Chapter 15: Discovery

Chapter 15: Discovery

Logan walked down the hallway of the building. It was queit and dark. Now around 5:20AM. He knew he was late. He reached the outside of the door. Walking in, his eyes widened in shock. No one was there. All hope drained from him. Max and Cindy were both gone. He knew he wouldn't find anything, but he searched the room anyway. With every step, worry and horrific feelings enveloped him. What had happened? Had Max taken Cindy somewhere? Did Manticore find them? What had happened? Taking a breath, he noticed the empty syringe that was on the floor. Then he saw the drawer with the gun half-open. Max's restraints had been untied. Manticore had come. He knew it.

He walked towards the counter. Gripping his hands on the side, he felt weak and vonerable. He looked up at nothing. He was so, so, lost. He had Max, and once again she slipped through his fingers. Only this time she took another innocent with her. He finally decided on something. He wouldn't wait for Syl or Krit. They could catch up if they wanted to. He pulled his beeper out. Scrolling through numbers he found what he was looking for. He had held off on dialing this number for a while. He didn't even know if it would still work. He felt around in his jacket, pulled out the cell-phone he had remembered to bring. He dialed the number.

It rang.

RING

RING

RING

"Lydecker," Lydeckers voice broke over the phone.

"It's Logan."

"Oh? What do you want?"

"Max has been found."

There was a pause, Lydeckers voice came over the phone again, filled with an urgent tone, "What do you mean she is back? She died!"

"That's what I thought. She's back."

Logan then went into detail about the past day or two with Max. He told Lydecker everything while pacing around the room. He told him how she couldn't remember anyone or anything, how she was terrified of needles and small places. Then he told him about her arms, the safe house and where he was now. There was a silence.

Lydecker finally said, "Ok. Here is what we are going to do. I am sure that you have heard the Manticore is getting back on it's feet. And I think I know what it is that they used on soldi I mean, Max. There is an antidote. Although it has to be injected. You try to contact Syl and Krit. If you can't, then the two of us will head out. You break into the building. Do you have the blueprints from last time?"

"Yes."

"Ok. I heard from my sources that Manticores going to have a security check in about two or three weeks from now. On that day, they will shut down ALL security systems. We will go in that day. Listen to me, if Cindy is with her that Max will probably start to remember her life on her own. But If she doesn't Well Let's just say that this will be a lot harder than we expected. Can you contact Syl and Krit?"

Logan replied, "The last time they called they told me that they would be leaving the city. They are heading out of the country somewhere. Where I don't know. They needed to get out, apparently a few storm troopers busted into their hideout."

"Well than I guess it will just be you and me." Lydecker said.

Logan answered, "Guess so."

"Alright. We will head out in three weeks. 12:00AMIf I remember correctly that is when they are training the X-7's. Max should be inside at that time; Manticore doesn't like to mix different aged soldiers for training. I'll see you in three weeks."

CLICK

Lydecker had hung up the phone. Logan closed the cell phone and put it back inside his jacket. It was just like the first time they broke into Manticore. Logan had to get prepared, weapons is what he needed. He sat in a chair to think beside the door. Every minute that passed he felt more hatred welling up in him. Hatred for Manticore, hatred towards life, hatred towards whoever hurt the person he loved so much, hatred, for who stole his chance of having Max back in his life again.