Disclaimers: these characters do not belong to me. I can't remember when the pulse hit, so I've just said it's the year 2000.
Summary: This story is about a conversation between Logan and an un-named person.
Out of shadows
Logan's apartment.
11am
The phone in Logan's apartment had been ringing for a good five minutes and he still hadn't picked it up. Logan reached over to the phone and picked it up, hoping that who ever was ringing him had the wrong number.
"Hello," said Logan
"Hello Logan or should I call you eyes only," came the reply
"Who are you," asked Logan as he began to run a trace on the phone call, to see who was phoning him and where he was.
"Lets just say I'm a person you want as a friend," said the man
"Well what is your name and what do you want," asked Logan. If he had the name he could try and run a more detailed search for this mans identity.
"Jim and its not what I want Logan. Its what I can tell you," said the man
"Jim what could you possibly tell me that I cannot find out for myself," said Logan
"The truth," said Jim
"The truth about what," said Logan
"The pulse, I could tell you things that you can't even begin to imagine," said Jim
"You have proof to back-up what you are saying," asked Logan
"All the evidence you need," said Jim in a calm ton
"So tell me about one of your truths Jim," asked Logan.
"Tell me Logan what do you know about Roswell," asked Jim
"From what I can remember as a child it used to house a government base," said Logan wondering where this conversation was heading.
"Roswell was so much more than a base. It had a wonderful little town as well. It wasn't the base that was the important element of Roswell. It was the town of Roswell and the people," answered Jim with a hint of sadness in his voice
"What has Roswell got to with Seattle and the pulse," asked Logan.
"In the year 2000 an event occurred that changed the lives of a whole world and nine special people. These nine people had a secret that nearly led to the destruction of earth. Four people from this group were different, they were not human," said Jim.
"Your kidding, threes no such thing as aliens," said Logan trying his hardest not to laugh.
"Oh, Logan you believe in max and her siblings, why should aliens be any different," asked Jim
"I'm not saying I believe you, but what about the five other people," asked Logan
"Four of them were friends of the aliens and the fifth person was an outsider. This person didn't really belong with the aliens or the humans," said Jim.
"Who was this fifth person," asked Logan
"This person was part human and apart alien. It wasn't the alien side that made him different it was his human side," said Jim in a neutral tone of voice.
"What made the human side of this person so different," asked Logan curios to know.
"The human side was genetically enhanced," said Jim.
"Like manticore," asked Logan
"Nothing like manticore Logan. This person was a lot more advanced," answered Jim as if he was pointing out the obvious.
""What does this group have to do with the pulse," asked Logan
"The four aliens were the cause of the worlds current situation," said Jim
"How," asked Logan.
"These four aliens used a crystal to get back to their home planet. When they used this crystal to go back home it set of a chain reaction. It was the crystal that caused the pulse," said Jim in a calm tone of voice.
"What happened to the aliens," asked Logan
"They managed to get home. None of them knew about the devastation they caused to earth by going home," said Jim
"What happened to Roswell hit," asked Logan
"The government of the time denied all knowledge. Roswell became a no go area. The Roswell of today remains frozen in time," said Jim
"That's impossible, things cannot just become frozen in time," said Logan
"Logan, alien technology was involved. The town of Roswell is frozen in time. To the town of Roswell it still the year 2000," said Jim who felt as if he was explaining it all to a child.
"So this town is frozen in time. Are you telling me that the day the pulse hit, is the day that time stopped for them," asked Logan.
"Well done Logan," said Jim
"So how can you know what happened," asked Logan
"I was there the day it all happened," said Jim,
"How is it possible, you said all the residents of Roswell were affected by the pulse. Shouldn't the pulse have had the same affect on you," asked Logan
"No," Jim replied
"Why don't the government know about Roswell," asked Logan, thinking about the small government they did have.
"I keep the town covered," said Jim as if stating the obvious
"How can one person keep a whole town hidden from the government," asked Logan in a disbelieving tone of voice.
"So what else do you want to know," asked Jim. Not answering the question Logan had just asked him
""What about area 51," asked Logan who had always been curios to know about the secrets that area 51 kept hidden
"That was abandoned 6 months after the pulse hit. The government fled the base in fear," said Jim
"What else do you know," asked Logan as he glance at the computer screen to see if the program had traced Jim yet.
"I could tell you about manticore," said Jim
"Tell me everything you know about manticore," said Logan
"Your not ready to know everything Logan. You've only just accepted max for who she really is. Could you really handle knowing more about manticore than even lydecker or max?
"Yes, I'm old enough to handle the truth," said Logan.
"No your not Logan. You weren't even born when I was a teenager. You live in a street that looks down on the streets below. Eyes only is the only thing that keeps you connected to the real world. Logan you need to understand the smaller problems, before you can understand the larger ones," said Jim.
"You do know that I'm tracing this call don't you," said Logan in a smug tone of voice.
"Oh I know you are. You've been trying to trace this call since the beginning of our conversation. I didn't get to my age by acting stupid," said Jim
"I would like to see you in person. We could arrange a time and place to meet," said Logan
"Its not safe for either of us to meet in person," said Jim
"You could come to my apartment," Logan said in a hopeful tone of voice.
"Logan I can't do that. You have to many visitors from zack and his siblings," said Jim
"How do you know who I see," asked Logan in a shocked tone of voice
"It doesn't really matter how I know. I can't come to your apartment Logan it isn't safe and to be honest I don't trust you that much," said Jim
"Why phone me if you can't trust me," asked Logan
"I trust Logan. I just can't meet you face to face when I know that other people will be watching. I can't go to your apartment and risk max or zack finding out about me," said Jim
"If they both know who you are they have a right to see you," said Logan
"Ah, Logan after all theses years you still hasn't figured it out. The truth could kill you," said Jim as he hung up the phone and went back to Roswell to watch over the town he called home.
"Jim," asked Logan as he realised that Jim had hung up the phone he went to see if the computer had managed to trace the phone call.
"Damn," muttered Logan. The computer hadn't managed to trace the phone call and he had been talking to Jim for twenty minutes. Whoever this Jim was he knew how to keep himself from being found.
Summary: This story is about a conversation between Logan and an un-named person.
Out of shadows
Logan's apartment.
11am
The phone in Logan's apartment had been ringing for a good five minutes and he still hadn't picked it up. Logan reached over to the phone and picked it up, hoping that who ever was ringing him had the wrong number.
"Hello," said Logan
"Hello Logan or should I call you eyes only," came the reply
"Who are you," asked Logan as he began to run a trace on the phone call, to see who was phoning him and where he was.
"Lets just say I'm a person you want as a friend," said the man
"Well what is your name and what do you want," asked Logan. If he had the name he could try and run a more detailed search for this mans identity.
"Jim and its not what I want Logan. Its what I can tell you," said the man
"Jim what could you possibly tell me that I cannot find out for myself," said Logan
"The truth," said Jim
"The truth about what," said Logan
"The pulse, I could tell you things that you can't even begin to imagine," said Jim
"You have proof to back-up what you are saying," asked Logan
"All the evidence you need," said Jim in a calm ton
"So tell me about one of your truths Jim," asked Logan.
"Tell me Logan what do you know about Roswell," asked Jim
"From what I can remember as a child it used to house a government base," said Logan wondering where this conversation was heading.
"Roswell was so much more than a base. It had a wonderful little town as well. It wasn't the base that was the important element of Roswell. It was the town of Roswell and the people," answered Jim with a hint of sadness in his voice
"What has Roswell got to with Seattle and the pulse," asked Logan.
"In the year 2000 an event occurred that changed the lives of a whole world and nine special people. These nine people had a secret that nearly led to the destruction of earth. Four people from this group were different, they were not human," said Jim.
"Your kidding, threes no such thing as aliens," said Logan trying his hardest not to laugh.
"Oh, Logan you believe in max and her siblings, why should aliens be any different," asked Jim
"I'm not saying I believe you, but what about the five other people," asked Logan
"Four of them were friends of the aliens and the fifth person was an outsider. This person didn't really belong with the aliens or the humans," said Jim.
"Who was this fifth person," asked Logan
"This person was part human and apart alien. It wasn't the alien side that made him different it was his human side," said Jim in a neutral tone of voice.
"What made the human side of this person so different," asked Logan curios to know.
"The human side was genetically enhanced," said Jim.
"Like manticore," asked Logan
"Nothing like manticore Logan. This person was a lot more advanced," answered Jim as if he was pointing out the obvious.
""What does this group have to do with the pulse," asked Logan
"The four aliens were the cause of the worlds current situation," said Jim
"How," asked Logan.
"These four aliens used a crystal to get back to their home planet. When they used this crystal to go back home it set of a chain reaction. It was the crystal that caused the pulse," said Jim in a calm tone of voice.
"What happened to the aliens," asked Logan
"They managed to get home. None of them knew about the devastation they caused to earth by going home," said Jim
"What happened to Roswell hit," asked Logan
"The government of the time denied all knowledge. Roswell became a no go area. The Roswell of today remains frozen in time," said Jim
"That's impossible, things cannot just become frozen in time," said Logan
"Logan, alien technology was involved. The town of Roswell is frozen in time. To the town of Roswell it still the year 2000," said Jim who felt as if he was explaining it all to a child.
"So this town is frozen in time. Are you telling me that the day the pulse hit, is the day that time stopped for them," asked Logan.
"Well done Logan," said Jim
"So how can you know what happened," asked Logan
"I was there the day it all happened," said Jim,
"How is it possible, you said all the residents of Roswell were affected by the pulse. Shouldn't the pulse have had the same affect on you," asked Logan
"No," Jim replied
"Why don't the government know about Roswell," asked Logan, thinking about the small government they did have.
"I keep the town covered," said Jim as if stating the obvious
"How can one person keep a whole town hidden from the government," asked Logan in a disbelieving tone of voice.
"So what else do you want to know," asked Jim. Not answering the question Logan had just asked him
""What about area 51," asked Logan who had always been curios to know about the secrets that area 51 kept hidden
"That was abandoned 6 months after the pulse hit. The government fled the base in fear," said Jim
"What else do you know," asked Logan as he glance at the computer screen to see if the program had traced Jim yet.
"I could tell you about manticore," said Jim
"Tell me everything you know about manticore," said Logan
"Your not ready to know everything Logan. You've only just accepted max for who she really is. Could you really handle knowing more about manticore than even lydecker or max?
"Yes, I'm old enough to handle the truth," said Logan.
"No your not Logan. You weren't even born when I was a teenager. You live in a street that looks down on the streets below. Eyes only is the only thing that keeps you connected to the real world. Logan you need to understand the smaller problems, before you can understand the larger ones," said Jim.
"You do know that I'm tracing this call don't you," said Logan in a smug tone of voice.
"Oh I know you are. You've been trying to trace this call since the beginning of our conversation. I didn't get to my age by acting stupid," said Jim
"I would like to see you in person. We could arrange a time and place to meet," said Logan
"Its not safe for either of us to meet in person," said Jim
"You could come to my apartment," Logan said in a hopeful tone of voice.
"Logan I can't do that. You have to many visitors from zack and his siblings," said Jim
"How do you know who I see," asked Logan in a shocked tone of voice
"It doesn't really matter how I know. I can't come to your apartment Logan it isn't safe and to be honest I don't trust you that much," said Jim
"Why phone me if you can't trust me," asked Logan
"I trust Logan. I just can't meet you face to face when I know that other people will be watching. I can't go to your apartment and risk max or zack finding out about me," said Jim
"If they both know who you are they have a right to see you," said Logan
"Ah, Logan after all theses years you still hasn't figured it out. The truth could kill you," said Jim as he hung up the phone and went back to Roswell to watch over the town he called home.
"Jim," asked Logan as he realised that Jim had hung up the phone he went to see if the computer had managed to trace the phone call.
"Damn," muttered Logan. The computer hadn't managed to trace the phone call and he had been talking to Jim for twenty minutes. Whoever this Jim was he knew how to keep himself from being found.