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A/N: All I can say about this is that I know where I'm going in my head. Hopefully I won't have trouble getting there. Let me know if you like it, and if you have an idea to throw at me, don't hesitate. I'm infamous among my friends for staggering cases of writers block.
Max looked around the room, taking it all in. She'd spent so much time avoiding coming here when she had to worry about that virus that it seemed strange that now she was home. The last week had been a long one. Finding out that the virus was gone, Logan's kidnapping, White's final demise, it was so much to take in. Now it was over. She knew that there were still Conclave members out there, but the Coming had passed and no one had died. They were probably going to be hiding with their tails between their legs for quite some time.
"Logan? You hiding?"
"I'm in here Max. Just straightening up a little bit" Logan came rolling out of his office. Max looked at him a little confused, wondering what he was doing in the wheelchair. Logan smiled at the look of confusion on her face. "It's been a long week, I thought I'd just sit and relax. The exoskeleton is a lifesaver, but I have to admit, sometimes it's a little exhausting."
Max grinned. 'He's finally starting to relax a little bit. It's about damned time,' she thought as she walked over to him. She ruffled his already wild hair with her hand. "Doesn't bother me any. How about some lunch before I go have some words with our dear friend Lydecker?"
"I think there is some leftover chicken and mashed potatoes in the fridge, want me to heat them up?"
"Sounds great. So, do you think he really knows where she is? Or is he just jerking me around again. I swear, if he's lying, I'm just gonna kill him and be done with it."
Logan chuckled a little. "I don't think you'll ever actually do that you know. You've had more than a few chances to if you were actually going to kill him."
Max frowned. She knew that Logan was probably right, but that didn't mean he had to point that fact out to her. Right now all she cared about was knowing if it was true. Her heart was set on meeting the woman who had fought to keep her, who she knew in her heart loved her, even if she'd never laid eyes on her. Now that the big battles were over and she was finally free, she was going to find that woman, her mother.
"Whatever. Let's eat so I can go kick some Lydecker ass." Max moved one of the chairs from the table so that Logan would have room then started setting plates and utensils on the table. She watched as Logan pulled the food out of the fridge and stuck it in the microwave. "Are you planning on coming with me, or are you going to get straight back to work?"
"I don't know, do you want me to come?" Logan knew that this was very important to her, but he wasn't sure if she wanted him with her. He knew what type of man that Lydecker could be, but he wasn't so sure that this might not have been a big lie just to save his own hide.
"Come then." Max looked at Logan. He reached up and pulled the platter of chicken and potatoes out of the microwave.
"Let's eat, then we'll head back to Terminal City. Do you know what building they're holding him in?"
Logan put the platter in his lap and rolled over to the table. He dished the food onto the plates Max had put out then set it on the table. Max
"Yeah, I talked to Mole this morning while you were still sleeping. They've got him locked in a room at the command center. None of them are willing to let him out of their sight, even if he is still pretty well busted up. The medics have had a look at him, he's not gonna die, but he's not gonna be up to running any time soon either. Mole's still not taking any chances. I think he's afraid if he messes this one up, I'll actually kick his ass like I've been threatening too."
"Well, then as soon as we're done eating, we'll head over and let them off the hook." Logan took another bite. "No need to keep Lydecker waiting anymore, I'm sure he's wondering what's taken you so long to talk to him anyway."
They finished their meal in silence, never taking their eyes off each other. When they finished Max picked up the plates and took them to the sink. Logan wheeled out of the room to put on his exoskeleton so that they could go.
He came back about ten minutes later to find Max sitting on his sofa. "You ready to go?"
"As ready as I'll ever be. Let's get this bitch over with."
A/N: All I can say about this is that I know where I'm going in my head. Hopefully I won't have trouble getting there. Let me know if you like it, and if you have an idea to throw at me, don't hesitate. I'm infamous among my friends for staggering cases of writers block.
Max looked around the room, taking it all in. She'd spent so much time avoiding coming here when she had to worry about that virus that it seemed strange that now she was home. The last week had been a long one. Finding out that the virus was gone, Logan's kidnapping, White's final demise, it was so much to take in. Now it was over. She knew that there were still Conclave members out there, but the Coming had passed and no one had died. They were probably going to be hiding with their tails between their legs for quite some time.
"Logan? You hiding?"
"I'm in here Max. Just straightening up a little bit" Logan came rolling out of his office. Max looked at him a little confused, wondering what he was doing in the wheelchair. Logan smiled at the look of confusion on her face. "It's been a long week, I thought I'd just sit and relax. The exoskeleton is a lifesaver, but I have to admit, sometimes it's a little exhausting."
Max grinned. 'He's finally starting to relax a little bit. It's about damned time,' she thought as she walked over to him. She ruffled his already wild hair with her hand. "Doesn't bother me any. How about some lunch before I go have some words with our dear friend Lydecker?"
"I think there is some leftover chicken and mashed potatoes in the fridge, want me to heat them up?"
"Sounds great. So, do you think he really knows where she is? Or is he just jerking me around again. I swear, if he's lying, I'm just gonna kill him and be done with it."
Logan chuckled a little. "I don't think you'll ever actually do that you know. You've had more than a few chances to if you were actually going to kill him."
Max frowned. She knew that Logan was probably right, but that didn't mean he had to point that fact out to her. Right now all she cared about was knowing if it was true. Her heart was set on meeting the woman who had fought to keep her, who she knew in her heart loved her, even if she'd never laid eyes on her. Now that the big battles were over and she was finally free, she was going to find that woman, her mother.
"Whatever. Let's eat so I can go kick some Lydecker ass." Max moved one of the chairs from the table so that Logan would have room then started setting plates and utensils on the table. She watched as Logan pulled the food out of the fridge and stuck it in the microwave. "Are you planning on coming with me, or are you going to get straight back to work?"
"I don't know, do you want me to come?" Logan knew that this was very important to her, but he wasn't sure if she wanted him with her. He knew what type of man that Lydecker could be, but he wasn't so sure that this might not have been a big lie just to save his own hide.
"Come then." Max looked at Logan. He reached up and pulled the platter of chicken and potatoes out of the microwave.
"Let's eat, then we'll head back to Terminal City. Do you know what building they're holding him in?"
Logan put the platter in his lap and rolled over to the table. He dished the food onto the plates Max had put out then set it on the table. Max
"Yeah, I talked to Mole this morning while you were still sleeping. They've got him locked in a room at the command center. None of them are willing to let him out of their sight, even if he is still pretty well busted up. The medics have had a look at him, he's not gonna die, but he's not gonna be up to running any time soon either. Mole's still not taking any chances. I think he's afraid if he messes this one up, I'll actually kick his ass like I've been threatening too."
"Well, then as soon as we're done eating, we'll head over and let them off the hook." Logan took another bite. "No need to keep Lydecker waiting anymore, I'm sure he's wondering what's taken you so long to talk to him anyway."
They finished their meal in silence, never taking their eyes off each other. When they finished Max picked up the plates and took them to the sink. Logan wheeled out of the room to put on his exoskeleton so that they could go.
He came back about ten minutes later to find Max sitting on his sofa. "You ready to go?"
"As ready as I'll ever be. Let's get this bitch over with."