It's In The blood

Seattle space needle

"Why me?" Max screamed out loud. A sound from behind startled her. She turned round to see the figure of an all too familiar man approach her.

"Zack" Max said with a combination of fear and worry but slight tone of happiness in her voice. Zack stood perfectly still, in no way reacting to her voice. Max approached him and pushed a strand of his away from his face. "Zack?" She tried once more, but still got no reaction. "It's me max, remember"

Zack instantly reacted when he heard the name "Max, you're Max" he blurted out with the innocence of the child. He paused for a minute as if he were a computer processing data "I need to take you to Sandeman, and someone else, that's it max, and Joshua. Take them to sandman.

"You know where Sandeman is?" Max asked patiently

"Yes, no, I mean who is he? You were in the same place as me, in the cage the man helped you escape"

"Where are you talking about? Manticore?"

"No the place we have just come from yesterday"

"Where?"

"I don't know. Seattle!" Zack piped up as he remembered the map that Otto had given him. He reached into his jacket and pulled out a torn and scrunched map and handed it to Max. "He told me to come to Seattle. Find Max. Find Joshua. Take them to Sandeman" Zack said as though he was reading straight from a list. Max took a look at the map. Someone had marked a route from a small forest about 10 miles from San Francisco to Seattle.

"Do you remember who I am Zack?"

Flashback:

Max breaks into zacks apartment and begins go through his possessions. She comes across a bottle of tryptophan

"It's me, Max" She says as Zack grabs her from behind "You? You're Zack? Why didn't you tell me?" She says as he lets her go and reveals his face. Zack hears cars pull up outside. He looks out of the window.

"Lydecker"…………………

"I do! Max. You are Max. We know each other right" zack says as he begins to remember, almost developing a smile on his face.

"That's right, I'm you're sister" Max leapt at him and hugged him. Not knowing what to do zack stood still, and then decided to mimic what max was doing.

Terminal City, police barricade

Sam stopped her motorcycle and took one last breath of her cigarette before throwing it on the ground and stomping it out with her foot. She took a look at the number of cops. This is not gonna be easy. She slowly edged towards the barricade. The police began to turn towards her and a couple raised their guns. She decided that this wasn't going to work. She skidded into the other direction as one of the cops shouted "Hey. Stop there" She sped of into the distance followed by a swarm of bullets. Ok that didn't go too well, time for plan B, go to her boyfriends place. Sam Pulled up outside Fogle Towers and finished another cigarette. She took the elevator to the top floor and opened the door of Logan's old apartment. Instead of Logan She found that the place had been trashed, The walls were plugged with bullet holes, furniture smashed up, and damaged computer equipment scattered all over the Floor. "Damn it" she mumbled

Seattle Space Needle

Max looked at Zack and realized that he was in a terrible state he was in. His clothes were soaking, his face was covered in bruises and dried blood. "Come on, well get you somewhere warm" She led him down the space needle and Max jumped on her Ninja and nodded her head indicating for him to do the same. Max drove them both through the cold Seattle night to a manhole in sector 7. They both got off and max removed the manhole cover and they both descended into the sewers

"Where are we going" zack asked

"Somewhere where you will be safe, somewhere where there are people to look after you"

Max took Zack to an old office building where Alec and Joshua had set up residence. She opened the door and Poked her head through "hey big fella, is Alec here?"

"No, he went out; don't know where he is now"

"Good" Max replied. She pulled Zack through the door. Zack Looked at the dogman, his eyes widened and he backed up against the wall.

Flashback

Halfway through the obstacle course zack slipped in the mud, and fell behind the others. Two Guards grabbed his arms and dragged him away "You failed to beat your previous time 599, you know that calls for a punishment" he was led to the basement. Zack had never been down here before. All he knew was that this is where they keep the 'Nomalies'. He looked into the cells he saw things that shouldn't be, they were monsters. They were growling and screaming at him as he was dragged past their cells before he was thrown into one of his own. He could hear something growling and banning on the cell wall

"PLASE LET ME OUT. DON'T LEAVE ME WITH THESE THINGS PLEASE COME BACK……………….

"Max, he is one of them; he is a Nomilie stay away from him" Zack pleaded

"I know what he is zack but he is not a monster, he won't hurt you. He is my friend, I know he doesn't look it, but he is no different to me and you" max said calmly

"Hey medium fella. I'm Joshua" He greeted as he extended his arm. Zack reluctantly took hold of it and they both shook hands.

"Josh, where does Alec keep his clothes? Joshua pointed to a cupboard. Max pulled out a selection of clothes and handed them to zack. "Go in there and clean yourself up" she pointed to what Alec and Joshua used as a bathroom.

"Who was that max, is he X5, Like you?" Joshua asked

"He's my brother big fella; I need you to help me look after him for a while. Can he stay here with you and Alec? It's not safe for him out side"

"Your brother, of course I will help little fella. It's not safe for anyone out there anymore. Even you max"

"I know josh, I know" Max mumbled looking at the floor.

The following Morning at Logan's apartment

Logan was tapping away at his keyboard working on some Eyes Only case when Bling came over. "Logan, Sam Carr is on the phone for you"

"Thanks Bling" Logan said as he took hold of the phone "Hey Sam"

"Logan, I did the tests of the blood samples that you gave me, im not really sure what you wanted me to look for but they are defiantly not normal. From what I have read about them I am guessing that it is transgenic Blood. And there is the fact that one of the samples is 2 feline DNA, and the other one is 1 canine"

"Sam, did you test them against each other?"

"Yes, there were no problems there. A lot of the DNA, is identical. Logan what is this al……………."

"Thanks for his Sam" Logan interrupted. He slammed the phone down and hurried out of the door leaving the work he was doing behind. Wow whatever is going on must be pretty damn important. Logan has never just left his work like that. Bling thought to himself.

Joshua's place, Terminal City

Joshua entered the room with two cups of fresh coffee and He handed them to Max and Zack. "Wow" Max smiled as she inhaled the scent of the coffee, "where did you manage to score this?"

"Alec. Last night he brought lots of supplies back. He even got Buffalo wings For Joshua" He grinned. Max made a mental note to find out how he is getting this stuff.

"Thanks Josh" Zack said. Max and Zack resumed their conversation.

"So do you remember the farm Zack?"

"No, I remember the last time I was with you, British Eddy and his crew, And Logan. Oh max. I'm so sorry about that. I still wasn't myself then. I don't see you Like that anymore, and Logan, I know it means nothing but tell him I'm so sorry about the whole trying to kill him thing. So are you two still together?"

"Kinda…." Max trailed off "So do you remember anything between then and now?"

"Only waking up in that cell and that guy shooting himself and you, I'm sure it was you I saw, but you know where you were. At that point the door opened and Alec walked in

"Farm boy what the hell are you doing here? And what are you doing wearing my clothes?" he spat out. Max hit him across the back of the head causing him to finch

"I gave them to him, and has just as much rights as you do to be here" She scowled

"Alec right, nice to see you too" Zack grinned. Alec scowled back at him

"I need to go now. I'll leave you three to become better acquainted" he said throwing a harsh look at Alec "And Alec I need to talk to you later"

Outside Jam Pony

Sam Pulled up and stood her bike at the back of Jam Pony she stood around some trashcans at the building across the street so she wouldn't be noticed. She looked at her watch - It was 10 am she been waiting for Max to turn up for An hour now, she was thinking of trying yet again another method when Logan Stepped out of his car. He looked happier than Sam had ever seen anyone. "Hey, Logan" she shouted. Logan ran over to her with a huge grin on his face. He moved closer to Sam so there were only a few inches between their faces. He gently took hold of her hands. Sam flinched backwards looking disgusted. "Max its ok, Joshua's blood; it's done something to me"

"Its not max, it's Sam" The smile on Logan's face disappeared

"What are you doing here?" he asked with disappointment

"I need to find Max, White took my son and husband I need her to help me find them. Where is she?"

"She should be here, but she's not so I'm guessing that she is in terminal city" Logan paused for a second deciding which is more important "I need to find her too, I'll get you into terminal city" Why does something always happen. Are we not meant to be together?

"I'm Sorry Logan, I'm not sure what I've messed up, but sorry" Sam said as she noticed the disappointment on Logan's' face

Inside Jam Pony

"Hey Where's max" Sketchy Asked

"Original Cindy aint seen homegirl since yesterday. Hey Normal you know where max is?"

"I gave her the rest of the week off" He grinned. Everyone in Jam Pony could see he was hiding something

"Hey Normal" Sketchy Began "can I have the rest of the week off?"

"No you can't. Hot run! Bip Bip Bip People im not paying you to stand around"

The sewers, now the entrance to terminal city

Logan turned to Sam "It's just straight through there. I can't come with you, I have somewhere to be"

"Thanks Logan" Sam replied. Logan drove over to his apartment and parked his car up. He was just walking in through the doors as Max was coming out.

"Logan, we need to talk"

"We can talk later" he simply said he gestured for her to follow him into the elevator and into his apartment. He hastily closed the door behind him. He stared into the depths of her deep brown eyes. He raised his hand and pushed a stray strand of hair out of her face. Max leapt back

"Logan!" She shrieked. Logan continues to gaze into her eyes. He moved closer to Max so she was backed up against the wall. He gently brushed his lips against hers. He saw how worried Max was getting and decided that he had better explain

"Were cured. The Virus bitch has gone down" He said with a mocking grin. Max did not know how to react

"Logan" she began with a smile which soon disappeared "I mean how did you do it? How do you know that it's really gone for good?"

"I'm standing here right now. It was Joshua's transfusion, it's done something to me, it's changed my DNA. I even got Sam Carr to do some tests. Max The virus has gone"

Max began to speak finally deciding that this was for real "So Mr. Cale, No meal, no wine? It really has changed your DNA. Max threw herself at Logan engaging him in a kiss.

"No, I thought you might be wanting to get straight down to business this Time"

Terminal city: Outside the rec center

"Hey Maxie" Alec shouted as he and Zack left the Rec Center "You never told me your bro could play poker. He's totally wiped me out" he added with his cocky attitude

"It's not Max. It's Sam" Alec Paused while he figured out what she was talking about

"What are you doing here? Do you know how much Max and Logan risked so you could go back to play happy families?"

"That's why I'm here. White took them. I need to find Max so she can help me find them. Where is she?"

"I think she has one over to Logan's She should be back sometime tonight. What did white want this time?"

"These runes have been appearing on my skin. They seemed really important to him"

"It was you wasn't it not max I saw escape, I knew I saw you there. Then you shot that guy" Zack Added

"I didn't shoot anyone it was his partner; I think he is called Otto. He shot white then let me go"

"White's dead?" Alec blurted out

"Last time I saw him he was on the floor with a bullet in his head" I gotta let max and Logan know about this Alec thought as he pulled his cell phone out "So do you know any thing about these runes" Sam Asked

"No, you better get Logan to have a look at them, he's figured out most of the runes on Max. Although I would be happy to take a look" Alec purred seductively. Sam hit him across the back of the head. Yep definitely Max's Clone

"Uhh, I've already been in close contact with Logan today and that was enough" Sam added

"What do you mean?" Alec asked

"Oh, he thought I was Max. He came running up to me and tried to kiss me, Uhh" Sam finished. At that point Alec froze

Logan Tried to kiss Sam but he thought it was Max. So Logan tried to kiss Max so the virus has gone? I bet there 'Getting busy' Right now. They can touch Without Logan dropping to the ground? Its not fair. Max is my girl. Cale you bastard. You're not having her.

TBC- Thanks for reading

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