Chapter 18: Food From Strange Places

Max was escorted to her cell. Her head thumped with pressure from the machine she had been hooked to. She must have been in there for five hours. Much longer than the standard two. She sighed as she lay down on her cot. She had been careful to not pay attention to the reprogramming session. Instead she thought more of her past life. She could sense something from Logan in her mind. It was like she had loved him before she had been taken. She pondered this a while, Max was just about to drop off when she heard Cindy ask in a hushed voice,

"Max! You there? Hey, did you get anything for me to eat? I am hungry as shit!"

Max got slowly up from her cot and dragged her feet towards the wall. She opened the slot, as did Cindy. Max pulled two rolls from her bra. Cindy said in a sarcastic tone,

"So now my food comes from your unseen body parts?!"

Max stood there with sunken eyes and told her, "Do you want to eat something from people you don't know who have probably been stuffing some kind of poison into? Or would you rather eat something mad for a Manticore soldier that won't harm you. And that the great friend that got it for you had to hide it in between her boobs all day ?!?"

Cindy rolled her eyes, "Give it here."

Max gave her the rolls. Cindy tore off some and started to eat it. Max left Cindy to her chewing and went to lie down on her cot once more. For the first time in a long time she actually wanted to sleep. She let her body do so. She knew that she had to get out of Manticore, and she knew that her body needed the energy. So she lay her head down and slept.

How long she was asleep she wasn't sure, but she was awakened by the sound of a loud and protesting voice.

"You best get your grubby paws off me damn it!!"

Cindy's voice broke through the silence. Max sat up right and leaned her head against the wall to listen. She heard more voices. They were going to take Cindy to another cell. Something was about to happen. Max could feel it in her bones. Something was about to go down. She could hear them taking, actually dragging, Cindy out of the cell. She kept her position against the wall and continued to listen to all that was being said. She could hear one of the escort's say; "You are being moved to Hall G-9."

Max repeated the hallway inside of her mind. Hall G-9'? Then it hit her. All that was down Hall G-9 was a hallway of cells. Usually filled with unlucky captives that were soon to be used for Target Practice. Max swallowed. She walked back to her cot. There was nothing that she could do. Max knew now that she had to get Cindy out. It didn't matter to Max if she herself was stuck in Manticore for another year or two, as long as she would be able to get the innocents out. Max knew that even if she could get out by herself, she could and would never live with herself knowing that she had left a beloved friend behind.

She laid down on the cot and thought to herself. She was restless. She wanted out of the cold stone walls that had imprisoned her for so long. And now she heard that her sister Brin was dead?! Then it hit her like a ton of bricks. Max was alone. Completely and totally alone. She was the only X-5 left inside of these walls. No longer would she have someone that was highly trusted as a sister. No longer would she have a companion to talk to, to vent about the days training. She was by herself.

Ok yeah, yeah, I know that this chapter was a little bit short. I don't care!!!!! So poopy on those of you who do care! Wait scratch that NO! COME BACK! CONTINUE READING PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! ACK! Well I wonder if I just screwed myself :P:P:P