Spoilers: This is the third in my series of stories. The first
was Shattered Trusts and Whispered Confessions. The second,
which I only just finished, is Remembering to Forget. This
series is set after Hello Goodbye but does reveal spoilers from
the rest of the season, as I incorporate it into the story.
Disclaimer: Characters aren't mine except for some minors. The ideas are pretty much mine though but I just want to say thanks to those who have reviewed my previous works, it keeps me writing!
Authors Note: If you really want to understand this story and enjoy it, then be sure to read the original parts one and two.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CHAPTER TWELVE:
Seattle; Terminal City; September 19th 2022
2100 hours
Headquarters was filled with a sea of transgenics, all of them standing in slack-jawed disbelief at the television set, where a reporter stood at the spot Alec and Max had just been,
"The suspected transgenic met a violent end when it was confronted by members of a local neighbourhood watch group. We take you live to Senator James McKinley, chairman of the Congressional task force on the transgenic threat."
"Obviously, I don't condone this sort of vigilantism. Though I understand the fear and anger that drove these people to take matters into their own hands, I have to ask you to remember these transgenics are dangerous. Let the authorities do their job."
Luke made a face at the Senator,
"Yeah. Leave the trannie-killing to the experts."
Everyone ignored his comment, staying tuned to McKinley's press conference speech,
"Progress is being made. A recent technological breakthrough helped us identify and capture three transgenics in the city of Seattle alone. We anticipate many more arrests in the days ahead."
A reporter stood, his face eager,
"Where are the captured transgenics being held?"
"I'm afraid that information is classified. They'll be transported to a central and secure facility within the day. We are winning the war, ladies and gentlemen. You have my word."
He turned and walked away, ignoring the reporters repeatedly screaming out insignificant questions. Another stood, her voice carrying loudly over the others,
"Is the public in danger?"
Another stood, desperate to convince the Senator to answer his question,
"Senator, can you tell us more about the technology..."
The camera stayed on McKinley as he made his way to the doorway, stopping to greet a woman. Despite being in the background and at an awkward angle, every transgenic could read what he was saying,
"Fe'nes tol."
* * * * *
Seattle; Terminal City; September 20th 2022
1730 hours
Max looked over at Alec, who had his head buried behind a pile of papers,
"Hey."
He looked up briefly, his eyes dull and bloodshot,
"Hey sweetie."
"Been thinking. Are you still tight with the arms dealer in Koreatown?"
"Yeah."
"Tell him we're gonna need the nastiest stuff he's got. TK-67's, grenade launchers, whatever. Money's no object."
Luke raised his head from a desk nearby,
"Sorta is when you don't got any."
Alec stared miserably down as he spoke,
"Then we'll get some."
Dix moved over to sit on the edge of Luke's desk,
"What's the plan?"
Max's eyes glistened with unshed tears as she thought of Biggs. She brushed away the thoughts,
"We're gonna hit his headquarters and do a little 'talking' to McKinley and that bitch he was talking to at the conference."
"How do we know where it is?"
"I talked to some old contacts of Eyes Only. He can't talk to them anymore, they knew me from when I used to deal with him. They informed me that McKinley and this woman meet in this building every third night. Tonight."
Dix and Luke grinned, turning back to what they were doing. Max looked back at Alec,
"You missed work today. And you didn't come home last night. I understand why, I just worried is all."
"I quit work."
"You did what? When?"
"I haven't yet. But I am as soon as I have the time to go down there."
"Oh. Um...okay."
"And I think that I am going to move in here. It...it just seems like the best thing for me to do. For safety's sake."
Her face registered what he was saying and she responded, completely surprised,
"You really think you can do that?"
"I'm going to have to."
"Alec, what happened was so terrible. But it doesn't mean it's unsafe for us to even be out there."
His eyes met hers and she gulped at the darkness, anger and pain in them,
"I didn't say it wasn't safe for me. It isn't safe for ordinaries. I'm out there, I'll just end up taking everything out on the next person who even says one word against transgenics. Or worse. Someone who doesn't hate them. I'm a liability and so I'm putting myself in here so I don't hurt anyone."
"Come home tonight. Think about it then."
"My mind's made up."
"So come stay one last night."
He sighed, pausing before continuing,
"I don't think so Max."
"Alec..."
"Fine. I can get all my stuff then."
"You even gonna ask me to come here with you?"
"You wont."
"I want to be where you are."
"So come then."
"Is that an invitation or a demand?"
"Dammit Max!"
Alec's voice rose and he seem to explode in front of her, overturning his desk, sending the papers flying everywhere.
"I can't do this. I can't do this. Just go. Stay away from me, everyone I care about gets killed. I wont let you die too."
Tears welled in Max's eyes as he stormed off. She stood there for the longest time after, her feet rooted into the ground, completely in shock. Finally Luke brushed past her gently and she snapped back to reality, running out.
Out of headquarters, out of Terminal City, back to the world where she belonged.
As a human.
Not a freak.
* * * * *
To be continued...
Author's Note:
Yeah I know, the chapter was a little shorter than usual, but it was a good time to end this one. Leave y'all hanging he-he. But anyways, nothing much to say until you say whatever's on your minds. REVIEW - Please?
Disclaimer: Characters aren't mine except for some minors. The ideas are pretty much mine though but I just want to say thanks to those who have reviewed my previous works, it keeps me writing!
Authors Note: If you really want to understand this story and enjoy it, then be sure to read the original parts one and two.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CHAPTER TWELVE:
Seattle; Terminal City; September 19th 2022
2100 hours
Headquarters was filled with a sea of transgenics, all of them standing in slack-jawed disbelief at the television set, where a reporter stood at the spot Alec and Max had just been,
"The suspected transgenic met a violent end when it was confronted by members of a local neighbourhood watch group. We take you live to Senator James McKinley, chairman of the Congressional task force on the transgenic threat."
"Obviously, I don't condone this sort of vigilantism. Though I understand the fear and anger that drove these people to take matters into their own hands, I have to ask you to remember these transgenics are dangerous. Let the authorities do their job."
Luke made a face at the Senator,
"Yeah. Leave the trannie-killing to the experts."
Everyone ignored his comment, staying tuned to McKinley's press conference speech,
"Progress is being made. A recent technological breakthrough helped us identify and capture three transgenics in the city of Seattle alone. We anticipate many more arrests in the days ahead."
A reporter stood, his face eager,
"Where are the captured transgenics being held?"
"I'm afraid that information is classified. They'll be transported to a central and secure facility within the day. We are winning the war, ladies and gentlemen. You have my word."
He turned and walked away, ignoring the reporters repeatedly screaming out insignificant questions. Another stood, her voice carrying loudly over the others,
"Is the public in danger?"
Another stood, desperate to convince the Senator to answer his question,
"Senator, can you tell us more about the technology..."
The camera stayed on McKinley as he made his way to the doorway, stopping to greet a woman. Despite being in the background and at an awkward angle, every transgenic could read what he was saying,
"Fe'nes tol."
* * * * *
Seattle; Terminal City; September 20th 2022
1730 hours
Max looked over at Alec, who had his head buried behind a pile of papers,
"Hey."
He looked up briefly, his eyes dull and bloodshot,
"Hey sweetie."
"Been thinking. Are you still tight with the arms dealer in Koreatown?"
"Yeah."
"Tell him we're gonna need the nastiest stuff he's got. TK-67's, grenade launchers, whatever. Money's no object."
Luke raised his head from a desk nearby,
"Sorta is when you don't got any."
Alec stared miserably down as he spoke,
"Then we'll get some."
Dix moved over to sit on the edge of Luke's desk,
"What's the plan?"
Max's eyes glistened with unshed tears as she thought of Biggs. She brushed away the thoughts,
"We're gonna hit his headquarters and do a little 'talking' to McKinley and that bitch he was talking to at the conference."
"How do we know where it is?"
"I talked to some old contacts of Eyes Only. He can't talk to them anymore, they knew me from when I used to deal with him. They informed me that McKinley and this woman meet in this building every third night. Tonight."
Dix and Luke grinned, turning back to what they were doing. Max looked back at Alec,
"You missed work today. And you didn't come home last night. I understand why, I just worried is all."
"I quit work."
"You did what? When?"
"I haven't yet. But I am as soon as I have the time to go down there."
"Oh. Um...okay."
"And I think that I am going to move in here. It...it just seems like the best thing for me to do. For safety's sake."
Her face registered what he was saying and she responded, completely surprised,
"You really think you can do that?"
"I'm going to have to."
"Alec, what happened was so terrible. But it doesn't mean it's unsafe for us to even be out there."
His eyes met hers and she gulped at the darkness, anger and pain in them,
"I didn't say it wasn't safe for me. It isn't safe for ordinaries. I'm out there, I'll just end up taking everything out on the next person who even says one word against transgenics. Or worse. Someone who doesn't hate them. I'm a liability and so I'm putting myself in here so I don't hurt anyone."
"Come home tonight. Think about it then."
"My mind's made up."
"So come stay one last night."
He sighed, pausing before continuing,
"I don't think so Max."
"Alec..."
"Fine. I can get all my stuff then."
"You even gonna ask me to come here with you?"
"You wont."
"I want to be where you are."
"So come then."
"Is that an invitation or a demand?"
"Dammit Max!"
Alec's voice rose and he seem to explode in front of her, overturning his desk, sending the papers flying everywhere.
"I can't do this. I can't do this. Just go. Stay away from me, everyone I care about gets killed. I wont let you die too."
Tears welled in Max's eyes as he stormed off. She stood there for the longest time after, her feet rooted into the ground, completely in shock. Finally Luke brushed past her gently and she snapped back to reality, running out.
Out of headquarters, out of Terminal City, back to the world where she belonged.
As a human.
Not a freak.
* * * * *
To be continued...
Author's Note:
Yeah I know, the chapter was a little shorter than usual, but it was a good time to end this one. Leave y'all hanging he-he. But anyways, nothing much to say until you say whatever's on your minds. REVIEW - Please?