Being with Aaron helped Max forget about everything else. Being with Aaron seemed so right, so perfect. Aaron started to unbutton Max's blouse, as Max tried pulling off his shirt. Just then, Max heard footsteps coming from the kitchen and creaking from the porch.

'There's no one there Max. Stop being so paranoid.' She thought.


Daniel looked through the window into the dark room. 'Looks like things are getting pretty hot in there.' He thought to himself smiling. He saw Brandon creeping towards the doorway in the kitchen. It was time.


Logan fumbled with the piece of paper between his fingers. Logan stopped and stared at the paper with Lydecker's cell phone number scrawled on it. He had to do this. He had no choice. Logan picked up the phone and dialed.


The handle of the door was turning. Max looked up as a maniacal smile spread across Aaron's face. 'What's happening?' She thought to herself. She pushed Aaron off of her body, stood up and began to button up her shirt.

"Max, what's wrong?"

"Why don't you tell me." Max said as she backed up against the fireplace, keeping her eye on both the door and the kitchen.

"Max?" Aaron said as he stepped towards her.

Just then, the door burst open and a man appeared in the doorway of the kitchen.

"What's going on?" Max questioned.

"GOD finally!" Aaron said. "I didn't know how far I could go before I threw up. Sheez!"

Max ran to the kitchen and tried to get through the doorway but it seemed like the man's feet were cemented to the ground. Was she just weak or was the man incredibly strong?

Before she could figure it out, she felt the man in front of her grab her hands and another man grab her back. They weren't like other men that tried to fight Max, these guys were stronger than her. She could feel it. All of a sudden, Max's conversation with Logan started repeating itself in her head.

"Well, I don't think you alone would be strong enough bring Daniel back."

Max was acually starting to get scared. It was a feeling she had never felt before. It was acual fear.

Before she knew it, Max was tried to a metal chair with very strong restraints. No matter how hard she fought, she was stuck.

"Well well, if it isn't one of the infamous x-5's. Lydecker really isn't as advanced as I thought he'd be." She heard the older man say.

While the man was talking to her, all she could do was watch Aaron. 'How could he do this?' her mind kept screaming.


Logan hung up the phone. All he could do was think about Max, and if he made the right choice. 'Yeah... I did the right thing I mean... she's in danger right?" Logan thought. Who's the bigger danger... Lydecker and Manticore or Daniel and Brandon?