Jondy sat at the top of the Space Needle, twisting a silver chain around
her fingers. The chain was Zack's – had been. In the past. He gave it to
her before he went off to save Tinga.
Save Tinga? Why couldn't her have saved himself? She felt tears build up in her eyes and blinked them away. * No point in crying. It won't bring him back,* she thought. * Gone. Gone for good this time.*
Why couldn't Max and Tinga stay out of trouble for just once in their lives? Why did Zack have to exclude her from the X5 group completely?
She looked down. Jump off the Needle and she'd be unrecognizably and irreversibly dead.
"It would hurt," came a voice. Jondy turned around a bit. Logan.
"Your powers of observation blow me away," Jondy muttered, standing up on the edge of the Needle. Suddenly Logan didn't look so sure of himself.
"Don't hurt yourself because of it," he took a step towards her.
"Because I lost three siblings!" Jondy yelled
"Zack hardly acted in a brotherly way towards you, from what you say," Logan retorted.
Jondy gave him a dirty look. "Zack was all I had – he was my family, my best friend and my boyfriend. Now he's dead – I have to rebuild my life alone. Completely alone."
"Crying will help you know," Logan sighed.
"It doesn't," Jondy got a faraway look in her eyes. Silence descended. Jondy hurled herself up the Space Needle.
"How did they die?"
Logan jerked around. "Huh?"
"Zack…he used to go away for months on end before I would see him again," Jondy tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "I can't seem to accept that him or Max are dead."
Logan looked at the ground. "A clone shot Max in the heart. She…she died in my arms."
Jondy nodded, looking away. "She'd need an X5 heart if the bullet hit…oh my god…"
"Zack," Logan said, his eyes widening in shock.
"He would have – he worried about her so much," Jondy whispered, wiping her cheek.
"I cannot…" Logan said. "He died for her."
Jondy squeaked, suddenly scrambling to her feet. "Max – Logan, she'll be alive! If they preformed a heart transplant! She was – is – one of the best X5s!"
Logan gaped at her. "Jondy…Lydecker…he didn't think that would be possible.:
Jondy stood there, hands on her hips, hair blowing about. "I know she's alive, I can feel it!"
Logan slumped, giving up on the argument. "* Another* raid on Manticore?"
Jondy nodded. "She's there and she needs out."
"And Zack?"
Jondy's face seemed to fade, she lost her bravado and she looked older than ever. "You need a heart to live, Logan."
"I'll get you those blue prints."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"…so you think Maxie is alive?" Syl asked skeptically.
Jondy nodded, pouring over the blue prints with a red felt pen. 'VA Hospital' my ass.
"Yes, I know Max is alive. But Manticore will have increase their security after your raid – we need fire power."
And with a flourish, Jondy produced a leather bound notebook. "Voila!"
Krit took it and flipped it open. "Spanish verbs?"
Jondy rolled her eyes and took the notebook back. "Think outside the square, Krit!" She reached under the leather cover and revealed a list of names and phone numbers.
"Okay. So, Maple and Dem will want in. What about Lexi?"
Syl and Krit shook their heads. "Lexi is scary," Syl shuddered.
"What's Sel and Maya doing at the moment?" Krit leant over the list as well.
"Nothing important – ooh, that's right," Jondy winced. "Sel and Tibbi got recaptured."
"At least Brin's got company," Syl said darkly.
"So," Bling held a biro to another bit of paper. "We have Jondy, Syl, Krit, Zane, Maple, Dem and Maya?"
"And," Jondy grinned, "Marcus."
Eyes widened. "Wow – you actually talk to him?" Syl looked impressed.
"Zack did."
"Call Lexi and see if she's in the area," Logan suggested.
The three X5s reached for their cell phones.
"Syl – ring Zane and Maya. Krit, call Dem and Maple. I'll deal with with Marcus and Lexi."
*~*~*~*~*~*
AN: These are the phone calls – try and follow them. Mostly made of dialogue cause I'm lazy.
"Hey Zane?"
"Nah, sorry love, I'll get him."
Zane reached for the phone – he was sitting around the garage drinking beer with Liam and Cole.
"It's some chick," Cole said.
"Yeah?" Zane said into the phone, taking a mouthful of beer.
"It's Syl."
Zane spat his beer all over Liam. "Hey, gross man!"
"Syl? How did you get this number?"
"You know about Max, Zack and Tinga?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Jondy has a theory – Max could still be alive. I know you couldn't come before, but we need you in Seattle ASAP."
"Three days, baby sister. I'll be there."
Zane snapped the cell phone shut and leapt up. "Family emergency – be back in a week," Zane leapt into his truck. To Seattle!
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Maple."
"Huh?"
"It's Krit."
"As in Brother X5 701?"
"Yeah."
"Hey man!"
"We need you in Seattle."
"Why?"
"Explain when you arrive."
"Top secret?"
"…Yeah…"
"Cool."
"You be at Foggle Towers in three days?"
"Two."
"Nice."
"See ya, bro."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Thank you for ringing the Love Shack. It's…"
"Marcus."
"Whoa! Jay?"
"Jondy, you feckless bum. I need…"
"You feel the need for speed, ma sistah?"
"Bite me – wanna blow up Manticore?"
"I'm listening."
"Those bastards have Maxie – we need fire power."
"So, where's Zack in all of this?"
"Dead."
"Holy shit! How…when…where?"
"Took down Manticore with Syl, Krit and Max when Tinga was captured and killed."
"Holy f***. Sure, so when do you want me?"
"Bring any explosives or weapons. Foggle Towers, Seattle in three days."
"I'm in Boston!"
"Four."
"Shit. Travelling takes time, Jay. I haven't got Aladdin's carpet!"
"Leave now."
"What?"
"You should be in your car by now, Marcus."
"You are a bitch, Jay."
"Good bye Marcus."
"Bite me."
"Four days."
"I hate you."
"And I * love* you!"
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hello, Lee residence."
"Hi, may I speak to Maya?"
"Certainly. Hold on one minute."
Silence.
"Maya Lee speaking."
"Maya, it's Syl."
"How did you get this number? Has my position been compromised?"
"No! We've got an X5 emergency – we need you in Seattle in three days."
"What? Zack told me Seattle was out of bounds for us."
"Zack's dead. We wanna blow up Manticore cause they got Maxie."
"That's nice, but…"
"Yeah?"
"My kids."
"Excuse me?"
"Two girls – Ellie and Evie."
"Your…partner?"
"Well, he does know about Manticore and all. I suppose. I'm currently in Vancouver."
"Get down here in three days."
"All right. What address?"
"Call when you reach sector 9."
"Good bye Syl."
"See ya Maya."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hi."
"Dem?"
"Who is this?"
"Krit."
"Oh my lord, who died?"
"Actually…Zack and Tinga."
"Oh my lord. Why did you call me? Jondy has my number?"
"We need to save Maxie."
"Coolies. She aiight?"
"Jondy seems to think so."
"Seattle?"
"How did you guess?"
"Zack declared in no man's land."
"Typical. Anyway, Foggle Towers, sector 9 in three days."
"Be there."
"See you, Demi!"
"Need guns?"
"M16?"
"I can do that."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Lexi speaking."
"Lex, it's Jondy."
"D! Haven't seen you since…"
"New York."
"Yeah. Wassup?"
"Zack's dead."
Silence.
"Lexi? You there?"
Sniffle. "I'm so, so sorry D."
"They tried to take down Manticore, Max got shot and Zack supplied his heart for transplant."
"Jeepers."
"So we wanna break into Manticore and rescue Maxie."
"Can I blow something up?"
"Sure."
"Excellent."
"Can you be in Seattle in three days?"
"No – I…I got personal problems."
"Guys?"
"No, a friends. Meet you in Gillette?"
"I guess."
"Syl and Krit coming?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, even funner!"
"Is that even a word?"
" In my vocabulary it is."
"O-kay."
"Need fire power."
"Positive."
"Guns?"
"Negative – Dem's covering that."
"Explosives?"
"Positive."
"Bullet proof vests?"
"Pos."
"Gotta book, my girl."
"See you Lex."
"Call me if you want to talk."
"Okay. Thanks Lexi."
"See ya, D."
AN: Am thinking about writing a story about Lexi – if you think that's a good idea please tell me in the review you are going to leave. I know you are going to review cause I have ESP. Am I right? Please?
Save Tinga? Why couldn't her have saved himself? She felt tears build up in her eyes and blinked them away. * No point in crying. It won't bring him back,* she thought. * Gone. Gone for good this time.*
Why couldn't Max and Tinga stay out of trouble for just once in their lives? Why did Zack have to exclude her from the X5 group completely?
She looked down. Jump off the Needle and she'd be unrecognizably and irreversibly dead.
"It would hurt," came a voice. Jondy turned around a bit. Logan.
"Your powers of observation blow me away," Jondy muttered, standing up on the edge of the Needle. Suddenly Logan didn't look so sure of himself.
"Don't hurt yourself because of it," he took a step towards her.
"Because I lost three siblings!" Jondy yelled
"Zack hardly acted in a brotherly way towards you, from what you say," Logan retorted.
Jondy gave him a dirty look. "Zack was all I had – he was my family, my best friend and my boyfriend. Now he's dead – I have to rebuild my life alone. Completely alone."
"Crying will help you know," Logan sighed.
"It doesn't," Jondy got a faraway look in her eyes. Silence descended. Jondy hurled herself up the Space Needle.
"How did they die?"
Logan jerked around. "Huh?"
"Zack…he used to go away for months on end before I would see him again," Jondy tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "I can't seem to accept that him or Max are dead."
Logan looked at the ground. "A clone shot Max in the heart. She…she died in my arms."
Jondy nodded, looking away. "She'd need an X5 heart if the bullet hit…oh my god…"
"Zack," Logan said, his eyes widening in shock.
"He would have – he worried about her so much," Jondy whispered, wiping her cheek.
"I cannot…" Logan said. "He died for her."
Jondy squeaked, suddenly scrambling to her feet. "Max – Logan, she'll be alive! If they preformed a heart transplant! She was – is – one of the best X5s!"
Logan gaped at her. "Jondy…Lydecker…he didn't think that would be possible.:
Jondy stood there, hands on her hips, hair blowing about. "I know she's alive, I can feel it!"
Logan slumped, giving up on the argument. "* Another* raid on Manticore?"
Jondy nodded. "She's there and she needs out."
"And Zack?"
Jondy's face seemed to fade, she lost her bravado and she looked older than ever. "You need a heart to live, Logan."
"I'll get you those blue prints."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"…so you think Maxie is alive?" Syl asked skeptically.
Jondy nodded, pouring over the blue prints with a red felt pen. 'VA Hospital' my ass.
"Yes, I know Max is alive. But Manticore will have increase their security after your raid – we need fire power."
And with a flourish, Jondy produced a leather bound notebook. "Voila!"
Krit took it and flipped it open. "Spanish verbs?"
Jondy rolled her eyes and took the notebook back. "Think outside the square, Krit!" She reached under the leather cover and revealed a list of names and phone numbers.
"Okay. So, Maple and Dem will want in. What about Lexi?"
Syl and Krit shook their heads. "Lexi is scary," Syl shuddered.
"What's Sel and Maya doing at the moment?" Krit leant over the list as well.
"Nothing important – ooh, that's right," Jondy winced. "Sel and Tibbi got recaptured."
"At least Brin's got company," Syl said darkly.
"So," Bling held a biro to another bit of paper. "We have Jondy, Syl, Krit, Zane, Maple, Dem and Maya?"
"And," Jondy grinned, "Marcus."
Eyes widened. "Wow – you actually talk to him?" Syl looked impressed.
"Zack did."
"Call Lexi and see if she's in the area," Logan suggested.
The three X5s reached for their cell phones.
"Syl – ring Zane and Maya. Krit, call Dem and Maple. I'll deal with with Marcus and Lexi."
*~*~*~*~*~*
AN: These are the phone calls – try and follow them. Mostly made of dialogue cause I'm lazy.
"Hey Zane?"
"Nah, sorry love, I'll get him."
Zane reached for the phone – he was sitting around the garage drinking beer with Liam and Cole.
"It's some chick," Cole said.
"Yeah?" Zane said into the phone, taking a mouthful of beer.
"It's Syl."
Zane spat his beer all over Liam. "Hey, gross man!"
"Syl? How did you get this number?"
"You know about Max, Zack and Tinga?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Jondy has a theory – Max could still be alive. I know you couldn't come before, but we need you in Seattle ASAP."
"Three days, baby sister. I'll be there."
Zane snapped the cell phone shut and leapt up. "Family emergency – be back in a week," Zane leapt into his truck. To Seattle!
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Maple."
"Huh?"
"It's Krit."
"As in Brother X5 701?"
"Yeah."
"Hey man!"
"We need you in Seattle."
"Why?"
"Explain when you arrive."
"Top secret?"
"…Yeah…"
"Cool."
"You be at Foggle Towers in three days?"
"Two."
"Nice."
"See ya, bro."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Thank you for ringing the Love Shack. It's…"
"Marcus."
"Whoa! Jay?"
"Jondy, you feckless bum. I need…"
"You feel the need for speed, ma sistah?"
"Bite me – wanna blow up Manticore?"
"I'm listening."
"Those bastards have Maxie – we need fire power."
"So, where's Zack in all of this?"
"Dead."
"Holy shit! How…when…where?"
"Took down Manticore with Syl, Krit and Max when Tinga was captured and killed."
"Holy f***. Sure, so when do you want me?"
"Bring any explosives or weapons. Foggle Towers, Seattle in three days."
"I'm in Boston!"
"Four."
"Shit. Travelling takes time, Jay. I haven't got Aladdin's carpet!"
"Leave now."
"What?"
"You should be in your car by now, Marcus."
"You are a bitch, Jay."
"Good bye Marcus."
"Bite me."
"Four days."
"I hate you."
"And I * love* you!"
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hello, Lee residence."
"Hi, may I speak to Maya?"
"Certainly. Hold on one minute."
Silence.
"Maya Lee speaking."
"Maya, it's Syl."
"How did you get this number? Has my position been compromised?"
"No! We've got an X5 emergency – we need you in Seattle in three days."
"What? Zack told me Seattle was out of bounds for us."
"Zack's dead. We wanna blow up Manticore cause they got Maxie."
"That's nice, but…"
"Yeah?"
"My kids."
"Excuse me?"
"Two girls – Ellie and Evie."
"Your…partner?"
"Well, he does know about Manticore and all. I suppose. I'm currently in Vancouver."
"Get down here in three days."
"All right. What address?"
"Call when you reach sector 9."
"Good bye Syl."
"See ya Maya."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hi."
"Dem?"
"Who is this?"
"Krit."
"Oh my lord, who died?"
"Actually…Zack and Tinga."
"Oh my lord. Why did you call me? Jondy has my number?"
"We need to save Maxie."
"Coolies. She aiight?"
"Jondy seems to think so."
"Seattle?"
"How did you guess?"
"Zack declared in no man's land."
"Typical. Anyway, Foggle Towers, sector 9 in three days."
"Be there."
"See you, Demi!"
"Need guns?"
"M16?"
"I can do that."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Lexi speaking."
"Lex, it's Jondy."
"D! Haven't seen you since…"
"New York."
"Yeah. Wassup?"
"Zack's dead."
Silence.
"Lexi? You there?"
Sniffle. "I'm so, so sorry D."
"They tried to take down Manticore, Max got shot and Zack supplied his heart for transplant."
"Jeepers."
"So we wanna break into Manticore and rescue Maxie."
"Can I blow something up?"
"Sure."
"Excellent."
"Can you be in Seattle in three days?"
"No – I…I got personal problems."
"Guys?"
"No, a friends. Meet you in Gillette?"
"I guess."
"Syl and Krit coming?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, even funner!"
"Is that even a word?"
" In my vocabulary it is."
"O-kay."
"Need fire power."
"Positive."
"Guns?"
"Negative – Dem's covering that."
"Explosives?"
"Positive."
"Bullet proof vests?"
"Pos."
"Gotta book, my girl."
"See you Lex."
"Call me if you want to talk."
"Okay. Thanks Lexi."
"See ya, D."
AN: Am thinking about writing a story about Lexi – if you think that's a good idea please tell me in the review you are going to leave. I know you are going to review cause I have ESP. Am I right? Please?