The room was dark, but with her enhanced vision Max could see perfectly from her vantage point on top of the row of crates. She watched the oblivious security guard sitting in the guard shack watching the closed circuit TV. She watched too, but only for Alec's all clear signal.

Hurry up she thought irritably.

Finally, a small red dot appeared in one of the upper right television screens.

Show time.

Silent as a mouse Max jumped from the crates to the floor. Using the shadows for cover she stealthily snuck up to the shack and boldly knocked on the door; then she shrank back into the shadows once more. The guard looked around but saw no one. Putting down his half eaten doughnut he pulled out his gun and walked to the door. Max waited while the guard decided whether or not to go out and have a look. Deciding that he probably should, he opened the door and stepped out.

Idiot thought Max as she sprang into action. Two seconds and he was down for the count. Max drug him to a secluded spot behind the back crates and tied him up. Then she went back to the shack and locked the door for privacy.

"Max," came Alec's soft voice over the radio.

"Go for Max."

"Ok, I'm on level two, corridor C."

Max scanned through the monitors in front of her.

"I see you. Joshua is on level three, cell block E."

"Copy that, cover me."

Max watched as the silhouette of Alec crept from screen to screen, pausing every now and then to make sure the way ahead was clear.

"Ok, I'm on level three."

"There are two guards headed your way. The room on the left is unlocked and unoccupied take cover."

"Got it."

The guards passed without incident and Alec started moving again, but suddenly a lone guard appeared around the corner.

"Hey…"

Alec decked him.

"Think you hit him hard enough?" Max hissed over the radio.

"Ah, he'll just wake up and think he needs a vacation."

"That wasn't the question. Keep moving. Two more cell blocks to go."

"Yes mother."

"Shut up."

The next few moments passed in complete silence as Alec got closer and closer to rescuing Joshua. Max watched the screens but failed to watch the door. It wasn't until she heard the guns cock that she became aware of the danger.

Damn, she thought, I've never let my guard down like that!

She turned to see eight heavily armed men standing over her. Instinctively she lashed out but they were ready with stung guns.

Falling to the floor she heard Alec's voice over the radio. "Uh, Max, we got problems."