"Logan! Alec! Joshua! We are in so much trouble!" Max yelled as she ran up the stairs to the needle. Once she reached the top, she froze, she saw no one. "Logan? Alec? This isn't very funny." She warned walking to the edge. "Rafer? Joshua?" She called a hint or fear in her voice. She walked around the side of the needle, gasped and backed away in horror, something was written on the wall of it. "Got 'em." Max stood there tears forming in her eyes. "Oh god." She told herself as she gripped her stomach and turned away facing the city. Soon she broke down in tears collapsing to her knees. She hated being alone. She was truly the last transgenic left in the City of Seattle. You're a poison to everyone who loves you. Renfro's words echoed in her ears, and it was true to her. After moment of crying Max managed to pick herself up and walk downstairs.

Max was in Logan's apartment; she had taken a shower there and was now out, in a robe, her wet hair behind her shoulders. The room was silent as she glanced out the window. She could see the flaming building from Logan's apartment and sighed in hopelessness. Max switched her eyes up towards the stars. She felt so alone and she had every right to feel that way. "What's going to happen me now?" She asked herself her eyes a little bloodshot from crying so much. She closed her eyes and her mouth bent into one of her crying faces as a tear slowly rolled down her cheek. Normally she hid her fear with courage and lots of attitude but this time things were too crazy, too messed up. "Ben? Zack? Tinga? Anyone? I wish you were here to protect me. Oh, I miss you so much." She said softly. Soon Max ignored her tears, got dressed form her cloths she kept at Logan's in case f an emergency, and dried her hair. Max grabbed her jacket and locked Logan's door.

She drove to Cindy's apartment and banged on her door continuingly. Cindy eventually opened it to see Max crying. "Boo?" She asked. "Oh Cindy." Max chocked out, collapsing in her arms.







Cindy led her in, sat her down on the couch, sat down beside her and made her tell her everything. Once Max calmed down, Max explained everything. After she was done, Cindy was speechless. Cindy made a notion to talk but a hard banging on the door interrupted them. Cindy looked towards the door as Max jumped up and ran to the window. Another banging came louder. Cindy looked at Max who looked back at her then moved closer to her. "It's White. Don't answer, he'll get us, we have to get out of here now." Max replied. "Man, that man can find out anything can't he?" Cindy asked amazingly yet quietly. "He works for the government, of course he can find anything." Max hissed.

Cindy grabbed Max's wrist and led her over to a wall. "Well, they're coimin' in either way." Cindy acknowledged tearing off the door to a large vent and pushing max inside. "Cindy, what are you doing?" Max asked panic ally as Cindy attached the door back on the wall. "Max, he can't find you." Cindy replied through the spaces. "Cindy, don't do this, I lost everybody, I don't want to loose you too!" Max whined. Before Cindy could say something comforting the door busted down. Cindy shot up. "Are you Cindy?" White asked. "Who wants to know?" Cindy asked placing her hands on her hips, giving an attitude. "Special agent in Charge, Ames White." He replied flashing his badge. "Oh yeah I seen you on TV talking about those transgetics." Cindy replied smiling. "Speaking of transgetics, I understand from your application at Jampony a Max Guerrera lives with you?" Ames replied. "Yeah, so?" Cindy asked. Max silently slammed her palm on her forehead, cursing he honesty. "Where is she?" Ames demanded in a more controlling tone. "I dunno, went on vaca or somethin'." Cindy lied. "Vaca?" Otto asked.

Cindy looked at him an eyebrow raised. "Vacation." She classified. "Liar, tell me where that transgenic is now!" Ames ordered. Cindy's mouth dropped. "Max is a transgetics!?" Cindy asked doing a bad job of acting surprised. Ames gripped her arm. "You know dam well she's one. You would have noticed, she's all over TV, newspapers, etc. As 452 might have shared with you, I am not a patient man, so don't push me!" Ames shouted getting really angry. Max winced at his words. "Yeah I kinda thought Max looked like that transgenic." Cindy reasoned. Ames then threw her into 2 men who grabbed her and secured her. Ames walked up to a picture of Cindy and Max together and smashed his fist on Max's picture, shattering the glass. "Oh, ok! You pain' for that!" Cindy replied angrily. Ames walked into Max's old room and looked around. She found a picture of her and Logan, took it, and placed it in his coat pocket. He saw pictures of her 12 brothers and sisters on her dresser; Ben and Zack's picture was stuck in her mirror. Something then caught Ames's eye, it was stashed in the corner. Ames walked over to it and picked it up and grinned. It was her old Manticore uniform. Ames walked out. "Get her out of here." Ames ordered her men. Ames stood alone in the room. Max looked as his cold eyes scanned the room. Then he rolled his eyes at Cindy screaming her comments. Once Max heard him leave and the vehicles drive away she lunged her foot at the metal wall in anger. And fear.

Max busted out of the vent, angrier than anything. "Ames better have a death wish. I am sick and tired of feeling scared and I am sick and tired of him." Max told herself as she walked out to her bike. She got on it, stated it up and screeched the tires once she took off. She drove fast and didn't stop for anything not even stoplights. She went down series of dirt roads until she came to a large building, the Manticore building. She took a deep breath got off and walked towards the building.

"This is very uncomfortable." Alec replied struggling in his cage. "I hope Max is ok." Logan said in the cage across Alec's. "She isn't ok, she's probably scared to death, I know I would be if a guy like Ames White was on my butt 24 7, taking away all the people I loved." Alec replied. "That doesn't sound like Max." Rafer spoke up in another cage. "Oh yeah don't let that 'I'm so tough I fear no one so fear me' attitude she plays." Alec replied tugging at his chains. "The girl is petrified." Cindy agreed. Everyone was then silent for a moment. "I thought Max said that these guys don't take human prisoners." Rafer replied changing the subject. "They don't. They're waiting to catch Max and kill us in front of her." Logan replied knowing Ames well and how he thinks, not as well as Max though.

"Why would they do that?" Rafer asked. "Because he's a loser." Alec reasoned. "Because he likes to see Max suffer." Logan corrected. "Yeah see, he's a loser." Alec added. "Why?" Rafer asked Logan ignoring Alec. "Ames White is secretly apart f a breeding cult called the Conclave, they despise transgetics.." "Mostly Max." Alec interrupted Logan. "And Max and Ames have been each other's worse enemies for a long time." Logan added. "Wow, that sucks, he's weird." Rafer replied also trying to get loose. "L.Little fella, ok?" Joshua asked. "Of course Joshua, Max is Max." Cindy replied. Suddenly a guard went flying into the wall. Everyone looked over to where the guard came flying from. Max walked into the room, 1 eyebrow raised and a hell of an attitude on her face. "MAX!" They all shouted, some astonished, others happy. "Hey, I'm crashing this party." Max replied as she walked up to Logan's cage and examined its lock. "The only way to get it open is a key." A cold voice replied behind her. Max froze for a second then spun around to face Ames and 598, Zack's clone. Max was scared but she didn't show any signs of it. "Ready to go to your room 452?" Ames asked glancing at the empty cell. "Bring it on." Max challenged. "Gladly." 598 said then started running towards her.

Max kicked out her leg and kicked 598 hardly in the side. 598 backed away in shock. Max punched him in the chest and then kicked him in the side of his thigh. Max tried to punch 598 again but this time 598 caught it, punched her in the stomach and then in the face. Max shook it off and spun around leashing out her leg, kicking 598 in the face. 598 staggered back, into a pipe. Everyone watched with interest. Max moved closer to plant a blow but unexpeditly he grabbed the pipe with his hands and lifted up his legs, wrapping the around Max's neck. With his leg power he smashed Max to the ground and let go with his legs, picked her up and threw her against the bars of the outside cage. Max slowly go up and blocked 598's next punch but missed the next blow that landed in her stomach. She dogged his punch then grabbed his shoulders and flipped over him, then kicked him hard in the back, sending him in the cage. Max quickly slammed the door shut and shut the lock.

598 lunged himself up against the bars, griping them and shaking them viciously like a wild bear that has just been captured. "Max!" Someone shouted. Max turned around; before she could react Ames slapped her with the back of his hand in the face. Max fell to the floor on her stomach. Ames then grabbed her shirt and yanked her up. Max clutched her teeth together as he yanked her up and threw her against the wall. Her back rammed against the concrete on the wall, even though max was in pain she sod up. Max punched Ames in the face then in the chest. Then Max kicked him in the stomach and punched him in the chest. Max set her leg out to kick him in the stomach again but this time Ames was ready and he grabbed it and ran her hard back against the wall.

Max threw her head back in pain for about 2 seconds before coming eye level with Ames she had a determined, mean face on as her dark hair outlined her face. Max's knee was up near her head as Ames had a grip on her ankle. "Face it 452, you loose." Ames hissed in her face. Max tried to move her leg but couldn't e had it locked down. Ames could tell in her face that she was trying to free herself. "I'm...not..afraid.of.you!" Max shouted, while saying each word trying to kick Ames off her, after she said, you, she managed to do so and was free. Otto then ran in, surprised at the fight. Ames punched her in the face, picked her up and threw her down to the ground. Ames's elbow drove into Max's back as he chest was on the ground. Finally Ames grabbed a handful of her hair and forcefully yanked her head back. Ames looked at her, eyes mad, teeth clenched and every time he tightened his fist around her hair, her teeth would clench more.

Otto had freed 598 by then and all of Max's friends had given up hope. Ames flipped Max on her back by her hair. 598 placed his foot (boot) on the main bone of the rib cage, between her breasts. Max clutched his ankle and tried to pull his foot off that was giving pressure to her chest. "I wonder how painful it'll be if I break this bone, huh 452?" He asked teasingly. Filed with anger Max brought her leg up and kicked him hard where it counts. That did it; in pain 598 fell off her, her chest feeling lighter now she was able to breath better. Otto and Ames drug her into the empty cell and began putting a series of chains and handcuffs on her. Max struggled and made noises of frustration and anger. Once they were done Ames stood back and examined their work.

Max tugged viciously at them. Ames smiled. "She's not going anywhere. Very good Otto." Ames replied then they walked out of her cell, making sure it was locked. Max made another noise of frustration as they locked her cell and tugged at the chains more. Ames laughed evilly as they walked out. "NO!!!" Max shouted loudly still struggling in hopes she'll get free.