Dragging Alec into it
Chapter 16—This is it folks. If
you want more—REVIEW. There are definite
sequel possibilities.
Twenty armed military
personnel were there to unload the truck.
Two men threw open the doors.
“It’s…empty,” one soldier
turned to the other in confusion.
“Well, it is now,” a voice
whispered behind them before crushing their heads together.
Alec smiled as they fell,
picking up their weapons. He turned
around to find everyone else doing the same thing. Except Max, of course.
The Mouth came around the
side of the truck, stepping over a few bodies, looking from Max to Alec as
everyone gathered around them. “Are we
gonna kick some ass here or do the lovebirds need another ‘break’ first?”
Biggs tossed him a
gun. “They’re set for another few
minutes,” he said with a smile.
Max rolled her eyes, “We
find the transgenics and get them out of here. Take any weapons you see lying around, knock out the electronics unless you think we could
use it.”
Alec looked around the
circle and everyone nodded, “Let’s go.”
There were two doors to
their area. Biggs and Mouth took their
team one way, Max and Alec went the other.
It was like a dungeon, Max kicked open the first door, but the room was
empty. What was this place?
They skipped the rest of the
doors, following noises from around the corner.
“You get surveillance on
“Not yet, sir, we were
waiting on those digital imagers.”
“Radio
down, see if they’re unloaded.”
Max and Alec exchanged
glances at this. Max held up a fist and
the X6s nodded. Smashing his foot into
the door, Alec lead them into a room filled with computers and military
personnel. White and Otto were standing
in front of a large thermal imaging device.
“There’s no answer from
the…” Otto trailed off as Max smiled at him.
“And there won’t be,” she
assured him as he looked for White, who was on the floor unconscious. He looked around frantically and Max smiled
at the sound of bodies hitting the floor behind her.
Otto didn’t bother
reaching for his gun and Alec came up next to him and grabbed it for him. “Nice,” he
said with a grin, tucking it into his waistband. “Someone grab me some duct tape…?”
An X6 tossed him a roll
and lifted his gun to destroy the computer equipment.
“Wait!” Max looked at all
the hardware in the room. “Load this
stuff in the truck…” she trailed off as she realized Otto was listening. “ ‘Night,” she
whispered as her fist met his face.
Otto landed on top of
White, Alec shrugged and duct taped them together.
The three X6s loaded
computer equipment as Max and Alec continued tying people up.
Alec chuckled at his own
work, “Hey Maxie, look where I put their hands.”
“Alec, would you grow
up?!”
He sulked, “You didn’t
even look.”
Max rolled her eyes, it was like having a child. “Fine, I’m looking…it’s…” she burst out
laughing.
Alec’s grin broadened
until she kicked him. “What?”
“Go look at the files, see what we can find out while we’re here.”
He shrugged, still
grinning and started looking through the file cabinets.
Max was looking through
papers on the desk when the door flew open.
They both blurred into action before they realized it was the Mouth.
785 looked around the
room, nodding approvingly. “We found the
transgenics, they’re all loaded up…” his voice
trailed off as he noticed Otto and White.
Lips twitching, he looked at Max, who rolled her eyes, and then at Alec,
who beamed back at him.
“452,” he sighed, “There
are some life choices you may want to rethink.”
“Hey Max,” Alec ignored
the Mouth, “You ever wonder how they get funding for this off the books?” he
held up a file. “Most interesting, of
course, is the employee list…names and addresses,” he plopped the second file
on top of the first. “Informants,” he
grinned dangerously.
“Base, come in,” the radio
lying next to Otto started talking and the transgenics
looked at each other. “Nearing
location. Over.”
Mouth shrugged and picked
up the radio, “This is base, what’s your status? Over.”
“ETA 10
minutes. Confirm delivery alpha charlie niner. Over.”
Max leaned forward and
started typing on one of the few computers they had left. “It’s a helicopter,” she whispered.
“Landing confirmed,” said the Mouth, “Over.”
“Copy that.”
“Base out.”
“They’re delivering more
thermal imagers…for hoverdrones,” Max read off the
information in the computer.
The X6s came back into the
room.
“Building secure,” said
one, “After this run,” he gestured to the computer equipment remaining in the
room, “We’re a go.”
“Can you fly a helicopter?”
Max asked the Mouth as the X6s grabbed the remaining computer equipment.
“No,” he shook his head,
“But X5s can.” His gaze flickered to
Alec, who was studiously avoiding Max’s gaze.
“You can fly a
helicopter?” she asked him as he pulled out a file, grinning.
“Anyone need a sector pass
for a military convoy?” he asked, tossing the file to the Mouth.
“Alec?” Max asked.
“Yes, I can fly a
helicopter, but they aren’t as fun as the F32,” he answered her.
“Do you need two people?”
Alec shrugged, “It’s
easier.”
Biggs walked into the
room, “We’re ready to go, guys.”
“Change of plans,” Max
told him, “You and Alec are taking the helicopter back to
“So we’re taking the truck
back?” 785 asked.
Max smiled, “Nope, you
are. You’ve got the pass, get the stuff
back to
“What are you going to
do?” Biggs asked.
“Burn the rest of the
files and trash the thermal imager.”
“See you at Jam Pony?”
Alec asked.
“Yeah, well…I might be
late, I need to shower.”
“You? Late?” he
asked.
“Don’t you have a
helicopter to steal?” her eyes narrowed.
“Maybe,” he threw a shirt
over his head.
“Oh, God,” the Mouth broke
into their conversation, “Just kiss her and get it over with.”
Biggs chuckled slightly
and headed out the door. The Mouth
rolled his eyes and followed him.
“I’ll try to keep
Max shrugged, “I found about
20 sector passes on the desk, I’m good for awhile.”
There was a groan below
them and they looked down to meet White’s furious gaze.
Alec smiled tightly,
“White, good to see you,” he crouched down next to him. “Much as I would love to see you this way
forever…I didn’t bring a camera. Say
‘thank you.’”
White glared at him,
gagged.
“Oh well,” Alec slammed
White’s head against the floor and stood up.
“Sorry about that,” he pulled Max toward him and kissed her, hard.
“You have to go,” she
whispered, pulling herself away from him.
Alec smiled, handing her
his gun. “Have fun,” he said, walking
out the door.
“You too,” she muttered,
“I can’t wait to trash this bitch.”
“Dix,” Alec was on the
phone, “We’re bringing in a helicopter…any landing suggestions…?”
AT JAM PONY
“Where’s Max?”
“She’ll be in,” he
answered, “It’s my fault…kept her up kinda late last
night.”
Normal wrinkled his nose,
disgusted.
“THIS IS A SPECIAL NEWS
BULLETIN,” blared from the TV and everyone turned toward it. “Last night’s crime spree reached its climax
this morning with a strike on a military base within the city that held several
transgenics awaiting transport. It is unknown how many men were killed in
this attack, but it has been confirmed that it was perpetrated by members of
the X-Series.”
Someone grabbed Alec’s
hand and he looked down at Max.
“The military command of
Max rolled her eyes,
squeezing Alec’s hand. “I hope you don’t
need sleep,” she whispered to him.
“Depends what you have in
mind,” he murmured, looking down at her slyly.
“Let’s go in back and
discuss it.”
Alec’s eyes widened and he
propelled her into the back room. Max
laughed as he closed the door.
“So…you want to do
something about that employee list you pulled out of there?”
Alec shook his head
honestly, kissing her throat and unbuttoning her shirt.
“Alec…” she sighed, “We
have to take the offensive while we can…”
“Later,” he whispered
against her lips, claiming them forcefully.
Max gave up and kissed him
back. The world melted away and it was
just the two of them. No government
conspiracy. No breeding cult. No