Logan stared blankly at the computer monitor. Max was involved in a full-
fledged make-out session with Alec. So Max had chosen Alec over him. Logan
picked absently at his latex body suit. *Alec! * He thought to himself *
Why Alec? What's he got that I don't? Sure Alec's genetically enhanced but
he's a royal pain. He's cocky, rude, and entirely too in love with himself.
Not to mention he never does volunteer work. Compared to him I'm
practically perfect* Logan thought and began going through his list of
attributes. *I'm humble, brilliant, and I save the world an average of 2.4
times a week. I'm heroic, moral, unassuming, unobtrusive, courteous,
respectful, intelligent, profound, ingenious, glorious, splendid, eminent,
stalwart, chivalrous, upright, righteous, worthy, virtuous and despite all
of this extremely modest. * Logan's mind spent several more minutes coming
up with adjectives that portrayed his exemplary nature. *…Sensitive,
receptive, and dashingly handsome. Then it hit him like a beeper from the
top of the space needle. Alec was good looking too. Possibly in Max's eyes
even more good looking. That was the only reason she could possibly have
to choose Alec over him. A reason that could be easily eliminated.
20 minutes later still wearing his latex suit Logan walked into the plastic surgery clinic.
He pulled out a picture of Alec and handed it to the receptionist.
"I want to look like this." He told her.
The secretary glanced at Logan and then down at the picture. " I bet you do sugar. I bet you do."
Logan was sitting in the Plastic surgeons office waiting for his consultation to begin. The doctor entered and sat down behind an expensive oak desk. He looked Logan up and down sceptically. Then he extended his hand. "Dr. Smith." He said.
"Cogan Lale" Logan answered. The doctor raised an eyebrow slightly at the strange name.
"Now Mr. Lale. You do realise that plastic surgery is VERY expensive. How were you planning on paying for this?"
"I'm not poor." Logan said pulling out a wad of cash.
"I can see that sir." He said glancing at the sweaty roll of money.
"I want to look like him as soon as possible." Logan said pulling out a handful of pictures of Alec.
The plastic surgeon glanced through the pictures and whistled through his teeth.
"I'm sorry Mr. Lale but you could never look like this. This man has the most perfect bone structure and form of any specimen I have seen. Do you see how the cheekbone curves there? Flawless. You can't recreate a face like that."
" I said that I wanted to look like him as soon as possible." Logan hissed and pulled more cash out from his pocket."
"Very well sir. May I suggest however that you shower first? It would be a dreadful infection."
"I'll be back in two hours." Logan said and sprinted out of the office leaving a stunned doctor Smith to prepare for this unexpected surgery.
Alec was asleep with his arms wrapped tightly about Max when he heard the footsteps. Alec cautiously opened one eye to discover Normal staring down at him.
"Ugh! What are you doing in my house." He groaned.
"Shhhhhhhh! I need to talk to you." Normal whispered harshly.
"Couldn't this have waited until work tomorrow?"
"No. Now come with me."
Alec begrudgingly released Max and lay her sleeping form gently on the bed. He followed Normal out into the living room.
"Normal what is this?" Alec asked annoyed.
"I know what you are Alec." Normal said quietly.
"And what exactly am I?" Alec asked testily. He tensed his muscles. He didn't want to hurt Normal but he was prepared to attack if it was necessary. He caught sight of Sumo sitting on a chair behind Normal. The squirrels fur was raised and he seemed to have multiplied in size.
"You're Manticore. X-5 494. The best of your generation.
"So what? Yes I'm Manticore. How do you like it Normal? Your golden boy is a transgenic freak! What are you going to do shoot your hero?" Alec spat angrily.
" You have it all wrong." Normal said. "I've always known exactly what you were. Alec you need to find the transgenic by the number of 452."
Alec looked at him in shock.
"What?" He asked
" You have a barcode and let's just say that at one point I was very familiar with a certain base in Wyoming. Now Alec listen to me it's very important…"
"What do you want with 452."
"I've been looking for her for a very long time. Alec, you were designed to be the best Manticore ever produced. But you were made to be a pair. Without your match you are just a regular X-5.
" If you're talking about 493. He's dead."
"I'm not talking about 493 I'm talking about 452. You have to find her Alec."
"Find her and what?" Alec said
"You have to figure that out for yourself. In the mean time stay away from Max Alec. She's not like you and if you fall in love with her you may never complete your match with 452."
" Who the hell are you to tell me who I can and can't fall in love with? It seems a lot of people want to find 452. How do I know that you're not out to hurt her like all the rest?"
"You know 452?" Normal asked stunned. "Is she here in Seattle? When did you last see her? Is she…" Normal was cut off by Joshua's voice.
"Father." The word echoed through the house.
Logan lay down on the operating table. He had shaved and had removed his latex body suit in favour of a blue backless hospital gown. Dr. Smith entered dressed in his scrubs and latex gloves.
"Unfortunately, Mr Lale." Dr. Smith said with a slight smirk. "Anaesthesia is hard to come by in post pulse Seattle and due to the short notice. I did not have time to acquire any. I can give you something for the pain but you will be awake during the operation and will be able to see everything."
Logan nodded and insisted that the doctor start as soon as possible.
"Now Mr Lale we are going to start with your nose. We need to get rid of some of the cartilage in there and reshape it to give you the desired nose."
Dr Smith selected a large chisel from his set of tools and shoved it up Logan's nose. Logan's eyes went wide and he felt nauseous.
Seven hours later Logan immerged in a swathe of white bandages. He had been cut and scraped as well as reshaped and stretched. Not to mention the fact that he was in a considerable amount of pain. He had to keep the bandages on for another three days. Then Max would see and she would love him again. The squirrels chittered in the tree outside as they ran around on their secret missions.
A/n I know that Normal can't be Sandeman cause he's not old enough to be White's father but I had this idea before I knew that.
20 minutes later still wearing his latex suit Logan walked into the plastic surgery clinic.
He pulled out a picture of Alec and handed it to the receptionist.
"I want to look like this." He told her.
The secretary glanced at Logan and then down at the picture. " I bet you do sugar. I bet you do."
Logan was sitting in the Plastic surgeons office waiting for his consultation to begin. The doctor entered and sat down behind an expensive oak desk. He looked Logan up and down sceptically. Then he extended his hand. "Dr. Smith." He said.
"Cogan Lale" Logan answered. The doctor raised an eyebrow slightly at the strange name.
"Now Mr. Lale. You do realise that plastic surgery is VERY expensive. How were you planning on paying for this?"
"I'm not poor." Logan said pulling out a wad of cash.
"I can see that sir." He said glancing at the sweaty roll of money.
"I want to look like him as soon as possible." Logan said pulling out a handful of pictures of Alec.
The plastic surgeon glanced through the pictures and whistled through his teeth.
"I'm sorry Mr. Lale but you could never look like this. This man has the most perfect bone structure and form of any specimen I have seen. Do you see how the cheekbone curves there? Flawless. You can't recreate a face like that."
" I said that I wanted to look like him as soon as possible." Logan hissed and pulled more cash out from his pocket."
"Very well sir. May I suggest however that you shower first? It would be a dreadful infection."
"I'll be back in two hours." Logan said and sprinted out of the office leaving a stunned doctor Smith to prepare for this unexpected surgery.
Alec was asleep with his arms wrapped tightly about Max when he heard the footsteps. Alec cautiously opened one eye to discover Normal staring down at him.
"Ugh! What are you doing in my house." He groaned.
"Shhhhhhhh! I need to talk to you." Normal whispered harshly.
"Couldn't this have waited until work tomorrow?"
"No. Now come with me."
Alec begrudgingly released Max and lay her sleeping form gently on the bed. He followed Normal out into the living room.
"Normal what is this?" Alec asked annoyed.
"I know what you are Alec." Normal said quietly.
"And what exactly am I?" Alec asked testily. He tensed his muscles. He didn't want to hurt Normal but he was prepared to attack if it was necessary. He caught sight of Sumo sitting on a chair behind Normal. The squirrels fur was raised and he seemed to have multiplied in size.
"You're Manticore. X-5 494. The best of your generation.
"So what? Yes I'm Manticore. How do you like it Normal? Your golden boy is a transgenic freak! What are you going to do shoot your hero?" Alec spat angrily.
" You have it all wrong." Normal said. "I've always known exactly what you were. Alec you need to find the transgenic by the number of 452."
Alec looked at him in shock.
"What?" He asked
" You have a barcode and let's just say that at one point I was very familiar with a certain base in Wyoming. Now Alec listen to me it's very important…"
"What do you want with 452."
"I've been looking for her for a very long time. Alec, you were designed to be the best Manticore ever produced. But you were made to be a pair. Without your match you are just a regular X-5.
" If you're talking about 493. He's dead."
"I'm not talking about 493 I'm talking about 452. You have to find her Alec."
"Find her and what?" Alec said
"You have to figure that out for yourself. In the mean time stay away from Max Alec. She's not like you and if you fall in love with her you may never complete your match with 452."
" Who the hell are you to tell me who I can and can't fall in love with? It seems a lot of people want to find 452. How do I know that you're not out to hurt her like all the rest?"
"You know 452?" Normal asked stunned. "Is she here in Seattle? When did you last see her? Is she…" Normal was cut off by Joshua's voice.
"Father." The word echoed through the house.
Logan lay down on the operating table. He had shaved and had removed his latex body suit in favour of a blue backless hospital gown. Dr. Smith entered dressed in his scrubs and latex gloves.
"Unfortunately, Mr Lale." Dr. Smith said with a slight smirk. "Anaesthesia is hard to come by in post pulse Seattle and due to the short notice. I did not have time to acquire any. I can give you something for the pain but you will be awake during the operation and will be able to see everything."
Logan nodded and insisted that the doctor start as soon as possible.
"Now Mr Lale we are going to start with your nose. We need to get rid of some of the cartilage in there and reshape it to give you the desired nose."
Dr Smith selected a large chisel from his set of tools and shoved it up Logan's nose. Logan's eyes went wide and he felt nauseous.
Seven hours later Logan immerged in a swathe of white bandages. He had been cut and scraped as well as reshaped and stretched. Not to mention the fact that he was in a considerable amount of pain. He had to keep the bandages on for another three days. Then Max would see and she would love him again. The squirrels chittered in the tree outside as they ran around on their secret missions.
A/n I know that Normal can't be Sandeman cause he's not old enough to be White's father but I had this idea before I knew that.