Chapter 8

Alec spend the day showing Max how to do her job, they felt comfortable in each other company. Alec stuck to safe topics of conversions like there job at Jam pony, small facts about friends like how they hang out at crash and how him and Sketchy play pool. Back at jam pony Max and Alec notice everyone is watching the Tv, as the news is reporting an increase crime in the area. The new reporter began to hint the this could be linked to the reports of mutants in the are, but the report is interrupted.

"This is an Eyes only streaming freedom video, lasting exactly 60 seconds. It cannot be traced, it cannot be hacked and it is the only free voice left in the city.

Don't believe the hipe about the transgenic threat. There are people in power that want you to believe that these "mutants" are dangerous. They want you to believe these people are criminals and a threat to America. The government is denial about their existences because they made them, designed then to be a prefect soldier in a secret facility called Manitcore. From children they we're treated like soldiers sent out on missions and experiment on. They escaped not to cause problem's but to be free and most of them just want to live out the rest of their life's in peace".

Alec sighed he's not sure if that message from Logan was entirely helpful. He turns to Max and notices she turned several shades whiter and frozen to the spot. "Max "

"I remember Manticore" she whispered to him her eyes brimming with tears.

"Come I'll take you back to you and OC's apartment its not safe to talk here" he whispered to her. He then put his arm around her to comfort her and direct her out of Jam pony.

They didn't really speak on the way back. Alec used Max's keys to unlock the door to her and OC's apartment and Max sat on the couch followed by Alec.

"I remember we where children in that place...Manitcore" her voice waivers but she continues "I remembers how one boy fell down, he was having a seizurer. They took him away but I saw what they did. They cut him open and dissected him, and Lydecker just stood there with a piping hot cup of coffee like nothing unusual was going on."

A tear slides down her cheek "I remember Lydecker, god I remember him. I hate him! He shot Eva in cold blood!"

Alec put his arm around her letting her hand fall on to his chest as she cried. Everything was there about Manitcore and the pain was new and fresh. She remembered her childhood was robbed by the intense training to make her a weapon. She remembered the escape but her memories started to get foggy after that.

When the crying stopped and she untangled herself from Alec she had another memory. "Your Manitcore too." She looked at him " I though I escaped as a child but I remember us both in Manitcore as Adults. I don't understand, are you like me? Did we meet in Manitcore?"

" Yes I'm a transgenic too" Alec turns away from her quickly to show her his barcode. "We're all barcoded, which is one way to tell who we are. Of course the super speed, agility, intelligence and good looks are the others" Alec flashes Max a smile.

" But what happened did I escape as a child or an adult? "

"Both are right, try to think." Alec doesn't want to give away too much but can see Max is confused about what she remembers.

"I escaped as a child me and other children like me... We ran out into the snow and split up Max closes her eyes and tries to remember more "...there was a fire at Manticore, no it was an explosions. I remember thinking I need to get as many people out of there as possible. Im the one that used the gate controls and freed all the other transgenics."

She looked at Alec for confirmation that she remembered correctly.

"That right well dine Max." He smiled at her."You saved everyone, you saved me too, I wouldn't be free without you. I don't think I've ever thanked you Max. But I want you to know how gratefully I am that you took down Manitcore you changed my life, yu changed everyone's life. Thank you.

The pair are still sitting on the couch Max head resting on Alec's chest when the door unlocked. The pair jumped at the noise and Alec stood up moving away from Max. OC came in observing the scene lifting her eyebrow looking at Alec.

"Max remembered about Manitcore and was upset so I brought her home" Alec rushed an explanation. "But your home now so I think I'll leave"

In a secret government office FBI agents are review the security camera of Senator McKinley party and the office upstairs from the break in. The FBI agent is tracking Max's movements as she goes into the senator's office. As he does Ames comes over to watch the transgenic watch her movement.

"Pause it right there!" He stares intently for a minute. "Shit!" He storms out into the corridor and pulls out his phone and dials.

"We have a problem. Before 452 and 494 where intercepted, 452 read the paper work. She could be aware of what we are planning... Yes Senator I realise this complicate things... No sir the weapon is almost ready... We will speed up our plans and capture 452. Yes, Sir Fenas'tol."