EPISODE 3: DETONATE

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dark Angel, I just own my story.

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Alec entered the Chemical Plant at 9:00 as was decided. He entered through the back and Logan was telling him exactly where to go.

Max entered through the underground and was now in the Plant basement. Asha was also telling her where to go.

With the headsets, they were able to decide whom they needed to talk to. They all had a separate channel. Logan was 1, Max was 2, Asha was 3 and Alec was 4.

"Logan, I can't see the door?" Alec whispered into the headset.

"It's on your right, just three more steps!" Logan spoke through the headset.

Alec moved and opened the door, which had stairs and Alec went up them.

"Now when you get to floor 3, wait until I tell you it's clear." Logan called back. "Asha, where's Max?"

"Max is on the first floor. She'll be at her first checkpoint in about a minute!" Asha relayed to Logan.

"Asha, am I clear to go down the first corridor?" Max called from her position.

"Your clear!" Asha typed away on the computer and pulled up the map of the building yet again.

"Max, I'm in the stairs, you close by?" Alec called after Max who waited in the stairs.

"I'm at my first checkpoint. I'll be near you in about 1 minute!" Max opened a door and found another corridor. She went down the corridor and then opened another door.

"Asha, are the stairs clear?" Max asked Asha now close to another set of stairs.

"Go to Floor 3 then wait for my signal" Max went up the stairs and waited behind the door,

"Alec, your clear to move to the second checkpoint." Alec moved and went down yet another corridor and then opened another door.

"Logan, I can't see any way for Max to move yet. I think Alec may need to move first!" Logan quickly pulled up a surveillance that showed where Max was and scanned the possible routes.

"Max, go back down to floor 1 and I'll tell you where to go from there?" Max moved and Logan informed Alec. "Alec, Asha's got your eyes cause Max can't get through."

Alec cringed and waited for Asha. "Alec, your clear to move to the third checkpoint. Then wait and Max will get there soon." Alec moved and Asha typed away.

"Max, I want you to go to the lift and take that up to the third floor." Max moved quickly. Logan continued his hack, making sure that Max won't be monitored on the lift.

Max got in the lift and it went to the third floor. "Then go down the corridor on your right and open the third door." Logan relayed instructions and Max did as he said.

"Alec, you're clear to go to the final checkpoint." Asha relayed the information to Alec and he moved.

"Max, your clear." Logan did the same.

"Asha, you can help Max again." Asha and Logan switched surveillance.

Alec opened the lab door and opened his backpack. He pulled out the explosives and placed them where he needed to. Max joined him and did the same. Then they left and headed back to the stairs.

Max and Alec flew down the steps and didn't stop until they were back in the basement. They went out the door and ran from the building.

"Asha, we're clear!" Max informed Asha and Asha detonated the charges.

The chemical lab exploded and fire alarms went off.

Max and Alec ran back to where Asha was parked three blocks away and they drove away.

"Logan, we're all here!" Asha informed Logan and Logan disconnected from the Chain Industries Surveillance Mainframe.

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Max drove Alec home who was silent the entire way home. When they pulled up to the driveway, Alec got of the bike and was egger to get inside.

"So, I'm gonna stay and have a beer. Just thought I should tell you that." Max parked her bike and Alec headed inside.

When they got inside Alec opened the fridge and gave Max a beer. He sat down on the couch and put the TV on and Max sat next to him, surveying the apartment, which wasn't very untidy.

"I gotta say, I love what you've done with the place." Max remarked a smirk on her face. She waited for a response from Alec but he was interested only in the television.

"Alec, just tell me what's caught up your ass cause I'm tired of the attitude. Plus Cindy told me about that little incident with the strippers." Max grabbed the remote and turned the TV off. "Do you like Asha!"

"Max, if you're asking me if I want to have my own version of the Max and Logan Soap Opera Digest, then defiantly no." Alec tried to get the remote of Max, but Max wasn't budging.

"So what happened with her, what did you do to her?" Alec got up and put the TV on manually.

"Max, I don't want to talk about it! So just leave me alone!" Max got up and turned the TV off, this time unplugging it from the back.

"Okay, this is your option. I can go and ask Asha what happened or I can get your story! It's your choice."

Alec grimaced then finally he answered. "Fine, I'll tell you what happened!"

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