Chapter 24: The Fight
Later that night, Max woke up suddenly, aware of someone else in the room with her. Looking around, she saw Elizabeth by the window, looking out into the darkness. She was surprised when she made hand signals to her, to ask what was wrong. Eilzabeth replied with,
"X4-623. Armed. Going for the back door.."
"You stay here. Watch Lara. I'll be back." Max snuck out the front door, waking Gary and letting him know what was going on.
"Shhh." she motioned for silence, signalling him to stay inside, guarding her children.
"Be careful." he whispered, and squeezed her hand in support.
Max smiled at him, and crept around the cabin, keeping out of sight of Lucy at all time. ((This is it. I'm not playing Mr. Nice Guy anymore)) Max took a deep breath and sprang around the corner. She wasn't there. "Shit!"
"Looking for me?" Came a voice from behind her.
"Oh, Lucy, how nice to see you again." Max replied, turning around slowly.
"You thought you had me taken care of. Well, you were wrong. The X4's were designed with a higher pain tolerence. Just goes to show, you should have killed me when you had a chance..."
"Believe me, I won't make that mistake again." Max hissed, lunging at her.
From inside, Gary and the others heard gun shots. Multiple times.
Not being able to take it any longer, Gary said, "Guys, guard them with your life." to the others surounding him. "I'm going to help."
Max had just barely missed a bullet, and was bouncing back up again, when she felt something graze her arm. The pain didn't set in until later. Right now, she was all instinct. Intent on her prey. Lucy took that second of hesitation on Max's part, and pushed her down, standing over her, gun cocked.
"Seems like your days are over X5-452." Lucy slowly pulled the trigger, Max flinched, and Gary fired.
"Not quite." he said, running up to Max, with Lucy on top of her. "Are you ok?" he asked hesitantly, hoping that he hadn't shot Max by mistake.
Max nodded an affirmation, and rolled Lucy off of her, seeing she was still breathing.
"Damn! Doesn't she ever die!" With that, Max took Lucy's head in her arms, and twisted. Snapping her neck. Letting out the breath she had been holding, Max collasped, and Gary lifted her up, carrying her into the cabin, to a warm bed, and even warmer conversation.
end chapter 24
Later that night, Max woke up suddenly, aware of someone else in the room with her. Looking around, she saw Elizabeth by the window, looking out into the darkness. She was surprised when she made hand signals to her, to ask what was wrong. Eilzabeth replied with,
"X4-623. Armed. Going for the back door.."
"You stay here. Watch Lara. I'll be back." Max snuck out the front door, waking Gary and letting him know what was going on.
"Shhh." she motioned for silence, signalling him to stay inside, guarding her children.
"Be careful." he whispered, and squeezed her hand in support.
Max smiled at him, and crept around the cabin, keeping out of sight of Lucy at all time. ((This is it. I'm not playing Mr. Nice Guy anymore)) Max took a deep breath and sprang around the corner. She wasn't there. "Shit!"
"Looking for me?" Came a voice from behind her.
"Oh, Lucy, how nice to see you again." Max replied, turning around slowly.
"You thought you had me taken care of. Well, you were wrong. The X4's were designed with a higher pain tolerence. Just goes to show, you should have killed me when you had a chance..."
"Believe me, I won't make that mistake again." Max hissed, lunging at her.
From inside, Gary and the others heard gun shots. Multiple times.
Not being able to take it any longer, Gary said, "Guys, guard them with your life." to the others surounding him. "I'm going to help."
Max had just barely missed a bullet, and was bouncing back up again, when she felt something graze her arm. The pain didn't set in until later. Right now, she was all instinct. Intent on her prey. Lucy took that second of hesitation on Max's part, and pushed her down, standing over her, gun cocked.
"Seems like your days are over X5-452." Lucy slowly pulled the trigger, Max flinched, and Gary fired.
"Not quite." he said, running up to Max, with Lucy on top of her. "Are you ok?" he asked hesitantly, hoping that he hadn't shot Max by mistake.
Max nodded an affirmation, and rolled Lucy off of her, seeing she was still breathing.
"Damn! Doesn't she ever die!" With that, Max took Lucy's head in her arms, and twisted. Snapping her neck. Letting out the breath she had been holding, Max collasped, and Gary lifted her up, carrying her into the cabin, to a warm bed, and even warmer conversation.
end chapter 24
