Max's Pov - Here I was, back at this fucking rundown barn. I felt weak just stepping onto the grounds of this place again. Knowing what Jade and I went through in other timelines made me physically sick. But I knew I had to save Jade and the baby from that dickhead. I walked over to the front doors of the barn, realizing they were unlocked for me. In the barn was Jefferson's car which had originally been impounded by the police. I knew exactly where the entrance to the bunker was. I cleaned away the leaves and hay on top of the entrance, seeing no padlock on the bunker door. I lift up the door and then walk down those familiar, uneasy stairs. At the end of the stairs, a hallway leading to the locked, encoded door at the end. The air was stiff around me, making it hard for me to take a deep breath without shivering in fear.
As I reached the door, I was hesitant to enter the passcode to unlock the door. Come on, Max. You need to do this. You need to rescue Jade from this asshole! I then hear screams coming from inside.
Immediately, I punched in the code and opened the door, as soon as I pushed the plastic curtains out of the way. There he was with a syringe in his hand as he loomed over Jade's limp body.
"JEFFERSON!!!" He turned around in surprise as my voice echoed loudly in the bunker. I look back over at Jade, noticing bruises and cuts on her face. "Glad you could join us, Max."
"Zip it, you sadistic fuck. I told you if you touched Jade... I would fucking kill you." I was ready to lunge at him and give him the beating of his life. "Now, now, Max. I wanted you but you weren't around but Jade was. I knew if I took her, you would come running to save her. Would you not?"
"You had this all planned out before you got released, didn't you?"
"You know me, Max. I always think three steps ahead. Of course, there were a few minor changes in my plan, but everything else is going according to plan." He smiled as he looked over at Jade. "You sick bastard! Jade doesn't even want to keep the goddamn baby after what you did to her."
"If she didn't want the baby, she would've gotten an abortion already, but since she didn't... Her, the baby, and I are going to be one happy family. With you, as my personal puppet to manipulate as I please."
I can't stand to listen to anymore of this shit. I need to grab Jade and get us out of here.
"Now then, let's get you ready for some photographs..." Jefferson turns his back to me, giving me the chance to jump him from behind. I pull out a pocket knife I found in Jade's truck and lunge right at him.
Fuck you, asshole!
I run towards him with the knife, but he quickly turns around as he catches my left hand holding my wrist at bay. "Think you can jump me, Max? Think again."
We struggle as he tries to get the knife out of my hand. I then kick him in his junk causing him to fall onto his knees, but he pulls me down with him. "You're not getting out of here alive."
"I don't care if I don't survive. As long as you're dead and nowhere near Jade. I'll gladly sacrifice myself for HER!" I drop the knife into my other hand and manage to stab Jefferson in the leg. He howls out in pain. However, he grabs the knife from me and stabs me in the stomach.
Agh! Damn it!
I look at my wound as it starts to bleed rapidly onto the floor. Jefferson stands up and kicks me in the face, knocking me onto the ground, the now bloody knife in his hand.
"sighs You thought you could kill me, right Max?"
Kick
He kicks me again in the face, giving me a black eye on the right and causing my mouth to bleed. "spits I sure as hell can still do so." Kick
I push through the pain as I get back up, pressing onto my wound with my hand to stop the bleeding.
"You and Nathan caused so much pain to so many women. As you kidnapped them, drugged them, and brought them down here and took sick, disgusting photos of them. At their most vulnerable, defenseless states, even going as far as killing Rachel and Chloe... going as far as raping Jade and getting her pregnant." I approach Jefferson but he takes steps back away from me.
"That blue-haired punk bitch got what was coming to her. As for Rachel, she was giving her body away as if she was some fucking prostitute. But when I saw you, Max, I knew you were the one. Your innocence was radiating off you and I knew you were going to be my next subject after Victoria. But then Jade, oh Jade, always around you. I never could get a good opportunity to get you alone from her, but then I heard Jade had left town and I knew this was my chance."
"coughs T-Too bad you ruined that chance, by stabbing me and kicking me to a pulp." Jefferson then approaches me. I try to stand up against him but he grabs my neck and begins to choke me.
"You think you're so tough, Max. Jade thought the same as well before you arrived. Telling me you would "kill me" and so on. I even went as far as telling Jade that I wouldn't hurt you... too bad she's drugged up to see what I did to you."
He throws me to the ground, knocking me almost unconscious. The pain of pushing on my stab wound kept me conscious, as Jefferson walked to his desk to grab supplies.
I slowly crawled over to Jade, leaving a trail of my blood behind me. I grab hold of her hand with my now bloodied one, holding it in mine. Jade... I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't get us out of here like I said I would. I hope... you can... forgive... me.
"Max..." I looked up to see Jade squeezing my hand with her staring right back at me. "Jade... I'm so sorry. I couldn't save us from... this bastard..." My words started to slur as I was losing touch with reality.
I was then pulled away from Jade as Jefferson started to tend to my stab wound. "I can't have you dying on me just yet, Max. I still need you for my collection."
"Don't... fucking... touch me." He ignored me as he tightly wrapped gauze around my stomach, being sure to stop the bleeding. I screamed out in pain which caused Jade to awake from her drugged state.
"Leave her alone, you bastard!" Jade cried out although still under the effects of the drug. "Shut up, bitch. Or do you need another dose to keep you quiet?"
"You'll kill her... Please, don't do this."
"It's sickening seeing how much you care about this whore, Max... Max, Max. Damn it, Max! Wake up! Max!" Jefferson shakes my limp body but I don't wake up. "No, no, no, no, no. NO! NO! Max!"