Max and Alec
"Season 2 and up"
Disclaimer: I don't own it!
Pairings: Max/Alec
Summary: re-write
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Chapter 23: Freak Nation
Space Needle
Max sat alone, atop the space needle, looking out over Seattle. The place that had become her home so many years ago, and wow what a tough road it had been.
When she first arrived in Seattle she didn't know anyone, she was a stranger among people who didn't know what she was. And that's when she meets Original Cindy in a club outside Seattle. Max had been hustling a few guys at pool when OC found her and stopped her before she got hurt. Not that the ordinaries would be able to hurt her but it was nice for Max to know that someone cared.
OC had brought her back to Seattle and Max soon became her roommate and her best friend, although till this day Max still says that the only reason OC brought her home that night was to get in her pants. OC will deny that fact until she is dead in her grave.
Then came the day that OC had brought her into Jam Pony and convinced Normal to give her a job. While working at Jam Pony she has made friends such as Sketchy, Herbal, and many others that have made her realize that living on the outside isn't half as bad as she thought it was going to be.
Awhile went by until the day she had met Logan Cale, also known as Eyes Only. He was always ending her on his missions in return for information about her family, the other nine that had escaped from Manticore the same night she had. He never did find anything, Max just ended up working for him because he was a friend and she felt obligated to.
That's when there world fell apart, when Max stopped seeing Logan as a business partner but as something more. Zack had came into town and she came up with the bright idea to bring down Manticore, this coming after she found out her sister Tinga was dead, killed by Manticore. Lydecker, who said he didn't want his 'kids' dead decided to help them.
Of course their planned backfired and she ended up getting shot. Only later did she find out that Zack had shot himself in head in order for her to live, he had given her his heart. She then and there decided that it was time to finish what her and her brother started; little did she know she would get the assistance from and unexpected source.
Her brother Ben had a twin, 494, later known as Alec. He had walked into her cell a little under a year ago. From the moment she saw him she knew he was going to be trouble, little did she know he was going to be the father of the child she caries now. They both escaped while taking Manticore down. They retreated back to Seattle where Alec and Max moved in with Original Cindy.
Then word of super humans got out into the open so Max and Alec decided to move into Terminal City. A place where only transhumans and transgenics can survive because of the biological toxins in the air.
This brings her to where she is now, sitting atop the space needle. If she zooms her vision just enough she can see the burning 'X' in front of the Terminal City gates, a burning 'X' like the one Bullet was hanging above a little over a week ago.
Max stood up and made her way down the space needle. When she got to her pick she patted the suitcase that was on the back and smiled. She threw on her jacket and placed her glasses over her eyes. It was time to go home and deliver the goods to the rest of the family. She started up her bike and made her way toward Terminal City.
Terminal CityMax arrived outside Terminal City's main gate in little over ten minutes. When she got to the gates there was news camera's all over the place. One lady was saying something, something she really didn't know anything about. She said that the transgenics weren't busy inside the walls of Terminal City; little did she know that they were in fact very busy.
The news camera's turned on her when the noticed her arrival. Everyone looked at her and she couldn't help but smile, Alec was going to be pissed when he finds out that she got herself on TV before him. "After two hundred years of human evolution and look what we end up with," she paused, as she looked everyone one of them in the eye. "You morons." She said and smirked as she started up her Ninja. As she drive toward the gates she popped her bike into a wheelie and broke through the 'X' and up over the gate, using a broken down car as a ramp.
When he bike lands on the other side she stops and looks at them and that's when they see another figure come out from the darkness. "Max I thought I told you not to do stunts like that in your condition," he said as he snaked his arms around her.
"Come on babe," she said. "I was just showing off for our guests," she said as she motioned to everyone in front of the gate. "Now what do you say we go show everyone what I brought home," she said as she patted the suitcase. Alec got on behind her and she rode off into the building leaving a silenced audience behind.
When Max parked her bike and she and Alec hopped off Mole, the lizard looking mutant came walking up behind them. "So did you get it?" he asked not even asking to see if she was okay, after all it was all about business. Alec knew that the transhumans didn't like the X-series because they could go out and walk around where as the transhumans, they had to stay in doors.
"Yup," Max said taking the suitcase off the back and showing Mole the bullet holes. "And gangsters aren't real happy about people stealing there money," Max said with a sideways look at Alec and she noticed that he didn't look happy. He wasn't to happy about her going out of there room, but he didn't understand that she was a transgenic too and she needed to help out or she would feel useless.
As the three of them advanced further into Terminal City Max started to notice everyone that had taken up residence here. They had X5's, 4's, some anomalies, and even some 6's. She never realized how many they really had here, how many had come to Seattle when Manticore burnt down.
One of them waved to her and she smiled and nodded in return. Alec who had been right beside her walk over to the couple and started talking, and soon they began laughing. Max had never seen Alec so happy and at home, it was then she realized that the outside world was never for him. He never fit in no matter how much he tried and that's because he knew he was transgenic and he was proud of it. Max wished she could have the same feelings about who and what she was.
They entered the main part of Terminal City where all business was handled. Max saw Dix and a few others standing by a television so she brought them over the suitcase and watched the television too. Soon she felt Alec's arms snake around her waist and she snuggled into him as they all watched the women on TV.
"A few moments before we witnessed one of these "transgenics" leap over this gate here one her motorcycle using that car as a ramp. We have had the protesters out her going crazy ever since they saw it." She paused as she walked over to one of the men. "Some people would call you vigilantes, what word would you use to describe what you are doing?" she asked him.
"That's easy we're just concerned citizens. We just want to keep the streets safe because it's only a matter of time before they start breaking into our houses and taking out children." The guys the reporter was talking to said. Max continued to watch on as both her and Alec's hand went to here rounding stomach.
As the reporter is about to go interview another person and first one grabs her by the arm so the camera is on him once more. "They need to go back to wherever they came from," he said and the cameraman released his grip from the reporter and the reporter decided to call it a night as the TV went blank.
"Well you heard him guys, looks like we're going back to Manticore," Dix said as he walked away from the TV and over to the computer.
Luke laughed and Max turned around and kissed Alec before going over to where she saw Joshua standing. Alec in turn followed Mole over to the weapons area. "Whatcha doing big fella?" Max asked when she stepped up behind him.
"Every new nation needs a flag," he said pointing to his work.
"What does it mean?" she asked looking at the flag.
"Black means darkness, Manticore. Red means where we are now, our blood is being spilt. Then the white, light, future; the barcode is all of us." He finished up smiling at his work.
Max smiled in return and then she walked over to where Alec was standing. "I want to go home," she said. "Now," she said when she noticed that he was about to talk to Mole again as if he didn't hear what she said.
He looked into her eyes and he knew that she wanted to go home to talk. To talk about something that couldn't be said in front of everyone. "Okay," he said putting down a Glock 35, a gun he had come real accustomed with. "See ya tomorrow Mole," Alec said as he and Max made there way out of the main building.
Max and Alec's apartmentTheir whole walk to their apartment had been in silence, Max not wanting to say anything because she was afraid someone was going to over hear…so instead they said nothing. Although once the door was closed behind them Alec began asking all sorts of questions about the way Max was acting.
"Max I don't know what your deal is but what's with being all cryptic and wanting to come home. Everyone knows about your shark DNA so they know it 's not to sleep." He said looking at her. "I mean they can think whatever the hell they want to think, I'm just telling you that it creeps me out." He said as he walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed something to drink.
Meanwhile Max walked over to the couch and sat down as if she was about to watch TV, which Alec insisted they must have…just to keep up on local news. Max knew he wouldn't be able to live without his TV. "I know but I don't want to talk about Terminal City in front of everyone you created Terminal City," she said as she turned so she could see him over the couch.
"What are you talking about?" Alec said as he made himself something to drink.
"You know as well as I do that Terminal City isn't going to make as along as everyone knows that we're living in here. I mean it's only a matter of time before White comes in here after us," she said as she watched him walk for the kitchen over to one of the comfy chairs they have. She never did ask him how he got a hold of all this furniture, and a part of her didn't want to know.
"Max if White was going to come after us he would have already," Alec said as he stuffed some of the sandwich in this mouth. "I mean he had known about us being camped out here for a little over two weeks," he explained.
"Yeah which means he is planning something bigger." Max said standing up. "I guess I'm just scared because if someone attacks us in here I don't think we're ready." She added on and she walked over to him. She leaned over to that he face was inches away from his. "And don't make any jokes about my motherly instincts kicking in," she said as she kissed him and the pushed away from and then went into the bedroom.
"Who me?" He called out after her and she just poked her head out the doorway with a smirk on her face. "That hurts Max," he said as he gout up from the chair and chanced in the bedroom after her. He tackled her on the bed softly enough so he didn't hurt the baby. He looked down in her eyes as she laughed. "I love you Max," he said.
"I know, just like you know I love you," she said as she leaned up and kissed him.
"No Max, I mean I love you," he said as he reached over into the cupboard he head next to his side of the bed. "I've been carrying this around for two weeks looking for the right time to ask you. And I know transgenics don't usually do this but since we're going to be living on the outside we might as well pick up some of the traditions." He said with a smile.
"Alec what are you asking?" she asked him looking at him all confused. He looked sacred and she had never seen him look like this before.
"I guess what I am trying to ask is," he paused and Max watched as he pulled out a little box. "Max will you marry me?" To say she was stunned would have been an understandment. Alec started to fidget because she wasn't saying anything. "Max?" he asked and then she looked her eyes with his and she saw his nervousness.
"Yes," she said and he smiled and she said it again. "Yes!" she screamed and she flipped him over so that he was laying underneath her her. "I guess this means you really are a one women man now," she said with a smile.
"I was the day I walked into your cell," he said and she leaned down and kissed him. Together they were lost in each other for the rest of the night.
Bus StationAmes White was someone who didn't like to admit to defeat easily so when his conclave called him and told him that they were sending him help, it was easy to see his displeasure. So here he was waiting for his team to arrive. And they weren't just sending in any team, they were sending in the best of the best, which mean the conclave was worried.
The bus pulled up and Ames White sneered, he hated that they were sending in back up. As they started jumping off the train her knew they were going to do more harm then good. "Brother White," the leader said as she walked up to him. "Target?" she asked.
"452, the leader of the transgenics. Now don't let the picture fool you," White said with a sarcastic smirk.
"Don't worry brother we'll clean up your mess," she said as she grabbed the picture and her and her team started to walk away as White was left there. White watched as the left and his hand tightened around his pistol underneath his jacket. He hated having backup, he hated when the conclave thought he needed help. He could handle this and he knew this new team would fail and when they did he would be there to pick up the pieces and laugh.
Jam PonyWhen Alec walked in the next morning Normal came out from behind the desk and started singing. At first Alec didn't know what to think and then he recognized the song…a birthday song, but it wasn't his birthday.
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow…" Normal said as he brought him over the cake. "Okay blow out the candles.
"It's not my birthday," Alec said as he took the cake Normal had made him.
"Yes it is, says so on you application, right there in your own hand writing," he said.
"Oh yeah, nothing gets past you now does it?" Alec said as he below out the candles.
"Now I made that without eggs because I know how you want to keep you figure," Normal said as he looked at Alec and when he turned around he saw everyone else standing behind him. "Get back to work, Bip!" he said and they all scattered.
The next person to walk up to him was Zane. "What up man, when it asked me for my birthday I just didn't feel it out and you wanna know why?" he asked and Alec nodded. "To avoid moment like these," he said with a laugh.
"Thanks man," Alec said as he took the cake over to one of the tables and Zane followed.
"So did you do it?" Zane asked. "Did you ask Max the big question?" he asked.
"Yeah, last night," he said as he took a bite of the cake and made a nasty face. He looked over at Normal as saw that he was smiling. Alec smiled back and when Normal looked away Alec shot the cake in the garbage.
"I guessing she said yes since you're not all depressed." Zane said with a smile.
"Yeah she said yes, me and you Zane we're going to be brother-in-laws." He said with a slap on Zane's shoulder as he got up from the table.
"I asked Asha!" Zane said staying where he was seated.
"Oh yeah, what'd she say?" Alec asked.
Zane looked at him. "She said no," Alec walked back over with two Cokes in his hand and sat down at the table. "She said as much as she loved me she doesn't want to marry a transgenic, she doesn't want to be in the line of fire all the time," he explained.
"Can you blame her?" Alec asked.
"No but still I thought she loved me," he said looking down. "She moved to California to go live with her sister," he said again. "So looks like Zane is moving into Terminal City after all," he said trying to lighten the mode. They didn't say anything else instead they sat in silence.
Logan's PlaceAlec had given her the address to Logan's place and she showed up at him house first thing in the morning. The problem was that when her and Alec were making love last night he noticed even more ruins appear on her skin so he told her she needed to see Logan before they faded.
It was awkward as first but then they got to talking and Max felt like everything was once again going back to Normal between her and Logan. She had longed for this for so long, ever since she got back and told him about her relationship with Alec.
Right now she was sitting on a chair in the middle of this living room with her shirt pulled down from her shoulders. So her entire back was facing Logan and he was running his hands up and down her back and could feel herself stiffen every time he touched her.
"So what do you think?" she asked. "Do think they're going away?" she asked him hopeful.
"To be honest with you I think they're spreading," he said as he started to take pictures. "I mean when you first showed me they were just on your arms, and those are still there right?" he asked.
"They're still there," she said.
"And now you have the ones on your back, Max I don't think these are going away any time soon," he said. "The question is why would Sandmen try to leave a message in a language that we can't even understand?" Logan asked.
"Maybe we weren't meant to understand it?" Max said. "Maybe it tells us something that we don't want to know and something he never wanted us to find out," she said.
"Like what?" he asked.
"I don't know," she said. "Are you done?" she asked.
"Oh yeah," he said as she lifted her shirt back up her shoulder. "Could you zip me up please," she asked and when she lifted her hand back Logan noticed the ring.
"Nice ring," he said as he zipped her up.
"Thanks," Max said as she stood up. "Alec gave it to me last night," she said with a smile.
"I thought transgenics don't get married?" he asked.
"We don't…but he wants to fit in with her people on the outside, and this is how he started," she said.
"I'm happy for you," Logan said as he looked at her.
"Thanks," she paused. "That means a lot," she added. "Well I promised OC I would see her for lunch so I'm headed over to Jam Pony. I'll see ya around," she said as she left the man she once loved behind, which official closed the chapter on her live before Alec.
Streets of SeattleTwo young kids were walking down the street and one of them was pregnant. Well these two kids weren't your normal kids…they are tangencies. X6's to be exact and right now they were trying to get to Terminal City…to safety.
As they were walking along one of the noticed a hover drone hovering up ahead so she grabbed the one next to her and they hide in a phone booth. When the hover drone passed the continued on their way.
The boy kept looking back because a van had been following them for more than a block and he was starting to get worried. When he noticed the van start to pick up he grab the girl and started to run. But the van parked into front of them, when they turned around to leave someone called to them.
When he turned around he saw a dog man and a lizard man. "Come back!" The dog man yelled and they went back. When the door was closed behind them they looked at the dog man and lizard man. "I'm Joshua and this is Mole…who are you?" the dog man, Joshua, asked.
"I'm Gem X6 and this is Dalton X6." She said pointing the boy next to her. "We going to Terminal City?" she asked.
"Yup…how far along?" Joshua asked pointing to her belly.
"Last week," she said. "I've just been keeping my legs crossed until I came to the promise land," she said with a smile.
"Well Terminal City isn't the promise land but it's close enough," Mole said.
"We need to go," Joshua said as he noticed everyone closing in on them. "We need to go now." He said.
"You're the one that wanted action, man up dog," Mole said. He started the van and started ahead before a car pulled out in front of him and he ran into it. "Great," Mole said. Mole noticed to men get out of the car and walk over to the driver door.
"You hit my car!" the one yelled. "Get out Punk-ass!" he yelled again banging something on the van.
"Punk-ass?" Mole asked confused but he gets out of the car and looks the man in the eye. "I believe that was Mr. Punk-ass," he said as he shot the gun up in the air and everyone started running away. "I gotta give one thing to ordinaries they know when to run away," Mole said.
"We should run away too," Joshua said.
"We don't run away we retreat," Mole said as he started backing everyone away and he made sure to stay in back so no one tried to sneak up on them.
Meanwhile Max was on the other side of Sector four on her way to see Original Cindy when he cell phone rang. Thinking it was Alec she pulled over and answered it.
"Go for Max," she said and then she heard Joshua's panicked voice. "Clam down Josh," she said and then she started to think with all the information he was giving her. "Alright your right around the corner from Jam Pony, met Alec, he'll get you a car," she said and then hung up.
She started up her bike and rode as fast as she could toward Jam Pony; she needed to get there before the police got there.
Joshua was walking along an alleyway when a policeman saw him and he panicked and tried to run back but there were more police and that's when he saw the Jam Pony sign. "This way," he said and the followed him toward the entrance. As they were walking toward the doors they noticed that Alec was walking out.
He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw them. "What are you doing here?" he asked walking over to them making sure no one saw him.
"There was an accident and Max told us to come here and you would find us a car," Joshua said and Alec noticed the police behind him.
"Turn around and walk slowly this way," Alec said but when they turned around there was more police. Mole grabbed Alec and pointed a gun at his chest. "What are you doing?" Alec asked.
"Play along," Mole said. "No one shot our he's dead," Mole, shouted as the backed in to Jam Pony Joshua making sure to close the door behind them. "You got a back door?" Mole asked.
"Yeah this way," Alec said and Mole noticed Normal watching his and Joshua with people who appeared to be human. They walked out the back door and when Alec saw the police he put his hands up. "Don't shoot" but the shot anyway. Alec took a bullet in the arm as he puched Mole back through the door.
When they walked back out into the main lobby Norma was standing there with a gun pointed at Mole. "Let the boy go," Normal said. "It's okay Alec…you're safe now," he said waving for him to get away from Mole and Joshua.
"No," Alec said as he blurred over to Normal and took the gun away from him. "I'm safe now." He said. "Mole back sure the back window secure and the back door, Josh make sure that front door is locked. You what's your name?" He asked the boy.
"Name Dalton," the boy said.
"Go upstairs and keep watch," he told him and the little boy did as he was told. "OC came you take care of her," Alec said pointing to Gem. "I've gotten call Max. Biggs, Cece and Zane…no one leaves," he said and they nodded all pulling out pistols that they all always carry.
Alec waited awhile until Max picked. "Max," he said. "We've got problems over here at Jam Pony," he said. "Your on your way?" he asked. "Go because I would feel a lot safer if you were here with me," he said and then hung up. "Max is on the way," he told everyone that was looking at him.
"My Golden Boy's a freak," Alec heard Normal mumbled.
"We prefer genetically empowered," Alec said as he looked at his boss as he walked over to where Mole was standing. "How's everything looking?" he asked.
"Like we're trapped in here," Mole said as he looked at Alec.
"Cece go relieve Dalton," Alec said and she ran upstairs. "We're going to be here for awhile."
An hour laterMax was standing on the building across from Jam Pony and she saw the police surrounding the building so she knew she wasn't going to get in just by strolling in the front door. That's when she spotted a hover drone flying near by and a plan formed in her head.
Once one of the drones was close enough towards her she leaped off the building and landing on one of the drones. Once she got it under control she steered it toward the jam Pony building. She felt the drone scrap the police car and once she knew she was free of the car she pushed down on the front once more and crashed through the Jam window.
As the drone skidded to a halt she noticed everyone form around her. "Hey guys," she said. "I heard we had a problem." She said with a smile. Then she noticed that Alec had blood coming from his sleeve. "You're hurt," she said walking over to him. "What is it?" she asked.
"A hole in my body made by a bullet," he said sarcastically..
"Been there," she said not worried anymore and she looked at OC. "I guess lunch is off," she said with a smile.
That's when Max noticed that Sky got up from where he was sitting, a messenger she had known from when she first started here. "Who said you could move?" Mole asked him pointing the gun at him.
"Uh…bathroom." Sky said.
"Hey!" Max said going over to Mole and Sky. "That's enough," she said. "Go," she said to Sky and when he didn't move Max said it harsher. "Go!"
"Who put you in charge?" Mole asked.
"These people are not the enemy," Max said as she looked at Mole.
"Don't be so sure," he said and Max sighed.
Max began to look around at everyone, everyone who she had known for more than two years. And now they are ready to turn her back on her just because she isn't entirely how she said she was.
"I always knew you were a wrong number." Normal said. "And then you bring me Golden boy and your corrupt him."
"That's enough," Alec said coming to stand beside Max. "If everything goes well me and mine will be outta here in not time," he said as he placed a hand on Max's shoulder.
"Screw that we're leaving now," Normal said.
Alec put his hand out so it came into contact with Normal's chest. "Don't even try it," Alec said with a smirk. "You won't win," he added.
"Will you all just sit down!" OC said when she noticed everyone stand up when Normal did. "I don't know who you're all trying to fool. You've all been down with Max for two years and Alec for a little more than a year, so what there different, we're all different." OC said. Normal sat down and OC looked at Max and she smiled her thanks and OC returned to where she was as everyone started to get comfy realizing that it was going to be a long day.
Somewhere in Seattle
They had been held out here for too long and right now they just needed something to kill and that's when the phone rang.
"Hello," one of the conclaves said.
"Your opening is here," he said and gave them the address. "Get here," he said before he hung up.
Outside Jam Pony
Ames White and one of his FBI partners walked past the security line and right over to the detective that was running the show. "How can I help you?" the detective asked when White showed him the picture.
"You can step down and let us finish this," White said.
"Sorry not a chance," the detective said.
"I'm afraid you don't have a choice," White said.
"Well until you show me proof I have all the right," the detective answered and White walked away.
Inside Jam Pony
Max was standing in Alec's arms watching the news with everyone else. She noticed that it's the same people that are always camped out in front of Terminal City's gates.
The first person interviewed said, "These mutant freaks are an affront to nature. They don't deserve to live."
The second guys said, "Where's the accountability? Who's taking care of this? Nobody! These freaks are running rampant. They get to do whatever they want. They got protection or something'? These things aren't natural. They shouldn't be alive. They don't deserve to live. They should be lined up with the scientists and shot like the bunch of rabid dogs they are. These freakoids smashed up my truck. That's taking bread out of my mouth. That's screwing up my job, my livelihood. Who's going to feed my kid? Who's gonna pay my rent?"
The last guy says before Max turns off the TV, "The economy's bad enough; you want 'em taking your job? You want 'em living next door, spitting' out their mutant, half-breed kids?" Max looked at Alec when she heard what they said and everyone looked at her.
"I can't take this anymore Alec," she said as he hand went to rest on her belly. That's when the phone rang and Max walked over and answered. "Begin," Max, said.
"This is Detective Clemente and to whom am I speaking?" he asked.
"Lets just keep things simple an you can call me 452," Max said. "Before you get into your big speech I'm sure you have planned I'll just tell you what I want. I need a van parked outside with a full tank of gas." She said.
"What about the people inside?" he asked.
"You'll get them when I get my free passage," she said. She doesn't wait for an answer she just hangs up and when she turns around she sees Mole standing there. "What?" she asks him.
"You dreaming if you think they're just going to let us walk out of here," he said.
"I can dream." She said.
"The only way where leaving here is in body bags!" Mole yelled.
"That's enough," Alec said.
"You need to get your women under control," Mole said and Alec punched him sending him to the floor. "Well I can easily see who wears the pants in this relationship." Mole said as he got up and whipped the blood from his lip.
Max noticed that someone had turned the TV back one. "Oh, there's no point in discussing human rights, since they're not human, so they don't have rights. They don't even have souls. And it's worse than that, because animals don't have souls, but they were meant to be here. These things were never even intended by God to exist. They are an insult to everything in His creation." She heard a women say.
"Turn it off!" she yelled and they did as they were told.
Outside Jam Pony
Max noticed that they had what she had asked for so she paired everyone up with people she knew the police knew where transgenics. "Okay we're coming out!" Max yelled and Joshua lifted the door.
They began walking out and then Max heard a gun being coked in the distance. She looked around but saw nothing so she continued and then she hard the gun shot and she left the person who was protection her go limp…Cece. "Get Back inside!" she yelled and she went back inside and bullets flew past her head. Once everyone was back inside Joshua closed the door and they were once again trapped inside.
Inside Jam Pony
Max was kneeling on the floor with Cece in her arms. She knew Cece was dead but she didn't want to let her go. Alec cam up behind her and lifted her up off the floor and they proceed to pick Cece up and take her behind Normal's desk and he knew Max was following.
"Max I know this is heard for you," he said as he looked at her.
"I set them all free Alec, into a world that wasn't ready for them." She paused. "This is all my fault." She said.
"Max you gave them a chance to live in freedom and I know that none of them hate you for it," Alec said.
"Yeah just ask Cece," Max said as she walked away from him.
Outside Jam Pony
Clemente noticed that White was walking over to him and this time he met him half way. "You bastered," he said.
"Looks like your men got a little carried away," White said.
"Those were your men and you know it," Clemente said.
"Oh do I," White said. "Here's a little from the mayor telling you that this is under FBI call now," he said. "Now if you don't mind could you get off the site," White said.
Later that night (inside)
Max looked around and saw Gem trying to get up and she ran over to her. "You need to rest."
"I need a weapon…I can still fight," she said.
"Your out of this fight solider," Max said.
"I want my baby to be safe," she said.
"You get that baby into this world and it will be safe," Max said.
Outside Jam Pony
They were here, his backup team. He had called them an hour ago to tell them that he was ready and they were just getting her now. White noticed that Otto was walking toward him.
"Walk away," White said before Otto was close.
"Who are these people?" Otto asked.
"There a lone from another agency," White said and he noticed that Otto was about to say something else but he stopped him. "Walk away…Now!" Otto turned and left.
Then he turns to his help from the conclave. "Look at them," he says about the crowd. "They'll cheer you if you bring her out in a body bag and they'll never know she was there only hope," he said. "Oh well."
Inside Jam Pony
Max is standing with Alec and Mole. "Look White wants me I'm going out there," she said.
"No way Max," Alec said.
"I have to," she says.
"No you don't," he said and then Mole joins in on the conversation and soon Mole and Alec are arguing and they forget about Max. Max listens more closely to what's happening outside and she hears noises on the walls and she realizes that it time.
"They're coming," she said. "Get everyone upstairs," she says and everyone starts running up stairs. "OC get Gem upstairs now." She said she was the last to go up besides Mole and Alec and that's when the door blows and Alec and Mole start firing as the follow Max up the stairs.
Once the door is closed behind Alec and Mole they take the positions next to Max as the rest of people hide in the last office on the top floor. They are all standing behind pillars waiting for the show to start…well they didn't have to wait long because Max saw shadow, which meant they were here.
Max nodded to Alec and to Mole, which signaled she wanted them up on the ceiling. They were only hanging for a few minutes before the people walking underneath them. Max was the first to go down as she landed on top of one of them, Alec and Mole followed her lead.
Max's fight
Max ripped the helmet off the person's head that she was fighting and saw that it was a woman.
"452," the woman said.
"Just bring it!" Max said.
Alec's fight
It was an unfair advantage on his part because he was the one that was already wounded so the person fighting his was easily kicking his ass. She was hitting his with manikin and anything else she could get her hands on. Alec didn't think he was going to make it.
Max's fight
The woman she had been fighting had just thrown Max through the window and she stood back up the women clotheslines her. Max swung for her face and landed a punch but it didn't even faze her, and in return the woman punched her to the ground and then she began kicking her in the stomach.
Max got to her feet just in time to be brought back down by the woman bring her legs around Max's neck and twirling her to the ground. Before Max could get back up the woman was on her.
Alec's fight
Alec was trying to protect himself but he was failing miserably. His arm had gone nom about twelve manikins earlier. It was time for him to give up. She raised a manikin and just as she was about to bring it on him Mole brought to the ground. Alec sighed in relief…he just might make it.
Max's fight
As Max was pinned on the floor she noticed handcuffs lying near by. She grabbed them and locked them onto the women's wrist. And then she spun the women around fast enough so her other arm would fly out. When the arm flied out she grabbed and handcuffed the women to one of the pillars.
When she turned around she saw Alec handcuffing his person, Joshua standing on his person and Mole handcuffing his person…they had made it thought the fight and that's when Max heard the baby cry and she just smiled.
"I hate to bust your bubble but how are we going to get out of here?" Alec asked coming up behind her making sure she was okay. And a smirk came across her face.
Few minutes later
A few minutes later Max was being dragged out my Normal, Alec by Sketchy, Mole by OC, and Joshua by Sky. Normal brought her right over to the can and threw them inside. Once they were all inside Normal turned to Clemente. "White wants you in their ASAP," he said and then got into the van and started to drive off.
They were driving toward Terminal City thinking they were in the clear when Max heard sirens behind her. "Just keep driving," Max, said and that's what's they did right into Terminal City.
The police weren't far behind them as Clemente and his men pulled into right after them. "Place all your weapons on the outside of the van," he said and they did as they were told. "Now step out of the can with your hands in the air. They did as instructed, all that it but Max. "452," Clemente said.
"You can call me Max and I think you better go," she said. Just then everyone that was in Terminal City started to come out of the woodwork. "Now you could arrest us all but I think you better call it a day," she said.
Clemente motioned for everyone to get back into his or her cars and leave. "You just declared war…I hope your willing to suffer the consequences," he said as he got back into his car and left.
"Looks like it's time to go to ground," someone said.
"No!" Max said. "I say we stay and fight." She said.
"Your talking about the nation guard," Mole said. "I say we go to ground." He said.
"Where are we gonna go? I can't stop anyone from leaving, but I'm through running and hiding and being afraid. I'm not gonna live my life like that anymore. Aren't you tired of living in darkness? Don't you want to feel the sun on your face? To have a place of your own where you can walk down the street without being afraid? They made us, and they trained us to be soldiers, to defend this country. It's time for them to face us and take responsibility, instead of trying to sweep us away like garbage. We were made in America and we're not going anywhere. So they call us freaks; who cares? Today I'm proud to be a freak. And today we're gonna make a stand, right here. Who's with me?" Max says as she looks around at everyone one of them. "I don't wanna hide anymore," she said.
Slowly but surely everyone started to raise there and hand and it was easy to see that no one else wanted to hide anymore either.
Later that morning
They were all standing on the roof of Terminal City's main building and Joshua, Mole and Dix were raising the flag. Max looked over at Alec as he was holding the baby in his arms so Gem could get some sleep. Max look up at the flag and smiled…she had finally found her home.
THE END
AN: Squeal is coming but I don't know when. Til next timeSachs