Firstly a note.

White Kittie pointed out a little while ago that White probably wouldn't be scared of Max, and she's right I don't think he would, I just can't figure how to write it so it sounds like that. The best thing I can do is give you an analogy, not long after I got my cat he mauled my arm, he was in a bad mood at the time I picked him up and let me know it, anyway, I still love him, and even right after he did it I wasn't scared of him, but I was cautious around him, I know he can hurt me badly I have the scars to prove but, but I'm NOT scared of him. That's sort of how I see White's reaction to Max, he isn't afraid of her, but he does know he needs to be cautious around her, because she can do some serious damage to him.

As always thanx for the wonderful reviews guys.

Anyway, enough of that, on with the story.


Chapter 5

Max watched him walk over to her. This could be her best chance, her only chance even, she had to take it. The way he was watching her he was expecting something, but was he expecting her to be out of the cuffs? Probably not.

He walked up to her cautiously, never getting too close. He was almost close enough.

'Is my son alive?' He asked bluntly, no emotion in his voice.

Max said nothing, she would say nothing when it came to Ray, the kid had a chance now at living a normal life, if White got him back they would turn another innocent child into a monster.

'Go to hell!' Max spat.

Ames lashed out at her and that was when she moved, so fast he almost lost sight of her. In a moment of anger he'd been careless and it cost him now. He was sprawled on the floor before he realised what had happened.

He sprung back to his feet quickly before she could take another shot at him and blocked her next attack.

He paralleled her moves preventing her from making contact with him again. He got one good blow to her shoulder that sent her to her knees, but when he went in for another shot she wasn't there anymore, she was behind him.

Max kicked out at him knocking him down but he came strait back up in a roll and was on the offensive once more. She did her best to block but unfortunately he got as many shots through her defences as she did his.

They seemed pretty evenly matched. His injured leg against weakened arm.

Max aimed a kick at his injured leg but he knocked her away and swept her legs out from under her once more. She rolled back up onto her feet immediately and the second kick hit empty ground leaving him off balance and open to an attack from Max.

So far she had been using her legs more than her fists, White would have noticed this and so wasn't expecting the hit she landed on his jaw. The pain in her shoulder was worth seeing White hit the floor spitting blood, Max was only disappointed she hadn't loosened a few teeth as well, if that had been anyone else she would have broken their jaw, all she did to White was bust up his lip.

He wiped the blood away from his mouth and was back on his feet a little more cautious this time. He had underestimated 452 before, when she took his son, he wasn't going to make the same mistake twice.

He kept his distance from her this time, they circled each other not sure what the other one would do next.

Max had already had enough of this, yeah loved kicking White's ass but with them both injured they were pretty much equally balanced, they could keep this up for hours and still get no-where.

Also the longer they stayed here the greater the chance of White's people finding them, and that was something she did not want to happen.

'Time-out.' Max called, though she hated doing it. 'We're not getting anywhere like this. If we want to get out of here we need to stop kicking the crap out of each other long enough to do it.'

'You got to be kidding me.' Ames snorted. 'What you want us to work together? I think you hit your head a little too hard.'

'Don't get all bent outta shape, that wasn't what I had in mind.' She said. 'Look this is some kind of basement right? Basements have doors, all we have to do is find one. I suggest we each pick a direction and see who's the lucky one.'

'Right and whoever finds the way out goes and gets the other one?' His voice was dripping with sarcasm.

'Far as I'm concerned it's every man for himself. You can rot down here for all I care.' Max dismissed him moving away, but not turning her back on him for a second.

'Don't worry 452, I find the way out I will be back for you.' He threatened.

'I'm really scared.' Max drolled.