Most mutants gasped and backed away. "Ames White." Mole hissed. Max and Alec jumped to their feet and started backing away. "Easy, easy everyone. I am a flexible man. I am going to make you all a deal." Ames replied taking a step toward them. "We're listening." Mole said. "I'll leave you all alone, never hunt you, or take you back to Manticore, as long as you hand over Max and Alec." White said walking closer to them, figuring that they didn't know their designation numbers. Max gasped. "He's trying to turn our own kind against us." Alec whispered in horror. "We can't do that." Joshua replied taking matters into his own hands. "To hell we can't!" Mole said stubbornly. "Yeah, well it's working." She replied then jumped up on the crate.

"Ok everybody, listen up! You, all of you, should know better! To hell with his word, Ames is apart the conclave, the same cult that hates each and every one of you. No matter what he says after he gets us, he'll get you as well!" Max shouted. Everyone looked at Max then at Ames. "I AM a man of my word, I won't hurt you." Ames lied. "Well, that's good enough for me." Mole announced to everyone. By this time Max had jumped off into the crowd of transgenics and her Joshua and Alec drifted to the back of the crowd. "Joshua, we need to get out of here." Max suggested. "Yes, you and Alec should go, now." Joshua agreed. "Wait, Joshua, aren't you coming with us?" Max asked sadly. "Max, I'm a.dog man. It will be easier to blend in and hid without me." Joshua replied. "Joshua, I'm not leaving you!" Max said gripping Joshua's arm. "Max, you have too and you know it." Joshua said. Max sighed, she knew Joshua was right. She gave him a big hug and he kissed her on the head. "Alec, take care of little fella." He instructed as he hugged Alec. "No problem, big fella." He said hugging him tightly. Alec then took Max's hand and they both ran.

"I.. can't.. believe..that..they're..doing..this." Alec said breathless as they ran. "It's a win, win situation. They're scared, they don't want to get hurt or sent back to Manticore so they do whatever it takes to keep safe. Even if it is Ames, they'll believe it." Max replied running beside Alec. Both of them, out of breath stopped running for a quick break. In the distance they could hear the mutants shouting, Alec and Max looked at each other in fear. Angry, Alec slammed his palm on the wall. "MAN! You were right Max, we can't win. Everyone is against us! There is NO possible way we can get out of this one." Alec replied running his fingers through his hair, stressfully. "I know, but we at least have to try and keep running!" Max encouraged. "Oh come on Max, what's the use? I mean you and I both know no matter what we do, all this is going to end up in disaster." Alec said. Max sighed and ran her fingers through her hair as well, then slowly a smile stretched her face. "Wait a minute, there is still one place we can go, come on!" Max said then took off running, Alec followed.

Max and Alec climbed to the very top of Seattle's space needle, Max's favorite place to chill out. "So, how are we going to deal with this problem Max?" Alec asked sitting down next to her. Max looked out over the city and sighed. "I don't know." She answered truthfully. "Alec." She said breaking the long silence between them. Alec looked at her.

She turned her head towards him, looking into his handsome eyes. The high winds gently blew strands of her hair out of her face. "Thank you." She finished. Alec grinned. "Thank you? For what?" he asked softly. Max looked down then back at him. "For everything, for protecting me, for saving me, for standing beside me, for..taking what you took from Ames fro me." She said smiling. Alec smiled then lifted his hand to the side of her face. Max closed her eyes and reopened them slowly. It's been a long time a guy had touched her like that. They both leaned in and their lips gently touched. Max loved the fact that she could finally kiss a guy again, she loved it.

Suddenly they both heard a noise and ripped their lips away from each other. "What was that?" Alec asked looking around. "I don't know." Max replied. "I'll be back, I'm going to look around on the other side." Alec announced then disappeared around the other side of the space needle. Max smiled then turned her attention back to the breath taking view of the city. When suddenly she had a wave of a bad feeling. So she stood up and turned around to come face to face with Logan. "Max, I am so sorry for everything I have done to you. Please forgive me, I escaped from White's clutches to apologize to you." Logan explained. Max eyed him. "How do I know this isn't a trap?" she asked. "Max, do you honestly think I would hurt you on purpose? It wasn't my fault Ames turned me into this person who wants to hunt you down and kill you." Logan said sadly. Max smiled and fell into Logan's arms and rested her head on his chest.

Logan lost his smile. "Max, I'm sorry." Logan said. Max frowned. "What for?" she asked. "This." He added then stabbed her in the back with a needle. Before Max could react, she fell unconscious in Logan's arms. Logan picked her up, her arms, legs, and head hanging over Logan's arms. He walked around to the other side of the needle where Alec was handcuffed behind his back to a pole, also unconscious. Logan sat Max beside Alec and also handcuffed her hands behind her back and around a pole. Logan looked at them, almost feeling sorry for them. Alec rested his head on his shoulder and Max's head was down, her hair covering her face.

Soon a series of knocks came to the door, a code. Logan opened it and saw Ames. "Anything?" he asked. Logan was about ready to say no, he hadn't found them. But he figured if Ames found out he lied, he would be in a lot of trouble. "They're over there." He said. Ames walked around and saw them the kicked the bottom of Alec's boot to see if he was just sleeping. Ames walked beside Max and squatted down beside her. He only looked at her and then grabbed her chin and lifted her head up to see her face. She looked peaceful, any other time she seen her she always had an angry, determined face on, except now.

"Beautiful, huh?" Logan asked. "Very, Manticore hit this one right on the money." Ames replied letting her chin go and allowing her head to drop back to it's place. "So how are we getting out of here?" Logan asked changing the subject. "Just carry or darg them out." Ames replied un cuffing Max and picking her up. Logan nodded and did the same with Alec. They started their journey down stairs. Once on the street, they threw them in the car. Once that was done Ames and Logan got in and buckled their seatbelts. Logan looked in the back seat. Alec was sitting up and using the window to support his head. Max laid on her side, her head rested on Alec's lap, one arm dangling off the seat and the other laid on her stomach. They did it, they caught who they needed to catch. Everything was perfect for them. Yet.why did Logan feel so guilty?