Alec opened the cell, taking a deep breath, preparing himself for the
emotions on the other side of the door, Unfortunately he was preparing for
the wrong thing. Gone was the scared, emotional vulnerable girl, instead he
met the eyes of a pure soldier.
"How long you gonna keep me here, Alec?" she asked sarcastically drawing out his name. She was pacing back and forth like a tiger, her green eyes never leaving him. There was no sign of fear on her face, and it looked like she was ready to fight.
"I am not the enemy here" he started, "Oh, My bad, I thought it was you that knocked me out then locked me in here." She replied hotly. "Guess that means I can go" and with that she walked to the door. Alec put out his hand to stop her and yelled to Max "Max, Lock the door" the sound of the bolt falling into place was his reply.
Rebecca moved into fighting stance, and Alec reciprocated, "Becca, I don't want to fight you," he said calmly, "Then let me go" she replied angrily. "You know I can't, we have to work this out, I am your friend here" he told her, trying to diffuse the situation. "Fine" she said, rolling her head from side to side "You want it the hard way, lets go!" and with that she moved in for the attack.
Max watched the fight through the little window. Rebecca was an excellent fighter, and apparently Alec was just as good, every move blocked every hit solid, Alec grabbed Rebecca's leg as it went up, she took advantage of his busy hands to land a solid punch to his face, then she jumped up twisting her leg free and almost kicking Alecs head with the other. Alec blocked the kick and went down meeting Beccas landing feet with his own swiping leg, knocking her down, she bounced back up. Max watched thinking how perfect they were. Manticore knew what it was doing, beautiful, lethal soldiers, doing what they were trained. She winced as Alec hit the wall, thanks to a hard kick to the chest. "ALEC!" 481 shouted "You can't keep me here, let me go, and I will stop kicking your ass!" Alec stood straight up "One, your not kicking my ass, Two, just let Max and I help you, it doesn't have to be this way"
Rebecca looked into his eyes and knew he was telling the truth, but it didn't matter, last night when the shock had worn off she had time to think, and realize this was not Manticore, and that she was being held prisoner, and that made her angry. She was not weak, she didn't need help, and even thought at first those words sounded untrue, she had enough time to make herself believe them. Her existence depended on being strong, she was not born to be taken care of or mothered, and she was not going to spend her life in a cage. Rebecca had decided when Alec returned she was getting out or dying trying, either of which suited her. She knew she had some trouble but she could handle it on her own, or she didn't deserve to live. She looked at Alec then released a series of kicks and punches aimed at him. The fight went on for ten or fifteen more minutes, and then someone got hurt.
It was an accident—Alec was fighting her but not meaning to hurt her when on of his kick connected to her leg, even Max heard the sound of the break. Alec stood still for a second and watch as Becca tried to stand, if she hadn't been already fighting she might have gotten up, but kicks to the ribs had taken a lot of wind from her, plus her body was still healing, and the X5 vs. X5 fight was too soon. He looked helplessly at the door, looking to Max for help, she open the door and entered hesitantly.
It was like the woods, with Ben, the day she killed him. Rebecca struggling to get up, Max was frozen by the similarity. She looked at Alec alarmed to see the horror on his face as he watched his friend. She remembered how she felt when Ben was down, there were Manticore soldiers in the forest, and she remembered the pain she felt when she had to make that choice. She looked at Alec who was on the floor, trying to get her to calm down, and that's when she decided, Manticore stole one sibling, and it would get not more. She knelt down beside Alec.
Alec tried to hold her, she tried to push his away and stand, she even got in one last punch to his face when he knelt close. He remembered Max telling him about Ben, and the woods, he looked at Becca, watching her struggle, then her saw Max reach for her. His eyes widened "Max NO!" he started, she turned to him, "Alec, we have to help her," she said confused. He looked at Becca again, she had stopped fighting, pain taking over her features, not just from her leg, he guessed but from everywhere else. Her eyes were filling with tears, and she grimaced holding her leg. "Just kill me" She said through her teeth, "I failed, I deserve it" fighting back sobs of pain and anguish, she looked to both of them, "I give up" she said "Please help me" with that she gave into her tears and let Max hold her as she cried. "No!" Max said fiercely "We are not going to let anything happened to you, we will find a way to get you through this." She held the sobbing X5 as Alec moved to the other side and leaned over to Max sandwiching the girl in between them. There were tears in everywhere as the three sat there, two of them holding their broken friend.
This time they went to Dr. Carr. He was good about the keeping things quiet. Rebecca had stayed conscience the whole ride over, and the Doctor tried hooked her up to the IV, she looked to Alec and Max in alarm and Max went to her holding her hand and bushing hair off her face. "Its ok, Alec and I are here and we are not going to let anyone hurt you," she said soothingly, she kept holding her as the needle poked into the redheads pale skin. Rebecca's grip eased as the morphine took effect and she drifted off, her head leaning into Max's hand. As Max smiled and watched to X5, a voice broke into her thoughts.
"I think most of us hate hospitals," he said quietly, coming up behind Max and wrapping one arm around her waist. "They remind us of getting tested and experimented in, you know, having your leg broken to check how fast it would heal." Max looked at him, and said softly, "I am not going to let anyone hurt you either" Their eyes met and he smiled at her, "Thanks," he said. He nodded toward the unconscious X5 "what are we going to do about her?" he said quietly. She thought about it then said "One of us is going to have to move. She doesn't need a babysitter, but if one of us is there, just our presence then she will feel more secure, and making a routine shouldn't be too hard, she just need someone to show her the way."
Alec looked at her, the idea might work, Biggs hadn't tried to acclimate her he just tried to sooth her, give her security, he could do that, and help her get her own identity, away from Manticore. He looked to Max, "Which of us should move? "he asked, she kissed him and smiled "How about both of us?" her smile grew at the look of surprise on his face. "Max?" he questioned. "What do you mean?"
"How long you gonna keep me here, Alec?" she asked sarcastically drawing out his name. She was pacing back and forth like a tiger, her green eyes never leaving him. There was no sign of fear on her face, and it looked like she was ready to fight.
"I am not the enemy here" he started, "Oh, My bad, I thought it was you that knocked me out then locked me in here." She replied hotly. "Guess that means I can go" and with that she walked to the door. Alec put out his hand to stop her and yelled to Max "Max, Lock the door" the sound of the bolt falling into place was his reply.
Rebecca moved into fighting stance, and Alec reciprocated, "Becca, I don't want to fight you," he said calmly, "Then let me go" she replied angrily. "You know I can't, we have to work this out, I am your friend here" he told her, trying to diffuse the situation. "Fine" she said, rolling her head from side to side "You want it the hard way, lets go!" and with that she moved in for the attack.
Max watched the fight through the little window. Rebecca was an excellent fighter, and apparently Alec was just as good, every move blocked every hit solid, Alec grabbed Rebecca's leg as it went up, she took advantage of his busy hands to land a solid punch to his face, then she jumped up twisting her leg free and almost kicking Alecs head with the other. Alec blocked the kick and went down meeting Beccas landing feet with his own swiping leg, knocking her down, she bounced back up. Max watched thinking how perfect they were. Manticore knew what it was doing, beautiful, lethal soldiers, doing what they were trained. She winced as Alec hit the wall, thanks to a hard kick to the chest. "ALEC!" 481 shouted "You can't keep me here, let me go, and I will stop kicking your ass!" Alec stood straight up "One, your not kicking my ass, Two, just let Max and I help you, it doesn't have to be this way"
Rebecca looked into his eyes and knew he was telling the truth, but it didn't matter, last night when the shock had worn off she had time to think, and realize this was not Manticore, and that she was being held prisoner, and that made her angry. She was not weak, she didn't need help, and even thought at first those words sounded untrue, she had enough time to make herself believe them. Her existence depended on being strong, she was not born to be taken care of or mothered, and she was not going to spend her life in a cage. Rebecca had decided when Alec returned she was getting out or dying trying, either of which suited her. She knew she had some trouble but she could handle it on her own, or she didn't deserve to live. She looked at Alec then released a series of kicks and punches aimed at him. The fight went on for ten or fifteen more minutes, and then someone got hurt.
It was an accident—Alec was fighting her but not meaning to hurt her when on of his kick connected to her leg, even Max heard the sound of the break. Alec stood still for a second and watch as Becca tried to stand, if she hadn't been already fighting she might have gotten up, but kicks to the ribs had taken a lot of wind from her, plus her body was still healing, and the X5 vs. X5 fight was too soon. He looked helplessly at the door, looking to Max for help, she open the door and entered hesitantly.
It was like the woods, with Ben, the day she killed him. Rebecca struggling to get up, Max was frozen by the similarity. She looked at Alec alarmed to see the horror on his face as he watched his friend. She remembered how she felt when Ben was down, there were Manticore soldiers in the forest, and she remembered the pain she felt when she had to make that choice. She looked at Alec who was on the floor, trying to get her to calm down, and that's when she decided, Manticore stole one sibling, and it would get not more. She knelt down beside Alec.
Alec tried to hold her, she tried to push his away and stand, she even got in one last punch to his face when he knelt close. He remembered Max telling him about Ben, and the woods, he looked at Becca, watching her struggle, then her saw Max reach for her. His eyes widened "Max NO!" he started, she turned to him, "Alec, we have to help her," she said confused. He looked at Becca again, she had stopped fighting, pain taking over her features, not just from her leg, he guessed but from everywhere else. Her eyes were filling with tears, and she grimaced holding her leg. "Just kill me" She said through her teeth, "I failed, I deserve it" fighting back sobs of pain and anguish, she looked to both of them, "I give up" she said "Please help me" with that she gave into her tears and let Max hold her as she cried. "No!" Max said fiercely "We are not going to let anything happened to you, we will find a way to get you through this." She held the sobbing X5 as Alec moved to the other side and leaned over to Max sandwiching the girl in between them. There were tears in everywhere as the three sat there, two of them holding their broken friend.
This time they went to Dr. Carr. He was good about the keeping things quiet. Rebecca had stayed conscience the whole ride over, and the Doctor tried hooked her up to the IV, she looked to Alec and Max in alarm and Max went to her holding her hand and bushing hair off her face. "Its ok, Alec and I are here and we are not going to let anyone hurt you," she said soothingly, she kept holding her as the needle poked into the redheads pale skin. Rebecca's grip eased as the morphine took effect and she drifted off, her head leaning into Max's hand. As Max smiled and watched to X5, a voice broke into her thoughts.
"I think most of us hate hospitals," he said quietly, coming up behind Max and wrapping one arm around her waist. "They remind us of getting tested and experimented in, you know, having your leg broken to check how fast it would heal." Max looked at him, and said softly, "I am not going to let anyone hurt you either" Their eyes met and he smiled at her, "Thanks," he said. He nodded toward the unconscious X5 "what are we going to do about her?" he said quietly. She thought about it then said "One of us is going to have to move. She doesn't need a babysitter, but if one of us is there, just our presence then she will feel more secure, and making a routine shouldn't be too hard, she just need someone to show her the way."
Alec looked at her, the idea might work, Biggs hadn't tried to acclimate her he just tried to sooth her, give her security, he could do that, and help her get her own identity, away from Manticore. He looked to Max, "Which of us should move? "he asked, she kissed him and smiled "How about both of us?" her smile grew at the look of surprise on his face. "Max?" he questioned. "What do you mean?"
