I know the chapters are not long, sorry about that. Still try to enjoy it!!!

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AN ALIAS APPROACH

„He sat in a car a few blocks from the apartment. He is police or something, has a gun with him, a computer and a communication device." Logan hung between the two guys, his knees almost touching the ground.

Dazed, he looked up, locking eyes with Max. For a split second he looked like he wanted to apologize to her.

Richard didn't notice. "Get him over here." The two men dragged him over and dropped him to the ground in front of their boss and Max.

"Get up!" he was ordered, but Logan hardly reacted, he kept his eyes down as he half-lay on the ground. What was he supposed to do? He was helpless.

Richard reached for his gun, aiming it at Logan's head, his finger around the trigger.

"Wait!" Max held up a hand and stepped between Logan and Richard. "If he lied to me, I wanna do it." She intently looked at Richard, hiding her fear behind a mask of determination.

"I want to do it." She said slowly.

Richard nodded, and then lowered his gun.

Max grabbed a knife; the same Richard had threatened to slice her throat with mere hours ago.

She bent down and grabbed Logan by the collar, heaving him up a few inches from the ground. "You never should have betrayed me!" She looked straight at him, with all the anger and disappointment she felt towards him from giving up on her, even though she knew it was not fair. Without hesitating she stabbed him, some how hoping it was low enough so he didn't have to feel the pain, but knowing that was not going to happen.

Logan flinched and Max knew he didn't pretend, she had inflicted pain on him! On Logan, the one person she loved in this world! She had deliberately hurt him- again!

She drew away and watched him sink to the ground, disgust showing in her face, but not for the reasons Richard and his guys probably assumed. She had to fight to keep her composure, but there was nothing she could do for Logan right now. She just couldn't risk exposure now. There were too many armed guys; she wouldn't be able to get Logan out unharmed. And with him being immobile and injured, chances were even lower.

So she played her role, her heart breaking inwardly. Richard gave Logan a hostile kick after he had sunken to the ground which sent him over the edge of the sheer behind him. He toppled down and Max followed his fall, unable to move away. He was incapable of stopping his fall, hands bound together, legs useless.

Finally, the stem of a tree did just that and he lay there, motionless.

"Julia! Let's go!" Max tore her gaze away from the form beneath her, completely out of reach, and jumped into the pick-up. She had to hurry, he didn't have much time left she feared.

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Max ran through the dirty streets of sector 6. She had excused herself and locked the bathroom door behind her, letting the water run. She raced up the main street until she saw a telephone booth in a side alley. With shaking hands she called a number.

"Identification required," an artificial male voice told her.

Catching her breath she remembered the code. "71672, orange."

"What's up?" A real voice immediately asked.

"You need to get to Logan!"

"Have you accomplished your mission?" the S1W member pressed.

"Just activate the transmitter and track it down! It'll lead you to Logan!" Max was getting impatient.

"You were supposed to attach it to the target…"

"I don't care about your f***," she gave up. "Where is Asha?"

"Not here."

"Then listen to me. I have to get back, but Logan is bleeding to death. I stabbed him! They were going to kill him, I had to do it! Just get your ass out there and find him! I'll take care of your target," she finished and hung up, knowing they were all running out of time.

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max returned to the apartment, the same way she had left. She quickly stuck her hair under the water and wrapped up in a huge towel. Taking a deep breath she returned to her charade.

She knew that Richard and his guys wanted to celebrate the successful mission. That was probably her one and only chance to get hold of the biological weapon and take it to Det. Sung. Honestly, she didn't really care about it, now that Logan was in danger. But it was his fight, too. And for his sake she had to finish it. When she was fast enough, he might be able to nail down the whole bunch.

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And she was fast enough. Three hours later the mission was accomplished and Max could watch the bad boys being led to police cars, a satisfied, if short-lived grin on her face.

She hadn't noticed Matt Sung stepping closer. "You did a good job, Max."

She forced a sincere smile on her face. "At least you caught them and saved the world."

"Yeah, those guys will spend the rest of their lives behind bars I think. That's something, isn't it?"

Max nodded, not really convinced.

"Oh, and Max. The guy's name wasn't Richard Donham but Ames White."

"Doesn't make much of a difference, but thanks."

Matt nodded. "It's good to have you back."

Max waved at him and turned to leave. With her thoughts she was far away.

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TBC

Well, that was my way of making Season 2 impossible to happen!

What do you guys think?

And a happy new year by the way!