Okay, next chapter up!
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Max lay on the floor the cold tiles pressing against her naked back. Slowly consciousness returned to her and she felt a breeze move over her, her eyes flickering open.
For a moment she just lay there, mind blank, eyes glazed until suddenly memories of all that surpassed rushed over her making her sit up in surprise.
Almost methodically she stood and dressed thinking of the implications her vision mean. As she pulled on her black top she caught sight of her reflection in the mirror. Turning she placed a hand on her flat abdomen searching for any physical change in her already.
Pushing her top down she sighed and padded into the living room only to walk face to face with Logan.
Logan.
He stood in the doorway, his long dark trench coat floating around on some intangible breeze. As he shuffled she heard the motors in his exo-skeleton activate helping his useless legs disperse his weight. She frowned; her hearing had never been so acute before.
"So you slept with Alec"
Max realised as he said the words that she didn't react to the guilt that lined them. She could hear by his voice that he was angry but she felt immune. Cut off.
"Don't you realise the implications Max?"
Max sighed. She felt tired. Turning she walked over to the kitchen giving Logan no sign that she wanted him to leave, no sign that she wanted him to stay.
"People will die Max! Max? Are you even listening?"
She reached into the cupboard above her head and pulled out her favourite mug, one that Joshua had made for her in his recent experiment in pottery.
"Don't you care? Do you understand? People are going to die. Lots of people. The world is going to end because the familiars have some sort of secret plan to wipe out the population of the world in some Neo- Nazi idea of purity"
Max filled the kettle and put it on to boil. Filling her mug with coffee, milk and a touch of sugar passing on the fresh beans she knew she had in the cupboard. Instant would have to do today.
"Max??" Logan's words were nearly a shout.
Finally she turned.
"What do you want me to say Logan? What will make you feel better?" Like her actions her words and face were deadpan. Emotionless. She wasn't letting Logan in.
"I don't know. That you're sorry? God do you even show any emotion apart from self-indulgence? What about remorse?" His tone was critical, scathing.
"They haven't died yet Logan" Max turned to the boiling kettle and as it clicked poured steaming liquid into her mug, stirring gently.
"No." The word was full of frustration. " But they will Max. It'll be on your head. Never mind leading a race of mutants and superhero's. There are real people."
Frowning Max placed the mug she'd just lifted to her lips down on the counter hard coffee spilling over the sides.
"And so are more important? Logan all the down there." She looked out of the window down onto the streets of Terminal City. " They all have lives too. Lives your 'people' want to take."
"Max. You'll be responsible for Genocide."
Max said nothing but put her back to Logan, mug back in her hands now as she watched people go about their daily albeit if not normal, lives.
"No she won't"
Another voice added to the conversation. Mole's voice. Behind Mole stood Alec panting, and a girl Max didn't recognise, but felt familiar to her. Mole's face broke into a grin as he looked down into her beautiful eyes.
"Max is the Saviour"
Max bowed her head as tears filled at and Logan noticed a piece of paper clutched between Mole's hands. The girl seemed to be holding Alec back.
Mole smoothed the papers out and passed them to Max pushing Logan to one side.
"I don't know where you've been getting your information Logan but it ain't 'all that'" He stopped and pulled Max's chin up so he could see her eyes. Instantly Max could feel the empathy and hope in Mole's mind, and it was all focused on her.
"Max is gonna save the world. It's what Sandeman designed her to do. A pure being, no genetic complications. Not complete without her mate. Max and Alec are two halves of a whole. Through Alec, Max will save the world. His eyes turned serious.
"We're not sure when its gonna happen. But it's gonna be soon"
Alec finally freed himself of the girl and pushed past Logan to stand behind Max, on arm instinctively sliding around her waist as he looked at Logan over Max's head. Eyes dark the girl shivered as she saw what was in them.
"I think it's time you left."
Logan bristled. "I'm not going anywhere. I want to see the translations. I want to check their accuracy."
Mole raised himself up to his full height as the atmosphere in the room turned hostile.
"I think you've done enough Mr. Cale." The girl spoke gently but there was steal behind her words. "Now Leave."
Logan turned to go then turned back. Seeing the look on Max's face he turned away and left muttering indecipherable words under his breath.
As the door slammed the tension in the room bled away.
Mole sighed. "Thanks Eva."
Max frowned.
"Now I think it."
"Wait, sorry, what's your name again?" Max sucked in her breath and unconsciously leant against Alec.
With a small sigh the girl smiled softly.
"X5-766. Eva"
heheheheh sorry for leaving it so evilly, I needed a poly filler page whilst to decide what extra powers Max and Alec are gonna develop. Also I needed to bounce the whole "pregnant thing back off ya and see what you say. If you could lemme know ANYTHING I would be greatly appreciated. (Please help me.) Oh by the way thanks to Ashanti's X-5 resource page that I got Eva's designation from it's really quite interesting. http://devoted.to/x5 go there to look at the site. Later skaters. Xxx Lucy
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Max lay on the floor the cold tiles pressing against her naked back. Slowly consciousness returned to her and she felt a breeze move over her, her eyes flickering open.
For a moment she just lay there, mind blank, eyes glazed until suddenly memories of all that surpassed rushed over her making her sit up in surprise.
Almost methodically she stood and dressed thinking of the implications her vision mean. As she pulled on her black top she caught sight of her reflection in the mirror. Turning she placed a hand on her flat abdomen searching for any physical change in her already.
Pushing her top down she sighed and padded into the living room only to walk face to face with Logan.
Logan.
He stood in the doorway, his long dark trench coat floating around on some intangible breeze. As he shuffled she heard the motors in his exo-skeleton activate helping his useless legs disperse his weight. She frowned; her hearing had never been so acute before.
"So you slept with Alec"
Max realised as he said the words that she didn't react to the guilt that lined them. She could hear by his voice that he was angry but she felt immune. Cut off.
"Don't you realise the implications Max?"
Max sighed. She felt tired. Turning she walked over to the kitchen giving Logan no sign that she wanted him to leave, no sign that she wanted him to stay.
"People will die Max! Max? Are you even listening?"
She reached into the cupboard above her head and pulled out her favourite mug, one that Joshua had made for her in his recent experiment in pottery.
"Don't you care? Do you understand? People are going to die. Lots of people. The world is going to end because the familiars have some sort of secret plan to wipe out the population of the world in some Neo- Nazi idea of purity"
Max filled the kettle and put it on to boil. Filling her mug with coffee, milk and a touch of sugar passing on the fresh beans she knew she had in the cupboard. Instant would have to do today.
"Max??" Logan's words were nearly a shout.
Finally she turned.
"What do you want me to say Logan? What will make you feel better?" Like her actions her words and face were deadpan. Emotionless. She wasn't letting Logan in.
"I don't know. That you're sorry? God do you even show any emotion apart from self-indulgence? What about remorse?" His tone was critical, scathing.
"They haven't died yet Logan" Max turned to the boiling kettle and as it clicked poured steaming liquid into her mug, stirring gently.
"No." The word was full of frustration. " But they will Max. It'll be on your head. Never mind leading a race of mutants and superhero's. There are real people."
Frowning Max placed the mug she'd just lifted to her lips down on the counter hard coffee spilling over the sides.
"And so are more important? Logan all the down there." She looked out of the window down onto the streets of Terminal City. " They all have lives too. Lives your 'people' want to take."
"Max. You'll be responsible for Genocide."
Max said nothing but put her back to Logan, mug back in her hands now as she watched people go about their daily albeit if not normal, lives.
"No she won't"
Another voice added to the conversation. Mole's voice. Behind Mole stood Alec panting, and a girl Max didn't recognise, but felt familiar to her. Mole's face broke into a grin as he looked down into her beautiful eyes.
"Max is the Saviour"
Max bowed her head as tears filled at and Logan noticed a piece of paper clutched between Mole's hands. The girl seemed to be holding Alec back.
Mole smoothed the papers out and passed them to Max pushing Logan to one side.
"I don't know where you've been getting your information Logan but it ain't 'all that'" He stopped and pulled Max's chin up so he could see her eyes. Instantly Max could feel the empathy and hope in Mole's mind, and it was all focused on her.
"Max is gonna save the world. It's what Sandeman designed her to do. A pure being, no genetic complications. Not complete without her mate. Max and Alec are two halves of a whole. Through Alec, Max will save the world. His eyes turned serious.
"We're not sure when its gonna happen. But it's gonna be soon"
Alec finally freed himself of the girl and pushed past Logan to stand behind Max, on arm instinctively sliding around her waist as he looked at Logan over Max's head. Eyes dark the girl shivered as she saw what was in them.
"I think it's time you left."
Logan bristled. "I'm not going anywhere. I want to see the translations. I want to check their accuracy."
Mole raised himself up to his full height as the atmosphere in the room turned hostile.
"I think you've done enough Mr. Cale." The girl spoke gently but there was steal behind her words. "Now Leave."
Logan turned to go then turned back. Seeing the look on Max's face he turned away and left muttering indecipherable words under his breath.
As the door slammed the tension in the room bled away.
Mole sighed. "Thanks Eva."
Max frowned.
"Now I think it."
"Wait, sorry, what's your name again?" Max sucked in her breath and unconsciously leant against Alec.
With a small sigh the girl smiled softly.
"X5-766. Eva"
heheheheh sorry for leaving it so evilly, I needed a poly filler page whilst to decide what extra powers Max and Alec are gonna develop. Also I needed to bounce the whole "pregnant thing back off ya and see what you say. If you could lemme know ANYTHING I would be greatly appreciated. (Please help me.) Oh by the way thanks to Ashanti's X-5 resource page that I got Eva's designation from it's really quite interesting. http://devoted.to/x5 go there to look at the site. Later skaters. Xxx Lucy