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Lucy walked around Seattle, scouring for Max. White hadn't known where exactly Max was so Lucy had to go look for her. Lucy knew that there was a tracking and listening device in the back of her neck because when she had left White's office, he had asked Otto if the transmitter had been put in when she was unconscious and he replied affirmative.

Lucy walked slowly, tired from so many different things. She was just plain tired from the last few weeks' events, tired of running, and tired of being hurt. She trudged along with her head down, hoping that she wouldn't find her sister because she knew that the moment White heard Max's voice from the transmitter, his Tac Teams would swoop in in an instant. She stopped abruptly when she felt a strange sensation on the back of her neck, and then kept walking. She didn't look behind her; she knew that White's troops were following her to make sure she didn't warn Max about the trap that was set.

Tears pricked at the corners of Lucy's eyes.

'Why do I have to have such a hard life?' she asked herself. 'I don't think I've ever done any wrong, but still God feels the need to punish me. Is it the sins of my father that are destroying my life? Is that why the Lord feels that he needs to punish me? What have I done wrong?'

She kept walking when she bumped into a bicycle. She shook her head and looked up, seeing an old sign on top of a worn looking building. "Jam Pony," she read. Rubbing her eyes to get rid of the trace of tears, she walked in.

Max paced in her living room.

"Maxie, would you sit down?" Zack asked her tiredly for the hundredth time.

"Lucy," she said. "Something's happening to Lucy."

"Max," Zack reasoned, "it was just a dream."

Max shook her head. "No. Whenever I have a dream it always means something. I don't know why but it always does. God, I – I." She stopped. "Everything's happening so quickly. I don't understand why there are little black marks pooping all over my skin, there's this whole thing with 'The One' and the prophecy that we have to worry about, there's weird dreams, there's our babies, then there's White!" She exploded into tears and Zack pulled her to him. She nestled her head in the crook of his neck. "I just feel like I don't have control of my life anymore," Max said. "So many things are happening and I don't know what to deal with first. I don't understand why it's only happening to me, why only me?" she asked softly. "I can't deal with this."

Zack turned her so that he could look her in the eye. "Maxie, I know it's hard. And as much as you don't want to hear this, it probably always will be, or will be for a long time. I know there are a lot of things going on, and I know it's difficult to understand, but we have got to stick together and do the best that we can. You have to calm down, forget about everything that's happening, and concentrate on being healthy for the babies. Okay?"

A tear dripped from her eye. "It hurts me that maybe something's happening to Lucy and I can't help her."

He wiped her tears away and gently kissed her forehead. "You need to relax."

She looked down and fiddled with Zack's shirt. "I know. It's just – "

He grinned. "Screwy pregnancy hormones right?"

"Yeah," she said with a soft smile. She looked at the clock. "You better get to work; tell Normal I'll be in later. I think I'll just rest for a while."

He nodded. "Get some sleep. I'll see you later." He kissed her one last time and went out the door.

Lucy looked around Jam Pony for the girl that was her sister.

"Hey, haven't seen you around here before, you knew?" a man asked her. He stepped towards her and she quickly stepped back by reflex. She knew that she was being ridiculous, and that not everybody was out to get her, but she felt wary of everyone now that she had run away from an abusing father, been kidnapped, and threatened by the worst means possible.

The man frowned at her edgy behaviour but shook it off. "I'm not going to bite, you know," he joked. "My name's Sketchy."

"H-hi," she stuttered.

Just then a blonde man with a gorgeous body walked into Jam Pony.

"Hey Zack!" Sketchy greeted.

Zack walked over to them. "Hey Sketch," he said. They bumped fists.

"Alec here yet?" he asked.

"He's out on a run," Sketchy replied. He looked around. "Where's Max today?"

At the name 'Max', Lucy started. Could it be the Max she was looking for? 'No,' she reasoned. 'How many girls out there are named Max?'

"She's resting, she'll be in later," Zack replied.

Lucy's eyes widened. Surely it couldn't be. Already she had found her? 'The Max they're talking about is a she.'

Zack noticed the girl standing next to Sketchy looked surprised and was staring off into space. He waved a hand in front of her face.

"You in there?" he asked.

She snapped out of her thoughts. "Yeah, sorry."

"What's your name?" Zack asked. He hadn't seen the girl around Jam Pony before, and the way she was acting was making him suspicious.

"Lucy," she said, admiring him. It seemed that he noticed but didn't care.

'Does this guy have a girlfriend? Whatever, why should I care. The way things have been going I'm never going to get any guy,' she thought.

However Zack had other things running through his mind. Things that were snapping themselves into place, forming a puzzle that wasalmost complete.

'Lucy,' Zack thought. 'It can't be. Max's dream came true? But then again, for some reason, everything that she feels or thinks come true. Is this really Max's sister Lucy?'

Zack opened his mouth to speak to Sketchy, but his eyes remained on Lucy to see her reaction. "Max has sort of been stressed out lately, and I'm worried about her."

Her actions confirmed his theory. At the mention of Max's name, Lucy's eyes widened again and she looked slightly afraid.

"I- I gotta go," she stammered then quickly walked out of Jam Pony. As she turned, her hair moved to the side and Zack saw a slight bump at the back of her neck.

'So White is using her as bait,' Zack mused. 'Well, he's going to get one hell of a surprise when he loses his leverage on Max.'

Zack quickly ran after Lucy, grabbed her putting a hand over her mouth to make sure she wouldn't scream, and then dragged her into an alley.

'No,' Lucy thought. 'What is this, some kind of sick joke? This is the second time I've been kidnapped in 2 days.'

When Zack made sure no one was around, he put his finger to his lips to tell her to be quiet then he moved her hair out of the way. He took out a knife, and Lucy squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the moment he killed her.

But it never came. Instead, Zack nicked a part of her neck making it sting a little, then he pulled out the transmitter and stomped it under his feet. When he was satisfied it was destroyed, he spoke to her.

"You don't need to be afraid," Zack said. "I'm not going to hurt you."

Lucy looked at the transmitter. "How did you know?" she asked.

Zack grinned. "Saw the bump at the back of your neck and put two and two together. I know what the sign of a transmitter looks like."

"Who are you?" she asked him, wiping off the blood at the back of her neck.

"Max's boyfriend," he replied. "Well, boyfriend is a pretty light term, but you wouldn't understand if I said mate."

'Shoulda known he was taken,' she thought. But she was happy anyway. 'Max. I haven't seen you for 10 years but at least I know you got one hunky boyfriend.' She chuckled inwardly. She wasn't jealous of her sister, just feeling ironic. She suddenly clued in on what he said.

"Wait, how do you know I know Max?" she asked suspiciously.

Zack rolled his eyes. "Just come. I'm not going to hurt you. All your questions will be answered soon enough." He started walking away.

Lucy bit her lip, torn between staying and going with him. She finally hurried forward to catch up to him. 'Even if he's not telling the truth, he's way less creepy than White.'

"Sir?" Otto asked, coming into White's office.

"What is it Otto?" White drawled.

Otto twiddled his thumbs. "Well Sir, we um… we lost track of the girl. The transmitter was destroyed somehow." He looked up nervously.

White just stared at him then picked up a lamp then threw it at him. "Well, find her!" he yelled.

Otto hurried out after being narrowly missed by the lamp and White sank down into his chair. "Incompetent idiot," he muttered.

A/N: Hey guys! Well, I know that this wasn't one of my best chapters. Sorry, I had to write this hurriedly because I have to do my homework but I just wanted to get a chapter out there. I know there wasn't really any action in this chapter, but don't worry. White will get his ass kicked soon. Even though this chapter really sucked, please review anyway. Lots more surprises to come.

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