Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I dont own this stuff. it belongs to the guy who killed Leo on the Titanic (isn't he the smatest guy in the
world.) any way, James Cameron owns the characters. But not Skeet and Zeke, cos they are mine
A/n: Ok, so thank you for the reviews that I have gotten so far. They are full of good ideas which I will try and use. I
wrote the first chapter in a hurry, I was scared that I would lose the idea if I didn't. Sorry about my spelling and poor
grammar, but I try. Please continue to review.
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Logan's jaw dropped for the second time that afternoon.
"And what deal are you hoping to cut with me?" He asked, Skeet looked pleadingly into his eyes, almost desperatly.
"I don't want Zeke to grow up the way I did, the way Max did, The way Tinga's son may still have to. Zeke deserves better
than that. I want Lydecker and his Manicore goons away from my son. Therefore I would like a free clean passage out of
America. No police, No sector police, no body trying to get in our way." She begged.
Logan stayed straight faced and nodded "Well, I do believe that it is a reasonable thing to ask for, but what do we get in
return?" Logan asked
"I have the cure for your virus"
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Max couldn't stop herself from grinning, the virus that had kept them apart for so long. Her little sister had the cure.
But in many ways, this added to Max's rapidly building guilt. elements of the story she had just been told were coming back
to her. Zack was hurting his marriage because he was in love with her. He made a choice for Max to live although he knew he
had a family waiting for him. She felt so guilty. In the time that they had escaped Manicore, Skeet was so happy, even though
she was having seizures. From the story, she stayed happy until Zack fell for Max. Max wanted her sister to be happy, and
felt as though she had robbed her sister of happiness.
"You have the cure? Are you sure that it will work" Logan asked
"Oh, it will work, Skeet is the smartest X5 that Manicore ever created, if any one could find a cure it would be her" max
said proudly.
"I have the cure with me now, I will give it to you..." Skeet began
"Why are you doing this for me? After everything that happened, after the story you just told us, you still want to help us,
why?" Max asked, she didn't understand why Skeet would want to help her.
"Maxie, you are my sister, and believe me, part of me wants to hate you for my failed marrage, part of me wanted to track
you down and hurt you, but we both know that wouldn't work, I am an intellegence soilder, you are a fighting soilder. I can't
hate you Max, and I hate the fact that I can't hate you. You are my sister, you will be always be my sister. I have lost alot
over the years, all of my brothers and sister, and most recently Zack, but I dont want to lose you. I want you to be happy,
and Jondy said that Logan makes you happy. I would not be so vindictive as to stop you and Logan being happy because me and
Zack couldn't be." Skeet explained. Max hugged her tightly
"We have a deal" Logan smiled.
"Thankyou, Max, you will have to drink the cure for it to work, it will take an hour to take effect." Skeet said
"I will need a couple of days to get your passes organised, you and Zeke can stay here until they are ready" Logan offered.
"Thank you again for this, Zeke doesn't deserve to be on the run like we were" She smiled and lifted the sleeping baby into
her arms.
"Come on Skeet, I will show you where you can put Zeke down for a sleep and then I want to show you something"
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The two girls stood on the edge of the Seattle Space Needle.
"It is so beautiful up here" Skeet whispered
"Yeah, I come up here alot to think"
"Zack used to come here to, he would tell me stories about the view, the feeling of flying, i ve always wanted to feel it
for myself" Skeet smiled sadly.
"You really did love him, didn't you?" Max asked
"I did, at first I loved him only because he loved me, he wouldn't leave Manicore with out me, he promised to be with me for
ever, I believed him, but I knew it wouldn't last. Then when he found me again, I really truly loved him, I loved him so much
that I didn't have the courage to leave him when I realised he also loved you. He loved me, i am certain of it, but there
would always be you." She explained sadly.
"I am so sorry, I didn't do any thing to lead him on" Max said
"I know you didn't, it was a Manicore thing, I worked out that manicore programmed into us who our partners for life would
be. Who would be the best blendings of generated DNA to make the best kids. Generation X5.2. Our breeding partners were
written into our system. But Lydecker messed up, they gave us the ability to love out side our partnership. My breeding
partner didn't make it out of Manicore, but Zack was just doing what they wanted him to do." Skeet explained
"What do you mean, what they wanted him to do?" max asked
"Maxie, Zack was your partner."
Disclaimer: I dont own this stuff. it belongs to the guy who killed Leo on the Titanic (isn't he the smatest guy in the
world.) any way, James Cameron owns the characters. But not Skeet and Zeke, cos they are mine
A/n: Ok, so thank you for the reviews that I have gotten so far. They are full of good ideas which I will try and use. I
wrote the first chapter in a hurry, I was scared that I would lose the idea if I didn't. Sorry about my spelling and poor
grammar, but I try. Please continue to review.
********************
Logan's jaw dropped for the second time that afternoon.
"And what deal are you hoping to cut with me?" He asked, Skeet looked pleadingly into his eyes, almost desperatly.
"I don't want Zeke to grow up the way I did, the way Max did, The way Tinga's son may still have to. Zeke deserves better
than that. I want Lydecker and his Manicore goons away from my son. Therefore I would like a free clean passage out of
America. No police, No sector police, no body trying to get in our way." She begged.
Logan stayed straight faced and nodded "Well, I do believe that it is a reasonable thing to ask for, but what do we get in
return?" Logan asked
"I have the cure for your virus"
********************
Max couldn't stop herself from grinning, the virus that had kept them apart for so long. Her little sister had the cure.
But in many ways, this added to Max's rapidly building guilt. elements of the story she had just been told were coming back
to her. Zack was hurting his marriage because he was in love with her. He made a choice for Max to live although he knew he
had a family waiting for him. She felt so guilty. In the time that they had escaped Manicore, Skeet was so happy, even though
she was having seizures. From the story, she stayed happy until Zack fell for Max. Max wanted her sister to be happy, and
felt as though she had robbed her sister of happiness.
"You have the cure? Are you sure that it will work" Logan asked
"Oh, it will work, Skeet is the smartest X5 that Manicore ever created, if any one could find a cure it would be her" max
said proudly.
"I have the cure with me now, I will give it to you..." Skeet began
"Why are you doing this for me? After everything that happened, after the story you just told us, you still want to help us,
why?" Max asked, she didn't understand why Skeet would want to help her.
"Maxie, you are my sister, and believe me, part of me wants to hate you for my failed marrage, part of me wanted to track
you down and hurt you, but we both know that wouldn't work, I am an intellegence soilder, you are a fighting soilder. I can't
hate you Max, and I hate the fact that I can't hate you. You are my sister, you will be always be my sister. I have lost alot
over the years, all of my brothers and sister, and most recently Zack, but I dont want to lose you. I want you to be happy,
and Jondy said that Logan makes you happy. I would not be so vindictive as to stop you and Logan being happy because me and
Zack couldn't be." Skeet explained. Max hugged her tightly
"We have a deal" Logan smiled.
"Thankyou, Max, you will have to drink the cure for it to work, it will take an hour to take effect." Skeet said
"I will need a couple of days to get your passes organised, you and Zeke can stay here until they are ready" Logan offered.
"Thank you again for this, Zeke doesn't deserve to be on the run like we were" She smiled and lifted the sleeping baby into
her arms.
"Come on Skeet, I will show you where you can put Zeke down for a sleep and then I want to show you something"
********************
The two girls stood on the edge of the Seattle Space Needle.
"It is so beautiful up here" Skeet whispered
"Yeah, I come up here alot to think"
"Zack used to come here to, he would tell me stories about the view, the feeling of flying, i ve always wanted to feel it
for myself" Skeet smiled sadly.
"You really did love him, didn't you?" Max asked
"I did, at first I loved him only because he loved me, he wouldn't leave Manicore with out me, he promised to be with me for
ever, I believed him, but I knew it wouldn't last. Then when he found me again, I really truly loved him, I loved him so much
that I didn't have the courage to leave him when I realised he also loved you. He loved me, i am certain of it, but there
would always be you." She explained sadly.
"I am so sorry, I didn't do any thing to lead him on" Max said
"I know you didn't, it was a Manicore thing, I worked out that manicore programmed into us who our partners for life would
be. Who would be the best blendings of generated DNA to make the best kids. Generation X5.2. Our breeding partners were
written into our system. But Lydecker messed up, they gave us the ability to love out side our partnership. My breeding
partner didn't make it out of Manicore, but Zack was just doing what they wanted him to do." Skeet explained
"What do you mean, what they wanted him to do?" max asked
"Maxie, Zack was your partner."