Dean and Alec were in the midst of what seemed to be their fourth pool game, with Dean in the lead with two wins, while Alec only had one. Both Sam and Max were watching them play, laughing when Dean beat Alec.
"Guess Alec doesn't know that my brother spends a lot of time in bars playing pool, winning majority of the time." Sam said smiling.
"Alec does too. Guess he's not as great as he thought he was."
"So, what was that thing you talking about back there? Manticore, bar codes, and that thing you called my brother, transgenic. What's that all about?" Sam asked curiously as he took a sip of his beer.
"Manticore was a secret government project. They created what you might call super soldiers. These soldiers are born out of tubes; both Alec and I came from there. The bar codes, they're the way they identify us. He's X5-494 and I'm X5-452. We're what you call transgenics." She told him.
"So, you're human, but you didn't come the natural way." He said
"I guess. I never thought about it that way, of course you get a transgenic out there and they know about it, it's a big thing. People out there say we're not human and that we're a danger to the public." She explained.
"So, staying on a somewhat low profile I take it." Sam suggested half smiling.
"Yeah. Why the smile?" she questioned.
"My brother and I, always trying to keep a low profile, but it doesn't work all the time. We're sort of wanted men back in '07." Sam said, grimacing at saying the last part.
"So, how long you and Max over there been together?" Dean asked his double as they stood at the pool table, cuing up their sticks.
"Me and Max? Yeah, we're not together." Alec said laughing before he broke.
"Wait, you're telling me, you guys aren't together. Now that's hard to believe." Dean said, trying not to laugh himself.
"Why?" Alec asked, giving him a strange look.
"Just the way you argue, actually come to think of it, reminds me of me and brother. Brother and sister perhaps?" Dean inquired.
"Not really, more like coworkers."
"Ok. So, why'd she want to know if there was a bar code on the back of my neck? I mean is it just some wacky tattoo you've got." Dean questioned.
"Something like that. You go." Alec said as he backed away from the table.
"Let's say we make this the last one." Dean suggested as he thought about how his brother would seriously go after him if he took any more money from Alec, who, although his double, was still younger than him, about Sam's age maybe.
"Sounds good to me." Alec said, he didn't really want to lose any more money.
They played a final game, which Dean won much to Alec's dismay. As they walked over to Max and Sam, Dean heard Sam talking to her about how they were wanted men.
"You ain't telling our secrets now, are ya Sammy?" Dean asked as he and Alec walked over. Dean smiling brightly and Alec looking very humbled.
"What, it's 2020, plus they're on low profile too." Sam told him.
"So, why you looking so low, Alec?" Max questioned, a smile grazing her features.
"Shut up." Alec grumbled as he took a huge drink of his beer.
"How much did he lose?" Max asked Dean.
"Uh, about two hundred." Dean replied.
"Two hundred, Dean. Dude, you couldn't cut him some slack. That's a lot of money." Sam chastised his older brother.
"Don't worry. Alec has ways of getting money and plus it was good to see someone kick his butt in that stupid game." Max said smiling. She could feel Alec glaring at her, but didn't say anything.
"You sure?" Sam asked.
"Dude, let it go. She said it's fine and plus I think he can handle it. He's my twin, clone, thing ain't he?" Dean said, putting an arm around his brother, in the way he did when he was trying to get something across to him.
"You're real nice, you know that, possibly the nicest guy I've ever met." Alec said sarcastically.
"Thanks, you too." Dean replied, ignoring the sarcasm.
"Ok, I'm freaked out, you freaked out, Max?" Sam said, looking at the two Deans going at each other.
"What about the fact that they look like each other or that they act like each other?" Max questioned, which basically gave Sam his answer.
As the four of them stood there talking there was something that suddenly made both Max and Alec tense up.
"What is it?" Sam inquired.
"Nothing, we'll explain later. Come on." Alec said as he and Max ushered the brothers out the back way.
"We wanna go after them or just let 'em go, Max?" Alec questioned, seriousness evident in his voice and poise.
"We can wait, but then we've got these two. I'm not sure what kind of guys White would send either. Could be familiars or could be ordinaries." Max told him.
"Maybe we can scoot out of here on the bikes. Get to Logan's." Alec suggested.
"Sounds good and then maybe could also get an explanation on why you guys look exactly the same." Max said, referring to him and Dean.
"Alright." Alec replied, but before they could get out of there the men who had been looking for them came out the back, very much aware that the people they were after were back there.
"Guess we gotta deal with them first." Alec pointed out.
"Just shut up and fight." Max shot at him. With that her and Alec were moving faster than Dean or Sam had ever seen, beating the men in the quickest fashion possible. Sam knew they were super soldiers after talking to Max, but he hadn't really thought about what that meant. This was something unexpected.
To Be Continued...
