Author's Note: Read Beautiful Angel and Prisoner part1 first. Please tell me if this is getting to cheesy (of course, like I said before, that�d be okay, cuz I like cheese). Please, Review!!!!! ::puppy dog face::
Chapter 2: Darkness
The darkness surrounded her, suffocating her until all she could see, feel,
taste was the black pits
of nothingness. There was no indication of any thing else in this dark Hell.
Then the world brightened just the smallest bit. It wasn't a comforting light.
It was like the light
was plagued with fear and darkness. Then the setting became more real and Max
could see
Manticore. Her personal Hell.
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"What's her name?" the doctor asked.
Logan put Max on a Gurney and took her hand. "Max Cale. She got in a street
fight and has a
wound on her side. She passed out when she got home."
"Are you family?"
"I'm her husband."
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Max panicked thinking she had returned to the place she had once lived and now
feared; the place
she had been taken to not so long ago. The silence was destroyed at the sound of
loud footsteps.
The sound only a group of soldiers could make.
She saw a group of X5s parading down the hallway. Lydecker was there, walking 10
paces in
front of the group. One of the X5s fell to the floor and started to shake
violently. Lydecker said
something to the group, but Max couldn't hear anything. Only the footsteps. Even
when they
stopped for those few seconds, she could hear the footsteps. Always the
footsteps.
Suddenly Max was transported to another space. It was a beautiful field. One
filled with bright
colored flowers, green grass, a shining sun, and cloudless skies. 3 figures
walked onto the field
and she squinted to see who they were. They came into view and she could see
Zach, Ben, and
Tinga.
Tears threatened to fall when she saw her deceased family. Zach stepped forward
and said, "You
can't cry here, Maxie."
"This is the good place," said Ben. "We get to sleep in as long
as we want and there's no sadness
or fear."
Tinga smiled. "You don't have to worry about us any more, Max. It's a great
place."
"A place you'll know... when your time comes," said Zach. "This
is not your time, baby sister.
You should go home. To your friends and family. We'll see you when it's
time."
"Wait!" she yelled, but it was to late. Zach, Ben, and Tinga faded
away and she was left in the
darkness again.
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Logan sat down in an uncomfortable hospital chair next to Max, whose eyes were
still closed. He
reached forward and took her hand in his. He kissed it and called out her name.
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A hand reached out to her's and she knew exactly who it was. The voice that
called her name
confirmed it. "Max. Max, you need to wake up. Please?" Logan's voice.
He was begging Max
to wake up.
Even in all the darkness, that voice was like a beacon of light. Her beacon of
light. She could see
it now. She didn't care where it took her as long as it was away from the
darkness. She hoped
she'd be taken to Logan, but she knew no matter what, she would always find her
way back to
him.
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Logan kept trying to get Max to wake up. The doctor had just come in and told
him the news.
He thought about what he'd told him... but he pushed it away. He had to
concentrate on helping
Max get better. He squeezed her hand again.
"Wake up, Beautiful Angel."
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"Wake up, Beautiful Angel." Max heard his voice so clear. He sounded
so close, yet so far
away. Logan's hand came closer and Max reached out and took it.
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Logan looked up when he felt her squeeze his hand. Her eyes fluttered open and
he smiled.
"Hey," he said softly. Max's eyes went wide when she saw the white,
cold room. "Where am I?"
Was this another trick Manticore thought up? Are Logan and I captives?
"You're in the hospital. It's okay, I'm right here." Max looked into
his eyes. He seemed
distracted somehow.
"What's wrong?" she asked softly.
Logan smiled. "Nothing. Nothing's wrong. I was going to wait to tell you
the news when we
went home, but then I realized you would kick my ass if I didn't tell you right
away."
"What?"
"We're going to have a baby."
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Princess: �How many people saw that one coming??�
::All hands raise::
Princess: �Damn. Oh well, let me know what you think.�
