Author's Note- SOOOOOOOO Sorry about posting the wrong chapter last night! Lol, I was really tired, opps, well here's the real thing! Hey guys, well thanks LOTS for thinking chapter 31 didn't suck, but I seriously did think it sucked! Well anyway this chapter was intense! At least it was to me when I was writing it. I hope you guys like it! Thanks and love you all! -Nat-





Max led them halfway down sector 12, mostly running down alleyways. "We're almost there guys." Max called to them as she ran up to the edge of a building and peered around it. Suddenly a police car swirled in front of them. "Dam it, they got the police involved." Max told her then spun around to the others. "Go to the building, this won't take me long. It's a little ways down the forest path. Go now!" Max ordered. The cop then stepped out of the car, gun in hand and stun gun in the other.

Max then did a backhand spring, her hands touching the hood of the police car and landed on her feet on the other side. The cop lunged at her with the stun gun. Max grabbed his hand then kicked him the in the stomach and knocked the gun out of the cops hand and knocked the pistol out of his other hand with her foot. Max let go of his wrist and kicked him in the chest. The cop fell staggering back, then tripped over his own feet and crashed to the ground. Max looked at him pitifully. "Max, come on!" Alec shouted standing on the other side of the road.

Max started running toward him, suddenly Ames's car swerved in front of her. "Uh oh." She told herself. Through the glass she saw Ames raise his pistol and shot it, shattering the side window's glass. Max missed it, but barely. She fell to the ground though, making it look like she got hit, fooling Ames and Alec. Alec's eyes widened. Max rolled right under Ames's door and laid flat on her back. Ames swung his door open and before he could step a foot out Max grabbed his wrist and yanked him out of his car and to the ground. Max jumped up and jumped through the window on the opposite side of the driver, breaking its glass. Max somersaulted on the ground on the other side of the car and jumped up in front of Alec. "God! Don't scare me like that again!" Alec complained. "Come on!" she replied ignoring him. "Of course when I try to be forceful she ignores me." Alec told himself then took off running after Max.

Max and Alec ran into the building. It was pitch dark and the only light was the silvery light from the moon. Max closed her eyes as she remember facing White in here. Suddenly Sam, Joshua, Rafer, and Cindy stepped out. "Hey is everyone here? Everyone ok?" Max asked. "Yea." They all said. Max laid her palm on her forehead stressfully. Then froze as she heard footsteps. "Rafer, Cindy go hid now, and don't you dare come out until I say so." She ordered. They did as they were told and scattered in different directions. Max the switched her eyes to Sam and Alec. "We take him down together." Max replied. "Ohh this will be fun." Alec replied. "Gotcha." Sam added smiling. "Tricks and treats." Joshua said smiling. Max smiled too as did Sam and Alec. The 4 scattered to their hiding spots and waited until the footsteps arrived.

Ames walked through the door, gun held and ready for just about everything. A couple of his, familiar, men followed. They had arrived soon after Max and Alec ran into the woods. They walked slowly and cautiously through the building. Suddenly Sam jumped up on a crate. "Hey Ames!" She shouted. Ames glanced up at her. "452." He replied disgustingly. "Yeah?" a voice came from behind him. Ames spun around just in time for Max to punch him hard in the face and kick the gun out of his hand. Ames was about to grab her shoulders but Max flipped over his shoulders and landed on the other side of him. Sam jumped down off the crate and fought some of his men. Joshua jumped from his hiding spot and also helped Sam. Max tired to punch Ames in the face but he grabbed it, furiated, she tried to punch him with her free hand.

Again he grabbed that hand and kicked her in the stomach and brought his foot up and kicked her face. Max fell back crashing to the ground. Alec then jumped in kicking Ames in the back. Ames turned around leashing his arm out. Alec placed his hand in front of his head and instead of Ames hitting his head or face he hit his arm, which didn't hurt. Alec grinned at Ames then punched him in the face and spun around kicking out his leg towards his chest. Ames staggered back but flipped over his head. Alec didn't have anytime to turn around before Ames kicked him in the back of the head. Max jumped up and sent her right leg flying towards his face. Ames ducked it, in anger Max tried to punch him. Ames grabbed her arm and threw her into some crates. Suddenly Max smashed through the crates and landed on Rafer. "Whoa, Max." He said surprised. Max made a face and jumped off Rafer and ran towards Ames again. She sent her fist towards Ames. Just in time Ames caught it and twisted it. Pain jolted up to her arm that sent her to one of her knees. Max clenched her teeth together as he twisted it more. Max was on one knee in pain then Ames kicked her in the face. Max fell back on her stomach. She had a serious headache but forced herself to get up.

Alec got up and ducked a kick, and avoided a punch then plated a kick in Ames's side. Ames glared at him as he saw Alec raise his fist to punch him. Ames caught it and threw him into a wall. Max starred angrily at him, as did Alec, from behind White. Then at the same time Alec and Max took their right arm and punched Ames. Unfortenatly, though, Ames caught both of them at the same time. Alec's eyes widened and Max tried to get out of his grip. Suddenly he slammed both of them into each other, Max's head slammed into the bottom of Alec's, and knocking the wind out of both of them, both of them falling backward. Sam then did a back handspring and a back flip over Ames head and grabbed Ames's throat from behind. Ames grabbed her arms and flipped her over his head. Sam landed on the ground on her back, hard and gave the same face Max always gives when she gets angry when she is frightening then lifted her legs and her ankles grabbed the sides of Ames head, which moved Sam into a handstand position. As hard as she could she threw him into the wall, bringing her down on her back.

Ames and Sam jumped up at the same time. Ames grinned at her. Sam did a spin and let her leg out kicking him in the chest. Ames grabbed it, punched her in the face and flung her into the wall by her leg. Ames then tuned around to Max who was just sitting up. Ames glance at his gun lying on the floor. Max glanced at his gun as well then at Ames. He jumped up and began running towards it. Max jumped off and began running towards it as well. Everything then slowed down in slow motion or as it felt like to Max. As she ran she grabbed the gun in her belt, unhooked it, and had it out. Ames reached down and picked up his gun just as Max ran behind him. Ames spun and raised his arm so the end was resting on her forehead; Max did the same with her gun. They glared at each other, both of them breathing hard, yet trying to control it. Neither of them moved. Alec laid on his side, also breathing hard. Joshua and Sam slowly stood up, as did White's injured men. All of their eyes focused on Ames and Max. Suddenly they heard sirens outside. Ames smiled. "It's over 452. Sorry but unfortunately you loose, again." He said smiling in between taking breaths of air.

Max grinned as well. "Might I point out that you're in deep crap as much as I am?" She asked. "Ha, they don't know nothing about familiars, but they know all about transgetics." Ames said laughing. "I'll tell them." She threatened. Ames's grin faded a little. "And what make you think they'll listen to a transgetic?" He asked. "The thing on your hand you're 'symbol" Max quoted neither of them moving their guns. "That and I have this, it has all your data and videos and audio files on it." Alec replied holding up a little pompiolet. Ames switched his angered eyes to Alec who was holding it up then looked back at Max who was grinning at him. "If you want out of here alive you have to. work with us to get out. You help me, I help you." Max said disgustingly. "No way." Ames replied. "Fine, then me and mine will get out of here and we can send Rafer or Cindy out and tell them all about your little cult program, hey who knows you might even get knew members." Max replied. "Not if I kill you first." He replied tightening his grin on his gun.

Max smiled evilly then smacked it out of his hand. Max caught it, spun it around her fingers a couple times fast then grabbed it and pointed both guns at him. "How are you going to do that?" She asked mockingly. Ames glared at her and stepped away. "Throw your weapons down know." She ordered the 3 other guys. They looked at Ames. "Do it." He ordered. The men sighed and did as they were told. Alec grabbed them, gave one to Joshua and one to Rafer. Max walked up to Ames and got on her knees. She then pulled out a knife in the side of his left boot. She stood up and grabbed the pistol from the inside of his coat jacket and back away. Ames's head was boiling with anger. "How the hell did you know where those were?" Ames asked. Max looked down at her feet and walked away to the window. Ames's face slowly turned into a smile, he knew how she knew. Logan. Max got Rafer and Cindy out from their hiding places. Ames men sat on the floor, in pain and tired Ames continued to stand, as did Max and Alec. "Hey Max, just curious, how did you know about the electric fence?" Alec asked. Ames heard the question, and looked at Alec and then at Max, he also wanted to hear this. Max looked at him then at her feet. "Logan taught me how." She said sadly. Ames grinned widely. Alec hated to bring him up. "Logan?" He asked confused but trying not to bring back memories to her, the LAST thing he wanted is to hurt her.

"Yeah, he told me all the time Manticore was changing its security, making it tighter, harder to get out. He taught me how to find and identify lots of new security barricades. Electric fence was one, under ground invisible fence, hidden guns. He also taught me how to disarm them." She replied, tears coming to her eyes. Everyone was silent. "So where did you get that?" She asked changing the subject. Alec looked down at the pompiolet and looked back up at her again, not wanting to tell her. "I.I uh, barrowed it form Logan." He replied scratching the back of his neck. Max's face turned serious. "What? You STOLE that from Logan!?" She yelled, knowing his definition of barrowing was. "Stole is such a harsh word.. but." Alec looked at her face that was glaring back at him. "Ok, yes I did ok, I'm sorry." He said. Max sighed and turned and walked in the middle of the room. "Speaking of Logan 452.." Ames began. Max pulled out Ames's gun and aimed it at him. "Don't!" She warned. "You know 452, I killed him with that same gun your holding in your hand right now." Ames replied grinning.

Max took a couple of steps toward him, her eyes glistening in the moonlight. "I swear to God Ames, I will blow your brains out RIGHT here RIGHT now, I could care less if YOU get out of here alive! Actually it will be better on my behalf, so don't PUSH ME! You are listening to ME now that is if you want to get out. So shut the hell up!" Max shouted loudly. Ames didn't say anything. Max walked into the shadows, Alec sighed. "Watch him, don't let him move." He told Rafer and Joshua, who shook there heads yes and ran in the darkness after Max. Max dropped the gun as if it had some kind of disease on it, she could picture images of Ames killing Logan. She placed her back against the wall and slipped down into sitting position, bringing her knees up to her chest, crying. Not only because of Logan's death, yes true, it was 90 % of it, but she was also crying of how mean Ames was, how hopeless this all was and how she had to help a monster that killed her friends. Alec walked beside her and sat down. He wrapped his left arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. Max laid her head on his shoulder, crying hardly, not being able to stop. The only thing Alec could say, "It's going to be ok Maxie."