Joshua came running up to Alec and Max's side as soon as she brought the ninja to a skidding stop inside of TC. "Little Fella," he cried out to her, as he rushed up to their sides. "Tiny Fella gone. Strange X, took her. Gem tried to fight him, but he hurt her. Other Xs tried to stop him, but he hurt them as well."
"Relax, Joshua," Alec said, as he put a hand on his arm, causing Joshua to look over at him. "It's going to be okay. We'll get her back, and well get the truth out of Zero."
"Joshua, where are the others?" Max asked him, as she looked around, gathering up her emotions. She didn't want the others to see that she was on the verge of losing her temper and busting out in tears. "Please tell me that Bullet and Bugler are okay?" Joshua shook his head no. "What happened?"
"When Zero attacked Gem for Tiny Fella, the others thought that the other were with him, so they attacked them."
"Oh, God." Max blew past Joshua as she made her way into head quarters to find BIggs and CeCe standing over Bullet and Bugler who were tied up on the floor. "What's going on here?" Joshua and Alec entered behind here.
"Zero attacked Gem and took Pip," Biggs answered, as he looked up at her. "We got here as soon as we could, but we were too late. We're sorry, Max."
"Release them."
"But they're in on it," Mole said, as he came up to them. Alec winced when he saw the nasty cut on the side of his face. "They came with him. They can't be trusted."
"Did they fight with him?" Alec asked, as he went to help Max cut the ropes that tied up Bullet and Bugler. "Did they attack you?"
"No, they tried to stop him, actually," Gem reported, as she came into the room. The X5s looked up at her, and their faces fell when they saw the bruise on her face. "I know, I look bad. But I failed, because I let him get to me. I didn't think he was the enemy."
"We didn't think he was the enemy," Bullet said, as he put a hand on Bugler's shoulder and drew the younger X towards him. "He tricked even us."
"He's confused. Someone got to him and brainwashed him," Alec said. "Probably someone from Psy-Ops."
That got everyone to shiver. "That is not a good combination, buddy," Biggs muttered. "He's young too, so he's really confused." Alec smiled, as he looked over at Bullet and Bugler. "That's just going to make it so much easier to find them."
"Oh, I have something that might help you there," Mole said, as he turned back to his computers. "I made something for Pip."
"What did you do?" Max asked, as she moved towards his side. "What did you give her?"
"Nothing bad, Mom, I promise," Mole answered, as he tapped a few keys and a grid of the city came up. "I just have her something to help you guys keep track of her."
"You guys really didn't think we could keep track of her did you?" Alec asked, as he came up to Mole's side, and watched as the others slowly shook their heads. "Oh, thanks for the vote of confidence guys."
"No, problem, Alec," Biggs smirked, as he placed a hand on his shoulder. "So, Master Mole, where is she on this grid of yours?"
"I don't know," Mole replied.
"Okay, how does that help us?" Alec asked, as Max moved away from him, and went over to talk to Gem about the attack. "Never mind." He ran a hand through his hair and rubbed the back of his neck. "Okay, why isn't it working."
"Is should be. If it is working right, it should be blinking a red dot, to show Pip's location."
"Like that, dot," Bugler called out, as he slid under Alec's arm, and pointed to the screen. The transgenics' eyes followed the boy's finger to see it land near the harbor. "That's by the water."
"Yeah, it is," Alec muttered, as he ruffled Bugler's hair. "Good job. Biggs, you're with us. Bullet, you and Bugler, stay here with Cece and Gem. Don't go anywhere. Don't talk to anyone."
"Yes, sir," both replied, as they went to stand next to CeCe. "We won't leave our post."
"Good." Alec then shot a glance over at Max to see that she had grabbed her bag from her office and was ready to go. "Okay, let's go."
"You'll be needing this," Mole called out to them, as he tossed them a palm pilot.
"What's this?" Max asked, as she caught it and looked up at Mole with a confused look.
"It's a portable way for you to track your daughter," he replied, as he looked over at them.
"Sweet," Alec said, as Max tossed it to him, and he put it in his jacket pocket. "We'll keep in touch. Call us if anything bad happens here."
"We will," CeCe answered, as she looked over at Bullet and Bugler. "But don't worry. We won't hurt them. We'll just have a nice chat with them. See what really happened to them."
"You do that, but be gentle," Alec replied, as they paused at the door. "We'll be back as soon as we can. Hopefully we won't run into all that much trouble."
"And if you do?" Joshua asked, as he looked over at Max, with a scared look in his eyes.
"It'll be okay, Joshua," Max said, as she went up to his side and gave him a quick hug. "I've got Alec and Biggs to watch my back. Nothing bad is going to happen. We'll get Pip back." She then turned only to freeze and pulled out the paper that Logan had given her with the contact info for Dr. Heights. "Mole, we need to contact this guy. Can you set it up for us?"
"Sure," he replied, as he took the paper from him. "Manticore?" Max nodded. "Gotcha. I know just the place to set up the meeting."
"Thank you Mole," Max called out to him, as they head out of head quarters. "You guys ready for this?"
"Max, we were born ready," Alec responded, as Biggs slid on his sun glasses, as they headed for their bikes. "It's good to be in motion."
"Alec, you're always in motion," Biggs pointed out, as he started his bike. "Shall we?"
"Yes, we shall." They then took off, heading for the harbor.
TBC
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