Day Seven
"So this is Maxs Sugar Daddies crib", asked a blond haired woman as a group entered the Penthouse through the window
"They're not that way Jondy", hissed Zack
"Praise the almighty above they are finally like that and what team do you swing for chicky", asked Original Cindy as she looked up at the blond from her position sitting on the couch
"Can yah leave my sisters alone until after the battle", asked Max as she walked up to the group
"Well I already know three of seven are het, my chances for a genetically revved up female are slim and Original Cindy has no lickedy chick as of present", complained Original Cindy
"Jondy does swing that way", laughed Brin
"Once this is over I'll have ta look yah up girl but it looks like I have three more children, do you sweets want to meet your cuzes Case and Maxima", smiled Original Cindy as she looked at a infant baby, four year old girl and five year old boy who were amongst the group
"Yah Original Cindy here is going to be the babysitter for our little excursion, you might just go het with all the cute babies around", laughed Max
"Bite you tongue Boo, you may be revved up but if you say things like that, I will lay the smack down", replied Original Cindy
"Well we've got Ali, he's Sarahs, Mai is Syl and Krits she's three months, and Biana's mine. I can go either why when I'm in heat", explained Jondy as Syl passed the baby to Original Cindy
"Well no prob with that, good things can happen, got Boo and Wheels to stop snaking around and start banging the gong", smiled Original Cindy as she lead the children out of the room
"Baby Sis is all grown up", smiled Zane as he hugged Max
"Well I'm not the youngest here right now", smiled Max as Jace walked into the room
"You stayed at Manticore how", asked Sarah as she hugged Jace
"Max has away of beating things into your head and look the twins are back together", smiled Jace as she looked at Max and Jondy hugging
"You got out of the water", whispered Jondy
"Yah and now we have to get out of the fire", smiled Max
"We have to get moving did you and Logan get the info we need", asked Zack
"I hacked into Manticores computer systems there are 30 soldiers, 4 each of X1-4s, 6 X5, 23 X6, 78 X7, 76 X8, 21 X9 and 56 non X projects. We also have blue prints", answered Logan as he rolled into the room
"What happen to all the X5s there were at least 78 of us, so that leaves 57 unaccounted for", asked Krit
"They're serving their supposed purpose, fighting", answered Logan
"So we do this thing tonight", replied Zack as he looked at the group
"Logan dude or Little Maxie do you know where any kennels are, I have my dog Pixie down in the van", asked Zane
"How's he with the kids and does he bark", asked Logan
"Ali and Biana love him", stated Brin
"She doesn't bark, why", asked Zane
"If you can get her up the back way she can stay here", answered Logan
"Thank you dude you're the coolest", smiled Zane as he shook Logans hand and Zack rolled his eyes
"Okay Logan station yourself at the computer, Charlie get the keys", instructed Max
"Keys", asked Tinga
"I need away to help you and all of you need to be in the same vehicle, so Max stole a prison bus and I'm going to drive. Also I'm going to control when the explosion occurs as you escape", answered Charlie as he walked into the room
"Also less suspicious then eleven motor cycles and a van", added Max
"So lets go", replied Zack as he jumped out the window
"I'd kiss you but I have to keep my head in the game", whispered Max as the rest of the X5s headed for the window
"Just come back", answered Logan as he gently touched Maxs hair
Woods Outside Manticore
"We'll set charges in a web pattern working the way to the outside, then we'll get the hell out of here", stated Zack as the X5s climbed out of the bus
"Charlie keep your head down", stated Tinga as she looked back at Charlie in the drivers seat
"I'll be here when you get out", smiled Charlie as the X5s headed towards Manticore
"Listen up the loops in place, there are eight X7s around the border and four soldiers in each main corridor once you get in", said Logan over the wire
The X5s laid the explosives and made their way back outside and towards the bus with no insistent.
"Charlie time to hit the bottom and gun the engine", stated Logan as he watched the group jumping over the perimeter
"Charlie", asked Tinga when there was no answer and the bus came into sight
"Hold we've been made", replied Zack as they saw X7s surrounding the bus and Charlie laying dead in the drivers seat
"No", cried Tinga as X7s approached them with guns
"This can't be fucken happening", yelled Max as the fight started
"Damn, Damn, Damn", added Logan as he typed at his computer to find that his own loop had been looped by Manticore
Fifteen Minutes Later
"Logan what's the matter", asked Original Cindy as Logan slowly rolled into the living room
"Is my Mommy and Daddy okay", added Case as the children looked up from their picture book
"Case you're Daddy's dead and the rest of the people that went into battle today are alive but Manticore captured them", whispered Logan as Biana started to cry
"No Daddy can't be and the Evil King can't have Mommy", cried Case as Logan held him, Biana and Ali
"Can't we get them out", asked Ali
"If twelve X5s can't get in and out, we can't", answered Logan also starting to crying
"No my boo can't be gone, she just can't", stated Original Cindy as she held onto Mai and Maxima for dear life
Ten Days Later
"Sometimes it seems like it happened to someone else, like maybe it was a story I heard. Even though I know what's happening, sometimes I can't help feeling that she's not really gone forever and I just hope she's okay and one day she'll come back to me. But as I watch my new hacks to Manticore that can't be tracked for the sixth day straight, I know that she and her brothers and sisters will never be okay. The sun is coming up and for now I'll take care of the babies that were left by their parent, fight the good fight and as a wise woman once told me blah, blah, woof, woof", thought Logan as he sat at his computer watching the video play as he cried
"State your designation", yelled Renfro as she and Lydecker watched the twelve X5s, six of which were being pulled out of shrink boxes and the other six were strapped down to tables with red beams pointed into their eyes
"452", whispered a weak Max who was covered in sweat and curled into a fetal position
"Max please come back", whispered Logan as he shut the computer off and Pixie followed him to check on the children