Chapter 3 of Broken then Together

Disclaimer-I don't own them! I just like writing about them.

Summary-Max is depressed because she had to break up with Logan. Alec throws a surprise party for her and cheers her back up. Then something unexpected happens.

Pairing-Max/Alec

A/N-Hey everyone! Hope you had a great Easter! I have finally gotten the next chapter up! For all of you that are wondering why Max and Logan broke up don't worry you will find out in the next chapter. I don't know when I will get the next chapter up because I don't have it written yet but I hope to have it up soon! Enjoy!!!!

Chapter 3-Work than some captured transgenics

It had been a week since Alec threw the party for Max. Since then Max was her old self again. There would always be a scar on her heart that was caused by Logan but at least now it wasn't a gushing wound.

Max and Alec still had their fights but now they were playful, flirty fights. Max no longer felt bitter toward Alec. The week before she and Logan broke up Max would have seen a heart-less, selfish, I only care about myself Alec, but now she saw a caring, heartful Alec that could be nice to people every once in a while. He couldn't be nice all the time or that would ruin his tough-guy reputation.

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Max had fenced several different thing (most of which she had stolen) and had bought a computer that matched the ability of Logan's. She had found out that Alec was a computer genius. She had, hesitantly, agreed to let Alec hook it up at his apartment. Since she and Logan had broken up she decided to push him out of her life. She would not think of him. She would not answer her beeper when he paged her. She had even changed it so she could have some peace. She wanted nothing to do with Logan, period, no questions asked.

She and Alec had been working on locating any transgenics they could to make sure they were safe. They had found two already that were in trouble and had helped them escape to Canada. They had checked with five others who were trying to find their way in the world.

Max and Alec both enjoyed this new arrangement (even though they wouldn't admit it was because they were with each other) because they no longer had to go through Logan. It was so much easier now. They also wouldn't admit they were falling for each other…fast. They would soon find out how much they meant to each other though. And it wouldn't be easy.

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After work one day Max and Alec decided to go to his place to work on locating other transgenics. They felt there was no rush so they had a quick dinner and relaxed for a while watching TV. Soon though they went to work.

Max had mentioned earlier that she thought they should check sector 3. Alec was soon hacked into radio, surveillance, and had a map pulled up of all of sector 3 up on the screen.

"Check the old plastic plant building. I have a bad feeling about it," Max said as she looked over Alec's shoulder.

"Okay, just a second," Alec replied as his hands moved lightning fast across the keyboard.

It only took a millisecond for Alec to pull up the camera that was located on the south side of the building.

"Oh no," they both said in unison.

What was on the screen was not good. White and a few other familiars were escorting two X6"s, three X8's, and one scary looking anomaly.

Max and Alec knew exactly what White was planning to do and were dressed and out the door in 5 minutes. Praying that they would get there in time.

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Max and Alec scanned the building for a way in and soon found one. It had only taken about 5 minutes to get to the abandoned building because they had only been about eight miles away from it. They had formed the only plan they could think of that would hopefully work. They planned to storm White and the other familiars. A surprise attack would be the best bet if they wanted to get themselves and the other trangenics out alive.

When they were inside they separated and got into the position they had planned (Alec had had enough time to get the layout of the building and form the plan). Max was to take White and the other familiars from behind, giving Alec enough time to free the captured trangenics and send them to safety. Then, with their combined strength knock out White and the two other familiars and run for their lives. They know it was a risky plan but it was the only one that might work. The one thing they forgot to think about though was that White might carry and extra gun.

The first part of the plan worked. Max knocked all the guns out of reach. Then as fast as lightning she kicked one of the familiars in the gut, broke the other's arm, and kicked White in the face breaking his nose and several other bones in his face. While Max was hard at work distracting the familiars, Alec freed the transgenics and told them to run, no matter what. Max and Alec soon had White's familiar friends knocked out. That is when it happened. White rounded on Max. He had enough time to look at her and smile, and then he pulled the gun from under his jacket and sot twice at her. That was all he could he could do before he was hit in the back of the head by a metal pipe.

A/N-OHHHHHH a cliffhanger! Hope everyone liked it! Like I said, you will find out about why Max and Logan broke up in the next chapter. I don't know when it will be up though because I don't have it written and I am going on a trip soon and will be gone for 3 days so I will try to have it up as soon as I get back! I hate to keep you waiting like that but it is the best I can do! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and review it!