Disclaimer: basically everything is not mine; the characters, the setting, the main plot, the history, and some of the lines are not mine; and I have just the actual story line. Sob.
Max watched as Joshua walked up to the old run down house, and as he closed the door she started up her bike and pulled back into the late night traffic. A few minutes later, Max shot down a dark street, turning into an alley with a sharp turn that almost laid the bike down. She parked the bike against the brick wall of the alley and marched back out to the street. She turned and stormed into the tech's lab.
"I believe you have something for me?" she stated, not asking but politely stating that if he said no he would not be in one piece much longer.
"You have the money?" he asked, just as suspiciously.
Max pinned him against the wall, glaring at him. "No, I just came by to see how my best friend the Manticore technician was doing." She said sarcastically. Seeing his wary glance, she let him go in disgust. "Of course I have the money, you asshole. Where the cure?"
The tech pointed over at a little vial on the table. "That's your cure⦠I put it in you blood stream and it wipes out the virus DNA. Takes a while, after I give it to you I have to make sure it works. Show me the money."
Max reached into her shirt and pulled out a wad of cash. As the tech's eyes followed her hand, she kicked him. "Watch your glance, sir. Now, I wanna get rid of this bitch ASAP, so pull out your needle."
The tech looked up from the ground, and groaned. "Fine, but you have to stay for a few hours after I put it in you- I need to make sure it works. Then I'm outta here." Max just nodded and sat down on the floor, holding out her arm. She watched the tech carefully as he walked around the makeshift lab, picking up a needle and sterilizing it.
Max closed her eyes and held out her arm, unable to watch as the tech slid the long needle into her wrist. She did not flinch at the penetration, but as the liquid inside flooded into her bloodstream, her eyes flew open. "That stings. Should it?" she asked warily. As the tech nodded, the world dimmed before her eyes, and she felt herself sinking into oblivion.
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