Sorry for the very long delay. I've had a long and hard time writing this chapter...but it's finally up. I hope you all like it. Thanks for all who have stuck with this story and who've read and reviewed. For you guys are my inspiration. Chuckles, you guys will get a kick out who's on the inside, if you haven't guessed all ready.
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"Oh, this is so much fun," Biggs muttered, as they stood outside in the pouring rain. "I mean, when isn't this fun, hanging out with the two of you guys."
"It's pouring rain, Biggs," Alec muttered, as he turned to face his friend and shot him a glare. "Shut it."
"Enough!" Syl snapped causing both male X5s to jump into formation, causing Max to smirk. "I've had enough of you're whining for the last couples of miles." She then turned to face Max. "They always like this?"
"Yeah, most of the time," Max said, as she turned to face her fellow '09 sister. "You just get used to it."
"I don't see how."
"You ignore it."
"So who are we meeting?" Alec asked, causing Syl to growl, and turn to face him.
"Okay, Ben look a like, you and I are going to have words." She started towards him, but was stopped by a hand on her arms, as two X5's stepped out from the shadows. "You guys are early."
"Yep," they answered. "He figured they'd be causing trouble. So he sent us early."
"Oh, how thoughtful," Max said, causing them to turn to look at her. "You wanna say hi, or wait for the renuinon later?"
"Maxie?" one of them said, as he broke from the other's side and went up to her and hugged her. "It's good to see you little sis."
"It's good to see you too, Zane," she said, as she looked up at him. "Man, you grew. You're so tall."
"Well you're short." Zane shot a glance over at the other X5. "You're not going to say anything?"
"Nope." She then turned and headed back into the trees.
"Give Brin some time, Maxie," Zane whispered to her. "It's been a stressful time for her, since Tinga died."
"I know," Max said, as she turned to look over at Alec and Biggs. "Zane meet Alec and Biggs."
"Ben?" Zane asked, only to shake his head. "No, that's not possible. He's dead."
"Yeah, it's his twin." Max said, as she put her hand on his arm. "I had to deal with that part too." She then gestured for the two males X5's to come forward. "Guys I want you to meet, Zane. He was one of the other '09ers that I escaped with."
"Hey," Alec said, as he looked over at Zane. "I have a really good hunch who the other one is that is the head hunch in charge."
"Yeah, me too," Max muttered, as she looked towards the trees. "So Zane, how did Zach get you into this?"
"You're joking right?" Zane asked, as he shot her a look. "Just the mention of you...we were all here...Maxie." He then shot a glance over at Alec. "But the whole you and him for parents was a new story on us. But we're up to getting her out. Our man on the inside says she's trying to survive."
"Well that's good," Biggs said, as he looked around. "She's one not to let go without a fight. She's like her mom and dad more than anything." He shot the '09 a smirk. "Just watch out for her though. She can hurt ya for being so small."
"Oh, I'll remember that." Zane then shook his head, to get some water off of it. "Come on, we should go. Zach is waiting for us."
"And we really shouldn't keep him waiting," Alec muttered, only to get a back hand to the head by Max. "What?"
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Pip woke up the next morning to find her bed soaked wet and the doctor standing by the door with what looked like a electric prod. Her eyes grew wide, as she backed away from him on her bed. "What are you doing?" she cried out, as she tried to get away from him. She knew what he was going to do, and it was going to hurt. She wanted to her parents. She wanted to get out of her now. She wanted the '09er here now. She wanted to get out of her now. She didn't want to be here now.
"This isn't going to hurt at all," the man sneered, as he started towards her.
"Please don't," Pip cried out, as he touched the edge of the bed sending electric shocks through the wet sheets into her body. She let out a cry, as the pain went through her. She soon had tears running down her eyes. "Please stop."
"You're right, I shouldn't just punish you," he sneered, as he motioned for someone to be brought in. Pip opened her eyes to see the X5 being dragged in and he was thrown in down next to her. She let out a gasp to see that he had bruises on his face and a cut on his lip, plus he was soaking wet as wet. "He can play as well."
"No!" Pip screamed, as the man advanced on the X5. "Stop!" He touched the X5, but he didn't make any noise. "Stop it!" The man turned to touch her, and she backed away from him. "Please don't."
"Leave her," the X5 hissed. "You have no right to touch her."
"Shut up," the man snarled, as he held the prod to the X5 again, until he wasn't moving. "Okay, we're done here." He shot Pip a scowl." Then they were gone.
"No," Pip cried out, as she lunged off the bed, and onto the X5's chest. "No, you can't be dead. My mom will kill me" She shook his chest. "Come on. Wake up" She shook his chest. "Wake up!" When he didn't respond she started to cry. "No!" She curled up into his chest and let the tears fall. She had done nothing while that horrible man had killed her X5 friend. What would she tell her parents if they did come to rescue her. She had betrayed them.
Pip was startled by the feel of a hand running along her back. She pulled back away from the X5's chest and looked up into his brown eyes. She let out a gasp, as she swallowed her fear. "Hey," he whispered to her, as he reached up slowly and wiped the tears off her face. "You all right?"
"You were ..." she started, and touched his chest to feel his chest. "I thought..." She then hugged him. "Don't do that." She hit him on the chest. "Don't do that. You scared me. No one does that. Not even my daddy."
"I'm sorry, Pip Squeak," he whispered, as he looked up at her. "I promise I won't ever do that again."
"You better not." She then looked around. "So now what?" A shiver ran down her spine.
"We wait until they come to rescue us? And hope we make it until they get here. Don't worry, Pip, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise."
"I know." She had a hunch, he would try his best to keep his promise to her, just like her parents would.
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