Chapter Two
Thank you to SexySadie88 and supernana494 for your positive feedback on my first chapter. All feedback is most welcome. I'll keep it coming and try to post as fast as I can.
Warning there some minor Logan bashing. I don't dislike the guy but he annoys the crap out of me sometimes.
So Here's 2:
Mara shouldered her backpack which she was happy and surprised to see ha come with her. Well at least I'm not unarmed and I have my emergency change of clothes with me. Never know when slayage is going to ruin your latest pair of pants. And at least I also have some cash. And here people called me weird for always having my emergency pack with me. That'll show them. Well that is if I ever see the again. Alright I know what I got now to find a safe place to thin out my next move.
Mara walked for about a block till she found a little cafe. She took a seat and ordered a cup of coffee. Jeez coffee sure is expensive here. Four friggin bucks for a cup with no refills. Good thing I cashed my paycheck today or yesterday seeing how it seems to be morning here. Odd I'll have to reset my watch. So that gives me almost a thousand bucks. Thank god the coven didn't decide to search me. Still I'll have to be careful. I don't know how long I'll be stuck here. Just than her coffee showed up interrupting her thoughts. "Thanks." She said excepting the coffee. She was getting ready to sip her coffee when she noticed a TV hanging from the ceiling in the corner that appeared to have the news on. "Hey can you turn that up?" She yelled to the waitress.
"Laura Riker is at the scene bringing us the latest on the siege of Terminal City. Laura?"
No way! Well this was the last place I was thinking of. Mara tuned into hear what the reporter was saying.
"Well as we all know Terminal City is the place where the Transgenics have decided to make their stand. We're now well into the second week of the siege. It's still a stand off with neither side making a move. The Seattle PD remains vigilant as ever watching all exits and fences for any signs that the Transgenics are doing something. But the Transgenics are remaining behind their walls. People are starting to wonder how much longer this silence can last. I have Detective Banks here with me. Detective how much longer do you think this stand-off will last?"
"It can't last much longer. They'll start running low on supplies soon and that will force their hand."
"Do you know who's leading the Transgenics? Have they tried to make contact? And how does SPD plan on dealing with the Transgenics once they act?"
"A female of the X series ones called Max seems to be leading them. As for your last questions I'm afraid I can't discuss them at this time. But let me reassure you that the transgenic threat is being dealt with in the safest and most efficient way possible."
"Thank you Detective Banks. There you have it. The stand-off continues with no immediate end in sight. Back to you Richard."
"Thank you Laura. In other news. Crude oil costs are..."
Mara tuned out after that digesting what she had just heard. She started going over everything she new about this world in her head from watching what had been one of her favorite TV shows in her reality to now reality. Assessing and trying to figure out what would be her best next move. Well I guess I should make my way to TC. That's where I'm most likely to find allies. First I need to get a map and find out what sector I'm in.
Mara finished her coffee and headed out. It wasn't long till she found a news stand where she was able to pick up a map and observing her surroundings able to figure out her position. Well it's my lucky day. I'm in sector nine. I'll have to sneak by the checkpoints the old fashioned way though since I don't have a sector pass. I still gotta be careful. Even though I'm not a transgenic and don't have a barcode they could still mistake me for one if I don't watch showing my abilities.
Mara pulled her palm pilot out of her backpack; turning it on she started her music playing and shoved it in her pocket. Humming Nirvana "It Smells like Teen Spirit" to herself she started her trek to T.C.
One Hour Later:
She had finally made into the appropriate sector but she was getting tired after everything she'd been through over the last few hours and starting to wonder how she was going to get in to T.C. once she got there. She was so lost in thought she almost missed the cry of pain coming from the alley she was passing. Reaching into her pocket she turned off her music so that she could hear better. Sure enough she heard it again a few seconds later. Pulling out her ear buds she put her palm back in her pack and started making her way cautiously down the alley. She didn't have far to go when she came upon a group of guys beating up on a kid that couldn't be more than fifteen.
Mara shrugged off her pack and revved herself up for a fight. "Hey boys!" She yelled at the guys getting their attention. "Why don't you pick on someone my size? Or are you too chicken shit to mess with anyone but a kid?"
"This is none of your business bitch so stay out of it. This kid is one of those mutant freaks and were just giving him what he and all them other freaks disserve." One of the guys replied back. Mara guessed he was the leader.
Mara looked at the kid locking eyes with him and winked trying to comfort him and tell him it'll all be okay. "Well you see that just doesn't work for me. "Cause the way I see it is a kids a kid and you're all just a bunch of moronic terrified little boys trying to play at being men. So that kinda makes it my business. And bitch? I mean come on. You don't even know. Give me a chance and you'll see I'm more of a heinous bitch." With that said she launched herself at the nearest one not giving him a chance to gather his wits. She made quick work of him with a quick jab to his solar plexus followed by a kick to the knee snapping it effectively removing him from the fight. One down 3 to go. The other three started circling her. One of them came at her swinging wide. She blocked his punch and grabbing hold of his arm bent it backwards viciously ripping it out of it's socket. The man fell to the ground whimpering in pain. The next one came in swinging a wooden club in an upward blow that he'd picked up from the debris in the alley. Mara side-stepped the club and shot her arm out clothes lining his throat. He fell gasping for air. The last on was hovering back trying to decide what to do. Finally he decided to rush her hoping to use his bigger mass to pin her. She waited till he got close than rolling back she planted her feet in his abdomen and launched him up and over her. Continuing through the roll she came up on her feet to see him land in a heap a couple yards away.
Double-checking that she was clear she turned to approach the kid. "Hey are you alright?" She asked kneeling down to examine the damage.
"Yeah I'm okay." The boy said starting to get up.
Mara pushed him back down. "Lie still for a second while I check you out. You could have internal damage from the way those guys were beating you. What's your name kid?"
"Billy. What's yours? Are you an X5? I'm X6."
"My names Mara. I'm not a Transgenic." She finished looking over him. "A few bruised ribs and probably some deep tissue bruising but other than that just your normal tussle scrapes and cuts. You'll be."
Billy sat up staring at her wide eyed. "You're not a Transgenic? How? I mean I've never seen anyone move like that that wasn't one of us. I didn't know ordinaries were capable of doing that."
"First no I'm not a transgenic like I said but I'm not an ordinary either."
"Than what are you?"
"A discussion better saved for a later date. Right now I'm thinking it's not safe to remain hear chit-chatting. We need to move. Where are you headed?"
"I'm going to Terminal City. It's the only place safe for us. You?"
"I don't know if I'd call trapped safe but it's better than out here with gangs like that roaming the streets. I'm headed there as well. I'm hoping I can find an ally among your people since I'm not exactly ordinary either."
"Can I go with you?"
Mara saw the hope in the kid's eyes and the fear he was trying to hide. She'd already decided to take him with her when she had first stumbled across him and the look in his eyes only reaffirmed her decision and endeared him to her. "Of course. Safety in numbers and all that jazz." She flashed him a beaming smile showing her acceptance of his company.
Billy's breath caught in his throat. Wow she's beautiful. He got lost for a second staring at her. She was 5 foot 4 inches tall with a slender but curvy build and fine bone structure that was most obvious in her high cheek bones and defined but exquisitely feminine jaw line. Her face was an oval shape with a nose that had a slight up turn to it and full pouty lips. Large, deep set, beautiful green eyes and dimples in her cheeks when she smiled finished of her face. Her hair was a rich mahogany brown with two shades of blond high lights woven into it that fell to the middle of her back. She currently had it pulled back into a high pony tail. The picture was completed with the tawny brown color of her skin; her low cut black tank top, low rider dark blue jeans showing of a couple inches off mid-drift, black combat boots and bike gloves she was wearing.
Mara finally snapped him back to reality. "Hey kid. You ready to go?"
"Huh? Yeah. Which way?"
"Let me grab my bag and follow me."
They'd only walked a few blocks when they came upon the mess that was the area surrounding T.C. Oh this is going to be fun. Now what brainiac? "We're not gonna be able to go in the front. We'll have to find another way. Maybe the sewers." Yuck. Sewers. Billy nodded in agreement differing to her lead. Than a thought struck Mara. Why not pull a Max. All we need is to find a less guarded gate and jack a bike. That way we could get in for sure. We could wonder around the sewers for weeks otherwise. "Billy listen closely I got a plan." Billy turned his complete attention to her. "We're going to find a less guarded entrance. Once we got that we're going to steal a motorcycle and ram through okay? You trust me?" Billy nodded. "Good. Lets go."
They skirted the outskirts of T.C. for about a half an hour before they found what they were looking for. It was the entrance on the south side of T.C. It was less heavily guarded than the north side entrance. Mara grabbed hold of Billy and drug him into the shadow of a building not to far away. She handed him her pack. "Hear put this on. I want you to stay here. I'm gonna go get a bike. Once I do I'm gonna come tearing down that street over there." She said pointing to a street not much bigger than an alley just off center of the gate. "When you see me coming I want you to come towards me. I'm going to grab you and swing you on behind me. I'm not going to slow down much so be ready. And whatever you do keep my pack on; don't lose it and try not to draw attention to yourself. Clear?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Cut the ma'am crap. It's Mara. Just Mara."
"Yes Mara." He said smiling.
"Good. Be back soon. You be watching."
It wasn't long before Mara saw what she was looking for. It was a pre-pulse Harley Sportster in burgundy red. Now that's what I'm talking about. Come to mama. The dumbass owner had not only left her a helmet and jacket but must have been in one hell of a hurry cause they had even left the keys in the ignition. Quickly slipping on the jacket and tucking the helmet behind her she hopped on and started her up. Despite her situation she couldn't help the smile that lit up her face when the bike purred to life at the first turn of the key. She pulled out her sunglasses and put them on finishing of the badass look. She tore off on the bike just as it's owner came running out of the store.
Mara turned onto the street she had pointed out to Billy. No sooner had she finished turning Billy was right where she had told him to be. She put the helmet in front of her and held out her right arm. Billy grabbed her proffered hand right on queue as she was passing him. You'd think they did this a million times before with the ease with which they pulled it off. Billy swung on right behind her. Mara passed him the helmet. "Put this on and hold tight." She yelled.
They were a block from the gate when the police noticed that instead of slowing down they were speeding up. "Slow down. This is a restricted area. Turn around now or we will shoot." They shouted over their megaphone. One of the cops moved their vehicle in front of the gate hoping that would stop them. Upon seeing this Mara looked around. She saw a ramp that led up the side of a loading dock to one of the warehouses here. Gunning the bike for all it was worth she headed for it. "Hold on kid!" Not quite a max but close enough. She thought just as she hit the bottom of the ramp. They went up the ramp at break neck speed flying into the air. The police opened fire. Mara leaned the bike sideways going over the fence at an angle trying to make it harder for them to hit the gas tank. She straitened out the bike right before they hit ground. They hit with such force it almost dislodged Billy but he managed to stay on. They came to a stop in the middle of a crowd of Transgenics with weapons aimed at them. "We come in peace." Mara said cracking a cocky lopsided grin. I haven't done something that fun since I was sixteen.
Five Minutes Earlier In T.C. HQ:
"Anyone seen Max?" Alec was asking when Dix came running to the railing.
"Hey guys you might want to see this. There's a commotion at the south gate."
"Oh what now?" Alec wondered heading up the steps closely followed by Mole and Joshua. "What are the transgenic haters rioting again?" Alec stepped in front of the security monitors to see a couple of people on a bike rushing towards the gate. When the cop car pulled in front of the gate to block them Alec snorted. Well they're screwed. Only to have his jaw drop a moment later when they went flying over the gate. "Well let's go welcome our guests." He said slapping Joshua on the back and heading out the door.
Alec came outside just n time to see them slide to a stop. How she had kept the bike upright breaking from that speed so fast impressed him. She's got skills. Alec got to the front of the crowd as she started talking. "We com in peace." She said cracking a cocky lopsided grin. This should be entertaining. Alec thought.
"Who are you?"
Mara turned to see who spoke and found herself facing Alec. Perfect. Just who I was I hoping to see. I better play this just right. They might get suspicious if they think I know too much. Mara grabbed Billy helping him off the bike and hopped off herself. "This is Billy an X6 and I'm Mara. Can we speak to your leader?" I hope they don't notice me leaving out my designation.
She must be an X5. Alec thought watching them closely. "Sure follow me. Everyone else as you were." Alec led them into HQ with Mole and Joshua bringing up the rear. Continuing into his private office he signaled Mole to close the door behind them. "This is Joshua and Mole. I'm Alec the second in command here. What ca we do for you?"
"We seek shelter and the kid could use an ice pack after the beating he took. He's got some pretty bruised ribs. "Mara said.
"What happened? You seem fine."
"I came across him getting the shit literally kicked out of him by some haters."
"She kicked their ass." Billy interrupted. "There were four of them and I thought I was a goner. Than she shows up out of no where insulting them and attacks. She tore through them in like a minute."
Alec raised an eyebrow looking Mara up and down. Definitely an X5 and a good-looking one too. Well they made us all to be good-looking but she must have got an extra dose of hotness in her cocktail. Argh! I've really got to talk to Max about this whole us being together thing cause it's really startin to wreak havoc on my love life. "Really? Joshua would you find Billy a bunk and Mole go make sure everything's quieted down."
"You got it." Mole said and they headed out with Billy in tow leaving Alec and Mara in the office.
"I don't know how much we can offer you. We're getting tight on everything around here." Alec said.
"Any help is appreciated." Mara assured him. Damn he's even better looking in person. Manticore knew what they were doing when they made him.
"So you have any special training or skills?" Alec asked snapping her out of her thoughts.
"I'm good with electronics and weapons systems. I also have extensive field med training and I'm good at tracking." I'm also good with basic magicks. Not that you'd believe me. Mara thought.
"Good. I'll set you up with Dix. He can use all the help he can get. And than we'll find you a bunk. Afterwards you can talk to the quartermaster about requisitioning anything you need and he'll see what he can do. Follow me." Alec led her out of the office and up to the area where they had all the computers set up. "Hey Dix I got another tech geek for you. Oh hey Logan. What can we do for you?" Alec asked seeing Logan on the main monitor.
"Alec. Is Max there?"
Of course he would ask for her. He always does. Mara thought watching the exchange closely. "She's not here right now." Alec answered. "What do you need?"
"I was wondering if se found the part I need?"
"Which ones that?"
"I still need a processor so Eyes Only can get up and running again"
"Didn't we get you one of those?"
"It's not powerful enough. I think I need a dual core."
Oh brother. "What exactly are you trying to accomplish?" Mara cut in.
Logan stared at her just noticing her for the first time. "Who are you?" He asked
Does he always have to sound so snotty? Mara opened her mouth to reply but Alec beat her to it. "Logan meet the newest member of TC and our tech team Mara. Mara this is Logan."
Oh I know who he is. Mr. high an mighty Eyes Only himself. But I can't say that. "Hi. So what are you tying to do?"
"Do you know much about computers?" Logan asked her eyeing her skeptically.
You got to be kidding me. Can I just smack him? "No I'm on the tech team to look pretty."
Alec started coughing furiously trying to keep from laughing hysterically. He couldn't hold back the smile that lit up his face though. I like this girl. It's about time someone else besides him put roller boy in his place.
"So what does the great and powerful Oz need to start broadcastin again? Start talkin."
Alec was smiling so much his face was starting to hurt. Logan just stared at her like she'd grown a second head.
"Some time this century would be nice. Or has my beauty rendered you speechless?" Alec couldn't stop the chuckle that escaped this time.
Choosing to ignore her last question Logan started describing what he needed. "I need to be able to route the signal through multiple systems to stop tracing and still maintain signal integrity."
"Than your going to want a Pentium quad core processor that they use for servers. That's your best bet. As for the tracing issue instead of just routing through other systems you should also set up multiple sand boxes using your basic VM ware. So instead of just slowing them down you'll also dead end them. Didja catch all that? I talk fast sometimes."
"I think so. Where can I get one of these professors?"
"You an find them in almost any server built around 2008 or 2009."
Max chose that moment to enter HQ. Upon seeing Alec she headed up the stairs in time to hear Logan's answer. "How long before you can get one to me?"
Boy done gone and lost his mind! "Huh? Hold the phone. Since when did I start taking orders from you?" Turning to Alec Mara asked "Did I miss a memo or you not tell me something?" She turned back to face Logan. "Look I'm not a delivery service here. I believe that's what Jam pony is for." He's even worse in person than on TV. Momentarily forgetting herself Mara went off on him like she had wanted to do since the first episode "What gives you the right to order Transgenics around like they're your own private army? Just cause you've helped the doesn't mean you own. Stop treating Max like your own little in house cat burglar and enough with the third person bullshit. We all know your Eyes Only. Your not as smart as you think you are roller boy. And I know you can walk so if you need something come and get it yourself. They have enough problems of their own."
Alec couldn't decide if he should laugh and clap and yell Hell Yeah or reprimand her. One thing he did know was he was going to find out how she new so much. Alec caught sight of Max standing off to the side staring at Mara. Uh-oh! Max looks livid.
Max stood rooted to the spot. Who the hell was this woman and gave her the right to talk to Logan like that? Yeah some of it might be true but that didn't give her the right. How does she know so much? I've never seen her before and why was Ale just standing there? A deadly silence had descended on the room as everyone heard the exchange waiting to see what would happen next.
Max finally found her voice. "Who the hell are you?! And what do you think your doing?!" Max stepped up next to Mara where Logan could see her.
Mara froze. Oh shit! Now I stepped in it. Insert foot into mouth till the knee is reached and speak. Now how am I going to fix this? Oh well what's done is done. I se course might as well finish. "I'm Mara. And I was giving hot wheels here a piece of mu mind. You must be Max."
"You and Alec in my office now. I'll join you shortly." Max turned to address Logan. "I'm sorry about that. I got to go. I'll call you back later."
Logan could only nod his head in response. He was still reeling from having a perfect stranger read him the riot act. Max cut the transmission. "Everyone back to work!" She barked on her way to her office that was next door to Alec's.
In Max's Office:
Alec stomped into the office. Oh this is great! Just great! Why it is transgenic females seem hell-bent on making my life more difficult. I was finally starting to get Max to see me as more than just a screw up. Well that's out the window after this little show. I know she'll find a way to some how make this all my fault. Slipping on his perpetual mask of smug indifference Alec leaned against the far wall. He smirked watching the new girl pacing on the other side of the office. At least I won't be the only one feeling the heat this time. Huh. "So what brought that on? Do you know Logan?" He didn't see any signs of recognition when he'd introduced them but maybe he'd missed it.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to get you in trouble. That guy just irks me. I don't know him personally but I know of him I guess you'd say." Well I guess the cats out of the bag. Now I just gotta figure out how much. How much do I tell them?
Max stormed into the room slamming the door behind her. Turning to Mara she finally gave voice to her anger. "Who the hell are you?"
Falling back on her old standby; sarcasm Mara prepared herself for what was bound to be a long afternoon. "Hi Max I'm Mara. Max this is Alec. Alec Max. Mara Alec. Mara Max. Now were all introduced. Next question." Okay I better watch it. I don't want to piss her off too much. I am lookin for an ally here. "Look I'm sorry if I crossed the line but that mans condescending attitude just pisses me off sometimes."
Max didn't know where to start so she just blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "He is not condescending."
"Alright, maybe not all the time. I'll give you that."
"That's not the point. Who are you and what were you doing?"
"I thought we had already covered this." Mara was starting to get exasperated. The conversation was starting to go in circles. "I'm Mara and I was chewing out your boyfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend. We're not like that." Alec could be heard trying not to snicker in the background. Max rounded on him. "I haven't forgotten about you. I'll be getting to you in a minute." Max turned back to Mara. "Why were you chewing Logan out? Why were you even talking to him to begin with?"
"As I said his condescending attitude pisses me off sometimes. How you deal with him sometimes is beyond me. As for why I was talking to him to begin with; he had some questions concerning computer parts and I was answering them. Alec had just put me on your tech team."
"You talk as if you know him. How?"
"You wouldn't believe me."
"Try Me" Max was starting to get a headache.
"Alright here it goes. I'm not from around here. Not from this dimension in fact. At least I think it's one of those dimension things. Where I come from you guys are a TV series called Dark Angel. Hence I know a lot about you." Breath Mara. Just Breath. Come on guys say something.
Max and Alec looked like they'd just been sucker punched. Alec was the first to recover his ability to speak. "So how long were you in Psy-Ops? They must have scrambled you good."
Max found her voice as Mara was preparing to reply. "You expect us to swallow that load of crap?!"
"Fine. Ask me a question that there is no way I could know the answer to."
""You got to be kidding me. Fine how did I meet Logan?" Alec perked up at this question. It was a question he'd wondered the answer to for a long time. I gotta hear this. How did this guy get her attention?
"You were sneaking into his apartment to steal a few things when you saw him making one of his Eyes Only broadcasts. You started bagging stuff when his body guard came around the corner. You ducked into another room not realizing it was already occupied. They started creaming so you ran out to find Logan pointing a shotgun at you thinking you were there for Lauren and Sophie was it? Anyways when he found out you were just robbing him he relaxed and you looked perplexed which I found amusing. You compared your knowledge over the statue of Bast. Kinda a one up-manship thing over it until security stated to show up. So you jumped out of his window falling quite a few stories before high-tailing it on foot out of there. Logan than being the stalker that he is tracked you down. You came home to find the statue of Bast you had left behind in your bedroom. So you went back to his place to give him a piece of your mind. Uh! Don't interrupt. I'm almost done." Max had started to open her mouth. Alec on the other hand was just leaning on the desk hanging on her words. "Where was I? Oh yeah! So you find him cooking and start to argue with him when he pulls you in front of the mirror and starts telling you how beautiful you are and when someone can jump from I believe it was 12 stories up and land on their feet of course it would intrigue him. He has to know everything about everything including you so pulls aside your hair sees your barcode and says that now he does. You of course try calling bullshit but than he mentions Manticore by name and say their were 12 that escaped back in '09. You didn't know how many of you had made it until then. He tries roping you into helping him and you tell him to piss off. But when he offers up info about your brothers and sisters as a "Quid Quo Pro" you tell him no anyway and to leave you alone. So he does his thing, gets shot and you show up at the hospital and save him from Bruno Anselmo being able to finish the job. You than drop by Edgar Sonrisa's place and make him think you're gonna deliver the girl. You and Bruno got to the hotel for the supposed pick up where you convince him that; how did you put it? That he thinks you're the whack when really he's the whack. You convince him Sonrisa was betraying him so he goes and kills him for you and gets arrested. Beautiful work by the way. I was laughing my as off. But I think the best part was when you saved the little girl and walked out of the building carrying her right in front of Lydecker. The man even talked to and he still didn't recognize you. Of course there was that whole thing at the conference but that's another story. So is that good enough or do you want me to list off your fellow '09ers?"
"You know which ones made it?"
"I don't know all of them but I do know most. Let's see there's You, Zack who now doesn't know who he is cause the trigger Manticore put in his head, Syl, Krit, Zane, Jondy, Brin who volunteered to be recaptured when she developed late stage progeria, Tinga who was recaptured to save her son and than died when Renfro turned her into her pet project, and finally Ben with his stories and Blue Lady. I think that about covers it."
Max just gawked at her. She could feel her mouth hanging open but she couldn't make her jaw work anymore than she could pick a thought out of the millions that were running through her head at that moment.
Alec was looking back and forth between them. Mara's little speech only seemed to raise more questions for him. Max; well he was waiting for the unavoidable explosion. God I have so many questions it's making my head hurt. I can't remember if this has ever happened before. Just listen for now. I'll get my answers sooner or later. Comfortable in that thought Alec smirked and gave his attention back to the girls in front of him. They were standing a few feet apart facing off from each other reminding him of to tigers facing off waiting for one of them to make a fatal move.
Finally Max figured out a place to start. "So here you're from we're a TV show?"
"Yes."
"So where are you from?"
"Prescott, Arizona. Yes the U.S.A., Earth. The date is August 22, 2008 back home. So I'm guessing it's one of those parallel dimension things except for just jumping dimensions I also jumped forward in time. So here instead of you guys being fiction your all real. And here I thought my life couldn't get anymore bizarre. First my life turns upside down a year ago. Now it's been turned inside out. I don't even want to know about next year." Realizing she had been talking to herself Mara refocused on Max in time to see she was saying something. "Sorry; what did you say? I got lost in my own head space."
"Are you talking about parallel dimensions in the sense of Physics? Like two worlds existing at the same time in the same place separated by a veil of reality?"
"Exactly."
"But you also came forward in time?"
"So it would seem. Look are you going to make me repeat everything twice cause we could be here for a while 5than."
"I'm just having trouble swallowing all this. So what are you doing here? How?"
"Would you believe magicks? Cause that's how and as to the why and what…. I pissed off a coven I was doing some recon on and they sent me to that last place I had been thinking about which of coarse happened to be here. So next thing I know I'm waking up in Seattle."
Deciding to come back to the whole "magicks" thing Max continued on the line of questioning she was already on. "So why did you decide to come here to Terminal City?"
"I figured it'd be the safest place while I'm trying to figure out how to get home."
"Why? If you know so much about us than you would have known we were under siege."
"Yeah but you guys are all about defendin the misfits." Mara was trying to evade now. We could be here all night if I tell them why plus I don't know how they'd react to me.
Alec remembering what that kid had said earlier could see what she was trying to do and decided it was time for him to put his two cents in. "Hold up. If you're not a transgenic than how were you able to do what that kid said?"
"What kid?" Max asked her curiosity peeked.
"A kid came in with her earlier today. Apparently she saved him from a group of transgenic haters. He said she could move like us and had our strength."
Max eyed Mara waiting for a response. Shit. So much for avoidance. Mara strengthened her resolve and plowed a head deciding to get this done and out of the way. It was bound to come out sooner or later. "In my world I'm what you call a slayer. To every generation a slayer is born, a chosen one; she alone has the strength to fight the vampires and demons. That's the text book description."
"Vampires? Demons? Slayers?"
"In my world vampires and demons are real. A slayer is a girl that was chosen to fight them by the Powers That Be and given the ability to do so. Basically we have superhuman strength, speed, stamina, endurance and healing ability. Also keener instincts and senses. It use to be there was only one of us at a time cause some ancient mystics set it up that way and when one slayer died a new one would get called. Than a few years ago this mega witch by the name of Willow abolished that rule so that every potential slayer out there would become one. The power they had locked away inside them would be unleashed. So now there are hundreds of slayers running around. Some are trained and some aren't. Willow, Buffy and Faith are trying to find them all so they can be trained. They found me a year ago and told me what I was turning my world inside out. I didn't believe it at first. Vampires and demons were something out of the movies but I was wrong. They are very real and so are slayers. We are the last line of defense against them and everything else that goes bump in the night."
"Max found her voice again. "So you're one of these slayers? One of these super humans?"
"Yep. And again with the repeating."
"I've got a lot of thinking to do. Alec has she been assigned a room?" Alec shook his head in a quick yes. "Good take her to it and keep an eye on her while I think of what to do with her."
"You got it. Come on this way." Alec held open the door for her and they left the office leaving Max to contemplate this latest development.
TBC