Note: Wow it's been AGES since I last updated! I'll try and update sooner next time anyway here's the next instalment…
CHAPTER FIVE
Alec is sitting half asleep, leaning on a bed when Jesse starts to wake up she sits up in the bed groggily and looks around the empty room.
JESSE: Alec Wake up.
She shakes him awake.
JESSE: Where am I?
He yawns and stretches before answering her question.
ALEC: Terminal City, we brought you here from the hospital, they won't get to you while you're in here.
JESSE: We? (Pause) Oh your friends.
ALEC: Max and Logan should be back soon. How are you feeling?
She thinks for a second then smiles.
JESSE: Better actually and hungry…Can I get some food?
She springs out of the bed and starts to walk away.
ALEC: Care to wait for an answer!
She looks at him and grins.
JESSE: Not really.
She walks down the main steps taking in her new surroundings. Joshua walks over to greet her, he takes her hand awkwardly and shakes it.
JOSHUA: Hello Jesse, we've heard about you from Alec.
She looks at Alec questioningly.
ALEC: This is Joshua.
JESSE: Pleased to meet you.
JOSHUA: Welcome.
She hears a voice behind her.
MAX: Hey you awake!
Jesse turns to her, not recognising her.
JESSE: Uh yeah it looks that way.
ALEC: You still hungry?
JESSE: Uh huh.
She eyes Max suspiciously.
ALEC: It's okay she's on our side.
JESSE: How do you now that?
She appears to be on edge now, Max shows her, her barcode.
MAX: I'm one of the good guys.
JESSE: I heard that before…The people who said that locked me in a darkened room for six weeks to see if I'd crack under pressure!
MAX: Well we're not going to do that.
JESSE: I won't give anyone else the opportunity to…Hi again by the way.
A MOUSY HAIRED KID around twelve years old runs over to where their standing, he looks slightly worried.
MAX: What's going on Tiny?
TINY: Transgenic in sector six police are following him --
Alec's mobile rings.
ALEC: Yeah…Uh huh…Got it…Sector six, Transgenic and White.
MAX: Let's go.
They turn to leave and Jesse steps in front of them.
JESSE: I'm coming with you.
ALEC: No your not if White sees you --
JESSE: If White sees me he'll not I'm not afraid of him…He might know something and I want to know what my purpose was…Is, I want to know how to get better.
MAX: We don't have time to argue here.
JESSE: Then what are we waiting for?
Max starts walking away.
ALEC: Stay low and move fast, I don't want you disappearing on me again.
JESSE: Shouldn't be a problem I was always faster than you any way.
* * *
WHITE: Move in when I give the word.
AGENT RYAN a greying man in his late thirties nods and exits the car he starts shouting orders to his team.
Pedestrians are being forced back by the police as they search for the transgenic, Logan moves around in the crowd talking to Max via his mobile.
LOGAN: Max the cops think it's moving towards the sewers.
MAX: I'm on it.
Max, Alec and Jesse weave in and out of the crowd, People are shouting.
MAX: Will people ever learn that we're the good guys?
ALEC: We'll never be the good guys Max if we were, who would they hate?
JESSE: White four o clock in the black Merc.
LOGAN: He's heading for sector seven.
MAX: Right, keep an eye on White.
A GUY around 21 jumps across a building a couple of hundred yards in front of them, he look in their direction.
MAX: The cops were wrong.
* * *
They stand on the roof top surveying the area, they see one of White's snipers in an abandoned building across from them.
ALEC: How many?
MAX: Four from where I' m standing…What is it your eye sights failing?
ALEC: Yeah right; three on this side.
Jesse walks to the edge of the roof and looks down, the transgenic is hiding in one of the alleys she looking slightly worried. She checks to see where Max and Alec are then jumps to the ground.
JESSE: So is your name still Sam or did you change it to suit you cover again?
He turns to face her.
SAM: 549.
JESSE: And here I was thinking we were on a first name basis.
He takes a step forward.
JESSE: That's far enough.
SAM: I'm on your side Jesse.
JESSE: And just how would you know whose side I'm on?
He shrugs.
SAM: I heard you escaped from White so you can't be working for him anymore. He's the one who did this to us Jess not Lydecker…He just didn't try to stop it, White and people are behind this.
JESSE: Do you have an implant?
SAM: I did, I got it out…I can show you --
JESSE: You meet my friend then we talk.
* * *
As they get back to the rooftop a sniper takes a shot at Sam, he ducks and the bullet grazes his shoulder.
ALEC: (To Jesse) I told you to stay low!
MAX: Let's get out of here.
JESSE: I have to see White.
ALEC: Now isn't the time!
JESSE: I have to know Alec.
Max looks over the edge of the building.
MAX: White's on his way up.
Sam moves swiftly behind Jesse and grabs her from behind.
SAM: So let him think we're going with him freely if he lets his guard down for long enough we can get away…
ALEC: Why don't we use you as bait instead.
SAM: Because he thinks I'm on his side.
MAX: Good enough reason for me, we'll hit him from behind be ready.
Alec reluctantley goes with Max.
SAM: Just like the old days Jess.
JESSE: If it's like the old days do you still want me to break your arm?
SAM: Just act like a victim okay.
He extends a claw and puts it to her neck.
SAM: Try to act just a little scared okay I got a reputation to think about.
JESSE: Do not get me started on that!
Max and Alec watch from over the edge of the roof.
ALEC: What do you think their talking about?
MAX: Their probably comparing notes on their time at Manticore.
ALEC: What you think he was her breeding partner!
Max rolls her eyes, White jumps on to the rooftop.
WHITE: Good work 556 I'm glad I can trust you
SAM: I have no reason to betray you sir, you gave me a gift.
WHITE: Bring her to me.
Sam pushes her forward closer to where White is standing, He grabs her by the arm.
WHITE: Someone's been a bad little upgrade.
JESSE: Why are you doing this?
WHITE: No, no, no now is not the time for talk we'll have time for that back home.
JESSE: I'm not going anywhere with you.
WHITE: You have no choice.
MAX: Now that's where your wrong.
Max kicks him in the back and he stumbles forward letting go of Jesse, Sam pulls her out of the way as Alec punches him in the stomach, he makes to kick White but he grabs him by the leg and twists, he rolls with the fall.
WHITE: Your surrounded.
MAX: And your outnumbered.
Jesse takes White's gun.
WHITE: I've had worse odds.
JESSE: Ever had a crazed transgenic pull a gun on you before?
WHITE: You won't shoot me you have to many questions.
She cocks the gun.
JESSE: You'll be taking the answers to your grave then.
LOGAN: (On phone) Their surrounding the building, White's men are entering the building…Get out of there.
MAX: We're leaving.
Max takes the gun off Jesse and this White in the face with the butt of the gun. Jesse goes to steps forward.
ALEC: Live to fight another day.
Sam nods in agreement and Max and Jesse walk away.
ALEC: One question, if Max and I hadn't have been here would you have handed her over to White?
SAM: I'd have done what I had to do, it turned out in our favour this time.
ALEC: Next time you're the one with a sharp object to your throat and just hope that when that time comes that it works out in our favour again.
He runs to catch up with Max and Jesse.
TBC…
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