Max and Alec

"Season 2"

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Chapter 10: Brainiac

Max's apartment

Max sat up in her bed as she looked out the window at the rain that was coming down. It seemed that all it did now a days was rain, and then rain so more. Max turned her head and looked down at Alec's sleeping form. She wondered how he slept at times like these. Logan had just the other day tired to kill Zane and for some odd reason Max couldn't sleep…and it wasn't because of the shark DNA.

Maybe it had something to do with the fact that one day Logan might possibly come after Alec, and he might she kill him. It scared her that Logan could get lucky and kill Alec at any time. Max looked back out the window and watched the drips of rain fall down the window…than she figured that the only way Alec and the rest of her family will be safe is if she kills the one person who posses and actual threat.

Max looked over at Alec when she felt him begin to stir around. When he looked up at her he smiled and it was at that moment when Max realized that she would do anything for him…even kill someone. And that is something she never thought she would do, no matter what.

Alec rolled out of bed and when his feet hit the floor he lifted them back up. He looked at Max to see if she noticed and she was smiling. "It's cold…I wasn't expecting it," he explained. He shuck his head as he got up out of bed and walked into the bathroom.

Max looked out the window at the rain; does he think that same about me as I do about him? If someone was threaten my life would he kill them? Max thought as she proceeded to look out the window. She turned toward the bathroom door when Alec came walking out.

"Don't think your not going to work just because it's raining outside…if I have to go so do you," she said as he walked over to where she was sitting on the bed and pulled her out of bed. "Come on missy miss time for another day at the wonderful Jam Pony services." He said with a smile.

Alec put his arm around her and they walked out into the living room. Max pushed away from him with a smile on her face and walked over to the coffee pot. "Do you think Logan will try to go after Zane again?" she asked as she started some coffee.

Alec looked up from what he was doing, "Honestly…yeah," he paused. "Do I think it's the smartest thing for him to do…no. Because next time I will kill him," he said as he walked over to her. He brought he into his arms and kissed the top of her head. "What's with the sudden question?" he asked. Max walked away from him and into the bedroom to get ready for the day. "Max?"

"I'm scared okay," she said from the bedroom stopping in midchange. "I'm scared that one day he will come after you and he won't miss your heart…he'll kill you." She said. "I don't want that to happen." She added.

Alec came walking into the bedroom. "It isn't going to happen because I won't let it. Max no one, not even Logan, can take me away from you." He paused as a smile came to his face. "Even when I die I'll come back and haunt you." He added.

Max swatted him on the arm as she brought him into her arms for a hug. "I love you Alec," she said.

"I love you too Max." he said and than pulled away. "Okay get dressed because we have packages to deliver." He said as he walked out of the room.

Somewhere in Seattle

He sat there watching the TV, which TV he was watching could have been debated. He had about five TV's going at once. An overweight man sat on the couch looking at the various TV's. He had short, buzz cut like, hair, brown eyes, and a blue jacket on.

H looked as if he was studying the TV for information…to see if they would give him some hint that he was looking for.

Just than an Eyes Only thing came on the television and he pointed to the screen and a smile crept to his face. Than he looked at the clock and he saw that it was five o'clock so he got up to look out the window. When he go there he saw Max and Alec riding together down the street and once again a smile came to his face. He grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.

Jam Pony

OC walked in with Sketchy at her side and she knew that he was talking about something but what that something was she could tell you because she didn't know. Right behind her Max and Alec were walking in hand in hand. Max was never one for public display but ever since Alec came to Seattle she couldn't seem to keep her hands off of him.

They walked by Normal's desk ignoring all his calling out about they taking a package. And Max and Alec thought they could hear his saying 'I'm talking to himself' but they weren't sure. Max looked back at her pager as it went off and she saw that it was Zane's number so she went over to the phone and dialed out.

"Hey Zane…it's Max what's up?" he said into the phone as Alec leaned against the wall next to her. "Really? Is she okay?" she asked. Max took a quick look at Alec and then she once again listened to what Zane was saying. "Which station and what time are they leaving?" she asked. "We'll be there and we'll meet you at the old abandoned warehouse on the outside of town." Than she hung up the phone and turned to Alec. "We've got a problem." She stated.

"What's up?" he asked as Max grabbed his hand and guided him over to the tables where they sat down.

"Asha has been taken into police custody because of some S1W stuff." She stated. "They are being blamed once again for Manticore going to the ground," she said.

"What do we do?" he asked.

"Well a bus is transporting her and some of the other people in the group away from Seattle." She paused. "They leave at nine tonight," she said. "We have to catch them before they reach the border."

"Okay so we need a plan," Alec said as he looked over at Normal who was saying something to OC and Sketchy. "Any ideas?" he asked.

"Not a one," she stated. Max sat and looked around the room trying to come up with a plan that would be easy enough for them to do without getting caught. "I have an idea…how about we hit the bus on the highway outta town? That way it will just be us and the van," she said.

Alec rolled the idea around in his head; the soldier in him running through all the negative things that could happen and the truth was that he had a hard time coming up with some. "I think we got ourselves a plan," he said with a smile.

"Your such an ass," she said as she took a sip of her soda. "So what time should we do this?" she asked.

"Around nine thirty," He said with a smile. "Yup that means we get a whole day of delivering packages." He said with a smile.

"BIP, BIP, BIP," Max mimicked as she walked past him to where OC was waiting for her. Alec smiled and shuck his head as Sketchy came over and took a seat next to him.

"So how's life with Max?" Sketchy asked and Alec just raised his eyebrow. "Do you have any idea how many fantasy I have that include her and OC?" he asked and before he knew it Alec had him by the throat. "Dude!"

"You ever say anything about your fantasies with Max in them I will kill you because you have time to say 'help'…got it?" Alec asked and Sketchy nodded. Alec released him and got up to take the delivery that Normal threw at him when he walked through the door.

Logan's apartment

Logan walked into his darkened apartment with a piece of paper in his hand. Right here he had the information that he needed in order to catch to X5's in a criminal act. Asha, his one time girlfriend, somehow got in trouble with the police and there is no doubt in his mind that they will try to save her.

Logan picked his cell phone and hit speed dial 10. When the person on the other end of the phone answered an evil smile came to his face. "White…we might be able to catch some X5's in action." He said.

"Really…when?" White asked.

Logan proceed to tell White when he thought that they would hit, he also told White that he had no idea where and that finding out where was going to be their only problem. When they finished their conversation Logan hung up his phone and walked over to his computer. When he moved the mouse the black screen turned slowly into a picture that he had taken of Max when she was sleeping. If she knew he had this picture he would have been dead a long time ago.

"Don't worry Max. We'll be together again real soon." Logan said as he ran his finger over her face on the screen. "Real soon."

Max's apartment

They went straight home after work because they had some serious planning to take care of. In all truthfulness Alec really didn't want to risk his or Max's life to save Asha. Not that he didn't like the girl because he did but still…she was only human. He knows that he shouldn't be thinking that way about his brother's girlfriend but he can't help it. He doesn't understand what it is about her that he doesn't trust but he still doesn't think she's worth it.

"Pay attention," Max scolded him after she swatted him in the arm. "This is important…that is if you want to come home to this apartment tonight or if you want to go to a jail cell." She explained. "Okay so we take our bikes to this point and than hid them in the bushes. I will flag the van down and you come from around the other side and knock the driver out." She said. "Good for you?" she asked.

"Is there violence involved?" he asked and she nodded. "Than it's fine with me." He added sarcastically.

Just as Max was about to go over another part of the plan she heard a knock at the door. She looked at Alec silently asking of he was expecting anyone and he said no. She slowly got up and made her way toward the door. When she opened it she saw a large boy standing in the doorway.

"Um…can I help you?" she asked and she looked him up and down.

"Max?" he asked. Just than Alec came walking up behind her the kid gave her a look and than shot one at Alec. "You are supposed to be alone." He said.

"Sorry to mess up your plans buddy." Alec said as a matter of factly. "What can we do for you?" he asked.

"I need to talk with Max…alone," he said.

"Do you know him Max?" Alec asked.

"Never seem him before in my life," she said.

"I'm X5," he clarified. Before the kid knew what was happening Alec had him by his collar pulling him forward enough so he could see his barcode. Alec looked at Max and nodded.

"What are you? Because you sure don't look like a solider," she said.

"I'll let that slide. I am an I.T. concentrate. A battle processor. I'm basically a general, his staff, two database groups, and five logistical support teams, all rolled into one stealth package." He explained.

"Stealth?" Alec asked with a smile and Max hit him upside the arm. "What?"

"People don't see me, when they do they look the other way. They don't remember me," he said. "You better get going or you're going to miss the van," he said. "Oh and remember to break an egg." Before he knew it was in Max's apartment by himself.

Highway

Max stashed her bike in the bushes by the road and she saw Alec do the same to his on the other side. Okay let's get this over with. She said to herself as she positioned herself in the middle of the road as if she were a hitchhiker. As she saw the van approaching she gestured for Alec to hid in a shadow or something.

The van braked as it approached Max and with a little noise in her throat that she knew only Alec would hear she told him to do what he was supposed to do. When the van came to a complete stop Alec slide up on the side of the van and made his way toward the drivers seat. Max smiled and walked toward the doors that they opened for her.

"Are you lost miss?" one of the policemen asked.

"My bike broke down and I started walking back home until I saw you guys coming…however can I thank you?" she asked in an innocent voice. Just than the glass broke and Alec knocked the guy out who was driving and before the other policemen had a chance to sound the alarm Max had him by the throat and cut off his circulation just enough to knock him out.

Alec picked the keys off one of the guards and looked at them. "This is going to take a lot longer than we expected." He said. "I mean what do they really need this many kieys for anyway?" he asked to no one.

"Just find it so we can go home," Max said as she looked in the rearview mirror and saw a set of headlights coming their way. "Alec?" she asked.

When he looked at the headlights coming he panicked. "Drive," he ordered and that is exactly what Max did.

Max put the van in gear and drove away. But as she was driving away she looked more closely at the car behind them and with her enhanced vision she could see who it was. "Oh my god," she said as she speed up.

"What…who is it?" Alec asked as he looked back and forth between Max and the lock. "Max?"

"It's Logan and White," she said as she once again looked behind her. "How the hell did they know about this?" she asked.

"You always said Logan had friends in high places." Alec suggested.

"Yeah but the only ones that knew about this were you, me and Zane." She said. "Unless he got his hands on a police report that said Asha was one of the prisoner being transported…and he knew we would come after because of Zane," she concluded in her head.

"Ding, ding" Alec said as he continued to fish through the keys.

"Just find the key!" Max said getting irritated.

"Only hundred and fifty more to go," he said. "Max?" he said hearing what he knew she heard too. "Is that…"

"A train," she said. Than she remembered what Brain said before they left. "What did Brain say while we where leaving?" she asked.

"I don't know…break a leg?" he guessed not really listening to what she was saying.

"No it was break an egg," she said and then she looked off to her right where she saw a sigh that said break an egg. "Everybody hold on!" She yelled as she turned the van so that they would crash into the sign.

"Max what the hell are you doing?" Alec asked.

"Just hold on!" she said. They went straight into the sign and made it out on the other side before White and Logan could make it over the tracks. Max looked out the window and saw them coming to a halting stop and she had a satisfying smile on her face.

"Okay Max," Alec said and he placed his hands on his knees so he was face level with her. "That was a little too close for comfort," he said.

"I know," Max, said as she kissed him. "Wasn't it great," she said and then put the car in drive and started to drive back to Seattle. What they didn't see was Logan and White already heading in that direction.

Max's apartment

Brain was sitting in the chair in Max's apartment alone waiting for them to get home. By his calculation they shouldn't be much longer. When he heard someone approaching he figured it was them but when the door opened and saw two men standing there instead he figured that he was in trouble.

"So you're the one that tipped them on the sign trick?" White said as he pointed the gun at Brain's head. "I am guessing that your one of those mutants freaks too." He said and then he cocked his gun. "Where are they?" he asked.

"Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you," Brain said and little drops of sweat started to form on his forehead. "You really think your going to win the war don't you?" Brain asked not expecting an answer. "You think that Max and all the other mutants won't be able to stop you?"

"That's right because when I'm done with them they won't even be able to show their faces without being shot at," White spat out.

"You're going to lose." Brain stated. "I know because I know what 452 and 494 will do, they will do whatever it takes to make sure that you don't succeed." He added. "I know because I have been trained to analyze them ever since they where little and back at Manticore. I know them better than anyone." He added.

Before Brain could react White shot the gun and the bullet embedded itself in-between the eyes. White looked down at him in disgust and Logan just looked on in shock, like he didn't know White came to Max's apartment to kill him. Who did he think he signed up with?

"Let's get outta here," White said as he turned and walked out of the apartment. It took Logan a little while but he made his way out and got into the car with White and drove away as if nothing happened.

Joshua's house

Max and Alec drove Asha home to Zane and let the others find their own way home. As soon as Asha ran into the house she was engulfed in a hug by Joshua and so where Max and Alec.

Zane came walking out of the bedroom and saw Asha standing there and he walked over and brought her into his arms. "I would've come to save you but I was still recovering," he explained as he kissed her.

"I know," she said as she brought him in for another hug. "I know," she said again. Then she turned to Max and Alec and smiled at them, "Thanks guys," she said.

"No problem…just don't make it a habit," Alec said. Just then Alec cell phone went off and he looked at the ID…it was OC. "Hey OC what's up?" he asked. "Yeah she's standing right her." He said handing the phone to Max. "I don't even know why I bought her one." He shrugged as he walked over to the couch and sat down.

"Hey girl what's the what?" she asked. The smile Max had one her face slowly disappeared as she listened to what OC was saying. "Okay pack all your stuff and Alec and I will come and get you…we are not staying in that apartment another night," she said. "See yeah soon," Max said fighting back tears.

When she hung up Alec came over to her. "What's wrong?" he asked.

By this time Max had everyone's attention. "When OC got home she found Brain in a chair with a bullet whole in his head," she said breaking down into tears. "We need to get her out of there and we need to find somewhere else to stay," she added with sniffles.

"I'll go get us a truck," Alec said and then he walked out of Joshua's house with Max under his arm. He got them a truck and they made there way over to Max's apartment in silence.

Max's apartment

They arrived at the apartment and saw OC standing outside. Max went over to her and took her best friend into a hug. "I'm sorry you had to see that," Max whispered in her ear as Alec walked by and up into the apartment.

Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by

"Alec said that he would grab all the stuff and bring it down so you don't have to go back up," Max said. "Come on me and you can ride in the van and Alec can take my bike to the new place." Max said.

"Where is the new place?" OC asked.

"Joshua's," Max said.

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said,

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Alec came walking out of the apartment with three suitcases and he placed them in the back of the van. "I have two more to go and then we'll be out of here," he said and then headed back into the apartment.

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Max sat in silence as she watched OC, neither one of them knew what to say or what to do. They didn't know Brain that much, and in OC's case she had never met him. Yet for some odd reason Max felt that if they stopped thinking about it they would forget him.

And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

And when the stars fall
I will lie awake
You're my shooting star.

Alec walked out with the last two suitcases and placed them in the van. Max handed him the keys to her bike and he smiled. "Don't get any ideas," she said and then started the van. "See you at Joshua's," she said and than drove away.

Joshua's house (later that night)

Max walked into the bedroom on the second floor that they had taken claim to. When she walked in she saw Alec looking out the window and she walked over to him slowly.

She wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned her chin on his shoulders. "How many more Max?" he asked not looking back at her.

"What?" she asked confused.

"How many more are you going to let him kill before we go after him?" he asked. "And you know who I'm talking about. White had no idea where you lived and the only person that did was Logan." He said turning to look at her. "He led White to your apartment to kill Brain because he tipped is off…so I ask again. How many more before we take him out?" he asked.

Max let go of him and walked over to the bed. "Listen I've known Logan for a long time and I'm sorry if it isn't easy for me to kill him," she explained. "I am just as hurt as you are so don't take it out on me," she said.

"If you don't handle this matter soon than I'll take care of it myself," he said turning back to look out the window.

"Fine," Max said as she got up and walked to the door.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"To sleep with OC because I can't stand to be around you right now." She paused. "I can't believe you have the nerve to think that I don't care about what is happening," she said slamming the door as she left. Alec didn't move, he just watched out the window.

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AN: I hope you liked it!