Chapter 3

Zack's POV

I didn't even give his comet a growl, let alone a word response. The fool didn't
desires one. I watched the sun go down knowing full well that if I didn't do some thing
and something fast it would be the last one I saw for a very long time. I couldn't let them
turn my precious Maxie into a stone hard solider again. We were crossing the Rockies
now. It was now or never. All I had to do was take out a few of the guards, drive
through the door while pulling on a parachute.

*Come on , Maxie.* I silently commanded her, *I need you to wake up. I can't do
this without you.*

As if hearing my silent command Max's head moved slightly. I looked down at her
gorgeous face just as her eye lids began to flutter open. Then her eyes shot open knowing
full well that she was in unfamiliar territory. Enemy territory. Our eyes meet and she
instantly knew I had a plan to get us out of there. Two guards were directly behind us, In
two minutes flat I had taken out the guards and Max had knocked Lydecker unconscious.
Max dove for the door to and threw it open. I grabbed the only parachute.

"Jump, Max." I screamed as I pulled the parachute on, "I'll catch you."

She jumped just as Lydecker woke up. I ran for the opened door just as he opened
fire on me. A bullet loaded itself into my leg as I fell head over heals out the door. I bit
back the pain as I seached the sky below me for Max. She wasn't there and then I felt
arms wrap around my waist. It was her. I reached behind me and pulled her into my
arms. She had held on to the bottom of the helicopter and waited for me. She would have
given herself over to them if I hadn't have made it.

She kissed me gently as she pulled the string that deployed the parachute. We
gently fell into the snow below. The helicopter had turned back to find us.

"Shelter!" Max cried as she saw me bleeding leg.

Lydecker and his men would never find us in the snow covered Rockies. This was
our domain. What we were made to do. Hunt or be hunted. Max got on my right side,
the side that was hurt and lifted my arm over her head. We started to run through the
snowy woods looking for shelter as we went. Even X5's couldn't survive for long in this
harse envioment for long, expesally at night.