Max found herself staring at the floor as she spit out the blood that was congealing in her mouth. Looking up she watched Wren pace back and forth waiting for her to stand up. A look of fiendish delight was transcribed on her face. Before Max could stand up Wren brought her foot with punishing force into her gut causing her to flip over and cough up blood. Max pulled herself up as fast as she could and backed away from Wren who seemed unstoppable.
Max immediately started to fight back but Wren was too focused and was always one step ahead of her. After a few moments Max found herself reeling from Wren's blows and not finding a way out. She landed a swift punch to Wren's stomach but was quickly knocked back against the wall.
"What's the matter Max?" Wren's voice was filled with a mixture of contempt and sarcasm, "Not enjoying the attention? You sure seemed content to soak in all you could from Jacen."
If she hadn't been trying to stop the blood flow from inside her mouth Max would have responded but Wren didn't give her any time as she came charging in delivering several quick jabs into Max's stomach. Pushing Max against the wall, Wren brought her knee up and drove it into Max's gut causing Max to double over. Wren threw Max away from the wall and she went crashing over the security console. Max struggled to get up as Wren jumped up onto the desk and stared down at Max, "Pathetic. You would have never stood a chance with him."
Before Wren could say anything Max pushed herself up with a yell of pain and wrapped her hands around Wren's ankles and looked up into her eyes, "Shut the hell up." With just a slight pull Wren tumbled backwards and slammed head first onto the concrete floor. Max slowly pulled herself up and looked over the console at Wren who was struggling not to slip out of consciousness. She grabbed Wren by her shoulders and pulled her to the staircase leading down to the morgue. With a strong push Wren tumbled down the stairwell and Max quickly closed and locked the top door.
Max struggled to pull herself up the stairs into the barracks and out into the open air. She found a Hummer already standing by with Krit and Syl sitting in the back and Zane laying down on the back bed. Before Max could ask what had happened Zack jumped from the drivers seat and looked at her, "Are they inside?"
She could only nod as she struggled to clear her head and look at Zack. He simply nodded and replied, "Let's finish this right here." Zack pulled out a 9mm Glock and pointed it in front of him. Max followed his arm and saw where he was aiming. She couldn't understand what was going on until she zoomed in and could see gas leaking from the large tanks of propane and natural gas. At a second glance she could see that the fuel tank doors were opened. While Max doubted there was much fuel left in the large underground tank, she knew it was directly above the cell room and the morgue where the X-6 were.
"What's going on?" Max asked looking from Zack to the Glock.
"A little something Krit set up," Zack replied before closing his one eye and aiming down the sight.
Max quickly grabbed Zack's arm and pulled it away, "What are you doing? Lydecker is here to take them back to Manticore. What more do you want?"
"Don't do this Max. Don't let your judgment get clouded again," Zack spoke but he wasn't struggling with Max.
"I can't let you do it Zack," Max replied keeping a firm grip on his arm.
Zack shook his head ruefully and looked past her to see Lydecker and the Manticore Special Ops leaving the forest edge and running towards them. He looked back at Max, "There isn't any time!"
"Let's just get out of here Zack," Max pleaded.
"Fine," Zack nodded and he let Max take the gun from his hand. Max quickly started to jump into the passenger seat when she felt two hands push into her back and the top of her head hit the frame of the doorway with enough force to cause Max to slump over in her seat. The last thing she remembered was Zack pulling the gun from her hand. Before she lost consciousness she heard two shots fire off into the night.
Max immediately started to fight back but Wren was too focused and was always one step ahead of her. After a few moments Max found herself reeling from Wren's blows and not finding a way out. She landed a swift punch to Wren's stomach but was quickly knocked back against the wall.
"What's the matter Max?" Wren's voice was filled with a mixture of contempt and sarcasm, "Not enjoying the attention? You sure seemed content to soak in all you could from Jacen."
If she hadn't been trying to stop the blood flow from inside her mouth Max would have responded but Wren didn't give her any time as she came charging in delivering several quick jabs into Max's stomach. Pushing Max against the wall, Wren brought her knee up and drove it into Max's gut causing Max to double over. Wren threw Max away from the wall and she went crashing over the security console. Max struggled to get up as Wren jumped up onto the desk and stared down at Max, "Pathetic. You would have never stood a chance with him."
Before Wren could say anything Max pushed herself up with a yell of pain and wrapped her hands around Wren's ankles and looked up into her eyes, "Shut the hell up." With just a slight pull Wren tumbled backwards and slammed head first onto the concrete floor. Max slowly pulled herself up and looked over the console at Wren who was struggling not to slip out of consciousness. She grabbed Wren by her shoulders and pulled her to the staircase leading down to the morgue. With a strong push Wren tumbled down the stairwell and Max quickly closed and locked the top door.
Max struggled to pull herself up the stairs into the barracks and out into the open air. She found a Hummer already standing by with Krit and Syl sitting in the back and Zane laying down on the back bed. Before Max could ask what had happened Zack jumped from the drivers seat and looked at her, "Are they inside?"
She could only nod as she struggled to clear her head and look at Zack. He simply nodded and replied, "Let's finish this right here." Zack pulled out a 9mm Glock and pointed it in front of him. Max followed his arm and saw where he was aiming. She couldn't understand what was going on until she zoomed in and could see gas leaking from the large tanks of propane and natural gas. At a second glance she could see that the fuel tank doors were opened. While Max doubted there was much fuel left in the large underground tank, she knew it was directly above the cell room and the morgue where the X-6 were.
"What's going on?" Max asked looking from Zack to the Glock.
"A little something Krit set up," Zack replied before closing his one eye and aiming down the sight.
Max quickly grabbed Zack's arm and pulled it away, "What are you doing? Lydecker is here to take them back to Manticore. What more do you want?"
"Don't do this Max. Don't let your judgment get clouded again," Zack spoke but he wasn't struggling with Max.
"I can't let you do it Zack," Max replied keeping a firm grip on his arm.
Zack shook his head ruefully and looked past her to see Lydecker and the Manticore Special Ops leaving the forest edge and running towards them. He looked back at Max, "There isn't any time!"
"Let's just get out of here Zack," Max pleaded.
"Fine," Zack nodded and he let Max take the gun from his hand. Max quickly started to jump into the passenger seat when she felt two hands push into her back and the top of her head hit the frame of the doorway with enough force to cause Max to slump over in her seat. The last thing she remembered was Zack pulling the gun from her hand. Before she lost consciousness she heard two shots fire off into the night.
