AN: Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood evening my Sweeties! What?! More Mac! You betcha ;) So earlier I released an episode tag to Friday's ep. It will be a two shot, and the next tag for it will be out later tonight possibly or tomorrow afternoon at the latest. So if you haven't checked it out yet by all means, have a read and enjoy :) So this fic isn't going to be too long. I had to cut out a huge chunk of this story because it was too long and it dragged out. I didn't want to put y'all through that hell. Anyhoo. So next week we get spooky episode! I'm excited for it! But I really want to know what Murdoc's planning dammit...*sighs* I guess we'll have to wait and see. Just like Cage. I knew something was going on with her. No one irks you that much without some kind of intention. Whatever her intentions, however good or bad, we'll have to wait and see what the story holds. Something tells me it isn't good. But again. We'll have to wait and see what the story holds for us. Anyway. Sorry I was late with this chapter! I wanted it out yesterday, but my older brother, his fiancee, and her parents came over for dinner to talk about their wedding plans. Then they left, my brother came back and we played some games until about one in the morning. By the time I would've gotten this out it would've been really late. I didn't want that. Also, I've completed Inktober for the first time! Whoo! Anyways. When we left off, Mac...no...

Soupsdone-We got some of it. The rest, I hope will come later. Even with that small revelation, my opinion still stands. I still don't like her. Lol! 15? How many times have you checked it since?

Joesgirlfriendandpercyssister-As you wish my sweet ;)

Windrider340-Yay! I'm glad :) As for Cage, I agree. Jack was having none of her shit Friday XD But that revelation Murdoc gave us though! I knew something was up.

Bubblegum1027-Right?! I hope so too, but after Friday something tells me otherwise. But again, we'll have to wait and see where the story goes. You need to know, huh? We'll let's press forwards shall we ;)

LisaRose-Here you go! The next chapter :) She annoys everyone. After Friday, I'm even more wary of her.

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Two Can Play This Game

Mac drove down the quiet country roads heading to a place where he knew he wouldn't be found. He had taken the next two weeks off and was going to spend them alone at his little hidey hole. When he went to Oversight, they took request without question saying he had more than enough sick days and needed to use them. He requested that Oversight would not tell his team that he taken off unless it was an emergency that they needed him for. Oversight was shocked and wary, but agreed to his terms. With that Mac headed home, packed some fresh clothes, turned the GPS in his phone off, got in his jeep and headed out.

Mac sighed sadly. At least his phone hasn't gone off. It told him that his family was still ignoring him. Mac sighed sadly again and thought back to disastrous mission they had just finished.

10 Hours Earlier in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Mac had managed to pull to a rabbit out of his hat, again. But this rabbit came at a price. A high price. Hundreds of lives either saved or lost. Mac had to choose and chose to save them at all costs. To bad the consequences of his actions would lead to this. He made a slight miscalculation and those lives were almost lost. Jack and the others were also in the line of fire.

This case had been going on for three days when it should've been done in hours. However Mac hadn't been feeling like himself lately and was sleep deprived. He was always this way when his mother's birthday was coming. But still, that was no excuse.

When Mac woke up everyone was ignoring him. Matty gave him the scolding of a lifetime.

"One word Mac! Chernobyl!" With that said, Matty too took to ignoring him.

Mac watched her leave with the others and he scrambled out of bed signing the AMA papers. The plane ride home was a long one.

Mac tried to hold back his tears. He would never ever try to hurt anyone! More importantly he would never try to hurt his family! This was one of those things beyond his control. If he didn't almost cause a meltdown of epic proportions to stop the bad guy and save everyone and his family, then he would've lost them. But due to his slight miscalculation, he did lose everyone. Not physically. But he was sure he lost their trust. He didn't have the time to make corrections. He had to make a choice in so little time with a lot of pressure.

'Everyone just needs to cool off a little. Once my vacations over, I'm sure everyone will be back to normal.' Mac thought.

He pulled onto a dirt road followed it deep into the woods. He came to a forked path and took the path on the left and drove a few more miles. He crossed over a bridge, carefully going slow. He didn't feel like going for a swim. Plus it was nearing winter so the water had to be freezing. Well...for California anyways. He pulled into the drive of a little cabin that he built when he felt the need to escape. The only one who knew it was here was him. He grabbed his stuff and headed inside. On the way he stopped at the grocery store and picked some stuff that he would need.

He flipped the lights on and smiled. He kept this place well maintained for being deep in the woods. He put his stuff and away and got to cleaning. By the time he was finished it was about midnight and he was tired.

He took a shower after playing with the dust bunnies and laid down in his bed. He sank into the fresh sheets and warm from the dryer blankets. But he couldn't sleep. He looked at his phone and wished for it to ring. He hated it when his loved ignored him.

The last time someone ignored him, it was his dad and he left him.

Poor Mac. Don't worry bud, things will be okay! Like you said. They just need to calm down.

Until Next Time! Chernobyl...dammit Mac...