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calistra: I'm really glad you like it! Hope this will make thing more interesting. Thanks for reviewing!

wildsky: Yeah, poor Alec and Max. but they will meet soon, kind of...;) Joshua in this one, read on to find out! Thanks for reviewing!

Chapter 4 – Help On The Way

The day Alec's new treatment began someone was watching him, but he didn't know that.

When Mr. Smith told the lab tech something, he told him to open the one way mirror. So from Alec's room, it looked like a mirror, and from the other side you could look through it. The room next to him was of X5-452, other known as Max.

When Max suddenly saw the wall in front of her move, she didn't understand what happened. But then she saw a room, similar to hers, with someone restrained to a chair – like she was. And then she realized who it was. He looked weak but determined. It was Alec! He was there with that Mr. Smith, he was talking with him. She couldn't hear, but she knew to read lips, so she understood what was going on. She was feeling so bad with herself, it was all her fault. But Alec knew to handle himself and even make that Mr. Smith pissed off. She couldn't help but smile a bit. He was tortured but still saying his smart aleck sayings. But she then noticed a change in his face. It happened when Mr. Smith showed him a picture, he started mumbling. And when they started the lazar treatment he was shaking, and she could swear she saw a tear drop. She didn't understand the whole story, but apparently he was on a mission that went sideways. That was all she understood. She was having a really bad month.

Then Mr. Smith left his room. But he continued to shake and mumble something she didn't quite understand.

Then she heard someone enter her room. It was Mr. Smith.

"What did you do to him!" she was furious at him, and at herself

"Just a new treatment. It is his 100th day too you know. You should thank me. You could be in the same position like him right now."

"So why am I not in the same position like him?"

"Well, because I have other plans for you. And besides, it's more fun to cause damage to 494, from earlier experiences. And he has you to thank you."

"What are you talking about?" 'What previews experience?' she thought to herself.

"Never mind you. You should concentrate on what happens to you. Although it has a strong connection to 494. You see, we will make a deal with you. You will tell us where is Eyes Only and we will free 494."

"Never!"

"Fine then, 494 will just keep suffer until… well, I don't know, until we get what we want. And you have that information so you're the one causing him this pain. You give us the information and we'll stop. The ball is in your hands but what will you do?"

Max didn't know what to do. From what she saw, Alec could handle and survive in this treatment. But they were doing something different to him, or else why would he cry? She really didn't know what to do. She hasn't thought about Logan in along time. There wasn't anytime, she barely thought about herself. She missed him so much. And OC too. She was always there for her and with a great advice too. 'What to do OC, what to do?' She looked through the visible wall, and saw Alec. He seemed calmer now. But he wasn't moving at all, except from shacking every now and then. She decided she won't give up. At least not now.

Mr. Smith left the room, and this time no lab tech entered. She was alone in the room, with her sitting in front of Alec and nothing more. She was lost in her thoughts. Thoughts about Logan, OC, even Sketchy and Normal. Thoughts about Alec in front of her, and about Joshua.

There were X6s out in the woods. They were in a middle of a drill, they were supposed to find a bird with an X' on it and bring it back to base. There were about 20 of them, they were in pairs.

As one paired was walking through the forest, one of them noticed a trail of blood.

"Hey, 249 come over here. I think there is someone hurt near us."

"What did you find?" asked X6-249

"There is a trail of blood. It leads through the north path." Said X6-666

"Really, that's strange."

"Do you think we should report back to base?" asked 666

"No. lets follow the trail, maybe it's just a fresh cut of one of the X6s" replied 249

As they were walking on the north way, they didn't notice that someone was watching them. The one following them stepped on a fresh leaf and the action had caused noise.

"Did you hear that?" asked 666.

X6-666 was one of the small ones in her unit. She had long blond hair that was tied up in a ponytail. She was 15 years old and a little short, and with her brown honey eyes looked like an innocent child. But don't fool yourself, she could kill with one hand tied up behind her back.

"I think so. Who's there?" asked out loud 249

X6-249 was the SIC of their unit. He and their CO were like the big brothers of their unit. He had dark black hair that almost covered his eyes and green piercing eyes. He was 16 years old, tall and specialized in explosives.

They heard something move beside them. And then it began running. They both started chasing it. After a few minutes they noticed that they were running in circles.

"What are we chasing?" asked 666

"I don't know, but I'm going to catch him!" said 249. He was annoyed of chasing someone in circles.

249 blurred fast forward and stopped what they were chasing. 666 was right behind him, and circled the one they were chasing.

"What is this thing?" asked 666

"I think it's a nomali! How did it get here?" said 249

"I don't know. Hey big fella, are you O.K.?" asked 666

"What are you doing! Don't talk to him!" 249 told her

"He can't harm me, he's hurt, and besides you will protect me. right?" she asked after seeing the look on his face.

"Of course I will, I'm not a monster!"

666 reached closer to the nomali, he moved backwards but she eventually touched him.

"See, he won't hurt you." She told to 249, he approached the nomali and tried to check his wound, but the nomali didn't let him.

"Where's little fella?" asked the nomali

Both X6 were surprised, they didn't know he knew how to speak.

"Who's little fella?" asked 666

"Tried to escape, too many X7s." he said

"Yeah, I think I heard about that. One of the 09ers was recaptured and tried to escape again, maybe he was with her?" said 249

"Maybe. Hey, you were escaping with the 09er?" 666 asked him

"Max, escaping, people afraid of things that are different" he said

"Yeah. Well, we will help you. Right 249?"

"But we will get in trouble. And he is wounded."

"Yeah, you're wounded pretty badly. I guess you lost a lot of blood. I'm a field med, I can help but we need a place to hide you."

"Are you crazy? Do you want to be in psy ops?" 249 asked her

"No! But we can't just leave him here!" said 666

"O.K." said 249 'and I thought I was the SIC. Girls.'

"So, I am X6-666 and this is X6-249. What's your designation?" 666 asked him

"Name Joshua" he replied

"O.K then, Joshua nice to meet you. Now, where will we hide you?"

And so, the two X6 sat and thought of a good place where they can hide him.

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