A/N: Sorry to all you ferret- I mean Logan fans out there, but I did warn you that this was not a M/L fic.  The Logan bashing will continue *grin* and I'm gonna enjoy it.

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Chapter thirteen: Truth And Lies

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Mystery Man: Aw…. Damn, got a screw loose

Max: No argument there.

-Max and Mystery Man (I And I Am A Camera)

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'You see you'd love to run home

But you know you ain't got one

'Cause you're livin' in a world that you're

Best forgotten'

-The Goo Goo Dolls (Broadway)

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Erin sat on the couch in Max's office, Alec and Max were leaning against Alec's desk facing her.  Logan had tried to follow them in as usual but probably because he didn't want to be in the same room as Zack. 

"My name's Erin" she sat back calmly after slipping off her jacket to put her sweater on.  She'd brought her bag with her.  The real reason she took off her jacket was to show them she had no breeding cult mark on her forearm.   

"I know you" Max spoke quietly, studying her face.

Erin raised an eyebrow and looked confused "I've never met you before in my entire life."

"I saw you- in a dream" Max watched for some other reaction.

Erin smirked "Right, and was there a fluffy white rabbit with a watch too?"

"Look kid" Alec began but Max cut him off "She's not a kid- she's older than she looks."

Erin stared at Max.  How did she know? She didn't like this.  Her emotions still fully hidden, she smiled and pushed her glasses on top of her head, using them to keep her hair back.  "You're the first one to realise that.  The kid act works on nearly everyone."

Max looked at her eyes and knew she was the same girl.  Her eyes were a deep blue.

"Really, I'm 18."

"18?" Erin chose to ignore the look in Alec's eyes then.

Erin slipped her jacket back on and pulled a bottle of water from her bag.  She took a drink from the bottle.

"You're not from this country either" Max watched her eyes widen and water sprayed everywhere.

"Sorry" Erin shrugged, not even looking at the mess on the carpet she'd made.  "Yeah, I'm not local" her eyes narrowed "You get that from your dream?"  Max shrugged and Erin looked edgy "I'm from England."

Max smiled then, "It's all coming true."

"Why are you here?" Alec hadn't taken his eyes off of Erin but Erin showed no signs of being intimidated.

"It's unsafe for me on the outside.  My story is unbelievable."  She put her water away "and I don't know why any of this crap is happening to me."

"Tell us" Max moved to sit next to her, wondering what had brought her to them.

"I don't know how I got to this country.  One minute I'm walking back from my friend's house, the next I'm in the woods running from White and a load of guys with guns and dogs.  It almost killed me- I must've been running for hours before I spotted the road and got a lift into the city."  Erin's shoulders slumped.

"How did you know about us? Why come here? How did you know about the stuff we'd need?" Alec couldn't tell if she was lying or not.

"I don't know" Erin looked him straight in the eyes "I know that White hates you, wants you dead but can't kill you straight out because it would look suspicious to the public.  I know I had to come here because it would be harder for him to get to me.  I found Josh's house about a week ago- don't know how I know his name or knew what he was.  I knew you'd be needing gas for whatever power supply you had, I knew Logan needed his computers, Dix- the maps….  I know you don't believe me!" Erin broke off her explanation at Alec's disbelieving look. Erin threw her up her hands and stood up "how d'you think I feel?!"  She began to walk backwards and forwards. "I know Mole likes cigars, Logan's Eyes Only, and White is part of some freaky cult but I don't know HOW I know!" Erin rubbed her eyes "I also knew you wouldn't kill me if you didn't have to.  I was gonna get here earlier but I spotted the transgenics being brought in.  Did the kid act to get close enough to tell them I'd try to get them out.  I taught myself to steal, pick locks and stuff as soon as I got here.  I stole a blowtorch from a garage a few blocks away and came up under the vans through a manhole.  Piece of cake."  She looked at both of them "Now I'm here, what are you gonna do about it?"

Next chapter: Said And Done…

"If it makes you feel any better, let someone keep an eye on her."

…Alec rolled his eyes "fine, just don't hit me when I say 'told you so'."

A/N: Sara- *grins* Yeah, Erin is gonna love showing everybody what a British girl can do.  ENGLAND ROCKS! if you like wet weather, student bashing old women and lots and lots of irony.  Ask tramps-like-us, she'll go on a rant about it with the possible use of diagrams.

Tramps-Like-Us- don't worry, the Logan bashing will continue, next thing- the blinking thing I think *evil grin* glad you mentioned it.

I'm thinking up ways to get Erin to kick Logan's arse. *rubs hands together* oh the possibilities….  Think he squeals like a pig?