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Its was morning and Becca still hadn't woken up, Alec and Max had taken turns checking on her though what was left of the night, and while she had tossed and turned a little, she was out. Alec was now dozing on the couch and Max was in Original Cindy's room watching over the X5, her and Alec had agreed that someone should be there when the girl woke up, who knew what she would do? Max got up to look in on Alec, she smiled slightly at him, as he lay asleep, he looked so innocent, like a little boy. Suddenly a Max heard a movement behind her, she turned to see Rebecca, propped up on one elbow, with her other hand cupping her wounded side. "Hey" Max said softly, cautiously, "Be careful, I don't have much more blood to give you." She walked closer to the bed and was relieved that Becca seemed to be better, her eyes were clear and she looked more confused than weak. "What am I doing here?" Becca questioned, not unkindly, but straight forward. "Did Logan get his chip?" Becca tried to sit up a little more but the room kind of spun, she put her hand to her head, and then tried to focus on her injuries, but Max answered her question. "You were shot in the side" she said, leaning over to check the bandage "And apparently you got hit on the head hard enough to scramble the sense out of you for a little while. You showed up at Logan's with a gun and no clue what you were doing. Ringing any bells?" Becca closed her eyes and nodded then looked down "Is Logan ok?" She asked quietly, fearing the worse.
Max was about to answer when a voice broke in "Oh, you know Logan, he's just amazed any woman would stop by unannounced to visit him, harmful intent or not" He was about to add more when he registered the look Max was giving him. "How do you feel" Max asked Rebecca. "I am alright" Becca replied, then paused, "I am thirsty, may I have some water?" Alec went to get the water as Max continued to as the girl questions. He paused at the doorway, watching them, before handing Max the glass. Becca took the glass and drained it, then grimaced, "Oh, that hurts" she muttered, Alec nodded "Yeah, bullets will do that to you" Max got up, "I'll get some aspirin" and left the room, Alec moved closer to the bed and lowered his voice, a serious look on his face "Are you ok?" he asked softly "you were pretty out of it" Becca closed her eyes a moment, then looked up at the door behind him, "Did I hurt anyone?" she asked quietly. "No" Alec replied "We showed up in time, but I think you would have shot him if we hadn't" He moved next to her be and knelt down "You thought you were back at Manticore" he continued "you panicked, not letting Dr. Shankar stick a needle in you" He watched her face closely, looking for a bad reaction to his words, she just looked at him silently, so he kept talking slowly "I understand what you were feeling, Manticore made me hate needles too." He paused so his words could sink in. He watched as her dark green eyes widened a little then she broke eye contact. "Look if you ever need to talk, you know where to find me, anytime." Alec told her, knowing not to push, she nodded but didn't look at him, he stood up, "Maxie, I am going to go change then go to work, want me to cover for you" he walked out of the room and to the door, "yeah, I am going to stay here with her, make sure she is ok, with our healing she should be ready to go home tonight." Max said. Alec leaned to her, "Listen Max" he said, voice serious "don't ask her questions about Last night or Biggs, just stay to the easy stuff." Max s looked up at him, reading his face then nodded, "ok. see you tonight" She shut the door after Alec and walked back to find the wounded X5 had lain back down and was looking at with tired eyes. "You want to crash" Max asked "Yeah" was the sleepy reply and the girl dropped off once more. Max waited a bit the walked towards the bathroom, planning a hot bath to wash the tired night off her.
"IS YOUR LIFE MORE IMORTANT THAN THE MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!" Becca rolled over oblivious to the pain in her side. "WHY DID YOU PUT YOUR WHOLE TEAM IN DANGER?!?!?" Her hand rolled into a fist, as the yelling continued, her legs thrashed under the blanket. "WHAT HAPPENS TO A SOLDIER WHO FAILS" the voice raged in her dream. Her eyes shot open and she sat straight up, panting, then doubling over as the pain in her side registered in her brain. She waited for the pain to subside then tried to swing her legs over the side of the bed, she was reprimanded by another shot of pain and the room tilting to the side. She closed her eyes, and then waited till the pain subsided a little, slowly she opened her eyes. "Hey!" Max voice came out of nowhere "What are you doing take it easy." Max concerned face came into her line of vision, "I am ok, and I wanted to try to sit up. A good soldier doesn't neglect his or her duty" she replied. Max was confused then put her arm out to make sure the girl didn't try to stand up, "Ok, but take it slow" Max insisted. Becca pushed Maxs arm away with her strong arm, "I can do it" she said forcefully, Max realized the girl was determined and then realized what the problem was. "Listen" Max said to Becca "Pushing yourself is not going to bring your boyfriend back, but you have me and Alec to help you though this."
"Boyfriend" Becca repeated "what?" "I know about you and Biggs, that you were together, Manticore is gone, you can just be honest" Max said kindly. "I know it's hard, but you will get used to it all"
Becca paused and looked at Max, her eyes narrowing, then the girls' words hit her. She thinks we were a couple. That made sense, I have got to get out of here she thought, looking around. Then she tried to get to her feet it was lucky Max was there because she made it half way up then her legs betrayed her. Max grabbed her and eased her to the bed, worried, she didn't know what to do. "Look, why don't you lay down, it's 8 o'clock and it you crash out now your body can get its strength back, then you can get out and back to your place" She looked at the X5 who was starting to struggle against her, and for an instant it reminded her of the woods, with Ben, he had a similar look in her eye, that haunted, helpless, Manticore look. She thought of an idea, "Listen solder," she said firmly, "You are to rest and get you strength back, and that's an order." She thought it was crazy but Becca stopped fighting and laid down, watched Max as she sat down by the bed. Max was lost in thought. What had Manticore done to this X5, and to her brothers and sisters, she shook her head and looked at the clock, then back at the girl laying on the bed, she stayed with her till she was sure the girl was asleep, then got up, after standing at the window lost in thought for a bit, she turned and picked up the phone.
Its was morning and Becca still hadn't woken up, Alec and Max had taken turns checking on her though what was left of the night, and while she had tossed and turned a little, she was out. Alec was now dozing on the couch and Max was in Original Cindy's room watching over the X5, her and Alec had agreed that someone should be there when the girl woke up, who knew what she would do? Max got up to look in on Alec, she smiled slightly at him, as he lay asleep, he looked so innocent, like a little boy. Suddenly a Max heard a movement behind her, she turned to see Rebecca, propped up on one elbow, with her other hand cupping her wounded side. "Hey" Max said softly, cautiously, "Be careful, I don't have much more blood to give you." She walked closer to the bed and was relieved that Becca seemed to be better, her eyes were clear and she looked more confused than weak. "What am I doing here?" Becca questioned, not unkindly, but straight forward. "Did Logan get his chip?" Becca tried to sit up a little more but the room kind of spun, she put her hand to her head, and then tried to focus on her injuries, but Max answered her question. "You were shot in the side" she said, leaning over to check the bandage "And apparently you got hit on the head hard enough to scramble the sense out of you for a little while. You showed up at Logan's with a gun and no clue what you were doing. Ringing any bells?" Becca closed her eyes and nodded then looked down "Is Logan ok?" She asked quietly, fearing the worse.
Max was about to answer when a voice broke in "Oh, you know Logan, he's just amazed any woman would stop by unannounced to visit him, harmful intent or not" He was about to add more when he registered the look Max was giving him. "How do you feel" Max asked Rebecca. "I am alright" Becca replied, then paused, "I am thirsty, may I have some water?" Alec went to get the water as Max continued to as the girl questions. He paused at the doorway, watching them, before handing Max the glass. Becca took the glass and drained it, then grimaced, "Oh, that hurts" she muttered, Alec nodded "Yeah, bullets will do that to you" Max got up, "I'll get some aspirin" and left the room, Alec moved closer to the bed and lowered his voice, a serious look on his face "Are you ok?" he asked softly "you were pretty out of it" Becca closed her eyes a moment, then looked up at the door behind him, "Did I hurt anyone?" she asked quietly. "No" Alec replied "We showed up in time, but I think you would have shot him if we hadn't" He moved next to her be and knelt down "You thought you were back at Manticore" he continued "you panicked, not letting Dr. Shankar stick a needle in you" He watched her face closely, looking for a bad reaction to his words, she just looked at him silently, so he kept talking slowly "I understand what you were feeling, Manticore made me hate needles too." He paused so his words could sink in. He watched as her dark green eyes widened a little then she broke eye contact. "Look if you ever need to talk, you know where to find me, anytime." Alec told her, knowing not to push, she nodded but didn't look at him, he stood up, "Maxie, I am going to go change then go to work, want me to cover for you" he walked out of the room and to the door, "yeah, I am going to stay here with her, make sure she is ok, with our healing she should be ready to go home tonight." Max said. Alec leaned to her, "Listen Max" he said, voice serious "don't ask her questions about Last night or Biggs, just stay to the easy stuff." Max s looked up at him, reading his face then nodded, "ok. see you tonight" She shut the door after Alec and walked back to find the wounded X5 had lain back down and was looking at with tired eyes. "You want to crash" Max asked "Yeah" was the sleepy reply and the girl dropped off once more. Max waited a bit the walked towards the bathroom, planning a hot bath to wash the tired night off her.
"IS YOUR LIFE MORE IMORTANT THAN THE MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!" Becca rolled over oblivious to the pain in her side. "WHY DID YOU PUT YOUR WHOLE TEAM IN DANGER?!?!?" Her hand rolled into a fist, as the yelling continued, her legs thrashed under the blanket. "WHAT HAPPENS TO A SOLDIER WHO FAILS" the voice raged in her dream. Her eyes shot open and she sat straight up, panting, then doubling over as the pain in her side registered in her brain. She waited for the pain to subside then tried to swing her legs over the side of the bed, she was reprimanded by another shot of pain and the room tilting to the side. She closed her eyes, and then waited till the pain subsided a little, slowly she opened her eyes. "Hey!" Max voice came out of nowhere "What are you doing take it easy." Max concerned face came into her line of vision, "I am ok, and I wanted to try to sit up. A good soldier doesn't neglect his or her duty" she replied. Max was confused then put her arm out to make sure the girl didn't try to stand up, "Ok, but take it slow" Max insisted. Becca pushed Maxs arm away with her strong arm, "I can do it" she said forcefully, Max realized the girl was determined and then realized what the problem was. "Listen" Max said to Becca "Pushing yourself is not going to bring your boyfriend back, but you have me and Alec to help you though this."
"Boyfriend" Becca repeated "what?" "I know about you and Biggs, that you were together, Manticore is gone, you can just be honest" Max said kindly. "I know it's hard, but you will get used to it all"
Becca paused and looked at Max, her eyes narrowing, then the girls' words hit her. She thinks we were a couple. That made sense, I have got to get out of here she thought, looking around. Then she tried to get to her feet it was lucky Max was there because she made it half way up then her legs betrayed her. Max grabbed her and eased her to the bed, worried, she didn't know what to do. "Look, why don't you lay down, it's 8 o'clock and it you crash out now your body can get its strength back, then you can get out and back to your place" She looked at the X5 who was starting to struggle against her, and for an instant it reminded her of the woods, with Ben, he had a similar look in her eye, that haunted, helpless, Manticore look. She thought of an idea, "Listen solder," she said firmly, "You are to rest and get you strength back, and that's an order." She thought it was crazy but Becca stopped fighting and laid down, watched Max as she sat down by the bed. Max was lost in thought. What had Manticore done to this X5, and to her brothers and sisters, she shook her head and looked at the clock, then back at the girl laying on the bed, she stayed with her till she was sure the girl was asleep, then got up, after standing at the window lost in thought for a bit, she turned and picked up the phone.
