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Act 12: We Finally Meet
Same Afternoon
Fogle Towers
[While Daisy and Father Destry reacquaint themselves, Logan is in another room taking off the exoskeleton and talking about Manticore and what might be in store for them, his tone of voice loud enough for them to hear.]
Logan: I've seen the layout of the base. With the password Lydecker gave me and the aid of the Russian satellite, I pretty much know what's going on outside.
Father Destry: Haven't they removed Lydecker's privileges there yet?
Logan: Yeah. They have. Three months ago, but they didn't do it fast enough, I got to take a good look around their system.
Daisy: [Acting proud] That's my boy.
[Logan exits the computer room and rolls into the living room where Daisy and Father Destry are looking over the schematics Lydecker drew three months earlier.]
Father Destry: And according to what you told me about Lydecker and the attack you made at Manticore, they're funding should be cut short, so there shouldn't be that much guards wondering around.
Logan: We can hope. [Taking a deep breath] Shortly after I hacked my way into their system, I left a bug in their mainframe linked with an encrypted code...
Daisy: ...a code with a frequency that will allow you to peep your way into Manticore private records? [She notices the wheelchair and couldn't help but ask] Alright, am I missing something here [Uneasy] What's with the chair?
Logan: It's complicated, but your right about the frequency and private records.
Daisy: You've been one busy boy.
Logan: I can't help myself.
[Father Destry remained silent, knowing very much exactly what happened to him, but knew Logan all to well to question him about it until he breaches the subject first. But with Daisy, she doesn't take patience and Logan's lack of openness lightly. The silence that crept the room for 30 seconds felt almost like hours, it was broken by the ring of Logan's cell phone. He then answers it.]
Logan: Hello
Original Cindy: Hey Precious, it's Original Cindy talkin.
Logan: Hey! [She didn't respond] Cindy, is there something wrong?
Original Cindy: I have someone here lookin for you.
Logan: [Curious] Who?
Original Cindy: Some dude who claims he knows Max.
Logan: What's his name?
Original Cindy: Victor.
Logan: What did you say?
Original Cindy: His name is Victor. Boy, don't you tell me your hard of hearing.
Logan: Victor?
Original Cindy: What did Original Cindy just say?
Logan: Head over to Crash and buy him a beer. I'll be there in 15 minutes.
Original Cindy: What? Your reimbursing me for that aiight?
Logan: Yeah, whatever. Look [Facing his friends] I have to head out for about an hour. I have to meet someone.
[Logan is wheeling himself away]
Daisy: Wait...... a....second there. Your not gonna explain to me about the chair?
Logan: Look D, I know I have a lot of explaining, graveling, and making up to do. Especially with you. But this is important. Whatever questions you have, it can wait.
Daisy: Will you at least attempt to answer them?
Logan: Yes, I will.
Daisy: Promise.
Logan: I promise.
Daisy: Ok, you can go now.
[With that, Daisy always felt calm when he spoke the word 'Promise.' She always knew he'd never make a promise if he knew he couldn't keep it.]
Daisy: [Eyes saddening] I'm worried about him Destry? Um...I mean Father.
Father Destry: [Laughs] I am too.
Daisy: He won't talk about it, you do realize that don't you?
Father Destry: We can't force him to open up to us. To anyone. All we can do is counsel him. You know he can shut us out in a sec and not even blink. That's just how good he is.
Daisy: I can't believe what I'm hearing.
Father Destry: You know it's the truth.
Daisy: Yeah, well the truth is infecting everything that makes Logan who he is.
Father Destry: I think even Logan has forgotten who he is. He's so much tangled in helping others that he doesn't even stop to think about himself. His wants. His needs. All of that not even an issue.
Daisy: What do you propose we do about it?
Father Destry: Everything we can.
Cut to Crash
[Original Cindy and Victor having a bottle of beer, when Logan creeps up from behind them]
Logan: Hey!
Original Cindy: Precious.
Victor: Who? What?
Original Cindy: Victor, this is Logan. The man you're lookin for.
Victor: Hey man [shakes his hand] She told me I'd find you somewhere around here.
Logan: Victor is it?
Victor: In a flesh.
Original Cindy: That's good to know. Now you gonna tell us what the dealio with you is cuz we ain't in the best of moods right now, Aiight.
Logan: Who sent you?
Victor: Take a guess.
Logan: I'm in no mood.
Original Cindy: He said Max sent him.
Logan: Max!
[Logan's eyes completely focused on Victor's. The sudden mention of her name caused him to see flashes of memories of the time they've spent together. As the moment passed by, Original Cindy pinched and snapped him out of it.]
Original Cindy: Precious, you Aiight?
Logan: What? [Coming back to Earth] Yeah, I'm fine. [Looks towards Victor] How do you know her?
Victor: Wouldn't be best to talk about this elsewhere?
Logan: Yeah. Yeah it is.
[In Logan's car, Victor starts talkin]
Victor: I met her a little over a week ago. I was doing some technical detail in and around the section she was kept in. I then just happened to enter her room when a couple of equipment had some glitches in it. I'm a lab tech.
Logan: I know.
Victor: You know, how do you know? We just met.
Logan: Jace told Max. And in turn, Max told me.
Victor: How is she?
Logan: She's fine. She's being looked after by a friend of mine down South.
Victor: ...of Seattle?
Logan: No, south of the country.
Victor: You've been looking after her.
Logan: I do my best.
Victor: Thank you. [Logan's face focused on the road]
[A few minutes to Fogle Towers]
Victor: I didn't know who she was, but I knew she was trouble cuz she was strapped, but I've been there a while and I've learned not to be intimidated. She was pretty cool to talk with though.
Logan: [Not surprised] Is she hurt?
Victor: Physically, she looked alright. Emotionally though, I think she's a wreck.
Original Cindy: You could at least be subtle.
Victor: Sorry, I'm a tech not an English Major.
[They arrive at Fogle Towers. By the time he goes to open the door, Daisy beat him to the punch]
Daisy: Hey, your late.
Logan: Traffic was terrible.
Daisy: I bet it was.
[Original Cindy standing next to him felt completely uncomfortable with the woman standing in front of Precious. She didn't know who this woman was to Logan, so she kept to herself.]
Logan: [Escorting Cindy and Victor in] Everyone, this is Original Cindy and Victor.
[Simultaneously]
Father Destry: Hi.
Daisy: Hey.
An hour later
Victor: You're serious aren't you?
Logan: It's only the beginning.
Daisy: I'm agreeing with Victor here, you've got to be kidding me?
Father Destry: I have a feeling joking is on top of the list of things not to do in this situation.
Daisy: Sorry. It just looks kinda 'difficult'
Logan: Like Hopkins once said, "It's mission difficult, not mission impossible."
Father Destry: You always did watch too many movies when we were kids.
Logan: I'd laugh but what's the point.
[An incoming video transmission comes to on Logan's computer.]
Logan: [With a smile on his face] Destry! Daisy! Guess who's calling.
[While Original Cindy makes coffee and Victor steps out and heads to the roof, Father Destry and Daisy head over to Logan's computer room. Huge smiles form when they see the man in the other end of the screen]
Daisy: I'll be damned. Sebastian!
Father Destry: How's it going friend?
Sebastian: I'm doing good. It's good to see the gang altogether. Alive and well for that matter.
Father Destry: We're a little surprised ourselves.
[While Logan let Father Destry and Daisy catch up with Sebastian, Logan goes off to talk to Victor. Victor, staring at the city, forgot how beautiful everything is when your so high up]
Logan: Everything seems so calm from up here doesn't it?
Victor: How did you know I was up here?
Logan: I'm one of those people who sit around and sulk while staring out of the city. It calms me down.
Victor: [Sly smile] I didn't know how to react when Jace went missing. It was fun at first. You know, the adrenaline of 'might getting caught.' We'd do so good avoiding others in public and then when she went to do one of her missions and she didn't come back, rumors went around claiming she was dead or what not, I'd concoct something in my head to keep hope alive. That's she's alright. Now I know. Where having a baby, kinda surprised, but so very cool.
Logan: [Smiling] Some things turns out for the best.
Victor: I'll put myself in danger and take a wild guess and assume that you and Max are involved.
Logan: Everyone seems to see that.
Victor: Wasn't hard. I saw the look on your face when I mentioned her name at the bar. She's alright. She's staying strong and she'll continue to stay strong until we get her out of there.
To be continued....
End of Act 12:We finally meet
Writers Notes: Now, not to loose any of you, but Original Cindy still doesn't know Logan is Eyes Only. Whether she finds out or not will be left to your imaginations until I put up the continuing Chapters. I know, I know, I'm mean, very mean. Well, I'd like to keep the anticipation there as much as possible.
I'd like to thank Aegean for bringing up Sebastian. I've always had him in mind, but there was a moment there where I completely forgot about him and how useful he can be in this story. So thank you for bringing him up.