Max and Zack

"Stop living like a soldier"

Pairing: Max/Zack

Summary: Takes place during and after "Hit a sista back." What if Max and Zack where in relationship at the time of the episode and Max had some news to tell Zack...could he change for her. (I really suck at Summaries)

A/N: This is my first Max/Zack story…so I am sorry if it sucks.

Disclaimer: I don't own the show or any of the Character.

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Chapter 4: The idea

Max and OC's apartment

Max woke up and she found that she was slightly cold. When she looked down she saw that there were no covers on the bed, and a smile came to her face once she remember what had happened last night. But the smile quickly faded…I thought the heat periods go away when an X5 gets pregnant. Max thought as he hand found her still flat stomach. Max quickly, yet quietly, got up put of bed and walked into the bathroom.

She looked at herself in the mirror with a scared look. What if something went wrong? Max quickly looked away from the mirror and back into her bedroom where Zack laid…still asleep. What if he leaves me? Wait…is that the only reason he stayed? Max looked back in the mirror. I have to go see doctor Carr. She thought to herself.

She walked out of the bathroom and back into her bedroom. She looked through her closet quietly so she wouldn't weak Zack up. What would happen to our relationship if I somehow lost the baby? Max continued to look unaware of the eyes that where following her very move. Just when Max found the clothing she was looking for she turned around to put it on and nearly jumped out of her skin.

"Hey," he said in a husky morning voice. "Where you going?" he asked.

"I have to go see the doctor," she said truthfully.

"What happened?" he asked quickly as he jumped out of bed and was at her side in an instant. "Is the baby okay…are you okay?" he asked in a worried tone that Max had never heard before. "Tell me!"

"We are both fine," Max said with a reassuring voice. Then she looked at Zack closely. "I was just wondering why I got a heat cycle last night…I thought they stopped when an X5 became pregnant." She paused. "And as we both know mine are still there…and I have to say…a lot more intense," she finished.

A smile came to Zack's lips but he didn't say anything. "Hey! This is not a funny matter…there will be no laughing." Max said in a stern voice. "What?" he said with a little laugh when she saw that Zack wasn't going to stop smiling, as he held in his laughter.

"There is nothing to worry about with your heat cycles," Zack said as he walked over and sat on the bed. "When an X5 becomes pregnant…their hormones increase…causing the heat cycles to come often and they are stronger." He finished.

"Oh," Max said as she looked at the bed. Then she looked back at Zack. "You know I almost didn't make it back here," she said as a small smirk came to her face. "I almost jumped Logan." She said jokingly.

"Oh really," he said as he walked over and encircled her in his arms. "Now we couldn't have had that now could we," he said as he placed a soft kiss on her lips. Then he remembered what he wanted to tell her last night before she attacked him…not that he was complaining about that. "Max there is something we have to talk about," he said become serious as he picked her up in his arms and took her over toward the bed.

"About what?" she asked as he set her down. Noting the seriousness in his voice Max became more concerned when he didn't answer her. "Zack, what's wrong?" she asked.

"It's about Tinga," he started. He continued to tell her all about what he had found the other day. How she was right about Lydecker not being apart of the plot to take both Tinga and her son. How the head of that operation was a women…he joked by saying that it is just like a women to want all control of a situation. Needless to say that earned him a smack. Then finally he told her about his idea to get her out. "Well what do you think?" he asked of the plan that he just explained.

"I think it sounds good…maybe we could get Logan to give us come surveillance," he paused as she noted the jealous look in Zack's eyes…she ignored it. If he didn't know that she was his now that she didn't know what to do. "When do you want to do this?" she asked all seriousness now.

"Tonight," he stated as if she should now already that he didn't want to wait.

Logan's apartment

They walked into Logan's apartment not even bothering to knock…they never did so why should they start now. When they walked in they both noted the sound of someone typing on the computer. Max smiled as the walked into where Logan was sitting.

"Hey guys," he said as he looked at Max and Zack. "What's up?" he asked not sure of why they where here. Zack and both began to explain about Tinga, Zack's plan and how they intended on getting her out. Logan sat there through the whole ordeal listening intently as a why to hake into the sector police satellite formed in his brain. "Give me a minute to see if I can get a camera feed." He said after they where all done explaining.

"Okay," Max said as she took Zack's hand and together they walked over and sat on the couch so they could still see Logan typing away on the computer. She didn't say anything and she knew she wouldn't have to because more often than note Zack knew how she was feeling and what she was thinking. She just sat there listening to Logan typing on the computer while she played with Zack's hand. Increased hormones, she thought her brain obviously still on the heat situation. Just what I need. Something where I won't be able to control myself around anything with Y-chromosome. It's hard enongh working with all the guys at Jam Pony as it is. She thought.

"I got it," Logan said, his voice snapping Max out of her thoughts.

Logan's apartment (later that night…after the mission)

He had been shot and he couldn't believe it. And to top it all of Max had been captured by Lydecker himself. The thing that boggled Zack the most was how the hell did Lydecker know where there where…it is not like they sent out a news bulletin. How did I let her get taken, I swore to himself that I would never let anyone have her.

"How could you let them take her?" Logan asked.

"As the bullet in my leg with prove I did not let them take her!" Zack shouted getting really angry. "Anyway why didn't you tell us someone was coming…you know before they where actually there," Zack said not even trying to hide his anger for the situation.

"I told you as soon as I saw them coming," Logan snapped. "We have to get her out," Logan stated matter of factly.

"Yeah…no shit." Zack said as he grabbed his coat and walked out of the apartment. He faintly heard Logan asking where he was going as the door shut behind him. Logan was right…they needed to get her out and fast because God only knew what Lydecker would do if and when he finds out that Max is pregnant.

Zack walked toward a payphone. He hit the side of it, a little trick Max thought him, until a dial tone came. When he finally got one her dialed the number to a pair of X5'S he knew where together, but they would never admit it. "Syl, Krit…I need you help…he has Max." he said before he hung up. He knew they would come…it was just a matter of how fast they could get here.

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A/N: I hope you like it! In case you haven't notice this a sort of a re-write with a different Zack/Max relationship for season one. I am thinking about do my re-write of season two. If I decided to do one then it will be like the one I did for Buffy…a re-write of season 5 with Buffy/Cordeila. They are really long chapters andthey take me about a week to finish. Let me know if you want me to do that with this Zack/Max story. If so you have to be patient while I write the chapters.