Hello to the people! I'm in a good mood!
Alright, I'm a strange person. I admit it. SO WHAT? SUE ME.
Ahaha... Enjoy!
After receiving a bunch of supplies from Parker, Max and 99 headed back to the warehouse. After about an hour of driving, 99 started to wonder if Max knew where he was going.
"Max," she started.
"Save it, 99, I know where I'm going." Max said defensively. "I'm just taking a detour." 99 didn't really believe him, but she just went along with it for the time being.
Half an hour later, she decided to push the issue. Any more driving and they'd end up in New Mexico.
"Max, how long did it take for you and the Chief to find the warehouse this morning?" she asked.
"About 2 hours..." Max said. At the look 99 gave him, he mumbled, "25 minutes..."
99 groaned. "Max, we've been driving for one and a half hours! We don't have much time until KAOS sets off that bomb!"
"I know, 99, but I can't for the life of me remember where that warehouse is!" Max said.
"Max, maybe we should-"
Suddenly, Max's shoe phone rang.
"-call the Chief..." 99 trailed off.
"Uh-oh." Max muttered. "Get it for me, 99?" he asked, handing it to her. 99 rolled her eyes and took the phone from him.
"Hello?"
"Max, I'm sending Agent 44 to the warehouse to help you. How are you and 99 doing? I haven't heard anything-"
"Chief, Chief!" 99 interrupted. "It's me, 99."
"99?" the Chief asked. "Why are you on Max's phone? Has something happened to him?"
"Well, not exactly." 99 hedged.
"99..." the Chief said warningly.
"Well, we're kind of lost, Chief. Max and I have been going for one and a half hours, and we haven't passed any warehouse yet."
"Give Max the phone, 99." The Chief said.
99 held the phone to Max. "It's for you." She said.
Max looked at the phone as though it was poisonous. "Hello?"
99 didn't know exactly what the Chief said, but she could hear his voice. He was definitely yelling. Max flinched a couple of times, then said meekly, "Right, I get it." Another minute of yelling, and: "Sorry about that, Chief." He hung up then.
"Max?" 99 asked. "Everything ok?"
"Absolutely." Max said with a grin. "All I do is make a turn here-" With that, he turned the car in a extremely jarring movement. 99 gasped and grabbed her seat so as not to fall out. "And here-" He made another high-speed turn. "And one more... riiiiight... HERE!" With one last horrible turn of the car, he somehow landed the car about 50 feet away from a warehouse. The force of the landing caused 99 to knock her head against the dashboard.
"Sorry about that." Max told her. Rubbing her forehead, 99 got out of the car. They both began walking towards the warehouse, keeping their voices low and using their surroundings as cover.
"Max, did the Chief mention that 44 would be around?" 99 asked.
"Yes. He said to find a red rock outside the warehouse, and tell it, 'The sun will never meet the moon' If the rock is 44, it should respond, 'Until the next World Cup."
"That's a weird code..." 99 said.
"I know." Max said. "I think the response should have been 'I still don't care about the chips.'"
"Wait, which one is it?" a voice spoke put of nowhere. "I'm confused!"
99 and Max jumped. "44?" Max asked disbelievingly.
"It's me," 44 confirmed. 99 had to stifle a laugh at his appearance; he was painted a red-brown color and there were pebbles all over him.
"44, it was supposed to be 'Until the next World Cup.'" Max informed him.
"Oh, alright." 44 said. I'll remember that for next time.
"44, is there anything unusual going on?" 99 asked.
"I'll say!" 44 said. "For once, I'm not in an extremely cramped space! The Chief said he would give me a break, in the spirit of Christmas!"
"And it certainly helped us, didn't it?" a voice said behind them. 44, 99, and Max spun around to find themselves face to face with a group of KAOS agents. Every one of them had their guns out, and they were pointed at them.
"Are you going to come with us quietly, or do we have to use these?" one of them asked, pushing his gun forward slightly.
"It depends," Max said. 99 hoped he was stalling.
"On what?"
"Are those guns loaded?" Max asked.
We're doomed. 99 moaned internally.
"As a matter of fact, yes, 86." The agent said.
"Now, how about 44 goes first, 99 follows next, and 86 goes after her?" The agent asked mockingly. He turned to his friends, who all laughed with him.
Max took the chance to whisper to both 44 and 99, "We can't get captured, not on this mission. When they're distracted, run." 44 nodded. 99 locked eyes with Max.
"I'm not leaving you, Max." she said.
"99, you heard the Chief! If we get captured, we die. If we die, the whole city dies as well! We don't have time to argue anyway, just run at my signal!" Max argued.
The KAOS agents turned back to the captured CONTROL agents. "Remind me, who's going first?"
"Oh, probably me." Max said nonchalantly. "I'm usually picked first for teams, you know."
"I'm sure." The KAOS agent said sarcastically. "What kind of games? Monopoly? Or playground games like Tag?"
"Any kind of game where you have to RUN!" Max shouted, racing away from the scene. 99 and 44 followed suit, running as fast as they could from the enemy agents. Shots rang out behind them as they ran, and the sounds echoed through 99's head. It was starting to throb, too, and she wondered if she hadn't hit her head too hard on Max's car's dashboard.
99 began to slow down due to the pain. Suddenly, arms grabbed her from behind.
"I've got one!" the agent shouted as she slipped into unconsciousness. "I think it's Agent 99!"