Disclaimer: Like I said before, none of these characters belong to me. They belong to Jim Cameron and Co. I have no money so it's best to leave me alone on this matter.

Act II

Manticore

Cell Block LP-24

[Max, sitting in the right corner of her room, knees to her chest. Quite. Alone. Four walls surrounding her, no where to go, no place to hide. She remains mute.]

Warehouse

[For some unbeknownst reason. Syl and Krit decided to let Lydecker run amuck. Still keeping a close eye on him, he was chained up for a month to a steel rod, but came to a point where they realized that he won't runaway.]

Lydecker: How you kids doing?

Krit: We're fine, we've got all the equipment...

Syl: [Irritated]...And we're not your kids.

[Lydecker heads to the Van with all the computer equipment and starts searching for information]

[Syl and Krit, quietly talking to one another.]

Krit: I can't believe after everything he's done, we haven't snapped his neck yet, I think I'm down with something.

Syl: You're not sick, I can't believe it either.

Krit: I miss em. [Referring to Max, Zack, and the others.]

Syl: Yeah I know. Me too.

Krit: It's hard to believe that she's gone.

Syl: We didn't even get a chance to catch up on things.

Krit: Our adventures. Experiences. The Sights we've seen. And all the...

Syl: [Cuts in] Boys.

Krit: Syl.

Syl: Sorry. Trying to liven the moment.

Krit: [Smiles]

Syl: Yo Deck, so what's our plan of attack?

[Lydecker exits the van and gives Syl and Krit a rundown]

Lydecker: Well, I've been doing a lit....

[Eyes Only hack appears on their TV Screen]

Eyes Only: Do not attempt to adjust your set. This is a streaming freedom video. The cable hack will last exactly 60 seconds. It cannot be traced, it cannot be stopped, and it is the only free voice left in this city....

Syl: Check it out, it's Eyes Only.

Lydecker: Yeah, it is. He's the plan.

Krit: The plan, what are you talking about?

Lydecker: He helped you didn't he? Warned you that I'll be after you.

Syl: Yeah, but we never met him. We were doing our thing, and the next thing you know, Eyes Only flashes our barcodes on screen and advises us to disappear.

Lydecker: There's got to be a way to contact him. It anyone can help, it's him.

Krit: Why the hell are you so content in going back into Manticore. They have X-7's remember. And God know what else, or have you forgotten that your kids are outdated?

Lydecker: [Not Amused] We have to get her out.

Syl: Who out? Brin. Like she wants to.

Lydecker: No. Max.

[Surprised at Lydecker's request, they question him.]

Syl: What do you mean Max? She's gone.

Lydecker: No, she isn't.

Krit: [Punches Deck to the ground] We are having a very bad couple of months, and pissing off an genetically-engineered soldier is something I wouldn't cross...

Lydecker: She's alive. And well. [Trying to regain mobility] It's the truth.

Syl: That'll be a first. [Still not trusting him]

Lydecker: You want proof, there it is. [Points to the computer screen in the van]

[Krit and Syl looks over to the screen and is shocked by what they see.]

Lydecker: After she was shot, she was taken to a surgical room. I have a loyal contact inside the facility, he sent me this image dated 3 weeks after the fireworks we put out in the lab. I've been trying to gather as much information as I can regarding her whereabouts. But I found nothing. Eye's Only has the equipment if not the brains to find her. I-we need his help.

[Finally agreeing]

Krit: How do we find him then?

Syl: [Flashbacks of Logan working on the computer] We may know someone.

Lydecker: Oh yeah. Who? [Clearly aware who she's referring to]

Back at Fogle Towers

[Logan and Original Cindy continues their conversation]

Original: [Making coffee] Precious, I don't mean to pry but-you know what...actually I do-what happened to you? I mean really, there seems to be a lot more than what your tellin Original Cindy?

Logan: You pay too close attention to detail, has anyone ever told you that?

Original: Aiight, but Precious ain't answered my question.

[Not knowing what to do or say, Logan finally lets it all out into the open with Original Cindy. Something he's never done with anyone. Not even to himself]

Logan: After my parents past away, my Uncle, ignoring any parental concern, decided best to ship me off to boarding school in France...

Original: Damn!

Logan: Second that.

Original: Keep goin, don't stop there.

Logan: I was referred to from many people as a "Gifted Child." Straight A's. All-round athlete. I graduated high school at 15 and got my Master's in political science at 18. I got tired of the routine and decided to take up residence in Yale University where I got my degree in Journalism.

Original: uh-huh

Logan: [Looks at Original Cindy] I was a wild child.

Original: What? You kiddin me?

Logan: I kid not. Your looking at a 'former menace to society.' I've never hurt anyone, at least not intentionally. I did a few jobs here and there while I was in Europe.

Original: Like what?

Logan: You know, um.... [Hesitating] as a solo-contractor, I was asked to find certain valuable things, retrieve them, and in exchange, payment was wired to a Swiss Bank Account.

Original: And I thought Max was the thief in this family.

Logan: Thing is, all this time I've scoffed at Max for stealing, she had no idea.

Original: [Silent]

Logan: What's wrong boo [mocking her], lost your tongue?

Original: Original Cindy never expected that kinda thing comin from you.

Logan: I'm sorry to disappoint.

End of Act II

Writers Notes: You're probably wondering what's the dealio about Logan attending boarding school in Europe but all of the sudden graduating high school at 15. Well, I put that there on purpose to add mystery. Remember, when relatives, both parents/guardians alike send there kids to boarding school, especially to a whole different country, they tend to loose track on their activities. Especially their personal lives. This issue will be explained in an entirely different Fanfiction. In the remainder of the season, I'll probably link my stories together, but in ways that a newbie would understand.