A/N: Hello again! Okay guys hopefully this time I won't have to do a
disappearing act on you all and I might even get around to FINISHING this
bloody story! * slams fist on table in determination*
Maybe you guys could um REVIEW or something. you know, if its not to much trouble.. Please?
Forgotten But Never Forgiven
Chapter 7.
Syl reached out and almost managed to snatch the receiver away from Kai, who still recovering from the shock, just grabbed her outstretched hand before she could get to it, giving her and angry look while listening intently to what Zack was saying. Syl took in a sharp breath when she heard Zack mention Krits seizures. She knew how bad his were sometimes and for him to stop at the apartment in Boston meant he must have been pretty desperate.
"It looks as though they've got Zane" Zack murmured. Kai looked up seeing the color drain from Syl's face, his own still stern and set but the alarm showing through his gray eyes. Kai nodded, listening to Zack explain how Krit had found the apartment, the mess and the signs, which they knew, pointed to Manticore.
" That's what I came up here to tell you" Syl whispered, both she and Kai quiet and apprehensive, their minds remembering every detail Zack told them.
"How's Syl? Is she there?" Zack asked and Kai handed the receiver over, Syl snatched it up greedily quickly taking Kai's place by the phone.
"Zack!" she said, the worry of what she had just heard forgotten for seconds at hearing his voice
"Hey" Zack said, his voice changing from harsh to the warm caring tone at hearing his sister.
" God Zack are you alright?" Syl asked, memories of the attack on manticore flooding her mind. " I thought you were dead" she said quietly " you were gone so long"
" I'm okay Syl " Zack replied soothingly " And so is Max," he added smiling a little when he heard Syl's cry of happiness
" She got out too?" she exclaimed, " Is she ok? is she there with you? How is she?" Syl could have asked a million questions, and Zack smiled listening to her try to as usual ask them all at once
" She's fine" he cut her off " and no she's not here," he said not offering to explain further and Syl, knowing from experience that now was not the time, simply mumbled
"Oh"
"Can I talk to Kai again" he asked .Syl looked over at Kai who had been pacing behind her as he stopped and reached for the phone. She clutched it to her for a moment longer, " I miss you Zack" she whispered, " Love you"
" You too" Zack replied quickly and Syl handed the phone over. " I want you and Syl to get to Seattle ASAP" Syl, staying close heard Zack begin. There was a pause and then Kai, looking at his watch asked reluctantly " your not thinking what I think your thinking are you?"
Not bothering to affirm, Zack ignored the question knowing Kai wouldn't approve of the mission he was giving them, knowing he preferred to stay away from problems involving Manticore as much as possible, his strict personality focusing him on his life now as a lawyer and the soldier in him taking he mission to fit into the outside world and making it his number one priority since the escape.
There was a pause as both men fell silent, then Zack simply stated " I need you with me on this Kai" and though not liking but already knowing that there was no way he wouldn't help his brother and sister out, Kai agreed
" Alright Zack, I got ya back"
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They stood for a minute, listening to the dial tone in stunned silence before Kai moved, gently placing the phone back on the hook, his mouth set in a thin line. Syl remained staring at his hand. "Zack's back" She whispered looking up at Kai.
"Lets go" He muttered moving towards the door and stepping aside to collect his briefcase as Syl walked through the door. "We'll take your car" he called and rolled his eyes when he saw the downward turn of her mouth.
" You're Porsche is faster" She said hopefully, her childlike hope filled face turning to him innocently.
" Cant Syl, it'll blow my cover here if we get caught in it" he sighed and she paused for a moment, pondering this.
" Ok" she accepted brightly " we should really get a new car anyways" she turned to wink at him " Besides, I saw a sweet little ride down the street that should do the job"
" Not Tim Ferguson's Jag'" Kai groaned, knowing the soft top leather interior sports car was too much for Syl to resist. " He lives for that car. And he's a good guy Syl, he'll be heartbroken" He grumbled, taking a last glance around the apartment he had called home for many months before closing the door and heading after her.
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" We're gonna need some more Tryptophan" Zack said munching his breakfast flakes thoughtfully and drumming his fingers on the table where he and krit sat in the quiet of the kitchen eating " and we'd better stock up on first aid gear too" he added glancing at Krit who nodded taking a huge mouthful of his flakes. The morning had been quit slow considering their hurry, Krit had slept exhausted from the seizure and Zack had spent most of the time planning their attack, and putting the kitchen back together. " And lotsa' ammo" Krit added crunching "we're gonna need to get a lot of ammo before we hit Seattle. Should probably get Syl and Kai to pick some up for us on their way there" he suggested.
Zack nodded, standing up. "Get in touch with them, see what they can dig up" he confirmed moving to pick up his backpack " I'm gonna head down to the hospice" he glanced at Krit, noting he was still a little shaky. "Get as much rest as you can," he said gently, throwing the backpack over his shoulder and heading towards the door. "You wont be getting any once this thing starts" he muttered as he left.
Zack took a breath of the busy city air buzzing around him. This, this here was what he needed. He remembered back to being on the farm as Adam, he could never quite figure out why he had always been so edgy when he looked out at all the open space, the rolling mountains. Now as he made his way through the bustling streets he realized exactly what his mind, though unconsciously, had been missing. Always preferring the cities better, the busy streets and smog filled air had felt more at home to him than the open spaces ever had. It amazed him how Tess, and sometimes even Zane could stand it. Everytime he had had to move one of them, Tess especially, she had always requested some out of the way waterfront or mountain range home instead of the cities he and most of their other siblings preferred to inhabit. Frowning, thoughts of Tess brought Zack back to reality. He had to find her before he went back to Seattle. Remembering how Brin had been before she had gone back to Manticore worried the hell out of him when it came to imagining Tess, the youngest of the X5 group with a disease as fatal as this one, he just hoped that it wasn't that far progressed yet..
Shaking the images from his head Zack shoved his hands into his pockets, his eyes zeroing in on the hospice ahead and he quickened his pace, slipping unnoticed and unhastled through the crowd.
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Maybe you guys could um REVIEW or something. you know, if its not to much trouble.. Please?
Forgotten But Never Forgiven
Chapter 7.
Syl reached out and almost managed to snatch the receiver away from Kai, who still recovering from the shock, just grabbed her outstretched hand before she could get to it, giving her and angry look while listening intently to what Zack was saying. Syl took in a sharp breath when she heard Zack mention Krits seizures. She knew how bad his were sometimes and for him to stop at the apartment in Boston meant he must have been pretty desperate.
"It looks as though they've got Zane" Zack murmured. Kai looked up seeing the color drain from Syl's face, his own still stern and set but the alarm showing through his gray eyes. Kai nodded, listening to Zack explain how Krit had found the apartment, the mess and the signs, which they knew, pointed to Manticore.
" That's what I came up here to tell you" Syl whispered, both she and Kai quiet and apprehensive, their minds remembering every detail Zack told them.
"How's Syl? Is she there?" Zack asked and Kai handed the receiver over, Syl snatched it up greedily quickly taking Kai's place by the phone.
"Zack!" she said, the worry of what she had just heard forgotten for seconds at hearing his voice
"Hey" Zack said, his voice changing from harsh to the warm caring tone at hearing his sister.
" God Zack are you alright?" Syl asked, memories of the attack on manticore flooding her mind. " I thought you were dead" she said quietly " you were gone so long"
" I'm okay Syl " Zack replied soothingly " And so is Max," he added smiling a little when he heard Syl's cry of happiness
" She got out too?" she exclaimed, " Is she ok? is she there with you? How is she?" Syl could have asked a million questions, and Zack smiled listening to her try to as usual ask them all at once
" She's fine" he cut her off " and no she's not here," he said not offering to explain further and Syl, knowing from experience that now was not the time, simply mumbled
"Oh"
"Can I talk to Kai again" he asked .Syl looked over at Kai who had been pacing behind her as he stopped and reached for the phone. She clutched it to her for a moment longer, " I miss you Zack" she whispered, " Love you"
" You too" Zack replied quickly and Syl handed the phone over. " I want you and Syl to get to Seattle ASAP" Syl, staying close heard Zack begin. There was a pause and then Kai, looking at his watch asked reluctantly " your not thinking what I think your thinking are you?"
Not bothering to affirm, Zack ignored the question knowing Kai wouldn't approve of the mission he was giving them, knowing he preferred to stay away from problems involving Manticore as much as possible, his strict personality focusing him on his life now as a lawyer and the soldier in him taking he mission to fit into the outside world and making it his number one priority since the escape.
There was a pause as both men fell silent, then Zack simply stated " I need you with me on this Kai" and though not liking but already knowing that there was no way he wouldn't help his brother and sister out, Kai agreed
" Alright Zack, I got ya back"
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They stood for a minute, listening to the dial tone in stunned silence before Kai moved, gently placing the phone back on the hook, his mouth set in a thin line. Syl remained staring at his hand. "Zack's back" She whispered looking up at Kai.
"Lets go" He muttered moving towards the door and stepping aside to collect his briefcase as Syl walked through the door. "We'll take your car" he called and rolled his eyes when he saw the downward turn of her mouth.
" You're Porsche is faster" She said hopefully, her childlike hope filled face turning to him innocently.
" Cant Syl, it'll blow my cover here if we get caught in it" he sighed and she paused for a moment, pondering this.
" Ok" she accepted brightly " we should really get a new car anyways" she turned to wink at him " Besides, I saw a sweet little ride down the street that should do the job"
" Not Tim Ferguson's Jag'" Kai groaned, knowing the soft top leather interior sports car was too much for Syl to resist. " He lives for that car. And he's a good guy Syl, he'll be heartbroken" He grumbled, taking a last glance around the apartment he had called home for many months before closing the door and heading after her.
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" We're gonna need some more Tryptophan" Zack said munching his breakfast flakes thoughtfully and drumming his fingers on the table where he and krit sat in the quiet of the kitchen eating " and we'd better stock up on first aid gear too" he added glancing at Krit who nodded taking a huge mouthful of his flakes. The morning had been quit slow considering their hurry, Krit had slept exhausted from the seizure and Zack had spent most of the time planning their attack, and putting the kitchen back together. " And lotsa' ammo" Krit added crunching "we're gonna need to get a lot of ammo before we hit Seattle. Should probably get Syl and Kai to pick some up for us on their way there" he suggested.
Zack nodded, standing up. "Get in touch with them, see what they can dig up" he confirmed moving to pick up his backpack " I'm gonna head down to the hospice" he glanced at Krit, noting he was still a little shaky. "Get as much rest as you can," he said gently, throwing the backpack over his shoulder and heading towards the door. "You wont be getting any once this thing starts" he muttered as he left.
Zack took a breath of the busy city air buzzing around him. This, this here was what he needed. He remembered back to being on the farm as Adam, he could never quite figure out why he had always been so edgy when he looked out at all the open space, the rolling mountains. Now as he made his way through the bustling streets he realized exactly what his mind, though unconsciously, had been missing. Always preferring the cities better, the busy streets and smog filled air had felt more at home to him than the open spaces ever had. It amazed him how Tess, and sometimes even Zane could stand it. Everytime he had had to move one of them, Tess especially, she had always requested some out of the way waterfront or mountain range home instead of the cities he and most of their other siblings preferred to inhabit. Frowning, thoughts of Tess brought Zack back to reality. He had to find her before he went back to Seattle. Remembering how Brin had been before she had gone back to Manticore worried the hell out of him when it came to imagining Tess, the youngest of the X5 group with a disease as fatal as this one, he just hoped that it wasn't that far progressed yet..
Shaking the images from his head Zack shoved his hands into his pockets, his eyes zeroing in on the hospice ahead and he quickened his pace, slipping unnoticed and unhastled through the crowd.
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