Chapter: 5
Part: 1
A/N: Sorry for those who thought the person at the door was Ben! It would feel confusing if it were Ben well for me anyway. So if you read Before The Dawn The Dark and Sequel Novel then you would know whom this person is. And I know it's not exactly like how the novel said.
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A somewhat hotty of a guy was standing at the door. He was about 22 short spiked brown hair and green eyes with a long angular face. He wore a black leather jacket dark baggy jeans and a black T-shirt. "Well hello to you too Maxie,"
"Seth," Max breathed under her breath. Alec came running to the door in his silver boxers. "Max what's wrong?" he asked concerned. He obviously didn't really find the person at the door vary harmful.
"Ben?" Seth asked a little bit of a surprised tone in his voice. "Oh god not this again! I'm guessing this is one of your brothers Max?" Alec asked looking down at her. She looked like she was spaced out. Like maybe she was in another world until she had said something. "Yeah, one of my brothers that I thought was dead," Max remembered that last time she had seen him.
Flashback:
It was raining poring to be exact. They were atop the space needle fighting a few paint dealers both for their own reason but mainly because Lydecker was on his way up the elevator. Seth had been wrestling with one of the men Sterling to be exact. But they were too close to the edge. As Max grabbed a rope she twirled it like a cowboy about to her his target. But she was too late the both went over the edge. "SETH!" Max screamed as she ran over to the edge where Seth was grabbing on to the edge of the space needle.
Seth had earlier been shot so his bad arm was holding on and his good arm was holding onto the briefcase, which what Sterling was also holding onto. One wrong move and they'd both fall off the edge. Seth's eyes were wide and wild and his grip was starting to loosen because of the rain.
Max knew she only had a few seconds.
She tied the rope onto one of the steal rods and threw the other end down to him. Quickly Seth grabbed hold of the rope and Sterling started yelling his brains out. "I'll pull you up!" Max yelled. Threw the rain she could see him nod. Quickly she started pulling on the rope ignoring Sterling's yells to hurry up.
Not long after though she felt hands hang onto her pushing Max over the edge. She tried to hang onto the rope but ended up gabbing someone's shirt. Like she had been once before Max found herself dangling high above the street with only Kafelnikov's jacket to keep her from falling. The Russian was leaning against the wall to try and keep from falling himself. He clawed and put one of his hands around Max's and the other tight around the grip of a Glock. He snarled down at her, "You miserable bitch!"
Swaying, clinging to his coat, she grinned defiantly up and at him as the rain and wind had the both. "Déjà vu all over again, huh, Mikhail?"
He grinned evilly. "Yes-brings back lovely memories-like slaughtering your precious Chinese Clan." The Russian was unbuttoning his coat so that he could peel it and let her plummet. She let go of one of her hands and took hold of the rope. "This is for Fresca," she said, ice in her voice. He had the jacket half unbuttoned. "Who the hell is that?"
"No one just another one of your victims," And she yanked on the lapel and carried the Russian past the wall, and pitching him over her head tossing him into the rain-tossed night. Kafelnikov screamed the whole way down and because of Max's enhanced hearing she heard the satisfying splat of his body. She climbed up the rope. When she reached the top Max started pulling both Seth and Sterling back up. Seth hadn't said anything nut Sterling was weeping. Behind her the trio of elevators all beeped at once.
Her eyes flew upon Seth wounded. The knew, the siblings knew.
Lydecker was here. Him and is TAC team would be coming out of those elevator cars any moment. Looking down she saw Seth shaking his head slowly but decisively. He didn't say anything but it was like she could read his thoughts: He was wounded, and couldn't escape; and he was not going back to Manticore.
She saw a single tear run down his face. "Sorry, Max," was all he said.
.and let go of the rope.
Seth fell silently showing the faintest smile up at his sister who reached yearningly down for him.
End of Flashback
"Why didn't you tell me?" Max asked looking up. Alec was rather confused he thought Max said he was dead. "I couldn't risk it. I cut of part of my barcode for Lydecker to find and ran. It would have been too dangerous if I had stayed in Seattle! When I heard about Terminal City I came straight to Seattle and that's where I heard your name," Seth answered looking down at the floor not wanting to see the hurt in her eyes. Max motioned to Alec but he already understood and left Max alone with the brother that she thought had died. It seemed that so many people have been popping up in the last month. When she heard Alec's door shut Max ran into his arms. "I missed you!" Max muttered into his shoulder. "I missed you too!" Seth said moving forward to close the door behind him with Max still in his arms.
Almost, Max almost had everyone from her dark but loving past in here in Seattle.
TBC
Part: 1
A/N: Sorry for those who thought the person at the door was Ben! It would feel confusing if it were Ben well for me anyway. So if you read Before The Dawn The Dark and Sequel Novel then you would know whom this person is. And I know it's not exactly like how the novel said.
~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~
A somewhat hotty of a guy was standing at the door. He was about 22 short spiked brown hair and green eyes with a long angular face. He wore a black leather jacket dark baggy jeans and a black T-shirt. "Well hello to you too Maxie,"
"Seth," Max breathed under her breath. Alec came running to the door in his silver boxers. "Max what's wrong?" he asked concerned. He obviously didn't really find the person at the door vary harmful.
"Ben?" Seth asked a little bit of a surprised tone in his voice. "Oh god not this again! I'm guessing this is one of your brothers Max?" Alec asked looking down at her. She looked like she was spaced out. Like maybe she was in another world until she had said something. "Yeah, one of my brothers that I thought was dead," Max remembered that last time she had seen him.
Flashback:
It was raining poring to be exact. They were atop the space needle fighting a few paint dealers both for their own reason but mainly because Lydecker was on his way up the elevator. Seth had been wrestling with one of the men Sterling to be exact. But they were too close to the edge. As Max grabbed a rope she twirled it like a cowboy about to her his target. But she was too late the both went over the edge. "SETH!" Max screamed as she ran over to the edge where Seth was grabbing on to the edge of the space needle.
Seth had earlier been shot so his bad arm was holding on and his good arm was holding onto the briefcase, which what Sterling was also holding onto. One wrong move and they'd both fall off the edge. Seth's eyes were wide and wild and his grip was starting to loosen because of the rain.
Max knew she only had a few seconds.
She tied the rope onto one of the steal rods and threw the other end down to him. Quickly Seth grabbed hold of the rope and Sterling started yelling his brains out. "I'll pull you up!" Max yelled. Threw the rain she could see him nod. Quickly she started pulling on the rope ignoring Sterling's yells to hurry up.
Not long after though she felt hands hang onto her pushing Max over the edge. She tried to hang onto the rope but ended up gabbing someone's shirt. Like she had been once before Max found herself dangling high above the street with only Kafelnikov's jacket to keep her from falling. The Russian was leaning against the wall to try and keep from falling himself. He clawed and put one of his hands around Max's and the other tight around the grip of a Glock. He snarled down at her, "You miserable bitch!"
Swaying, clinging to his coat, she grinned defiantly up and at him as the rain and wind had the both. "Déjà vu all over again, huh, Mikhail?"
He grinned evilly. "Yes-brings back lovely memories-like slaughtering your precious Chinese Clan." The Russian was unbuttoning his coat so that he could peel it and let her plummet. She let go of one of her hands and took hold of the rope. "This is for Fresca," she said, ice in her voice. He had the jacket half unbuttoned. "Who the hell is that?"
"No one just another one of your victims," And she yanked on the lapel and carried the Russian past the wall, and pitching him over her head tossing him into the rain-tossed night. Kafelnikov screamed the whole way down and because of Max's enhanced hearing she heard the satisfying splat of his body. She climbed up the rope. When she reached the top Max started pulling both Seth and Sterling back up. Seth hadn't said anything nut Sterling was weeping. Behind her the trio of elevators all beeped at once.
Her eyes flew upon Seth wounded. The knew, the siblings knew.
Lydecker was here. Him and is TAC team would be coming out of those elevator cars any moment. Looking down she saw Seth shaking his head slowly but decisively. He didn't say anything but it was like she could read his thoughts: He was wounded, and couldn't escape; and he was not going back to Manticore.
She saw a single tear run down his face. "Sorry, Max," was all he said.
.and let go of the rope.
Seth fell silently showing the faintest smile up at his sister who reached yearningly down for him.
End of Flashback
"Why didn't you tell me?" Max asked looking up. Alec was rather confused he thought Max said he was dead. "I couldn't risk it. I cut of part of my barcode for Lydecker to find and ran. It would have been too dangerous if I had stayed in Seattle! When I heard about Terminal City I came straight to Seattle and that's where I heard your name," Seth answered looking down at the floor not wanting to see the hurt in her eyes. Max motioned to Alec but he already understood and left Max alone with the brother that she thought had died. It seemed that so many people have been popping up in the last month. When she heard Alec's door shut Max ran into his arms. "I missed you!" Max muttered into his shoulder. "I missed you too!" Seth said moving forward to close the door behind him with Max still in his arms.
Almost, Max almost had everyone from her dark but loving past in here in Seattle.
TBC