Max quickly grabbed a paper towel and padded it against the back and front of her bleeding thigh. "What are we going to do?"
Alec had locked the door and was now searching for anything that he could use. "I'm not sure, but could you tell me what they were."
Max took a deep breath then she began to explain about her run in with the Red Series soldiers. "I'm guessing that they made more"
"Great so how are two X5's, with one injured, going to fight five Red Series who are just a little stronger than us?" Alec asked frustrated at the situation.
The door was being repeatedly hit to the point that the hinges looked as if the next hit they were going to pop off. But then a motorcycle sounded form the hall. In the next few seconds guns were firing.
When the sound stopped Max and Alec heard fighting. Alec carefully opened the door to find Bren and another X5 that looked just like Max, fighting the Reds. Alec joined the fight.
"Oh, forget this I don't have time to be hurt," Max breathed as she threw the paper towels to the floor luckily the bleeding had started to clot.
She jumped in and punched a Red. She ran to the stair door and flung it open. A Red moved to her and she pushed him down the stairs. Another had found its way over to her and she jumped up grabbing the rim of the doorway. She flung herself forward, over the soldier's head. From behind she kicked him down the stairs after the other soldier.
Once she jumped down from the rim she noticed that the otherX5's were finished fighting.
"That was fun!" said the X5 sarcastically that looked like Max. "I just don't get why they sent you. I mean you're good, but you could run away again."
"Yeah, but I would just be hunted down…again. Anyway I wasn't aware that you guys were in the habit of carrying mirrors around, who are you?" Max asked.
"Pam. And I'm guessing that I'm your clone. So that would make you what? My big sis?"
"Yeah, something like that," Max said.
"Pam, this isn't the time to go all sisterly love. We came here to get the Red soldiers, so lets get them and leave," Bren said. To Max she added, "I hope this time you act more like a Manticoreian…sis."
Max watched for a moment as Bren and Pam lifted the Red soldiers and left. Another clone, she thought. Shaking her head she limped after Alec who was walking in the other direction.
"You okay?" he asked. Max nodded.
---Max's thoughts---
Maybe I'll be able to see Pam again and Bren. Bren maybe back as 'hut hut yes sir' soldier but she's still my sis.
Pam? I still can't believe it. I hope she'll want out as much as I do. What?! No I don't want to leave…do I?
---Flash Back---
"State your designation," Renfro barked.Max started right into Renfro's cold dark eyes, "My designation is Max."
With a laugh Renfro walked away and two X5's walked her to a cell that resembled one in a jail. Max was locked up and left alone. Home sweet home, she thought as she laid back on the cot.
A week later and Renfro suspended Max's food for a week. Her patience was running thin. Max could see it. If I only hold out, she had thought then. She didn't think about what could come next, never had, except in a fight, it was always about the here and now.
Max survived; the worst was when she wouldn't see anyone in days. She thought she would go insane without the reassurance that she would see civilization again. Her cell consisted of a cot, a three-inch think metal door, and a small hole in the ground as a toilet.
Two months later, three times with sleep and food depravation, and almost solitude atmosphere Max's resolve to stay as she had been back in Seattle was almost completely gone.
"State your designation," Renfro said.
"X5-452 ma'am," said Max totally emotionless.
"I think your finally coming around, 452. What would Eyes Only think?" Who, Max thought, oh Logan. She remembered her past but she wouldn't allow herself much emotion to the people she knew.
---Present---
I was broken, like a dog, but now I'm back, Max thought. With a smile a plan to escape along with helping the rest escape started to form in her head. Alec grabbed a cab and they headed back to their rented apartment. Max looked out the window as rain started to fall lightly down making soft rhythmic tap noises. She leaned her head against the cool glass and closed her eyes to think of what it would be like to be back with OC, Sketchy, and the others. Even Logan, she thought, Mr.-out-to-save-the-broken-world.AN: Thanks for you reviews!Gauri: I know they're a little short but I'm working on making them longer.
