1 Chapter 11
Max ran up the stairs like Alec had told her. She reached the roof and found herself alone and free to breath. She saw an other building connecting to the roof she was on and ran to it. She saw Logan on the far roof and ran towards him but was stopped as a bullet hit her shoulder. She went down but Logan came to help her. He held her steady as they creped from roof to roof. They finally got to Logan's beat up Aztec. Max refused to leave but in the end, Logan won, she fainted because of the pain, the sorrow and the fear of losing Alec.
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Alec was wheezing, half unconscious on the floor when his brother tumbled over him. Blade, half out of it himself, though he was to late. He went down on his knees and slowly turned Alec over. Blade held in his breath. He put his face down to see if he could hear his brothers breathing. But before he could get close enough, Alec's voice came through his head, scaring the living tar out of him, -Don't get your hopes up.- Alec said weakly.
-You son of a bitch!- Blade accused, -Don't EVER do that again.-
Blade helped Alec up and they slowly made their way towards the sewers. They could hear the sector cops in the distance, the fire was hot, very hot, both of them were sweating uncontrollably. But in the end they made it. Both of them, coming out of the sewers 30 minutes after the fire had started. Their eyes were blood shot, they were drenched with sweat and they had trouble breathing, but both brothers wanted only one thing, to find their girl.
They were surrounded by sector cops. Alec didn't care, all he wanted was to find Max. He was turning in circles, cops closing in on them, he just didn't care. Rowan ran to Blade and hugged him close.
"Where's Max?" Alec asked Rowan desperately.
"I thought she was with you." Rowan answered him.
"You didn't see her?" Alec asked again, getting real scared.
"No."
Alec turned to every transgenic in reach, asking them if they had seen Max, all of them told him that Max had not come out. Alec turned to the burning building…and started running…back into the fire. But before he could get to the door, someone grabbed him from behind.
"No, Alec!" Blade said.
"Fuck Off!" Alec said and tried pushing Blade away so he could go back into the building.
All activity had stopped, the cops were surprised to see to of their so called enemies fight. So, they got closer, so they could observe what was going on.
"Max is in there!" screamed Alec, to Blade, throwing a punch in Blade's general direction.
"You can't go back in there Alec!" Blade yelled back.
"Fuck off!" Alec yelled back and started punching his brother. Kicking him. Tripping him. Blade did his best to block most of the punches, but when there was only one person trying to fight, the other usually lost. So, in the end, he was punching back, kicking, you name it.
The cops, civilians, transgenics where the spectators as the brothers fought. Confusion was written all over the civilians and cops faces. They just obviously didn't think that the transgenics fought each other. But what surprised them the most is when the X5 who started the fight, fell to the ground…and started crying. The other X5 leaned down to the one on the ground and put his arms around him. Some of the people recognised them to be twins.
After a few minutes, Alec looked up at his audience. They were all looking at him in shock, all of the normal people that is. He got up briskly. "What?" he said, "You think we don't feel? You think we don't love?! Well, you can just all go fuck yourselves!! You killed my girl, I loved her…and you killed her." The tears streamed down his face. He was not ashamed, nor was he sorry, because he saw realisation in the peoples faces.
Two of the cops walked to him and led him to one of the cars. Blade and Rowan were being picked up by other cops, as were the rest of the transgenics. Being led to different vehicles. He looked into his brothers eyes. They looked, for what seemed like an eternity. He lost line of sight and he was placed into one of the cars.
Little did he know, but he would not see his brother for a long time…a very long time…
Max ran up the stairs like Alec had told her. She reached the roof and found herself alone and free to breath. She saw an other building connecting to the roof she was on and ran to it. She saw Logan on the far roof and ran towards him but was stopped as a bullet hit her shoulder. She went down but Logan came to help her. He held her steady as they creped from roof to roof. They finally got to Logan's beat up Aztec. Max refused to leave but in the end, Logan won, she fainted because of the pain, the sorrow and the fear of losing Alec.
***
Alec was wheezing, half unconscious on the floor when his brother tumbled over him. Blade, half out of it himself, though he was to late. He went down on his knees and slowly turned Alec over. Blade held in his breath. He put his face down to see if he could hear his brothers breathing. But before he could get close enough, Alec's voice came through his head, scaring the living tar out of him, -Don't get your hopes up.- Alec said weakly.
-You son of a bitch!- Blade accused, -Don't EVER do that again.-
Blade helped Alec up and they slowly made their way towards the sewers. They could hear the sector cops in the distance, the fire was hot, very hot, both of them were sweating uncontrollably. But in the end they made it. Both of them, coming out of the sewers 30 minutes after the fire had started. Their eyes were blood shot, they were drenched with sweat and they had trouble breathing, but both brothers wanted only one thing, to find their girl.
They were surrounded by sector cops. Alec didn't care, all he wanted was to find Max. He was turning in circles, cops closing in on them, he just didn't care. Rowan ran to Blade and hugged him close.
"Where's Max?" Alec asked Rowan desperately.
"I thought she was with you." Rowan answered him.
"You didn't see her?" Alec asked again, getting real scared.
"No."
Alec turned to every transgenic in reach, asking them if they had seen Max, all of them told him that Max had not come out. Alec turned to the burning building…and started running…back into the fire. But before he could get to the door, someone grabbed him from behind.
"No, Alec!" Blade said.
"Fuck Off!" Alec said and tried pushing Blade away so he could go back into the building.
All activity had stopped, the cops were surprised to see to of their so called enemies fight. So, they got closer, so they could observe what was going on.
"Max is in there!" screamed Alec, to Blade, throwing a punch in Blade's general direction.
"You can't go back in there Alec!" Blade yelled back.
"Fuck off!" Alec yelled back and started punching his brother. Kicking him. Tripping him. Blade did his best to block most of the punches, but when there was only one person trying to fight, the other usually lost. So, in the end, he was punching back, kicking, you name it.
The cops, civilians, transgenics where the spectators as the brothers fought. Confusion was written all over the civilians and cops faces. They just obviously didn't think that the transgenics fought each other. But what surprised them the most is when the X5 who started the fight, fell to the ground…and started crying. The other X5 leaned down to the one on the ground and put his arms around him. Some of the people recognised them to be twins.
After a few minutes, Alec looked up at his audience. They were all looking at him in shock, all of the normal people that is. He got up briskly. "What?" he said, "You think we don't feel? You think we don't love?! Well, you can just all go fuck yourselves!! You killed my girl, I loved her…and you killed her." The tears streamed down his face. He was not ashamed, nor was he sorry, because he saw realisation in the peoples faces.
Two of the cops walked to him and led him to one of the cars. Blade and Rowan were being picked up by other cops, as were the rest of the transgenics. Being led to different vehicles. He looked into his brothers eyes. They looked, for what seemed like an eternity. He lost line of sight and he was placed into one of the cars.
Little did he know, but he would not see his brother for a long time…a very long time…