It had been days since the 'Mistress' took a handful of her men out to hunt and grab supplies, and they were due back any time now. Max overheard this splendid news the first night when he was attacked, from his captors. Captors who, despite their wiry muscle, looked very hungry. But then again, everyone was hungry these days. Anyone would be lucky if they stumbled upon an old rusted can of dog chow and some dirty water, that could potentially be radioactive or full of parasites.

He thought he had been safe, parking his black-on-black on high ground, surrounded by boulders, dead trees, and dried up bushes. Max had even scouted and checked it out from multiple angles and distances, to see if there was a chance of anyone seeing him or his car. As far as he was aware, it would be a perfectly safe place to sleep for the night, or maybe even a few days if things looked promising.

But safety was just an illusion.

He'd been on his way back from investigating a rather small body of dirty water when he was blindsided by a blunt object. Luckily for Max, he had been nowhere near his car when these guys had attacked. If they had struck while he was in or near his Interceptor, they would have striped it down for parts and petrol...or at least they would have if he didn't have C4 rigged up to the gas tanks, just in case anyone but him touched them, without his consent.

Now, as Max sat chained to a stone wall inside a surprisingly cool cave, three things were made clear.

First: The Mistress was bringing back another person, not an animal, and not supplies.

Second: They were cannibals.

And third: He was dinner.

Those that had tried to touch him were beaten. And those that tried to give him water had their legs broken. Drinkable water was scarce enough as it is, without empathetic cannibals trying to water you. What was the point of taking care of your food source when you were going to kill and eat it the next day, or even that very night?

Every one of them seemed to be on edge, anticipating the return of their leader, and the 'feast' that was promised to them.

*Author's Note*

Thanks for all the reviews you guys, keep them coming! And thank you for being patient with me, this chapter has taken longer than it should, and is far shorter than I meant for it to be. It was going to be longer but I've got a bit of writer's block at the moment. Ill try to make up for the shortness of this one, with the next chapter being hopefully twice as long!

Thanks again!