Unknown Link
Chapter 4
Max walked out of the building, she had new orders… seek and capture. She looked at the forest surrounding the building, remembering the training her siblings and her did in that dense forest. Then it caught her eye… It was the first time she'd seen Zack since their capture. He was training with Brin, hand to hand combat. Then he glanced at her, penetrating her; making the memories flood her mind.
She was back in the cave again, reciting the words she had already said.
"Zack try, try, you remembered my number right? You can remember this too."
"It's different with you Max! How can I ever forget anything about you?!"
Those words circled around her mind, over and over again. Then it hit her… what was she doing? She was working for the one person she despised; she lived to kill him. Now she was working for the two people she despised, working to capture her own brothers and sisters as well as her allies. This wasn't right, she had spent her whole life fighting them… she couldn't give up that easily.
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(Inside Manticore)
"We're coming out," Nick stated to the receiver he wore to contact Logan.
"Copy that," Logan replied from the behind the scenes.
Heather, Nick and Brian rushed out of the containment cell, reaching a long hallway. They went passed the blown up laboratories, meeting up with Liz who had just come back form planting the explosives.
"Where's Scott?" Heather asked.
"I don't know, he just disappeared," Liz answered.
"Come on guys, we don't have time for chatting!" Nick exclaimed.
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The X-5's had no luck finding their brother and sister. Krit and Syl reached their entry point, being met by Zane and Jondy. They had swept every inch of Manticore; it was clear that Zack and Max weren't here. The group reached outside, and saw soldiers scattered everywhere, all they could do was fight.
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Heather, Brian, Nick and Liz ran outside, being met by a huge massacre. X-5's fighting the Manticore soldiers, decreasing the number of soldiers by each blow. As they reached the pavement surrounding the enormous building, Brian collapsed to the ground from shear exhaustion.
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Max's mind was in a loop, watching Zack fight with Brin. Why didn't she figure it out before? Why didn't she figure it out that it wasn't Logan she loved, but the idea of having that normal life? The facts were that she could never have a normal life, Logan could never understand who she was. Why didn't she realize that it was Zack she loved all along? The sound of thunder tore her away from her thoughts, she looked at Zack he had stopped fighting and looked around. Max then used her enhanced vision, seeing Brian once again collapsed to the ground.
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His head hit the pavement, and for a moment all was still; everything seemed to be going in slow motion. Brian could feel his heart going slower as his blood poured from the bullet wound. Heather kneeled down and gently laid his head on her lap, whispering comforting thoughts in his ear… nothing was heard. Brian looked up, seeing that once again Heather had aloud herself to cry. Her tears streamed down her cheeks, as she knew he would not live long.
Nick and Liz stood above them surveying the grounds, watching everyone. The gunshot had come from the shadows of the surrounding forest. They used their enhanced vision checking out the shadows that lay within the woods. Nick being the first to see whom it was suddenly took a step back. It couldn't be… could it?
Brian looked up into Heather's eyes, feeling his last breath upon him. His last words were whispered softly carried out by the wind, "I love you Heather." His body went limp as his words were said.
TBC…