AN: Here is chapter 3 enjoy. Oh and I' still working on the summary so look out for that.

During the meeting, Alec was only half listening to what was going on to only have his mind some where else. In his thoughts. All the inner circle was there; Max, him self, Mole, Dix, Joshua, Biggs, Gem, and transhuman name Minx, who was the medic. They discuss problems in Terminal City along with the new arrival issue. Everyone would tell their needs and don'ts but like always they would come up with some kind of solutions for their problems.

Alec was in a trance. Though he was still listening to the conversation going on in the room, his head was more occupied with Gabe. He can't figure how the guy looks different all of a sudden. Back in Manticore he looks like every other stealth solider in there but during the time Manticore went down and until he got here, he's change. Change physically mainly. He doesn't know about his mental state yet but telling from the way he acted in the room, he hasn't change. He would list all the possibilities but someone was pulling him out of his thoughts.

"Alec, earth to Alec are you even listening," Max said looking at him with anger in her eyes.

"Are you okay," asked Biggs.

Alec looks around in the room and notices everyone looking at him. Sitting straight in his chair, he scratches the back of his head and answers Max's question.

"Yeah I'm listening go ahead."

"Well I'm done would you like to add onto anything before we close this meeting?"

"Uhm…since we're getting new arrival every month we need to schedule some heist and raise money to buy some equipments. Maybe even ask Logan for some money or anything he can help us with," Alec said, emphasizing his point to Max.

"Whatever as long as it not me talking to the ordinary," Mole said with the cigar in his mouth.

"Fine we'll ask Logan when we need him, other than that we'll just focus on heist operations and scraping some money. If there isn't anything else we need to discuss then the meeting is over. Alec can I talk to you?"

Everyone left the meeting room, leaving only Alec and Max inside. Alec was still sitting down while Max was still standing in front of the table in the middle of the room.

"You're going to tell me what going on with you. It seems since Gabe showed up you've been acting quiet and bothered."

"I'm guessing you couldn't find anyone to give you the information you wanted," he looks up from a spot on the table to look up at Max.

"No, I want you to tell me, so spill."

"There's nothing to tell Max, the guys a moron."

"There was a whole lot of tension in the room for the guy to be just a moron. Come on, tell me what he did to get the famous Monte Cora all worked up?"

Alec like out a small laugh at Max little humor and so did Max. "It's nothing really Max, we use to be friends when we were younger but now we're not, end of story."

"It must of have been one big fall out in order for you not to be friends with him. What happen to cause you guys to end your friendship?"

"Curiosity kills the cat Max."

"Well this cat can handle herself against anything so spill."

"In due time Max," he smiles at her and stood up. "Right now I have planning to do."

"Don't worry, I'll get it out of you one day, you can make sure of it."

Alec was out the door after that. Max laughs at herself, how childish she's acting. If he doesn't want to tell her then he doesn't have to. But the last time he didn't tell her what was bothering him, he was almost killed. But he did say in due time he'll tell her so at least he is going to tell her. A knock at the door cause her to get out of her thoughts and yell out for the person to come in. In walks Gabe with a smile on his face.

"I do believe we have a date today. We're supposed to discuss work detail."

Max scoff at him before answering. "Yeah let me just take this to Dix and we can go in my office to discuss that."

She walks pass him and heads over to headquarter. Maybe if I can't get it out of Alec, I can probably get it out of this guy, she thought with a smile on her face.

………….

"Is there anything special you can do? You know anything Manticore taught you that can be useful here."

"I was issue in the breeding program before Manticore was destroyed but I wasn't taught how to breed it come natural," he smiles.

Max rolls her eyes and continues on asking questions. "Anything else besides that?"

"Weaponry, assassination, several martial arts like everybody else, but basically assassination – nothing to it really."

"I guess I can have you help out with heists, help teach the X8s on some maneuvers, shipments, that sort of stuff. Do you have a place to stay?"

"Yeah, an old friend is letting me stay with him until I can find a place or room of my own."

"It isn't Alec is it?"

"No," he said it quick.

"What is up with you and Alec anyway? I could feel the hostility between you two earlier."

"Why, what is it with you and Alec? Word around here says you and he is a couple."

"We're…just friends, close friends."

"Figures…"

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"Nothing."

Max eyed him suspiciously. She doesn't know what to make of the guy but something tells her to keep an eye out on him. If Alec doesn't like him then she…she doesn't know what to think now. All she knows is to watch out for him.

"Well I guess you can go, unless you have something else to ask?"

"No, I think I might look around some more, maybe say hi to old teammates or so. Maybe rekindle my friendship with Alec since he did say Manticore is in the past."

"He also said that we don't let Manticore corrupt here too," Max put in.

"Yeah, that too. Any way bye."

Max watches as he leaves her office and go down the stairs to Oak Street. Something is up with that guy. Letting the thought sink deep in her, she went on working on the pile of papers stack on her desk.

………

Alec was in his office looking through papers that Dix printed out for him. They had buildings' addresses on them with the numbers of security, along with the number of cameras in them. During this month, him self and other Xs being scooping out places for possible heists. With this information, they give to Dix to collect and organize in one big file. Once done, Dix prints out the list and hand it to Alec. Base on what they really need, Alec is narrowing the list for upcoming heist for later.

All day he been in his office, sorting and highlighting, even looking over the satellite print-out Dix gave him to look over and now its night time. Time after time he would come out of his office to eat something and go to schedule meetings but mainly in his office. It was hard work but somebody has to do it.

A knock at his door interrupt his hard work and he answer it.

"Come in," he yells from his desk.

The door opens to have Gabe slyly walking in, with a case of beer in his hands and a pester smile on his face. Alec lowers his paper work on his desk as he casually watches Gabe near his desk.

"What do you want," Alec asked crossing his arms.

"Can a guy bring his long ago friend some refreshment as he work," he said scooting a chair up close to the desk and sitting in it backwards.

He pulled a beer out for Alec and threw it at him, which Alec catches easily.

"Man…second in command of a city full of our kinds running around, who would of thought."

"Apparently not you."

Gabe looked up from his wondering eyes and looked at Alec, who was staring at him. Gabe smile at him.

"Why are you here," Alec asked.

"I'm here just like everybody else, trying to get away from the danger of humane society trying to kill us."

"You know what I mean."

It was a brief pause before Gabe finally delivers an answer.

"I know I've made your life…."

"Tried…" Alec interrupted.

"Tried to make your life a living hell back at Manticore but it's all in the past. I let the 09 incident and what Manticore said ruins our friendship and I'm sorry."

"So you think by giving me beer and saying I'm sorry is going to mien our friendship. What do you take me for?"

"I take you as a guy who won't let this hostility between us last longer then it already has. Also, like you said…Manticore is the past. We shouldn't let this bother us now, now that we have to stick together during our time of "World against Transgenics." So …," he opens up another beer. "Think of this as a new beginning."

He took a long gulp of his beer while Alec thinks it over. He does have a point. This isn't the time for childhood anger, this is the time for transgenics to stick together as a family and beat this menace to the core. But he doesn't have to like the guy right? He could if he want give the guy a taste of his own medicine but Max wouldn't like it. Why is he thinking what Max will like anyway, this is his problem? But if I want Max to stop thinking of me as a screw up then…I still don't have to like the guy.

"Fine but I'm still not sure about the being friends part, give me time."

"Okay. Now drank up, your beer is getting warm."

Alec took a swig of the beer and let it cool his parch throat.

"Since you're new here, I'll let you in on the first rule here. No one leave out of Terminal City without me or Max's consent, so where ever you went to go get this…."

"I'll know to inform you if I leave, yeah won't happen again. Unless I have to mien another friendship, then you'll be hearing from me."

Alec nods his head before taking another mouthful of his beer. "Well it's been fun but I have to get back to work. Maybe Biggs will help you finish off the rest of the beers."

"Yeah maybe," Gabe stood to leave.

Once out the door and on the streets of Oak Street, he thought back on his little trip to get the beer.

A couple of yards away from Terminal City, he was in a dark alley where a man in a brown trench coat stood waiting. He was holding a case of beer in one hands and a brown bag in the other.

"Are you in," he asked handing the two items to him.

"Yeah I'm in."

"Good White would be please to hear that."

"Yes he would and is that the stuff," Gabe said looking at the brown bag.

"Yes but I don't get what you need with the case of beer."

"Don't worry about it. Let me do my job and you do yours."

"White wants to know when he will have the plans."

"When we get it, don't rush perfection. I just got in. Now I have to go before anyone finds out I'm missing."

"White isn't a patient man, you better have something for us by midnight of next week. Same day same place."

"Whatever."

With that said he left the guy in the alley and heads back to Terminal City.

AN: I have a lot things plan for Alec's history in Manticore to fit my story. He still endure six months in psy-ops and psy-ops for the Berriford mission but I'm going to add something else in the mix, you know so you can understand the history between Alec and Gabe. So please review and let me know what do you think about my story so far. I would love to hear from you.