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Season 5 ep.17
Continued…
Max POV
Lane and a few of his men stood by as we were now trapped in the area with four X5's, and half a dozen X7's waiting for their new masters orders.
"We just came here to talk to you and give new residence to the kids here." I explained. He smirked. I swear every little thing he does reminds me of the fact that he's not anything like Zack. Which is probably a good thing... "Talk." he gestured.
"We know about Ross's death, White did it." I explained to him. He chuckled in a huffing manner, "Saved me the trouble." Not the response I was expecting…
Slipping into my back pocket as the X5's came around us, I tapped my phone for the prompts, already knowing what to hit for Mole to be called inside. I'm beginning to see the reason Alec wanted Joshua to come along...this might be too much for us. I raised the volume on the side so they could hear and decipher how many were there, be at least somewhat prepared for when they extract us.
I blanched, "Serio - you know what never mind, yes he's dead. White killed him end of story. Now are you going to let the kids here go and the rest of anyone who wants to leave here go?" I demanded. Hands on my hips I make myself known that I'm serious and not in the mood to play games. He looks me up and down like cat nip, "Boy I cannot wait to show you what a real X5 is like." I could hear a subtle growl from Alec. His eyes narrow. The green becoming more pronounced as the anger level rose.
How do I manage to make this douche bag horny for me? Seriously? "My mate is PLENTY of X5. Now are we gonna to negotiate or what? For all I care you can kept the damn base, those who want to stay fine - but those that want to leave come with us. Or at least get released to live their lives the way they want to." I state, giving no room for objections.
He smiled and declared, "Who said anything about negotiating? And this is my base now, my troops, my rules." I rolled my eyes and barked back, "Fine it's your base but the troops are ONLY yours voluntarily, and NOT by your threats either."
He still smiled, "You act as if they had a choice..." I shook my head, "My god...you are the bastard step - child taking over his father's domain." both he and Alec looked to me oddly for a moment before looking at one another. Probably to see if the other understood the reference. I rolled my eyes.
"Ancient mythology with Greek gods...never mind." I wave off. "Point is your just taking Ross's place. One bastard for another." I frown. More people come out from behind him, "This bastard has several people here willing to take you down 452, 494..." he looked me up and down, "You will make a nice addition to my cell here, or rather the room I'll be moving into once I take up residence in Ross's place."
My frown increase, "You do know that since he's dead his house will be put up for auction...?" or something like that.
"I'll buy it. I've been pilfering away money for a long time off of gun running and black market deals, the ones you to scare to go near." Alec and looked to me then back to Lane, "You see boosting cars or small B & E's are just the tip of the ice berg. The real money is in drugs and gun running. And doing some small time work with the Russian mob." I furrowed my brows, "You're an idiot. If anyone in the right position ever got wind of what you're doing it may ruin the citizenship for us all." I all but screeched.
"They would say were no better than the scum on the streets!" Alec was equally upset but was a bit more reserved on it, "You know what, don't bother Max." he said.
I looked to him, "He doesn't care, and he loves being a transgenic too much to NOT use his abilities whenever he wants to. Ass has no problem taking advantage of others so why should this make a difference?" he spat.
"494 you know me so well...can't say I'll miss you when you're dead." we both tensed up, "Who says anyone's dying here today?" I barked. "Oh not you, you see 494 has been the ban of my existence for far to LOONG. He has it coming." Lane barked in the end. His men prepared to take us on. With all of them in front of him, he became too heavily guarded even for us to attempt to take on.
Too many transgenics to fight off, but if we maneuvered right we could. I wanted to try one last thing, "What about that power struggle going on from earlier?" I asked, not letting the desperation filter through my voice. He smiled, "He learned his lesson."
I'm beginning to wonder if he's even alive... "So you killed a man for your position here?" I questioned, "The way of alphas. 494 might know a thing or two about that." he turned to Alec, "Yeah I do...Lane this isn't like a 'mate' fight where you could end up killing for your chosen mate..." Alec began.
To that I cocked a brow his way never having known that extent to mating rules.
"You don't kill the man for leadership. You let him live under you, knowing you were the better man." Lane laughed at Alec's words, "Unless they don't give you a choice." Alec stood stony in place, "He deserved it for challenging me." then Lane cocked his head, "And you deserve it, for thinking your better than me." Alec smirked, confident in his next words, "I am."
Lane frowned, "Always have been, always will be. I can see the use in people, I can see mercy for people, and you can't. The only thing in your future is death. Cause some day in the future, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow or next week but soon you will know the feeling of death...because it'll be yours." Alec smarted out, like it was pure fact.
Lane tried to smile but couldn't. I saw why, he knew Alec was right and he didn't like it, "Kill him and grab her." okay we needed back up. "Bring it on, big boy...oh I get three of you!" I cajole sweetly.
I back up a little bit calculating how to do this and also take them down without the need to kill them. At this point I was beyond trying to get them to see reason. They willingly traded one dick for another. It was when they snapped out Taser rods that had me looking off at them, "Lane would want you as bruise free as possible." I snarled, "Sorry but I'm not going anywhere with you." I retort back, trying to keep the shock prods from my person.
I try once more, "Besides I'm mated to Alec, we have kids together."
The two looked to one another, more than likely knowing how mates were, "Maybe - " one tried, "Lane will kill us if we don't deliver the niner to his quarters." the other one said looking back to me, "Personally I don't care but I know for a fact that Lane has a mean edge and I like my spine how it is. Intact." that only told me one thing...he broke his opponents back for leadership, "And this is the man you want to be under command with?" I asked.
Okay maybe talking might work... "No choice." he remarked, "Yes you do, come back with us." I implored to them both.
"Stop talkin' and get her!" Lane yelled, trying to dodge the blows his fellow transgenic men were trying to dodge from Alec as he did what he could to make his way to Lane. It seemed Alec was fighting enough for two transgenics at this point, making Lane wonder if Alec's comment earlier wouldn't be by his hands.
Two of them kept rethinking their options while the third one went after me, "You're not going to get to me." he snapped. The Taser tried to hit my side twice, my neck once and my chest once. I didn't want to think of how high the voltage was, if it was a transgenic using it then high. Finally I was able to grab the offending arm, hold it and break the arm. Grabbing it I swung underneath and slammed it over my shoulder, breaking it.
When he went for the now dropped Taser with his other arm I hit a weak point between the bones and muscle, just enough to distract him as I grab the Taser but his foot kicked me away from it. I go back a few feet before seeing him jump and do a spinning kick that I back flip to dodge just barely.
Once I land he's already running for me again as he landed seconds prior to me. I wait till the last second and jump up and perform an aorta, spinning kick to his face. My body twists and spins cat like about as my booted feet connect with his chin sending him several feet's back.
The twists and spin in the high kick is enough to confuse even an X5 on where the feet are and how they will lash out with a kick.
He landed hard on his back the wind knocked from him, "Freakin' acrobat kicks!" he yelped. He was smarting from that one, "Got plenty where that came from so I'd advise you to back the hell off." now armed with the Taser he still went after me the other two in an internal debate, the laws of mates obviously stronger within them than in this ass hat.
We exchange a few more blows, duck and dodge some more before he lands one near my kidney. I take the hit in and grab the arm intending to flip him over my shoulder. While I am successful I don't see the gleam he has in his eyes. As I flip him he lands on his feet only to jump up and spin a kick across my face sending me back in a similar fashion. "Nice try bitch." I get up, "Worth a shot." I rebutted. Seeing his friends not helping he yells, "Help me damn it!" the refused, "She's freakin' mated man we should let it go!" the one guy said.
"You want to explain it to Lane?" he demanded.
"Explain what to me?" Lane demanded, having made his way around the others to come to me, "Why they don't want to help me take her down." he replied.
Lane scoffed, "She's one X5, and you're a larger X5, you should be able to take her down." Lane barked, anger in his very essence. "He's not gonna. Alec and I are getting out of here with these kids alive and intact." I snapped, even as I could tell part of him was ignoring me. I looked about wondering where the hell Mole, Joshua and Krit were.
"Come on guys." I breathed... it was my distraction to look around that gave Lane the edge he needed. Blurring him bodily slammed into me causing both of us to crash to the ground and roll over a few times. Somehow I landed on my stomach and he nearly on top of me. Grabbing me by my neck in a chock hold from behind he picked me up off my feet, lining his mouth near my ear, "You will submit to me. Then 494 will die and those brats of yours, will be tossed into the river for all I care." his words infuriated me.
I fought like a wild cat, making it nearly impossible for him to keep a good hold even as my breathing was getting choked from me.
It was then that I saw Joshua, Mole and Krit coming, ready to fight. Recalling a knife I had hidden on my person, not a large one but big enough to do some damage, I reached behind me, and slid my hand up the back of my jacket and shirt, pulling it from my bra hands were getting shaky as my brain was beginning to show the signs of needing to shut down. Warning signs going off from the pressure he was exerting.
From one X5 to another, transgenic to transgenic, it was like a normal man doing it to a normal woman, I felt the pressure. "Your loosing breath 452..." he taunted. I flipped the knife blade open then with barely the right amount of momentum, swung myself to his side and stabbed him just under his rib cage with it.
Catching him off guard the blade going in to the hilt before I landed. Free of his choke hold as he went to grab the knife. I smacked his face with a back handed hit, then I grabbed the blade and twisted it up, feeling his blood coating my hand, I made sure to keep a good grip on it to avoid letting the slippery substance twist my grip off the blades handle.
Getting my breath back I refuse to let him see how close I was to getting dizzy. "You come near us or threaten my family ever again, and I will not hesitate to kill you. Consider this a warning..." I pulled the blade out and wiped the blood on my jeans as Alec and the others were fighting off several X5's.
The three I had been dealing with took a look from me to their fallen leader. It wasn't a death strike by any means but it would be bitching to him for weeks to come, "Oh and by the way..." he turned his now sweating face to me over his shoulder, "Your loosing blood Lane...might want to get that looked at." he growled at me as two of his guys came up to him.
Alec's POV
Fight beginning
I was furious as anything that Lane stooped so low as to force X6's to stay here against their will, not shocked or surprised but furious. And because he's an X5, a superior at that it makes it difficult to tell them to listen to me. What's worse is that the scum bag is hiding behind four X5's. "Coward." I spat, "You always did have to have your buddies do your dirty work for you, could never do it yourself."
Times never change...and apparently some people never change either...Lane merely shrugged before his goons came at me. I bring both arms up in defensive positions on either side of my head, block, block. Then grab both offending arms and yank as hard as possible to dislocate both at the shoulders. Grunts of pain could be heard before both try to swing their legs up to kick me in the chest.
I back flip narrowly missing their booted feet as they get back on both of their again. I hear arm movement and see that both have managed to re locate their shoulders again. "Nice trick." they grunted, "Any time fellas." I remark before they go at it again with me. This time their other two friends join the fray. I had to calculate how to dis-assemble their group strategy before they actually took me out.
I could hear Max trying to talk some sense into these guys so I attempted to use my own charm to get me out of it, "Come on guys do we really have to do this?" I ask.
"Orders are orders 494...nothing personal." one remarks. Yeah I bet. One goes in for a hit, I grab the offending arm and pull hard enough out of joint to rip muscle and hear a scream of pain before I slam my elbow into his head, knocking him out. One down three to go. Not wanting to get taken down one by one they come at me all at once.
I get one guy to kick me, I grab his leg, grunting from the impact and slam my elbow into his joint at the knee cap, a grunt of pain echoes as I hit it again before using leg as a bat and slamming him into the other two guys coming for me. They go down momentarily before one jumps back up using his cat like agility. I see the jacket he has on flaps momentarily giving me an idea. He takes two swings, to which I dodge before jumping up and spin kicking him around. He spins twice around before facing his friends in mild shock.
I grab his jacket with his arms still in it and pulled it up over his head. Then with the tail ends of it, pulled it back and kicked his legs out from under him even as he tried to fight me. I released the jacket only long enough to grab him in a choke hold while his buddies came to his rescue. I knew I'd need longer to knock him out with this so instead I spun him around, and kicked him hard enough and low enough in the stomach forward that he flew back and low to the ground. Landing stomach first on the ground.
The other two I ducked and dodged for a few moments trying to get some momentum back so I could fight properly.
Seeing a wall nearby I ran it, flipped it then used one of Max's moves and with the speed and fluidity of it, looped my legs around one of the heads and flipped us both over. It wasn't enough to kill but it was enough to severely disorient. The last one nailed me in the side of the head before jumping on me and attempting to pound my face in. I grabbed both hands before sending my booted foot into his gut and propelling him up and over my head. I heard his landing as I vaulted myself back onto my feet. The other disoriented guy got back up.
I spun around to face him when he brought his hands up to fist fight. We exchanged several blows mostly hitting nothing as we reflected and dodged them, then his friend joined back into the fray again.
Both of them teamed up together and began performing blurring kick moves that I had to blur and kick back at to keep myself from being hit to hard. On the last kicking set both of us collided hard at our shins. The bone could be heard from both of us. We stood tall as our legs were still up in the air connected. Our boots over lapping one another.
It was weird to be in this position to say the least. I grit my teeth and jumped up with my other foot, slammed him in the face with it, breaking the connection before landing promptly as he was knocked down once more, "Go to sleep!" I barked.
I took a hit to the head before another came up to me, "Am I going on three or four that I'm fighting?" I asked sarcastically but kind of truthfully. They seemed to be near multiplying. Either that or Lane called in re-enforcements which reminds me on when in the hell Krit, Mole and Joshua were getting here. I thought for sure Max made the call. She did reach for her phone, didn't she?
"Seems your good but not as good as you once were. Fatherhood has made you weak." Lane stated. I snapped my gaze to him.
"Actually it's given me something more to fight for. I love my girls and if you ever breath in their direction I will kill you." he laughed at me, "Is that your threat?" his mocking tone had my rage building in multitudes, "Threat, promise, guarantee, which ever you prefer. Either way it's going to happen." I smirk then in an admitted fit of rage, I barrel towards him. But it seemed his death wouldn't be today.
It was when two guys from before came in then a third that joined, I realized if I didn't do something extreme these guys would win. Trying to be polite and taking them down temporarily wasn't going to work. Lane would die another day. I refused to go down today.
I went to hit one guy when he was grabbed and hauled over a tall shoulder, "Joshua here!" he announced. "Bout time big fella! What took you guys so long?" I demanded, "X 5's on the way. Fought 'em off. Took us a beat to get here to you both." he explained. "They must have figured out we had back up coming in if the fighting began." I surmised. "Alec hurt?" Joshua questioned. I shrugged it off as my eyes became glued to Lane over by Max, holding her neck in a punishing grip from behind her.
It enflamed me with rage. I didn't doubt that fire was burning in my eyes or that smoke was coming from my ears. Two impossibilities but whatever. How dare he touch her...HELL HOW DARE HE GRAB HER LIKE THAT! HOW DARE HE HARM HER! I was about to blur to her aid, as I felt on fire with it when a fist caught me off guard. "Enough!" I yelled. I back handed the X5 and grabbed the offending hand, twisted it hearing the bone snap before using my other hand to break it completely. "Re-locate that!" I snapped angered.
I looked back to find her walking away from him just as Mole and Krit both declared "Clear!" Lane's troops were either to broken or to passed out to fight anymore. Lane himself was clutching his side, hunched over. I wondered what she did to him even as I was tempted to go over and kick him where she had obviously injured him.
"Let it go. She gave it to him good." Krit muttered.
I was a bit battered but knowing the X6's were free and we helped them in that made it feel oh so worth it. I know Max has said to live their own lives the way they wanted to but when we loaded them in the van I asked, "If anyone wants to live life their way OUTSIDE of these and outside of TC's wall's go ahead. We're just offer - "I had an X6 raise his hand, "Not to cut you off but Sir, we're with you. Sir. X5 - Lane, was cruel and used underhanded tactics to keep us there, we want our freedom."
I smiled, "You got it. Right this way you'll be lead out. No pressure." I gestured to the van as Max mounted her bike.
Max's POV
Back to fight
I was flanked by Joshua who growled much louder than he was, "Come on Joshua. This dick isn't worth it." successfully we managed to get out. There was nothing more than a few bumps and bruises. The X6's a little shaken up. As it turns out they had tried fleeing the compound upon knowledge of the General's death, but Lane had ordered anyone of them who left a shot on site order. They'd lost two already to X5 snipers.
We did it...I thought to myself as I speed away on my bike, the X6's, of what little Lane had held captive there were piled into the van. Our means to try and talk to him obvious had gone VERY wrong and bad. He was in my mind's eye, Ross's transgenic twin...40 years younger. Getting back to TC's parking garage I parked my bike and had her propped up on her kick stand when Alec came up behind me. His hands immediately pushing my hair to the side and looking at the probably bruising skin on my neck.
I knew what he was looking for. He must have seen Lane's hold on my neck... "What is it with him and your neck?" he huffed.
I turned around, as Alec brought his hand to the side of my neck, still moving hair around to see the bruises that lay beneath, "Don't worry, I got even." I remarked, cupping his hand over the bruises there. They still hurt a little bit but not enough to hurt when touched. Now holding his hand I gently eased it from my neck, "I'm not breakable Alec. I'll heal in a few hours. A day at the most." I sooth him. He looked to me with serious eyes, "Next time aim for his kidneys. It'll kill him." the veins in my neck twitched.
"Alec..." he met my eyes, "I made sure he wouldn't come near us again, or I would kill him. He knows." he looked to be thinking over something, "I'm sorry if I sound harsh but Lane...I don't see him as seeing to reason...listening to it or anything, I see him as taking a hit and hitting back twice as hard. He'll come after us and when he does we need to kill him. We've taken away a lot of people from him but now..." he holds my hand tighter.
"We need to eliminate him before he becomes a threat in the way that Ross was." I nodded, not liking the sound of it, but also not minding killing Lane if I had to.
Man threatened my family...if he tried to hurt them I would kill him without a second though. I knew Alec would to. I just wondered and hoped that Lane saw reason and left us alone. I knew I had a somber face but I couldn't help it, "If Lane possess a substantial threat I will kill him Alec." I voiced. Krit, Joshua and Mole hear as well, "Good. Dick deserves death. Though I was pleasantly shocked by the knife trick today." Mole grinned, "If I didn't know any better I'd say he heard you." I looked to Alec at Mole's words.
"For his own sake I hope he's right." Alec stated with seriousness. Me to...I thought. I watched Mole load the X6's out and down the access way to get I.D.'s and schooling what notes. "I hope so to."
We walk further inside as the new X6's take a look around, "Alec, call Dalton in so we can get him to show them around. Someone closer to the age group should get them to open up more." I suggest. He pulls out his phone, "Calling now." he remarks.
I walk forward at seeing Cece leaning against a wall. I walk up to her, "You okay?" I asked, she was looking ready to pop now. It was only a week or two away now I believe. "I think so…" she answered, "Let the doc take a look at you." I urged. She nodded and left, "Joshua!" he walked over, "Make sure she's gets to med bay okay." I told him, seeing Cece's waddling pregnant form he nodded and walked beside her.
"Hey Alec..." I called out, "Yeah?" he responded, "Think Cece's lookin' a little heavy lately? She coming to her due date soon isn't she?" I asked, "As long as she's breached her ninth month it won't be such a problem for her to give birth...why?" he asked, standing next to me now. "Just curious, by the way you might wanna tell Daniel Cece's in med bay. For safety precautions." he nodded and flipped his phone out. Not more than a minute later we heard a frantic and panic cry of Joshua reverberate through the halls.
Running to him we saw him hovering over a kneeling Cece. We however couldn't prevent the fall that encompassed Alec, Mole and myself as we slid on Cece's broken water. My right foot hit first and went out from under me. Alec tried to grab and break my fall but only ended up pulling himself under me. Mole landed hard on his back side, the thump making a spoonful impact. Joshua just looked bewildered at our sprawled forms, unsure of how to help since the water was around us and he didn't want to fall as well.
"We did not just do a three stoogies gag." I muttered. Sure enough though the three of us had some form of our backs covered by it. "Gross." Mole complained. "Why the hell didn't someone say something?" he grunted getting up.
"Didn't see it till it was too late." I answered.
Getting up we had a better handle on things, "Note to self, don't run with wet substance on floor." I fumbled.
"Cece need hospital. Giving birth to baby." Joshua whimpered horridly. "Pick her up and take her, Alec get a hold of Daniel, Mole, we'll need to make sure the doc has what she needs for the delivery so follow me!" they all nodded as we each took off, "This is way easier than when you gave birth!" Mole grinned, "She's not in enemy territory!" I fired back, "Whose fault was that?" he shot at me.
"Alec was in trouble! He needed saving!" I replied, "Yeah, he needed his pregnant mate of nine months risking herself and the little ones to save him!" it didn't sound very logical now...
"I had back up!" I defended, "Yeah us! I swear if he had been here that day and you said you were going on a rescue mission he'd a done what was necessary to keep you here!" Mole stated firmly. We rounded on the med bay, "And what's that?" I demanded, "Knocked you on your ass. I mean hell why not, he'd already knocked you up!" I hit the back of his lead.
"So not funny." we walked in to see Cece starting with her contractions as she held onto a panicked looking Joshua's hand. The big guy looked very fearful for her, "Don't worry." he tried to tell her. "What do you need from us?" I asked doc. "I need some medical supplies, were running low. Didn't think you'd give birth for another week at least." she told Cece, "Is that bad?" Cece asked.
"No your baby will be fine. I'll just have to send them out on a medical run to get some supplies. Besides at the rate you're going you haven't dialed out just yet, you won't be delivering for another few hours. That gives them plenty of time to go and get it." she supplied while giving us a small list of items needed, "Be back in a flash." I tell Cece as Mole and I bolted out the door.
"New order of business, med bay gets second priority. No more behind 'weapons and ammo'!" Mole retaliated, "HEY! I need to keep that - " I stop him, "Relax it'll just be one below."
Leaving again I grabbed my phone to make a call, "Hey Carr?" I asked, "Max are you okay you sound hurried?" he asked, "Cece's giving birth and we don't have all the supplies needed, you think you might have some laying around your clinic?" I asked, running to the van. Mole got in the driver's side and pulled off as I was getting inside. Shutting the door I heard, "What's some of what you need I can have it prepped for your arrival."
Smiling I rattled off the short list. "I have all but one thing that is in short supply of at the moment all around the area." I sighed, "Is it hugely important to the delivery?" I asked.
"The substance sterilizes the blade needed to cut the umbilical cord. Yes its needed." he answered, "Can't we just use some vodka?" Mole asked, having heard Carr's response, "Can't we use liquor like vodka or something?" I asked Carr, "The purification level is higher in the sterilizing fluid plus it works off a slightly different process." he explained.
"Another words infection could occur." I remark, "Yes it could. I know over at the hospital Shankar works at she has some, I can make a call and see if she can't slip some to you." he offered, "As much as I enjoy freebies you both will be getting paid back. The businesses we have running are making some nice cash so no worries." I tell him, "I'm just glad I can help. I'll call Shankar now." he offered, "Thanks, be there in a bit." I hung up.
"So two stops?" Mole asked, "Yup, Carr then Shankar. Carr will tell us which hospital she's at when we get there." I explain.
"How many does she work at?" Mole asked, "She does pro - bono work at Metro Medical sometimes otherwise she's usually at Harbor Lights hospital." I iterate, "I have to admit there are some norms out there that get me to grin from ear to ear." I smiled, "Carr is a good guy, and Shankar helps when she can. They just couldn't be readily exposed for helping us just yet." I look over to see him nod.
"I get that. But now to know that they are working on transgenics when our doc can't or if it's too much surgery wise helps a lot. I just don't think any transgenic or transhuman here would trust a regular doc that wasn't already trusted or at least well known." I nod, "I know the feeling. I only trusted Carr because he knew of Logan's bitty issues and kept things secret. Plus when Carr found out about me he barely batted an eye lash, just wanted to help. It made me feel..." I searched my mind for the word.
"Safe?" Mole supplied, I looked over to him, "Yeah. I did." I answered.
"Plus having someone willing to swap my blood - even though that went haywire anyways - was a nice gesture." I remarked, he agreed. Half an hour later we arrived at Carr's office and picked most everything up. Took less than five minutes when he said, "Shankar's over at Metro Medical today. She has what you need." I nodded, "We appreciate this." I tell him, "Just make sure Cece has a healthy baby." he smiled. We nodded and rode off, "Now to Metro Medical." he grinned around his cigar, "Oh and you'll have to ditch the cigar." he looked angered.
"Hospital policy, no smoking allowed inside." I smirked.
"Then go in alone. This is my second to last one, I'm savorin' it till their gone." my expression gave up, "Alright." I remarked, leaving it be.
Arriving there I could already tell we were getting vague looks, well Mole was. I was beginning to wonder if we shouldn't have gone in the back way. "Mole you cool out here?" I asked.
"Yeah, they're just starin'. Seeing a half man half lizard smoke is apparently a cool thing to watch." he grinned around his cigar, taking it out before taking an exaggerated puff. Blowing smoke rims out between his lips. "Whatever, I'll be back." I remarked.
Leaving the van I walk in and see the receptionist, "Exc - " she held her hand up to wait since she was on the phone. I waited as she wrote down some information before hanging up, "Can I help you?" She asked. "Lookin' for Shankar." I inquired. She gives me a form to fill out, "All of her patients -" I cut her off, "Sorry no I'm not a patient but she is expecting me. Can you tell her Max is here." she pursed her lips, "I'm sorry but policy stipulates - "I wave her off, "Never mind I'll call her." the receptionist looks back to her computer.
Flipping my phone out she remarks, "Can you take it outside, the signal disturbs others that are needed in the hospital." noticing the blipping of different monitors I nod my head and walk out only find that her phone is going to voicemail. "Of course. Things can never go easy." I look around and wonder how to get to her office. Walking about the back area I see some guys shipping new supplies in themselves.
Pretending to be a helper I grab a box and stack it with the others and do it once more to shift my way inside the load bay area. There were already six people loading boxes inside so one more didn't seem to cause any difference. I slipped past one more guy as I went into the door he came from. My little frame slipped easily inside as I found a set of stairs leading up to the different floors.
Taking it I reach Shankar's floor and finally find her office door closed, "Out to lunch." I read. "Great…probably looking for me looking for her." I mutter. Looking about I take my lock picking kit out and start to unlock her door. Seconds later it clicks and I'm in. Sitting on her desk was the bottle needed with a note on it, "Max, figured you would have to break into my office to get this since I wasn't sure I would be able to be here. Hope Cece has a good delivery, let me know of the baby's name. Shankar." I read.
I grabbed it up and noticed it was a bigger bottle than what my leather jacket could carry. Looking in the closet I find her spare lab coat. "I'll return it another day." I mutter. Slipping it on the bottle fits nicely into it. Granted it was pulling a bit from one side due to the weight but in a doctor's coat it wouldn't make anyone look twice at me.
Walking back out I take the name 'Shankar' off the lab coat and button it up, hiding my jacket beneath. Seeing a couple of doctors coming around I walk back inside, and grab a pen to throw most of my hair up. I left a bottom section down, making sure to still conceal my barcode just in case. Twisting it around I feel it tighten in its security as I walk out of her office and right into a doctor.
I watched him look at the name on the office door. I supply, "Went in to meet her for lunch but surprise, surprise she wasn't there." the doctor looked suspiciously at me before I asked, "Is there something wrong?" my innocent voice hiding my lie.
"Shankar is in a meeting in the cafeteria with a few of her colleagues and you are?" he asked.
"Max, in fact if you really don't believe me..." I walk back into the office and grab the note, purposely putting my hand over the message part as I showed him in some for that she knew me. "Here" he didn't take it having seen my name and her hand writing on it. He checked the door finding it not broken so that was out of the question...at least for him.
Then as if he was trying to be charming he put a smile on his face and said, "So Max is there any chance I have of buying you lunch?"
"Yeah, no. Have a ma - husband, and two little girls. But thanks for the offer." I went to leave when he caught me around my arm, "It's just lunch." he pushed, "Happily married, bye." I shook off his grip and walked out to fast to follow. "Take a hint." I mutter.
Reaching the floor I needed I quickly went to the lobby and saw how that might be a bad idea. In a few moments a lot of people were going to be seeing a 'doctor' walking out. I needed to use another way. Quickly darting down a hallway I spotted a door at the end.
Making that my destination I went to open the door when I heard, "Doctor!" shouted my way, "We need some assistance!" a nurse yelled for me. This is bad. Go figure no other doctors in the area. I'm trained in basic field med, nothing more. "If this is anything more than a broken bone I'm dead." I state with mild panic mixed with anger in my voice.
Going into the room I see a young man in there. With a dislocated shoulder. This wasn't so bad, I had to re-located shoulders and my own from time to time. "Give me your arm." I indicated for the kid. The nurse I could tell was a bit freaked out. The guys shoulder was hanging out by a few inches, "Don't worry, it'll be sore for a while but otherwise you'll live." he looked to me with near irritation when I re-located it, using his arm and back to pop it back in.
Shocked that he hardly felt it I explained, "When your irritation was on me it gave you a distraction from that pain."
He moved it around and the nurse was no longer squeamish...don't they train them for this? "Can I get your number." he asked before I left. Seriously what is it with guys today? "You really need to learn how to talk to women." I reply and leave out before he could respond.
Finding the exit I leave out and walk around the corner, shedding Shankar's lab coat with it. Rolling it up I make sure the bottle is tucked securely before locating the van and hope back into the passenger's side. "What took you so long?" Mole gripped, "Someone caught me and I had to re-set a dis-located shoulder. Otherwise blow my cover." I indicate the lab coat, "I thought she was expecting you?" Mole asked driving out.
"She had a last minute lunch meeting but left a note and the bottle we'd need." I hold up the bottle. "Let's get it and the rest to doc before Cece tries to kill her." I mocked. He laughed, "She does have it easier than you did." I agreed, "Yup, pain meds, proper medical equipment, sterile agents, and a doctor. I had an elevator, you, Joshua, Alec crashing in and Deck between my legs deliverin' my girls." I cringed, "Not the picture I first thought of when I pictured them entering this world." I admitted, looking out the window.
Mole laughed, "I don't think anyone did." I smiled.
To be continued…