A day passed and the odd thing was that everything still stayed the same and surprisingly, Java didn't kill Max.

Byte stood in her room, watching the guards patrol the hotel under the hot afternoon sun. She crossed her arms out of boredom. After a minute or two, she heard a faint knock on her window. She saw that it was Max and a smile grew upon her face. "Hey there," she said and opened the window.

He climbed into her room. "Hey," he smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "How are things?"

"Just fine. Thank you for asking," she kissed him on the cheek while he held her close to him.

Max grinned once more as he then replied to her kiss with another kiss and a playful unzipping of her Techno top. "I like it better like that," he said as the zipper was pulled way down, almost to the top of her pants.

Byte laughed as she shook her head. "I think I'd get cold, you perv," she replied.

"No you wouldn't, I have my ways of keeping you warm," he muttered as he pulled her into another kiss.

"Really…well if you like my top like that then," she pulled down the zipper on his top and peeled the top off him, leaving him shirtless with his perfectly chiseled abs in view, "I like you better like this."

Max laughed quietly, now placing his hand on the top of her shirt wanting to take the shirt off her. However, he was interrupted by an abrupt knock on the door.

Byte's eyes widened. "Hang on!" she called back and zipped up her shirt to the appropriate height. She then looked over to Max, who snuck behind the door. Byte opened the door, only to find Ved on the other end. "What is it?" she asked as she opened the door enough so that she stood between it and the doorframe.

"Don't you have plans today with the wonder twins?" he asked.

"Who?"

"Java and Siva," he rolled his eyes.

Max smirked as he held on to his shirt while watching Byte. He stuck his hand out from behind the door and tickled Byte on the ribs. "Yes!" Byte yelped as Max tickled her. "I mean…yes," she said calmly.

Ved chuckled slightly then looked down at her, "You okay?"

"Yeah…I'm just excited for the day," she replied. "Woohoo!"

Ved nodded then turned away for a moment and finally walked off.

Byte shut the door then turned back to Max, who just laughed at her. "Not funny!" she said as she punched him playfully on the arm.

"Alright sorry, babe." He chuckled then plopped down on Byte's queen sized, purple sheeted bed. "Come here," he said then sat up on the edge of the bed.

She walked over to him and happily curled up in his lap. "So, where were we?" she asked with a grin on her face.

Max just took her face gently in his hands then pressed his lips against hers. He pulled her even closer to him then "accidentally" fell back on the bed. More so, they continued from where they'd been interrupted.

Meanwhile, Ved entered the computer room and sat next to Java. He looked at her, who was working diligently, and burst into a fit of laughter.

Java turned to him. "What is it?" she asked.

Ved wiped his happy tears away but could not stop laughing. "You should've seen Byte!" he managed to say. "Seriously…she got that worried look on her face when I busted her."

She looked at him, now confused. "Busted her for what?"

"Something was going on in her room…" he explained then laughed even harder. "I'm serious! I heard him come in, not a very sneaky guy I must add."

"Is he in her room?" she asked.

"Java come over here," Ram suddenly called out.

Java looked back at Ved then sighed deeply. "I'm not finished with you," she whispered.

Ram took Java by the hand then led her away for just a moment. Ved looked back at the door and found Siva coming through it. He grinned then made his way over to the girl.

"Hey Siva…" he greeted then stared at her for a second as she turned back around and left the room in quite a hurry.

He sighed and continued work for the next fifteen minutes.

Java returned to her seat next to Ved, "Now what was it that you were saying?"

"Nothing, I was just saying that something may be going on in her room."

Meanwhile, Byte lay between the purple sheets of her bed. She looked over to Max with a grin on her face as she finally caught her breath, "That was so much better than working," she smiled and sat up, manipulating the sheets so they could cover her naked body up. "You have to go though, they're gonna wonder why you're not working."

"Same to you too," Max replied and climbed out of the bed, therefore beginning the hunt for his clothes. He found his boxers, then his pants, Byte's top and her pants. "Where's my shirt?" he muttered after tossing Byte's clothes to her.

Byte began slipping on the clothes and for once she was dressed before Max. She got out of the bed and began looking for his shirt, "I don't know," she replied.

Max grinned as he looked over her slender body once more, he stared at her in awe. He couldn't take it; he moved over to her and scooped her up in one swift motion. "How did I end up with you?" he asked as he kissed her while she was in his arms.

Byte pulled away then scoffed, "What do you mean by that?"

Max gently placed her back on her feet, "I don't realize how lucky I am,"

She stared at him for a second, "Well, baby, I'm glad I have you too." she smiled and playfully kissed him on the cheek.

He returned the favor then looked down at her and chuckled as he found his shirt lying on top of the mirror. "One more kiss goodbye?" he asked.

"Hm…gotta work for it…" she replied with a slight smirk.

Max sighed and shook his head. Suddenly he grinned and kissed her deeply on the lips. He then pressed her against the wall as gently as he could but there was still an audible 'thump'. He soon found himself lost in her kisses and suddenly the door swung open.

"Byte, it's time-" Siva stopped abruptly after seeing the two of them in each other's arms…and Max shirtless. "What's going on here?"

Byte pulled herself away as she felt, heard and saw the door swing open. "Oh shit," she said under her breath, seeing Siva standing in the door. "Max was just about to-"

"Leave?" she asked, staring at Max. She giggled slightly then moved closer to Max, "You're one crazy boy to get a girl's name tattooed on you," she said after seeing the tattoo.

"Um, thank you?" Max said.

Siva crossed her arms then looked over to Max. "You better leave before I call Java over here," she warned then pressed on her headset, just about ready to call Java over.

Max nodded and walked out of the room after slipping on the shirt. After he left, Byte closed the door behind Siva. "Please don't tell Java. You owe me on this one anyway…"

"You're right, I do," she smirked. "I won't tell her, don't worry." She moved behind Byte and began tying up her hair for her. A few twists and pulls later, Byte's hair was now up in a neat pony tail. "C'mon, let's get going."

Byte followed her out to the computer room where they were joined by a couple guards and Java. After doing so, they set out to sector ten where the Aphasias were located. The area was located amongst a few sky scrapers and about two miles away from the Phoenix Mall.

Upon entering what used to be a bank, the three Techno ladies took a look around the place.

"Well look who it is," a deep voice bellowed. Byte recognized the voice but could not place the name with the voice.

She finally saw him and that somewhat handsome face of his. "Hello Kale, remember me?" she asked with a slight smirk.

He stepped forward and ran his hand through his thick, lengthy black mane. "Of course I remember you. You're the one they call Byte but I know you as someone else…Lieutenant Temper."

She smirked and shook her head, "Let's not get too ahead of ourselves now."

"What are you here for?" he finally asked, folding his thick, bone crusher arms.

"You know Sam and Quaid? Well their little attacks have got to stop," she commanded.

"Yeah? What're you gonna do if they don't?"

"You'll pay for it," Byte replied simply with a slight smile.

Java glanced back at Siva with a smirk on her face. She finally saw herself portrayed in Byte through the cool and confident way she spoke and the malicious actions she intended for the Aphasias. Finally, Noelle was the leader she ought to be. "C'mon Siva, why don't we go speak with Sam and Quaid," she suggested. The two of them walked off and left Byte with the leader of the tribe.

Kale grazed his finger over his square jaw as he gave a blank stare at Byte. "Byte, you haven't changed have you? Once upon a time you were out trying to disband my tribe yet here you are, once again, trying to do the same thing."

"Kale, I think you've got the wrong impression. I'm trying to make peace here. But if you wanna get a bit violent…be my guest."

He took a few steps back and soon enough, a crew composed of the Aphasias were behind him. "You silly girl. You constantly underestimate me."

"Back to base!" Java yelled as she ran back with Siva and the guards.

Before she could move, Kale grabbed Byte from behind along with two other Aphasias. "You're not going anywhere," Kale whispered in her ear.

Byte tried wriggling her way out of it, elbowing the Aphasia that was directly behind her. Her left arm was freed but they still had a good grip on the other. "Let go of me," she demanded as she gritted her teeth.

Kale fought against the struggle with ease. "Tie her up," he commanded. Two of the tribe members finally came over with some rope and tied her hands up and blindfolded her.

"Ram! We need backup!" one of the guards yelled into the headset.

"Where is she? Where's Byte?" Java asked frantically as he searched through the guards.

Byte caught her breath as she sat blindfolded in a chair, her hands were tied back. All of a sudden the blindfold was taken off and she saw Kale's face.

"Well, well, well, look what we've got here. Byte's in the hot seat now…" he said with a slight grin. "So tell me Byte, what are the Technos gonna do when they find your corpse out in the street. I'd love to know," the knife he had in his hand was just itching to draw blood.

"That's just wishful thinking," Byte muttered as she found the ropes around her wrists becoming looser.

"Oh is that so? How is that gonna happen when you're the one that's tied-"

Suddenly her fist was in his face, causing the guy to fall back. She got up quickly and went for the door, trying to pry it open. After a couple tries, she got it open then ran out and up the stairs.

"You can't run forever, Byte!" Kale yelled as he quickly ran after her.

Byte stealthily went up, flight after flight. Finally she reached a door, opened it and finally found herself outside at the top of what seemed to be a seven-story building. She caught her breath yet tried to find her zapper in her pockets but she couldn't find it nor could she find her communicator. She'd been stripped of them while they held her captive. She could feel her hands shake with utter terror but she couldn't let that get in the way.

Suddenly, she was tackled to the ground by Kale's massive body. He punched her in the gut and face a few times but she managed to get her arms around his neck and bring him into a headlock. Being as big as he was, he was able to lift her up and throw her off him.

After doing so, Byte found herself on the ground once again. The back of her shirt was badly scraped, so scraped that her back even received cuts from the rough pavement. She got up quickly, only to find that Kale was after her again. Like a matador against a raging bull, she clenched her fist and swung her hand to his face which caused him to jerk back. She moved over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder then knocked her head against his. She didn't feel the pain, but Kale sure did. She then followed the head-butt with a nice punch to the liver.

As if the attacks weren't enough, he grabbed the girl by the hair and pulled hard which caused her to scream. He then moved her close to the ledge of the building. "You're gonna pay," he said.

"In your dreams," she managed to say. In one swift motion, she brought her elbow down on to his crotch hard.

Kale pushed her away hard and suddenly Byte toppled over the ledge.

Byte searched for something she could grab on to, but things were passing by too quickly. Suddenly, she caught the edge of a rail and screamed out of pain after feeling her shoulder give way. Her eyes watered as she tried pulling herself up. She felt a rough tear come from her back and she faltered.

"There she is!" Siva said, her finger already on the screen. Java glanced at the screen and ran as quickly as she could back over to the sector.

"Jay! Ved! Someone get out here!" she yelled as she ran.

Upon seeing the building Byte was hanging off of, Java entered. She zapped as many guys as she could, one laser at a time. Within seconds though, she was joined by Jay and Mega.

Kale groaned then got up. He looked over the ledge and saw that Byte was struggling to get over the railing. He shook his head then moved down to the third floor where she was.

She tried once more, fluttering her legs as she tried to get a grip on the building. She gripped the stucco building with her shoes and pushed up against it. Finally she clasped the railing with her elbows and pulled once more. She got herself over the rail and spilled out on to the floor. She stayed on her knees for just a moment then got up slowly.

"I don't think you're going anywhere," Kale murmured as he gave her a sinister smile. He moved quickly toward her with the knife he had earlier.

Byte caught his hand with the knife and tried pushing it away from her. But she felt herself give out and the knife landed in her ribs. Warm red liquid spilled out of the wound instantaneously. She looked up at Kale as she dropped to her knees. She pulled the knife out quickly and suddenly threw it at him, landing right in his chest. He fell to the ground as well but she got to her feet.

Placing her hand over the wound, Byte slowly made her way. She saw three people running toward her but their faces began to blur and the room began to spin. Her knees gave way as the world around her suddenly went black.