A/N: I once again would like to thank everyone who has been reviewing and reading this fic. I would also would like everyone to know that the POV's are all in a semi-conversation mode, just so no one is confused.
Breaking Dawn
A Storytelling Family...
'This is nice. Nice that's all you have to say? Please it's wonderful! Tell me,when was tell the last time you ever felt this way? That's right you can't. Admit it, I'm right. We would be so much happier if you just said it?What would happen if you told him that you like him? The world wouldn't end according to the nice new prophecy baring tatts we've got the world is already ending. What is wrong with you I don't think of Alec that way. I'm in love with Logan. Yeah that's going to work...please note my sarcasm; just because I'm the voice inside your head doesn't mean you can ignore me! At least answer one question for me. Why do you want Logan? The man you can'ttouch and could break if you ever unleashed your full power and strengthon him. When you have, a hot, sexy, funny, yummy, and totally drool worthy transgenic male, who currently happens to have a deliciously muscular arm across your shoulder. Need I mention the amazing hazel green eyes? Okay now it's time for you to shut up. I'm in love with Logan. Yeah, yeah whatever...but keep this in mind Alec was picked as your breeding partner not Logan. Okay now you need to seriously shut up? Or what you'll kick my ass. You do know you'd me kicking your own ass right?
Max shock her head to clear her thoughts and did her best to gag the annoying little voice in her head, which seemed to be a mix of both Alec's and Original Cindy less than favorable characteristics.
Alec looked down at her shaking head, and frowned, "Okay what's wrong?" he asked his voice filled concerned he gently squeezed her shoulder, silently letting her know that he was there for her.
"Nothing, I'm fine." She said looking up at him giving him a tight smile.
Alec just raised an eye-brow his expression clearly showing her he didn't believe a single word coming out of her mouth, "Yeah and pigs fly, Max this in now your new high place. I happen to know what that means. I'm not just a pretty face." He said in his usual smart-Alec way, the comment did nothing to belie his concern for his friend.
Max shrugged her shoulders and stepped out of his embrace. Turning to face the male transgenic she leaned back against the wall, and crossed her arms across her chest in a protective manner.
"It's silly...uh...it's...uh..." She said running her hands through her hair.
"Come on Maxie you've never had a problem with words before, just spit it out." His tone was gentle lessening the stinging of his words.
She took a deep breath and in a small voice, "Why does everyone hate me?"
Alec had to bit his lips to keep from laughing at the absurd a decidedly girly sentence coming out of the usually defensive female's mouth.
Instead he settled for a grin he just couldn't suppress. "Maxie, everybody does not hate you. They just think you're a bitch. But you're our bitch and we love you for it." His tone filled with amusement.
The beautiful brunette scowled at the man in front of her, "This is serious! Since we raised the flag all I've got are people ragging on me telling me what a huge bitch and hoe I've been..." Her rant was caught off by Alec.
"Whoa...whoa...stop right there. Who called you a hoe?" His tone caring so much anger that is shocked Max to her very core.
'Why are you shocked? He's had you back for how many months now?'
Max shrugged, she didn't understand it but she was acting more like a helpless spineless girl than she ever had in her entire life and for whatever reason she couldn't channel her inner bitch no matter how hard she tried.
"Well she didn't call me a hoe exactly it was implied. She said she was trying to warn me." She said in a soft voice.
Alec took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose, "Who is she Max?"He asked he was trying his best to be patient he didn't understand it, but it seem in the time between his being chosen to be leader and the current conversation on the roof Max had lost her usually feisty flare and in its place was a truly insecure girly girl.
"Cece." She mumbled and in a softer voice yet, "and Helen."
Alec let out a sigh, "Cece and Len tend to get a little over protective and they had a hard couple of nights recently…but they don't think you're a hoe, if they did they say it plainly and to your face. It seems it's a DNA treat with all X5 women you all can be embodiment of the term bitch."
Max's eyes flared, "But that's the problem Helen called me a hoe to my face." Her tone uncharacteristically high pitched, Alec winced his sensitive ears affected by the high pitched whine.
"Yeah, well what can I say? Len loves me." He stated giving her a smirk when she glared at him, he cleared his throat.
"Max I won't you to listen to me good. I'm only going to say this once and I'll deny saying it if asked. You are not a bitch. You are not a hoe. You are one of the kindest most caring people I know. I love and respect you for that. Don't ever let anyone make you doubt yourself. You are the most amazing person I have ever meet and I count myself lucky to be called one of the people you care about. You saved me. You gave me life, a purpose I was more than a soldier to you. You made me real, Maxie you named me. None of us would be standing here right now if it weren't for you, and I know deep down everyone is grateful for you and the day you blew Manticore to hell. Are we clear?"
During his entire speech his voice grew more assured and confident and Max knew he meant every word he said, she felt her eyes burn with the begins of tears, she nodded her head to let him know she heard him, without thinking she reached for him and pulled him into a bone crushing hug, and today more than ever she was grateful that he hadn't listened to her and stayed away like she had demanded on so many occasions.
Alec wrapped his arms around her slim waist and held her as she calmed her ragging emotions; he kissed the top of her head mumbling into her hair a soft, "Everything is going to be okay."
Max slowly pulled herself out of Alec's arms, "I knew you would take any chance you could to feel me up." Max said in an attempt to cover up her previous emotional vulnerability.
Alec snorted, "Please you're the one who's obsessed with my ass."
To which she rolled her eyes and smiled telling him to shut up.
Alec just chuckled and let out a deep breath, "I guess we better go back down. Who's knows what they might do if they're left alone to long."
Reluctantly both Alec and Max made their way back to HQ.
When they entered HQ, Alec saw Helen being held around the waist by a tale man. He also noticed that she was talking calmly to Sketchy and O.C. every now and then throwing Logan a withering glare.
Alec with Max both made their way to the group of people. Alec seeing that Sketchy was standing by himself frowned it had seemed earlier that the only way to remove Sketchy from Statics side would have been to surgically remove them, now the man was standing by himself.
"Where's Statics?" Alec asked coming up to the group.
Sketchy looked up and smiled at his friend, "She had to go over a few maps and numbers." he said his tone dreamy and wistful as he turned his to cast a longing look in the direction of the mentioned transgenic.
Alec along with O.C. hid their smiles that their friend's behavior.
"Yeah she said the fool was distractin' her." O. C. spoke up sending Max a worried look, Max just shook her head and gave her smile letting her friend know she was okay.
O.C. noticing that both her friends were fine, gave a silent thanks to whoever answered her prayers, she then smirked remembering the topic of conversation between herself and other four people.
"So...boo it seems some ones noton the level. How did you meet Hot Boy?" She asked raising her eyebrow to both of her friends.
Alec just gave O.C. one of his crocked smiles where as Max blushed.
"We were each other's breeding partners." Max answered hiding her blushing face in Alec's arm; the male transgenic chuckled at her behavior and put his arm around her pulling her closer into his side, giving her arm a reassuring squeeze.
"Naturally Miss. Bright- and- Sunny over here said no way in hell, and kicked me into a door. Between you and mean I think she was just bidding her time until she jumped me." He added for good measure when he heard Logan's snicker.
"So you lied to the Hell Bitch." The man standing behind Helen said, he was a tall man at six foot five, he was built to Manticore solider speciation's with his broad shoulders and muscular arms. His eyes were a steal blue, and it seemed that during his time on the outside he had grown a stubbly beard. Max had to admit that he was hansom.
Alec smirked at the man, "Well it's good to see you too 515. And yes wouldn't you? I know your old but you've got to remember Psy-Ops and punishment." Alec said with an over dramatic shudder.
The man just smirked back, "It's Dean. And I'm no older than you. Plus I had a very willing breeding partner." He said raising an eyebrow and smirking. His smirk soon disappeared when he was elbowed not to genteelly by the woman in his arms.
"Shut up idiot. My brother and your C.O. does not want to hear about us having sex. The same sex that you won't be having if you don't whip that smirk off your face." Helen said a scowl marring her beautiful features.
Her scowl was matched by Alec's who nodded his head, "She's right I don't care if you're having sex Dean, however I don't want to hear about the sex you're having with my little sister."
The male in question put up his hands in a surrender gesture, "Okay you two need to chill."
"You two meet through a breeding program." Logan asked his tone filled with disgust.
His tone had the three Manticore raised transgenics taking a defensive stance; the first to answer him was Dean who once again placed an arm around a stiff Helen.
"Yeah what of it?" His tone was filled with disinterest, but the tension in his arm and the calculating look in his eye belied his laid back response.
"What of it? It's disgusting! People have the right to choose who they will or will not have sex with, they also have the right to choose if they want to have children or not." He answered in load voice; he spoke slowly as if he was addressing small children.
His tone, expressions, and mannerisms had the hackles rising of everyone who heard him.
"Yeah who's bright idea was it to blow up the labs?" Alec spat back, he hadn't enjoyed the concept anymore than the rest of his fellow transgenics but what choice did they have.
I mean really he acts as if we had a choice in the twists and turns of our life. Like I would want to copulate. Yes I know I like sex but there is a difference between the two. Copulate in more of an in and out sort of thing; detached, unemotional, and straight to the point. There's more work in sex, more fun. But that's not the point who does this guy think he is? Does he or does he not get we all were bought and paid for by Manticore. Property of the secretgovernmentoperation, to use as they saw fit?'
He was pulled out of his thoughts by Logan's outraged rant, "We were trying to put an end to Manticore..."
He was cut by Helen's cutting tone, "You obviously didn't plan very far ahead, did you? You all seem to have forgotten that they still had within their establishment enough males and females within procreating ages to give birth to another generation of super soldiers. Not very clever of your Eyes-Only. But then again you don't think, do you? You just jump on any crusade without thinking how it's going to effect the people involved in the thick of it do you?" She asked with a raised eyebrow full of distain.
"I...I...uh..." For the first time Max, O.C. and Alec saw the usually apt internet journalistwas lost for words.
"So..." Sketchy said trying to break the awkward silence that now engulfed the group. He looked at the casual arm Alec had across Max's shoulders and her relaxed features at being tucked into his side.
He smiled a small smile, Sketchy knew he wasn't the smartest guy on the plant, he also knew he wasn't the most observant guy on the plant. If he was he would have know from day one that Alec was a transgenic or at least from the day he had saved him from the steelheads. Either way now looking at the comfortable but intimate stance of his two friends that it wouldn't be long he before they realized they were in love with each other. Even though Original Cindy had told him they were only posing as a couple to get Logan to back off, he couldn't help having some fun at the expense of his friends, smirking Sketchy began to speak.
"So Cindy told me you two were a couple...when did this." He asked making sweeping gestures to the interlocked couple, "happen exactly? It would make a great story. Ya know the human side of transgenics." He stated trying his best to keep his tone causal yet excited, no point in letting the couple in question know that he knew the truth.
Original Cindy looked at her friend and frowned she knew she had told him the truth, it was when she noticed his small smirk and the nervous way that Max and Alec were shifting, that she knew he was messing with them and decided to join the fun.
"Yeah boo, I'm sure Len would like to know how you and her bro hooked up." Cindy said smirk in place and tilted her head to the side reminding them that Logan was standing close enough to her the enter conversation.
Both Helen and Dean grinned both knowing that the romantic relationship between the two was a ruse.
"Yeah bro, how did you and Maxhook up? The rumor on base was that she was with RoboBoy here." Pointing to Logan and giving Alec a sickly sweet smile when she saw him shift uncomfortably.
Alec cleared his voice and looked down at Max, "You want to answer that one Maxie?"
Max looked up at him and bit her lip; once again she felt her checks burning and tried to hide the fact by pressing her face into his side.
Helen's eyes went wide with mock sympathy, "Oh no, it was heat induced sex wasn't it? Followed by weeks of awkward glance and nervous stuttering and avoidance. Only to later discover that you had both secretly harbored feelings of the warm and fuzzy kind."
Dean continued the tale by adding, "But you couldn't say anything because you thought 494 was a male slut, and 494 couldn't say anything because he thought you were in love with Techy the One Trick Wonder. But then one day..."
"No...no...dork. It has to be one night, or one rainy day, or one rainy night." Helen said cutting off her partner.
Dean rolled eyes his eyes but continued with the alterations made by the woman in his arms, "But one day as the sun began to set on the horizon the light rain fall making everyone wet and miserable. Miss Bright-and-Sunny over here decided to take out her foul mood on her whipping boy. Soon you were both locked in a battle of the wits beauty against brawn..."
Once again the male transgenic was interruptedbut this time it wasby Alec, "Who was the beauty? And who was the brawn?" He asked with a smirk.
Helen rolled her eyes and Dean smirked back, "Bro trust me you're the beauty. Sorry 452 but you're the brawn." The honey blond said with an insincere shrug, sticking her tongue out at her brother.
"Will you let me finish my story?" Dean said with a hint of irritation.
"Original Cindy thinks she should finish the tale military boo." The African beauty said smiling at her more relaxed friends.
Dean made a sweeping gesture, "By my guest your Original-ness."
" 'iright so it went down like this, you smacked him upside the head like you always do. Then he ragged on you next thing ya know it he's draggin' yo transgentically energized ass out of Jam Pony..."
Sketchy continued for her, "You then were locked in a drag down fight to beat all drag down fights. Hurtful words were thrown back and forth,with the same variously as each punch and kick. The pelting rain soaking your clothes..."
"What is going on here?" Mole asked in his usual brisk tone chomping on one of his cigars, as he came up to the group.
Helen gave the transhuman a small smile, "Were trying to figure out how Mr. Perfect and the runaway hooked up. So far we've got heat induced sex which lead to the discovery of feeling however neither could express their burning passion for the other for reasons previously listed. We then have weeks of pinning for each other filled with biting comments and avoidance followed by a blow out fight as the sun was setting while it rained in the alley behind Jam Pony." She said in a rush.
Mole smirked and removed the cigar from his mouth letting out a puff of smoke like the people coming up with the scenario he too knew that the romantic relationship between Max and Alec was nothing but a ruse.
"Well let me think about that. What did the Ordinary say?" He asked rubbing his jaw.
Sketchy relived that the transhuman was going to come up with a continuation of the collaborated tale answered, "I said, they were locked in a drag down fight to beat all drag down fights. Hurtful words were thrown back and forth, with the same varicosity as each punch and kick. The pelting rain soaking their clothes..."
Mole raised an eyebrow, "You might just have a career in writing Ordinary." His tone respectful to which Sketchy nodded his head and smiled in acknowledgment.
"Okay, let me give this a try." He said his smile slightly evil.
Alec let out a good natured groan, "Oh God save me from this torture I too gorgeous to suffer." He said.
"What and it's okay for me to go through this torture?" Max asked her tone filled with mock outrage.
"Hey, I'm the beauty in this relationship, so yeah." He answered giving her one of his smart-Alec grins.
In retaliation Max wacked him on his chest, to which Alec pretend to stagger as a result of the hit.
The group chuckled at the couples antics all sharing a secret smile, it seemed what was obvious for everyone else was not obvious to the two directly involved.
"Knock it off. Now I don't like to tell stories..." Mole said but when the transgenics all snorted he amended, "I don't like to tell fictional stories I'm giving it a shot because I'm crazy about you two lovebirds. Right so the Ordinary left us off at the blow out in the rain, uhm...okay. The both of yous were knocking each other form wall to wall. Max said something along the lines, 'Why are you still here your presence infuriates me. I wish to be with my Ordinary boyfriend. But I cannot touch because of your interference.' It is then that out dashing young leader replies, 'That's nonsense your inability to fornicate with you ordinary love has nothing to do with me? Why must you lay that sin at my door? If you wish to blame someone for you misfortunes blame the wicked witch Renfro..."
"Okay time out Godzilla? Where the freakin' hell did you learn nauseating commu? I know my brother is lame but he's not that lame."
Helen said cutting off Mole before he could go on any further with his tale.
"Hey! I'm not lame. I'll have you know I'm the coolest male on the planet. There isn't a guy who doesn't want to be me or be like me." He said pointed an accusatory figure at his sister.
She gave him a board yawn, "Yeah, yeah, whatever you say at night to get to sleep bro."
Mole looked sheepishly at the blond, "The only thing to read in this toxic dump is trashy romance novels."
"Okay, that explains it but could you please butch it up a little? I thought I was going to chock on the amount of estrogen coming from that little speech." The female in question asked as she turned and stuck out her tongue at her older brother.
Mole gave the female transgenic a nod and continued in his part in the creation of the Max and Alec saga, "Right where was I okay, 'Don't blame me blame the sadistic bitch Renfro..." Mole looked at Helen when she nodded her approval he continued with his rendition.
"I'm so sick and tired of being the fall guy.' To which our temperamental '09er answered, 'Maybe if you weren't such a screw up I wouldn't blame you. God I can't believe I ever slept with you.' Our fearless leader of course won't take this lying down, 'Oh...are you going to blame me for that one, typical. You were in heat there was nothing either one of us could have done.' It goes on like this for a few more rounds. Blood is being washed away with the rain, the white top that Max had been wearing is now see through, Alec is painfully aware of that fact. And the fact that it was laundry day so she wasn't wearing a bra." This comment got a laugh from all the people listening.
Even Max couldn't help but chuckle.
"Those books did pay off Godzilla, so what happened next?" Helen asked with a large grin.
Mole nodded his head and chomped on his cigar.
"In 85 percent of romance novels the heroine of the piece learns about the hero's arousal because some how or another he gets pressed up against her." Statics said joining the conversation.
"Thanks for the help brainiac." Mole said his voice filled with sarcasm.
"Wait I stared this shouldn't I get to go next?" Helen asked then frowned, "But considering the topic of conversation is going to be my brother dry humping someone I think I'll pass."
"Yeah... like I want to take about 494 getting all hot and bothered while fighting 452." Dean said his tone morose and his expression pinched.
"Well O.C. ain't gonna be tellin' no het love scene." O. C. holding up her hands.
"As much as I find Max attractive and I'm sure I can come up with many scenarios of her and sex, I don't think I want to even mentions Alec's boy bits. Might give me a complex." Sketchy said.
Alec smirked at his friend, "What do you mean might?" He asked with a teasing smile and a raised eyebrow.
To which Helen shuddered, "Oookay. That's something I don't even want to think about."
"So were back to me." Mole said in an irrated voice, "why was I interrupted again? Who cares where was I?"
"Max was about to learn about 494's desire, because she was wearing a white shirt in the rain without a bra." Statics said trying to be helpful.
Logan clenched his jaw and balled up his fists. "Why are we doing this? There's a war going to happen any minute now."
The Manticore trained transgenics and well as the transhuman all rolled their eyes.
"Is he always this dull?" Dean asked the other people in the group.
"97 percent of the time. Mr. Cale tends to focus completely on the mission and he calls it. Plus I don't see the need for action Logan. The Ordinary Military would plan their attacks in about three weeks time. Too many of their troops are deployed in foreign countries plus the there's a 90 percent chance that the President will want the situation to be resolved peacefully through many pain staking negotiations; only after the arrival of the deployed troops will the percentage for a peaceful resolution become 55 percent. Plus I happen to find the tale very amusing don't you?" Statics asked tilting her head to side to carefully scrutinize the man in front of her.
Sketchy looked at Statics and in a voice filled with awe, "Wow...wow...that's just amazing that you can do that in your head...wow."
Once again Alec and O. C. shared a looked and a small smile, for a reason none of them could explain Sketchy was completely and irreversibly infatuated with the average looking transgenic.
The transgenic caught the awed look on the would be reporters face and blushed. She wasn't accustomed to having anyone pay her that much attention, let alone look at her as if she was most beautiful woman on the planet, especially when she stood in the presence of women like O.C., Max, and Helen.
It had been no secret that back in Manticore everyone wanted Helen in fact it seemed it was a genetic trait she shared with her brothers the X5's had filled the sexual fantasy of many transgenics and ordinary's alike back on the base.
'Maybe I should speak with Helen I'm sure she could tell me the best way to proceed with Sketchy, he is cute in a little lost puppy dog sort of way. I only wish I knew what I was meant to do.'
Shaking her head to clear it of her errant thoughts she gave him a bashful smile and turned her attention back to the transhuman who was currently chomping on his cigar with a thoughtful look.
"Mole would you please continue your story." She propped gently wondering if maybe she was too late to join in on the fun the group was having at the expense of the Ordinary and the two transgenics.
"Well you did ask nicely brainiac, I don't see why not." Mole answered giving her one of his rare friendly smiles.
"Okay so where was I? Oh yes...no bra, paired with a now see through white top. Our lustrous couple was still fighting in the god forsaken rain that won't let up. My man Alec was very aware of the fact that he had a clearly see 452's girly parts."
This comment got a good natured laugh from the group.
Mole nodded his head and smirked at the now grinning Alec, the transhuman was glad that their leader was taking the ribbing for the good humor it was intentioned, he then continued once again.
"So our boy having had an extra ten years of training on our feisty runaway decided it was a time to put an end to the fighting. Use an effective Marian combo, he grabbed her wrist twisted her around and pressed her into the wall to immobilize her, it was in that moment with Alec's front pressed against her back did Max realized the extent of his desire for her. In a panting breathy voice she said his name. Alec lost the tenuous control he had on his desire, spinning her round roughly pinning her to the wall he ravaged her mouth. Once again there was a battle this time of a more sinuous nature. Hurtful words were placed by moans, hands that once set out to abuse and bruise skin now caressed and stroked. Reminding the couple of the passion they had shard on the fateful night. Breaking apart panting for air. Green eyes clashed with brown and the words that had once scared the shit out of brave if somewhat reckless leader forced their way out in a low husky voice he said, 'I love you Maxie.' Brown eyes winded in shock but softened at the pathetic look of venerability on our boyo's face and in a shaky voice answer. 'I think I love you too Alec.' They stayed like that looking deeply into their loves eyes...and well you can guess what happened next."
"All romance tales end with an epic kiss and more than 90 percent end with a sense that describes copulation." Statics answered the rhetorical question, a curt nod of her head.
Dean and Helen rolled their eyes at her.
"Yah now for someone who's meant to be all brains your kinda slow on the up take there Statics." Dean said with his own devilish grin firmly in place.
She frowned at the couple, both Helen and Dean shock their heads and gave her a friendly smile.
Helen turned her attention back to Mole, "I got to say Godzilla nicely done. Kinda believable to. I know my bro and well he happens to be a bit of an asswhip when it comes to the fairer sex."
Alec just snorted, "The only member I see on the fairer sex is OC and she doesn't swing that way."
OC smiled, "Thanks boo, and you ain't so bad for a man."
"Aww what's the problem dude not gettin' any?" Helen teased her brother with mock sympathy.
"Babe you know better than to ask people about their sex lives maybe some things aren't in working order." Dean stated with mock compassion with a fake hissing whisper that everyone heard.
Alec gave the social demanded cry of outrage. But refrained from saying anything else, knowing that he couldn't mention the brunette he had hooked up with a few days ago because of Logan, and he couldn't boast of a hot animalistic sex with his pseudo girlfriend because Max would kick his ass.
What happened next had would completely shocked him and the people listening, "Alec knows he doesn't need to defend his sexual magnetism, that's my job." Max said giving the transgenic in question a sickly sweet smile.
Helen noticed her brother's stunned look and the softness in his hazel green eyes and suppressed the urge to roll her eyes.
The idiot loves her. Why am I not surprised? Damn it Biggs you should be here to help with plan CUPID. I have to make her see that he's Mr. Right Dude with all the rightness and that jazz for her. This one's for you dude. And yeah I know, I know. You were right I was wrong. He is gaga for the '09er.
Waving a disinterested hand she said, "Yeah, yeah whatever. Knock it off or I might up chuck my lunch on my new boats. Alec doesn't want to hear about my sex life so trust me I don't want to hear about his. So...anyway what is the dealio with you two?" She asked years of living in Manticore had given the female the uncanny ability of school the most innocent of faces.
"Yeah boo how did you and Hot-Boy hook up?" Cindy asked with the same false innocence of the female transgenic.
"Cause if you two hooked up like the little scenario we just did, it don't have much use in changin' how people see transgenics." Sketchy added knowing that the two women were challenging both of his friends.
Alec nodded absent mindedly at the Sketchy and once again turned to Max who had stayed tuck by his side throughout the entire conversation, but no matter how much it pleased him he kept on reminding himself that she only stayed by his side because of Logan's presence.
Thank God you caught on dumbasslike she wants anything to do with you. It's all about Logan. Is it just me or does his name alone, make you sick? Damn Dean is a lucky bastard and I don't mean that in a sick I want to get with my sister kinda way. I'm not Zack.
It's just look at them leaning into each other her head resting on his chest, his arms around her waist as she draws her finger across his form arm. The way she smiles when he whispers something in her ear, the joy and love in her eyes when he place a soft kiss on her neck. I'm happy for Len. But I want that. I want to have Max lean into me like that I want to be able to put my arms around her because she'll let and wants me too. I want to whisper words in her ear and place small kiss down the side of her neck and just behind her ear. I want her to smile that way for me, I want her to look at me like that. I want her to want me they I want her, not this.
Remember solider this is fake she doesn't really want you. She wants Logan. Uhch... there it is again that damn name. Oh damn Len's looking at me. No...no I don't want your sympathy. Don't look at me like that. Yes I know, please Len don't! I'll say something stupid, I'll get it wrong. Please stop looking at me like that. Thank you. Oh no...no...that's bad whatever is going on in that pretty transgenic head of yours stop it! Stop it right now. You don't get to raise that eyebrow ate me Missy. Damn it! Biggs...where are you when I need you? God you were the only one who could get Len to stop her schemes, now she's set her sights on me. Oh yeah sure go ahead and laugh. What, you expect me to stop Len from meddling in your love life? Where was your love for me when she was going all out to get me and Cece together, huh dude. Okay I get I was a complete and total asswipe I should have helped instead of laugh my ass off, but you've got to help me! Dude maybe you should just sit back and let your sis do what she does best; I mean it worked out for me and Cece. Yeah it did, didn't.
Alec frowned when he realized that his voice of reason was Biggs he felt a sharp pain of lose when he thought of his friend, nothing had prepared him for the day he lost his best friend and unit member. He felt a hand genteelly rub his chest and looked down to see Max's gloved hand.
"Are you okay? You tensed up a little." She asked concern both evident in her features and voice.
Shaking his head, he surprised himself with his answer, "No."
His answer got several shocked and concerned looks. Helen disentangled herself from Dean and walked over to her brother a foot separated them.
"Alec." Max said in concern.
Helen voice and expression wasn't any different, "Bro?"
He gave both women a shaky smile, "It's nothing really..."
At their mutual glare, he amended, "I was just thinking about Biggs, he would have come up with a great story."
Helen nodded her head, blinking back tears, "He told the best stories." her voice was soft but filled with the same pain as her older brother's.
Dean also nodded his head and rubbed the back of his neck, "I always waited for him to come back from his solo away missions, and you could always count on angry mob..."
The three unit members all smiled and said, "A damsel in distress, a hooker, a man with a gun, and the best fucking meal you ever ate. And dude lots and lots of sex ." The three chuckled there humor tinted with sadness as they remembered their fallen comrade and friend.
The three cleared their throats and discreetly whipped their eyes. Max put her arm around Alec and genteelly rubbed his back, he turned and gave her a grateful smile, taking her free hand and giving it a genteel squeeze silently telling her how much he appreciated her support and understanding.
Logan saw the display of affection between the two and felt his blood boil, "You know you two never did say how you got together." He said eyeing them warily trying to find cracks in their story.
Alec silently glared at the man when he felt Max stiffen next to him.
"Ya know for the ex you seem to have issues with moving on." Dean said giving Logan a disapproving look.
"Well if you're so interested Logi-Bear it kinda happened like this..." Alec said a sneer marring his perfect features.
Any further discussion was interpreted by a voice that had both Alec and Helen grinning from ear to ear.
"You said you a fine specimen and I must rut with you." The man drawled a small on his lips, unlike many other transgenics he was not hansom in an obvious way, his good looks came from his decidedly boy next door quality.
Both brother and sister had the same excited smile on their face, "Sam!"
Helen moved forward fist launching herself into the open arms of the stranger, the hug was long and telling of the true affection the two had for each other.
The tall man picked her up, and breathed in her scent setting her down and pulling away, "I take it your happy to see me sis."
"Of course I am. Where have you been?" She asked as she brushed his dark brown hair out of his warm hazel brown eyes.
"Well as you can imagine getting into Seattle was a bitch. But I'm here now." He said with a boyish smile and a shrug.
"And it's good to see you dude." Alec said moving forward to hug the man as well.
Dean had a small smile playing on his full lips happy in the knowledge that the woman he loved was once again reunited with her family and happy. He noticed the confused frowns on everyone and decided to fill them in as the three siblings chatted away excitedly.
"Sam or X5-500 as he was known in Manticore is Len's twin brother. And as you can tell Alec's younger brother." he said explaining the familyconnection between the three.
"Twins. I thought Manticore was careful about that." Max said her confusion only growing.
Dean nodded his head in understanding, "Normally yeah, the surrogate mother only had one child as the program dictated. But for some fluke, she birthed twins twice. First with X5-493 and Alec and then with Sam and Len."
"What! I thought Alec was Ben's clone." Max stated shocked.
Dean just shook his head. "Nah. I know they looked the same but according to the Doc's Alec is just that little bit taller and stronger. They were twins not twinned." He further explained.
"How do you know all this?" Max asked suspicion coloring her features and she narrowed her eyes at the male transgenic in front of her.
Dean just smirked at her and taking a hand rubbed his chin, "Do you real think Alec was the only one with a good thing going within the lovely gray walls of Manticore. He had the guards covered I had the Lab Techs you'd be surprised at the things I learnt."
"So your sayin' that Manticore screwed up?" OC asked trying to understand the information presented.
"In a big way." Dean said with a grin looking at his three friends and unit members.
"Okay I get the whole Alec has a twin brother bit. What I ain't gettin' is how Helen and Sam are twins?" Sketchy asked tilting his head to the side trying to see a resemblance between the two.
Dean scowled at him but addressed Statics instead, "Are you sure you can like someone this oblivious Stat? I mean seriously!"
The transgenic in question ducked her head blushing and Sketchy frowned then his eyes widened in understanding, "Oh I get it. It's like what they do with tube babies. Put as many as they can in the womb and hope they get at least one."
Dean smirked, "I take it back he isn't that oblivious just a little slow."
"Hey. Lay off Sketchy dude, he's gone to bat for us. Isn't that right buddy?" Alec said giving his ordinary friend his usual care-free smile.
Sketchy nodded his head vigorously and pumped his hand up in the air, "Go transgenic, go."
When Mole cleared his throat Sketchy amended, "Go transgenics and transhumans go."
Mole gave him a curt nod.
Alec, OC, and Max just chuckled at their friend and his antics.
"Dude, introduce me." Sam said elbowing his brother.
"Right sorry. Uh...guys this is my baby brother Sammy. Sam this is Max, Original Cindy, Sketchy, Statics, Mole, and that is Logan Cale." Alec said pointing to each person in turn.
Sam nodded his head in greeting to each person he gave Max, OC, and Statics one of his charming boyish smiles to which his sister wacked him on the chest.
"What was that for?" He asked outraged that his sister manhandled him in front of the women he was trying to impress.
"Save the smiles idiot. They're all taken. And if OC is going to hook up with anyone she'd want to hook up with me or Statics."
Sam pulled a face, "Gross. Kill the fantasy why don't you."
"I don't know the fantasy is still going strong for me." Dean stated with his sexy-I'm-going-to-seduce-you-now-face as Helen dubbed it.
"Like I'd ever let you watch fool." OC spoke up.
Alec just snorted, "Like he'd ever share."
Max frowned at the comment and looked to Alec silently asking him what he meant by the comment.
The answer surprisingly came from Mole, "Uh...you X5's with your mate for life DNA. I don't know how you can stand it." He said his voice carrying a certain amount of disgust.
Helen just rolled her eyes at the transhuman, "Because the sex becomes the best you ever had Godzilla, but then again you wouldn't know what that is like would you."
"Stuff it, crake whore." He replied in his usual gruff manner.
"Oh please make your freakin' move freak, she's as hard up as you and if you did you might be fun to hang out with." The female replied unfazed by his crass remark.
"Ahh...Len still the same as ever. Man it's good to be back." Sam said smiling at his sister.
"Okay Sam I need you to find Cece you two are now paired off." Alec said relieved to have a solution to a problem that had been weighing heavily on his mind.
Sam's eyes widened, "Me and Cece. Where's Biggs?" He asked shock and concern evident in his voice.
The group all shared a look, filled with trepidation and despair. Sam caught the look and shock his head.
"NO! No...it...how?" He asked his voice strained, tears welling in his eyes.
Mole ever direct and two the point. "Anit-transgens groups."
Everyone watched as Sam clenched his fists his eyes taking on dangerous glint.
"Ordinaries." He stated his voice filled with disbelief and anger.
"Ordinaries who happen to be out of commission. Pretty boy and Dog Boy did a number on them." Mole said pointing a finger at Alec, glad that his friends' murders had been beaten within an inch of their lives.
"Did they bleed?" Sam asked his voice still filled with the same anger.
"They bleed, and begged." Alec answered his voice colder than Max, OC, Sketchy and Logan were used to.
Sam nodded his head and said one word, "Good."
This time nothing could lessen the silence that now engulfed the group.
Sam shock his shaggy brown hair and cleared his voice, "I'll go find Cece." He said his voice tight.
The newest member turned his back on the group and walked away. Helen and Alec watched their brother walk away, tears in their eyes.
Dean shock his head and walked up to Helen encircling her in his arms he placed a soft kiss on her golden brown hair.
"He's going to be okay. Just give him time." He said loud enough so that Alec could hear as well.
They both nodded their heads, Helen tightened her arms around Dean and buried her head in his chest.
The group stood there like that for a while until they were interrupted by someone clearing their throat. Alec turned around to see Tai the young transgenic from earlier.
"Alec sir. We've round up all the old units there are a few transgenic that don't have units or breeding partners what should we do?" He asked their leader.
Alec nodded his head. "Right, good work Tai." He said addressing the young transgenic who gave him a bright smile at the compliment.
"I all the old reformed units to move to the back of the room. The transgenics missing a unit come to the front of the room."
There was a bit of scuffling as the people moved to follow their newest order. Soon there was a line of different transgenics standing in front of Alec looking out of place and uncomfortable.
Alec nodded his head, "Right. Now I want everyone to group up according to your series number."
Once again they silently did as asked.
Max raised her eyebrows surprised at the ease they all followed Alec's orders, all it did was confirm what everyone had been telling her since Alec had been chosen as their leader.
Alec nodded his head at the now reassembled misfits, he turned to Statics.
"What are our best options?" He asked her tilting his head towards the transgenics in front of him.
"Keep the assembled groups as the new units. It would be easier than trying to get acceptance from a previously formed unit." Statics said in answer to his question.
Alec nodded his head and looked at the transgincs in front of him and did a quick head count. When he was pleased with the placement of all units he used his best commanding voice.
"Fall in!"
Sketchy,OC, and Logan were surprised at the precision in which the units lined themselves up.
"Identify yourselves!" He ordered one more time.
The next thing they heard was one by one each unit in loud clear voices stating the number of the unit and their specialties.
Max watched Alec and she he was no longer the laid back joking man she had grown used to, instead he was the solider looking at his profile she saw that Alec was gone and in his place stood 494.
When all the units were identified Alec nodded his head.
"Listen up people. Whether we like it or not we are in here for the long haul. This is war as many of you know. That is why it is crucial that we all work together no matter what. As you know I've been appointed leader of TC and I doubt any of you are going to argue the fact."
Alec carefully scanned the transgenics in front of him. When he saw that no one was going to contest the fact that he was leader he continued.
"I believe it is in the best interest of everyone in TC that we have a representative for each group. That way everyone knows their needs are being spoken for and hopefully meet. Myself and Helen X5-499 will represent the X5's. Who will represent the X6's?" He asked scanning the X6's his gaze calculating as he looked at all the X6's assembled in front of him.
One of the X6 males walked forward his head held high his, "I will sir, as will my Second Cita."
Alec nodded his head, "Name?"
"Pete sir." The X6 answered with a nod of his head.
"The X7's will be represent by Gus and June. The younger X's will be represented by Tai and his second in command. The transhumans will be represented by Mole and Nell. Are we clear?" Alec stated once again scanning the transgenics and transhumans in front of him.
There was a resounding "Sir, yes, sir." That startled both Sketchy and OC.
Alec and his unit members smiled proudly.
"Back to whatever you were doing soldiers. The representatives will stay behind." He said dismissing the assembled transgenics.
The people asked to stay behind came forward, Max was going to step away but Alec grabbed a hold of her arm and forced her to stand by his side.
Sketchy watched fascinated by the silent by play between the transgenics currently standing in a circle, he didn't know how he knew it, he just knew that whatever was going on between them was crucial to the social dynamic. He watched with bated breath until he saw Helen nod and place her arm across a stunned Max shoulders.He turned away when they began to talk about their plans for the next day. Sketchy walked up to OC who was currently leaning against a wall next to Logan.
"Hey." He said standing next to her.
"Hey." She answered, Sketchy felt a twinge of outrage that Logan didn't acknowledge him the former bike messenger thought it was ironic that Alec had always extend him that courtesy even treated him like a friend and a semi-equal and he was the genetically enhanced super-being.
They stood like that for a few minutes not saying anything just looking and the transgenics quietly talking.
"I've never thought Alec would be a super-solider. I mean I knew he could fight...but this..." Sketchy spoke up breaking the silence, making sweeping gestures with his hands to the scene in front of him.
OC nodded her head, "I get yo' fool. I knew Hot-Boy was a transgenic I just never guessed this."
Logan snorted, "They what to get themselves killed by listening to him." He said a sneer marring his hansom features. Sketchy and OC rolled their eyes.
"Don't make be beat your skinny white ass Logan. Alec will do fine, they trust him." OC said defending her friend, she had liked Logan but his condescending manner to Alec really rubbed her the wrong way, anyone with eyes could see that he was in his element.
What is wrong with this fool, so our boy, screwed up when he first was free. There ain't nothin' wrong wit' that.
"Listen Logan we get you don't like Alec, he stole your girl. Boo-hoo, there is a war going to land on our heads soon, Max and everybody here doesn't need your bitchin'. Grow up and lay of the hatein' it ain't helpin' nobody." Sketchy spoke up his tone angry and to the point.
OC smiled proudly at her friend, it seemed the day's events had changed him for the better.
"What did you get a level head Sketch?" OC asked pride clear in her smile and voice.
Sketchy ducked his head bashfully, "Like you said Cind I had to make a choice. And I did Alec and Max have always been there for me. It only seems right that I'm there for them."
Sketchy said it as if it was the easiest and most natural thing to do in the entire world. She gave him a bright smile and patted his arm. They stood like that for a few more minutes, Logan crossed his arm and began to sulk a little.
I didn't take long for the meeting between the transgenics to break up each going to do what they were ordered to do. Alec along with Max, Statics, Dean, and Helen made their way back to the three.
Alec gave his friends one of his lopsided smiles, "You two look dead on your feet. You'll be bunking with my unit seeing since they already you now, and know you helped us. They're willing to share their space with you." Alec said simply.
OC and Sketchy gave him a grateful smile both had been feeling tired but hadn't wanted to say anything to disturb the tense atmosphere.
"Logan you can have the couch here in HQ." Alec said simply it was clear that it was not up for discussion.
"Okay people let's get some sleep tomorrow is going to be a busy day." Alec said.
Alec walked back to the computers and quickly began to type.
Helen and Dean spoke up, "Okay follow us."
Sketchy and OC quickly followed the two Sketchy felt himself smile when he felt Statics walk beside him as they made their way to their new sleeping quarters.
OC and Sketchy noticed it wasn't that far from Terminal City's head quarters.
Helen opened a door and indicated for the two ordinaries to go in first. The room they now stood in was a small room it could have quite possibly been a storage room in the past, there were two piece of furniture a drawer and a sofa.
"It's a pull out. You two will have to share. I'm sorry it couldn't be bigger. But this is the closet to HQ and it were we need to be. That door there." Helen said pointing to a door at the other side of the room, they also noticed that the room that they had to share had two other doors one on the right and on the left side of the room.
"Leads to mine and Dean's room. Sam and Cece will be bunking with us, if you ever need them for anything." Helen said in way of explanation.
"The room to your right is Alec and Max's room. The bathroom is through their room. So knocking is a must." Dean said with a smirk.
Helen scowled at the man and gave him as she called them 'a love tap' to the back of his head.
"On your left are Steve and Kelly, Statics, Piper and Jon." Helen continued once again.
OC nodded her head and smiled, "I guess were one happy family."
Helen smiled, "I guess we are."
TBC...
A/N: So you can have an idea of who to picture Sam I hope you all recognized as Jared (the lovely younger Winchester) and DeanI kind of picture Grey's Anatomy Eric Dane a.k.a. McSteamy.