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Who loves the teacher?
Chapter Eleven : Working Together!
Alec and Issy arrived at Max's office to find her pacing impatiently, Alec looked at his watch, they were five minutes early. "Max what's wrong now," he pleaded, "We're early if anything."
"For a change it isn't you, Logan said he'd be here half an hour ago," replied Max still pacing.
"That's not like your boyfriend, he's usually so punctual you could set your clock by him," said Alec, showing unusual concern for the guy.
"Exactly and I haven't got time to look for him now."
"So send Biggs, he knows Sandeman's house and would be back before the meeting," suggested Alec.
"But Logan doesn't know Biggs, might think he was one of White's men."
"Ok. How about CeCe, he met her at Jam Pony."
"Can you get her?" asked Max.
Alec left to find CeCe.
"So I take it you wanted to see him before Alec and I got back?" asked Issy.
"He was going to bring the latest decrypting, we've been going to his place to do it," replied Max, "Although what it's got to do with you I don't know," she snapped.
"Look I only asked and if we are going to work together, I suggest we cut the aggro. I'm here to help and soon you will need my help. The war is coming, and I'd don't see many doctors around." stated Issy, "Whatever is going on between you and Alec is your business and I won't interfere."
"There's nothing between Alec and me, we're just friends and colleagues. He's my second in command." Max argued.
"Fine, if there's nothing between you, then there is no need to create an atmosphere between us," Issy replied patiently, "Alec maybe the father of my child, but at this moment in time we haven't picked up our pre-psy-ops relationship, yet."
"You make it sound as though there was something between you, strange he's never talked about it." sneered Max, "The thought of it disgusts me," she added.
"Ever thought that others might think the same about you and Logan? What's the age difference nine or ten years?" Issy probed
"That's none of your business," snapped Max.
"No, just an observation. What happened and happens between Alec and I is none of your business, unless you want him to be with you, but then you'd have to drop Logan. Until either you or Alec decide, can we at least have a truce."
Max thought put like that what right did she have to behave like she was. "Ok truce."
"I was hoping you would say that, it'll make life easier."
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There was a knock on the door.
"Enter" commanded Max.
In stepped Alec and Logan. "Look who I found with Biggs and CeCe."
"What were you doing there? I've been worried about you," cried Max ready to give Logan a punch, but landing it on Alec instead.
"Hey what was that for?" asked Alec rubbing his arm, looking hurt.
"For taking so long," Max smiled.
"Sorry I didn't realise it was so important, when I got in I saw CeCe and thought I'd ask her how she was after the siege," apologised Logan.
"Checking that she wasn't a clone?" asked Issy.
"I heard you were back, you didn't expect me to believe you did you?"
"No, but it would save a lot of time if we started trusting each other. I have no reason to harm anyone here, a few outside TC maybe, but not in here. What I want to do is help my brethren survive the coming war and know what they are fighting and why. If all goes well it will bring us peace with the ordinaries," replied Issy.
"What if it doesn't go well?" asked Max.
"We may have to fight the ordinaries as well, but let's hope they will be willing to negotiate," she replied.
"This is depressing and I thought you're reasons for spoiling my day were more urgent then this bickering," said Alec, wanting to get away to continue the surprises with Issy.
"Issy and I have agreed a truce over our differences and I hope the two of you will agree as well," Alec nodded, Logan grunted, "Good what we need to do is try and sort this annoying message, if we're going to be ready. If Lydecker and Sandeman are on the way, we need to try and get ahead of the game," said Max.
"It'll be difficult to get ahead, since Sandeman knows the prophecy and why we were all designed, but he is getting anxious. One thing we need to do is post guards on the entrance I've been using, Sandeman knows it as well. We wouldn't want him and Lydecker creeping in, would we?" asked Issy, everyone looked at her horrified.
"Let's get that guard posted now, then it will be time for the meeting," said Max, "We haven't had time to discuss things, but we'll get together after the meeting. Alec, get Issy to show you and Mole the entrance and get Dix and Luke on the surveillance cameras." Turning to Issy, Max asked "Just one question, why didn't the new comers use that route."
"Who brought them in?" replied Issy.
"Biggs and CeCe," Max replied realisation dawning, they had used the route, but now it was time to monitor who was using it. "So we could have set this up when you left."
"You only had to ask them and they would have told you, but I wanted to know whether you would think of it, so asked them to monitor it until you asked," was the reply, "I was expecting a welcome party at the entrance when I returned, but you were in a meeting." Max blushed with embarrassment at how easily they had been caught out, luckily it was a friend!
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Issy took Alec and Mole to a building on the edge of TC, it was more rubble than anything else. Finding a small opening Issy found some stairs into the basement, at the bottom was Biggs.
"Wondered when you would be coming to relieve me," he laughed.
"Thought you were enjoying this posting too much to rush a replacement," laughed Issy.
"So this is where you've been hiding when we couldn't find you?" asked Mole.
"Yeah, Issy said to guard it until relieved and hope no-one snuck in during meetings."
"So where's the tunnel?" asked Alec.
Issy took Alec and Mole through the tunnel and into the building outside TC and up the stairs to the street. There she showed them the sign which had allowed the transgenics to find their way in.
Star trekkers this way
"Thought you'd appreciate that," she turned to Alec.
"What made you think that?" he questioned.
"Biggs told me about you're love of the boob tube and a certain heist that went wrong," she laughed.
"Do you miss anything?"
"I try not to."
"Hey hadn't we better get moving, before her highness gets niggly again," Mole interjected.
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They retraced their steps back into to TC.
"Biggs I'll send Cam and Dawn to replace you, then we can discuss the logistics of securing at the meeting. Let's hope no-one tries to get in the mean time," called Alec as they left the building.
"We need to make it more obvious from our side, and protected from the snipers outside," remarked Mole.
Issy was content to let the men make the decision she was a lab tech/ doctor/ psy-ops operative not a military expert.
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By the time they got back to the command centre everyone was ready for the meeting.
"I'd like you to welcome Issy to our team she will be working with Dage in the infirmary," said Max as she opened the proceedings. There were lots of nods and handshaking before the meeting continued.
"As you know the siege is not letting up and these runes keep appearing," nods all round, "It seems that we may have to fight with the ordinaries against the familiars, but with Issy's help we may have the nine lives of the cat to do it with."
"Hey speak for yourself, we haven't all got cat in our cocktail," Mole grumbled.
"What I think Max means is that I may be able to keep you alive even though the ordinaries may think you dead, but bear in mind if they start bombing it'll be like humpty-dumpty I'm afraid," said Issy.
"Too many pieces to put together, eh!" said Joshua.
"Back to business, if we're going to war then we will need to ensure supplies are sufficient, that everyone knows what to do and training is back on schedule," Max stated.
"I know you and princess haven't been communicating recently, but have you looked around," said Mole. Max looked surprised, what was he talking about. "For your information Alec has been sorting those things out since Issy left. I know you wanted him doing other things, but have you seen the infirmary, nursery, canteen, living quarters or even the armoury. While you've been swanning off with the ordinary he's been getting this place sorted and putting in more effort then anyone."
Max looked embarrassed, she knew Alec had done something with the infirmary, he'd taken her there to show her, but she hadn't taken much notice. As for all the other things, she just thought they were words at the meeting she didn't think he'd actually been doing any of those things.
"Ok, so I want a status report on everything on my desk by 16:00 and carry on as usual. We meet again at 9:00, this meeting is closed." Max snapped, she wanted to get out and see what she had been missing, before tackling anyone again.
Turning to Alec she said, "I'm sorry guess I was pre-occupied, can you give Issy and I the grand tour."
Alec wanted the tour to be private with Issy, but he couldn't refuse. He just hoped that when it was over he could spend sometime alone with Issy, they had so much to talk about and it seemed too little time, especially if Max had her way. Why is it when he was willing to spend time in Max's company, she didn't want him around and now he wanted to be with Issy, Max kept sticking around coming between them. He'd never understand her.
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N/A Next chapter will be M rating, sorry if you shouldn't read it, but I had too much fun writing it to change anything. Back to T rating afterwards.
Anyone tell me what sort of gun Mole has in Freak Nation, I'm not much good on those sorts of things, but need an answer.
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