Prologue
What if, in the escape of '09, Max hadn't escaped with the others? What if Jondy had tried to save her when she fell in the ice, but in the end they both got caught?
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'09
"Max!" Jondy yelled, as she jumped into the water, to try and help Maxie get out, just as the beam of light swept over the ice.
Max pulled on her sister's arm, motioning to her that they should stay under the water until the people on the ice had gone. They waited for three minutes, before Jondy signaled that they had gone. They helped each other get out of the ice, and began running toward the perimeter fence once more.
They hadn't gotten far when Jondy stumbled and fell. Max helped her to her feet, and they ran again. But as they ran this time, they heard footsteps behind them. Max turned, and saw that there were seven soldiers following them, and all held tasers. She yanked on Jondy's arm, and they began to run faster, turning as often as they could, trying to lose the soldiers.
Before they could reach the fence, though, another two soldiers appeared in front of them. Before either of the two girls reacted, the soldiers both lifted their tasers, and shot Jondy, making her fall to the ground. Max started to fight, punching one in the mouth, and kicking the others legs out from under him. She was just about to punch the first again, when the first lot of soldiers came up behind her and tasered her. She fell to the ground, twitching, to lie next to Jondy.
The soldiers picked up the girls and carried them back to the base. When the got there, Colonel Lydecker came over.
"Good job men. Did you see any others?"
"No sir. Only these two."
"Dammit. You'd better get back out there and find the others then, and be quick about it. If one of them should make it out..."
The soldiers that had brought in Max and Jondy ran off, to find the others. Lydecker looked down at the girls, and swore.
"That's two more. That only leaves eleven not accounted for."
Swearing again, he called over two more of his soldiers.
"Smyth, Brooks, I want you two to take these girls up to the infirmary. You hear me?"
"Yes sir. On our way."
The soldiers each picked up a girl, and left, taking them to the infirmary, where four of their unit were waiting to be looked after. Another six were waiting in the barracks, not having made it out, and four more had been killed in the chase.
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