THE LEGION REBORN

Maddie was in the exercise room practicing her fighting skills. She, unlike Dawn, had kept herself in shape without ever losing a step. Now that Selene was after her, it motivated her even more. She wanted her knives, but they had been confiscated along with her other gear. It was going to be a battle she would have to fight alone. No one in the asylum would believe her; they would band together to stop her. Maddie knew most of the guards were not bad, but if she needed to incapacitate them, she would not hesitate. The orderlies would escort Maddie to the showers, then, it was back to her cell. Since Maddie's behavior had improved, they placed her in a nicer room and she was not required to wear her straightjacket. The room had a window with steel bars running across it. She looked outside and wondered about Dawn; feeling desired to break out and find her. She knew she could do it, but Selene would be coming for her. The only solution she had was to wait for her to send her Legionaries after her.

Logan knew Maddie was alone in her cell. Under Selene's orders, he gathered the members of the rebuilt Legion. They surrounded the asylum, ready to prey. But first, he needed the key to Selene's cell. Logan thought about entering Maddie's room and incapacitating her with his stun gun, but he knew he would have no chance. He tried not to let his nervousness show; Selene knew Maddie could sense fear. Now it was time to prove he was worthy enough to be a member of Selene's Legion. All he had to do was get the key to her cell, set her free, and allow the Legion to enter. He entered the security room and saw the locked metal box that contained the keys. He saw on the security monitors that the Legion had made it inside the asylum. Some of them were on the ground, while others remained on the roof. He took out a small screwdriver and a bobby pin and began picking the lock. As the Legion made their way in, the alarm sounded, startling Logan. Then, the head of security walked in. Logan quickly stopped lockpicking and remained with his back turned to him.

"Logan!" He yelled, "What the hell are you doing? There's a break in!"

Logan slowly turned around and stared at him.

"There's nothing you can do anymore," Logan's voice eerily stated.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Logan used his stun gun to incapacitate him. As he laid on the ground shaking, Logan stood over him.

"The Legion has been reborn," Logan coldly stated.

Then, he struck the guard on the head with his baton and took his keys. He exited the room and walked down the hall with the key to Selene's cell. Some of the Legion members saw him and ran past him. Like the Legion of the past, they were made up of citizens of the Mojave Wasteland who felt wronged. Logan made it to Selene's cell and unlocked the door. Selene emerged from the darkness and stepped out into the hallway with a sinister smile. She stroked Logan's face with the back of her hand as the other Legion members kneeled. He handed her a bottle of Buffout. She opened the bottle and took the pills.

"It's an honor to serve you my queen," Logan praised.

"Excellent work," Selene said, "Take me to Maddie's cell."

Logan led the way down the hall.

The door to Maddie's room could be unlocked by her. She ran down the hall as the alarm echoed throughout. She saw the storage room and tried to open the door. She kicked it, but it would not open. The equipment she needed was inside. Then, a guard saw her and pointed his stun gun at her. Maddie turned to him.

"Hold it!" The guard shouted.

"The Legion is here," she warned, "They will kill you. I can stop them, just let me in the storage room."

"Not a chance, back to your room Maddie."

"Listen to me, they are coming for me. Selene is probably on her way here now."

"Why should I believe you? Now let's go."

Maddie walked towards her room as the guard pointed the stun gun at her. Before she walked in, Maddie kicked the guard down. He tried to get up, but Maddie struck him on the back of the head, knocking him out. She held onto him and set him down on the floor gently. She grabbed the keys and unlocked the storage room.

Outside, the guards were outnumbered by the Legion. They used knives and crowbars to kill any guard they could find. Selene was pleased with their actions. The Legion ran into the building as Selene and Logan followed. As they walked towards Maddie's room, one of the Legion members walked up to Logan. He was bleeding from the chest and blood was coming from his mouth. Then, he fell to the ground. Logan saw the stab wounds on him. Another member of the Legion walked towards them holding her neck as blood leaked through her fingers. She leaned against the wall and fell to the floor. Up ahead, there was a shadowy figure fighting off the Legion. Selene grinned. She saw the figure in the darkness step on a member of the Legion. Then, the shadowy figure looked back at Selene. Maddie appeared in her face paint; a white face with black around the eyes and a smeared red smile across her lips. Her blonde hair was in pigtails and she had on a half red and half black leather outfit with black boots. She also had knives in both hands, one of them a dagger she got from Tim when she was a child. There were also two katanas strapped to her back. She smiled at Selene.

"I'll bring her to you," Logan was willing to do.

Selene stopped him.

"I'll take care of her," she demanded.

Selene hissed and then walked towards her. She took off her red cloak, revealing her white patient attire, as Maddie waited. Selene tried to punch her, but Maddie grabbed her arm and kicked her in the stomach. Then, she struck her with an elbow, knocking her down. Maddie tried to kick her, but Selene blocked it. She struck Maddie in the stomach, but Maddie kneed her in the face. She giggled. Then, Logan used his stun gun on Maddie. She went down and tried to fight off the pain. He raised his baton into the air, but Maddie kicked him in the knee and then in the face. Other members of the Legion surrounded her. Maddie fought them off but was weakened by stun gun. Two Legionaries grabbed her arms and held her as Selene stood back up. Maddie kicked her and used her boot knife to slice the Legion members holding her in the leg. As soon as the Legion members let go, Selene tackled her to the ground and tried to bite her. Maddie held her back and then used Selene's momentum to slam her head into the floor. Maddie quickly stood up. Logan ran at her, but Maddie kneed him in the stomach and grabbed his throat. She struck him in the chin with an open palm strike, knocking him unconscious. She saw Selene run outside.

Maddie ran out to the garden and looked for Selene but there was no sign of her. The effect of the stun gun still made her weak, but she needed to fight through it. Three members of the Legion watched her from the rooftops and scaled down. Maddie smiled at them. They ran at her, but Maddie easily disposed of them with one strike. Another Legion member tried to take Maddie by surprise by leaping out from behind a large hedge. She kicked him right under the chin and he fell onto the hedge. Six more Legionaries surrounded her and she took out her two daggers. The Legionaries charged her, quickly and silently. Maddie stabbed anyone that approached her. She flipped the last one over and stabbed her. Then, Selene emerged from a dark area and hissed at Maddie. She scaled up onto the roof. Maddie spotted her and quickly climbed up. One side of the roof was slanted toward the inside and the other was large and flat. Selene surprised Maddie by running out from behind a brick post. She tackled Maddie down and held her throat. The Buffout was taking effect.

"First it will be you, then Dawn," Selene threatened with a crazed look in her eyes.

She took out a large gothic knife and held it in the air. Maddie kicked Selene in the back, knocking her off. She kicked Selene, but they had no effect on her. Selene tried to stab Maddie, but she used her own dagger to block. They circled each other. Maddie refused to let Selene intimidate her. Selene hissed and showed her teeth, still believing she had fangs. Maddie smirked and motioned for her to come closer. Selene ran at her and Maddie delivered a kick to her stomach. She elbowed her in the back of the head, but Selene grabbed her arm and tried to slice her neck. Maddie moved back as the knife missed her throat. She retaliated with a knee to the face. Maddie tried to stab her, but Selene moved. The Buffout in her system was still in full effect. Selene threw multiple strikes at her, but Maddie used her masterful skills to block and dodge any incoming strike. She used her boot knife and sliced Selene on the face who was not fazed by the cut. Then, two more Legion members came to Selene's aid. Maddie struck one of them in the stomach and kicked her off the roof. After dodging a few kicks from the other Legion member, Maddie struck him with an elbow and the pushed him off the roof with her leg. While Maddie was distracted, Selene snuck up behind her and attempted to slice her throat. Maddie tried to break free and keep the knife away. Selene kicked Maddie in the back of the leg, causing her to fall on the slanted roof. Maddie slid down and stopped just before falling off onto the steel picket fence below. Selene stood over her.

"My only regret from killing you is that you will not witness the suffering and death of Dawn," Selene attempted to intimidate her, "We own the night."

Selene tried to stab Maddie as she tried to stay on the roof. Then, Selene threw her knife at Maddie. She caught the knife and threw it back at her, hitting Selene in the leg. Selene fell forward and grabbed Maddie who managed to stab the dagger into the roof. Selene hung onto Maddie's leg as she dangled over the steel picket fence while Maddie's knife began to loosen. Selene took out another knife. Maddie knew she had to let go. Before Selene could stab her, Maddie pulled the knife out and they fell to the ground. Maddie used her reflexes and avoided the steel pickets. She rolled on the ground. Selene was impaled through her lower back in the pickets and appeared to be in no pain.

"My Legion will end you…" Selene whispered as blood came out of her mouth.

Selene let out an insane laughter that echoed as her life was no more. Then, Logan ran outside and pointed the stun gun at Maddie. She threw a throwing knife at him which stuck in his shoulder. He screamed in pain as he dropped the stun gun and fell to the ground. She threw another knife at him, striking his other shoulder. She quickly ran towards him and kicked him onto his back and sat on top of him while holding his hair.

"So much for your Legion," Maddie taunted.

"Please don't…."

"What do you know about Dawn?"

Maddie pulled out one of the knives from his shoulder.

"She lives on the Strip."

"Tell me something else."

"I heard on the radio that she's headed south from here, I don't know where."

"You better not be lying."

Maddie pulled out the other knife and then put her hands on his throat. Then, the siren was reactivated. Maddie stared at Logan and wagged her finger at him. She let him go and quickly scaled the roof as Logan watched her disappear into the night.