Disclaimer- Hey guys in this chapter I got a little cute catch here! Even
though I know Manticore wouldn't do this/ buy this, but I thought it would
be funny to have it or cute. See if you can't catch it, like I said I know
this wouldn't happen but hey it's my story, right;) So enjoy!
After what seemed like hours of lying in the dark the lights eventually flicked on. Max squinted as a result of the brightness and sat up, tucking her hair behind her ears. Max looked around and then looked out the window and threw Alec's window. She saw someone lying on his bed, she wasn't sure if it was him though considering he was lying down and couldn't see his face. Every now and then she saw a Manticore employ walking down the hall, getting ready for the 'big' day. She wondered how Joshua, Cindy, Logan, and Rafer was, she hoped they were ok. If Ames did anything to them or Alec she would seriously kill him. She swung her feet over the edge and was sitting on the edge with her feet on the concrete. Max closed her eyes and concentrate on the fact of how terrible of a place this was. "I have to get out of here." She told herself quietly.
"Chop, Chop 452, look lively, you have a busy day today." A voice said. Max looked over at Ames who grinned and continued to wake the other transgetics up. Max sighed then her door opened.. A guard came in and pulled her up, not as hard as Ames does, actually he didn't yank her at all. The guard led her down to the girl's shower room. It was a humongous room with a lot of shower stalls in it. Each shower stall was no bigger than a small closet and came close to the kinds of showers used at pools. "Once your done 452, go to the X5 cafeteria where you will get your breakfast." The guard instructed then opened the door for her. That door was the only way out and their where guards outside to make sure they went where they were suppose too.
She grabbed a towel from one of the shelves by the door. She saw other girl transgetics choosing shower stalls, talking to others, or looking in the mirror. Max sighed as she picked a shower stall and walked to it. As she passed some girls she felt them talking about her, she tried to ignore it as she walked in the stall. 3 walls were cement and the door was wooden. She locked it and looked around the shower, sighed and undressed. She wrapped her cloths in her towel and laid it in the farthest corner from the water range. She hated having wet cloths on. She turned the knob and instantly hot water poured out, relaxing her muscles.
She closed her eyes and lifted her head letting the water run down on her face and soak her hair. She grabbed her hair back like she was putting it in a ponytail and let it run through her hands, making sure all of it was wet. She continued to let the hot, not scorching water relax her body and mind. Once she opened her eyes she looked around and found a shampoo bottle. She picked it up and looked at it, Fresh Vive L'Oreal Shampoo, it read. Max washed her hair and her body before turning off the water, drying off, and getting dressed. She finger combed through her dark hair and then opened the door and threw the towel in the hamper. She missed her old life and surprisingly she missed work. She began walking down the rows of shower stalls.
Near the end she passed 3 girls, she heard them snicker and whisper. That was it. Max stopped turned around and faced them. "Excuse me, got something to say but don't have the balls to say it to my face?" Max asked with an attitude. All 3 girls eyed her. "452, such a tomboy." One replied. "Yeah zipping around on your motorcycle." The other added. "I think there was a mistake in you DNA, I think Manticore men for you to be a male." The other added really snobby. Max looked at the first, then the middle, then finally the last. "At least I know how to defend myself and beat everyone else's butts." Max answered. "Oh yeah." The last one asked. Then she tried to punch her, Max blocked it then kicked her leg hard behind the girl's legs, on her claves, swiping the feet out from under her. The girl fell heard to the tile floor. The other girls dropped their mouths and helped her up as Max walked out and into the cafeteria.
It was noisy and crowded. Max scanned the area praying she would find Alec, no such luck, her hopes died. Suddenly she saw someone sitting by the window, starring out it namelessly. Max sighed and walked up to the person and sat down across her. Sam turned her head towards her, tears in her eyes. She quickly dried them. "What do you want?" she asked looking at her food. "Are you ok?" Max asked sadly. "I'm fine." She answered immediately. Max looked at Sam. "I'm sorry he took you away from them. I know how important they are to you, and I promise I'll get you out and you can see them again." Max replied grabbing her hand. Sam looked at it then up at her. "I'm so stupid I just wanted him to leave me alone, I should have known all along that he would do this." She said busting out into tears. Max sighed, got up and hugged her clone. Sam stayed in Max's arms and continued crying. "I'm so sorry, I caused so much trouble for you and Logan and Alec and everyone. I just didn't want him to hurt them. I'm sorry." She managed to say as she cried. Max rested her chin on her hand. "It's ok, you did the right thing, you protected the ones you love, you didn't do anything wrong, I'M sorry." Max replied crying to comfort her. Sam looked into Max's eyes and smiled. "Thank you." She said smiling. Max smiled back. They talked for the rest of the breakfast time until they had to go back to their cells.
It was 10:00 am, time for the first day to begin with the public viewing of Manticore. Ames, McCormick, and some other fellow Manticore people led tours around the buildings and through the halls, viewing the transgetics. Max fumbled with her fingers as she heard the 1st group coming closer. She didn't want to be like an animal, she would feel so helpless. She rocked back nervously as she felt the vibrations on the floor coming closer. She could hear Ames explain that certain transgenic to the people and answering any questions they had. If only they knew what HE was.
Soon the group came in front of Max's window. Max looked out and saw around 15 people Max estimated. Some men, others woman. "This is also an X5, designation 452. One of our troublemakers. She was the one that let all the transgetics out to plant havoc on your innocent community, she's highly dangerous and you don't want to turn your back on her." Ames replied chillingly as he glared into her eyes. "Any questions?" Ames asked a little lighter of a tone and breaking his stare with her. "That is one nice junk of woman right there." A man replied starring at her like he was in a trance.
Max, in response, wrinkled her nose. "I know they say woman are only good for one thing, but these transgetics that look like her were created for only one thing! If this Sandeman guy were smart he would have kept her to himself for personal uses." The man replied still in a trance. Max looked helplessly at him. "I mean don't you agree, this disease of tings, I mean it wouldn't be TOO bad doing one, especially if it look like her, nice face, nice curves, nice hooters, nice everything I bet!" He added. Max looked at some of the other people some of the men were laughing, as were some of the woman. She felt so embarrassed, and she couldn't do anything about it. She noticed Ames was looking at her helplessly she slowly turned her head so that their eyes locked. He looked into her glistening eyes, and then suddenly felt bad for her. Ames looked at the man who was till raveling on. "Ok, that's enough." Ames replied grabbing the man's coat and shoving him into the wall. A guard then ran up to see if Ames needed help. "Get this bozo out of the building now and make sure I never see this man again!" Ames ordered. "Wait! I didn't break one of the rules!" He shouted. "Criticizing the transgenic." He answered sternly. "There is no rule against that!" The man spat back as guards began grabbing him. Ames looked at him. "There's one now." He said evilly. "I want a refund then!" He demanded. "No refunds, I told you that at the beginning, good day sir." Ames replied then the guard hauled him off.
Ames watched the guard drag him down the hall and around the corner then switched his eyes to her, she was already looking at him, eyes still a little glossy. Her mouth slightly opened, amazed than he did that. Ames looked at her for a little longer. "Moving on." He replied then led the group downward. Max walked closer up to the window and watched Ames walk down the hall to the next cell. As the people walked close up to the window and looking in amazingly Ames switched his head over back to her window. She looked back at him. Ames starred at her a little while then turned his attention back to the transgenic in the cell in front of him.
After what seemed like hours of lying in the dark the lights eventually flicked on. Max squinted as a result of the brightness and sat up, tucking her hair behind her ears. Max looked around and then looked out the window and threw Alec's window. She saw someone lying on his bed, she wasn't sure if it was him though considering he was lying down and couldn't see his face. Every now and then she saw a Manticore employ walking down the hall, getting ready for the 'big' day. She wondered how Joshua, Cindy, Logan, and Rafer was, she hoped they were ok. If Ames did anything to them or Alec she would seriously kill him. She swung her feet over the edge and was sitting on the edge with her feet on the concrete. Max closed her eyes and concentrate on the fact of how terrible of a place this was. "I have to get out of here." She told herself quietly.
"Chop, Chop 452, look lively, you have a busy day today." A voice said. Max looked over at Ames who grinned and continued to wake the other transgetics up. Max sighed then her door opened.. A guard came in and pulled her up, not as hard as Ames does, actually he didn't yank her at all. The guard led her down to the girl's shower room. It was a humongous room with a lot of shower stalls in it. Each shower stall was no bigger than a small closet and came close to the kinds of showers used at pools. "Once your done 452, go to the X5 cafeteria where you will get your breakfast." The guard instructed then opened the door for her. That door was the only way out and their where guards outside to make sure they went where they were suppose too.
She grabbed a towel from one of the shelves by the door. She saw other girl transgetics choosing shower stalls, talking to others, or looking in the mirror. Max sighed as she picked a shower stall and walked to it. As she passed some girls she felt them talking about her, she tried to ignore it as she walked in the stall. 3 walls were cement and the door was wooden. She locked it and looked around the shower, sighed and undressed. She wrapped her cloths in her towel and laid it in the farthest corner from the water range. She hated having wet cloths on. She turned the knob and instantly hot water poured out, relaxing her muscles.
She closed her eyes and lifted her head letting the water run down on her face and soak her hair. She grabbed her hair back like she was putting it in a ponytail and let it run through her hands, making sure all of it was wet. She continued to let the hot, not scorching water relax her body and mind. Once she opened her eyes she looked around and found a shampoo bottle. She picked it up and looked at it, Fresh Vive L'Oreal Shampoo, it read. Max washed her hair and her body before turning off the water, drying off, and getting dressed. She finger combed through her dark hair and then opened the door and threw the towel in the hamper. She missed her old life and surprisingly she missed work. She began walking down the rows of shower stalls.
Near the end she passed 3 girls, she heard them snicker and whisper. That was it. Max stopped turned around and faced them. "Excuse me, got something to say but don't have the balls to say it to my face?" Max asked with an attitude. All 3 girls eyed her. "452, such a tomboy." One replied. "Yeah zipping around on your motorcycle." The other added. "I think there was a mistake in you DNA, I think Manticore men for you to be a male." The other added really snobby. Max looked at the first, then the middle, then finally the last. "At least I know how to defend myself and beat everyone else's butts." Max answered. "Oh yeah." The last one asked. Then she tried to punch her, Max blocked it then kicked her leg hard behind the girl's legs, on her claves, swiping the feet out from under her. The girl fell heard to the tile floor. The other girls dropped their mouths and helped her up as Max walked out and into the cafeteria.
It was noisy and crowded. Max scanned the area praying she would find Alec, no such luck, her hopes died. Suddenly she saw someone sitting by the window, starring out it namelessly. Max sighed and walked up to the person and sat down across her. Sam turned her head towards her, tears in her eyes. She quickly dried them. "What do you want?" she asked looking at her food. "Are you ok?" Max asked sadly. "I'm fine." She answered immediately. Max looked at Sam. "I'm sorry he took you away from them. I know how important they are to you, and I promise I'll get you out and you can see them again." Max replied grabbing her hand. Sam looked at it then up at her. "I'm so stupid I just wanted him to leave me alone, I should have known all along that he would do this." She said busting out into tears. Max sighed, got up and hugged her clone. Sam stayed in Max's arms and continued crying. "I'm so sorry, I caused so much trouble for you and Logan and Alec and everyone. I just didn't want him to hurt them. I'm sorry." She managed to say as she cried. Max rested her chin on her hand. "It's ok, you did the right thing, you protected the ones you love, you didn't do anything wrong, I'M sorry." Max replied crying to comfort her. Sam looked into Max's eyes and smiled. "Thank you." She said smiling. Max smiled back. They talked for the rest of the breakfast time until they had to go back to their cells.
It was 10:00 am, time for the first day to begin with the public viewing of Manticore. Ames, McCormick, and some other fellow Manticore people led tours around the buildings and through the halls, viewing the transgetics. Max fumbled with her fingers as she heard the 1st group coming closer. She didn't want to be like an animal, she would feel so helpless. She rocked back nervously as she felt the vibrations on the floor coming closer. She could hear Ames explain that certain transgenic to the people and answering any questions they had. If only they knew what HE was.
Soon the group came in front of Max's window. Max looked out and saw around 15 people Max estimated. Some men, others woman. "This is also an X5, designation 452. One of our troublemakers. She was the one that let all the transgetics out to plant havoc on your innocent community, she's highly dangerous and you don't want to turn your back on her." Ames replied chillingly as he glared into her eyes. "Any questions?" Ames asked a little lighter of a tone and breaking his stare with her. "That is one nice junk of woman right there." A man replied starring at her like he was in a trance.
Max, in response, wrinkled her nose. "I know they say woman are only good for one thing, but these transgetics that look like her were created for only one thing! If this Sandeman guy were smart he would have kept her to himself for personal uses." The man replied still in a trance. Max looked helplessly at him. "I mean don't you agree, this disease of tings, I mean it wouldn't be TOO bad doing one, especially if it look like her, nice face, nice curves, nice hooters, nice everything I bet!" He added. Max looked at some of the other people some of the men were laughing, as were some of the woman. She felt so embarrassed, and she couldn't do anything about it. She noticed Ames was looking at her helplessly she slowly turned her head so that their eyes locked. He looked into her glistening eyes, and then suddenly felt bad for her. Ames looked at the man who was till raveling on. "Ok, that's enough." Ames replied grabbing the man's coat and shoving him into the wall. A guard then ran up to see if Ames needed help. "Get this bozo out of the building now and make sure I never see this man again!" Ames ordered. "Wait! I didn't break one of the rules!" He shouted. "Criticizing the transgenic." He answered sternly. "There is no rule against that!" The man spat back as guards began grabbing him. Ames looked at him. "There's one now." He said evilly. "I want a refund then!" He demanded. "No refunds, I told you that at the beginning, good day sir." Ames replied then the guard hauled him off.
Ames watched the guard drag him down the hall and around the corner then switched his eyes to her, she was already looking at him, eyes still a little glossy. Her mouth slightly opened, amazed than he did that. Ames looked at her for a little longer. "Moving on." He replied then led the group downward. Max walked closer up to the window and watched Ames walk down the hall to the next cell. As the people walked close up to the window and looking in amazingly Ames switched his head over back to her window. She looked back at him. Ames starred at her a little while then turned his attention back to the transgenic in the cell in front of him.
