Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Charles Eglee and James Cameron do. And for some other characters, other fanfiction authors made them up. P.S. I hope you guys don't mind me using them. Shygirl1, I used some of your characters. Hope you don't mind, but if you do let me know and I'll get rid of them.

Summary: This is a pre-series fic. It revolves around the lives of the X5s before the escape. I'd tell you the pairings but I think you can figure that out for yourself. If not, read and see.

Author's Note: This is one of my first fanfictions. Read and review plz. Help me get better! LOL Also, plz read my other fic, 'Whose Love'.

I really need reviews people, but I'm sorry to say all of you guys reviewing anonymously it won't work even though I want reviews from you guys. I tried to change it to accept reviews from anonymous people but it didn't work. sry.

"Hey, Maxie!"

Max looked up from her book. Her unit were given the afternoon off after their stunning performance at escape and evade. She looked to see who called her name.

"Maxie! Come over here," Krit called.

She put her book down and walked over to her brother. "What is it Krit?"

"This!" He pulled on a string and a bucket over her head tipped over and drenched her with water. He snickered, knowing that being part cat made her hate water.

She stood for a second, not making a sound. Then with a growl, she yelled, "Krrrriiiiiiiiiitttttt!" and proceeded to chase after the blur that was her brother.

Zack just walked into the recreational room when he saw two blurs past him. He frowned for a moment, then stepped into the room.

What he saw didn't surprise him, also it should have. He was used to it, but any normal person should have been shocked to say the least. Then again, Zack wasn't exactly a normal person. He was a transgenic, an X5 actually, and the C.O. of unit 2 at that. He was extremely good looking, and had qualities some people would die for. Blond haired, blue eyed, and a well toned and muscled body for being only 12, Zack would be considered perfect. Not to mention that he had an I.Q. off the charts, could run faster then a speeding bullet, could see and hear very far, among many other extraordinary things.

What he saw went like this:

His brothers Zane and Wayne were laughing about some joke in one corner. His brothers Michael, Jordan, Bobby and Evan were are wrestling on the floor. His sisters Brin, Jace and Tinga were all quietly sitting down and reading a book. His sisters Jondy and Rena were blurring around the room in a game of tag, crashing into things and breaking them. Tawny and Jack were using this time to catch up on sleep, while Ben and Syl were playing pool. The rest were just lounging about.

He furrowed his eyebrows as he noticed two people missing. Krit and Max. He relaxed as he figured out that it had to have been those two running off earlier. As C.O., he had to keep track of all his unit, but he also did it out of love. Zack didn't know the meaning of love, but it seemed to fit what he felt for his brothers and sisters. Except Maxie. There was always something about her, always something different about his special little Maxie. His little baby sister, baby girl. With her big, doe eyes and beautiful, heart stopping smiles, she could get her way out of anything. With her family of course, not the trainers.

Zack shuddered. He hated it when the trainers took them away for experiments, punishments or whatnot, but it was always worse when they took Maxie. She was so small, so tiny, but she always took whatever they gave her without complaint like a good soldier. He tried to protect her at all times, take punishments for her – for all of them actually – but sometimes it wasn't enough. They took her away and she always came back shaking, and stayed quiet for a few days. He hated it when she was quiet; Max was usually a cheery person and when she was sad or scared it made him worried. He pushed all his thoughts away as she walked into the room with a sour look on her face and Krit ran off laughing to join Syl and Ben.

He walked up to her. "Hey Maxie. Something the matter?"

"Naw. Krit's just being a pain. He poured water all over me," she said with a pout.

She looked so cute standing there, hand on her hip and extremely pissed off. 'No, bad thoughts. This is my sister Maxie.'

"What Maxie. Don't like water?" he said, knowing fully how much she hated it. "It's supposed to be good for you."

"Drinking it, ya, not ON you." She scowled. "Oh, just wait and see if I don't get him back." A wicked smile graced her lips. "This is going to be fun."

He laughed nervously. Maxie was very creative when it came to pranks, and he was a little worried for Krit. "Whatcha gonna do?"

"You'll see," she said sweetly. She opened her mouth to say something else when she heard footsteps.

The door swung open and the colonel stepped in. They all hated the colonel. He was a mean, cruel man who treated them very badly.

Everyone in the room immediately stood up straight when they saw him, until he said, "at ease soldiers" and they relaxed a bit.

"Continue what you're doing, I just need to take 452 for a few experiments."

Max looked worriedly at Zack, scared because she had tests very recently and shouldn't have had them again for awhile.

Zack was sick inside. He was afraid to let her go, but what could he do? So he flashed her a very quick reassuring smile, but ended it when he caught the colonel staring at them. The colonel didn't say anything, but Zack was sure he saw it. So, feeling slightly better by Zack's smile, Max walked towards the colonel confidently and they left.

A/N How was that? Good, bad? Shygirl1, tell me if you don't want me using some of your characters and I'll remove them. Sorry for not asking in the first place, but I don't know how to contact you. Read my other fic, 'Whose Love', because this fic is sort of a prequel to it. REVIEWS PLZ! No flaming. Luv ya guys. LOL P.S. This is MZ