A/N Yup! It's another chapter!
Forgotten But Never Forgiven
Chapter Nine
"What do you mean you haven't found anything yet?" Max asked, one hand holding her mobile to her ear, the other running an agitated hand through her hair as she passed back and fourth in the cleared locker area.
On the other end of the phone Logan leaned forward in his chair, huffing while his fingers unconsciously scrubbed his face. "Max I just don't see what the big rush on finding him is" his brow furrowed as he heard her sigh.
"I mean for all we know Zack could be halfway across the country by now. We are talking about the same man that has continued to evade Lydecker for the last 10 years" he reasoned
"Did you at least look into the hospitals and motels I suggested?" asked Max hopefully " he had to have been through at least one of them on his way out of here"
Logan was silent for so long Max was beginning to wonder if he was still there when he spoke again, his voice soft, as if explaining to a child. " Max you know I've been working on an important eyes only case for a while now and I cant just give it up on a whim you have about finding Zack, who, its seems might not even want to be found right now" He paused, hearing another agitated huff through the phone.
"Besides, he said himself that he knows about what happened to him. He even mentioned my name and he didn't show up at my door step wanting to kill me again so that's got to be a plus right?" he soothed, hoping to calm her and maybe put her search on hold for a couple more days.
Max rolled her eyes, trying to swallow her disappointment. "Okay whatever." She muttered
"Logan I gotta go, Normals just popped another delivery package outta his ass" she finished, almost hanging up the phone before hearing Logan begin again
"Okay but your still coming to the dinner tonight at my uncles place right?" he asked and hearing her hesitation he added " If he's in a good mood it could mean big things for Eyes Only"
"Umm look about that" Max began, glancing at OC as she came striding into the locker room.
" I wont actually be able to make it tonight. Normals got us working extra shifts, and I figured with all the days I've already had off I probably shouldn't bail on him tonight. He said something about a big client coming down I think" she trailed off, hearing Logans muttered "oh" in reply.
" Look I gotta blaze" she reminded him, offering a small bye into the stunned silence before swiftly hanging up the phone, turning towards a skeptical Original Cindy who's hands had quickly risen to her hips, a "what the hell" eyebrow slowly raising higher and higher.
"Ducking out on a date with your man?" Cindy asked incredulously "Doing overtime for Normal? Boo what tha hell's going on?" she moved over to where Max had flopped down onto the bench, sitting down beside her.
" I dunno OC" Max said softly " I just got so frustrated"
" I mean, the whole deal was that I help him with his Eyes Only stuff and he finds my family" She explained laying her head on her friends shoulder with a sigh " At least that's how it was when we started out. Then it got all emotional and things got really crazy and we didn't have time to look for them" she paused, a confused pout clouding her features
"Now its like he just refuses to even try to look, even when I give him all the info he needs, its like he thinks its not that important anymore or something"
"Sounds like you an' him need to sort out your issues" OC stated, nodding, and getting up to open her locker "I mean, you know your boy ain't down with Zack being anywhere near you. Especially since last time." She added looking at Max with a knowing stare
" What's that supposed to mean? That Logan's not helping me because he's jealous or something?" Max got up starting to pace, her confused pout turning into a frustrated scowl. "Logan wouldn't do that, he knows how important finding my siblings is to me"
"And besides, he not my Boy" She added, throwing an annoyed glare over her shoulder at OC, rolling her eyes when OC laughed, she tried again
"Logan and I.."
"Aren't like that" OC finished for her, shaking her head "Just looks to me like the, ah, emotional issues ." she continued, picking her words carefully "Between you and Logan have risen since you got back from your little stay at ya parents place. I don't think Logan is above being jealous of the guy who the last time was near you wasn't afraid to show his feelings" OC shrugged hearing Max sigh loudly
" I don't care what Logans playing at right now OC" she said, turning towards her friend "all I know is I have to find Zack, and the others. Im so close I can almost smell them, and Zack said they were in trouble. Tell me how I can just stand back and not help the only people in this world that I have loved and cared about since I could breathe?" she said softly
" I know boo," OC said, reaching out to hug her friend "Maybe its time to leave Logan outta this" she replied " and go do what you gotta do"
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She listened as the black rope slapped down onto the shiny floor of the apartment below. Quickly sliding down from her position on the edge of the skylight she landed in a graceful crouch, all senses on high alert. Gathering her things Max looked about Logan's now empty apartment and dumping her gear on the couch she headed straight to the computer, knowing Logan was at the family dinner all night she sat down and began to type.
Max figured as the Wyoming facility was still operational that it would be the first place Manticore would possibly take her siblings, and setting up a base in the Wyoming district would be the first thing Zack would do. She also figured that dependant on the op, supplies would need to be gathered, tryptophan would need to be scrounged and on a whim that because of the urgency of the situation, one of them could get sloppy, hacking into the hoverdrone mainframe would be worth a try.
Smiling Max set to work, her fingers flying over keys the only things making a sound in the dark apartment.
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"Everything's set up? Ok ETA five minutes" Krit snapped his phone shut glancing over at Tess who slept on the seat next to him, her ragged breathing filling the car.
"Kai and Syl have secured a place," He explained, seeing Zack nod from the drivers seat "Over on 6th street, it's on the opposite side to where the Facility is but it's secure"
"They've got the ice ready?" Zack asked, his eyes on the sector checkpoint ahead
"Ready and waiting" Krit confirmed.
They had been driving non-stop, their trek to Wyoming hindered only by Tess' fading condition and the frequent stopping to get more ice. Krit frowned, looking down at his soaked clothes. "I cant wait to get out of this car" he heard Zack grumble, stretching as they waited their turn to pass through the checkpoint. Krit nodded "First thing I'm doing is having a nice warm shower" he said "No offense Tess but I'm freezing" he smiled softly down at the sleeping form, looking up as Zack showed his Jam pony badge to the sector cop, given the ok they increased their speed, entering the last sector of their trip.
" We're almost there sis" Zack heard Krit murmur.
"Zack we're gonna need something more than ice to cure this, any ideas yet?" Krit spoke up moments later, his gaze meeting Zacks in the rear mirror. Zack glanced back a Tess, his mind instead seeing Brins aged face staring back at him, hearing her wheezing plea "Please, don't let me die"
"I'm working on it" He muttered, the car lurching as they sped round another corner.
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A/N : Ok so please don't flame me for my writing of Logan. I worried over that whole phone conversation for so long. But as far as I could see, it was the only thing I could come up with for mentioning him but also keeping him out of the main story line. I don't have anything against the guy, I'd just rather concentrate on the X5's and things.
Forgotten But Never Forgiven
Chapter Nine
"What do you mean you haven't found anything yet?" Max asked, one hand holding her mobile to her ear, the other running an agitated hand through her hair as she passed back and fourth in the cleared locker area.
On the other end of the phone Logan leaned forward in his chair, huffing while his fingers unconsciously scrubbed his face. "Max I just don't see what the big rush on finding him is" his brow furrowed as he heard her sigh.
"I mean for all we know Zack could be halfway across the country by now. We are talking about the same man that has continued to evade Lydecker for the last 10 years" he reasoned
"Did you at least look into the hospitals and motels I suggested?" asked Max hopefully " he had to have been through at least one of them on his way out of here"
Logan was silent for so long Max was beginning to wonder if he was still there when he spoke again, his voice soft, as if explaining to a child. " Max you know I've been working on an important eyes only case for a while now and I cant just give it up on a whim you have about finding Zack, who, its seems might not even want to be found right now" He paused, hearing another agitated huff through the phone.
"Besides, he said himself that he knows about what happened to him. He even mentioned my name and he didn't show up at my door step wanting to kill me again so that's got to be a plus right?" he soothed, hoping to calm her and maybe put her search on hold for a couple more days.
Max rolled her eyes, trying to swallow her disappointment. "Okay whatever." She muttered
"Logan I gotta go, Normals just popped another delivery package outta his ass" she finished, almost hanging up the phone before hearing Logan begin again
"Okay but your still coming to the dinner tonight at my uncles place right?" he asked and hearing her hesitation he added " If he's in a good mood it could mean big things for Eyes Only"
"Umm look about that" Max began, glancing at OC as she came striding into the locker room.
" I wont actually be able to make it tonight. Normals got us working extra shifts, and I figured with all the days I've already had off I probably shouldn't bail on him tonight. He said something about a big client coming down I think" she trailed off, hearing Logans muttered "oh" in reply.
" Look I gotta blaze" she reminded him, offering a small bye into the stunned silence before swiftly hanging up the phone, turning towards a skeptical Original Cindy who's hands had quickly risen to her hips, a "what the hell" eyebrow slowly raising higher and higher.
"Ducking out on a date with your man?" Cindy asked incredulously "Doing overtime for Normal? Boo what tha hell's going on?" she moved over to where Max had flopped down onto the bench, sitting down beside her.
" I dunno OC" Max said softly " I just got so frustrated"
" I mean, the whole deal was that I help him with his Eyes Only stuff and he finds my family" She explained laying her head on her friends shoulder with a sigh " At least that's how it was when we started out. Then it got all emotional and things got really crazy and we didn't have time to look for them" she paused, a confused pout clouding her features
"Now its like he just refuses to even try to look, even when I give him all the info he needs, its like he thinks its not that important anymore or something"
"Sounds like you an' him need to sort out your issues" OC stated, nodding, and getting up to open her locker "I mean, you know your boy ain't down with Zack being anywhere near you. Especially since last time." She added looking at Max with a knowing stare
" What's that supposed to mean? That Logan's not helping me because he's jealous or something?" Max got up starting to pace, her confused pout turning into a frustrated scowl. "Logan wouldn't do that, he knows how important finding my siblings is to me"
"And besides, he not my Boy" She added, throwing an annoyed glare over her shoulder at OC, rolling her eyes when OC laughed, she tried again
"Logan and I.."
"Aren't like that" OC finished for her, shaking her head "Just looks to me like the, ah, emotional issues ." she continued, picking her words carefully "Between you and Logan have risen since you got back from your little stay at ya parents place. I don't think Logan is above being jealous of the guy who the last time was near you wasn't afraid to show his feelings" OC shrugged hearing Max sigh loudly
" I don't care what Logans playing at right now OC" she said, turning towards her friend "all I know is I have to find Zack, and the others. Im so close I can almost smell them, and Zack said they were in trouble. Tell me how I can just stand back and not help the only people in this world that I have loved and cared about since I could breathe?" she said softly
" I know boo," OC said, reaching out to hug her friend "Maybe its time to leave Logan outta this" she replied " and go do what you gotta do"
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She listened as the black rope slapped down onto the shiny floor of the apartment below. Quickly sliding down from her position on the edge of the skylight she landed in a graceful crouch, all senses on high alert. Gathering her things Max looked about Logan's now empty apartment and dumping her gear on the couch she headed straight to the computer, knowing Logan was at the family dinner all night she sat down and began to type.
Max figured as the Wyoming facility was still operational that it would be the first place Manticore would possibly take her siblings, and setting up a base in the Wyoming district would be the first thing Zack would do. She also figured that dependant on the op, supplies would need to be gathered, tryptophan would need to be scrounged and on a whim that because of the urgency of the situation, one of them could get sloppy, hacking into the hoverdrone mainframe would be worth a try.
Smiling Max set to work, her fingers flying over keys the only things making a sound in the dark apartment.
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"Everything's set up? Ok ETA five minutes" Krit snapped his phone shut glancing over at Tess who slept on the seat next to him, her ragged breathing filling the car.
"Kai and Syl have secured a place," He explained, seeing Zack nod from the drivers seat "Over on 6th street, it's on the opposite side to where the Facility is but it's secure"
"They've got the ice ready?" Zack asked, his eyes on the sector checkpoint ahead
"Ready and waiting" Krit confirmed.
They had been driving non-stop, their trek to Wyoming hindered only by Tess' fading condition and the frequent stopping to get more ice. Krit frowned, looking down at his soaked clothes. "I cant wait to get out of this car" he heard Zack grumble, stretching as they waited their turn to pass through the checkpoint. Krit nodded "First thing I'm doing is having a nice warm shower" he said "No offense Tess but I'm freezing" he smiled softly down at the sleeping form, looking up as Zack showed his Jam pony badge to the sector cop, given the ok they increased their speed, entering the last sector of their trip.
" We're almost there sis" Zack heard Krit murmur.
"Zack we're gonna need something more than ice to cure this, any ideas yet?" Krit spoke up moments later, his gaze meeting Zacks in the rear mirror. Zack glanced back a Tess, his mind instead seeing Brins aged face staring back at him, hearing her wheezing plea "Please, don't let me die"
"I'm working on it" He muttered, the car lurching as they sped round another corner.
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A/N : Ok so please don't flame me for my writing of Logan. I worried over that whole phone conversation for so long. But as far as I could see, it was the only thing I could come up with for mentioning him but also keeping him out of the main story line. I don't have anything against the guy, I'd just rather concentrate on the X5's and things.