Max and Alec

"Season 2"

Pairing: M/A, Z/A, O/S

Disclaimer: I don't own it.

Summary: Re-write

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Chapter 18: Exposure

Max and Alec's apartment

They just moved into their new apartment last night, and besides feeling a little weird at first, it was nice to be away from everyone. Zane and Asha decided to stay with Joshua, and OC and Syl decided to go out and find their own apartment. They said they had been thinking about it for weeks and now they were finally going to do it, Max guessed that they didn't want to be the first to leave Joshua.

Max was standing at the kitchen counter when Alec walked into the kitchen. He came walking out in his work jeans and no shirt. "Max why are you ready to go so early, behind late is your signature. If you start showing up on time people are going to think something's wrong." He said as he reached behind her and grabbed the pot pf coffee.

Since Logan killed himself he left all his stuff behind, which meant they had enough coffee and found to last them a couple of months. It was like he knew he was going to kill himself because he stocked up on everything. "Maybe I wasn't going to work, maybe I am going to check in on Joshua before I stroll in late as usual." She said as she looked at him.

"That's one thing you sang was good about Zane and Asha staying behind, so you didn't have to check in on Joshua all the time," he said as he walked into the bedroom. When he walked back out it was pulling on his t-shirt. "Come on," he said as he leaned against the counter with Max pinned beneath his, in-between his arms. "Just admit that you want to get to work on time, for a change," he said.

"You'll never hear me say that," Max said as she ducked out from beneath him. "So you ready or what?" she asked him. He smiled as he grabbed his jack and bag and headed toward the elevator. "I just want to see if I can give Normal a heart attack," she said with a smirk as the made their way to the parking garage.

He smiled as he followed her to where their bikes were parked side by side. Their life was just starting to get back to normal, nothing weird or out of the ordinary had happened in awhile and they were loving it. Alec thought that they might be able to raise this baby in this world after all.

They both got onto their bikes and made their way toward the Jam Pony offices. Whether or not they did any work today was a different story, since they weren't paying for the apartment who cared, certainly not them. Sure they wanted some money for themselves but that was another upside to being a transgenic, you don't need money to get what you want.

As the came closer to Jam Pony Max saw OC coming up beside her. "What's up boo?" she asked.

"Nothing just looking forward to getting through another day in this hellhole," Max answered with a smirk. "What about you, you and Syl find a apartment yet?" she asked her best friend. She smiled at Alec as he rode ahead to catch up with Sketchy.

"No but there is one for sale in the same apartment complex as you guys," she said.

"And how are you guys going to pay the rent for that, I mean even Logan had trouble paying the rent." Max said. She didn't want to sound unbelieving that they could live there; she just didn't want OC to get in over her head and then Syl skip town. As much as she loves her sister Syl does have a tendency to leave without notice.

They walked into the Jam Pony offices and saw Sketchy and Alec standing by Normal's front desk so they too went over there. "Syl told me not to have a price range, that she would take care of it all," OC said.

"Take care of what all?" Alec asked when OC took a stand next to him.

"OC and Syl are going to get an apartment in the same complex as us," Max clarified. "And Syl told OC that she didn't have to worry about anything, because she was going to take care of it all," Max finished.

Alec looked towards where Sketchy was walking over towards one of his friends. "Doesn't it make you wonder what she means by 'she'll take care of it all'?" Alec asked. "Hey Sketch, what's up?" he asked when he saw Sketchy showing the other guy a picture on the front of the tabloid.

He walked back over to OC, Max, and Alec and showed them the picture that was on the cover of a magazine called News World Weekly. "They told me that I could be a freelance photographer," he said with a smile.

"Not on Jam Pony time," Normal said from behind the counter.

"Anyways I've heard about this mutant that's been living in the sewers in sector five, and that my sector today so I hope to get myself a front page," Sketchy said as he grabbed the package on Normal front counter and took of without so much as another word.

OC looked at Max and Alec after Sketchy left. "As much as I would love to stick around for this conversation I am afraid that some of us have bills to pay," she said as she too grabbed a package and left.

Max grabbed Alec's arm and took him over toward the bike rack so they were away from Normal's wondering ear. "Alec this is not good," she said as if he didn't already know. She looked at him but he wasn't looking at her, in fact it didn't even look like he was paying her any attention. "Alec! This is important," she said.

"Come on Max, what do you think White gets his type from News World Weekly?" he asked but she didn't answer. "I know why your scared and it isn't because of Sketchy taken pictures for a magazine that no one takes seriously. Your afraid that White will take it seriously and he'll come after us…and the baby," Max lowered her head. "Max I swear to God that I won't let that happen." He said as he brought her into his arms. "I promise."

Somewhere in town (later that night)

Ray White, he was one of the elite members of the next generation of the breeding cult. But the only problem with Ray White was that he had a over obsessed mother who doesn't know who to let him go, she has been continually looking for him ever since he disappeared a few weeks ago. She has even tried to get in touch with Eyes Only, against her husbands wishes of course, he it seems that eyes only had vanished as well.

Wendy White was sitting on the bed in her hotel room. She had located Ray in a town outside Seattle, it looked like he was held up at some private school in the country, but she didn't care she just wanted him back. She had been calling the police, and also calling Eyes Only more and more yet she still received no response.

Just as she was about to dial Eyes Only again she remember a number that his reprehensive had given to her awhile back, that he told her to call in case she couldn't get a hold of him. She dialed the number and heard a male voice come over the line and she didn't understand why she didn't try this number sooner.

"Hello," the male voice said. It sounded like he was asleep but for some reason Wendy didn't seem to care, she just wanted her son back. "Who is this?" the man asked.

"Hello my name is Wendy White and I am looking for Eyes Only, I was told to call this number if I was unable to reach him," she explained. "Whom am I speaking with?" she asked curious to know whom she was speaking with.

"My name is Alec," he said confused.

But before Wendy could say anything the door swung open violently and in walked her husband, Ames White. "I told you to leave us alone and go on with you life and nothing would have happened to you," he said.

Max and Alec's apartment

Alec looked at the phone, which moments before he had been on the phone with a women named Wendy White. He still listened to the other end of the line as he heard rustling and then all of a sudden the line went dead.

He felt Max roll over next to him and when he looked down at her she was looking up at him with tired eyes. She didn't sleep much, due to her shark DNA, so he hated to wake her up when she finally did get to sleep.

"What's wrong?" she asked him as she sat up causing the sheet to fall and reveal her bare chest. Alec couldn't help himself, he looked, but he was aloud to because Max was his mate and she would be until the day he died. "Who was on the phone?" she asked.

"Someone named Wendy White…" he stopped as realization set in. "Ames White's wife," he said. "But how did she get our number?" Alec asked.

"Logan probably gave it to her," she said. "You know before he went all evil and sided with White. He probably figured that if she need help and he wasn't around than we would be the ones to help her," she explained. "Do you know why she called?" Max asked.

"No but my guess is that we won't be able to ask her either," Alec said.

"Why not?"

"Because the phone was ripped from the jack," he explained. "My guess is that White found his wife," he said. Alec looked at Max. "What should we do, I mean we can't just not go see if she's okay," he said. "Should we go out there?" he asked.

"I guess that means we're going to this town," she said as she rolled back over and tried to get some sleep. "We'll leave first thing in the morning," she said and she turned around and looked at him. "Now come on," she said pulling him down and he wrapped his arms around her in a way that very familiar to him. As he lay there with Max in his arms he didn't know what they were going to do tomorrow but he didn't care, no so long as Max and their son was safe in his arms.

Town outside Seattle

So far their plan wasn't going as well as hoped. They forget to call and see if they could get reservations, and then they didn't come up with a good story so they know for a fact that the clerk was suspicious.

They walked along the hallway and Alec pressed re-dial on his cell phone, which in turn called the room that Wendy happened to be staying in when White came in, or at least they thought it was White.

As Alec listened to the phone ring Max went door to door listening to see if she could hear a phone on the other end. So far she wasn't having any luck and she had already pasted three doors. Yet when she came to the tired door she stood and put her hand on Alec chest to cause him to stop as well.

"This it?" he asked and he closed his phone and Max noticed that the phone had stopped ringing on the other side of the door and nodded. "Well that was quick," he said as he pulled out his lock picking equipment. "I kinda thought this would be harder," he said as he pushed the door open and let Max go in first. "After you."

As Max walked in she touched the doorframe, "fresh paint," she said as Alec closed the door behind her.

As she went to the mini fridge Alec went over to the phone jack. "Everything looks new, looks like someone was here late," he commented on.

"Three bucks for a soda!" Max exclaimed as she looked at the piece of paper. "What a rip off," she said and continued to look through the fridge and then she came across a little film case. "What do we have here?" she asked and she looked back at Alec who was looking at the film. "Best place to keep undeveloped film…"

"In the fridge," he said as he grabbed it from her. "What do you say we go develop this bad boy?" he asked her and he helped her up and she opened the can of soda.

"I don't think we should go just yet," she said as she took a sip and then set it on the able. "I mean we paid for this room up until tomorrow night so we might as well make use of it," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Why Max are you suggesting what I think your suggesting?" he asked her as he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up of the ground.

"I mean if you don't want to we don't have to," she said as Alec placed her on the bed.

"I never said I didn't want to," he said with a smirk as he leaned down and kissed her. "We di have to get our money's worth." He said as he kissed along her jaw line.

Photoshop

They were standing over the machine that printed out the pictures, Alec was holding Max's hand because as soon as the walked in the casher guy hadn't taken his eyes off of her. And the feline in him became very jealous and protective and she was the only thing keeping him from snapping the guy's neck.

"Hey Alec check this out," Max said as she picked up one of the pictures. It was of who she guessed was Ames White's son sitting in the windowsill. "Doesn't really look like he doesn't want to be there," she commented.

"Yeah if he doesn't want to be there than why would Wendy die trying to get him out?" he asked Max and he grabbed all the pictures. They were all of the school. "Maybe we should check this place out," he said as he placed the pictures in his pocket.

When they turned around the sheriff was standing there. "The motel owner said we had visitors," he said looking at them.

"We're just passing through," Max said hurriedly and hated herself afterwards for saying it.

They began to walk out the door when the sheriff called out to them "Hey you forgot one," he said and Max walked back in and grabbed it.

"Thanks," she said as the walked out. Alec made sure to shot the cashier a death glare on his way out.

"Just passing through?" Alec questioned.

"I panicked," she said and they began to walk faster. "So what are we going to do about the boy?" Max asked. "I mean what if we're walking into a trap that White set for us?" she asked.

"I don't think Wendy was part of the trap. She sounded really scared on the phone," he said as he looked at her. "I actually think this is were they keep the next generation of breeding cult members." He said and they turned into the motel. The smiled at the motel owner as they made there way towards their room. "I think we should try to get him out," Alec said. "I mean if it was my son…"

'It's not," Max interrupted. "And I know if anything like this happened to our kids you would do everything in your power to get them out, there is no doubt in my mind," she said as she hugged him. "But I think your right, we need to get him out of there," she said. "But we'll wait until nightfall," she finished.

They entered the room and Max went straight over and sat on the bed. She looked over at Alec and he placed the pictures of Ray White and the school in their duffel bag. "I wish we were in time to save the mother," Max said out of nowhere. "I mean if we get Ray out then what, are we gonna keep him, because we don't know anyone from his family. Where is he supposed to go?" Max asked.

Alec walked over and sat on the bed next to her. "It's Logan's fault that he didn't tell us about this earlier, maybe we could have done something about it before she died. Maybe we could have even helped her try and get Ray away from White. But no, Logan decided to keep this to himself and that's what cost Wendy her life." Alec explained.

Max just sat there, she watched as Alec got up and went into the bathroom. Why can't I blame Logan? Is it because I still feel guilty about his death? I mean if I didn't come home with Alec would Logan and I still be together, would Alec just be another one of my family? Max went over to the duffel bag and grabbed the pictures. There is no way I'm going to leave him there, but I do need to find somewhere else for him to go because I know for sure that he wouldn't survive a day in my world. She thought as she placed the pictures back and went over to the phone. Logan did have some great contacts that's he happened to have the number for. Ray had to have some family somewhere.

Seattle

They had just found a mutant in the sewers, but the stupid freak had to go into the street so everyone in Seattle would see him on the nine o' clock news. And to top it all off White had just found out that there was someone in the sewers with a camera. This was so no good for the national government, if the existence of mutants got out into the public.

White just walked out of the room where they were keeping the freak and he had a very pissed off look on his face. "How could you let this happen?" he asked Otto, who was standing behind him. "You're a trained professional, all you had to do was keep this freak in the sewers and out of the sight of the public," he said turning around to look at Otto.

"I'm sorry sir," Otto said not sure what else to say.

"Do have any idea how pissed the Director is going to be about all this," he said and before Otto could say anything his cell phone started to ring. "Hello," it was the Director. "Yes sir," White did not look happy. "Tomorrow sir," and then he closed his cell phone. "I'll give you one guess at who that was." He said before he left leaving Otto alone with the mutant.

Jam Pony

Sketchy came running over to where OC was sitting with Zane, Syl and Asha. Who were visiting for lunch since Max and Alec were off God knows where. He quickly took a seat next to Syl, gave her a once over and turned to OC. Who in turn was giving him a very dirty look that said if you ever look at my girl like that again I'll kill you.

"I got one," he said and they all looked at him like he had three heads. "I go a picture of a freak, and it's my ticket to the front page of News World Weekly." He said excitedly.

Syl gave OC a looked and OC nodded. Syl glanced toward Zane who in turn put his arm around Sketchy and started talking to him. Mine while OC grabbed the camera and opened it thus destroying the film inside. She placed it back where it was and looked at everyone around the table with dirty looks.

"I gotta go, maybe I can get this on the front page for tomorrow," he said and then ran out of the building.

"It was the right thing to do," Syl said looking at OC. "If that would have made it on the front page than we all would have been exposed and we would have needed to relocate, which would mean that I could see you anymore." She said and she placed a hand on OC's leg.

"Well I don't really feel like being around any of you right now so I think I am going to jet," she said as she got up and walked over to Normal's counter. She grabbed and package and left without so much as a second glance.

It was there first fight, although nothing was said, Syl knew she had some making up to do.

Town outside Seattle

It was time, Max and Alec were sitting in a car outside the school building where Ray White was being held, whether or not by his well was yet to be determined. They weren't to sure on how they planed to get into the building, sure it would have been easy with just one person, but with Max carrying his baby there was no way he was going to let her go in alone.

There was only one guard; they could easily take him out before he even thought about pulling the alarm. But he knew Max would go for it, because if the used violence White would know for sure who took his son. Max didn't want him to know because that would put their own child in danger.

So it was plan B, which they were still trying to figure out. "What you think Maxie?" he asked her. "We can't sit out here all night. The only way we're going to get in is if we knock out the guard."

"Or if I go alone," she said as she looked at him.

"You know that's not even and option," he said sternly.

"Then you go alone," Max, said.

That he didn't expect. Max always wanted to be the hero, that's what he loved about her. It was either her way or the highway. Yet know she was giving him a chance to save the day. "I could do it, but is that what you want?" he asked.

"It's safer that both of us going in there, you know if we both went in, we both wouldn't make it out," she rationalized. "Alec we need to get him out and we need to do it tonight before White realizes we're here." She said. "Just go, I'll be fine," she said.

He leaned over and gave her a kiss before he got out of the car. Before he had a chance to get very far thought he felt someone hit him over the head. Max leaned down and picked him up. "Sorry baby, but this is just something I have to do," she said as she tied him up inside the car, making sure that he wouldn't be able to get out. "Be back in a few," she said as she leaned in the window and kissed. "Sorry again," she said as she walked toward the building.

She noticed that the guard was talking to someone so she slipped to the side of the building and began climbing; you had to thank God for brink walls. She made it to the second floor until she found a window that she could climb through. As her feet touch down on the soft whit carpet she noticed a book on the end table. She opened it up and noticed that the name inside said 'Ray White'.

"This is too easy," she said to herself as she walked out his room. As she made her way down the stairs she heard voice, thus causing her to walk a little more slowly. When she rounded the corner she saw a group of people walked through another doorway. If she had to guess she guessed that is where Ray would be.

She followed closely behind making sure that she wasn't noticed, and she was right. Ray was at the head of the room. She hide behind a curtain, hoping that no one saw her come down here. She was watching as the people before her began their ritual. She watched as they cut the head of the snake and drained its blood into a cup. Then she watched as Ray drank it and she got this throw up feeling in her stomach and she no longer wanted to help Ray White out.

Just as she was about to leave the curtain flew back and everyone turned and saw her standing there. "Shit," she said to herself as they all rushed her.

Outside

Alec started to come to when he realized that he was tied up in the car. "Max I'm going to kill you," he said as he tried to get lose. As he was wiggling around there was a tap on the window and when he looked he saw the sheriff standing there. "Crap," he said as he reached his finger out just far enough to roll the window down. "How can I help you officer?" he asked nicely.

"Would you like some help with that son?" the sheriff asked.

"If you don't mind," Alec said with a smile.

"If you don't mind me asking what are you doing here?" he asked.

"My girlfriend was playing a trick on me, and then she ran off," he lied. Yet he saw that the sheriff wasn't buying it. "Okay my son is in there and he was taken out of my home back in Seattle, and now my girlfriend is in there trying to save him."'

"You let her go instead of you?" he asked.

"From the fact that I'm tied up I guess it's easy to say that I didn't let her go," Alec said with a smirk. "But was frightens me more is that she's pregnant." He added. "So if you don't mind I would like to be untied now." Alec said as he looked at the sheriff and then at the school wondering what was happening to Max.

Inside

She was in a cage now, they all rushed her and even with her X5 agility she wasn't able to get away. Although they did get her with the butt of the knife, which left a nasty looking burn mark on the palm of her hand. She knew for a fact that Alec was going to kill her for this. She looked out her bars and saw a little boy; he couldn't be more than ten years old, guarding her.

"Well they don't think much of me do they," she said to herself as she stood up. "Why don't you let me out of here?" she asked the boy but he didn't say anything. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.

"I'm waiting," he said cryptically.

"For what?"

"You to die."

That was unexpected. "Well sorry to bust your bubble but that's not going to happen," she said. Just than an older women came in. "What are you his mother, is it past his bedtime, so sad, bah bye," Max said as she waved. "Losers," she mumbled.

"Have the symptoms started?" she asked him and he said no. "They should be starting any minute now," she said as she looked at Max. "Ray has already begun." She said.

Max sat there and watched as they exchanged a conversation wondering what kind of symptoms they were talking about.

Outside

Alec and the sheriff were standing behind a bush; Alec was looking for away in that wouldn't give away the fact that he was a little more than human. He wasn't having any luck. He kept looking toward the window that he guessed Max went in waiting for her to come back out. That didn't look like it was happening either.

"How did your girl get in?" The sheriff asked.

"Got me," Alec lied.

Inside

"Can I get some water?" she asked the kid. She figured she might as well pretend to get sick if she wanted to get out of her.

"Water can't help you…it has begun," he said as he continued to sit where he was before.

Well that meant she was pretending right. The old women had left a while ago so now it was just Max and the kid. "I'm dieing right? The least you can do is get me some water." She said. The boy went over to the sink and got her a cup of water. The bars were too close together to slip the cup through so he had to open the cages door. One point for the mutant.

When he opened the door Max ran past him but she suddenly stopped in her tracks. One point for the evil cult. She was turned around and flung into the wall behind her. "What the hell is this?" she asked him.

"You can't beat me, I have power behind you wildest dreams," he said as he held her there with his eyes.

"Oh yeah, but I bet your still a little boy inside," she said as she lifted up her shirt. Suddenly she fell to the group. "Yeah that's what I thought, ever man has that weakness," she said as she ran from the room before he could stop her again. Two points and game for the mutant.

Outside

Alec was moving toward the doors, he figured that violence was the best answer if he wanted to get Max out of there alive. Just as he was about to go over to the guard the front door swung open knocking the guard over and out. Max can running out with a sack over her shoulder.

"Why are you not in the car?" She yelled at him as she ran toward the car. Before Alec could say anything White can running out anfter her. "Come on you shit head," she said as she ducked behind a truck just as a shot was fired. The sheriff pulled his gun out and returned fire.

"Take my truck," the sheriff said. "I can always get another one," he said as he cover Alec and Alec ran toward Max.

"Your dead when we get home," he said as he started up the car. He paused and looked back at the sheriff. Alec knew he wasn't going to make it, that White would kill him and that made him fell sorry for the guy. With one last smirk White's direction he took off. Max looked in the backseat at a sleeping Ray White.

Max and Alec's apartment (next day)

Alec walked out into the living room where he saw Max sitting on the back of the couch looking over and sleeping Ray White. The kid had been out for a whole day now and Alec almost thought he wasn't going to make, that was before he started to open his eyes. Ray looked around at the room surprised at what he saw.

"Did I pass?" Was the first question.

"Pass what?" Alec asked as he walked over and handed Max a coffee. They discussed what she did last night although nothing was resolved, the ended before they both said something they'd regret later.

"The test." He stated.

"What test?" Max asked.

"I don't know exactly I just know that if your not one of us that you'll be in trouble," he said. Then he rolled over and went back to sleep. Max looked at Alec with panic in her eyes as her hand went straight to her stomach. She didn't know what Ray was talking about but she did know that whatever it was wasn't good.

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AN: Sorry for the lack of updates. The next update will be on May 18th