*~*~*~*~*~*
After Jondy had down some shopping, she headed towards a bus, leading out of Seattle. Jondy slipped aboard and into a back seat. A tall man, a sector police guy, approached her. "I'll need to see your checkpoint pass, miss."
Jondy leant over her backpack, stuffing in her 'purchases' - she'd followed a girl who had bought them and 'borrowed' a couple when she didn't notice. Pulling out her pass, she handed it to the guy. "There you are," she smiled sweetly. //Piss off.//
The man examined the pass and wordlessly handed it back to her.
//Thank god. You'd think he'd pick up on the fact Zack forged these,// Jondy sighed. Zack would expect her to leave the city by a stolen motorbike. Not by public transport. This bus would take her to Portland, then a stolen vericle to Nevada. She just needed a break. Living with Zack had been one city to another, watching everything that went on; leaving perfectly good jobs and apartments to go to towns with no work and nowhere to hole up.
A bit of a break would do them both good, especially now, after Jondy's short return to Manticore about a month ago - Zack had saved her single handedly, and that had started this stupid romance.
Jondy curled up in a ball, using her jacket as a pillow and went to sleep - since her return from Manticore; she'd been sleeping a lot more.
It would be a long trip, especially with the traffic in this area of Seattle.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Zack dialled Jondy's beeper for what seemed like the millionth time this week. "This beeper is out of range or does not exist. Please try again later."
Zack threw his mobile phone down in anger. He was half way to Boston now, and Jondy hadn't contacted him - in fact, this last thing anyone had heard her say was some flippant remark about going shopping.
Zack continued driving. Of course, now everyone knew about him and Jondy, there was no stopping them - Syl and Krit had hooked up quicker than an X5 could blink. Tinga was taking Zane back to Portland to live with her and Charlie until he was back on his feet. And Zack was left to find Jondy all on his lonesome.
His apartment was here, outside Boston, was a very empty place, with newspaper clippings and coffee cups lying about. Zack dumped his bag and turned around to find some crackers, to find a piece of turquoise coloured message paper.
"Hey baby, dropped in and you weren't here, so I headed out again. I'll call you sometime next week, okay? Love Jondy."
Slipping the note into the pocket, Zack turned to go and find some food in town. He was starving.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN: I lost this chapter when my sister wiped the disk for her Gilmore Girls fic! So, this is a rewrite.
Jondy was bored. And pissed off. And lonely. And, of course, broke. *I miss Zack, * she thought, eating breakfast - left over pizza and Chinese. * But the bastard hit on my - our - sister! While sleeping with me! *
*But think of all the think of all the things he's done for you! * The little voice in her head reminded her.
//Jondy slumped in the corner of her cell. * My name is Jondy. I am Jondy. I'm gonna get out of here again. My sibs will save me. *//
//"Jon, breathe through your nose," Zack ordered, sliding the mask over her face. "Calm down. I won't let them take you back."//
//Jondy held the gun shakily in front of her, gazing at the wounded X7 clone lying, injured, on the ground. //
//"Don't think you'll ever leave here again, * Jondy *," Madame Renfro laughed. "There is no way I'm letting you escape again. Remember, Manticore learnt from its mistakes."//
// "Get away from my sister." Zack snarled at Brin, Jondy unconscious in his arms. //
Jondy groaned, standing up. "I guess I'm heading back to Boston," she sighed, grabbing her coat and backpack.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Max sat around with Logan and the others. They'd all left when Zack had, but regrouped the minute he was gone.
"I honestly don't believe it," Max shook her head in disgust.
"He goes on and on about us being separate and he goes and hooks up with Jondy!" Krit exclaimed, smearing mustard on a slice of cold cheese pizza.
"You are gross," Syl replied.
"It's want you love about me," Krit grinned back at her.
"All he did was yell when I hooked up with Charlie and had Case - 'phoney sentimentality' was the only thing he said," Tinga said, looking cross. "And he's getting it on with my younger sister!"
"He kept hitting on me and telling me to get out of Seattle," Max replied, from the 'niceness' of Logan's lap. "That I didn't need anything except my sibs."
Zane lifted a fork full of chicken and rice to his mouth. "Personally, I couldn't give a stuff one way or another what - or in this case, who - Zack does now. I was completely pissed when I called Jon's voice mail."
"Good to know," came a scathing reply. "Anyone seen Jondy?" Zack asked, glaring at them.
After Jondy had down some shopping, she headed towards a bus, leading out of Seattle. Jondy slipped aboard and into a back seat. A tall man, a sector police guy, approached her. "I'll need to see your checkpoint pass, miss."
Jondy leant over her backpack, stuffing in her 'purchases' - she'd followed a girl who had bought them and 'borrowed' a couple when she didn't notice. Pulling out her pass, she handed it to the guy. "There you are," she smiled sweetly. //Piss off.//
The man examined the pass and wordlessly handed it back to her.
//Thank god. You'd think he'd pick up on the fact Zack forged these,// Jondy sighed. Zack would expect her to leave the city by a stolen motorbike. Not by public transport. This bus would take her to Portland, then a stolen vericle to Nevada. She just needed a break. Living with Zack had been one city to another, watching everything that went on; leaving perfectly good jobs and apartments to go to towns with no work and nowhere to hole up.
A bit of a break would do them both good, especially now, after Jondy's short return to Manticore about a month ago - Zack had saved her single handedly, and that had started this stupid romance.
Jondy curled up in a ball, using her jacket as a pillow and went to sleep - since her return from Manticore; she'd been sleeping a lot more.
It would be a long trip, especially with the traffic in this area of Seattle.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Zack dialled Jondy's beeper for what seemed like the millionth time this week. "This beeper is out of range or does not exist. Please try again later."
Zack threw his mobile phone down in anger. He was half way to Boston now, and Jondy hadn't contacted him - in fact, this last thing anyone had heard her say was some flippant remark about going shopping.
Zack continued driving. Of course, now everyone knew about him and Jondy, there was no stopping them - Syl and Krit had hooked up quicker than an X5 could blink. Tinga was taking Zane back to Portland to live with her and Charlie until he was back on his feet. And Zack was left to find Jondy all on his lonesome.
His apartment was here, outside Boston, was a very empty place, with newspaper clippings and coffee cups lying about. Zack dumped his bag and turned around to find some crackers, to find a piece of turquoise coloured message paper.
"Hey baby, dropped in and you weren't here, so I headed out again. I'll call you sometime next week, okay? Love Jondy."
Slipping the note into the pocket, Zack turned to go and find some food in town. He was starving.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN: I lost this chapter when my sister wiped the disk for her Gilmore Girls fic! So, this is a rewrite.
Jondy was bored. And pissed off. And lonely. And, of course, broke. *I miss Zack, * she thought, eating breakfast - left over pizza and Chinese. * But the bastard hit on my - our - sister! While sleeping with me! *
*But think of all the think of all the things he's done for you! * The little voice in her head reminded her.
//Jondy slumped in the corner of her cell. * My name is Jondy. I am Jondy. I'm gonna get out of here again. My sibs will save me. *//
//"Jon, breathe through your nose," Zack ordered, sliding the mask over her face. "Calm down. I won't let them take you back."//
//Jondy held the gun shakily in front of her, gazing at the wounded X7 clone lying, injured, on the ground. //
//"Don't think you'll ever leave here again, * Jondy *," Madame Renfro laughed. "There is no way I'm letting you escape again. Remember, Manticore learnt from its mistakes."//
// "Get away from my sister." Zack snarled at Brin, Jondy unconscious in his arms. //
Jondy groaned, standing up. "I guess I'm heading back to Boston," she sighed, grabbing her coat and backpack.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Max sat around with Logan and the others. They'd all left when Zack had, but regrouped the minute he was gone.
"I honestly don't believe it," Max shook her head in disgust.
"He goes on and on about us being separate and he goes and hooks up with Jondy!" Krit exclaimed, smearing mustard on a slice of cold cheese pizza.
"You are gross," Syl replied.
"It's want you love about me," Krit grinned back at her.
"All he did was yell when I hooked up with Charlie and had Case - 'phoney sentimentality' was the only thing he said," Tinga said, looking cross. "And he's getting it on with my younger sister!"
"He kept hitting on me and telling me to get out of Seattle," Max replied, from the 'niceness' of Logan's lap. "That I didn't need anything except my sibs."
Zane lifted a fork full of chicken and rice to his mouth. "Personally, I couldn't give a stuff one way or another what - or in this case, who - Zack does now. I was completely pissed when I called Jon's voice mail."
"Good to know," came a scathing reply. "Anyone seen Jondy?" Zack asked, glaring at them.