There was a young couple at the other end of the bar. It was a young woman not much older than I am. She was talking to a hansome guy, but not all was well. They were having an argument. With my supurb hearing, I listened in on their conversation. The Guy was mad at the woman for some strange reason that only they could comprehend. I learned her name was Yancy. What a name!

"Yancy why don't you tell me the truth for once."

Now this was getting interesting.

"What are you talking about?"

Even better, she was getting nervous and started looking around to make sure no one was watching them. I pretended to nurse my drink while the fight continued.

All of a sudden, the guy's fist crashed down onto the bar.

"Don't lie to me, I don't want to hear them anymore. You've been lying to me since the begining!"

He said that very softly so even I could barely hear what he had said.

I couldn't help but look at her. I recognized her from somewhere, but I couldn't out my finger on it. My memorie was suppossed to be photogenic, but she looked like any 23 year old women. I had a feeling she was a threat of some sort. Don't ask me why, but I just had a feeling.

"I'm sorry Chase." Yancy said as the guy, now identified as Chase, walked away from her. I almost spit out my drink laughing. I held it in. Her eyes met mine and I gave her one of my best cold smiles.I knew what had just happened.

All I got in return was a short terrified glance and then she too walked out of the bar. I turn to Jondy.

"Who was that lady?"

"I don't know, I've seen her here a few times before, but not very often."

"I know her from somewhere. Her names Yancy, thats all I picked up from the conversation."

"Still eaves dropping Max, I thought even you would have grown out of that."

"Old habits die hard. So where you stayin at?"

"I got a place downtown, but you probably already know that don't you? I know you followed me here."

"Then why didn't you stop me?"

"I was curious, another old habit. How'd you get here anyway?"

"I took my bike all the way from Seattle. Met up with some soldier boys along the way, but I ditched em. They almost shot out my back tire! No respect!"

Jondy got a kick out of that. I told her how I had stowed away on the semi and rode all the way here and scared the sh!t out of the guys unloading it. She told me about her life. She had met this guy named Adam. He seemed ok, I'd have to check up on him later of course. She missed all of us very deeply and wanted to see us all back together again one day, not in Manticore though.

By the time we left the bar, it was nearly dawn, and she had work. She had just gotten promoted from the night shift and was now working days. Jondy had never needed much sleep, so she wouldn't have minded night work.

As she gets into her car, and I get on my bike, a black hummer pulls into the drive and blocks our path. From out of nowhere, soldiers appear on all sides, boxing us in. A helecopter circles overhead, and out of the hummer steps the same woman that had had the fight in the bar. I can't help but stare open-mouthed at her. Jondy is beside me in a heart beat. A small squeak of unjust shock escapes my lips. There is no way out. They have us surrounded and greatly out numbered.

"Max, how nice to see you again."

I remember where I had seen her before. She was on the clean up crew when Zack had killed those Manticore employees on a helecopter. I had seen it in a news report with her on the cover, ordering reporters away from the scene.She was also the same lady that had held me up on the road. Damn bitch!

I didn't know what to do. Jondy postitioned herself behind me on my bike. There was only one way out, and that was through her! I let it all out and went straight for her. I wasn't fast enough to escape all the tazers that shot out and Jondy and me.

We were both thrown back off the bike as it slammed into the hummer. More tazers latched on to us until everything went black.