AN: Short chapter, but it leads into the next chapter, which I have yet to put up. Within a few days if my flow of thoughts keep up.


"Pam," Max shouted. Her clone was on the door that had crashed down upon the coffee table. She was bleeding from her head, it wasn't much but it looked like it hurt.

In through the now door-less door way came a Red soldier. He was bulkily built with thinning red hair, a new recruit.

Automatically moving Alec helped Pam while Max went to deal with the Red.

As the Red moved towards Alec and Pam Max shouted, "Hey, why don't you let the girl recover a bit. You know it's degrading to yourself to fight someone who can't fight back while their unconscious."

The Red turned, "The name's Marion." He moved like a robot clunky and graceless.

Riight, Max thought. She just moved out of the Red's way. He was pissed off. Max understood, but still wanted him gone and far, far away.

He swiped a hand out and managed to knock her into the wall. She pushed the arm away. Kicking him in the groin she punched his chin making his head snap back. Then she thrusted a kick into his chest.

"What do you want?" she yelled.

He laughed, "Not me, not the Reds, but Agent White."

"Who the hell is Agent White?"

Marion just laughed harder, "Agent Ames White is the one who wants you dead." Blood started to collect around his eyes. He wasn't so new after all. Either that or the Reds were burning out faster.

With a pained look crossing her face Max snapped the Reds neck. She had had a silver thing the Reds used to become what they were stabbed into her neck, by herself, but she hadn't died luck due to Original Cindy and Logan.

Max turned to Alec and Pam, who was returning to the waking world. It was time to run her plan by. Hopefully they would agree and not chop her head off.

"Hey, I have an idea. Let's drop off the radar."

Alec looked puzzled. Pam recovered first, "What about Manticore? They'll hunt us like dogs."

"That's why I think we should also take out Manticore," Max said with a new shining too her eyes. What she was thinking was anyone's guess. "What do you say? Are you guys in?"

"I'm in," Pam said with steel running through her voice.

"You know I'm in," Alec said. Screw Manticore and Renfro, he thought, he loved Max and one day she'll know it. The side mission? It was terminated, because without him it couldn't happen.

"So, Pam why were you left here?" Max finally asked.

Pam looked at the ground then back at Max with a mischievous grin, "I wasn't. I choose to stay, figured you could use my help."


HoneyX5-452: Hey thanks. And again love you Max in Sanfran story haven't read the latest chapter yet, but will soon.