Disclaimer: All Dark Angel characters belong to James Cameron and Fox.
A/N: Anyway, here's the eighth chapter…hope you enjoy it. It's slightly longer than the other chapters.
Zaz: I guess I'll go with your suggestion. This chapter is longer now than the others so far. 'Noship'…I guess that makes sense. Thanks! Guess I'll have to redo the summary a bit now…
Whisper: Thanks for your continuous support and tips/examples. I really appreciate it. I'm doing my best to improve it. :)
DizzyDame: Thanks for the info. I hope your back gets better soon. Best of luck!
ME: I'll try my best to add more details! :)
Chapter 8: Rescue-Continued
White quickly meets up with Otto, who appears to be having no trouble at all locating the transgenics.
"We've identified one of the two transgenics. One is 494. The other one appears to not have a barcode; therefore, no designation. His DNA consists mostly of canine DNA."
"I see. It may be that transgenic who wanted to save 452. Didn't know such a lowlife like her would have friends. Is there anyone else with them?"
"Yes. Our thermal scanners indicate that there is a human being with them. The identity is unknown at this point."
"Can I trust you to handle these scumbags while I take care of some business with 452?"
"Yes, of course, sir."
"Good. I'm expecting you to bring them in very soon. Don't disappoint me."
"I won't, sir."
***
Max once again tries to pull free from the steel chains, using her last ounce of strength. She felt her muscles tighten with each tug, protesting her actions. She hears distant footsteps echoing in the hallway. They draw closer with every second. Shortly afterwards, White enters…
***
Back in the dark, cold, damp abandoned warehouse, Logan, Alec, and Joshua begin to construct a new plan.
"Logan, buddy, you think you can pull off one of your hacking scams for us again? It seems like they are using some electronic scanner to find us. I saw Otto holding something before."
"I can try, but it may not work. We don't know exactly what type of device he has. Let's see…I'm going to set up a little scan on any electronic device within 250 yards of this place. Since these are all abandoned, I doubt there'll be any other electronics so it shouldn't be too hard to track down the device. Once I track it down, I'll see if I can hack into it."
"Sounds good to me…you're the man Logan!"
Logan sets quietly down to work. He had lots of equipment to set up. Minutes later, they had everything ready and in place. They conducted the scan and quickly found the device. It was a thermal scanner. Why hadn't they thought of that earlier? Hacking into it was no problem. The redirection part was a little more complicated. They heard footsteps rapidly approach. At the last minute, they withdrew. Logan pulled it off! Now they had to locate Max. They decided to check the warehouse White exited from first.
***
"What did you do to me?" Max angrily yelled at White.
"What did I do to you?" White questioned. "Do you ever think of anyone besides yourself? Did you ever think of what you did to me?"
"What I did to you can't be worse than what you did to everyone else you've come across, now can it?"
"What I did to anyone else is none of your business, but if you really must know, you determined their fate. Their lives were at your hands, not mine."
"You're only saying that to make yourself feel better."
"I don't feel, 452."
"Of course. How can anyone who kills people in cold blood feel?"
"They are not people. You are not human. You don't seem to understand that."
"Look who's talking. We are human. You are the one who's mistaken."
"I never make mistakes. The only mistake is letting you live. Now I've found a way to make up for it."
White grins as he holds up a small bottle filled with some clear liquid.
***
Logan stays behind in the warehouse. He continues to direct White's men to a false end. Alec and Joshua enter the warehouse. They hear voices:
"I never make mistakes…the only mistake is letting you live…now I've found a way to make up for it…"
It was obvious who the voice belonged to: White. They both slid their way quietly to the entrance and stopped right before it. The door was wide open. Conveniently enough, the hallway was dim so they were able to hide in the shadows. Alec motioned with his hands that he would enter first and attack White. If anything were to go wrong, Joshua should go back to Logan. If everything goes according to plan, Joshua would enter and help Max escape.
***
Otto and his men stupidly followed the signal. Each time they 'reached' their destination, they found nothing. Otto began to get suspicious and phoned White…
***
*** Did I do any better with the details? Please tell me. ***
*** Is it any longer? At least long enough to make up for my absence? Tell me…that way I know how long everyone wants it. It can't be too long though: I run out of ideas after a while and need to wait a day or so for new ones to come…that's why the beginning chapters are kinda short. lol. Now that school has started; however, I seem to find ideas everywhere (usually when I'm just drifting off)…I just don't have much time to type up the stories. I try to type up a little everyday. Hope you all understand. Thanks for your continuous support! Please post any comments or suggestions regarding the length of the story. I would be glad to hear them! :) ***
*** I tried to upload this story yesterday, but I think the site was down. Oh well, here it is today then. I apologize for all the extra author notes. Didn't mean for them to take up so much room. Sorry. ***
***Thanks for Reviewing!!!***