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*****~CARPE DIEM~*****

Alec stopped in front of Max's apartment building.

"Here you two are." Alec said as Krit and Max jumped off. Max looked at Alec.

"Your not staying?" she asked.

"I need to get back to my job Max, I don't want to get fired." Alec replied.

Max touched his shoulder.

"Alec, please don't leave, Normal loves you, he won't fire you, please stay with us." Max said sincerely.

Alec sighed and looked into Max's sad eyes. He looked down at his bike and turned it off, yanking the key out of the hole and got off.

"Thank you." she said seriously.

"Ok follow me" she replied as she ran up to her building, Krit and Alec following.

Krit sat on Max's couch, in a comfortably, biting his thumbnail in a nervous manner.

"Did, you try and get a hold of Zack?" Max asked carrying a bag of Chinese food in and sitting it on the coffee table.

"Tried, but he changed his stinkin' number again." Krit said sadly shaking his head as he reached in and grabbed a carton that contained his meal in it.

"Ok, why would he change it?" Alec asked confused also grabbing a carton of food.

"Someone found it out." Max answered.

Krit shrugged his shoulders and took his chop sticks and dug into his food.

"Well, since we have no way of contacting your beloved brother, what are we gonna do now?" Alec asked shoving some food into his mouth.

Max looked at Krit, chopsticks in her hand. Krit looked back at her then switched his head to Alec.

"We go without him, we don't need him to do this. This is on us, no one brought Zack into it." Krit acknowledged.

"You sure, we hardly done anything without Zack." Max said.

"I know but we have no way of reaching him Maxie, what do you want us to do?" Krit asked.

Max shrugged and looked down.

"I feel the same way, but what do you want us to do? We can't reach him." Krit replied.

Max shook her head yes.

"Don't worry Krit, I survived 9 years out running Ames and Lydecker without his help." Max replied then set her food down and got up and walked to the window and looked out it.

Krit looked at Alec who gave an 'uh oh' look.

"Maybe you should go talk to her." Alec suggested with his mouth full.

Krit sighed and also sat his food down and got up and walked behind her.

"You ok Max?" Krit asked softly.

"Yea. Fine." she answered.

"Ok." Krit said and made a notion to go back to the couch. Max never had someone give up that easily and then gave in.

"Krit, I love Zack, but why wasn't he hear when I needed him to be?" Max asked turning around.

Krit stopped and turned back towards her.

"What do you mean Max? Zack has done so much for all of us." Krit replied.

"I know, and I'm very grateful, but why didn't I even know what he looked like until last year or so? Why didn't he keep ME in contact with him, why didn't he tell me where you all where?" she asked sadly.

Krit grabbed Max's hand and sat her down on a chair and then grabbed a chair from the dinning table, dragged it over in front of her and twirled it around so the back was facing Max and then sat down, facing her, placing his hands on top of the back.

"Max, I used to think the exact same thing. That we should have stayed together, or we should have reunited, but now I kinda get why Zack was doing this. OK, let's pretend for one moment, that the things that just happened, getting thrown back in Manticore, this whole Blade issue, it all never happened. Half of a year has gone by since we all escaped first. Zack has a change of heart, and decides to get us all together in one place for the night. We catch up on everything, we tell each other our interests, where we live, where we like to go, our phone number so we can stay in touch, everything. Then we go our separate ways again, but we stay in touch. Jondy calls you every night, I call you or come in and visit every weekend, we all keep close. Then…." Krit began raising his index finger.

"Lydecker comes down on you, manages to drag you back to the one place that any of us don't want to go. See the problem with Colonel Lydecker, Max, is that he can never stop or get enough. He demands to know where the rest of us are. And even if somehow your strong enough and resist all the torture he'll put you through, he'll go in your brain…" he added placing his index finger on her temple. "And rape you of the information and memories you hold. Then he finds out about all of us, everything. And there is no way you can warn us because your strapped down to a table in Manticore. It's a chain reaction Maxie, if all of us knew where all of us lived, and someone got caught, we would all go down, and that what Zack has been trying to prevent for 9 years. I never got why he did it until a couple weeks ago. Now I can see why he does it." Krit explained.

Max looked back at her brother, now understanding.

"You get it now?" Krit asked.

Max shook her head yes.

"Ok, I know it feels like he left you in the dark, and maybe he did, but I know Zack well enough to say that he never meant too. We all wish we could see each other regularly. But hey, life's not fair, especially if you where made in a lab." Krit replied grinning.

Max smiled and hugged him.

"Now, enough talk, let's go eat, I'm starving." Krit replied jumping up and running over jumping on the couch and grabbing his food.

Max laughed and walked over as well.

"Get everything straightened out?" Alec asked, his mouth still full.

Krit glanced at Max who was thinking.

"Yea." she said smiling.

"Good, so anyway, you know this broccoli reminds me of his one time, ha, when Logan-"

"LOGAN! Oh my gosh, I forgot I was suppose to go over to Logan's place to see if he had one of his Eyes Only missions for me!" Max replied jumping up and grabbing her coat.

"Eyes Only missions?" Krit asked confused.

"Yea, Logan works for Eyes Only, and so do I, Logan gives me missions that Eyes Only wants me to do. I gotta jet over there real fast." Max said grabbing her coat.

"Whoa, Max we shouldn't be going out alone, I'm comin' with ya." Krit said standing up.

"Ok, fine." Max settled.

"Well hey I'm not staying here by myself, I'm going too." Alec said throwing the empty carton on the coffee table and jumped up.

"Great, then let's go." Max said walking out the door with the 2 boys following her.

Max swerved to a stop in front of Logan's apartment. Followed by Alec. Max turned her bike off and got off.

"Wait here, I'll be back in a sec." she replied then ran up to the front doors, pulled one open and walked in.

The heat of the night left immediately as she walked into the freezing air conditioned building. Max punched a button for the elevator and waited until the ding disturbed her from her thoughts and the doors opened. She walked in and hit the number 6 and then felt the elevator lift her to the top floor. Once it stopped at her number she took a right and walked down the hall, stopping at the 9th door on the left.

She opened it and walked in a little and stopped. Max looked around, the apartment was empty. She saw Logan wasn't at his computer desk. Max frowned a little but figured he was in the bathroom, or maybe the kitchen, or even in bed. She then walked in, going for the hallway to look for him.

Suddenly she froze and turned her head towards the closet door. Thanks to her cat hearing she heard some shuffling. Max didn't move a muscle. The only thing she allowed herself to move where her eyes. Again she heard it. Max moved slowly and quietly towards the door, glaring at it. An eyebrow raised she rested her hand on the door knob, took a deep breath and swung the door open.

A gun rested on her forehead. Max backed away in fear as Ames stepped out followed by 3 men, Brin and Lydecker. One man aiming a gun at her as well, one holding a teaser, and one with a knife to Logan's throat. Max looked at horror at Logan.

"Hello 452." Ames answered. Max returned her gaze to Ames then looked back into the closet.

"Wow, must be a big closet to fit all you goobers in there." Max said grinning.

"Not funny, 452." she said cocking the gun, ready to fire it at any time. Max looked at Brin.

"Brin." she said sadly.

"Max." Brin answered seriously.

"Max, run!" Logan encouraged.

"Yes Max, run." Ames agreed.

Max glared at him.

"If you want your boyfriend to stay alive Max, I suggest you get down on your knees and place your hands behind your head." Lydecker replied.

Max switched her eyes from Ames to Logan to Lydecker to Brin and back to Logan, helplessly.

"Don't Max, just run, now!" Logan said.

Max looked at Logan, tears forming in her eyes and she looked back at Ames who only glared at her, waiting for her decision. Max then hit one knee, then other and raised her hands behind her head, as told. Ames smirked evilly.

"Good girl." Ames replied walking towards her, handcuffs drawn ready to slap them on her.

Once close enough, Max grabbed the hand holding the handcuffs and elbowed him in the shin. Max jumped up and ripped the handcuffs out of an unexpecting Ames White's hand. Max locked one of his left wrist then jumped up on Logan's table, swung it around a pole and locked the final one on his right wrist.

Immediately Max jumped off the table somersaulting on the ground and jumped back on her feet, standing next to the man who had a gun to her. Max kicked the gun out of his hands and the spun around behind the man, catching then gun, she had kicked it behind him. As fast as lightening she emptied it and smacked the guy in the back of the head with the butt of the gun, causing him to fall unconscious.

"She's not cooperating! Kill him!" Ames shouted as he struggled against his restrains.

Max spun around towards Logan, who sent his heel into the man's foot causing him to hunch over in pain and let Logan go. Max kicked him in the face and he fell down, out cold. Max spun around and caught an arm with a teaser in it, hopping to paralyzed her.

She turned her head left and saw Brin running at her and then sent out a side kick, landing it in Brin's side. Max grabbed the guy's arm and sent it into Brin, who was recovering from Max's kick. Brin screamed and fell down shaking. Max looked back at the guy which she still had a hold of.

"Thanks for your help." Max said then forced him to jab himself with the teaser. She dropped him as he too fell to the floor shaking.

"MAX!" Logan yelled.

Max whirled around right in time to receive a kick in the face from Lydecker. The force of his kick sent her back, smashing into one of Logan's large windows. Max fought to maintain her balance but lost it and fell over the side, but caught herself on the edge of the window, barely. She clenched her teeth as she felt her grip weakening.

"MAX!" Krit screamed seeing Max dangle from the window.

Krit the shielded his face away as glass fell on top of them. Once all the glass fell he looked back up and then jumped up, grabbing a hold of the side and grabbing her waist and pulled her up to the story. Krit pulled himself up then and saw the trauma.

Lydecker was heading straight at them. Krit, lying on his stomach next to Max, moved his body so he was lying on his side, and stuck his foot out on the ground waiting for him to trip over it. But to his surprise Lydecker stopped in time and only laughed at him as Lydecker realized Krit's attack backfired. This made Krit furious and he clenched his teeth and rammed his leg into Lydecker's legs, flipping them out in front of him a different way. Lydecker fell on his stomach not his back and Krit placed a leg on top of his back, pinning him to the ground. Giving Max time to get up.

Krit and Max jumped up and Krit threw Lydecker into the back wall.

"452!" Ames screamed infuriated.

"Come on Max. Logan." Krit said breathless pushing Max in front of him and grabbing Logan's wrist leading them down the hall into Logan's bedroom.

Max and Logan ran into the room both in fear. Krit slammed the door shut, shoved his left shoulder into it and locked it. Max ran her fingers stressfully through her hair.

"What do we do now?" she asked scared to death.

Krit looked around breathlessly, half from jumping and frightening but more from fear. He had NO clue. Suddenly a fist flew through the door, causing them all to jump and Max to shriek.

"What do we do!" Logan asked panically as he saw the bloody fist.

All 3 watched it released a fist and then it moved it's index finger, giving the signal to come here. Max backed away and clutched Krit's arm as he back away too. She would have clutched Logan's arm but the virus prevented that. Krit looked around again then a sparkle sparked in his eye as he ran to the window, opened it and looked out.

"Go up the latter!" Krit ordered as he shoved Logan first.

Logan reached out and grabbed the latter and stated climbing up it. Krit followed, doing it rather quickly so Max could get out. Max followed Krit and son she was hanging onto the latter.

The night wind that high up sent her chocolate brown hair flying in every direction. Suddenly she felt a hand clutch her ankle and yank her down. She clutched the bar and with all her strength held on, the hand digging into her ankle and yanking it down.

"Krit!" she called out for help.

Krit looked over his shoulder and saw the hand. Krit let one hand go and leaned as far right as he could, yanked a gun from the inside pocket of his coat and shot the hand. He saw the hand go back inside and heard someone howl in pain. Krit returned the gun to it's place and ran up it faster. Max shook the hair out of her eyes so she could see. She seen that Logan had reached the top and forced herself to go faster, her biceps, fingers and legs burned. Max barely reached the roof, as Krit helped her up to the top.

The 3 ran to the middle staying close to the side. Max looked at Logan.

"Are you ok?" she asked.

Logan shook his head yes. Max then looked at Krit. "

Thank you." she said hugging him.

"No problem." he replied.

Suddenly they heard a shot ring out. Max looked up and then at Krit who only looked back. She turned and saw Logan fall to the ground.

"LOGAN!" Max screamed, wanting to touch him to see if he was ok. Krit hit his knees and checked his pulse and placed his ear and listened for breathing. Before max could know if he was alive or dead Lydecker yanked the back of her shirt and punched her hard in the face. Max stumbled back in shock.

Lydecker didn't give her time to recover and punched her in the left cheek, the force of his punch sent her head over to her right shoulder. Krit looked up at Max and was about ready to jump up and help her when the sound of a gun cocking stopped him. Krit froze as he felt a gun on his temple.

"I would gladly kill you now, if Lydecker would allow me." Ames hissed at him. Krit only grinned.

Lydecker immediately sent another punch to the right cheek, sending her head flying in the other direction. The force of that punch was so powerful it spun her around and she fell, her stomach landing on the edge of the building. Max closed her eyes and spit out a mouthful of blood. Lydecker took his time walking over to her and then yanked her up and threw her down on the concrete of the roof, off the.

Max landed back to the ground hard and got on her hands and knees, getting ready to stand up. Lydecker didn't want her to stand up so he kicked her in the side of the ribs and stomach, sending Max back down to the ground in pain on her side. Max fought to get up, she got halfway up before her body gave up and collapsed back down. Lydecker looked over at Ames and saw he had Krit under control.

Lydecker sighed and picked Max up and grabbed her hair and yanked her head back, forcing him to look at Ames as he walked her up to him. Ames saw blood coming from the side of her mouth and could tell she had been crying, wither because of pain or Logan dead he didn't know.

"Looks like your gonna have a black eye." he told her.

Max looked at him then at Krit and then at Logan's body, her lip trembling and she felt a hot river of tears streaming down her face as she blinked. Max then turned her head and spit out another mouthful of blood on the concrete. Ames forced her mouth open and examined the cut on the side of her cheek, blood already oozing out of it. Ames closed her mouth and shook his head pitifully. She then spit out more, landing on his shoes.

"Opps." she said softly as Ames glared at her.

Ames made a motion to slap her. Again Max braced herself and closed her eyes. Instead Ames only laughed and smacked her cheek lightly and turned around and grabbed Krit by the hair as well and yanked him up as well. Krit fought to keep his anger in.

Lydecker also picked Logan's body up, Max shivered as her tears were now cold as she saw Logan's head close to her.

The 2 lead them downstairs , walking out the double doors, leading them to their cars. Suddenly Alec jumped out and slammed Ames in the face with a concrete brick and jabbed one of their teasers into Lydecker. Ames fell unconscious and Lydecker paralyzed.

"Who missed me?" Alec asked grinning.

Max stood up and hugged Alec tightly. Alec's smart smile faded into a serious face, as he held her, not expecting max to do that. Krit helped Logan up as Max let Alec go.

"Logan! Your dead!" she said not believe he was standing.

Logan ripped his shirt a little and revealed a bullet proof vest underneath. Max smiled widely.

"After the first time I was shot I wore this ever since basically. Sorry, hearing you scream was hard, I wanted to tell you I was ok, but I figured I was better off letting them think they killed me." Logan said.

"I understand, I would hug you right now, but I can't." she said. Logan smiled as well.

"Um, yea, ok, can we leave now before the man wakes up? Logan you ridding with me." Alec replied hopping on his bike.

Logan followed and grabbed his waist, knowing Alec drives crazy on these things. Max jumped on her's as well with Krit grabbing her waist and they were off.