Zane still shows no signal. I guess we're just gonna have to make him show that face of his. We go to every bar and resturant in the city and post messages on the cork boards. They simply say -

205! Romeo, Epsilon, Prance, Omega, Retra, Toro...200...ITC! 452, 210!

He'll understand. Zane! Report at 2hundred hours at the ITC building! Max and Jondy

We go up to the roof of the ITC building and wait for nightfall. Its 2:30 in the morning, hes half an hour late! Where is he?

Suddenly, there is movement in the shadows. I figure steps out and its a man. He is handsome and very pleasing to the eye. He looks at me, then at Jondy.

"You called?"

"Zane? Is that you?"

"Maxie? Is that the pueny little scrap of a soldier that I used to know. What happened? Jondy, your lookin good, what did you guys want and whats with the messages?"

"You never left the signal, rememeber? Leave a clue to your whereabouts on the roof of the tallest building in the city so if we need ya, we can find ya fast."

"Guess I never did get around to putting that up. Oh well, ya found me, so what ya want?"

"Manticore has Brin. They reprogrammed her. I was ambushed on the road, and they had her. She was standing there like a trained puppy. She distracted them so I could escape. I saw in her eyes that she was fighting them, but not succeding. We need your help and everyone elses help to get her out of there and bring down Manticore once and for all. Will you help us."

"You know you can count on your big bro for anything. Call me when you need me. Heres me number. Does Zack know about this? Do any of the others know about this?"

"Only the people standing here know whats happining. We need to find the others. Do you know where they are?"

"Nope. You might want to try Seattle though, Heard some people spotted a girl leaping across the roof tops and a bunch of mysterious break-ins. Somebody's been very lax with thier personal safty"

"Uh, Zane, that was me. You got anything else?"

"Jeeze Max, you could've been captured and then we'd have to save your @$$ along with Brin's. I don't know anything else, but I do know this. I'm coming with you. You were always risking yourself back in Manticore, and I know you havn't changed. Don't you know what going into hiding means? Now I really gotta act like a big brother. I gotta look out for my baby sis, even if it means dropping everything I have going."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence. You got a ride?"

"Yeah, you think I run to work every morning?"

"Well whatcha got?"

"I have a 2004 Mustang. Why, what did you ride into town on?"

"We've got our bikes and you might want to think about a vehicle change. Bikes are faster and easier to hide in a jam."

"So you want me to ditch my car and my life, steal a crotch-rocket, and go save the world. I can deal with losing my job and boosting a bike, but you cannot make me leave my Mustang behind. We can tow the bikes."

"You got a deal. Lets blaze!"