Chapter One
A Bad Day
Disclaimer: I don't own them I just like to use them for my stories. I am however making no money off of these stories.
A/N: I really hope you all enjoy this story. I really did have lots of fun with this story in particular. Please let me know what you think. Expect updates soon.
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Max woke to find herself staring at a sterile white ceiling with a dull pain around her chest. Her head was pounding in beat with her heart and a gnawing throb was annoying her temples. She moved her eyes around to take in her surroundings only to catch the sight of a medical facility. All she could remember was planning a mission with the others and going in for an attack on the DNA lab. Had it gone bad? She had an inclining feeling that it in fact had. She began to blink the blurriness that glossed her eyes away, and as she did so, that's when she heard a voice. A cold evil voice that Max already hated.
"Careful you'll pull a stitch." Madam X said softly.
"Where am I?" Max asked. She already knew, but needed to have confirmation.
"I think you know."
"You wont win. I'll never be one of them again."
Madam X grabbed a heart monitor and leaned over Max, placing it on her chest.
"Ah, Listen to that. That's strong. Isn't it? That is a heart of a soldier. A leader. A martyr." Madam X kept looking coldly at Max.
"Turn it off!" Max began to feel a mixture of sadness, and anger.
Madam X moved and turned the volume on the heart monitor up. She enjoyed tormenting 452. Now she had her in her hands.
"He was quite a man, your brother, Zack. He must have loved you very much...to make this sacrifice." She said softly, enjoying the way Max was squirming.
"Turn it off!" Max yelled
"But isn't it comforting to know a part of him still lives on in you? And that you both have come home to us?" Max began to shake her head in disbelief. "To me."
"I'm so glad you've come to us. You've given us a unique research opportunity, the committee will love what you have given us. I hope you enjoy your time here with us. Soon you will be back with the other X-5's, we just need to make you better." Madam X stepped closer and smiled sweetly down at Max.
"I won't ever be a part of this place!" Max said fiercely.
"I wouldn't say that. I know there are weaknesses. You have three that I know very well. Darling, you mustn't get angry, you could hurt yourself and others. Please do calm down." A cold glassy look covered Madam X's face like a sheer cloth.
Max glared into Madam X's eyes and to Max's surprise she felt a shiver go down her spine. She knew this woman was evil pure and to the core, and it would take all her strength to escape the evil woman, but she could do it.
She knew that if she kept her mind on the outside world and her friends and family she could do it.
Madam X walked towards the door and smiled at Max, "My dear, you are so special to me, for you've given me something so great." She turned her back to Max and smiled wickedly to herself as she pulled the door open, walked out, and slammed it shut.
"Oh 452 what you don't know. What you don't know." She mumbled as she made her way down a long corridor towards her new office.
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Max had been staring at the wall ever since Madam X had left, she hadn't anything else to do except escape to the depths of her memories. Time she spent with Logan came back to her and lit up the darkness she felt.
*Flashback*
"This will wait right?"
"We've got all the time in the world"
*End flashback*
Her eyes began to get heavy, as she tried to blink away the sleep. A part of her was happy that Zack didn't have to run anymore, and another part felt bitterly sad at the loss of her brother and friend.
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*** Earlier in Madam X's office***
"Ma'am, I think you may want to look at the results of the blood work and other tests we ran on 452 the other day." A nerdy lab tech said as he slowly entered her office.
She grabbed the clipboard from the lab tech's hand, and carefully scanned the work he had given her.
"This provides a unique opportunity for us," A wicked smile spread across her face and she lightly chuckled, "I'll get back in touch with you on what other tests I want run. You're dismissed."
Madam X sat quietly thinking over what she had just been told. Now she could manipulate Max into whatever she wanted. She smiled again and walked towards the door, she was late for her visit with 452. She walked down the hall with a new sense of confidence and security.
She entered the room they were holding Max in and she quietly walked towards her.
"452 I know your weakness and now, your mine." She said quietly.
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Max again lay in bed, not wanting to move. She had come to the hard realization that when she moved, pain erupted throughout her entire body in massive bolts. She quickly grew attached to staring at the ceiling thinking of Logan. Her mind wandered off into a daydream. She knew all to well that as soon as she was in good condition they would start re-indoctrinating her.
*Flashback- dream*
"Hey! No trespassing, can't you read?" Max exclaimed happily.
"Take off your shoes and come here!" Logan playfully ordered
The soft sound of water lapping against the sand calmed her as she walked towards Logan. A distant foghorn was the only thing that helped her remember they weren't on their very own planet.
"I left you a little present back at your place." She smiled and an equally flirtatious smile spread across Logan's face as well. "A fresh chicken."
"Oh. Wow." Logan smiled again looking down and then back up to her. She could get lost in the depths in his eyes. The sheer color and the power they held behind them.
"I see a poulet chez Cale in your future...with a bottle of pre-pulse nuit St. George--say around 8:00?" He smiled again sending static chills through her.
She smiled and casually skulked closer to him, never breaking the eye contact.
"I was hoping you'd say that." She felt so relaxed so calm, and he helped her feel safe.
"It's beautiful isn't it." He said. She knew he had meant her, but never said anything, just listened to his voice.
"And it's funny for the first time...in a long time...I feel like anything and everything is possible." She couldn't contain her happiness as a slow smile spread across her face.
"Aren't you cold?" She asked
"Freezing..." He smiled again at her loving her presence and all it brought. " But it feels great." He held out his hand to her inviting her to join him. She nodded in the negative. He smiled and lightly shrugged, before he raised his cane, and with a small grunt, he pulled her to him. He gazed down at her, awaiting the perfect moment to kiss her.
Everything began to swirl together until she was back at the cabin in cape haven.
"Whatever! Go talk to your source. This girl's going to kick back, make S'mores and relax." She said finally fed up with Logan's poor excuse.
"Fine!" Logan yelled, quickly snapping the brakes up. "I'll be back later."
"Don't hurry." Logan looked back at her outraged by the fact that she couldn't understand the importance of his mission.
"Have fun because that is the most important thing." Logan retorted crudely.
"I'll try. Even though I'll be wracked by guilt, since I don't have enough to share with every single person on this planet." She sounded equally as pissed off as he did.
*Dream ends*
Max woke again to find herself in a different room. This time she had wires connected to her. She assumed it was some sort of assessment. The medication they gave her knocked her out most all the time. She didn't know how long she had been at Manticore, but she knew it had been long enough. Her eyes seemed heavy, but they snapped open when Madam X walked in this time holding a chart. She had a concrete smile plastered on her face and a glint of power and determination in her eyes.
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"...This has been a streaming freedom video. Peace. Out." Logan closed the connection and slumped pressing his hands to his head. It had been almost a month now and he was just a few steps closer to reaching his goal of destroying Manticore for good.
He had been undergoing a revolutionary therapy treatment that would implant nerve endings to his spine and rework them into his original system. He couldn't really walk just yet on his own, but the use of the exoskeleton helped the atrophy in his legs and it would allow the development of stronger muscles. It had been painful the first week with the nerves in his back very sensitive. Although it had only been three weeks, he had recovered from the surgery and was working his way quickly through it all.
Logan slowly got up and made his way into his bedroom.
"Goodnight my love, goodnight my dark angel." Logan whispered as he was finally overcome with the need to sleep.
He fell into a deep sleep; it had been three days since the last time he had slept.
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A Bad Day
Disclaimer: I don't own them I just like to use them for my stories. I am however making no money off of these stories.
A/N: I really hope you all enjoy this story. I really did have lots of fun with this story in particular. Please let me know what you think. Expect updates soon.
******
Max woke to find herself staring at a sterile white ceiling with a dull pain around her chest. Her head was pounding in beat with her heart and a gnawing throb was annoying her temples. She moved her eyes around to take in her surroundings only to catch the sight of a medical facility. All she could remember was planning a mission with the others and going in for an attack on the DNA lab. Had it gone bad? She had an inclining feeling that it in fact had. She began to blink the blurriness that glossed her eyes away, and as she did so, that's when she heard a voice. A cold evil voice that Max already hated.
"Careful you'll pull a stitch." Madam X said softly.
"Where am I?" Max asked. She already knew, but needed to have confirmation.
"I think you know."
"You wont win. I'll never be one of them again."
Madam X grabbed a heart monitor and leaned over Max, placing it on her chest.
"Ah, Listen to that. That's strong. Isn't it? That is a heart of a soldier. A leader. A martyr." Madam X kept looking coldly at Max.
"Turn it off!" Max began to feel a mixture of sadness, and anger.
Madam X moved and turned the volume on the heart monitor up. She enjoyed tormenting 452. Now she had her in her hands.
"He was quite a man, your brother, Zack. He must have loved you very much...to make this sacrifice." She said softly, enjoying the way Max was squirming.
"Turn it off!" Max yelled
"But isn't it comforting to know a part of him still lives on in you? And that you both have come home to us?" Max began to shake her head in disbelief. "To me."
"I'm so glad you've come to us. You've given us a unique research opportunity, the committee will love what you have given us. I hope you enjoy your time here with us. Soon you will be back with the other X-5's, we just need to make you better." Madam X stepped closer and smiled sweetly down at Max.
"I won't ever be a part of this place!" Max said fiercely.
"I wouldn't say that. I know there are weaknesses. You have three that I know very well. Darling, you mustn't get angry, you could hurt yourself and others. Please do calm down." A cold glassy look covered Madam X's face like a sheer cloth.
Max glared into Madam X's eyes and to Max's surprise she felt a shiver go down her spine. She knew this woman was evil pure and to the core, and it would take all her strength to escape the evil woman, but she could do it.
She knew that if she kept her mind on the outside world and her friends and family she could do it.
Madam X walked towards the door and smiled at Max, "My dear, you are so special to me, for you've given me something so great." She turned her back to Max and smiled wickedly to herself as she pulled the door open, walked out, and slammed it shut.
"Oh 452 what you don't know. What you don't know." She mumbled as she made her way down a long corridor towards her new office.
****
Max had been staring at the wall ever since Madam X had left, she hadn't anything else to do except escape to the depths of her memories. Time she spent with Logan came back to her and lit up the darkness she felt.
*Flashback*
"This will wait right?"
"We've got all the time in the world"
*End flashback*
Her eyes began to get heavy, as she tried to blink away the sleep. A part of her was happy that Zack didn't have to run anymore, and another part felt bitterly sad at the loss of her brother and friend.
************
*** Earlier in Madam X's office***
"Ma'am, I think you may want to look at the results of the blood work and other tests we ran on 452 the other day." A nerdy lab tech said as he slowly entered her office.
She grabbed the clipboard from the lab tech's hand, and carefully scanned the work he had given her.
"This provides a unique opportunity for us," A wicked smile spread across her face and she lightly chuckled, "I'll get back in touch with you on what other tests I want run. You're dismissed."
Madam X sat quietly thinking over what she had just been told. Now she could manipulate Max into whatever she wanted. She smiled again and walked towards the door, she was late for her visit with 452. She walked down the hall with a new sense of confidence and security.
She entered the room they were holding Max in and she quietly walked towards her.
"452 I know your weakness and now, your mine." She said quietly.
**********
Max again lay in bed, not wanting to move. She had come to the hard realization that when she moved, pain erupted throughout her entire body in massive bolts. She quickly grew attached to staring at the ceiling thinking of Logan. Her mind wandered off into a daydream. She knew all to well that as soon as she was in good condition they would start re-indoctrinating her.
*Flashback- dream*
"Hey! No trespassing, can't you read?" Max exclaimed happily.
"Take off your shoes and come here!" Logan playfully ordered
The soft sound of water lapping against the sand calmed her as she walked towards Logan. A distant foghorn was the only thing that helped her remember they weren't on their very own planet.
"I left you a little present back at your place." She smiled and an equally flirtatious smile spread across Logan's face as well. "A fresh chicken."
"Oh. Wow." Logan smiled again looking down and then back up to her. She could get lost in the depths in his eyes. The sheer color and the power they held behind them.
"I see a poulet chez Cale in your future...with a bottle of pre-pulse nuit St. George--say around 8:00?" He smiled again sending static chills through her.
She smiled and casually skulked closer to him, never breaking the eye contact.
"I was hoping you'd say that." She felt so relaxed so calm, and he helped her feel safe.
"It's beautiful isn't it." He said. She knew he had meant her, but never said anything, just listened to his voice.
"And it's funny for the first time...in a long time...I feel like anything and everything is possible." She couldn't contain her happiness as a slow smile spread across her face.
"Aren't you cold?" She asked
"Freezing..." He smiled again at her loving her presence and all it brought. " But it feels great." He held out his hand to her inviting her to join him. She nodded in the negative. He smiled and lightly shrugged, before he raised his cane, and with a small grunt, he pulled her to him. He gazed down at her, awaiting the perfect moment to kiss her.
Everything began to swirl together until she was back at the cabin in cape haven.
"Whatever! Go talk to your source. This girl's going to kick back, make S'mores and relax." She said finally fed up with Logan's poor excuse.
"Fine!" Logan yelled, quickly snapping the brakes up. "I'll be back later."
"Don't hurry." Logan looked back at her outraged by the fact that she couldn't understand the importance of his mission.
"Have fun because that is the most important thing." Logan retorted crudely.
"I'll try. Even though I'll be wracked by guilt, since I don't have enough to share with every single person on this planet." She sounded equally as pissed off as he did.
*Dream ends*
Max woke again to find herself in a different room. This time she had wires connected to her. She assumed it was some sort of assessment. The medication they gave her knocked her out most all the time. She didn't know how long she had been at Manticore, but she knew it had been long enough. Her eyes seemed heavy, but they snapped open when Madam X walked in this time holding a chart. She had a concrete smile plastered on her face and a glint of power and determination in her eyes.
******
"...This has been a streaming freedom video. Peace. Out." Logan closed the connection and slumped pressing his hands to his head. It had been almost a month now and he was just a few steps closer to reaching his goal of destroying Manticore for good.
He had been undergoing a revolutionary therapy treatment that would implant nerve endings to his spine and rework them into his original system. He couldn't really walk just yet on his own, but the use of the exoskeleton helped the atrophy in his legs and it would allow the development of stronger muscles. It had been painful the first week with the nerves in his back very sensitive. Although it had only been three weeks, he had recovered from the surgery and was working his way quickly through it all.
Logan slowly got up and made his way into his bedroom.
"Goodnight my love, goodnight my dark angel." Logan whispered as he was finally overcome with the need to sleep.
He fell into a deep sleep; it had been three days since the last time he had slept.
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