The phones ringing nearly made Logan have a heart attack. He quickly scrambled to answer the telephone in hope it was Max. Logan picked up the telephone nearly screaming, he said "MAX!?". "Logan, are you ok? What's wrong with Max?" asked Bling on the other line. Logan's expression on his face showed dismay. "Max has been captured and taken back to Manticore. She was shot, and we don't know if she is alive" replied Logan. "Oh my god. Please tell me this is some sort of joke" Bling quickly said.

Zack walked into the room with a look of hope on his face. Logan quickly blurted out "Its not Max, its my trainer." Zack looked displeased and walked out of the room. "Bling I'll call you later, I have to find out if Max is alive or not." Logan hung up the phone and went to his computer. He quickly logged on to the eyes only informant net, and started checking recent Manticore files.

Lydecker walked into the room and hovered over Logan. Logan turned around slowly and asked "What?" Lydecker looked at Logan in an odd way as if they were still enemies. "There is something special about Max. Logan let a faint smile escape from inside of him, "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. All of the kids from Manticore are special" Lydecker sighed at Logans comment as he continued to finish what he was saying. "I don't mean it like that. Max has a special bond with every kid ever produced from Manticore." Logan's curiosity grew as he urged Lydecker to go on. "When Max went through puberty, we went inside of her. We took out a couple dozen of her zygote's." Lydecker could tell that Logan didn't understand where he was going with this. "Technically Max is the mother of every X produced at Manticore. With the exception of the X5's to the X1's."

Zack appeared from around the corner of Logan's office area. "Thats why Manticore wants her so much isn't it? Why didn't you tell her this before?" Lydecker tightened his jaw. "Thats not exactly something you tell someone that you are trying to capture. Maybe I should of told her after we tried to take down Manticore, but that wasn't an option now was it?" Zack nearly flew over to Lydecker, but quickly caught himself. "Maybe if you would of realized what you were doing was wrong before any of us were created, we wouldn't have to worry about this would we?"

The phone rang as the tension was growing. Logan picked up the phone as Zack and Lydecker started going at it again. "Help me" said a faint voice. "You have to come and get me out of here. I cant survive in this hell that used to be my home." Logan started shaking as his adrenaline pumped. "Max!" Logan cried. Suddenly Zack and Lydecker were quiet. Logan instantly knew they were behind him when he heard Lydecker's heavy breathing. "Max, are you ok? Tell us where to meet you, and we will be there" said Logan anxious to get an answer. I'm at Manticore. I barely got out of my restraints to call you. I don't know how secure they have this place. Your only hope is to break in and find me. I will be at the medical ward. Please hurry." Logan heard grunts and metallic objects hitting the ground. He knew a struggle was going on. He heard Max let out a sigh of pain. "What's going on?" cried Logan. All he heard was the sound of a dialtone.

Zack quickly ran into the rooms of Krit and Syl. All three of Lydeckers kids walked out. "What are you doing?" asked Logan. Zack was quickly gathering materials and he turned to Logan, "Were going to get max." Logan knew thats what zack would say. All he could think of was how well Zack and himself got along when max's life was in limbo. Everyone sat in silence for a moment.

"I'm coming to. I know the perimeter better than you, and maybe I can reason with Madame X." Lydecker felt proud at his love for his kids. "No your not. Me, Krit, and Syl are going to get Max out, and it's her dicision on what to do with you. Krit, Syl, Come on."

Zack swiftly walked over to Logan, and whispered something in his ear. Logan pulled out his 9mm. He pointed it at Lydecker. "Sit down, this is Zacks deal right now. If i want your help, I will ask you."

Zack, Krit, and Syl walked out of the door. Logan walked over to the window of his apartment as he saw Zack mount Max's Ninja, and Krit and Syl get on a Nirvanna. Zack fired up the Ninja and rode down the street. Krit quickly followed with Syl on the back.

Logan walked over to Lydecker. "Krit, and Syl dont talk much. Why?" Lydecker looked at Logan, and managed to get out "Krit, Syl, All of the X5 and up are sons and daughters of Max and Zack." Logan turned pale. The thought of Max being a mother without even knowing it pained him. He walked over to his computer and started working on hacking Manticore files again. Lydecker finally said "Theres more about my kids that you might want to know." Logan turned around wondering if he wanted to know or not.