Max Bites back
(Not long after Max Bites, after Gunnar and Barney retired but before the others had as well)
Max woke up to find her husbands side of the bed cold, since there was no note on his pillow which was his usual habit if he had to leave before she woke she had a moment of worry flash in her mind.
She climbed out of their large bed and left Hendrix in from his bed in the laundry; she poured herself a coffee and noticed that she had the house to herself, another rare occurrence. The sight of one or all the other expendables sleeping on the different items of furniture or laughing outside was more familiar, she put her coffee into a travel mug and after Hendrix climbing into the back of the pick up she pulled out of the long drive noticing Gunnar had taken his older Chopper and not the newly completed restored one that sat shining in the garage.
She pulled into her father's warehouse shortly after and noticed the mess from the door, it looked like someone had let a bull into the place, she saw smashed glass and down the road Gunnar and Christmas' bikes lined up. She wandered in after placing the emergency glock in her jeans and a blade in her boot; she had Hendrix silently stalking next to her as she creeps into the warehouse. She checked the kitchen, tattoo parlor and Tool's apartment before she heard the voices in the enclosed court yard.
She creep to the door and saw Tool tied with his hands bond behind him with a small amount of blood on his forehead, Barney looked like he was still regaining consciousness and Gunnar looked equally poor, Christmas was bonded like the others.
She saw two men standing without masks but smoking and arguing with each other, the guns had been disregarded as one talking into a cell phone.
He turned to his partner and answered hotly
"Orders are to just knock em up not kill em"
"Yeah, that one" the other responded by pointing at Gunnar "Broke my fucking nose, I say we kill em and say it's an accident"
"Your just luckily, we had secured those two before he came in" The first answered nodding towards Tool and Barney
"I had to deal with him" pointing to Barney "and it wasn't easy man"
Max cracked open the door since their back was turned and Christmas stared at her with wide eyes she held up two fingers asking if it was just the two men holding them hostage, Christmas nodded once. She looked at the guns and held up two fingers again asking if the only weapons they had were the disregarded firearms, once again Christmas nodded.
She moved back and creeps into the warehouse finding a large steel pipe that slide into the room silently near the door. She walked him around to the opposite door on the courtyards other side and in a stern whisper told him to "STAY" she crept back but before she was out of Hendrix's sigh she whispered
"SPEAK" Hendrix gave out a loud fierce bark as she slide the second knife over to her fathers hands, who started to cut at the rope quickly and passed it along watching as one of the men opened the door as she yelled around the door towards Hendrix
"ATTACK" Hendrix came flying into the room and at the two strangers, who reeled back shocked
Max pulled the gun out and fired two quick shots hitting the men in shoulders forcing them down onto the ground, she entered the room and grabbed the pipe as Hendrix snarled after biting them a few times, they sat up and Max hit each over the head with the pipe, the slammed back down onto the cold floor unconscious.
"HEEL" She told Hendrix who came up to her side obediently
She turned around and saw the four men now standing up, Christmas held the knife, spinning it calmly in his hand but looking at her with surprise on his face, Tool had a kind look on his face and a tear down his cheek Barney looked shocked and Gunnar let out a loud barking laugh.
She smiled blushing slightly as Christmas quickly helped Barney tied up their assailants
"Thank you baby girl" Tool smiled kissing her forehead
"Where did that come from?" Christmas asked suddenly unable to hold the question any more
"Guess I learnt something from you guys after all" she answered looking at her shoes
Gunnar walked over and wrapped her into a firm hug, she wrapped her arms around his waist in habit and he looked down at her with love flashing in his eyes
"That was unreal Cupcake" he smiled bending down and muttered against her ear
"Jesus Max, I love you" before he kissed her deeply.
She stepped back as the colour continued to flush onto her face and Gunnar slung an arm over her shoulders leading her out of the courtyard following Tool and Barney.
Barney had called Toll and Hales who were coming for 'clean up', Christmas remained with the men until then and Barney walked over, pushed Gunnars arm off her shoulder and hugged her tightly
"Lets get something to eat I'm starving" Tool stated walking over to his bike and climbing on,
"Hang on" Max called, she wrapped a cloth from the work bench, dipped it in the remains of a glass that had scotch and ice in it easily but had been drained of the scotch. She wiped his forehead clean, did the same to both men as the climbed onto their own bikes and after pulled her own helmet on climbed onto the back of Gunnar's bike.
Hendrix settled himself on his bed in the workshop as the roared off,
They pulled into Jack's diner and after ordering Tool held up his glass
"To Max" He toasted, the others all held up their glasses grinning proudly as she blushed
"Who is not expendable but has proven Max can bite back" he chuckled as he clinked glasses with Max and the other men