The 6 ran down the street as fast as they could, as far as they could, until they reached Cindy's apartment. Once they stopped everyone was panting hardly. "OK Rafer, Cindy, you're off the hook. for now." Max replied catching her breath. Rafer shook his head yes and gave Max a hug. "Thanks for breaking me out Max. That place was awful." Rafer replied. Max smiled. "No, thank you." She said. "Be in touch if White comes after you ok?" Max added. "For sure." He said smiling then told everyone goodbye then left. Sam looked at Cindy. "Do you guys mine if I crash here for tonight and head on my way to Canada in the morning?" She asked. Cindy smiled. "Well of course you can stay sugar, the couch pulls out into a bed, come on let me go hook it up for ya." Cindy replied leading Sam into the apartment.

Max looked at Joshua who smiled back at her. "Joshua..stay with Max?" He asked trying to keep his excitement in. Max smiled. "Sure go on in." she replied. Joshua jumped up with happiness and ran in. Alec and Max laughed. Max looked up at Alec who looked back, grinning at her. "No offense sweetheart but bracelets aren't you're style." Alec replied referring to the cuffs. Max looked down at her wrists and giggled. "Well, I'm staying here too, with you." Alec added changing the subject. Max shook her head yes telling Alec that, that was fine. A long an awkward silence fell between them. "Alec, I'm going for a drive." Max replied glancing at her bike. "Ok, I'll go get mine and we can-'' "Alone." She interrupted him knowing what he was going to say. Alec looked at her and sighed. "Max, I think-'' "Alec, please. I really have to be alone and considering all the crap that went down today I really, really need to clear my head." Max replied interrupting him again almost begging him. Alec sighed and grinned at her stubbornness. "Ok." He replied giving up. Max smiled. "Thank you for understanding what I need and giving me my time." Max replied kissing him on the cheek. "Hey I know how it is, just be very, VERY careful ok?" He asked smiling. "Always." Max called out running to her bike.

Max drove her ninja down the damp lifeless road, slowing down and stopping completely at a stoplight. Max placed her feet on the concrete to hold her and her bike up. Max looked around, everything was peaceful then she switched her eyes back to the stoplight, which was still red. Sighing, Max took her hands off her handlebars and placed them on her lap. Her sharp brown eyes looked through her dark sunglasses; there wasn't a single soul out. Her eyes glanced to her right, an eyebrow raised, no one. It must have been later than she thought.

She drove to Logan's and used one of his fancy gadgets to cut the cuffs off her wrist. After that, the room was silent. It was so weird being here, when normally Logan would be yelling from another room or talking or his computer would be running noisily, but this time, nothing it was eerie to her. She sat down on the couch and looked around, it was so abandoned. Now that she thought back on the way she treated Logan she kind of regretted it. Max sighed out loud. "What's past is past and unfortunately there is nothing I can do about it." Max told herself. Max spent a couple of minutes in silence looking around the room. She then got up and walked to the door. She looked behind 1 last time, then shut off the lights and closed the door behind her.

Max walked through Cindy's apartment in a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt, he hair pulled messily back. Alec Joshua and Cindy were still asleep, so she decided to go into the living room. Their Sam stood, fully dressed reading the paper. Max looked at her. "Hey." She replied getting her attention. Sam looked up startled. "Hey." She replied looking at her smiling. Max smiled as well then shuffled herself to the fridge and got some orange juice then sat down next to her. "Going back today huh?" She asked, already knowing the answer. "Yeah I called them and told them I was fine and coming home, hope you don't mine, I can pay the bill." Sam replied flipping the page. "Don't worry about it." Max reassured her. "Thanks." Sam replied smiling at her then looking back down at the paper.

"Must be nice to be able to touch your first love." Max replied letting out a laugh. Sam glanced at Max. "That and not leaving a life in fear." Max added taking a drink. Sam looked at her. "Yeah it was, I actually began to forget about all about Manticore until." "White tracked you down." Max finished. Sam smiled. "I'm sorry I dragged you into this, all of it." Max apologized. Sam smiled and pushed the paper away. "You know, he probably would have found me sooner or later anyway. It's not your fault Max. And for the record, I'm sorry about Logan, Ben, Zack, Tinga, and well the whole hunting thing." Sam replied. "It's ok, what's past should stay there." Max replied. Sam shook her head in agreement then stood up.

"I should get going." Sam replied reluctantly. Max stood up as well. "Yeah you should." Max agreed. Sam looked at her. "I feel like I am neglecting you or something. I want to stay here and help you fight them away, but I can't, I." "It's ok Sam, he needs you, they need you. Go, I'll be fine." Max replied. Sam looked at her. "You sure?" She asked. Max shook her head yes. Sam then gave her a hug, tightly. "I am sorry and thank you for getting me out when you didn't have too, you're an amazing person." Sam replied then let go of her and left. Max sighed and shut the door after Sam disappeared down the road on her own bike she had bought earlier that morning to ride home on.

1 week later

Max sat on top of her space needle. It's been a week since me and the others escaped, but yet it seems ages ago. I haven't heard anything from White and that's a little scary. If I hadn't seen him or heard anything about him, then he's planning something not good. But how long can I hold out for? I mean Seattle is my home and I am not going to be a coward and run away. But how can I possible stay here? How is that going to work for me, for us? Sam called and said everything was fine, she's lucky. I just wish I was normal, but obviously, I guess that is never going to happen. So is this what my life is going to be till the day that I die?

Max pictured he older, near her 60s and Ames a little older than her, still chasing each other. Max shook that horrible thought out of her head. Suddenly a light bulb spun up. She could get the public on her side. Suddenly her face fell sad again. But who would listen to a transgetic? Max sighed got up and walked off the space needle. Max was on the ground, heading to her bike until someone grabbed her hand. She hated when Alec would follow her ALL the time, especially when she wanted to be alone. Max spun around annoyed. Then she backed away against the wall, terrified. "Logan!?" she said horrified.