She kneed me?! Alec thought to himself incredulously. I cant believe the
bitch just kneed me, he felt two arms wrap themselves around him, well this
better be her trying to apologize, he thought to himself. He looked around
expecting to find Max but all he found was Normal.
"Come on rockstar, we'll getcha home," Normal said, slinging one of Alec's hands over his shoulder and steadying him with his other hand. A hand that was dangerously close to Alec's ass. Damnit, he thought to himself, I knew that Max had a thing for my ass but Normal too?!
He limped out of the ring and into the change room, he sat down on the bench gently, very gently and sighed. He didn't think that he had ever been in this much pain, he looked around for his clothes and pulled on a shirt. He went to pull off his boxing shorts when he realized that Normal was still there and watching him intently. Too intently for Alec's liking.
"Hey boss, some privacy here?" he asked.
"Oh, yeah, sure," Normal answered and turned around.
Alec put on the rest of this clothes and stood up gingerly, "Here, golden boy, lean on me," Normal said rushing over.
"No, I'm fine," Alec said but to no avail. There was Normal's hand, again near his ass. He let Normal help him out and turned a corner to find Mia, Max and Logan. He vaguely heard Mia ask how he was but he was too concerned with glaring at that evil woman. The one who seemed to be smiling at him more genuinely than ever before. He felt something being pressed into his hand and looked down to see a pile of bills that Mia just gave him. He lifted them up and smelt them, anything to get rid of Normal's smell, he thought to himself.
"Maybe you could have another one of those gladiator dreams that you like so much," Mia was saying. He quickly got himself back together again and looked over at Normal in fear. Normal on the other hand looked anything but fearful.
"Maybe I will," he answered dreamily and pulled Alec along with him. Alec sent one last glare in Max's direction and then let himself be led off. He limped out into Normal's car and sank back into the front seat. He closed his eyes and tried to relax the rest of his body, he didn't really wanna talk to Normal right now, when he opened his eyes he found himself outside his apartment and Normal was now studying him. He jumped in surprise and asked "How do you know where I live?"
"It's on your application form," Normal answered. "Here, I'll help upstairs."
"No!" Alec yelped and Normal looked at him crushed. "What I mean is that I'm feeling better and you had better get back, it's late and we have work tomorrow."
"No, I have work tomorrow, you stay at home and rest alright?"
"Yeah, that'd be great. Thanks boss," Alec said relieved, he couldn't even imagine trying to ride a bike. He got out of the car and waved a goodbye before hobbling up the stairs and into his building. Man, why the hell do people make these corridors so long anyway? he complained to himself. He finally made it to his door and went in, lowering his battered and bruised body gently on the bed he tried to fall asleep.
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Have to keep her safe, cant let anyone hurt her. I won't let them take another one of my family away from me. Especially not her. She turned the corner and a bright light shone in her face then she was falling into darkness and the last thing she heard was breaking glass.
She woke with a shock, breathing hard she looked around her. Just a dream, she thought to herself, it was just a dream. Nothing to worry about, not anymore. But it was something to worry about, she hadn't had that dream in so long, why was it coming back now? You know why, she thought to herself, being here of all places. She buried her face in her hands, she thought that she had put everything behind her but she hadn't. Deep down inside she didn't think that she could ever forgive them for doing that to her but then another voice argued that there was no way that they could've known. She sat up and looked at the clock, great it's only 3 in the morning. Oh well, I guess I could go tonight. She got out of bed and dressed then taking one last look at the map on the table grabbed her keys and left for Terminal City.
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She found herself outside a wired fence and jumped over it with ease. Biohazard huh? she thought to herself. This is where they probably are, hopefully they're all together and safe. She walked around looking for any sign of life but not finding any at all decided to let her guard down. Bad idea she thought when she heard a gun being cocked behind her.
"What do you want?" a gruff voice asked. She turned around slowly so as to not alarm anyone and found herself facing a lizard with a cigar sticking out of the corner of his mouth.
"I was just looking for my unit," she answered calmly.
"You're an X?" someone else asked and she nodded but all the time keeping her eyes trained on the shot gun lizard.
"X's are over on Oak Street," the lizard answered and finally lowered his gun.
"What? Are there specific areas that you cant cross just because of what you are?" she asked.
"Yeah, there are," Mole answered.
"Why?" she asked, looking him straight in the eyes.
"Because, we don't belong with you and you don't belong with us."
"Says who?" she argued.
"Says me."
"Well then why did we even leave Manticore if all we're gonna do is separate ourselves the way bthey/b separated us?" she asked defiantly.
The lizard looked at her in surprise, he thought for a while but not finding an answer looked over at a pale thing with an eye patch. She followed his gaze and waited for this person to answer her.
Pale guy just looked down and finally said, "I don't know."
"So how bout we all try and get along huh?" she asked.
"Why?" the lizard asked, "Why do you wanna know us? I mean we're the ones that the ordinaries wanna kill. You can just blend in, we cant."
"Do you think that it really matters?" she asked. "I mean, come on. Once the people find out about Manticore it wont matter what we look like on the outside, all they're gonna see is a threat. A threat that they have to get rid of, now don't you think that it would be better if we stuck together, this way if they wanna fight, they fight all of us."
The lizard considered her statement and looked around at the others with him, they all seemed to agree so he nodded as well. She smiled at him and then stuck out her hand, "So why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Mole," he answered as he shook her hand.
She smiled and returned the handshake, "I'm Andy."
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"Come on rockstar, we'll getcha home," Normal said, slinging one of Alec's hands over his shoulder and steadying him with his other hand. A hand that was dangerously close to Alec's ass. Damnit, he thought to himself, I knew that Max had a thing for my ass but Normal too?!
He limped out of the ring and into the change room, he sat down on the bench gently, very gently and sighed. He didn't think that he had ever been in this much pain, he looked around for his clothes and pulled on a shirt. He went to pull off his boxing shorts when he realized that Normal was still there and watching him intently. Too intently for Alec's liking.
"Hey boss, some privacy here?" he asked.
"Oh, yeah, sure," Normal answered and turned around.
Alec put on the rest of this clothes and stood up gingerly, "Here, golden boy, lean on me," Normal said rushing over.
"No, I'm fine," Alec said but to no avail. There was Normal's hand, again near his ass. He let Normal help him out and turned a corner to find Mia, Max and Logan. He vaguely heard Mia ask how he was but he was too concerned with glaring at that evil woman. The one who seemed to be smiling at him more genuinely than ever before. He felt something being pressed into his hand and looked down to see a pile of bills that Mia just gave him. He lifted them up and smelt them, anything to get rid of Normal's smell, he thought to himself.
"Maybe you could have another one of those gladiator dreams that you like so much," Mia was saying. He quickly got himself back together again and looked over at Normal in fear. Normal on the other hand looked anything but fearful.
"Maybe I will," he answered dreamily and pulled Alec along with him. Alec sent one last glare in Max's direction and then let himself be led off. He limped out into Normal's car and sank back into the front seat. He closed his eyes and tried to relax the rest of his body, he didn't really wanna talk to Normal right now, when he opened his eyes he found himself outside his apartment and Normal was now studying him. He jumped in surprise and asked "How do you know where I live?"
"It's on your application form," Normal answered. "Here, I'll help upstairs."
"No!" Alec yelped and Normal looked at him crushed. "What I mean is that I'm feeling better and you had better get back, it's late and we have work tomorrow."
"No, I have work tomorrow, you stay at home and rest alright?"
"Yeah, that'd be great. Thanks boss," Alec said relieved, he couldn't even imagine trying to ride a bike. He got out of the car and waved a goodbye before hobbling up the stairs and into his building. Man, why the hell do people make these corridors so long anyway? he complained to himself. He finally made it to his door and went in, lowering his battered and bruised body gently on the bed he tried to fall asleep.
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Have to keep her safe, cant let anyone hurt her. I won't let them take another one of my family away from me. Especially not her. She turned the corner and a bright light shone in her face then she was falling into darkness and the last thing she heard was breaking glass.
She woke with a shock, breathing hard she looked around her. Just a dream, she thought to herself, it was just a dream. Nothing to worry about, not anymore. But it was something to worry about, she hadn't had that dream in so long, why was it coming back now? You know why, she thought to herself, being here of all places. She buried her face in her hands, she thought that she had put everything behind her but she hadn't. Deep down inside she didn't think that she could ever forgive them for doing that to her but then another voice argued that there was no way that they could've known. She sat up and looked at the clock, great it's only 3 in the morning. Oh well, I guess I could go tonight. She got out of bed and dressed then taking one last look at the map on the table grabbed her keys and left for Terminal City.
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She found herself outside a wired fence and jumped over it with ease. Biohazard huh? she thought to herself. This is where they probably are, hopefully they're all together and safe. She walked around looking for any sign of life but not finding any at all decided to let her guard down. Bad idea she thought when she heard a gun being cocked behind her.
"What do you want?" a gruff voice asked. She turned around slowly so as to not alarm anyone and found herself facing a lizard with a cigar sticking out of the corner of his mouth.
"I was just looking for my unit," she answered calmly.
"You're an X?" someone else asked and she nodded but all the time keeping her eyes trained on the shot gun lizard.
"X's are over on Oak Street," the lizard answered and finally lowered his gun.
"What? Are there specific areas that you cant cross just because of what you are?" she asked.
"Yeah, there are," Mole answered.
"Why?" she asked, looking him straight in the eyes.
"Because, we don't belong with you and you don't belong with us."
"Says who?" she argued.
"Says me."
"Well then why did we even leave Manticore if all we're gonna do is separate ourselves the way bthey/b separated us?" she asked defiantly.
The lizard looked at her in surprise, he thought for a while but not finding an answer looked over at a pale thing with an eye patch. She followed his gaze and waited for this person to answer her.
Pale guy just looked down and finally said, "I don't know."
"So how bout we all try and get along huh?" she asked.
"Why?" the lizard asked, "Why do you wanna know us? I mean we're the ones that the ordinaries wanna kill. You can just blend in, we cant."
"Do you think that it really matters?" she asked. "I mean, come on. Once the people find out about Manticore it wont matter what we look like on the outside, all they're gonna see is a threat. A threat that they have to get rid of, now don't you think that it would be better if we stuck together, this way if they wanna fight, they fight all of us."
The lizard considered her statement and looked around at the others with him, they all seemed to agree so he nodded as well. She smiled at him and then stuck out her hand, "So why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Mole," he answered as he shook her hand.
She smiled and returned the handshake, "I'm Andy."
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