Out of the Future

Chapter 17: Onward Surprises

"So that's it huh?"

"That's it."

Logan and Asha were sitting in a secluded part of the little motel café, each nursing a cup of coffee.

"So what do you think will happen to the future if things don't go how they should?" asked Logan.

"Jesse said it could create an alternate reality but I don't think they really know, he didn't sound too sure of his theory."

"Who would be? But this is bad, the Familiars getting the technology first and using it to do this, sending back an X-series of a double digit level." He shook his head.

"If it wasn't for Rachel and Jesse they would have re-written the future already," said Asha.

"Yeah, Max would be dead, Rachel would go with her," said Logan, "do you have any idea what she's capable of? I mean back when Max was first attacked, she was having quite a bit of trouble with Koiohla, then Rachel rushes in a kicks her half way across the room no problem."

"She's genetically perfect, and we won't know what she can do until we get those Manticore files."

"Which we need Jesse for."

"He says he did it," said Asha, "Eyes Only Junior, only seventeen and can already hack his way through Daddy's files, and if he can do that he can probably hack anything."

"He cheated though," said Logan matter-of-factly, "he may be the best Transgenic hacker but I'm still the best Ordinary hacker, there is a difference."

"Ah yes but he is an impure X9."

"He's still an X9, which has me thinking."

"Don't think, drink," said Asha draining her glass.

"He wasn't supposed to tell me, I was never supposed to know he was mine, due to certain facts that you are aware of and then after you had your little collapse I put two and two together."

"Meaning…"

"He's ours isn't he?" asked Logan.

"Now what makes you say that?"

"You knew didn't you?"

"Know what?" asked Asha.

"Oh God he told you," said Logan, "that's not fair."

"What? Logan! Do you know why he didn't tell you?"

"Well if you're willing to enlighten me."

"Max was only supposed to know that Rachel was her daughter, nothing else. We weren't supposed to know anything, it was an accident that we found out as much as we did, it forced into the open by the people who are trying to kill Rachel and hey if they can get Jesse too, brownie points with the boss."

"If he told me before…"

"Logan," said Asha, " Rachel and Jesse would have been pegged as brother and sister then and there."

"Only then to realize that they're not," said Logan, "so if had happened like they wanted it to, we would only know Jesse as Rachel's back-up."

"This is getting complicated," said Asha, "let's just concentrate on what has happened instead of what could have happened."

"Right," said Logan, "look, we'd better go find the others before Koiohla catches up with us."

"Good thinking, it's been a few hours, Rachel should be back to normal by now, let's go find them."

^^^

"How do you feel?" asked Jesse watching Rachel do a roundhouse and some shadow punches.

"How do you think I feel?"

"We should be going, it's getting dark."

"The perfect cover," said Rachel

"Or the perfect trap, if Koiohla knows where we are, where we're going, what we're planning..."

"Well aren't you the pessimist today," said Rachel grabbing Jesse's hand and pulling him out the door.

"I'm not a pessimist," said Jesse, "just optimistically challenged."

"You sure that's the only thing about you that's challenged?"

"And there's the Alec in you surfacing."

"And you don't find that attractive?" asked Rachel smiling.

"If I found Alec attractive I'd be hanging around him not you-and plus that thought just weird's me out."

"Payback for that sex chat concerning my parents back there Eyes Junior."

"I deserved it," said Jesse following Rachel down the stairs. They spotted Logan and Asha coming out of the café and went over to join them.

^^^

"When does your heat cycle start?" mumbled Alec trailing kisses all down Max's neck.

"Three days I think," she said before pressing her lips back to his, "you know what this is right?"

"Unresolved sexual tension that has been building for the last two and a half years, or your heat's becoming irregular."

"Oh, undoubtedly."

"MAX? ALEC?"

"Did that sound like Logan to you?" Well this nice little make-out session certainly wasn't Heat induced or I wouldn't have heard Logan just now or I wouldn't of cared, the only coherent thought I'd be thinking about would be getting into Max's pants-not that I'm not...

"I think they're ready to move out," said Max, "Alec? Alec?" *SLAP* "Snap out of it!"

"You didn't have to hit me Max!"

"I always have to hit you Alec!"

And so the two transgenics crept out of the little alcove they'd been making out in and went over to where they heard Logan, fighting and bickering as usual. When they found the rest of their team, it looked as if nothing had changed between them.

"We're all here, let's go," said Rachel leading everyone back to the van.

Back on the road and a little closer to where they want to end up.

^^^

Darkness fell around a huge, solid building, it sat in the middle of nowhere, forgotten by man. It's walls and form were slowly collapsing as the Factory stood silent like a impenetrable fortress. High atop, a lone figure stood watching.

"They're coming."

Koiohla smirked.

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Disclaimer: I no own. DA belong to Cameron/Eglee etc.

A/N: I thought I lost this chapter! I couldn't find it on the hard drive and was freaking out only to find it on my disc^^; Anywho, I want to have over 200+ reviews for this story before I'm finished and if give me lots of reviews this chapter I'll update again this week! School has started to I'm working on this story every lunch hour and Band spare I get. -v