Chapter 11
There was no trace of her anywhere, she wasn't at the space needle, crash or at his apartment. He called Cindy and there was still no sign of her at the apartment. OC told him to try Logan's cause if she wasn't there maybe he could find out something with his contacts. Alec knew she was right but standing outside his apartment he really didn't want to see Logan. But he had to, he highly doubted Max was here but he still need his help to try and track her down.
Alec walked through to Logan's computer, unsurprising Logan was there he turn around surprised to see Alec there." Logan we need your help."
"What is it Alec, did Max get her memory back? Did something happen? Is she ok?" Logan asked
"We don't know" Alec winced the last thing he needed was a lecture from Logan. "She has disappeared in the early hours of the morning. Me and OC have looked but can't find her"
Logan looked shocked and horrified how could they be so irresponsible."What!how could you let this happen in her condition!"
"Look Logan tying her up in her house isn't going to help her recover her memories. She has stark DNA and doesn't sleep we can't keep track of her 24/7" Alex argued back.
Logan blew out a frustrated breath." Alright just tell me where she was last. I can bring up footage of any Hoover drone's nearby and I have some contacts in the police I can call."
Crap Alec knew he had to tell Logan where Max was last seen, but that didn't mean he needed to go into great detail. He just accuse Alec of taking advantage of Max, Alec felt guilty enough as it was without Logan laying into him. "She was at my place just before dawn, about 4am roughly." Alec saw Logan's look and questioning eyebrow but he continued. "she's been remember something, like Manticore and wanted to talk about it. She was there maybe half an hour and then left." Alec knew it wasn't quite the true but close enough.
Logan got to work pull up the camara footage from any near by Hoover drone. As he work he asked "so what kinda things has Max remembered, anything about me?"
"No, she mainly remembers her childhood and Manticore, and taking down the place last year. I guess memories that can be traumatic are unfortunate never going to be the ones you forget easily" Alex said he kinda wished he'd forget Manticore and all the shit he'd went through. The thoughts of Manticore for him started overtaking his mind but were broken by Logan.
"Oh look, we're in luck. There's Max she's leaving your place."
Alec studied the footage Max face show her hurt it he saw earlier. It was the look she was wearing when Alec had push her away. Then Alec saw something else and he knew why no-one could find Max. "Fuck!" He shouted and slammed his fist though one on the glass panels in Logan's apartment. Guilt came back over him it was his fault he send her out there and it just so happened that Ames White was there waiting. She didn't put up any fight as agents grabbed her and pull her into the car.
"The virus is clever it turns the transgenic immunity from all know illness and virus and uses it against the their body so that the body attacks itself and systematically starts shutting everything down until they die. From infection until death takes 48-72 hours," The scientists explained.
Otto though for a minute "But everyone even non-transgenic's a have the ability to fight off some diseases. Does this mean this virus could infection us too."
"Well yes that is true but transgenics immune system is 10x more effect then ours therefore it's less likely to happen as quickly or effect us as much. It probably won't kill normal people."
"Probably! And the senator agreed to this. We could end up killing innocent people!" Otto looked horrified this was not what he signed up for.
Just then they where interrupted by someone walking into the room. He handed a chart over to White. "Sir you need to see this. It's 452 blood work." Ames looked over the chart but there was too much medical jargon of him to understand.
"And what does this mean exactly!" He asked expectantly.
"Well Sir 452 is different. She has blood work that no-one has ever seen before."
"Right and what does that mean for the virus?" Ames said exasperated he wished he would just get to the point.
"Well it seems that her blood took on the virus and neutralised it. Not only is she immune but she the antidote for the virus."
"What! How is that possible!" Ames said ferociously.
"Well, we don't know. But now if any humans do manage to get infected we can cure than. But 452 must be kept alive."
Ames was so anger he growled nothing would give him greater pleasure than kill 452. He cussed as he stormed out of the room.
Logan's contact had come through, Matt didn't know all the details but knew that Agent White had been investigating the incident at the senators house and the FBI had setup shop in an old abandoned Drs clinic. Alec was casing out the place right now.
He was by himself, not ideal but as a transgenic he knew he was better alone then with Logan or OC tagging along slowing him down. OC wanted to come as soon as Alec called her and told her what they found out but Alec convinced her he'd be better alone, OC trusted Alec and agreed. Alec watched from a distance the place looked unoccupied, but he knew better. They just wanted it to look like that to stay unnoticed.