"Hey Lizzy what do you say you think we should go up there? Yeah? Come on
let's go up. Max baby talked to her daughter. Well let's just hope you
take after me and like it up high and arn't terrified like dady, although I
took dady up here a few times and once he even took me up here it was our
one month aniversery. This place meant a lot to us. It used to be my
special place, then it was mine and dady's now it can be ours. Were gonna
go see daddy after this ok, but I think he might have a better view from
here." Max said as she reached the top of the observation deack of the
space needle. "This place was very special to me and daddy I took him up
here when I told him we were family and we had our very first kiss up here
we had this big fight vecause he was ignoring meand I ran away and came up
here. Logan came up here knowing this is where I would be and he went out
on the edge right next to me even though he is terrified of heights. He
said he was sorry, he did care about me that I was the most important thing
in his life and he was going to start treating me that way. He said he
loved me and kissed me and we were together ever since. We didn't spend
one full day apart after that moment. Up here I can feel it lizzy I can
feel him looking down at us. I hope that you can feel it too babe." Max
spoke to her baby and then looking out at the sky talked to Logan. "I miss
you Logan I miss you so much you died a year ago today. I thought that it
should be easier by now at least a little bit. But it isn't getting any
easier Logan, Every day without you is worse. Lizzy is growing up so fast
and you don't get to see any of it. Logan wherever you are I love you and I
miss you and I promise we will find each other again somehow, we always
find each other."
"You've reached Michelle if you leave me a good message I might get back to you if I am avoiding you I am probably sitting here now listening to this screening my calls and in that case I wont be getting back to you."
"Yeah very cute message, I need to talk to you if you call me at..."
"Zack, I'm here I'm here what is it?"
"Michelle?" He wasn't asking if it was her, he was asking about the alias.
"I like the name."
"I liked your last one"
"I need to see you come tomorrow to the place we met last time I will see you then." Zack said before hanging up on Syl
"Hey big brother" Syl said getting Zack's attention as he came into Crash. "You better come give your sister a hug. Zack complied coming over and giving his sister a hug "I've missed you Zack but I know that this is business not social, so what's up?"
"We can't talk here, we'll take my bike back to my place." Zack turned and walked out of the bar Syl right behind him. He got on the Bike Syl getting on behind him. Syl was surprised when they pulled up to Maxies place.
"You moved in with Maxie?"
"No she lives at Logan's place, did since before... Cindy moved in there with her and the baby after help take care of both of them." Zack explained with a tone that was so full of emotion Syl barely recognized it as Zack's.
"How long have you been living here?"
"About a year."
"What ever happened to staying on the move for safety?"
"I stay here now for her safety."
"Aww your finally acting like a brother, I'm so proud of you." Syl teased but on seeing the look on Zacks face moved on. "So what is it you needed to tell me."
"I came across some intel...Logan is alive they faked his death, they are holding him there."
"Zack what, who has him."
"Manticore, they grabbed him to try to get to Maxie. They found out about eye's only but wont kill an asset. From what I know they haven't been able to get anything out of him about Maxis and her whereabouts, and he covered his tracks well they can't find anything on there own. They are trying to reprogram him and send him back out to kill Maxis or take her in himself."
"So what do we do?"
"We are going to break him out."
"No we can't hit that side of the fence there are posts from too many sides...Zack why are we doing this here?" Syl asked suddenly in the middle of planning. "Max doesn't know about any of this does she?"
"No and I would prefer that it stay that way until he is back."
He's Max's boyfriend she has every right to know that the father of her child is still alive." Syl argued with her brother.
"No If she knows she would want to go with us we wouldn't be able to stop her and what woulg happen to lizzy if she lost max too."
"We can convince her to help from a distance."
"I don't think we could, and even if we could, what happens if he dies or if we can't get him out what then. You didn't see her when he died, you weren't with her for those months, she was shattered, she wouldn't eat or sleep, if she wasn't an X5 she would be dead right now. Even with her revved up dna without the baby I don't think she would have made it anyway. She almost died the first time she lost him I'm pretty sure if she lost him all over again she would really die."
"I was joking before about being proud of you, but I really am you knnow you are a great brother."
"My contact inside is a med tech didn't know what he was getting into untill it was too late wants out. He has been one of the ones working on logan but really he is switching out the drugs for painkillers to help him and faking the tests. Logan has been looking for a way out along with the tech. The basic idea is to get them here not to his usual lab, but to the emergency exam room they use for soldiers near the northwest entrance here. You create a diversion here getting the guards to leave him and I will have already slipped inside posing as a soldier of manticore. As soon as the guards leave I go in you take out the security uplink and we slip out."
"How do they get to the room in the first place."
"Logan is going to fake a seziure during morning transport it is the closest room they will use it."
"And what did you want for a distraction."
"I figured c4 at the perimater would be nice."
"And to hack into security." Syl added the next logical component.
"I got some of Logan's computer equipment it should do Max doesn't go into that room so she wont notice it's gone."
"Lydecker knows what you look like Zack how do you get in without being recognized?" Syl was worried if he can't get in that would leave them at square one.
"I wont be me. I will be my clone there is one in another group he is on a mission reporting directly back to base when his objective is complete. I change my barcode to 601 and shave my head instant clearence."
"Don't you think it's risky"
"Don't you think it sounds like fun." Zack countered with a glint in his eye.
"When does this take place?" Syl said looking at the schematics hoping it was at least a week if not more.
"39 hours from now....It will work Syl........It has to."
"Logan were getting out." Jim said to Logan as soon as he could.
"What?"
"I gotta hold of my contact on the outside he was very interested in getting both of us out of here said his name was Zack and you would know him."
"Zack is your contact." Logan couldn't believe his ears.
"Is something wrong, is this guy not legit?" Jim started to panic.
"No this is good, ...so what's the plan?"
"Lizzy come on you can do it."Max encouraged her daughter who was standing on her own thinking of taking her first attempt at steps.
"come on baby boo" OC said standing behind Max who was sitting o the floor arms streched tworods her daughter. "oh my good look Lizzy yay you did it!" Max ran over to her daughter and scooped her up in her arms showering the five month olds face with kisses.
"Damn five months old and she already took her first steps" OC said.
"And said three words" added the proud parent.
"You got one smart chica there boo"
"Just like daddy, huh Lizzy?" Max said looking at Liz.
"daa deee" the toddler repeated
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"You've reached Michelle if you leave me a good message I might get back to you if I am avoiding you I am probably sitting here now listening to this screening my calls and in that case I wont be getting back to you."
"Yeah very cute message, I need to talk to you if you call me at..."
"Zack, I'm here I'm here what is it?"
"Michelle?" He wasn't asking if it was her, he was asking about the alias.
"I like the name."
"I liked your last one"
"I need to see you come tomorrow to the place we met last time I will see you then." Zack said before hanging up on Syl
"Hey big brother" Syl said getting Zack's attention as he came into Crash. "You better come give your sister a hug. Zack complied coming over and giving his sister a hug "I've missed you Zack but I know that this is business not social, so what's up?"
"We can't talk here, we'll take my bike back to my place." Zack turned and walked out of the bar Syl right behind him. He got on the Bike Syl getting on behind him. Syl was surprised when they pulled up to Maxies place.
"You moved in with Maxie?"
"No she lives at Logan's place, did since before... Cindy moved in there with her and the baby after help take care of both of them." Zack explained with a tone that was so full of emotion Syl barely recognized it as Zack's.
"How long have you been living here?"
"About a year."
"What ever happened to staying on the move for safety?"
"I stay here now for her safety."
"Aww your finally acting like a brother, I'm so proud of you." Syl teased but on seeing the look on Zacks face moved on. "So what is it you needed to tell me."
"I came across some intel...Logan is alive they faked his death, they are holding him there."
"Zack what, who has him."
"Manticore, they grabbed him to try to get to Maxie. They found out about eye's only but wont kill an asset. From what I know they haven't been able to get anything out of him about Maxis and her whereabouts, and he covered his tracks well they can't find anything on there own. They are trying to reprogram him and send him back out to kill Maxis or take her in himself."
"So what do we do?"
"We are going to break him out."
"No we can't hit that side of the fence there are posts from too many sides...Zack why are we doing this here?" Syl asked suddenly in the middle of planning. "Max doesn't know about any of this does she?"
"No and I would prefer that it stay that way until he is back."
He's Max's boyfriend she has every right to know that the father of her child is still alive." Syl argued with her brother.
"No If she knows she would want to go with us we wouldn't be able to stop her and what woulg happen to lizzy if she lost max too."
"We can convince her to help from a distance."
"I don't think we could, and even if we could, what happens if he dies or if we can't get him out what then. You didn't see her when he died, you weren't with her for those months, she was shattered, she wouldn't eat or sleep, if she wasn't an X5 she would be dead right now. Even with her revved up dna without the baby I don't think she would have made it anyway. She almost died the first time she lost him I'm pretty sure if she lost him all over again she would really die."
"I was joking before about being proud of you, but I really am you knnow you are a great brother."
"My contact inside is a med tech didn't know what he was getting into untill it was too late wants out. He has been one of the ones working on logan but really he is switching out the drugs for painkillers to help him and faking the tests. Logan has been looking for a way out along with the tech. The basic idea is to get them here not to his usual lab, but to the emergency exam room they use for soldiers near the northwest entrance here. You create a diversion here getting the guards to leave him and I will have already slipped inside posing as a soldier of manticore. As soon as the guards leave I go in you take out the security uplink and we slip out."
"How do they get to the room in the first place."
"Logan is going to fake a seziure during morning transport it is the closest room they will use it."
"And what did you want for a distraction."
"I figured c4 at the perimater would be nice."
"And to hack into security." Syl added the next logical component.
"I got some of Logan's computer equipment it should do Max doesn't go into that room so she wont notice it's gone."
"Lydecker knows what you look like Zack how do you get in without being recognized?" Syl was worried if he can't get in that would leave them at square one.
"I wont be me. I will be my clone there is one in another group he is on a mission reporting directly back to base when his objective is complete. I change my barcode to 601 and shave my head instant clearence."
"Don't you think it's risky"
"Don't you think it sounds like fun." Zack countered with a glint in his eye.
"When does this take place?" Syl said looking at the schematics hoping it was at least a week if not more.
"39 hours from now....It will work Syl........It has to."
"Logan were getting out." Jim said to Logan as soon as he could.
"What?"
"I gotta hold of my contact on the outside he was very interested in getting both of us out of here said his name was Zack and you would know him."
"Zack is your contact." Logan couldn't believe his ears.
"Is something wrong, is this guy not legit?" Jim started to panic.
"No this is good, ...so what's the plan?"
"Lizzy come on you can do it."Max encouraged her daughter who was standing on her own thinking of taking her first attempt at steps.
"come on baby boo" OC said standing behind Max who was sitting o the floor arms streched tworods her daughter. "oh my good look Lizzy yay you did it!" Max ran over to her daughter and scooped her up in her arms showering the five month olds face with kisses.
"Damn five months old and she already took her first steps" OC said.
"And said three words" added the proud parent.
"You got one smart chica there boo"
"Just like daddy, huh Lizzy?" Max said looking at Liz.
"daa deee" the toddler repeated
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