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Max took the little boy's hand and held it softly. She was shrouded with guilt over this. She looked at the aunt who was crying silently. She wanted to apologize and tell her that she was sorry, that this wasn't easy for her either. She had no choice.
"We're going to go see daddy." That's what she had told the kid and at the mention of his father's name, the boy smiled happily. It made her feel even worse. He looked so grateful to her. He had no idea that by Max doing this, she was ruining his life in the process.
They were all standing there. Max, Alec, Zack, Jondy, Zane, and Brin. Krit and Syl were the only ones missing. Almost a full circle. Max looked guilty as hell. Alec was tense and quiet. Zack was emotionless as usual. Jondy looked angry. Zane and Brin just wanted to help their family and get this over with. They were all holding guns. They hated guns. It was too messy and it brought back painful memories for all of them.
"Let's do this." Jondy whispered. She was hell bent on doing this right. A lot of lives were at stake here. She took another look at the people around her and held their faces in her mind. She never wanted to forget them. If something went wrong, she wanted to see all their faces. That would be good enough.
They all saw White and a dozen of his familiars approach them. Logan and Cindy had their hands tied behind their backs. And two men were holding Lex and Ben. Max looked at her son worriedly. He looked thin. Weren't they feeding him? They better not have hurt him. Max mentally shook herself. She was losing it. This was not the time to worry on whether or not her son was properly fed. "Get him back first and then you can worry later." She told herself.
Jondy looked like she was going to break into tears. She was standing there, stiff as a rock, just wanting to hold her son and be back in her husbands arms. God she missed them. She prayed they were okay. "This will be over soon." She whispered. She hoped she was right.
"You guys okay?" Max asked Logan and Cindy. Logan nodded and Cindy gave White a dirty look. Transgenic or not, she wanted to give White's ass some serious beating.
White saw the look but brushed it off with a smirk and turned his attention back to Max and her family. "This is how it going to work 452. You and my son walk over her and they will do the same." He said glancing back at Logan, Cindy and the boys.
"No," Max protested. That was too reckless and it wasn't part of the plan. If something went wrong, the kids wouldn't be able to escape and Logan and Cindy could be caught in the crossfire. "Half-half." She declared. "First, the kids in exchange for me." She said. Max looked over at Alec.
He was against this. He looked terrified and angry. What the hell was she doing? Alec calmed himself. This was part of the plan. It just had to go smoothly and his family and everyone else would be fine.
White seemed hesitant but he signaled them to give the babies back. They were all taking chances here. Max handed White's son over to Zack and slowly walked forward. Alec and Jondy were right behind her to take the kids back. They met halfway in the middle.
She could hear Jondy sigh with relief the moment her son was back in her arms. Alec took Ben. Max reached to touch him but one of the familiars grabbed her away.
"I love you." She said softly to both of them. She wanted to say it. She wanted him to know that she still felt that way despite the way she's been acting lately. If something went wrong, at least she got the chance to tell him and their son as well.
Max watched Jondy and Alec rejoin the group. The kids were safe. One down, one more to go. So far so good.
Logan and Cindy started to approach them. Zack was calmly handing the boy over. Suddenly the boy broke free of Zack's hold and ran over to White. Zack ran after him. A gun went off. Someone screamed. This wasn't part of the plan.
Hell had just broken loose.
Max watched the bullet hit Zack on the chest, right above the heart. She had seen him go down. Max wanted to scream. Everyone started to fire and take cover. Brin had ran over to Zack to help him. Logan and Cindy were nowhere to be seen.
Instinct overtook her and Max did the one thing she knew how to do best when she panicked. Fight. She took down two familiars but they were quickly getting back on their feet and more were surrounding her. White had grabbed his son and bolted. He didn't care about them. For now, he was just going to let her go. His son had to come first.
Jondy, Alec and Max stood back to back. They were surrounded by familiars. Zack and Brin had taken cover and took Ben and Lex with them. Zane had gone to rescue Logan and Cindy. They were safe at least.
It felt like they were fighting the familiars for hours. They were just as good, almost an equal but Manticore had taught their kids one important thing that the familiars didn't know of. They were taught that together they were stronger. As a unit, they were most likely to succeed.
Max heard Jondy snap one familiar's head, almost decapitating him in the process. She was pissed as hell and they should have known better than to mess with an X5 mother with a lot of suppressed aggression just waiting to come out. With Max by her side, the familiars were definitely in for it.
It surprised Alec a little.
It was as if they were back in Manticore again, doing one of their field training. Jondy had moved with precision, without hesitation. She hadn't blinked when she snapped one neck after another. Max was the same.
It was almost terrifying to see them like this.
By the time the familiars were all down, Alec, Max and Jondy were exhausted. Their bodies ached. Jondy hadn't fought like that it years. It surprised her that she was just as good. "Just like riding a bicycle." She thought to herself. She didn't know if that was such a good thing or not.
Max's lip was bleeding and Alec looked like his arm was broken. They looked like they've been through hell. That was definitely an understatement.
Before any of them noticed, one familiar stood up, took aim and shot his gun. The sound was almost deafening. Alec quickly shot him, right between the eyes. The man went down.
Max looked around. Where the hell did he shoot his gun at? She looked at herself, then to Alec. No bullet wounds there. Then she saw Jondy. That's when it hit her.
The world seemed to slow time at that moment. Jondy's eyes started to tear up as her knees buckled and she slowly went down. Max caught her and they both fell on the ground.
"No," Max whispered brokenly. "Please, no." She was crying. She couldn't stop herself. The bullet had hit Jondy right on the back. She could feel her sister's blood on her hands as she held her.
"It's okay." Jondy whispered. Max shook her head. How could she say that? Why the hell was Jondy so calm? It wasn't okay. She had just gotten her sister back. She wasn't about to let her die.
"Help me," Max said to Alec and he carried her to the car.
Logan looked terrified the minute he saw Alec running with Jondy in his arms, bleeding badly.
They drove as quickly as they could to the hospital. They had managed to take two cars there. Alec practically drove the car into the hospital. Along the way Zack had lost consciousness. This wasn't happening.
Max didn't know where to go, who she was supposed to be with. Her brother and sister we're dying. And she was falling apart.
Logan looked like his heart had been torn to pieces. First he and his son are kidnapped giving him the scariest experience of his life and now his wife was lying in the emergency room, her life slipping away from her. He felt so guilty. They had argued on the day this whole mess began. He wanted to move away from Seattle. Go someplace safe and raise their son. He was part X series. He knew they wouldn't be safe forever. Jondy had wanted to stay. Max was here. Her family was closer if she stayed in Seattle.
Logan sighed heavily and held his infant son in his arms. "You're mother is very brave, Lex." He whispered tearfully. She had gone through so much, felt so much and Jondy still had the courage to tell him the truth about herself a few years ago. It was a great risk for her but she did it anyway. She said that she hated secrets, that she owed him the truth because she loved him. Logan loved her more for that.
He once believed that he was meant for Max but their relationship hadn't been easy. Too many complications that stood in their way. It was as if Fate was telling them that it just wasn't meant to be.
With Jondy everything was simple. There were no tense moments. She knew how to relax, to make him feel himself. She laughed, she cried. She was honest all the way and Logan admired that. Then his admiration turned to affection and affection became love. Their love was so simple, so honest. He had gotten what he wanted most in life from Jondy.
Logan prayed that she'll be alright. He wanted to tell her that he loved her more than anyone in the world. He wanted to show her that she and Lex were all he needed.
"Let her be okay." He said, looking up as if some greater power could hear him. "Give me another chance." He begged.
Logan hoped that someone heard him and would show mercy.
All he could do now was hope.
Max took the little boy's hand and held it softly. She was shrouded with guilt over this. She looked at the aunt who was crying silently. She wanted to apologize and tell her that she was sorry, that this wasn't easy for her either. She had no choice.
"We're going to go see daddy." That's what she had told the kid and at the mention of his father's name, the boy smiled happily. It made her feel even worse. He looked so grateful to her. He had no idea that by Max doing this, she was ruining his life in the process.
They were all standing there. Max, Alec, Zack, Jondy, Zane, and Brin. Krit and Syl were the only ones missing. Almost a full circle. Max looked guilty as hell. Alec was tense and quiet. Zack was emotionless as usual. Jondy looked angry. Zane and Brin just wanted to help their family and get this over with. They were all holding guns. They hated guns. It was too messy and it brought back painful memories for all of them.
"Let's do this." Jondy whispered. She was hell bent on doing this right. A lot of lives were at stake here. She took another look at the people around her and held their faces in her mind. She never wanted to forget them. If something went wrong, she wanted to see all their faces. That would be good enough.
They all saw White and a dozen of his familiars approach them. Logan and Cindy had their hands tied behind their backs. And two men were holding Lex and Ben. Max looked at her son worriedly. He looked thin. Weren't they feeding him? They better not have hurt him. Max mentally shook herself. She was losing it. This was not the time to worry on whether or not her son was properly fed. "Get him back first and then you can worry later." She told herself.
Jondy looked like she was going to break into tears. She was standing there, stiff as a rock, just wanting to hold her son and be back in her husbands arms. God she missed them. She prayed they were okay. "This will be over soon." She whispered. She hoped she was right.
"You guys okay?" Max asked Logan and Cindy. Logan nodded and Cindy gave White a dirty look. Transgenic or not, she wanted to give White's ass some serious beating.
White saw the look but brushed it off with a smirk and turned his attention back to Max and her family. "This is how it going to work 452. You and my son walk over her and they will do the same." He said glancing back at Logan, Cindy and the boys.
"No," Max protested. That was too reckless and it wasn't part of the plan. If something went wrong, the kids wouldn't be able to escape and Logan and Cindy could be caught in the crossfire. "Half-half." She declared. "First, the kids in exchange for me." She said. Max looked over at Alec.
He was against this. He looked terrified and angry. What the hell was she doing? Alec calmed himself. This was part of the plan. It just had to go smoothly and his family and everyone else would be fine.
White seemed hesitant but he signaled them to give the babies back. They were all taking chances here. Max handed White's son over to Zack and slowly walked forward. Alec and Jondy were right behind her to take the kids back. They met halfway in the middle.
She could hear Jondy sigh with relief the moment her son was back in her arms. Alec took Ben. Max reached to touch him but one of the familiars grabbed her away.
"I love you." She said softly to both of them. She wanted to say it. She wanted him to know that she still felt that way despite the way she's been acting lately. If something went wrong, at least she got the chance to tell him and their son as well.
Max watched Jondy and Alec rejoin the group. The kids were safe. One down, one more to go. So far so good.
Logan and Cindy started to approach them. Zack was calmly handing the boy over. Suddenly the boy broke free of Zack's hold and ran over to White. Zack ran after him. A gun went off. Someone screamed. This wasn't part of the plan.
Hell had just broken loose.
Max watched the bullet hit Zack on the chest, right above the heart. She had seen him go down. Max wanted to scream. Everyone started to fire and take cover. Brin had ran over to Zack to help him. Logan and Cindy were nowhere to be seen.
Instinct overtook her and Max did the one thing she knew how to do best when she panicked. Fight. She took down two familiars but they were quickly getting back on their feet and more were surrounding her. White had grabbed his son and bolted. He didn't care about them. For now, he was just going to let her go. His son had to come first.
Jondy, Alec and Max stood back to back. They were surrounded by familiars. Zack and Brin had taken cover and took Ben and Lex with them. Zane had gone to rescue Logan and Cindy. They were safe at least.
It felt like they were fighting the familiars for hours. They were just as good, almost an equal but Manticore had taught their kids one important thing that the familiars didn't know of. They were taught that together they were stronger. As a unit, they were most likely to succeed.
Max heard Jondy snap one familiar's head, almost decapitating him in the process. She was pissed as hell and they should have known better than to mess with an X5 mother with a lot of suppressed aggression just waiting to come out. With Max by her side, the familiars were definitely in for it.
It surprised Alec a little.
It was as if they were back in Manticore again, doing one of their field training. Jondy had moved with precision, without hesitation. She hadn't blinked when she snapped one neck after another. Max was the same.
It was almost terrifying to see them like this.
By the time the familiars were all down, Alec, Max and Jondy were exhausted. Their bodies ached. Jondy hadn't fought like that it years. It surprised her that she was just as good. "Just like riding a bicycle." She thought to herself. She didn't know if that was such a good thing or not.
Max's lip was bleeding and Alec looked like his arm was broken. They looked like they've been through hell. That was definitely an understatement.
Before any of them noticed, one familiar stood up, took aim and shot his gun. The sound was almost deafening. Alec quickly shot him, right between the eyes. The man went down.
Max looked around. Where the hell did he shoot his gun at? She looked at herself, then to Alec. No bullet wounds there. Then she saw Jondy. That's when it hit her.
The world seemed to slow time at that moment. Jondy's eyes started to tear up as her knees buckled and she slowly went down. Max caught her and they both fell on the ground.
"No," Max whispered brokenly. "Please, no." She was crying. She couldn't stop herself. The bullet had hit Jondy right on the back. She could feel her sister's blood on her hands as she held her.
"It's okay." Jondy whispered. Max shook her head. How could she say that? Why the hell was Jondy so calm? It wasn't okay. She had just gotten her sister back. She wasn't about to let her die.
"Help me," Max said to Alec and he carried her to the car.
Logan looked terrified the minute he saw Alec running with Jondy in his arms, bleeding badly.
They drove as quickly as they could to the hospital. They had managed to take two cars there. Alec practically drove the car into the hospital. Along the way Zack had lost consciousness. This wasn't happening.
Max didn't know where to go, who she was supposed to be with. Her brother and sister we're dying. And she was falling apart.
Logan looked like his heart had been torn to pieces. First he and his son are kidnapped giving him the scariest experience of his life and now his wife was lying in the emergency room, her life slipping away from her. He felt so guilty. They had argued on the day this whole mess began. He wanted to move away from Seattle. Go someplace safe and raise their son. He was part X series. He knew they wouldn't be safe forever. Jondy had wanted to stay. Max was here. Her family was closer if she stayed in Seattle.
Logan sighed heavily and held his infant son in his arms. "You're mother is very brave, Lex." He whispered tearfully. She had gone through so much, felt so much and Jondy still had the courage to tell him the truth about herself a few years ago. It was a great risk for her but she did it anyway. She said that she hated secrets, that she owed him the truth because she loved him. Logan loved her more for that.
He once believed that he was meant for Max but their relationship hadn't been easy. Too many complications that stood in their way. It was as if Fate was telling them that it just wasn't meant to be.
With Jondy everything was simple. There were no tense moments. She knew how to relax, to make him feel himself. She laughed, she cried. She was honest all the way and Logan admired that. Then his admiration turned to affection and affection became love. Their love was so simple, so honest. He had gotten what he wanted most in life from Jondy.
Logan prayed that she'll be alright. He wanted to tell her that he loved her more than anyone in the world. He wanted to show her that she and Lex were all he needed.
"Let her be okay." He said, looking up as if some greater power could hear him. "Give me another chance." He begged.
Logan hoped that someone heard him and would show mercy.
All he could do now was hope.