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Brin shot a glance over at Zach and then over at Alec. "So you are the father then," she said to Alec. "That figures." She shot a glance over at Max and Jondy. "You both really should pick you breeding partners better. The results are better in the end."
"The results?" Jondy and Max both chirped out. "You mean the child?"
Max wiped a hand over her face. "Pip is fine," she said, as she looked over at Alec. "As for him being the father, there is a problem with it." She then looked over at Brin. "You're the only one here who's had a problem with it. Zane and the others haven't had a problem with it."
"That's because they don't see it, like I do." She then looked over at Zach. "The others are gone. I'll meet you at base camp." Then she was gone.
"I don't believe her," Max muttered, as she watched as Brin took off. "That ice cold..."
"Biggs..." Alec called out, cutting her off.
"Not what I was going to say," Max said as she turned to face him, only to see what Biggs was carrying. "Biggs!" She then joined Alec's side at Biggs' side. "How did you get her?"
"Krit gave here to me during the fight," Biggs replied as he looked over at Krit and the others who were starting to come over to them. "Said he'd kick my but back to Manticore ten times over if anything happened to her, and I believe him. Don't get me wrong, Maxie, you threatened people, but these guys give a whole new meaning to the word threat."
That got Max to chuckle as she looked up to see that Zach too was gone. She was about to go after him, when both Jondy and Zane put a hand on her arm. They shook their heads no. "Give it time," they mouthed.
"What happened to her?" Jondy asked, as she looked over at Krit.
"She got tazered," he answered, as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. "After we ran into a very interesting fella named Ames White and then one of his play toys."
"Oh, that's nice," Biggs muttered, as Pip began to stir in his arms. "Um, guys I think we might want to take this conversation on the road, away from this fun place and our friends."
"Good point," Alec said as he glanced over at the Familiars who were starting to get up. "Let's go." They then took off for the fence. "They don't like their asses kicked by our kind."
"I wonder why," Zane said, as they jumped the fence. "Is it cause we do it better."
"Zane!" Syl and Jondy muttered, as they hit the ground running. "Don't you ever stop!"
"Not usually." They ran until they came until where they had ditched their vehicles.
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"So is this it then?" Syl asked as she looked over at Max, Alec, and the others. "I mean, we're just gonna go our ways, again?" She shot a glance over at her '09 kin. "Don't get me wrong, but I don't really want to do that again. Losing contact was one of the dumbest things we've ever done in our lives."
"You think," Krit muttered as he glanced down at the still groggy Pip. "Don't get me wrong, Max, about of fearless CO, but he's an idiot, when it comes to this."
Alec chuckled as he looked over at the '09er. "Took a liking to her did you?" he asked as he shot a glance down at the young one. "She got to you?"
"Yeah, just a bit," Zane and Krit said at the same time. "But then look at who her mom was...you had to figure she got it from her. Max always had a way of getting under our skin."
"I'm not gonna take offense by that," Max said as she came up to their side. "So you guys are gonna go up into the wind now?" She rubbed the side of her face as she gazed up at her '09 brother and sisters. It was hard saying good bye to them yet again. It was always hard for her. She had grown up with them, trained with them, escaped with them, and then lost track of them. Now here they were and she had to let them go.
"For a bit," Jondy said, as she looked over at Max. "You know how it goes. We got to lay low and wait for the harsh stuff to settle down."
"What about Krit?" Pip asked, causing them to look over at her. "He got to go too?"
"Yeah..." Jondy replied, as she looked down at the little one. "He has to go too. He can't go back with you guys."
"That bites," Pip replied as she glanced up at them. She then hugged them all. "But you'll come to visit right?"
"Yeah, little one, we'll come to visit," Zane answered as he hunched down in front of her. "You can't not have us for family and not have us visit. Okay." She nodded before returning to Alec's side. He slid a hand to her shoulder as she curled into his side. "Don't worry, Maxie, we'll keep in touch this time."
"Oh, I'm sure," she replied, as she glanced over at Alec and Pip. "You guys keep safe."
"We will." They got ready to leave. "You know us."
"That's why she said keep safe," Alec muttered, as he picked up Pip.
"Ha ha, you're funny," Krit muttered as he kick started his bike. "One of these days Maxie's gonna hurt you really bad for that sense of humor of yours." Then he look towards the others. "See you around, Maxie." Then they were gone.
"That's it then?" Pip asked as she watched them go. 'Now what?"
"We go home," Max said as she came up to their sides with Biggs. "Sound like a good plan?"
"A great plan," Biggs yawned as he rubbed his face. "Can we go home now?"
"Yeah," Pip said as she looked around. "We can go home."
"The Princess has spoken, so we must do her bidding," Alec replied with a smirk, as they headed for their bikes. Pip smiled, as she slid on the bike with Alec. He felt so warm and safe. "Okay, now who remembers the way home?"
"Alec!" both Biggs and Max warned, as they started to head home.
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Ames came to the spot where the Xs had just been and frowned. "Another time, 452," he muttered, as he kicked the ground. "I will have that daughter of yours." He glared up at the sky. "It won't be long."
"That's what you think," a voice called out from behind him and he spun around to get a knife in the chest. He saw black before he went down.
"What do we do with him?" another voice asked, as she came up to the male.
"Take him to the road. Someone will find him and take care of him."
"On it," she motioned with her hand and others came to take care of the man. "What about the child? Do we need to terminate her?"
"No. She's in a good enough place. They'll take good enough care of her. Plus we'll keep a watch on her."
"Are you sure that's a smart enough idea to do, sir," she asked him, as he began to walk away. "She's part Max and part him... who know what will happen."
"But she's not going to be evil, Brin," he replied as he turned to look at her. "You and I both spent time with her. Did you see any of that training in her? No, I didn't. She's too pure to be evil." He then pointed to the man the men were dragging away. "If he ever got his hands on her, she would be, but I'm sure with who her parents are, that's not likely to happen and the others will keep an eye on her too."
"But.."
"Let it go, she's part of the unit if we like it or not."
"Yes, sir."
'Let's move out." They then took off. Leaving White in the middle of the road, for a soon to be truck drive to find him.
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Dalton was playing with Blugger when a racket caused him to spin around. His face dropped when he saw three bikes shoot past the main gate and come to a stop next to him. Bullet and Zero shot him a smirk, as they came up next to him. "What took you guys so long?" Dalton asked as he came up to their sides.
"We got lost," Alec replied as he shot him a smirk. "You know how Biggs is with directions." He then nudged Pip awake and she sat up with a startle as she looked around. Her eyes grew wide as she realized where she was. She was home. She quickly got off the bike and rushed over to the others. "She knows she's home."
"Hey, Pip Squeak," Dalton said, as he ruffled her hair. "It's good to see that you're still with the living."
"D..." Gem said as she came up and boxed the boy on the back of the head. "That is no way to talk to that little one. She then shot Pip a loving look. "How are you doing Pip?"
"Good," she replied as she glanced around. "We had fun."
"Fun?" they all replied at the same time as their eyes went to Max, Alec, and Biggs. "You had fun."
"Yeah," she said, as she rubbed her elbow. "I got to meet some X5s."
"Where they hostile? Dalton asked.
"Nope, they were '09ers like Mom," she said proudly. "You would have liked them."
"FELLAS!" a voice yelled behind them, and Pip jumped, as Joshua rushed forward, pushing his way through the crowd. He quickly picked her up and hugged her. "You're okay!"
"Not for long," she gasped, as he hugged her tightly. "Help!"
"Joshua, it's okay," Alec said, as he quickly put a hand on his arm. "She's okay. We got to her in time."
"But she smell different, like when cat got too close to fence with static," Joshua muttered as he looked at Alec.
"Yeah...she kinda got herself tazered," Alec muttered, as he ruffled Pip's hair. "Seems she takes after us more than she knows."
"Just an odd question though," Max said, as she glanced around at them. "Who put the guards outside.
"That would be boy wonder," Zero answered, as he made a motioned towards Command. "And I'm guessing you all ready knew before you asked."
"Thanks," Max said, as reached out and tapped Alec's elbow. "Come on, we got one more thing to do before this is over." She then headed for Command with him behind her.
Pip watched them go and looked up at Biggs and the others. "They're gonna yell at Logan aren't they?" she asked them. Biggs and the grown ups shrugged while Dalton nodded. "Hmm." She turned to look towards Command. She then turned towards the others. "At least we're home."
"Yep," Biggs replied, as he reached out and pulled her close to him. "And if you ever run away again, I'll tar and feather you. Got me."
"Yes, Sir," she replied, as she smirked. She didn't dare go against him or any of the X5s she had seen them in action and had trust in all of them now.
TBC
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