Alec and Biggs looked at the X5 in front of them. "Okay, Jessup, let's talk," they said, as they looked at him. "Come on, we really don't want to break Pip's heart."
"Pip?" Jessup sneered, as he looked up at them. "Is that what you're calling her? That's the best name you thought of."
"What Jessup's any better?" Biggs asked, as he looked down at him. "For your info her name is Dakota. Pip is just a nickname."
"Hey, I like the name Jessup," he growled. "As if Biggs and Alec are any better."
"Oh, I like their names," Pip said, as she came up to their sides. "Why are you yelling at them." The X5s looked down to see that there was tears in here eyes. "All they are doing is helping."
"Pip, why aren't you still over with CeCe and Max?" Alec asked her, as he looked over her head at Max. She shrugged her shoulders at him, as she looked over at Pip. "This is really a guy talk."
"I've known Jessup longest," Pip pointed out. "You don't know him, like I do."
"She's got a point, Traitor," Jessup sneered, causing Alec and Biggs to glare at him. "Pip and I go way back. Manticore back."
"Hey, we were too," Biggs said, as he looked over at him. "We never saw you there."
"Doesn't mean I wasn't there," Jessup sneered. His black eyes glared deep back at them. "While you dummies where off doing 'missions' I was stuck in the labs, having test done on me."
Pip then shivered at the mention of tests and looked up at Jessup. "You didn't have as many tests done as me. What are you whining about, you big baby?" All three X5s looked at her then with arched eye brows. "What? He is?"
"You're going to pay for that," Jessup growled as he took a step towards Pip, only to get blocked by Biggs and Alec. "I wasn't going to hurt her."
"Why don't I even believe that one, Jessup?" Pip asked, as she looked up at him. She then backed away from him. "I don't even know you any more."
"Oh, I'm getting tired of this." Jessup then blurred, knocking the two X5s aside, and took a tight hold of Pip. She let out a gasp, as she fought to free herself from his hold. "We're leaving now. Don't you try to do anything stupid, or I'll snap her neck. You understand me, traitors?"
"They are not the traitors," Pip screamed, as she fought to free herself from Jessup's grip, as Biggs and Alec slowly got to their feet, as Max, CeCe, and Zero made their way over to their sides. "You are. Let me go."
"Not on your life, 946."
"My name is Dakota, now let me go." Fire flashed in her eyes as she struggled to free herself from the X5's hold on her. "I demand that you release me."
"Not a chance." Jessup tightened his hold on her, as the two X6s joined his side. "Now we'll be taking our leave."
"I don't think so," a voice called out from behind them, causing them to turn to see a very pissed of Gem. "You're not going anywhere, young man."
"Who the hell you?"
"You're worse nightmare," Dakota said, as she slammed an elbow back into Jessup's windpipe causing him to let her go. She then blurred forward into Gem's arms. "Thanks."
"Okay, this is not fair," Jessup said, as he looked around. "You got more Xs hanging around to fight us?"
"A few," Max said, as she looked over at Gem and Pip. "But enough with your questions. Why did you attack them?" She motioned to Bugler and Bullet who were waking up. "Cause they're gonna want to know."
"Cause I had ever right to hurt them. They had no right to be around 946. You have no right to be around her. She is to come with me. I am the only one who can protect her."
"Protect her from whom?" Max asked as she turned to face the X5. "Answer me. Protect her from whom?"
"From those who would hurt her."
"And we can't protect her?"
"She's all ready been kidnaped once before. What makes you think that won't happen again? You can't protect her like I can."
"Stop it!" Pip yelled, causing the X5s to look over at her. "If I'm so much trouble, than I'll just go." Before they could stop her. She blurred out of the room.
"Pip!" everyone called out, as they ran after her. By the time they got outside, they saw no sign of her.
"Which way she go?" Bugler asked, as he looked around. "She couldn't have gotten far, she's little she can't have blurred that far. Could she have?"
"Don't know, little buddy," Bullet said, as he placed a hand on his shoulder, as Alec and Biggs began to look around for any signs for clues for hints on which directions that Pip went. "But I'm sure that they'll find her."
"I hope so, cause Pip was really fun."
"If anything happens to 946, I'm holding you both responsible," Jessup snarled at Alec and Max, causing their heads to snap up at him, as he started towards him, only to get cut off by both Biggs and Zero. "What? You can't handle me so you send you flunkies in to keep me back?"
"Trust me, bud, you don't want to piss off either one of them," Biggs said to him in a level tone. "Cause if you do, we won't be able to save you."
"Found it," Alec said, as he came across a foot print. "Let's go. Biggs, you, Cece, Zero, and the rest, watch Jessup and his friends. I don't want any more trouble. We'll be back." He and Max then took off to get back their little ray of sunshine, before she got hurt.
Pip blurred until she couldn't blur anymore and dropped hard onto the ground. She looked up and found herself in a strange place. "Oh, this isn't good," she said, as she slowly got up, her body screaming out in pain. She started to walk, when she heard the sound of footsteps behind her and she froze. She then spun around in an attack position, and a soft chuckle entered her ears.
"Hello, 946. It's good to see you again."
TBC
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