Chapter Five: Headquarters
The two X5's sped down the streets of Seattle. Each on their bikes, both flew over the fence of Terminal City with ease and grace. Alec stepped off the seat and put his hand to help Max. Max gratefully accepted it and got up. Max obviously did not recall Alec. But he didn't mind.
"Familiar yet?" Alec asked. Max only observed the toxic town before shaking her head.
*Come on, Max! Don't you want to remember your friends? Remember your family? Remember me?*
Alec sighed. Where to start? Terminal City was huge. He chose the place Max hung out at most.
"Let's start at headquarters. You tend to hang out there a lot for.... various reasons." He didn't want to burden her with 'You rule all of the Freaks.' Alec decided he would run the place for a while. *Max needs time off anyways. She doesn't need to start working her ass off after this.*
Immediately Alec had trouble keeping the transgenics from acting like Max was alpha. He could only sign using hand signals; she could hear the quietest whisper. Alec ran ahead of her to get the door of HQ while motioning, 'doesn't remember.' Trying to signal to anyone 'Max doesn't remember' was hard enough – hiding it from Max was close to impossible.
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*How sweet. He's a real gentleman opening doors for me and all. Too bad I know he's signaling to them about me. It's kinda fun letting him think he's getting away with it though. *Max only had to look at Joshua to get a bell ringing in her head.
***~***
Alec could see Josh heading right for the door. Glancing at Max, he could tell she was shocked. *Shit. Is she scared? I don't smell fear...*He watched Max's face soften into a smile. *Whoa...what?*
***~***
"Hey Big Fella!" she cried, pulling the dogman into a hug. Memories rushed back to her. Terminal City. *How could I forget the home of the freaks?* She thought. Stepping into Headquarters, Max did the exact opposite of Alec's continual signal – she remembered.
"Hey Dix! Who do you have on for the next supply run? Let's see...Mole's good on cigars. Medical needs supplies..." Looking at Alec, Max could see shock etched on his features. She winked at him, intensifying the shock. In fact, everyone was shocked. "What are you staring at? This isn't Girl Scouts! We have a nation to run here!" Grinning, she saw her associates smile in approval and turn back to their respective jobs. They knew Max was back – she wouldn't bother with greetings; she would skip right to business.
*Looks like this memory thing is gonna be a breeze.*
The two X5's sped down the streets of Seattle. Each on their bikes, both flew over the fence of Terminal City with ease and grace. Alec stepped off the seat and put his hand to help Max. Max gratefully accepted it and got up. Max obviously did not recall Alec. But he didn't mind.
"Familiar yet?" Alec asked. Max only observed the toxic town before shaking her head.
*Come on, Max! Don't you want to remember your friends? Remember your family? Remember me?*
Alec sighed. Where to start? Terminal City was huge. He chose the place Max hung out at most.
"Let's start at headquarters. You tend to hang out there a lot for.... various reasons." He didn't want to burden her with 'You rule all of the Freaks.' Alec decided he would run the place for a while. *Max needs time off anyways. She doesn't need to start working her ass off after this.*
Immediately Alec had trouble keeping the transgenics from acting like Max was alpha. He could only sign using hand signals; she could hear the quietest whisper. Alec ran ahead of her to get the door of HQ while motioning, 'doesn't remember.' Trying to signal to anyone 'Max doesn't remember' was hard enough – hiding it from Max was close to impossible.
***~***
*How sweet. He's a real gentleman opening doors for me and all. Too bad I know he's signaling to them about me. It's kinda fun letting him think he's getting away with it though. *Max only had to look at Joshua to get a bell ringing in her head.
***~***
Alec could see Josh heading right for the door. Glancing at Max, he could tell she was shocked. *Shit. Is she scared? I don't smell fear...*He watched Max's face soften into a smile. *Whoa...what?*
***~***
"Hey Big Fella!" she cried, pulling the dogman into a hug. Memories rushed back to her. Terminal City. *How could I forget the home of the freaks?* She thought. Stepping into Headquarters, Max did the exact opposite of Alec's continual signal – she remembered.
"Hey Dix! Who do you have on for the next supply run? Let's see...Mole's good on cigars. Medical needs supplies..." Looking at Alec, Max could see shock etched on his features. She winked at him, intensifying the shock. In fact, everyone was shocked. "What are you staring at? This isn't Girl Scouts! We have a nation to run here!" Grinning, she saw her associates smile in approval and turn back to their respective jobs. They knew Max was back – she wouldn't bother with greetings; she would skip right to business.
*Looks like this memory thing is gonna be a breeze.*