Chapter 12- In A Matter of Moments
The first few months were hell, they locked me in a hospital room and if that wasn't enough they cuffed me to the bed and never let me free. A few times I tried to escape but every time I cut my wrists on the cuffs. Time and time again I would try to escape but as the months drew on it got harder.
Brin came to visit me every other day and once in awhile I could see the soldier in her leave. Once she let slip that out of the 10 years only two X5's are currently in Manticore, Brin and another.
Space Needle
Zack's POV
"I figured I would find you here,' I turned around and there was Max.
"Hey, sis."
"You know it wouldn't hurt if you let you guard down for a second."
"Yes, it would."
After a few moments she asked me. "You lost it didn't you?"
"What?"
"Your humanity, after the escape when you didn't have Liz to show you what you were fighting for."
"It wasn't just Liz, it was all of you."
"I can't lose her, not now."
"I know sis. I can't lose her either. In a few days we will have her back."
Manticore
A few Days Later
A door opened almost without a sound. I t must be midnight, a doctor always comes to check then. I closed my eyes so she thinks I'm asleep. Before she knows what's happening I grab the keys from her belt and knock her out. Then I make my way quietly to the barracks.
Barracks
"That was way too easy," I said to myself. There was two sleeping figures in the middle of the room, I went to the first one, Brin. Her eyes started to flutter open, I quickly put my hand over her mouth.
"Shhh."
She looked at me and asked, "You're escaping."
"Yes." I simply said.
"Why didn't you just leave."
"Because you're my sister and I 'm not leaving without you." I took her hand and put it on my 8th month pregnet stomach. "That's your niece or nephew, your blood. He/she could have your nose or your eyes. This baby is part of you, I'm part of you, Max, Tinga, Jondy and Zack their part of you.
Brin, I saw when we talk about the outside world, your happy. Don't you remember what it's like to be free? Please, Brin." I held out hand my and with a moment's hesitation she finally took it, and gave me a hug. She whispered in my ear "Yes."
"Come on we have to get out of here, you better wake her up."
"It's all right I'm up," I looked up at the girl that was sleeping next to Brin.
"Kali!" She ran up to me and gave me a hug.
"Lizzie, I knew you would come to get us."
Out in the hall I heard pounding feet against the ground on the other side of the door. "Someone is coming! You two get back in bed." Once they were lying down, I walked over to the door and hid behind it. The door slowly opened, and the intruders walked over to Brin and Kali. I must have been too concerned over my two sisters that I never saw one of the intruders grab me and push me into the wall.
Brin and Kali jumped up and knocked the intruder off of me. The blow must have knocked me harder then I thought because when he let me go I slid to the ground.
"Brin?"
"Max," all of the sudden I felt a hand on my side.
"Oh god, Liz is that you." I slowly looked up and there was Max, Maxwell, Tinga, Isabel and all of them.
I heard a noise in the hall and it looked like all the X5's heard it too.
Finally Kali said, "I don't know who you are, but if you haven't noticed we are in Manticore so let's get out of here."
"No we aren't leaving, not until we destroy Manticore," I said.
"I guess it's good we brought a hole bunch of bombs, then." Max replied.
"We split up into three teams everyone from Roswell except Jondy and I on one. All the X5's except Brin, Kali and I on the other and the three of us on the last. Zack how many bombs do you have?"
"Nine."
We all heard a noise behind us when we turned around we saw Lydecker. "I didn't know there was a party, no one invited me. Brin and Kali secure these people," he said. The three of us took a step closer to him until we were right in front of him.
I took a step closer to him and with one swift punch knocked him out, "I always wanted to do that." I turned around to face them all and announced, "Change of plans, Kali take them out of Manticore, all X5's separate into to teams Jondy, Zack and Tinga on one. I want you guys to go to the other side of Manticore with five bombs set them up in main locations. Max, Brin and I are going to the main computer room to set the last four bombs up.
Isabel started to protest, "No arguing, this is an order you will follow. Now go." Everyone looked at me and knew that this was an order that they were going to follow weather they liked it or not. It scared me that all our lives depended of only a matter of moments.
Computer Room
"Everything set up?" Max asked.
"Yes," Brin answered. Just as the others walked in.
"Are the bombs set up on the other side?" Liz asked the others.
"Yes, all we have to do is press the button." Zack said.
"Okay the, let's blaze," Max said while standing up.
"Wait," Zack walked up to me and asked. "Were you pregnant before you were caught?"
"No," I answered with my head down.
"Oh god," Max and Tinga said in union.
I wiped the tears that had formed in my eyes. "WE can talk about this later when we aren't about to be blown up."
"Right," We all said in union.
We ran out of the room and down the corridors. We did not stop running till we got to the fence. Zack grabbed me around the waist and helped me jump over the fence, we kept running up the hill at least until we reached the others. We all turned around to face Manticore, when Zack pulled out the trigger and handed it to me. Max put her hand over mine Zack put his hand over hers, then Tinga, Jondy, Brin, Kali.
I looked at them and asked, "Are you sure?" When they all nodded I announced, "On three." And slowly I counted "One, Two, Three." All together we pushed the button, in only a matter of seconds, we watched Manticore, the thing we have feared for so long being destroyed.
Kali started to laugh then soon we were all laughing. We hugged each other and hand in hand we went back to Seattle
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I want to thank everyone who reviewed my story. And I want to say a special thanks to my friend Sherri who gave my some ideas for this story. Thanks! Gotta Blaze
Isabel
