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Ames shoved Max in the back of the his car. Max, loosing her footing because of the hard push, fell basically on top of Alec.

"Ow." she said.

As she forced herself to get up without her hands because her hands were handcuffed behind her back. Ames slammed the door behind her. Krit was on the far side next to the door and behind the driver, Zack next to him, then Alec and then her. They were close together considering they shoved 4 in the back. Lydecker got in the passenger's side of the car and Ames walked around and got into the driver's side.

Soon enough he started driving. Max looked sadly at Joshua's house as it soon faded off into the distance. She looked down as he got on an exit ramp, heading it out of the city.

[Max, what are you doing? Do you have any clue what you are doing? Are you giving in? or are you just being stupid? You've spent the past 10 years running and hiding and now your going to throw it all away just because your stuck in the same car as you 2 archenemies? Come on Max girl, do something! THINK!] Max thought to herself.

Max then slipped one of her picking lock tools out from her back pocket, she always carried one in her back pocket of this situation, because she knew if her hands were cuffed behind her back she couldn't get it out of her jacket. She then slipped the sharp end of the small stick into the keyhole of the hand cuffs. She worked at it as quietly as she could, when suddenly she felt them fall off.

She looked up at Ames, for she was sitting behind the passenger's seat. She studied his face waiting to see if he heard the noise. He didn't take his eyes off the road. She slowly slipped her right hand out from behind her back and placed it on the handle, keeping her eyes on White so if he would look at her or turn around she could quickly pull her hand behind her back.

No one took notice of her at all. Then as fast as she could she pulled the handle, pushed the door open and fell out of the moving car. Ames, hearing the noise jammed on his breaks.

"Dam 452." he hissed as he swerved to a stop.

"RUN MAX, RUN!" Zack shouted.

Max rolled to a stop and didn't waste time caring for her scraps. Max pushed the pain out of her head and got up and ran off the road, jumping over the guard rail and running into the woods. Lydecker got out and ran after her. Ames jabbed each of them with a teaser, making sure that they couldn't move and get away, then he too ran into the woods. Krit grinned.

"That's my girl." he said smiling.

"Yeah, smart, but of course they couldn't pull over, we're sitting right in the middle of the highway." Alec said watching cars going around them.

Max ran as fast as she could ducking low limbs and pushing branches of leaves out of her way. For some reason, it seemed, her body was reacting to this situation like a human would. Her adrenaline was flowing rapidly, her legs seemed like Jell-O and wobbly, and she was short of breath. To be honest with herself, she didn't know why she was acting like this.

She wondered if any of the others made it out of that car, probably not and even considering that thought made her feel so bad. He heart pounded hard against her chest and it felt as if pressure was squeezing it. Soon she couldn't take it anymore and had to stop.

She touched a tree to help her hold herself up, breathing deeply but exhaling quietly, not to loud to give her position away. Max looked behind her then to her left and then right with one of her eyebrows raised. She saw nothing and heard nothing. She then took a couple steps then suddenly saw a foot coming at her. It smacked her in the face and back against a tree. Max looked up and saw Ames.

"I suppose you thought that was funny 452?" he asked her.

Max said nothing. Ames then sent his leg at her. Max caught it and then punched him in the face then shoved his leg at him, sending his own knee into his stomach. Max then took the advantage and moved away from the tree so she wouldn't be cornered and limited of what she could do.

Ames tried to punch her but she ducked. He then tried to punch her again with the other fist once she stood up, but again she ducked. Ames spun around and sent his leg out, catching her face as she stood up. Ames then grabbed a branch, that was skinny and flew it at her. Max caught it and then spun around and flipped him over her shoulder with it. Ames landed with a thud on his back on the ground, Max did a back flip and held the stick ready for him to attack.

Ames picked up another one. And sent it at her. Max blocked it's blow near her head and immediately jumped up, dogging the stick as Ames whirled it right where her feet would have been, trying to swipe them out from underneath of her. Max then swung it near his groin, which he blocked. Max then shoved the top of her stick into his face. Ames stumbled back from the blow in the face and then glared at her. Max smiled and threw the stick aside and raised her fists.

Max then did a cartwheel then a back walk over, kicking the stick out his hands. Ames tried to punch her but she blocked it and he then tried to kick her, but she raised her right leg and blocked his kick. Ames then back handed her, sending her head flying over her right shoulder. Max backed up a little glaring at him who he only glared at her back. Suddenly she jumped as high as she could, doing a back flip just as Lydecker ran under her. Lydecker, trying to stop, ran into Ames as Max landed on her feet.

She grinned as she saw then men struggle to their feet, she knew Lydecker was running at her from behind. Lydecker and Ames glared at her, both clueless to what they were going to do to catch her.

Suddenly Ben came up from behind her and shoved her head first into a tree. Max groaned as her head made contact with it and she hit the ground, landing on her back, her head lying on her left shoulder and her legs straddled apart.

Ben exchanged glances with both of them then slowly walked up beside her and squatted down beside her and looked at her, checking to see if she was conscious or not.

Suddenly her eyes flew open and she grabbed Ben by the neck. She stood up and took him with her, holding him way above her head. Ames then ran around her and up behind her, grabbing her right hip and shoving her into the teaser. Max dropped Ben immediately as she shook violently, the pain causing her to fall to the ground and shake still as electricity flowed through her body. The next thing she knew her body felt numb and she couldn't move.

"Ow." Ben mumbled as he got up rubbing his butt.

Ames sighed in relief then looked at Lydecker who only looked at her back.

Max lied on her bed. She could feel her body now, the teaser wore off. She looked around her 'new room.' There were 20 bunks, 20 lined up side by side on the right, and 10 lined up side by side on the left. The front of the bed up against the dull wall and the back ended enough to allow a person to walk through. The sheets were gray, go figure, and the only 3 windows had bars on them, in both directions, so that there were tiny, tiny , little squares. She was changed into her famous Manticore uniform.

As she laid on the bed, her thoughts drifted to Joshua and Logan, she wondered if they were ok and could only imagine their faces when they realized that her, Alec, Krit and Zack were gone. Suddenly the front door opened.

She glanced over and saw a guard coming towards her. She sat up on her bed.

"Follow me." he ordered as he picked her up by her bicep and lead her out of the empty room.

She walked down the busy halls of the place, seeing other cells, and lots of people dressed in all white. The guard lead her into a room which he shoved her into a seat and then walked out slamming the door shut behind him. Max looked around. She saw a large desk, with a black leather chair sitting behind it, on the desk was a computer, picture frames and lots of files on it. She looked around and saw a black leather couch, with file cabinets, framed degrees, etc.

Max tucked her long hair behind her ear and the turned the picture frame around a little bit, hoping it would give her a clue to where she was. She then saw the White family portrait. She quickly turned it back around and sat back in her seat, placing her hands on her lap. Now she was nervous.

Normally she didn't fear Ames, but while she was in here, he scared the crap out of her.

Suddenly she heard the door open and then close. He stomach then went up into her throat as she tried to swallow the lump in her throat.

"Hello 452." he said slyly as he slowly walked around her and sat down behind his desk facing her.

Max didn't say anything.

"Happy to be home, 'Max'?" he asked her.

Max rose her eyes to his then just lowered them down to the floor.

"What's this? No smart ass remarks? What? You loose your annoying attitude once you realize that you're in an environment that could possibility hurt you if you do act smart?" Ames asked her crossing his arms across his chest as he leaned back slightly in his chair.

"So what?" she asked.

Ames chuckled.

"I see." he answered.

Max then looked at him.

"Where are my brothers? And Alec?" she demanded.

Ames rose an eyebrow at her.

"Please." she added softly.

Ames lowered his eyebrow and sighed as he got up.

"All of your 'siblings' are in the same barracks, like the old days. With the exception with new transgenics. They're out training right now, you couldn't considering your little accident with the teaser." he answered.

Max shook her head in understanding.

"Your lucky, I didn't shoot one of them for after the stunt you pulled on me in the car." he added.

Max looked at him again.

"Why didn't you?" she asked.

"Lydecker told me not too." he hissed at her. Max then loved Lydecker for saving them. And it was probably his idea to keep the 12 together in the same room, she was also thankful about that so now she had someone to keep her company when she couldn't sleep.

"Now, before I send you out to the field where you train at, we have some personal business to discuss." he said as he walked in front of her and leaned up against her desk.

Max looked at him as he looked down at her.

"Where is my son?" he asked meanly.

Max shrugged. Ames fought to keep his anger in.

"I'm going to ask you again 452, WHERE THE HELL IS MY SON!" he yelled at her.

"On your desk." she said, meaning the picture of him.

Ames then rose his hand to strike her and instantly Max turned her head to the right a little, pulling her shoulder up close to her cheek, bracing herself for the hit.

Ames looked at her then lowered his hand, deciding not to hit her. Noticing that Ames hasn't hit her yet she opened one eye and then relaxed, looking at him. Ames slowly set his left hand on the back of the chair and placed his right hand on the arm rest, moving his face close to hers.

Max looked at into his mean eyes, trying her best to keep a straight face.

"You better start obeying, respecting, and cooperating with me 452, or you're going to find yourself doing a lot more than that when I come near you." he said lowly yet he hissed it at her.

Max fought to keep a straight face as chills sent down her spine. Ames grinned slightly, seeing her discomfort.

"Get up, I'll get the information out of you yet, but now your going to training." he ordered yanking her up.

"Go." he barked at her shoving her out of his door and following her down the hall, shutting his door on the way out.