Disclaimer: See chpt. 1
A/N: OK, I know this took way too long, but I have the TEE coming up (BIG
exams), so I can't really help it. :( I'll try my best to get the next
chapter up sooner. Thanks for all the great reviews :)
Seattle 2021 Sebastian's lab 10:48 AM
It's amazing how much your head spins when faced with Manticore DNA - even if you're an expert like myself. I mean, Max was OK, because I had access to all of her Manticore files - I knew what her DNA was for, and (Basically speaking) what I was looking at when I saw it. Six, however, is another story. Because she was created from Manticore and normal DNA, I would have thought that her DNA would be easier than Max's, but it seems that Manticore DNA is coded in such a way as to have an effect on the creature's children, and this effect is predetermined.
So, I'm sitting here staring at Six's DNA, wondering where to start. She's currently in a comatose state, but like I told Max, Logan and Elliot, it could be psychological rather than physical. I guess this task is going to be harder than I thought it would. After all, I don't even know what her DNA is supposed to look like, let alone what's wrong with it!
Seattle 2021 Sebastian's guestroom 10:55 AM
We didn't sleep much last night. Max and I sat for hours, just talking. I cannot, myself, work out why I feel such a strong connection to Six, but the fact is that I do. I wish that I could go and talk to her, maybe help her to wake up, but it's too hard. Max feels the same way.
I smile to myself as I watch Max sleep. Obviously we didn't sleep much last night, so she's still asleep. She looks like an angel, curled up against me, breathing steadily. She stirs a little and clings onto me tightly. I smile again and decide to go and check what Sebastian's up to. He might have an idea what's wrong with Six.
Seattle, 2021 Sector 6 Park 12:06 PM
Sometimes I feel that I just have to sit and watch the world go by. It makes it easier to understand why things happen sometimes. All of this, finding Six, her getting sick. It just seems like too much to handle. What can I do? I've always been the one who could help Six (If she needed it, that is), but now I'm so helpless. Manticore didn't exactly train me to be able to see what's wrong with people, only to find their weak points. I mean, sure, I can see through Six's chest, but I can't see what's wrong. I can see her heart beating, which I guess is a comfort, but I don't know what to do to keep it that way. So, I'll just sit and watch.
Seattle, 2021 The Crash 9:16 PM
It's sitting by the overcoat,
The second shelf, the note she wrote
That I can't bring myself to throw away
And also
Reach she said for no one else but you,
Cuz you won't turn away
When someone else is gone
I'm sorry 'bout the attitude
I need to give when I'm with you
But no one else would take this shit from me
And I'm so
Terrified of no one else but me
I'm here all the time
I won't go away
It's me, yeah I can't get myself to go away
It's me, and I can't get myself to go away
Oh God I shouldn't feel this way
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
And no Lord your hand won't stop it
Just keep you trembling
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
Well I'm surprised that you'd believe
In any thing that comes from me
I didn't hear from you or from someone else
And you're so
Set in life man, a pisser they're waiting
Too damn bad you get so far so fast
So what, so long
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
And no Lord your hand won't stop it
Just keep you trembling
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
It's me, yeah and I can't get myself to go away
It's me, yeah and I can't get myself to go away
Oh God I shouldn't feel this way
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
And no Lord your hand won't stop it
Just keep you trembling
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
I sigh quietly as the music finishes. It didn't seem to fit. I know it sounds stupid, but unless Maxie's friend and her band are playing, the songs don't sound quite right. I sigh to myself again. I miss Max. I mean, I know her and her boy are most likely having a lot of fun, and I'm glad for them, I need a new room mate. I scan the room, keeping an eye out for Max and Logan. Damn, I'm bored. Since when does Max miss a night out at crash, and since when does Six and the band not play?
I decide to myself that I'll do a little investigation. I saunter over to the bar, and eye the bartender.
"Hey Boo" I address the young man.
"Hi." He grins at me.
"Don't even be thinkin' that boy! OC doesn't swing that way!"
"Oh." He looks so crestfallen, that I grin at him.
"I was just wondering" I pause thoughtfully. "What happened to the band that usually plays here?" I ask.
"The singer's sick apparently." He shrugs. "Don't know then they'll be back."
"OK, thanks" I'm lost in thought as I walk away. I think it's time to call Max and see what's going on here.
Seattle 2021 Sebastian's lab 10:40 AM
I guess it's not many people who would actually know that they're in a coma. Or maybe people do, and just don't remember it later. I don't know, but lying here is driving me insane. Apart from the boredom (And that damn clock ticking!), I'm worried. I know that my DNA is sitting in Sebastian's lab, and if he realises the similarity to Max or Logan. Well, I don't even want them to know they're my parents, let alone finding out like that!
I'm fighting to get out of this, but I kinda know that I can't do it alone. There's definitely something wrong. Very wrong. Not physically, mind you. I'm as tough as any Manticore soldier. No, there's something wrong with my 'gift'. I guess I won't get out of this until they work out what it is. It's just so frustrating.
Seattle 2021 Undisclosed location 2:00 AM
Kick. Kick. Punch. Duck. Kick, punch, kick. I turn around again, facing the punching bag. I'm not out of breath. Never have been. Haha, perfection is near with me. But, perfection does not come without its. problems.
I need to find 452 and her little freak of a kid. They're too much of a liability right now, especially after Manticore was burned down. The cold, hard reality is, that despite their claims to be human, they're not. They're little genetic freaks that need to be eliminated.
It's annoying that that bastard Lydecker didn't capture them. At least then he may have proven that he wasn't completely useless. Oh well, I'll catch them. And kill them. Painfully.
Seattle 2021 Sebastian's lab 10:48 AM
It's amazing how much your head spins when faced with Manticore DNA - even if you're an expert like myself. I mean, Max was OK, because I had access to all of her Manticore files - I knew what her DNA was for, and (Basically speaking) what I was looking at when I saw it. Six, however, is another story. Because she was created from Manticore and normal DNA, I would have thought that her DNA would be easier than Max's, but it seems that Manticore DNA is coded in such a way as to have an effect on the creature's children, and this effect is predetermined.
So, I'm sitting here staring at Six's DNA, wondering where to start. She's currently in a comatose state, but like I told Max, Logan and Elliot, it could be psychological rather than physical. I guess this task is going to be harder than I thought it would. After all, I don't even know what her DNA is supposed to look like, let alone what's wrong with it!
Seattle 2021 Sebastian's guestroom 10:55 AM
We didn't sleep much last night. Max and I sat for hours, just talking. I cannot, myself, work out why I feel such a strong connection to Six, but the fact is that I do. I wish that I could go and talk to her, maybe help her to wake up, but it's too hard. Max feels the same way.
I smile to myself as I watch Max sleep. Obviously we didn't sleep much last night, so she's still asleep. She looks like an angel, curled up against me, breathing steadily. She stirs a little and clings onto me tightly. I smile again and decide to go and check what Sebastian's up to. He might have an idea what's wrong with Six.
Seattle, 2021 Sector 6 Park 12:06 PM
Sometimes I feel that I just have to sit and watch the world go by. It makes it easier to understand why things happen sometimes. All of this, finding Six, her getting sick. It just seems like too much to handle. What can I do? I've always been the one who could help Six (If she needed it, that is), but now I'm so helpless. Manticore didn't exactly train me to be able to see what's wrong with people, only to find their weak points. I mean, sure, I can see through Six's chest, but I can't see what's wrong. I can see her heart beating, which I guess is a comfort, but I don't know what to do to keep it that way. So, I'll just sit and watch.
Seattle, 2021 The Crash 9:16 PM
It's sitting by the overcoat,
The second shelf, the note she wrote
That I can't bring myself to throw away
And also
Reach she said for no one else but you,
Cuz you won't turn away
When someone else is gone
I'm sorry 'bout the attitude
I need to give when I'm with you
But no one else would take this shit from me
And I'm so
Terrified of no one else but me
I'm here all the time
I won't go away
It's me, yeah I can't get myself to go away
It's me, and I can't get myself to go away
Oh God I shouldn't feel this way
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
And no Lord your hand won't stop it
Just keep you trembling
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
Well I'm surprised that you'd believe
In any thing that comes from me
I didn't hear from you or from someone else
And you're so
Set in life man, a pisser they're waiting
Too damn bad you get so far so fast
So what, so long
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
And no Lord your hand won't stop it
Just keep you trembling
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
It's me, yeah and I can't get myself to go away
It's me, yeah and I can't get myself to go away
Oh God I shouldn't feel this way
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
And no Lord your hand won't stop it
Just keep you trembling
It's been a long day, always ain't that right
I sigh quietly as the music finishes. It didn't seem to fit. I know it sounds stupid, but unless Maxie's friend and her band are playing, the songs don't sound quite right. I sigh to myself again. I miss Max. I mean, I know her and her boy are most likely having a lot of fun, and I'm glad for them, I need a new room mate. I scan the room, keeping an eye out for Max and Logan. Damn, I'm bored. Since when does Max miss a night out at crash, and since when does Six and the band not play?
I decide to myself that I'll do a little investigation. I saunter over to the bar, and eye the bartender.
"Hey Boo" I address the young man.
"Hi." He grins at me.
"Don't even be thinkin' that boy! OC doesn't swing that way!"
"Oh." He looks so crestfallen, that I grin at him.
"I was just wondering" I pause thoughtfully. "What happened to the band that usually plays here?" I ask.
"The singer's sick apparently." He shrugs. "Don't know then they'll be back."
"OK, thanks" I'm lost in thought as I walk away. I think it's time to call Max and see what's going on here.
Seattle 2021 Sebastian's lab 10:40 AM
I guess it's not many people who would actually know that they're in a coma. Or maybe people do, and just don't remember it later. I don't know, but lying here is driving me insane. Apart from the boredom (And that damn clock ticking!), I'm worried. I know that my DNA is sitting in Sebastian's lab, and if he realises the similarity to Max or Logan. Well, I don't even want them to know they're my parents, let alone finding out like that!
I'm fighting to get out of this, but I kinda know that I can't do it alone. There's definitely something wrong. Very wrong. Not physically, mind you. I'm as tough as any Manticore soldier. No, there's something wrong with my 'gift'. I guess I won't get out of this until they work out what it is. It's just so frustrating.
Seattle 2021 Undisclosed location 2:00 AM
Kick. Kick. Punch. Duck. Kick, punch, kick. I turn around again, facing the punching bag. I'm not out of breath. Never have been. Haha, perfection is near with me. But, perfection does not come without its. problems.
I need to find 452 and her little freak of a kid. They're too much of a liability right now, especially after Manticore was burned down. The cold, hard reality is, that despite their claims to be human, they're not. They're little genetic freaks that need to be eliminated.
It's annoying that that bastard Lydecker didn't capture them. At least then he may have proven that he wasn't completely useless. Oh well, I'll catch them. And kill them. Painfully.