"This is insane, we have got to do something about this!" Logan told Alec
as he paced and rubbed his forehead. The chopper had landed and they were
now in Logan's apartment. Max was asleep on the couch, all 3 soaked from
running through the heavy rain. "Logan, face it, there is nothing we CAN
do! We can't go to Terminal City we can't go out, we can't go back to
work. No where." Alec said raising his head towards Logan. Alec sighed
and ran his fingers through his wet hair, making it spike up. "Logan.. How
did Manticore bring back Ben?" Alec asked. "Excuse me?" Logan asked not
hearing what Alec had said.
"Ben how was he alive? Max killed him, once you're dead.your dead!" Alec said. "Like I told you and Max before, Manticore has improved in technology since you guys bailed out. And anyway, how can you be so sure that that was Ben?" Logan asked Alec. Alec thought for a moment. "Well, cause that's the only clone I have." Alec reasoned. "And, how do you know that for a fact?" Logan asked. Alec eyed hi. "Logan, what are you trying to say?" Alec asked crossing his arms. "Well, Alec, Ben isn't your only clone. This clone, just like you and Ben lived at Manticore. One day, secretly Sandeman randomly picked him for an experiment for the breeding cult and he was taken to them. No one but Sandeman knew about him, most had forgotten him and you guys were too young to remember him. And you fought him last night. He posed as Ben to physic you guys out." Logan explained. "Yeah, well it worked, what was his designation?" Alec asked. "495." Logan answered.
Alec turned to the window and looked out. "Ok, the only solution I have to this problem is to live in Joshua's old house and go into hiding for a couple of days. You can't go out, I'll get the stuff you need." Logan suggested. Alec looked at Logan helplessly but shook his head yes. "Ok, then let's head over there." Logan announced
(2 weeks later)
"Thank God for TV." Alec said aloud as he flipped through the channels. Max sighed aloud and looked back out the window. "I don't know how Joshua could stand this. This is such a boring life. I wanna go outside and live my life Alec!" Max complained. Alec sighed, he hated it also, but at least he was trying to make the most out of it. "Max, I know, I want to see daylight too. But. we kinda don't have a choice here." Alec replied looking at her, who did bother to look at him. Max sighed then got up to walk into another room. "I'm here at Terminal City, a 20 block no man land. As you can see behind me, thousands of policemen have came here, to try to disarm and capture the transgenics that are inside." The lady on the TV said.
Max froze and slowly turned around. "What did she say!? How did they even find out where they were hiding?" max asked running up behind the chair Alec was sitting in. "And rumors say that these transgenics are highly dangerous and are not to be underestimated. People who want to come out and support the human race must stay behind the barricades to avoid any danger." The lady added. Alec looked up at Max and Max looked back at Alec. "White." They both said at the same time.
"Um, this isn't good." Alec replied, his eyes glued on the TV in horror. "Joshua." She said quietly, then grabbed her blue coat and boots. Alec turned off the TV and turned around to look at Max. "Max, what are you doing?" Alec asked. "I'm going to Terminal City." She answered lacing her boots. "Max, Logan told us to stay here and not go outside." Alec replied. "I don't care, Joshua needs me and I am not letting him down." Max said tying the other one. "Max the person or people responsible for this is White or the Conclave and you want to go there!?" Alec asked in confusion. "Alec. I know they turned their backs on us, but I'm not going too. They need me and I am going to help them, no matter the causes. Now are you coming or not?" Max asked standing up. Alec sighed and looked around. "Sure, why not?" Alec told himself then put his boots on. Max put her jacket on and ran out the door. Alec grabbed his and ran out after Max. "We are so dead." Alec told himself as he slammed the door shut.
Max and Alec walked up to the barricades. Media groups, policeman and crowds of people gathered around the barricades as well. "This place is crazy! How do you expect to get in?" Alec asked Max. Max scanned the area, looking for any free ways and keeping a look out for White. "I don't know. We better split up and look for any way in. You go that way and I'll go the other way. We meet on the other side of the building. If you see White, even in the distance page me and run back to the house, got it?" Max asked. Alec shook his head yes, then they split.
Max walked down the streets, looking for anyway to get into Terminal City. To her, it looked like it was impossible. There were policemen everywhere. "Max!" someone called. Max spun around. Cindy ran up to her. "Girl are you ok?" she asked hugging Max. "Yeah, I'm fine." She answered. "I saw on the news and decided to book my way over here, I thought for sure you would be in Terminal City." Cindy replied. "Well, if I had my way, I would be but I seem to have a problem, that I can't get inside." Max said looking around at the people passing her. "Max, be careful, I don't want them dragging my girl anyway to some place she doesn't want to go to, ya know?" Cindy asked. Max smiled at her and gave her a hug.
Suddenly Max's smile faded. Ames was walking toward them. Max gasped and she let go of Cindy then gently pulled her into a building. It was a run down old building. "Max, what are we-'' "Shh." Max interrupted. Cindy and Max stood close to the door and Max peeked out through a small crack through the door. She saw Ames walk up to the side of the building. Max held her breath. "Nope." She heard a voice say. "Dam it. Keep looking; she has to be around here somewhere. And when you do find her, make sure you bring her to me. This position that I have put her little transgenic friends in has to draw her out into the light more." White replied to Otto. Max bit her lip as they walked away. "Boo, this is not good, you have to do something about this right now." Cindy replied once Max singled her that it was ok to talk. "I know, I'll catch up with you later Cindy." Max replied then ran out of the building.
Alec paced around at the place they were supposed to meet. Once he saw Max, he was relieved. "God where were you!? I was scared to death." Alec said once she came closer. "Sorry, minor detour." She apologized. "Anyway?" she added. Alec shook his head no. "Great, I am fresh out of my ideas." Max declared They both thought for a moment. Suddenly Alec's face lit up. "Max, come on. I have a plan." Alec replied grabbing her hand and leading her back the way the came.
"Ben how was he alive? Max killed him, once you're dead.your dead!" Alec said. "Like I told you and Max before, Manticore has improved in technology since you guys bailed out. And anyway, how can you be so sure that that was Ben?" Logan asked Alec. Alec thought for a moment. "Well, cause that's the only clone I have." Alec reasoned. "And, how do you know that for a fact?" Logan asked. Alec eyed hi. "Logan, what are you trying to say?" Alec asked crossing his arms. "Well, Alec, Ben isn't your only clone. This clone, just like you and Ben lived at Manticore. One day, secretly Sandeman randomly picked him for an experiment for the breeding cult and he was taken to them. No one but Sandeman knew about him, most had forgotten him and you guys were too young to remember him. And you fought him last night. He posed as Ben to physic you guys out." Logan explained. "Yeah, well it worked, what was his designation?" Alec asked. "495." Logan answered.
Alec turned to the window and looked out. "Ok, the only solution I have to this problem is to live in Joshua's old house and go into hiding for a couple of days. You can't go out, I'll get the stuff you need." Logan suggested. Alec looked at Logan helplessly but shook his head yes. "Ok, then let's head over there." Logan announced
(2 weeks later)
"Thank God for TV." Alec said aloud as he flipped through the channels. Max sighed aloud and looked back out the window. "I don't know how Joshua could stand this. This is such a boring life. I wanna go outside and live my life Alec!" Max complained. Alec sighed, he hated it also, but at least he was trying to make the most out of it. "Max, I know, I want to see daylight too. But. we kinda don't have a choice here." Alec replied looking at her, who did bother to look at him. Max sighed then got up to walk into another room. "I'm here at Terminal City, a 20 block no man land. As you can see behind me, thousands of policemen have came here, to try to disarm and capture the transgenics that are inside." The lady on the TV said.
Max froze and slowly turned around. "What did she say!? How did they even find out where they were hiding?" max asked running up behind the chair Alec was sitting in. "And rumors say that these transgenics are highly dangerous and are not to be underestimated. People who want to come out and support the human race must stay behind the barricades to avoid any danger." The lady added. Alec looked up at Max and Max looked back at Alec. "White." They both said at the same time.
"Um, this isn't good." Alec replied, his eyes glued on the TV in horror. "Joshua." She said quietly, then grabbed her blue coat and boots. Alec turned off the TV and turned around to look at Max. "Max, what are you doing?" Alec asked. "I'm going to Terminal City." She answered lacing her boots. "Max, Logan told us to stay here and not go outside." Alec replied. "I don't care, Joshua needs me and I am not letting him down." Max said tying the other one. "Max the person or people responsible for this is White or the Conclave and you want to go there!?" Alec asked in confusion. "Alec. I know they turned their backs on us, but I'm not going too. They need me and I am going to help them, no matter the causes. Now are you coming or not?" Max asked standing up. Alec sighed and looked around. "Sure, why not?" Alec told himself then put his boots on. Max put her jacket on and ran out the door. Alec grabbed his and ran out after Max. "We are so dead." Alec told himself as he slammed the door shut.
Max and Alec walked up to the barricades. Media groups, policeman and crowds of people gathered around the barricades as well. "This place is crazy! How do you expect to get in?" Alec asked Max. Max scanned the area, looking for any free ways and keeping a look out for White. "I don't know. We better split up and look for any way in. You go that way and I'll go the other way. We meet on the other side of the building. If you see White, even in the distance page me and run back to the house, got it?" Max asked. Alec shook his head yes, then they split.
Max walked down the streets, looking for anyway to get into Terminal City. To her, it looked like it was impossible. There were policemen everywhere. "Max!" someone called. Max spun around. Cindy ran up to her. "Girl are you ok?" she asked hugging Max. "Yeah, I'm fine." She answered. "I saw on the news and decided to book my way over here, I thought for sure you would be in Terminal City." Cindy replied. "Well, if I had my way, I would be but I seem to have a problem, that I can't get inside." Max said looking around at the people passing her. "Max, be careful, I don't want them dragging my girl anyway to some place she doesn't want to go to, ya know?" Cindy asked. Max smiled at her and gave her a hug.
Suddenly Max's smile faded. Ames was walking toward them. Max gasped and she let go of Cindy then gently pulled her into a building. It was a run down old building. "Max, what are we-'' "Shh." Max interrupted. Cindy and Max stood close to the door and Max peeked out through a small crack through the door. She saw Ames walk up to the side of the building. Max held her breath. "Nope." She heard a voice say. "Dam it. Keep looking; she has to be around here somewhere. And when you do find her, make sure you bring her to me. This position that I have put her little transgenic friends in has to draw her out into the light more." White replied to Otto. Max bit her lip as they walked away. "Boo, this is not good, you have to do something about this right now." Cindy replied once Max singled her that it was ok to talk. "I know, I'll catch up with you later Cindy." Max replied then ran out of the building.
Alec paced around at the place they were supposed to meet. Once he saw Max, he was relieved. "God where were you!? I was scared to death." Alec said once she came closer. "Sorry, minor detour." She apologized. "Anyway?" she added. Alec shook his head no. "Great, I am fresh out of my ideas." Max declared They both thought for a moment. Suddenly Alec's face lit up. "Max, come on. I have a plan." Alec replied grabbing her hand and leading her back the way the came.
