Alex slowly woke up. It was the first night in many many months she didn't wake up screaming. She was still tired and sore, still trapped in WICKED, but she woke with a smile. She heard a familiar thump of Minho's heart beat, she felt gentle fingers running through her hair. And she sighed in contentment.

"Morning sleeping beauty." Said a husky morning voice that she missed so shucken much.

"Morning handsome...5 more minutes" she mumbled snuggling closer. He chuckled.

"Sure. No idea what their plan is. It's always random, and with no clock in here, time is hard to tell. Could have been an hour, could be a full day, but they just badge in and drag me from sleep."

Alex had opened her sleepy eyes, watching his face as he explained. "I'm sorry Min. That's awful. Seems weird they would actually put us together though. Maybe he was hoping you would strangle me? Or I'd strangle you? Who shucken knows...I'm pretty sure he's turning into a crank."

Minho looked at her thoughtfully, "ya that would make sense. He has been more jacked than ever."

Alex just hummed.

"Wonder if they'll bring us coffee...?" She yawned, closing her eyes again.

There was nowhere to go, and nothing to get up for. Whatever shucked up plans they had for them would happen, she wasn't worried about it, not right now anyways. She snuggled her face into Minho's neck, closing her eyes and falling back asleep, with his arms wrapped around her, and her arms around him.

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Their cell door flew open and WICKED guards stormed in, followed by a smug looking Janson. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the two wrapped around each other. His face morphed into a twisted look of anger.

"Get up." He demanded.

"Shuck off Janson, I'm sleeping." Alex groaned, not bothering to open her eyes, but lifted a hand and flopped him off.

Minho snorted.

"I said get up!" He screamed.

"Man. This alarm clock needs to shut up. Where's the off button?" She yawned.

Minho snorted again, "I missed your smart ass mouth." He kissed her forehead.

Alex finally opened her eyes and smirked at him. She looked up at Janson, who was huffing like a bull.

"What's the matter Rat Man? Hoping we'd hate each other? He'd strangle me? Have me crying in the shuck corner?" She asked with mock concern.

"We disappointed him." Minho agreed.

"Like I shucken give a rats ass!" She snarked.

They both laughed. Jason nodded to the guards who stepped forwards and pulled them from bed.

"Jeeze I'm up, I'm up. Aggressive alarm clocks you have here." Alex said as she was pulled from Minho and made to stand. She was glad she put her sports bra back on last night, after their reunion.

"Well, it looks like we need to use more aggressive treatment." He smiled evilly at them.

"Yes. I suggest Rat poison, looks like WICKED has an infestation." Alex nodded seriously. Minho was choking trying to hold his laughter in.

"Shuck Alex! That mouth!" He managed between his laughing.

"Yes, I know you would love to kiss it...again." She winked at him, just to annoy Janson, "Oh it's gotten worse, love. So much worse, you should see me, Bee and Kenz together...we're AWFUL. Hilarious...but awful."

"Can't wait!" He said gleefully.

They were pushed and shoved out of the room and marched down the hall. Janson led them to a lab with what looked like an MRI machine and a chair with metal cuffs; a few doctors were already standing ready.

Alex glanced at Minho. He shrugged not knowing what was going on either. The guards held them tight, and a doctor stepped forward holding a long sharp needle. Alex wiggled and squirmed. She tried to fight them, but her body was sore and exhausted from yesterday's torture session.

He jabbed the needle into Alex. She felt the cool sensation running through her body. She stood waiting for something to happen. Everyone was watching, waiting. Janson stepped forward, in front of her.

"Subject A0. Take the syringe and inject it to Subject A7." He demanded.

Alex blinked at him.

"Uh...? Why the bloody shuck would I do that?" She asked immediately.

Janson spun around to the doctor, "WHY ISN'T IT WORKING?" he screamed.

The doctor shook his head, scrambled to the counter and flipped through his charts.

"I don't know sir!"

Alex threw her head back and laughed. The doctor and Janson looked back at her, his face twisted in anger and frustration.

"Nope." She popped the p. Minho was looking smug too, because he knew.

"What do you mean No?!" Janson stormed back to her, and backhanded her, making her cheek sting.

Alex looked back at Janson. All the humor gone, she narrowed her eyes.

"Your organization isn't as locked down as you think, you horrible slimy sewer rat!" She spat at him. She tried to throw off the soldiers holding her with a growl.

"Dr. Prior removed the malfunctioning chip, yes, right under your nose. But he never replaced it. I'm chip free, you shucken idiot!" She smiled smugly at him as she saw the horror and panic flicker in his eyes.

Minho would have doubled over laughing but he was being held by 2 huge guards. Alex let out a snort of laughter as she watched Janson seething with rage. She could swear there was steam coming out of him, and his brain was malfunctioning.

"Yep!" She popped the p again. "Captain Ronin and Dr. Prior hate you and WICKEDA as much as I do!"

"What?" He screamed, spit flying from his mouth.

She sighed, exhaspirated with him.

"Look. I ain't got the patience or the crayons to explain this in detail...BUT. Your precious Ol' Loyal Captain helped Dr Prior with me and then helped us escape...then he got Dr Prior out...then saved most of us when you attacked the Right Arm. Oh, can't forget the help of Jack. Your head of surveillance. We got him out too, the last mission, when I took your last load of supplies and killed Dr Anna Smith."

Alex stood held by guards but she definitely felt like she had the upper hand right now. She watched as he spluttered and raged. He had rounded on the doctor behind him.

"You really are stupid! You had no idea!" Alex let out a wild villainous laugh.

"Babe? You are an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature...and I think I love you even more." Minho said admiring her. His eyes looking her up and down. Alex smirked back at him.

Janson stood there for a moment, boiling in his anger, his wild beast eyes flicking back and forth between them. Then his face twisted in a crazed happiness.

"Well if YOU, subject A0, won't comply, we will just reverse this...and it might work even better. Yes...excellent. Doctor! Bring me the sedative."

Minho and Alex dropped their smiles and glanced at each other, worry on their faces. Janson was handed the needle, and he approached Alex. She instantly started to wiggle and fight. She was being held tighter by two huge guards. The one guy grabbed a handful of her hair yanking her head back. She growled like a caged animal.

Janson stabbed it into her neck. She could hear Minho fighting too. She felt her body go numb, and her movements got slower. Her head went cloudy. She was still conscious, her body wouldn't cooperate. She was dragged to the chair with cuffs.

Janson's com started buzzing and beeping. Janson left the room, yelling into his walkie talkie. She saw him walk briskly down the hall, waving a few guards towards him. She saw, out of the corner of her eye, a doctor giving Minho an injection of some sort. She could see him stiffen.

The guards dumped her into the chair and left her. They stood outside the door, in the hall.

Minho came over to the chair. He was stiff and his muscles were straining, all his muscles tense and flexed. His jaw was grinding, his eyes were huge, a mix of anger, and pain and worry.

"I'm...sorry." His voice was strained.

Alex tried to smile. Minho's arms jerked and tried to put her arm in the restraints. But he was jerking too much; he was fighting whatever they gave him and it looked like he was winning because he couldn't do the straps up. His neck muscles were straining so much he was turning red and he was growling now.

"No." He growled. "No. I won't."

His arms jerked, and his head was thrashing.

"No. I- won't-listen." He shook his head violently, "NO!" he screamed as a blaring alarm went off, red lights started flashing.

The doctors started to panic. The guards outside the door left in a hurry, guns out. Alex shook her head, the sedative Janson gave her was wearing off, she could open and close her fists now and her leg jerked.

Thank you, you shucked up science experiment of a body; high metabolism, and high functioning immune system for the win!

Minho had stopped jerking. His chest was heaving, he looked at her and winked. They had given him the dose meant for her. She was definitely half his size so obviously it wouldn't last long. She smirked at him and nodded. At the same time they attacked.

Minho produced a long hair pin. He spun around stabbing the closest doctor. Alex sprung from the chair that Minho had failed to strap her to, like a wild cat. She tackled a doctor. They went crashing into a cart full of vials and medical equipment. She climbed on top of the stunned doctor, she grabbed her head and violently smashed it into the tiled floor. She stopped moving immediately.

Alex grabbed a scalpel as she stood up leaping with a feral scream at the last doctor. He who was trying to inject Minho while his back was turned. Alex stabbed the sharp scalpel up into his ribs as she leapt on the Doctor's back. With a scream he crumpled to the floor. Minho spun around in surprise. Alex yanked the little knife out, flipped him over with her foot and sliced his throat, without batting an eyelash. Her face twisted in rage, her chest was rising rapidly.

"Shuck sakes Alex!" Minho whispered in disbelief. "Remind me never to piss you off!"

He nodded at the two dead doctors, the one she smashed into the floor was laying in a pool of blood now.

"Sorry." She mumbled, looking at her feet. Her breathing was coming in sharp heavy gasps. The survival instincts she had to acquire in the scorch and Right Arm came springing to the surface.

He pulled her into a hug, crushing her into his chest, "Don't be. They tortured me for months. And probably other kids too." He kissed the top of her head. "Come on, now's a good time to scram."

He grabbed her hand and they made it to the door, when a door behind them flew open. They spun around facing the new threat. It was a loan guard with his gun raised.

Minho's face lost all its colour, and he started to shake. His dilated pupils never left the gun in the guards hands. Alex's face however, broke into a grin. She pushed Minho behind her, she was shorter, but still covering most of his body with hers.

"I'll shoot!" The guard yelled.

"Try me Slint head!" She challenged.

Minho tried to grab her, panicking, "Alex! What the shuck are you doing?" His voice was thick with fear.

She gave the guard such a taunting smile and screamed at him. "COME ON COWARD!"

She took a few steps forward.

"ALEX!" Minho screamed.

"DO IT!" She screamed louder.

The guard pulled the trigger. A ball of blue electricity hit her in the chest.

"SHUCK YA!" She screamed in joy.

She took in a deep breath loving the feeling of this adrenaline. The instant rush of feeling alive, the burst of pure wild energy, her pupils dilated. With the surge of her inhuman strength she lunged at the guard who shrieked in terror. He tried to get out of the way but tripped over a dead Doctor.

She leaped on him, electrocuting him with her hands. He screamed while his body convulsed. Alex picked the guard up and threw him through the window. He landed with a loud crash. Alex leapt after him with a wild feral scream, blue electricity jumping over her body still.

Minho finally unfroze from his panic and charged after Alex. Alex had the guards head in her hands. Just as she jerked his head sideways and up, she heard another loud crash. Alex twisted around. Minho had thrown another guard out the window. She stood up, dropping the limp guard.

"I forgot you have some sweet awesome Thor powers. It's quite the sight." He said seriously, he looked her up and down, "it's really hot. Now you are legit my smoking hot girlfriend." He smirked at her.

"My shucked up science experiment body doesn't freak you out?" She asked, holding up a hand while blue electricity danced over her skin.

"Nope!" He popped the p. "I can use you as a human shield now!" He sassed with a huge grin.

Alex gasped and smacked his arm, which made him jump and yell. "Ouch! You shocked me!"

"You deserved it, shuck face!" She stuck her tongue out at her.

He chuckled, still rubbing his arm. "Come on, we gotta go." Alex grabbed the guards gun and then together they sprinted down the hall. She had stopped sparking, so she reached for Minho's hand. Together, hand in hand they rounded a corner and crashed into two guards.