of the floor length window watching the city below.
"Hey. You okay?" he asked stepping up beside the woman who had brought Max back to him.
"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Adriann answered unconvincingly as she casually wiped at a tear.
{{Like hell I'm fine.}}
"I want to thank you for getting Max out of there." Logan resisted the urge to hug the stranger in font of him.
"How could I not Logan? She's.."she stopped abruptly. Logan stared down at the young woman looking for any clue to who she was.
{{She looks normal enough , short - maybe 5'4, mid length light brown hair, blue eyes. There's nothing that would suggest anything out of the ordinary. She must be from Manticore, how else would she know about Max? But she shows too much emotion to be from Manticore.}}
"I'm Logan." he said sticking out his hand.
"I know." she smiled an impish smile as she shook his hand.
{{If Max trusts him, why can't I - to a point.}}
"Adriann. You can call me Dre if you want, my family always did." she said with a slight laugh, waiting for the question she knew Logan was dying to ask.
"How did you know my name?" Logan asked a little nervously.
"I have my ways. But I wouldn't worry your secret's safe with me." she said casting an eye towards the computer room. Logan's face went pale hearing Adriann's statement concerning Eyes Only.
"Calm down. I'm a good guy." Adriann added when she saw Logan's reaction. Hearing Max stir, Adriann looked around Logan into his room.
"You should probably go in and stay with her. Max needs you now more than anything else." Logan nodded and walked to his bedroom but stopped just before entering.
"Help yourself to any food, phone, anything. There's a guest room down the hall that you're welcome to."
"Thanks. But I don't plan on sleeping."