Chapter 6
"State your designation!"
"X-8682!"
"Good! You know what to do soldier. You are dismissed."
"Yes sir!" He saluted and went off through the long hallway.
Walking through the hallway the younger X-8's marched past him. The X-8's whom were actually known to Manticore had just walked by. He, X-8682, Brian was made by Madame X herself, a secret project. That was why there were only five of them, now Manticore knows about them. Madame X needed the help to get her children back.
Brian slowed as he walked past the nursery; he turned looking into the glass. He saw rows of babies in each row were twelve and in each column there was three. Using his vision he saw the child who had both his and Heather's barcode imprinted onto the incubator. Brian put his right hand to the glass, and swore to himself that he wouldn't let any of those children suffer the way he did. Training hours and hours at end, and then having to sleep in such prison cells, or what seemed like prison cells. No way would he let that happen, all these children were experiments done, like him. There were still some with hive minds, like the X-7, those whom can not think for themselves. Brian knew he had to be careful, but to bring Manticore down he would do anything. He then reluctantly left the pane of glass and went towards his barracks.
He reached the room and had it opened by a soldier. Brian walked in and looked to the window, where only the stars shown. He smiled to himself remembering the last quiet moment he had with Heather. It was when he and the other X-8 lived in Zack's apartment. Before Zack and Max were captured, before he was captured, before he knew that he was in love with Heather.
Flashback
Brian had awoken at the crack of dawn, and sat upon the balcony watching the sunrise. Quietly Heather stepped out and sat beside him.
"The sun coming up, is as beautiful as the stars in the midnight sky," Brian mumbled to himself.
"Bri, you're so poetic… What happened?" Heather asked surprised at her brother.
"I'm just looking at the world through different eyes," Brian replied.
End Of Flashback
In a way though, him being captured by Manticore was a good thing. If he hadn't he would have never found out the way he felt about Heather, or be able to tell her how she felt. All he could do now was hope that his beloved was okay. The door gave a loud bang. "Lights out!" The soldier yelled as he left locking the door behind him.
Brian walked over to his cot, laid down and let his mind get consumed by the happier times.
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Heather looked out the window watching the stars above; she smiled knowing that somehow someway Brian would be looking out for her and the others. Still she was confused about the words he had chosen for his last breath. Did he really love her? Or was it because he was dying? Her heart was overwhelmed, never had she thought Brian would return her feelings. But nothing could ever happen, he was gone, he was gone forever.
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Zack sat upon Logan's couch, gazing at the table where Max, Logan and Liz were talking. How could he have denied it so long? How could he have not realized his true feelings before? But now that he knew he couldn't act upon it, it was too risky. He couldn't forget his old statement that emotion was a phony sentimentality. Still he could feel the jealousy and anger rise as he watched the way Logan stared at Max. He hated Logan so damn much! But if he was Max's friend he would lighten up a bit; at least not kill Logan.
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Max could feel Zack's eyes on her, when she'd turn to look at him his eyes would divert somewhere else. Still his face was kept expressionless. Max smiled pretending to listen to the conversation she was having with Liz and Logan. Though, all she could do was stare at well-toned man in front of her. She looked at him intensely, she always knew he was a hott guy but, now that she realized that she loved him more than a brother, she couldn't help but stare and think about him all the time. Her heart ached, she would never be able to get close to him the way she wanted to.
To be continued…
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