The adress that they had got from the doctor turned out to be discrete enough, in a small alley where it didn't look as many people went. but at the end of the ally the door was and Logan looked at his clock. Max had been sscanning the area for Manticore activity for about 15 minutes now...she should've been back by now. But he decided to take a few more relaxed breathings before he worried. She waas quite capable of taking care of herself; it was a thing he never had to worry about although she could manage n' get herself into trouble sometimes and that was when he had to help her out. But he didn't mind doing that as she didn't mind helping him out sometimes when he needed some help...

Just as he was about to get really worried Max landed in front of him, having jumped of from the roof. She looked around herself one last time before looking at Logan. " Everythings allright. didn't find one single unusual thing actually. Let's go." Logan followed after Max who walked over to the door, knocking at it three times as they had been told to. Both of them heard quick footsteps coming towards the door and they looked at eachother and then at the door, which swung open a bit faster than they had expected. Logan stepped in front of Max, looking at the doctor who appeared to be the one which he had been talking to over the phone. "Come in, save the chat for later" the docotor said, pushing them inside. as he closed the door as quickly as he had opened it, he looked at Max from top til toe.he smiled at her, nodding. Max gleered right back at him. He was average hight with brown eyes and black hair...quite the pordinary guy that never would've been guessed out to be a doctor who had done soem terrible things to innocent children that had seemed like test rabbits to them. that very thought disgusted Max and she would propably had said something nasty if Logan hadn't interupted her before she got the chance to.

" Im Logan Cale, we spoke on the phone. I presume you're doctor Laster." the doctor nodded as an answer although he couldn't take his yees of Max. he looked at her as if though she came from another planet, tey held the fascination as if she had told him that she was his forever...and as Logan shot a glance at Max he immediatley saw that she didn't liek him at all....she propably felt like a test rabbit all over again and Logan felt that they needed to move, fast. But as he was about to suggest something, the doctor now known as Laster motioned for them to follow him and they did. the walked from the scabby hallway into what seemed to be a large living room. The walls were grey and torn and instead of couches and tables there only was a green bunk and some other doctor equipments. Both Max and Logan wondered how he had gotten a hold of all that stuff but didn't care to ask.

"We'll cut down on the formalities " Laster began and looked from Max to Logan, then back at Max. "I know that time isn't on your side and quite honestly it isn't a friend to me either. So Max...it's been a while. " Logans' eyes flickered to nmaxs' at once and he saw that look of disgust in her face and knew that she would say something that he would regret now- 'cause she never did. But instead she surprised logan by just saying " Let's cut to the chase here...Do you have a cure for the virus in my cells or not?" Laster opened upa a black suitcase and fumbled with some things inside of it. He lifted up a black container about as big as a thermos and fliipped the lock of it. And from it he took up a liquid container with some dark green stuff in it. He showed it to Max and logan who looked wide- eyed at it and Max felt happiness tickle her soul. But would it be this...easy? After all the struggle she and Logan had went through would it just be as simple as this to turn things back to as they once had been...?

Logan had for once a lack of words. He couldn't get a word out of his mouth, he just kept looking at that green liquid that would be the answer to all of his and Max's problems. it just seemed so un- real, like he would wake up any minute now with someone standing over him and telling him it was just a dream....because it sure felt like it.

" That shit is gonna cure it? Forever...? And you're sure? it seems odd to me that you don't want any compensation too..." Max asked the dcotor, still looking a bit suspicious at him. Laster nodded to her, shaking the liquid a little as he took out some needles and other simiolar stuff out of the case. "Yes, yes and yes....it's the least I can do thinking about what I've already done....I've done horrible things at that god forsaken place! I never got to work on you, but I had acces to read your file where i read about the Virus that they were about to infect you with. the recipe for the cure was also there and so I made some....in secret. Manticore still doesn't know I'vwe done it, otherwise they would've propably have kille dme by now." Tha seemed reasonable to Max because it were right. if the folks at Manticore suspected that he would try to help anyone out by using his skills from Manticore, they would mnost definetley kill him at once...no doubt about it what so ever. He was a safety risk and safety risk had to be eliminated...

"But there's bad news to this, Logan and Max. Because I'll have to inject this into you by a big dosis if it's gonna have affect on you. And it's not suire that just one time will be enough, but two'll." Max shook her shoulders and walked forward to Laster who looekd up at her at once. "That's not a problem as long as it'll work. Just inject it, god damn it!" Laster shook his head holding away the liquid and now Logan also approached him. Did Laster not want to? "There's a thing you also should now Max, before you tell me to inject it into you. A thing that'll make you two doubt about doing it..."

5th Chapter: "Cure of Pain" - This cure'll put Max through hell...will Max take the cure at any cost?