Recicup: you'll see soon enough that maybe it will happened during her heat. As for Ross, he's kinda the bad guy for the season but he's not the last one. as for max and alec as parents, I'm only glad that I'm able to write that out effectively and not make them seem like part time parents since they kinda run TC…with support.

Guest: no the hooker is not a set up, its an idea from 'Daciavu73'. I wanted to find a way to get them in there without making it to out of this world impossible for them. I love Alec's sexy growls. When I am finished with this I think I might do some of those short drabbles. Dunno…have to think on it. There's definitely some ep's from the original series that I would love to put my own interpretation on. If anyone has any ep's in mind let me know and I'll sexify it up! PM even!

As for 'Daciavu73', she has really been a trooper with me. I'm not the best with spelling and grammer plus she has been very sweet and brainstormed with me. I ended up nearly re-writing this from the very first page due to the inconsistencies. So I have a LOT to thank her for. I also have to say thanks to 'pinkbeachlulu' for aiding me as well. I wouldn't have been able to get as far as I have without her proof reading it first.

Thanks for the reviews and here's the next one.

Season 5 ep. 8

We made sure Krit and Syl arrived there fifteen minutes late so that they could blend in more easily than being one of the first guests to arrive. Alec and I snuck around back via jumping the fence in the front and blurring in a zig zag formation to the side of the house. We made sure to pass the security guards and avoid the camera's monitoring the area. Ross thought they were well hidden…they weren't, not to us. Our formation took us to the side portion of the property, where we ducked in a shrubby area.

Krit jumped the gate on the opposite side of us as he donned his ski mask, sneaking his way in while Syl posed as the 'hooker' for the evening.

Since Syl was expected, she walked right through the front gate. Once Alec said, "Make your move when you're clear Krit." he blurred towards the house, diving behind a bush, same as we had. He had a pair of dark coveralls over his tuxedo and a ski mask to hide his identity for the moment.

Krit now had to wait for the right moment to strike. "Be watchful of where your twin is Krit." I warned through the com link as Alec and I took position at the back of the property within the perimeter of the fence, waiting for Krit's signal. In the meantime, Syl needed to find Krit's evil twin, lure him away from the security cameras so Krit could take him down without anyone seeing them and take his twin's place.

"I'm inside. Syl, you're up." Krit spoke into the com.

I knew this wouldn't be easy for Krit to deal with. He had to lay back and make sure people didn't spot him till it was time to pounce. "Syl, you got eyes on your target yet?" I asked through the com.

"Target acquired. Hmmm, me thinks he likes red heads." Syl murmured and I smiled at the statement, thinking of how she had donned a red wig after getting her barcode lasered off shortly before coming here tonight. "As long as he's not grabby with you, we're cool." Krit warned into his own com.

"Relax my dear brother, I have faith in Syl. Trust her!" I advised. We heard her leading him away as Krit spoke, "Syl has target on the move. Moving in now."

"So Ross hired you from the 'escort service'. What 'services' do you provide?" the Krit look-alike asked Syl.

I spoke over the com link, "Tell him 'any service you desire' to confirm you know Krit's coming."

"Any service you desire…your boss has paid me well." Syl answered in seductive tones. Alec and I raised our eyebrows at each other. Syl was a really good actress.

"Oh really?" 472 answered, flirting back, "Well how about you and I ditch this party and go have one of our own?"

"Oh you are a charmer. But I do have strict rules that I can't leave the grounds without your boss's okay."

"No worries. We won't have to…I know every single nook and cranny of this compound." His attempt at swagger made both Alec and myself shake in silent laughter.

Krit mumbled, "Yeah that's right little brother, fantasize all you want, but she belongs to me you little rat…almost there…crap!"

"What? What is it?" I hiss hysterically into the com as I heard Krit breathe hard and answer, "I think he saw me!"

"Syl! Distract him!" I order as I heard a weapon click and Syl coo, "Ooooh, you have a gun? You have this whole James Bond thing going on baby, the tux with a gun. I like it!"

"Didn't you see that?" 472 asked, his voice getting a little further away, apparently walking away from Syl to check out the perimeter.

"Actually I did sweetie…it was just a cat. That's all." Syl's answer in her flirty tone pulled Krit's evil twin back to her...I assumed.

"A cat? Seriously? That didn't look like a cat." Apparently Syl caught up with him because his voice was clearer again…either that or he was closer to Krit. I didn't like that latter part of my thoughts.

Krit whispered, "Maybe it might be easier if he comes to me."

This time Alec answered, "Dude, stay down, he's packing, you're not. Hold your position."

"Really baby, it was just a kitty cat. We don't need that big ol' gun over a house pet and frankly you're beginning to scare me." Syl made her voice slightly shaky and gave a nervous laugh for good measure.

"Now sweetheart I would never wanna scare you. I'm putting it away…see?"

Krit whispered, "Whew, okay, he's holstered the gun, can I move now?"

"Wait until his back is to you. Syl, you have to distract him!" I ordered.

"So…do you have a name Cowboy? Or do I just call you pet names all night?"

"I like Cowboy, we'll go with that…because…" he apparently was whispering in her ear because all of us heard him clearly. "I will ride you all night long."

Syl laughed, "Sounds like you have a lot of stamina big boy."

"Oh I do, and I'd love to show you, but first…let's find a private place to see how good your oral skills are huh? How about a small taste first…"

We heard a sudden "Mmph!" from Syl and rustle of clothing as Krit said, "Oh hell no, I'm going in right now. That mofo is KISSING her, damn it!"

I responded, "Krit relax for a moment would you. She's just doing her job."

"Ask Alec how he would feel if you had to kiss a guy with his face! See how HE'D like it!" Krit shot back through the com.

"I know how you feel man, but he's packing and you're not so hold your position..." Alec told him. More rustling was heard and we already knew Krit could hold back no longer.

I hadn't been entirely sure what was going to happen next as I heard a grunt and then Krit muttering, "Gonna ask my woman to blow you right here? Not happening on my watch!" I almost smiled as Alec remarked, "He's lucky all Krit did was knock him out." I nodded in agreement.

"Alright, subject is incapacitated, moving him to extra room in back to avoid him being found." We heard the sounds of 472 being dragged before a huff and a lock clicking, "What the hell is the sock for?" Syl asked Krit. "Something I heard about a few years back, apparently it tells others the room is occupied and the couple is having sex." Alec and I quirked our brows. "I totally forgot about that." Alec commented.

"Moving on." I groused, not really wanting to hear further details.

"Door locked, Krit is out of coveralls and ski mask and looking good! We are now ready to roll." Syl confirmed.

"Excellent, watch our backs from the inside, Krit make sure you keep Syl by you as you walk the area, and keep an eye on where the other Phoenix X5's are. Don't need to be tangling with them tonight. Let's do our best to avoid dealing with them if we can help it." I advised and ordered.

"Copy that. We gotcha covered Max." Krit replied through the com link.

"We're up." I signaled to Alec. We slinked into the back yard. We had managed to slip past a few regular guards before getting cover behind a bush to wait for Syl and Krit's signal that we could go inside.

Blurring, we make it to the side of the large house, or manor, whatever one calls a really large house nowadays. "Geez, from the looks of this place, I think it'd take five minutes just to get from the kitchen to the front door." I grumbled, climbing up the side of the structure. Alec and I ended up using the corner of the brick fireplace outside to climb to the top, making the trek with our feline DNA easier. "This is ridiculous." Alec grouched.

"No it's not. This is the best way - " but he cut me off, "Not that! I meant that I'm climbing up this damned wall right behind you and I can smell your pheromones coming off you in waves. I mean I have a frickin' hard on while trying to climb this stupid chimney and it friggin' sucks ass!" I smiled and purposely wiggled my ass in front of him. He reached up just enough to smack my ass and grouse, "NOT funny. Move!" He stated darkly.

We reached the top of the two story and into the window of the hallway at the top of the steps that led from the main floor. I noticed everyone was too busy to spot us coming in through the second story window so I didn't pay any mind to them. "We're in the building." I spoke through com, taking a long look at our surroundings.

We stood looking at three possible ways to go, well two possible ways to go. One led downstairs, which we were SO not going that way. We were at the end of a long hallway that led to several different rooms and at the end of that hallway it was sectioned off where one could go right or left. Our schematics had showed an L-shaped hallway and I frowned as I thought about its appearance now.

Before I could really think further about it, we hear someone. We spot a guard coming from one of those other hallways, probably someone that had to use the john. Quickly, before he could see us, we ducked into a shadowy area while he walked past us and downstairs.

Once he was gone, I poked my head out to make sure the coast was clear, then took a step out with Alec following, Alec whispered, "I don't remember this being on the floor plans we looked over." He indicated the extra hallway at the end with his head.

"That's cause it wasn't." I grabbed my com and knowing Dix was listening in case we needed help I spoke up.

"Dix, why is the upper floor not matching the blueprints you gave us? There's an extra hallway." Some computer typing was heard, "Because the most updated blue prints are from two years ago." I huffed, "What can I say that's Seattle for you." I rolled my eyes, "Great...thanks."

"No worries we'll just go room to room." Alec cajoled.

I blanched, "There are over a dozen rooms!"

Then I thought on it, "They're probably filled with people having sex in them. I don't want to walk in on that!" I stated swatting his arm. He nudged me playfully with a rakish wink, "It also gives us the perfect excuse if we get caught." he smiled.

I rolled my eyes, "I hate it when you're right." he beamed. "You know you love it." I refused to agree solely on principle. "Just find the office." I snapped. Listening in provided some amount of help, but the moans became hard to determine which room they came from.

Two rooms were filled with couples in passionate displays of affection, one was an empty guest bedroom, that's when I saw Alec stop, "What's wrong?" I asked. He put his hand up to stop me.

"Try the end of the hall on the left." I nodded, figuring he was finally able to fine tune the people to their rooms. Separating the noises to where they originated from and not to where they echoed to. I knew how to do the same thing, but I just didn't want to hear the sex sounds. It was a bit disturbing for me. "I doubt he'd let anyone in his office to get lucky, but it'll be our only excuse if we get caught." he walked forward.

Grabbing his lock picking kit, he got the door open in seconds flat. I made a bee line for the computer set up. "Not that you need to know this but I love that you can work well with your hands." My pheromones were trying to come out and play, that much I now knew. I had to keep them down. Keep myself in control from letting them go and end up having sex on the job. I shook my head and went back to the computer.

"Didn't think many places did this, okay everything is run via computer, but there are keys to get in if said computer's power supply goes down." Looking in the drawers I find one that's locked. "Of course." I muttered. Grabbing the lock picking kit I bend down and get on my knees behind the desk to open the tiny little lock up. I hear Alec walking behind me around the desk, "You find anything yet?" he asks.

Out of the corner of my eye I spotted the tom cat within in need of its mate and trying very hard to keep his mind focused and on task at hand. I had to set my own resolve into place, we had a mission to complete. What I also noticed was the male scent shifting the room. Aroused male. My sex hungry aroused mate. "Alec…" I warned, trying to keep a level head. I looked back to see him eyeing me up and down like he was savoring the sight in front of him.

"Yeah…?" he barely croaked the word past his lips.

"We're on a mission." I tried to reason with him, he blinked a couple of times and I assumed he was trying to get his senses back. It's why I turned my back to him. "At least we have the keys." I remarked. "So that saves us a little time." I then mutter. It was only saving us a few extra minutes but it could possibly save us a longer amount of time. I pulled a flash drive from my sleeve as I insert it into the laptop in front of me.

"Copying files now. Dix and Luke can rummage through them to their hearts content and find out what Ross is all about. And the Phoenix project." I amended. Setting it for copy hard drive I knew it would take a few minutes. "Good thing I grabbed the external drive capacity one or else this wouldn't be possible." I smiled.

However it seemed the new in and out would be out the office window as I went from arranging things back to the way they were to hearing Alec rush about before feeling me up from behind before shoving me bodily down on the desk. "Are you insane?" I demanded, though my body was right along with his. Already submitting to the dominant male within him. "Nope just horny." He stated in low tones.

It was then that I looked back from my bent over position and saw the intense look in his eyes. I was in shock, yet not so much. "Are you kidding me?! We're on the job!" I iterated, "Yeah and? The door's locked, no one's gonna come in here and as long as we're quiet, we'll have nothing to worry about." he explained.

I tried to raise back up when he placed a hand between my shoulder blades to keep me pinned in place, "Listen, I can't seem to get rid of this." he indicated to his obvious tenting erection. "The usual tricks to tame this down are not working, not with you here." he iterated back. His eyes glued to me as he dropped his cat suit pants and boxers making my eyes widen at how serious he was being.

"We can be quick." I dead panned my eyes, "That's bull." And we both knew it.

"Maybe...but we're ahead of schedule and you're in heat, its calling out to me like a siren." he stated, smirk on his face and all. I roll my eyes, "Get in me before I beat you to death."

He pulled my body up only enough to attack my lips as the last of my will to fight this off left me for good. Grabbing the zipper of my cat suit he began to not so subtly yank both ends from my shoulders and off my chest, finding that only my tank and bra remained. "God you've got me so hard." He pushed himself into my ass and I ground back into him, "Are you so sure no one will hear us?" I asked.

He kept pulling at the cat suit, forcing it further down before yanking my shirt over my head in one swift movement. My bra now exposed I felt the heat of him behind me making my nipples harder to his now probing hands. They began fondling then teasing me as I whimpered in need for more.

I shoved back from the desk as I wanted to feel him as well, not having as much to touch from behind or control for that matter. He took in my breathlessness and swiped the papers from my the desk, "I am goin' to make you - " I put a finger to his lips, "Trick here tonight is silence from the Phoenix below."

I latched my hand onto his hard member and began a steady yet hard rhythm of strokes that would make a lesser man wince at the force, but for Alec it was needed during this time. He closed his eyes for a few moments enjoying the sensation before I stopped. They widened as I shoved the suit down and off of me. My boy shorts were even shoved off to aid in our quest. My legs were now free of any restrictions.

"I want you to come with me." he growled in response before shoving me back onto the desk, legs spread wide waiting for him to join me.

He tried to walk forward the half a step but I stopped him, "Take off the upper cat suit. I wanna feel you too." He shucked it off in a fast motion, then came to me fully intent on going in without anything when I angled myself to reach down and grab the pants around his ankles. Finding his wallet I pulled out the little rubber protection he had as he took it from me, "Need you so bad." he groaned out.

He was in such a rush he actually started to slip inside without the condom on, "Alec, wait!" I protested. He nearly whined, "Who cares?!" he was already ready and madly aiming himself towards my hot core. "We just had twins, can't we get used to them BEFORE having mo - " I moaned out, without the condom he slipped himself inside. My head fell back at the motion, loving him inside of me.

"So we'll have more kids. A nice big family." He grunted, starting to pump once again. His body pinned me to the desk, preventing me from getting into a position to flip him over and take any control over the situation. He was now in mating mode, and there was no stopping him. My own hormones prevented me from stopping him as my body craved his touch like a dying woman in need of water.

I took in his thrusts with a need of my own and soon enough our rhythm became erratic. The speed increased drastically. I was having trouble keeping up as Alec pounded into me harder and faster than ever, "Alec!" he looked into my eyes, and all I saw was love and lust within their depths. My own love and need for him reflected back as he looked for something within my own. I knew what he needed, what we both needed.

To find that release, to feel ourselves fully let go and give into every passion that we had. I needed to feel HIM. "Mine…" I growled, giving into a bite of my more dominate nature. His eyes shifted, something more feral in their depths as his fast pace thrusting stopped momentarily, "What? Why - " I never got to finish as he picked me up and slammed me into the nearest wall, my legs wrapping around his waist as I felt the cool feel of the wall against my back. His thrusts then went up a notch, only to put more power behind his ramming.

My legs that were wrapped around his waist got pulled away and up. One in each arm I frowned in confusion before I saw him shift his own positioning. However the movement ended up knocking over a lamp right next to us on a corner table. I barely caught it in time. Last thing we needed was for it to crash and alert someone downstairs. "Don't need any disturbances now do we?" I near asked.

He moved us over to the side some more before taking my legs and positioning them over my head and spread out. My feet now to either side of my head as I was literally in a spread eagle position. Had I been with anyone else I would have felt incredibly embarrassed.

If anything the position put me completely at his mercy against the wall. There was really no way to get out of it, not at the angle my legs were. "God Maxie, you don't know how good you look like this." His voice dripping with lust. I could only imagine how I looked in his eyes.

Alec POV

I could barely contain the raging lust within me as I stared at her perfect form I had pinned up against the wall. I had to take a breather before I did something that might hurt her, even by X5 standards. The way I had her spread out, all spread eagle and completely at my mercy, had me ready to lose the thin thread of control I had and avoid pounded into her like a mad man. As it was I was hanging onto that thread like a life line.

It was the sight of her quivering form, of her heaving breasts, exposed completely now that the cat suit was out of the way. I pulled down, and her wet lower lips that were only a foreshadowing of what else lay within that were begging me to give them everything I had and then some. I could even see her starting to drip from her pulsing lower lips. "I love you." It was a small moment where I could tell her how I felt without it being lost to the passionate love we were about to make.

"Love you - " I knew what she meant as I rammed myself into her. I couldn't hold back any longer, I knew deep down she could and had taken my roughness before. I just wanted to try at least one time DURING her heat to be tender…at least a little bit….with her. But our hormones demanded that we sate the other, and ourselves in the pursuit of mating. I gave her everything I had as that thin thread snapped like it was made of butter.

She began to give a delicious scream that I knew would have me baring my teeth in a feral manner. But with the knowledge that the Phoenix X5's downstairs prevented that. I swallowed her screams within the confines of my throat before nearly splitting her lip with the need to contain her. Releasing her lips I growled out, "I love how out of control we make one another." She whimpered at my words.

I held her body pinned in the position she was in. I felt her muscles undulate around me like a tidal wave of intensity. The feel of her wrapped so tightly around me I feared I would be tempted to not want to leave for several more HOURS. It was a tightness I knew deep down I was privileged to know, and instinctually knew no one else would ever know again.

It was a deep seated need to possess her body, make it mine in every way every time we made love. My arms spread her legs wider, allowing me further access into her depths. Her voice rose as I felt her own orgasm taking hold of her. It gripped me hard, making me realize there would be no double orgasms tonight…well, at least not right now. She would carry me with her and I would gladly accompany her.

The muscles squeezed like a vice around me as I began to give a loud strangled shout before her lips this time claimed my own, swallowing my cries of pleasure. I sure hoped she'd let me take her like this again someday, it was fucking hot!

I cursed in a few different languages, proof that she made me lose utter control over myself. I heard her whimper a few things herself, the phrase most clear 'Oh god! Alec! You're like a sex god…' against my lips. I wiped the shit eating grin from my face before I could get it there. Only I would know that. She probably didn't even realize she said it, but I knew, and that was enough for me.

That and if I brought it up she would either deny it or kill me if she did remember. I didn't care, I was happy to be her sex god.

Max POV

"Oh, my...I cannot believe we just did that!" I groan in mingled pleasure and shock. I NEVER had sex on the job before, or rather on a 'mission' before.

"And in the home of the death star too." Alec replied, a smug tone to his voice. "You're lame." I commented. He frowned, "Am not." smiling at his irritated puppy look I pull my bra, panties, shirt and cat suit back into place, "Let's go. Were five minutes behind schedule now?" I tell him.

"Not my fault you wanted to snuggle against me on the ground afterwards for the five minutes." he shot back. I narrowed my eyes on him, "Yes it is. If you hadn't wanted to go all..." I was unable to come up with a good comment for having sex in the enemy's office, "If I hadn't banged you into next week in the middle of the 'death star' you'd have just laid there a while longer. Is that what you meant?" he face was still smug as shit.

I narrowed my eyes. Truth in fact, yes that was why. My legs got that jelly feeling that took them a minute...or five...to recuperate. And he knew that, "Like you regret it." he smirked.

I hit him in the arm, "Shut up and get moving." the lack of power behind the hit took away any real sting my voice had.

We both managed to stand up and get our 'sea legs' back as we got dressed up once more. Cat suits in place and nothing left behind to show proof that ANYONE let alone us were even here and we were ready to go.

Looking out the windows I see the patrols around the houses grounds have increased since we've been in here, "Patrols have nearly doubled." I commented.

Alec looked over my shoulder, hands on my hips, "We'll need Krit to get them more scattered away from us." I agreed before going to my com link when it occurred to me, "Oh god!" he angled his head to look at me, "What?"

"We just had sex and the com's were on!" I told him, completely mortified by the idea. Until Dix's humorous voice came through, "No worries Max, we tuned that out once we figured out what was goin' on." Dix told me though the link. I sighed.

"For future reference please don't do that again. It might have been tuned out for Dix, but not for us!" Krit pleaded. I pinched the bridge of my nose and shut my eyes, "I cannot believe we just did that."

"Yea well we did and I sure as hell don't care. Let them hear how good we are." Alec boasted, "I am so going to hit you when we get out of this! As it stands we need to get out of this house and on the Phoenix base." I tell him. He merely shrugs as he speaks into his own com, "Hey Krit… think you can get us a few minutes of free time to get to the base?" he asked him through the com's. "Yeah man I can do that. Just wait for the signal." He advised.

"Will do. Thanks man." Alec commended, "Just no more 'com sex'." Krit pleaded.

Alec rolled his eyes and teased, "I'll try. I think it's out of my system for now, but you better hurry! I can't guarantee it won't happen again."

"Keep it in your pants 494, I don't wanna know." Krit muttered obviously not thrilled with what he heard.

"Is that an order? Cause last time I checked I out-rank you." He smirked.

"Shut up…let me handle getting the patrols cleared. You better be dressed and ready when I signal." Krit snipped.

Moments later several guards scattered to the other side of the property in the opposite direction of us and our destination. "Show time." I stated, crawling out of the office window and scaling it back down before landing as Alec did the same thing.

"We're on the move, keep them busy and keep us posted on their positions." I ordered, "Copy that." Syl replied.

We made it on the base's property in due time as we avidly avoid any perimeter triggers and any possible guards lurking about nearby. "Watch my back." I tell him as I walk forward. "Believe me babe, I am."

Using the keys I made sure to avoid tripping any alarms on the way in. Grabbing my com I talk to Dix, "Alright Dix we're in." some typing was heard. "Got your location, up loading blue prints to navigate you around any obstacles you come across." Dix explained.

"Faster Dix, not too fond of being in here any longer than necessary." I tell him.

"Feeling's mutual." Alec responded. I heard footsteps seconds later. "Radio silence." I spoke. I left com's on just in case I ended up with a distress call, not very likely but there was always a chance. Alec and I looked up and seeing the ceilings design and width, we jumped up and used it to hold us up.

"North perimeter is clear." the guard with a French accent said before turning around and walking away. When he stopped as we both heard a buzzing come from him. I looked to Alec as we both gave a 'Seriously?' look to one another. The man pulled out his cell to take a personal call. I shook my head at it. Idiot. I thought to myself. It seemed my thoughts mirror Alec's as he had the same look on his face. Seconds later the guard ended the call.

"Stupid girl." he muttered out loud. I didn't even want to know. As he finally left I asked through the com as we let ourselves down, "Where do we go?"

Walking down four more corridors we bypassed several more guards before using the keys to get into the control room. Looking back behind us to ensure no one spotted us I shut the door and confirm, "Okay, we're in the control room." Dix replies back, "Okay if you give me the name and serial number of the computer system used I might be able to hack into it. If not I'll need a server ID." I sigh at his words. "Sometimes your words inspire such confidence Dix."

I made a bee line for the computer set up.

"Let's just wrap this up. This place is really starting to fry my nerves." Alec remarked, looking out the small window for any guards. Not wanting us to get caught and end up in a gun fight, or worse end up with them figuring out who we are. It wasn't something I entertained at the moment. "Don't get your boxers in a bunch." I muttered under my breath. He merely shot me a look as I read off the numbers to Dix.

"Damn, this guy has some pretty high octane security. Okay if you can get the I.P. address from the computer I can slip in. My computers aren't advanced enough to hack in off this type of network alone." I closed my eyes briefly. "Fine." with my gloves on, I maneuvered the controls around till I managed to make the I.P. address pop up.

"I guess it's a good thing the General leaves his computers active all night long." I remark. Giving Dix the number sequence he does some typing of his own.

"I'm in, whatever they see we see, whatever they do, we see." I smile, "Excellent. I want them monitored 24/7. Anything they do I want noted. We don't want something to slip by that looks like nothing but in reality could be the step to everything." Dix agreed, "Listen, you and Luke can figure out the routines for who'll be on shift, just let Alec or myself know who that way we can re - arrange other jobs and rotate them around."

Dix's voice got a bit lighter, "No problem Max." ending the call. I saw Alec come forward and pull a flash drive from a pocket.

"What's that for?" I asked, not recalling the need for that.

"Insurance. Just in case the equipment for the boys isn't enough, we'll have a copy of everything on file." I nodded in agreement. It could come very in handy. "I think we ought to give Dix and Luke a present for all their hard work, like new computer equipment." I smiled a bit evilly.

Of course we would gain from it too. Having them hack more easily and hide more easily into this computer's mainframe. "We'll work on that. In the meantime, let's get out of here." he pulled the flash drive away once it finished copying the files over. Securing it we went to door only to find two security guards headed our way, "Perimeter check in East corridors." we heard the guard reply into the walkie's.

"His security in the computers is less relaxed than the guards out here." I looked to him, "Oh like you don't remember how much more security was involved for Manticore." he replied.

I thought on that one. Manticore was filled with security, we had to loop camera feeds to get past security but here, the feeds had dead spots that were easy to spot...well easy for transgenics to spot. But here, we'd been able break into this facility with near ease. It truly made me wonder, "Maybe his funds are tighter than the ones Lydecker was able to obtain." less funds means less guards for patrols.

"Maybe, but less guards or not we still have guards coming our way." he remarked.

"We'll just have to make sure they're down without use of excessive strength. They don't need to know it was transgenics in here..." he agreed. Changing our positions, I jumped slightly to stand on a machine, making sure to avoid stepping on any buttons that might make noise or activate something, while Alec hid behind the door. Once the door opened Alec and I waited two seconds before acting.

Kicking the guy on the left in the face, his head jerked hard before I jumped down and slammed his gun into his face, effectively knocking him out. While Alec on the other hand, came out, elbow first and slammed it into the guy on the right's nose, breaking the bone upon impact. The guy backed up a foot, leaving his left leg bent enough for Alec to use - even though he really didn't need to - to step up just enough and slam his elbow into the man's head. The combined force made the guard fall in a dead weight motion as mine already had.

"Let's bounce." I started to head out.

We made it two corridors back when I spotted Brin coming from the corner. She hadn't spotted me yet. I had a small flash back to her and me tangling together when we blew up the DNA lab at Manticore. I went to take a step forward when she shifted and grabbed her walkie. "Perimeter, heard small noise, will check it out." she iterated. I waited on pins and needles hoping she wasn't under the general's complete thumb.

I couldn't help it, I went to move forward and she heard me very clearly. Her transgenic hearing being able to pick up on even a pin dropping in a crowded area...if you were listening for that type of thing. Brin and I saw one another, our eyes meet...neither of us moved, neither of us spoke. Both debating on the next move to make. I saw her hand flinching as if she itched to call in our presence but something within her stopped her from doing so. I feared calling her name, destroying the odd haze her mind was in and making her call us in.

Alec held no such fear, "X5-734...Brin."

Her hand now lifted, it caused Alec to act. Without more thought, he blurred, knocking her out with a non-damaging blow to the back of her head. His years of experience over ours giving him the advantage over her. She fell to the ground in a slump. "Well there goes hoping that they wouldn't realize transgenics were here." Alec bit out. "I don't think she'll tell anyone." I admit.

He looked to me, "How do you know? She technically hasn't been your sister for years."

I gave him a knowing look, "If she were to truly turn us in she wouldn't have struggled to rat us out when she first spotted us. It was that pause that tells me my sister is still inside of her...I just don't know where." I admit. I now had a need to get her home, but it was extra weight that we couldn't afford to take with us. Not to mention, if we stayed here any longer our body heat would activate the heat sensors on the property.

Dix could only shift the focus of the monitors for so long.

I felt bad but I knew we had to leave without her. We dashed before I could spring loose the cap on my emotions when it came to my sister. Leaving out the way we came in we slipped through the property, back through the back yard before jumping the tall fence again. We then ran the small distance and slipped into the van with Mole and Zack without fault or error.

"Got it. All of it." I smiled.

"Mission accomplished." Zack stated, "Not yet. I have an idea for our 'evil twin Krit'." I smiled, "Like what?" Alec asked.

"Like waking up with one hell of a 'hang over' with a hooker 'bimbo barbie' right next to him." I commented. "That'll be for Syl and Krit to accomplish." I nod in agreement.

I was grateful to have Syl and Krit as my back up here tonight. With them staying in to ensure the general wouldn't be leaving the house while we went and completed the task at hand, it was a pretty easy night.

Now...to deal with Zack's temper on finding Brin and NOT bringing her back in. that was going to be fun one to explain. I could already feel a small headache coming on at having to explain why we did what we did, and why I didn't yell at Alec or stop him from doing what we both knew deep down he had to do. My inner sister felt bad and guilty for it even as the soldier within me knew the logical way out was the path that Alec took.

Slipping out the front we managed to evade being spotted by the general as Syl and Krit did a good job of blocking us the whole way. I called Syl and Krit on the com's to give them the updated job information. They agreed as we stayed inside to wait for them.

Now relaxed in the van I slumped in an un-ladylike manner as my hands held my lowered head.

I saw the look Krit sent me as Zack went to sit in the front of the van. I sent him Manticore hand signals 'Brin was in there.' I looked to Syl whom now looked shocked. I signaled to her 'I want to wait till we get back to TC to tell Zack'. She nodded and kept her mouth closed. I knew in the end if we said something here it was cause a disturbance that would let it be known we were here and that's IF Zack didn't go barreling in to save our sister.

'I thought she was dead?' I pouted a bit in remembrance at Syl's hand signals. 'So did I...but she's not…it's not making a lot of sense.' I signaled back. It caused a bit of a complication now, and we all knew it.

'Did she see you?' Krit signaled, making sure Zack wasn't looking back through the rear view mirror. Alec had conveniently positioned himself to block Zack's view of my own signals but Krit was still careful. I looked to him and signaled, 'Yeah...but I think Brin's still in there. However it was X5-734 that was running the show.' I pointed to my head as indication to my signaled words.

He nodded, 'This just got complicated. She could rat us out.' His hands gestured with worry to the movements before running a hand through his hair.

I resisted the urge to snap back and alert Zack to the conversation at hand. We all knew he'd demand to go back and get her, not wanting to leave behind a unit mate, 'I don't think so. She paused when she had the chance to rat us out. Mere seconds and she paused...it was enough to tell me our sister is still inside her. I just don't know how deep in her she is.' I admit through the military signing. 'How will we tell Zack?' Syl questioned with her gestures.

I looked back to our brother then signaled, 'I'll tell him…figure it out...but I'll be the one to tell him. It's only fair since it was myself that saw the look in her eyes...but the one that also saw the soldier that was at the forefront. He needs to know that. He'll demand a good reason as to why I didn't take her with.' they looked to one another before looking to me, 'Good luck.' Krit signed in honesty. Yeah I was gonna need it.