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July 2013

The barracks seemed more quiet then usual to Max. Which was probably because many of her siblings were once again on some sort of mission. Sighing she sat up and scanned the room. Her eyes stopped on Ben who was staring at the ceiling.

Max got up and walked over to Ben's bunk. "Can't sleep?" she questioned.

"Just thinking." Ben sighed.

Max sat down on Ben's bunk. "I'm so bored."

"Guess it doesn't help that Jondy isn't around at the moment to keep you company." Ben mused.

"Exactly." Max replied.

There was silence between the two of them before Max lied down beside Ben and asked, "So what exactly are you thinking about?"

"Our lives here at Manticore."

"So basically how sucky it is here?"

"Yea."

"Ben?"

"Yea Maxie?"

"Tell me a story."

"Why Maxie?" Ben questioned.

"You haven't told one in so long." Max replied resting her head on Ben's chest. "I miss them."

Ben sighed running a hand threw Max's short brown hair. "Only the best soldiers get to go to the Good Place. The ones who fail, you know what happens to them?"

"They disappear." Max replied.

"To the bad place. Where they open you up and drink your blood till you're almost dead. Then they leave you there for anomalies." Ben paused for a moment. "They crawl up through the basement from special tunnels and when you're not looking. BAM!." Max jumped slightly. "They break through the wall and drag you away, keeping you as prisoner of war, eating you up little by little forever."

"And the Good Place? What happens there?"

Ben smiled. "In the Good Place, no one ever gets punished. No one gets yelled at. No one disappears. And when you wake up in the morning you can stay in bed as long as you want."

"Sounds like missions in a way." Max mused.

"Not really." Ben replied. "We get punished and yelled at if we don't finish it, or do it right. And Manticore likes to wake us up as early as possible, even on missions."

"Burst my bubble then." Max mumbled.

"Sorry." Ben sighed. "But I promise you one of these days we'll have a life that's close to that of the Good Place."

"Sounds good to me." Max smiled.

August 2014

Max sat on her bunk staring out the small window at the night sky. Ben was gone and it was her fault, all her fault. The mission had gone haywire, landing her in Psy Ops for eight months, and Ben buried six feet under. Tonight was her first night back in the barracks since the mission and Psy Ops. All she wanted to do right now was sit and talk with Ben, like when she was younger, and everyone else was asleep, but that wouldn't be happening ever again. A tear rolled down her cheek as the barrack doors opened and her siblings walked in.

Maxie." Krit smiled walking in, and taking a seat beside her on her bunk. "Hey...what's wrong?"

"I got Ben killed." Max whispered.

"It wasn't your fault Max." Jondy said sitting down on the other side fo Max.

"It was. Ben would still be alive if I hadn't been put on that mission with him. IF someone else would have gone they could of saved him."

"You don't know that for sure baby sister." Tinga comforted her.

"Exactly Maxie, it could of happened to any of us." Zack agreed.

Max looked around at her siblings and gave them a weak smile. "I've been in Psy Ops for eight months and on that mission for two. I come back to see all of you have changed so much compared to the last time I saw you." Max said in an attempt to change the subject.

"Not really." Zane yawned

"Yea." Jondy mused. "Some have only changed physically. Zane is still the mental case he was when you left."

"Look who's talking Jondy." Zane shot back.

Jondy replied by sticking out her tongue, causing Zane to laugh. "Mature. Real mature."

"Lets try to sleep." Zack interjected. "We're going to need it. We have another long day ahead of us."

"Training, training, and more training." Syl sighed.

Zack shook his head an gave Max a hug. "It's great to finally have you back Maxie."

"It's great to finally be back." Max smiled.

Soon everyone was saying "goodnight" and going to bed. Both Max and Jondy just lay their staring at the ceiling. "Maxie?" Jondy whispered from the bunk beside Max.

"Yea Jondy?"

"Do you hate this Shark DNA as much as I do?"

"I think I hate it more than you do."

"I highly doubt that's possible Maxie."

"And why do you say that?"

"Because this is us we're talking about. We're a lot alike. Maybe to much for our own good."

"You got a point there Jondy." Max was silent for a bit before saying. "Remember when Ben use to tell us stories when we couldn't sleep? Or when we would make shadow puppets on the wall?"

"Yea. Of course I'd remember all of it. It hasn't been that long. I remember his stories so well. The Good Place. The Bad Place. The anomalies. The Blue Lady."

"Do you think he's there? The Good Place I mean."

"OF course he's there, and he's watching over us right now."

Once again there was silence before Jondy said, "You loved him, didn't you?"

"Of course. We all loved him and still do. He's our brother."

"No. That's not what I mean. I mean you loved him more then a brother. You didn't even think of him as a brother. Both me and Zane know it, and we both also know that Ben loved you more then a sister."

Max looked over at Jondy with a weird look. "And why do you think that?"

"We know it because of the way the two of you looked at each other all the time. Plus, Ben told Zane and myself how he felt about you. He made us swear we wouldn't tell anyone, especially you. But considering what's going on I thought I'd tell you. That and I want to know, do you feel the same way about him?"

In reply Max asked, "Why did Ben have to die Jondy? Why did he have to leave me? Why couldn't I save him?"

"I don't know Maxie. I guess it was his time. I'm sure he's in the Good Place, with the Blue Lady watching over him, while he watches over us." Jondy paused before saying, "I hate to ask you this Maxie, but what happened the day he died?"

"I'll tell you some other time Jondy. I'm not ready to talk about it yet. But I think I'm going to try and get some sleep."

"OK. Goodnight Maxie."

"Night Jondy." Max whispered, closing her eyes, and willing herself to fall asleep.

October 2014

"Did you hear?" Syl questioned taking a seat between Krit and Zack in the Mess Hall.

"Hear what?" Max questioned in reply.

"We're getting moved to the Seattle facility." Syl replied.

"Well it has been three years since Maxie told us about what she heard." Zack stated.

"But we haven't done anything that equates to failure." Jace said confused.

"You're forgetting about my mission Jace." Max whispered. "That mission was quite the failure."

"I...I'm sorry Maxie. I wasn't thinking." Jace apologized.

"It's ok Jace." Max replied clearing her throat. "Did you happen to hear when exactly we're going to be going to the Seattle facility Syl?"

"No clue." Syl sighed.

"What's the point of eavesdropping if you're noting going to get all the information?" Krit wondered out loud.

"I was not eavesdropping." Syl stated.

"Sure you weren't." Jondy replied.

"I wasn't. I overheard the conversation when I walked by Lydecker's office on my way here." Syl defended herself.

"Call it what you want to call it Syl, it's still eavesdropping." Tinga stated.

"Whatever you say Tinga." Syl sighed.

"I wonder what it's going to be like at the Seattle facility." Jondy said, attempting to change the direction of the conversation.

"Probably the same as it is here." Brin sighed.

"What about the transgenics there?" Jondy questioned.

"Mindless drones?" Max offered.

Seattle October 2014

"What are you so excited about?" Lane questioned Emma, as she sat beside him with a grin spread across her face.

"Well, you know how I like to eavesdrop." Emma stated.

"How else would we find out everything before we're suppose to know?" Alec replied. "Now do tell us what you learnt today."

Emma smiled at Alec and said, "The X5 unit in the Gillette facility are being moved here."

"What?" CeCe questioned. "Why?"

"Wait...aren't they the ones that tried to escape back in '09?" Devon questioned.

"Yea." Emma replied. "Too many failures or something along those lines is the reason their being moved here. I personally look up to them. They tried to get away from the hell hole that is Manticore."

"Huh, didn't one of them get away?" CeCe mused.

"Yea, 353. He made it out a little while after the first attempt. I think it was because of the Pulse." Emma replied, eating a bit of the food in front of her.

"Ah, Emma, Manticore's resident gossiper." Alec laughed. "What a title for you."

"I don't gossip Alec, I share news." Emma stated.

"Whatever you say Emma. Whatever you say." Alec replied.

Biggs shook his head and asked, "What do you think they will be like?"

"Mindless drones." Sam sighed.

"They tried to escape Manticore Sam. How could they be mindless drones?" Biggs mused.

"Yea, but think of how much Psy Ops they would of had to of gone threw because of that." Sam defended herself.

"Good point." Biggs sighed.

"Of course." Sam grinned.

AN: Sorry for the wait, it's been kinda hectic around here. Oh and yes the Seattle group have names, but it works better for me this way...lol. Stories behind there names will come, and be entertaining as well. Hope you enjoyed.

Angel of Darkness231: Glad you loved the last chapter. I had to throw in Ben's shadow puppets.

meri24: Jondy and Zane's bickering reminds me of mine and my sisters...lol.

lakergirl08: Seeing Ben's twin will be quite the shock to all of them, who know's how they're gonna react.

angelofdarkness78: That's what siblings do. Me and my sisters always bicker, and they team up on me. lol.

Alana84: Everyone loves the Jondy/Zane interaction, and I'm glad they do.

GiRl MaGe: Glad you love it! Hope you liked this chapter.

Sarah: Thank you! Here's an update. :)

calistra: Yes Max cooking, how to kill and cook a chicken...love it. Lol.