*Author's Note: I'm not really sure if anyone is still interested in this story but I found the rest of the original, handwritten, copy of the story and decided I'd type it up. If anyone is still reading it, sorry about the hugely long delay...

"How's she doing?" Logan whispered.

"Not so great." Alec sighed. "She's got a high fever, she's delirious, and she thinks she's in Manticore."

"How do you know?"

"I just do." The void in her eyes when she opens them, stiff body language, her lack of speech.all too familiar. "I'm going to give her more blood."

"Why? I mean you were out for two days last time!"

"Damn it Logan, what the hell is going on with you?" Alec yelled as his dislike for Logan and the stress of the situation finally got the better of him. "You're being so fucking selfish! Stop thinking about yourself and put Max first! I'm giving her more blood because I think she needs it. I'm not planning on giving her as much this time, now either help or get the hell out!"

Logan felt the anger rise as Alec attacked his integrity. He wanted nothing more then to pummel the young X5. Instead he turned and stormed to of the room leaving Alec to fend for himself. Stopping in his office first to copy down the address from his computer and grab his gun, Logan headed out of the apartment practically knocking down Original Cindy.

"Hey!" She yelled, getting no response she turned and crept back to see Max. The door was open and when she looked in the dimly lit room she saw Alec sitting with his back to her. He wasn't moving, Original Cindy guessed he had fallen asleep. She moved into the room and sat on the bed next to Max.

"Oh boo."

"She's going to be fine." Alec interrupted Original Cindy causing her to jump. "I swear."

"Original Cindy isn't one to argue, but my girl don't look so good."

"I'm going to try one more time, give her more blood."

"Do you think it will work?"

"I'm not sure." Alec sighed. "But it's all I can do."

"Well Original Cindy's here to help."

"Normal will fire you if you don't get to work."

"Normal can kiss Original Cindy's ass!" She stood and put her hands on her hips.

"Come back after work, and don't worry."

"Alright boo." Original Cindy patted Alec on the shoulder as she headed out "Alright."

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Original Cindy opened the door to the penthouse and was greeted by the pleasant smell of chicken.

"Hey roller boy, Original Cindy knows you made enough for her 'cause she ain't leaving 'til." Original Cindy stopped when she entered the kitchen to find Alec. "Well hello."

"Don't worry. I made plenty." Alec said over his shoulder. "Roller boy? They let you get away with that?"

"No."

Original Cindy leaned around Alec and stole a piece of the roasted chicken he was carving. "But the way he was frontin' when he left, figured he deserved it. Where is he anyway?"

"Dunno, don't care either." Alec lightly smacked Original Cindy's hand when she came around for more.

"How's Max?"

"Better. The blood helped." He paused searching for the plates. Once he found them he began piling them with food. "I was worried for awhile. Her fever got worse, she was tossing and turning rather violently."

"Violently?"

"Yeah." Alec turned around to show Original Cindy his black eye before continuing. "Then she didn't move, barely could tell she was breathing. She stayed like that for over an hour." Alec looked around the kitchen some more.

"Would you please hold still and tell Original Cindy exactly what is going on!" Original Cindy grabbed onto Alec's arm.

"Here you take these," Alec handed her two plates before he picked up a thing, "and follow me."

"She's awake!" Original Cindy practically squealed when she realized what Alec was saying.

"Yes!" Max called out. "And I'm fine. We can all eat in the kitchen."

"Sorry Maxie." Alec handed her a plate of food. "You aren't getting out of this bed for a while."

"I don't see what the big deal is."

"Girl you had us worried." Original Cindy said handing Alec his plate. "You even got Alec to cry."

"What!" Max cried at the same time Alec yelled "HEY!"

"The almighty Alec?" Max said, her mouth full of chicken. 'Hey this is really good."

"Give a guy a break. I thought you were dead. And thank you."

"Did Logan get the information he needed?" Max asked.

"Um. I'm not sure. I don't really even know where he is." Alec picked at his food, avoiding Max's intense stare.

"But where ever he was headed he was in a hurry. Boy almost knocked Original Cindy on her ass this morning trying to leave."

"This morning?" Max put her plate down and started to climb out of bed. "He's in trouble, I've got to go find him."

"Oh no you don't!" Alec jumped up and gently forced Max back in bed. "I'll go find him. After we eat."

"But."

"But nothing Max. Original Cindy, you're going to have to keep her here. And in bed."

"That's fine with Original Cindy but you gotta promise to cook for us again."

"Hey it's easy when you've got a kitchen like Logan's. Not to mention his food supply."

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"Tell me where Eyes Only is!" A large man with a heavy accent demanded.

Logan looked up through his swollen eye. "I never met him. It's all set up through the net."

"Wrong answer." The man punched Logan in the stomach. He then pulled Logan's gun out of his waste band. He looked it over once, cocked it, then aimed it at Logan's head. "Last chance."

Logan coughed and shook his head. Two shots echoed through the warehouse....

That's it for now folks. More to come next week (

He he, I'm not that mean

"Logan, Logan, Logan." Alec shook his head as he slowly made his way across the room. "You need to watch who you hang out with. These guys are hazardous to your health."

Logan tried to catch his breath but was failing miserably. He was coughing and gagging while Alec untied him. When the last of the rope was removed Alec started to pull Logan to his feet.

"Get off me." Logan finally said. "I don't need your help!"

"Hey don't jump down my throat."

"Why are you here?" Logan spat, more angry with himself for getting caught then anything else. "I was doing fine."

"Doing fine? Man I don't know if you noticed or not but that guy was about to shoot you." Alec bounced along next to Logan. "Why didn't you ask for help?"

"I tired but you were so busy."

"Hey check the attitude! I was trying to save Max. Something you didn't seem too worried about!"

Logan turned and punched Alec in the face as hard as he could. "Fuck you! You have no idea. I am here because of her, I cam to kill the son-of-a- bitch who did that to her!"

"What? Why?"

"Don't you see? It's my fault, all of it. It was my faulty information, my carelessness, that has her lying half dead in MY HOUSE!" Logan's face was turning red. "So I came to make it right."

"Logan, my ban, revenge doesn't suit you." Alec draped his arm around Logan's shoulder and led him out of the warehouse. "Oh, and if I was you I would start thinking of a good story, 'cause if you tell Max what you were really doing she'll finish you off."

"Don't toy with me Alec." Logan tossed ale's arm aside.

"I'm serious man. If you play your cards right you might come out on top."

"You're serious? She's awake?"

"Yeah, I practically had to tie her down to the bed just to keep her from coming to save your ass."

"She tried to come after me?"

"Yes?" The look of confusion was clear as Alec looked at the older man. "Why wouldn't she?"

"She was more then a little pissed last time I spoke to her."

"She still is pissed but that doesn't mean she would leave you for dead." Alec climbed out of the car. "but that also doesn't mean she won't kill you herself when you tell her that her bike is in a million, non- salvageable pieces down in sector three."

Alec would have laughed at Logan's terrified expression if the man wasn't so beaten up. They rode the elevator in silence, a long uncomfortable silence. Alec stepped of the elevator and reached for the door only for tit to be pulled from his hand by Max who didn't realize he was there and ran smack into Alec's chest.

"Original Cindy told you it would be any time now." Original Cindy stood, hands on her hips yelling after Max. "Now get yo ass back in bed."

"Where's Logan?" Max looked up at Alec, completely ignoring her friend.

"Right here." Logan stepped out from behind Alec, his head down.

"Oh my god Logan, what the hell happened to you?" Max looked at the various cuts and bruises marking his face. "Come on. Let's get you cleaned up."

"Hey Original Cindy." Alec waved for Original Cindy to join him outside.

"Max there's something I need to tell you." Logan said as they walked into the penthouse.

Alec pulled Original Cindy out of the house and closed the door before Logan could deliver the news.

"Come on you don't want to be here for this."

"Boy you better let go. Original Cindy ain't leavin' until."

"WHAT!" They hear Max clearly through the solid door.

"Until she knows what's going on in there." Original Cindy finished.

"Logan told ax her bike's demolished." Alec cringed as he heard something break inside.

"Oh." Original Cindy's attitude a one-eighty as she realized the intensity of the situation. "So you up for drinks at Crash?"

"Defiantly!" Alec said as they dashed for the elevator. Leaving Logan behind to fend for himself.