A/N: Kind of a blended chapter, enjoy! :)

Max smiled around her and seemed to have been tired from her full belly. Marv took the plates that were empty into the kitchen.

"So, Lex, that's an interesting name." Kevin made conversation before they would watch the movie.

Lex grinned as Marv came in after washing the dishes. "I'm named after the owner of the Daily Planet."

"Oh." Kevin's eyes lit up at that name.

Max laughed a little and smiled at Lex.

"Lex Luther," the older boy said, as Luther was his last name. "Mom's idea of a joke... A cool one though."

"I like that movie." Marv grinned.

"I always thought Luther was your middle name?" Max spoke up with an amused smile.

Kevin laughed a little.

"Yeah." Lex nodded with a smile.

"You're my Spiderman." Max smiled at Lex, confusing her comic book characters.

"Wrong comic, Max." Kevin whispered to her.

"Batman?" Max asked, sheepishly.

"It's Superman, babe." Lex said with a smile.

"Oh, I never really read comic books." Max smiled sheepishly.

"That's okay, Max." Lex said.

Marv gave a smile and shook his head lightly.

Max smiled daintly. "Come on, let's watch the movie."

"Oh, yeah!" Kevin cheered, grabbing the video and rushing to the living room to put it on for all of them.

Lex put an arm around Max. Marv looked around a moment, an uncharacteristic frown on his face. He however settled down after a minute and looked at the TV screen.

"I wish I had a pet alien, that'd be really cool, I bet he could do my homework." Kevin said, waiting for the movie to start like the others.

"I used to have a pet alien, his name was Saix." Max followed up.

Kevin and the others looked at her.

Marv looked at her with wide eyes. "Really?" he asked with almost childlike curiosity.

"Yeah," Max curved her smile. "Only I could see and hear him though..."

Kevin smirked in amusement. He now understood that story and just decided to roll with it. He wasn't a little kid anymore that would find that unbelievably different and fantastic.

Lex chuckled and watched the film.

Marv smiled. "Wow..." he gasped like he had announced when he had looked up from the basement in New York.

Max watched in content of the movie, feeling worried and afraid for the little alien and hoped he would be alright. She had seen this movie before, but she was really young at the time and barely remembered it. Kevin watched the movie with just as the same awestruck and seat gripping of the movie. Lex smiled as he watched the movie. Marv still felt like something was wrong, though he couldn't place it.

Max giggled at the little girl in the movie. For some reason, she reminded her of herself when she was younger.

Kevin laughed a little at some funny parts, then turned to Marv. "You okay, Marv?"

Lex glanced over at Marv.

Marv nodded, slightly frowning though. "I feel like somethin's off," he said. "Dunno what though."

"You didn't eat your food too fast, did you?" Max asked, wondering if he was sick from the food.

Kevin also wondered what was up and hoped he wasn't sick or anything.

"It's not that..." Marv shook his head. Both his and Lex's head turned to look at the phone as it rang.

"Who could that be?" Kevin wondered.

"I'll get it," Max smiled, then went to the phone. "Hello?"

Hector's dark smile widened. "Hello, Maxine..." he started off by saying.

Lex looked at his loved one. Marv looked too, only he didn't love Max, he loved Chelsea.

Max let out a hiccup and gripped the phone nervously. "P-P-Please tell me you're not who I think you are..." she said, shakily and nervously.

Lex laughed at a funny scene with Kevin, but he noticed that how pale Max had gone. He stood up with a small excuse and went over to her. Marv decided to stay and watch the movie with Kevin, though he was concerned this call involved Chelsea, but got himself busy by imitating the ET finger thing. Kevin watched Lex leave, then continued to watch the movie with Marv.

"Oh, I'm afraid so, Maxine," Hector smirked. "I called, however, for a very special reason..."

"I'm not gonna work for you again," Max said, strictly, mostly because Lex was on her side and gave her confidence. "You want someone to give you good reviews because of good employees, then call someone else." She did well to hide her fear of her ex-boss who nearly made her Christmas job experience a living Hell.

Hector gave a smirk again and a short sharp evil laugh. "Oh, I don't want any of that, you see, me and my... Associates have something that is quite precious to all of you... A Miss... Chelsea McCallister?" he said, making it sound like he was asking if her name was right.

Chelsea knew that if she spoke or made any noise that she would be recognised, and she didn't want her friends in danger.

Lex looked at Max and put an arm around her.

"Chelsea!?" Max's voice squeaked in fright suddenly.

Harry laughed wickedly now that he had Chelsea to himself.

Marv grinned as he impressed Kevin, and then he looked at Max at her squeak of his future bride's name.

Kevin looked back too. "What's going on?"

"Oh, yes," Hector chuckled darkly. "Want to say hello?" he asked, forcing the phone to Chelsea's ear. "Say hello, dear..." he taunted/ordered.

Chelsea clenched her jaw, not wanting Max to know she was there as it could bring danger to them all.

Mrs. Stone, though she hated the girl admired her strength, but Chelsea needed to at least make a sound.

"Chelsea...? you okay...!?" Max cried, sounding deeply worried for her best friend.

Harry put the gun in the back of her head, nearly pulling the trigger. "TALK!"

Hector's eyes held an evil glint as he stared at Chelsea, holding the phone to her ear.

With a sniff, Chelsea answered. "M-Max... Th-They're h-holding me h-hostage." she shakily said, half through a sob.

Marv was worried in his eyes. He hoped Chelsea was okay. Lex heard it, being so close and he narrowed his eyes. It was low of anyone to scare a girl, and especially taking one hostage.

Max held the phone so they could all hear it. "Where are you?"

"I-I don't know... Th-They blindfolded m-me..." Chelsea informed them, still stuttering as silent tears streaked down her cheeks.

Marv, stiffened hearing how scared Chelsea sounded and got really mad that she was a hostage. Lex narrowed his eyes.

Hector smirked and pulled the phone away. "Oh, and there is someone else who wants to talk to you..." he said, handing the phone to Harry, so the bandit can make the demands.

"Hello, family and friends..." Harry greeted in an eerie tone.

Kevin gasped as he heard that voice. It reminded him of when he was in New York and back when Marv was a bandit, both bandits were right behind him about to nab him away from Chelsea.

"Oh, my gosh, Henry!" Max cried.

Harry grunted and rolled his eyes. "It's Harry!"

Hector leered at Chelsea, putting his finger to his lips. Chelsea quietly gave a sob but went quiet.

Marv looked surprised. "Harry!?" he asked, surprise coloring the tone of his voice.

Lex gave a tiny twitch of the lips of Max getting Harry's name wrong.

"Hey, Marv... It's me, your old pal..." Harry sounded sickly with his tone.

Max was angry and surprised about the situation. Kevin looked very aggressive and nearly snorted. Nobody messes with his big sister. Hector watched Harry, if things seemed to not be going their way he'd do something from his revenge list to get them to change their minds. Chelsea closed her eyes as the tears slipped down.

"You're not my pal..." Marv said, his voice angry then.

Lex was keeping a cool head, but was mad too.

"Now you know how it feels to lose a partner, Marv, you weren't the sharpest bulb in the drawer, but we were friends! Without me, you would be nothin'!" Harry taunted.

Chelsea opened her eyes, angry that Harry insulted Marv like that. Max shook her hands into fists, now wanting to punch both 'Henry' and Hector the very next time she would see them. Lex glanced at Marv, he would speak up to Harry himself in a moment. He squeezed Max's shoulders gently though.

Marv pointed his finger in the air, forgetting Harry couldn't see him. "I wouldn't be nuthin'!" he announced. "Now, let my future bride free!"

"Come back here and get here or the lady gets it." Harry told Marv and did a gesture to Hector to make him slap the damsel in distress.

Max admired Marv's strength and his willingness to help save Chelsea. She was a lucky girl, but she at least had Lex who probably would have done the same thing. Kevin rushed upstairs in a fury.

Hector raised his hand and swiftly and sharply struck Chelsea's cheek with the palm of his hand. With a cracking sound and a cry of pain, Chelsea's face turned in the direction that Hector had slapped her in. Marv's eyes widened at hearing the slap, recognising the sound, before his eyes narrowed.

Lex stepped in to speak a moment. "What do you want, Harry?" he asked, his voice hard as steel. "What are your terms?" And yes, he would passionate if Max was held hostage and would do anything to get her back.

Max resisted the urge to scream horrendous words to the men for holding her best friend in captivity. She was very angry and sad at the same time. She was sad that Chelsea was being tortured like this and angry that those men had the nerve to take her away and hold her as a victim.

"Bring Marv with ya and some precious valuables," Harry demanded. "If you don't, the girl's duck is cooked."

Hector laughed quietly, but darkly. Chelsea turned to look at him, a big pink hand print on her cheek.

"I thought it was goose..." Marv muttered.

Lex looked deceptively calm. "We can give you the valuables, but it is up to Marv if he gives himself..." he said.

"Fine, ya got an hour!" Harry told them.

'All the things I could do in an hour...' Hector thought with a smirk.

Chelsea looked up at Hector.

"Where are you though?" Max demanded. "Tell me where you are, you jerks!"

Lex, once again stated, deceptively calm, something. "How about we meet up in Michigan Lake Park?" he suggested.

"Michigan Lake Park?" Harry asked aloud, seeing if Hector would approve of that or not.

Hector shrugged, then nodded. "Say bye-bye to your friends and family..." he told Chelsea.

Chelsea whimpered, but did so. "S-See y-you all l-later..."

Marv clenched his own fists, hearing Chelsea shaky voice and whimper. Lex looked calm still, his hand rubbing soothing circles on Max's shoulder.

"Michigan Park it is, and don't forget the stuff and Marv or else Chelsea here will be one less sister for the kid to deal with." Harry told them, then was about to hang up the phone.

"WE'RE GONNA SAVE HER, YOU SON OF A-" Max yelled, then suddenly was hung up on and grew quiet like she usually was.

Hector chuckled, darkly. Chelsea narrowed her eyes at the laugh.

Lex took the phone gently from Max. "Okay, we need to get some kind of annoying powder..." he said, firstly.

Marv looked at Lex. He then went to check if Kevin was okay.

"Powder?" Max wondered what he meant by that.

Lex nodded. "Something to blind them a minute," he said. "Like mud to the eyes, but there's no mud about."

"I think a kid Kevin's age might have some itching powder." Max suggested with a shrug.

"Good, I'll ask him when he comes down." Lex said.

"I'm positive he does, a lot of kids his age have stuff like that." Max smiled, feeling a little more confident.

Lex smiled back at her and hugged her.

Max enjoyed the hug and patted his back. "I'm so lucky to have found and met you..."

Lex smiled slightly. "I'm glad that we met too, never had girls literally fall into my arms," he said quietly. He then turned serious. "We will save her." he then told her.

Max giggled a bit at that, then grew serious. "I've known her a long time. She was like the sister I never had. I even had to drop out of high school and we never saw each other again after that until around Christmas time and she came to the shop I was working in before I worked in New York."

"At least you got to meet again." Lex said with a smile.

"Yeah, I never thought I'd see her again after I heard she graduated from high school, but I had to drop-out to take care of my family." Max smiled back.

"You're a very sweet woman." Lex told her with a smile.

Max smiled and glanced upstairs, hoping Kevin wasn't depressed over the kidnapping of Chelsea.

"Remind me to ask Kevin when he comes down about the powder..." Lex said softly. He decided that once everything settled down again, he would ask Max to marry him.

Max nodded. "Right then."

Lex smiled.

Kevin was drawing a battle plan in his bed, outraged that his sister had been kidnapped by their worst enemies.

Marv looked at Kevin, coming over to the boy. "What ya doin', Kevin?"

Kevin turned his head. It looked as though his spots were slowly disappearing as he grew determined to help and save his sister. "Making a schematic. Back when you and Harry broke into the house, I had to make a plan, I even made one for when you tried to break into the toy store. I'm smarter than I look, before my family is history. And that's my worst subject, not including math."

Marv grinned. "Always thought you were one of the smartest kids I ever saw." he said.

"Sometimes it pays to be smart." Kevin smiled at him.

Marv grinned again, though it wasn't as bright as usual. Kevin kept drawing and he didn't seem to be itchy. It was as if his rage and his brotherly instincts were fighting over the disease. Marv watched the boy. He was so proud that he'd have a brother like Kevin.

"Do you have any possible ideas?" Kevin asked as he sketched out diagrams.

Marv looked up in thought. "Maybe do something to make them fall into the water." he suggested.

Kevin hummed, thinking of what to include in the plan. He made the sketches where there was a frozen pond. Maybe the baddies could walk onto it, it would crack and make them fall. Unless that seems too heartless.

"You should do it, the worst that could happen is they get bad colds." Marv said with a grin. His eyes were burning with anger though.

"It's best to humiliate the victims before they get arrested," Kevin chuckled, then noticed he did the same to Marv back when he was a bandit. "Oh, sorry about that..."

"Hey, it's okay, little buddy, I know you were just protecting your home and your family." Marv said.

"You have to admit, it was pretty funny." Kevin smirked at him.

"Yeah, it was, little buddy..." Marv said. He had to admit it was.

"I think I have it all planned out." Kevin shared his battle plan with Marv.

"Come on then," Marv said, still grinning. "Let's go and tell 'em, we're meeting those bad guys at Michigan Lake Park."

"I should get dressed." Kevin told his future brother-in-law.

"Oops... Yeah..." Marv said, sheepishly. He left Kevin to get dressed.

"Excuse me a moment." Kevin went to his drawers to collect some warm and comfortable clothes to finally get out of his pajamas. His spots were nearly all gone now. Kevin dressed up.

Marv was waiting outside the room, to give Kevin privacy.

Max came upstairs to check on things. "Poor, kid."

Marv looked at her and told her. "We have a plan sorted... Well, Kevin does."

"Oh, good... That kid's smarter than he looks," Max smiled. "Unlike his brother, who I tutored when he was in fifth grade... Worst three years of my life." She then smiled at Marv, very proud that Chelsea had someone like him, even though when they first met he was trying to kill her and Kevin.

"Which brother?" Marv asked her. He was happy to know that he had been accepted so readily, even considering his past.

"His name's Buzz, I'm sure you've seen him," Max explained. "I didn't know about Kevin until he was eight."

Marv grinned remembering the first time he saw Buzz. "I a-scared him..."

Max laughed a little at that, and turned once Kevin was dressed.

"I think I'm ready." Kevin stated, ready to save Chelsea.

Marv looked at Kevin and nodded.

Lex was finding a bag to carry the powder in. "Hey, do I use flour or does anyone have itching powder!?" he called, having found a bag.

"I hope it's still here..." Kevin said to himself to Lex's question and went to Buzz's bedroom. He had often snuck in there because of the things in it. He opened a sealed chest and took out a container of itching powder which looked like salt, but it was powder. He then went downstairs to alert Lex.

"Yep." Kevin handed the powder and placed it in the bag.

"Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I were the one in a nice house with a million brothers and sisters and Chelsea was the only child...?" Max pondered her and her best friend's lifestyles.

Marv shrugged. "But life makes us the way we are."

"That's true." Max nodded. She then came to the boys as they planned.

Lex grinned. "Now, we just need some rubbish things to make it seem like there are valuables there..."

"Mom has some fake jewelry from Grandma that she never really liked." Kevin suggested.

Marv followed downstairs.

Lex looked at them. He gave a smile and then looked at Kev. "That'll do..." he said, happily. He carefully emptied the itching powder into the bag first.

Kevin already knew that would be fine and took out a jewelry box from his grandmother. For some reason, she always sent Chelsea, Linnie, Megan, and Kate fake jewelry, but it should be just fine for their plans against one Wet Bandit and evil hotel employees.

"Chelsea and I used to play with these when we were kids, we'd make them treasure." Max took out a bag of gold coins that were actually plastic.

Lex looked at her, asking, "Are you sure you want to give them up?"

Marv grinned at Kevin and then gave Max a slightly hopeful and grateful look.

"I'll keep a few as childhood momentum, but feel free to take what you need." Max allowed.

Lex hugged Max gently. "Thank you so much..."

Marv watched all the stuff get put into the bag. "Maybe you could use a couple of old pots or cups to give it more bulk or weight" he suggested.

"Come on, Max, let's see if we can find any." Kevin said.

Max enjoyed the hug and went to work with Kevin. Lex put the stuff in the bag. Marv watched, getting more anxious as he looked at the time. Max and Kevin came back with some old Disneyland cups from vacations ages ago.

"How about this one?" Max showed one of the cups to Lex to see if it would seem valuable.

Lex looked at them, "They don't need to be valuable," he said. "When they catch this the powder will blind them for a minute at least..."

Max put the cups in the bag, completing their collection.

Marv smiled once the bag was then completely filled. "We should go and set up traps."

"Leave them to me." Kevin smiled.

Lex looked at everyone. "We need to go, we'll take my car."

"Shotgun!" Max called, then ran off, having the optimism of a child now.

"Darn." Kevin sighed.

Lex chuckled and handed Marv the bag carefully. He then got into the driver's side.

Marv looked at Kevin, walking with him to the car. "We can sit in the back, little buddy."

Kevin shrugged and sat in the back. "Don't worry, Chelsea, we're coming."

Max sat in the passenger seat and got hooked up, ready to go. Lex, seeing them all strapped in, drove quite fast to the park. Max looked out the window in caution. Kevin looked around him and really hoped Chelsea would be alright. Marv was planning to never let Chelsea out of his sight again, he couldn't risk losing her again like it almost felt like they had.

Kevin might have not gotten along with his other siblings well, but he knew what he had to do for Chelsea. He wasn't going to give up. He could've hid under his bed when he was left home alone the first time, he could have panicked once he and Chelsea ended up in New York, but no. He was brave and unlike a lot of children. Nothing was going to stop him from saving Chelsea, even if its the last time he does. Marv looked at Kevin and nodded seeing the determination on the boy's face.

Kevin looked back. "Those guys are gonna pay..."

"I hope they haven't killed her..." Max nearly cried, her voice was cracking from being choked up.

Lex had to concentrate on the road. Max breathed wheezily, wanting this day to be over already.

Lex soon had them to the park, with how fast he drove. Max looked around, she didn't see anyone and the hour was almost up. Lex looked at her. "With them not here yet we can help set up Kevin's traps..." he soothed her.

"Oh, good point." Max could think straight now that Lex was helping support her.

"Come on, we better hurry." Kevin told them.

Lex nodded and parked the car and came out to help them. Marv started to do as much as he could to help. Max did what she could to help and Kevin studied some new tricks up his sleeve. Harry was smart to be on track that Kevin tricked him and Marv like he did the Christmas before he pranked and humiliated them.

He hoped these would go as well as they did in his head. He felt slightly distracted once a school bus was passing by, but it didn't stop until it went to the neighborhood away from the park. Marv and Lex still continued helping before the bad guys would come.

"Almost done!" Kevin called as they were setting up. "There!"

"Kid, you should operate a fun house at the carnival." Max whispered, looking amazed at Kevin's abilities.

Marv grinned, holding the bag. "Good job, little buddy!"

Lex grinned and hugged Max. "Right when Marv throws the itching powder bag at them, I think you should call Chelsea from a safe distance away and help her there, so you both aren't in danger."

"Thanks so much for helping Lex." Max smiled at her soul mate.

"She's your best friend, Max, and I'd help you no matter what." Lex told her with a smile.

Kevin went to them and they all were clear on a plan. Marv was going to hang back just a little and then come forward when he needed to. He would throw the bag at them first and then would help get the bad guys into the traps. Marv looked the most serious he had ever been. He just wanted his future bride back in his arms. Kevin looked very serious too, for a kid in this kind of situation. He had really matured since he had ran into Harry and Marv for the first time.

Max took out one of the jewels to see how realistic it seemed. "Wow... This looks just like a real ruby... If only...I wish I could afford nice things..." Max smiled at the fake jewel and placed it back in the bag.

Lex looked at Max. "I'll buy you them, and a ring..." he said, hinting gently.

Lex took her left hand in his "I think... This finger..." he said, running his index finger lightly over her ring finger.

Max looked at her hand, looking at where Lex pointed out to her. "You want a ring, Lex?" Max was never good at guessing games.