Disclamer: I don't own Dark Angel
For Zack the days flowed into weeks which in their own seamed endless. Finally just two days short of a month after Max and Eliza had been taken, they had a plan. It would be too dangerous to try to get Max and Eliza at the same time so they were forced to make a choice. Max wouldn't be able to live with being out while Eliza was stuck inside. And as much as Zack would prefer to get Max out and then find Eliza and possibly Jordan he needed to get Eliza out and possibly Jordan. Zack prayed that they would find Max and not a reprogrammed X-5452.
They waited until nightfall and Zack, Tinga, Jondy, and Zane made their way into the walls of the Manticore prison. Kritt stood as lookout and Jace drove the getaway van. Syl had stayed behind with Tinga's son Case, Jace's son Max, Jondy's daughter Sam, and his own daughters Sarah and Meg. Roy, Jondy's husband was with her but Charlie, Tinga's husband had been forced to stay in Canada by his work. Zack and Tinga would wait until Jondy and Zane found Max and were safely out the door before they entered the nursery which wasn't heavily guarded. Jondy and Zane gave their signal and it was time for Zack and Tinga to do their jobs. Once in the nursery they realized that it realitivley empty. The first person that Zack noticed was Little Jordan. He hadn't expected her to be here, she was nearly three years old. Zack got Tinga's attention and pointed out the sleeping child. Tinga nodded and Zack made his way through the rows of cribs to where Eliza was sleeping. He also noticed that the guard sitting in the corner, he was fast asleep. Zack gently pressed on a pressure point on the guard so he would ensure that he would not wake up. Careful to lift the baby so that he wouldn't waken her he turned toward the door. Tinga had Jordan cradled in her arms, blankets covering her so she was less likely to wake up. Silently they stole out of the building using super speed. The good people of Manticore would know about the heist when they checked on the girls in the morning. As they got to the car Jondy ran out to meet them.
"How did it go?" She asked him.
"Better than expected," Tinga told her pulling the sheet back so Jondy could see her daughter.
"Look who we found." Jordan turned her head in her sleep and showed her mother the face that had been haunting her dreams.
*~*~*~*
Jondy cried for day after Jordan was returned to her. Roy had broken down when Jondy had walked in with Jordan but he had been the stable one. It had taken Jordan a day or so to get reused to her mom and dad. But now the little girl clung to the mother she hadn't seen in so long. They had found out later that Jordan hadn't been much of a use to Manticore. She had average intelligence and she was normally developed. She showed no signs of her mother's Manticorian influence.
Zack was at a loss about what to do with Eliza. Jondy wasn't stable enough to take her. Jace was a single parent to her son Maxwell, Tinga was swinging Case alone while Charlie was stuck in Canada working. Kritt and Syl had Sarah and a barely two week old Meg. Zane was definitely out Not only could he barely take care of himself and his dog Millie, he moved around all the time. Zack couldn't care for her himself he had to plan to get Max out that alone would take plenty of time.
He knew what he had to do, what was best for all involved.
He sure hoped Logan liked surprises.
For Zack the days flowed into weeks which in their own seamed endless. Finally just two days short of a month after Max and Eliza had been taken, they had a plan. It would be too dangerous to try to get Max and Eliza at the same time so they were forced to make a choice. Max wouldn't be able to live with being out while Eliza was stuck inside. And as much as Zack would prefer to get Max out and then find Eliza and possibly Jordan he needed to get Eliza out and possibly Jordan. Zack prayed that they would find Max and not a reprogrammed X-5452.
They waited until nightfall and Zack, Tinga, Jondy, and Zane made their way into the walls of the Manticore prison. Kritt stood as lookout and Jace drove the getaway van. Syl had stayed behind with Tinga's son Case, Jace's son Max, Jondy's daughter Sam, and his own daughters Sarah and Meg. Roy, Jondy's husband was with her but Charlie, Tinga's husband had been forced to stay in Canada by his work. Zack and Tinga would wait until Jondy and Zane found Max and were safely out the door before they entered the nursery which wasn't heavily guarded. Jondy and Zane gave their signal and it was time for Zack and Tinga to do their jobs. Once in the nursery they realized that it realitivley empty. The first person that Zack noticed was Little Jordan. He hadn't expected her to be here, she was nearly three years old. Zack got Tinga's attention and pointed out the sleeping child. Tinga nodded and Zack made his way through the rows of cribs to where Eliza was sleeping. He also noticed that the guard sitting in the corner, he was fast asleep. Zack gently pressed on a pressure point on the guard so he would ensure that he would not wake up. Careful to lift the baby so that he wouldn't waken her he turned toward the door. Tinga had Jordan cradled in her arms, blankets covering her so she was less likely to wake up. Silently they stole out of the building using super speed. The good people of Manticore would know about the heist when they checked on the girls in the morning. As they got to the car Jondy ran out to meet them.
"How did it go?" She asked him.
"Better than expected," Tinga told her pulling the sheet back so Jondy could see her daughter.
"Look who we found." Jordan turned her head in her sleep and showed her mother the face that had been haunting her dreams.
*~*~*~*
Jondy cried for day after Jordan was returned to her. Roy had broken down when Jondy had walked in with Jordan but he had been the stable one. It had taken Jordan a day or so to get reused to her mom and dad. But now the little girl clung to the mother she hadn't seen in so long. They had found out later that Jordan hadn't been much of a use to Manticore. She had average intelligence and she was normally developed. She showed no signs of her mother's Manticorian influence.
Zack was at a loss about what to do with Eliza. Jondy wasn't stable enough to take her. Jace was a single parent to her son Maxwell, Tinga was swinging Case alone while Charlie was stuck in Canada working. Kritt and Syl had Sarah and a barely two week old Meg. Zane was definitely out Not only could he barely take care of himself and his dog Millie, he moved around all the time. Zack couldn't care for her himself he had to plan to get Max out that alone would take plenty of time.
He knew what he had to do, what was best for all involved.
He sure hoped Logan liked surprises.
