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Alec grimaced, but the people in Med Bay didn't know if it was because of his bullet wound or if it was because of the tongue-lashing that Max was handing him in very large servings. Fire was spitting out of her eyes, and the heated words coming out of her mouth was enough to send even the bravest X7 cowering in the corner of the room.
"You are such a fucking screw up! Not only did you get yourself shot, but you lost us half of the loot! You do know what that money was for, don't you? Now we won't be able to equip Med Bay with better facilities because of your fucking stupidity!"
"Why don't you yell a little louder, Maxie? I don't think the people at the other side of TC can hear you. I'm sure they'd love to hear the new episode of 'The Adventures of Alec, the Wonder Screw-up'," Alec muttered sarcastically.
Max's head snapped at Alec's direction and her eyes narrowed, "I will shout at you as much as I want to! You're nothing but a screw-up transgenic that I decided to take under my wing!"
Alec hissed under his breath, more due to the sting of Max's words rather than the bullet being drawn out from his wounded arm. He stood up abruptly and grabbed his shirt and leather jacket from the cot he was sitting on. Dana, the X5 medic attending to him had to stand up to avoid falling off the bed. Mole and Dix looked at each other and stepped away from Alec. Never mess with an X5 who whose capabilities were insulted, Mole was telling himself.
"So, that's all I am to you? A lost screw-up that you took pity on and decided to take care of? Well, let me tell you something, Mother Teresa, you can take your charity work somewhere else co'z this particular screw-up doesn't need it." He started to leave Med Bay, his wound still oozing blood, but he didn't seem to care. He reached the door, but turned to Max first, "Don't worry, Max, you'll have one screw-up less to take care of, I'll make sure of it. I'll get rid of that pain in the ass and you'll never see him again," and with that, he left Med Bay, slamming the door behind him.
Max just stared after him and sank in a chair. She knew she went way off the line that time. She bit her lower lip. She didn't know what to do.
Mole chewed on his cigar,"Y'know, that was really stupid, Max. Don't you know when to put a lid on your yapper?"
"He'll leave TC and might never come back. Max you've got to stop him, you know that, or half of the population of TC will be gone by next week," Dix added.
Mole squatted in front of her and took his cigar from his mouth, "Max, the only thing stopping me from grabbing you and shaking the living daylights out of you is the hope that you realize that you were wrong." Max stared at the scaly face and looked down again. "You know you're wrong, and that you were unfair to him. We can't lose him. He is the best of the best in Manticore, and we have him. Losing him as an ally is like losing both our legs." Max stood up and started pacing around the room. She heaved a long drawn out sigh and rubbed her temples. She knew they were right. She had to stop Alec from leaving TC. He's the best plan they had for survival. And he had always been there to back her up, no matter how hard she denied it. From the lost young boy who first set foot outside of Manticore's walls, Max saw him regain his composure and self- confidence, and turned back into the charming, strong leader that he was bred to be.
Not to mention how devastated you'd be if he leaves and something happens to him.
Okay...where the hell did that thought come from?
Admit it, girl. You can't risk losing him That's true. I can't risk losing him. He's the best ally this godforsaken city has ever had. That's it...that's the only reason, right?
"I'll be back in a few," she tossed over her shoulder while trying to shut out the voices running through her head. She ran out of Med Bay and up the street towards Alec's apartment building. She flew up the stairs and in through the open doorway. There she saw his half-finished attempt at packing though Alec himself was nowhere to be found. Lost in her thoughts, her heightened sense of hearing picked up the sound of running water and fist pounding on a wall over and over again. That was when she heard him:
"Dammit, Max! What the hell did you do to me?!"
Alec grimaced, but the people in Med Bay didn't know if it was because of his bullet wound or if it was because of the tongue-lashing that Max was handing him in very large servings. Fire was spitting out of her eyes, and the heated words coming out of her mouth was enough to send even the bravest X7 cowering in the corner of the room.
"You are such a fucking screw up! Not only did you get yourself shot, but you lost us half of the loot! You do know what that money was for, don't you? Now we won't be able to equip Med Bay with better facilities because of your fucking stupidity!"
"Why don't you yell a little louder, Maxie? I don't think the people at the other side of TC can hear you. I'm sure they'd love to hear the new episode of 'The Adventures of Alec, the Wonder Screw-up'," Alec muttered sarcastically.
Max's head snapped at Alec's direction and her eyes narrowed, "I will shout at you as much as I want to! You're nothing but a screw-up transgenic that I decided to take under my wing!"
Alec hissed under his breath, more due to the sting of Max's words rather than the bullet being drawn out from his wounded arm. He stood up abruptly and grabbed his shirt and leather jacket from the cot he was sitting on. Dana, the X5 medic attending to him had to stand up to avoid falling off the bed. Mole and Dix looked at each other and stepped away from Alec. Never mess with an X5 who whose capabilities were insulted, Mole was telling himself.
"So, that's all I am to you? A lost screw-up that you took pity on and decided to take care of? Well, let me tell you something, Mother Teresa, you can take your charity work somewhere else co'z this particular screw-up doesn't need it." He started to leave Med Bay, his wound still oozing blood, but he didn't seem to care. He reached the door, but turned to Max first, "Don't worry, Max, you'll have one screw-up less to take care of, I'll make sure of it. I'll get rid of that pain in the ass and you'll never see him again," and with that, he left Med Bay, slamming the door behind him.
Max just stared after him and sank in a chair. She knew she went way off the line that time. She bit her lower lip. She didn't know what to do.
Mole chewed on his cigar,"Y'know, that was really stupid, Max. Don't you know when to put a lid on your yapper?"
"He'll leave TC and might never come back. Max you've got to stop him, you know that, or half of the population of TC will be gone by next week," Dix added.
Mole squatted in front of her and took his cigar from his mouth, "Max, the only thing stopping me from grabbing you and shaking the living daylights out of you is the hope that you realize that you were wrong." Max stared at the scaly face and looked down again. "You know you're wrong, and that you were unfair to him. We can't lose him. He is the best of the best in Manticore, and we have him. Losing him as an ally is like losing both our legs." Max stood up and started pacing around the room. She heaved a long drawn out sigh and rubbed her temples. She knew they were right. She had to stop Alec from leaving TC. He's the best plan they had for survival. And he had always been there to back her up, no matter how hard she denied it. From the lost young boy who first set foot outside of Manticore's walls, Max saw him regain his composure and self- confidence, and turned back into the charming, strong leader that he was bred to be.
Not to mention how devastated you'd be if he leaves and something happens to him.
Okay...where the hell did that thought come from?
Admit it, girl. You can't risk losing him That's true. I can't risk losing him. He's the best ally this godforsaken city has ever had. That's it...that's the only reason, right?
"I'll be back in a few," she tossed over her shoulder while trying to shut out the voices running through her head. She ran out of Med Bay and up the street towards Alec's apartment building. She flew up the stairs and in through the open doorway. There she saw his half-finished attempt at packing though Alec himself was nowhere to be found. Lost in her thoughts, her heightened sense of hearing picked up the sound of running water and fist pounding on a wall over and over again. That was when she heard him:
"Dammit, Max! What the hell did you do to me?!"