You know what, my sister read my story and laughed she was all like "You call this a chapter?" Yeah..... I guess not =-)
My apologizes but I do not know how the black market stuff happens... or anything else like that so lets just pretend I know what I'm doing and leave it at that. =-)
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Alec slowly turned his back on the crowded streets of Terminal city and slid into the underground. He slowly looked at all the people who were either selling or buying. Ah, the wonders of the black market. Maybe a little over priced but you could find anything you needed here. And a great way to make money. This was taught in a training exercise. Three X-5's needed to get close to the mobster. You needed to know the streets. He knew the streets.
Some man grabbed his arm and he swung and almost struck him in the temples, "Hold it man, I just wanted to know if I could be of any help to ya." The skinny man said quickly as he put his hands over his head warding off the hits that he was sure to come.
"Straighten out, man, if you don't want to get beat to nothingness don't act like a damn scared chicken." Alec offered his advice, "and yes you could be of assistance."
"What can I do for you?" the man said standing straight glad he had missed a beating.
"I need to know where I can get this thing scanned," Alec said as he pointed to his head.
"The hospital... I don't know why you need to..."
"Shut up, I need it done in private and I also need a Doc who is willing to keep his mouth shut and help me out."
"Well there's plenty of those around here."
"I need one who actually knows what he's doing." Alec stated sternly.
"Oh, well that does narrow it down," The man said with out any sarcasm in his voice.
"great, well I need it now,"
"Well, I know this one guy.... but...."
"But what..."
"He does come with a pretty hefty price."
"I don't think money is an problem."
"think?"
"I can get money to him just... might take a day or so..."
"well he might not demand money up front... if he's in a good mood that is."
"Well, lets go seem, shall we." Alec said getting impatient.
~*~
Max paced nervously around the room, "What's the matter with him... he never was afraid of shots before." She said concerned.
Ryan looked at her and tried to understand what to do, "This is the only known cure... the only thing that I can get so far... I'm working on what that I've made but... even if this has done something to him... he needs it."
"I know... I know..."
Ryan sat down on the floor and put his hand to his temples trying to concentrate, "he's gone to the black market... you know that don't you."
"Yes." He said sadly.
"That's not the best idea... some of them down there... make their patients worse so they keep coming back and they keep getting money..."
"Alec doesn't know about his money in his place."
"He'll steal." rayn said, "we both know he will... he did it when he first escaped and he'll do it again."
"Give me that syringe." Max said as she grabbed her coat.
"What are you going to do?"
"I really don't care if he plans on being a little baby about it... He WILL take his medicine."
Ryan handed her the syringe then decided to say something, "I'll come with you."
"I don't need your help, I've kicked his butt before."
"He'll hate you." Ryan said stating the obvious and causing her to roll her eyes, "So I'm coming so he can't completely blame you forever..."
"Thanks," She said as she gave her friend a hug.
~*~
Alec came out of the CAT scan barely able to breath. He had held his fears in check though. Like they were taught to, "So doc, what's you expert opinion?"
"Well, I think I can help... given time... and money..."
"I can get you the money soon. When can you get the cure?"
"I think it'll will take a couple of days but I can't be sure until I check it out on you and... of corse try to find out exactly what you have."
"You won't find it, it's new." Alec said as he slipped his pants on. He had of course been asked to strip down to his boxer so anything metal wouldn't mess up the sensitive device.
"Is it contagious?" The doctor asked as he unconsciously took a step back.
"Nope, hasn't spread yet."
"Well get the money."
"Will do."
Alec was about to pull his shirt on when the door was slammed open and he say Max standing there, "What do you want?" He asked annoyed.
"I need to talk to you," she said.
"And you took Doc over here to talk as well. I don't think so Max."
He knew that in one of their hands the shot waited to enter him.
"No can do, Maxy girl, No can do." He said as he put his fist up ready to fight.
"I don't want to fight you." She said softly.
"We'll I really don't care to fight you either but you're not stabbing that damn thing in me.
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What do you think? I really do like to know. I think this my longest chapter =-)
My apologizes but I do not know how the black market stuff happens... or anything else like that so lets just pretend I know what I'm doing and leave it at that. =-)
~*~
Alec slowly turned his back on the crowded streets of Terminal city and slid into the underground. He slowly looked at all the people who were either selling or buying. Ah, the wonders of the black market. Maybe a little over priced but you could find anything you needed here. And a great way to make money. This was taught in a training exercise. Three X-5's needed to get close to the mobster. You needed to know the streets. He knew the streets.
Some man grabbed his arm and he swung and almost struck him in the temples, "Hold it man, I just wanted to know if I could be of any help to ya." The skinny man said quickly as he put his hands over his head warding off the hits that he was sure to come.
"Straighten out, man, if you don't want to get beat to nothingness don't act like a damn scared chicken." Alec offered his advice, "and yes you could be of assistance."
"What can I do for you?" the man said standing straight glad he had missed a beating.
"I need to know where I can get this thing scanned," Alec said as he pointed to his head.
"The hospital... I don't know why you need to..."
"Shut up, I need it done in private and I also need a Doc who is willing to keep his mouth shut and help me out."
"Well there's plenty of those around here."
"I need one who actually knows what he's doing." Alec stated sternly.
"Oh, well that does narrow it down," The man said with out any sarcasm in his voice.
"great, well I need it now,"
"Well, I know this one guy.... but...."
"But what..."
"He does come with a pretty hefty price."
"I don't think money is an problem."
"think?"
"I can get money to him just... might take a day or so..."
"well he might not demand money up front... if he's in a good mood that is."
"Well, lets go seem, shall we." Alec said getting impatient.
~*~
Max paced nervously around the room, "What's the matter with him... he never was afraid of shots before." She said concerned.
Ryan looked at her and tried to understand what to do, "This is the only known cure... the only thing that I can get so far... I'm working on what that I've made but... even if this has done something to him... he needs it."
"I know... I know..."
Ryan sat down on the floor and put his hand to his temples trying to concentrate, "he's gone to the black market... you know that don't you."
"Yes." He said sadly.
"That's not the best idea... some of them down there... make their patients worse so they keep coming back and they keep getting money..."
"Alec doesn't know about his money in his place."
"He'll steal." rayn said, "we both know he will... he did it when he first escaped and he'll do it again."
"Give me that syringe." Max said as she grabbed her coat.
"What are you going to do?"
"I really don't care if he plans on being a little baby about it... He WILL take his medicine."
Ryan handed her the syringe then decided to say something, "I'll come with you."
"I don't need your help, I've kicked his butt before."
"He'll hate you." Ryan said stating the obvious and causing her to roll her eyes, "So I'm coming so he can't completely blame you forever..."
"Thanks," She said as she gave her friend a hug.
~*~
Alec came out of the CAT scan barely able to breath. He had held his fears in check though. Like they were taught to, "So doc, what's you expert opinion?"
"Well, I think I can help... given time... and money..."
"I can get you the money soon. When can you get the cure?"
"I think it'll will take a couple of days but I can't be sure until I check it out on you and... of corse try to find out exactly what you have."
"You won't find it, it's new." Alec said as he slipped his pants on. He had of course been asked to strip down to his boxer so anything metal wouldn't mess up the sensitive device.
"Is it contagious?" The doctor asked as he unconsciously took a step back.
"Nope, hasn't spread yet."
"Well get the money."
"Will do."
Alec was about to pull his shirt on when the door was slammed open and he say Max standing there, "What do you want?" He asked annoyed.
"I need to talk to you," she said.
"And you took Doc over here to talk as well. I don't think so Max."
He knew that in one of their hands the shot waited to enter him.
"No can do, Maxy girl, No can do." He said as he put his fist up ready to fight.
"I don't want to fight you." She said softly.
"We'll I really don't care to fight you either but you're not stabbing that damn thing in me.
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What do you think? I really do like to know. I think this my longest chapter =-)