The TechRift managed to harness the energy and disappeared into the thin shadow. " looks like we are getting sloppy." Max said, taking a seat on the pavement in front of Darius.The President's call came right in. " Max, it looks like there is some activity going underground. Some people are trying to bust Zico and his crew out of prison. We can't afford to have another battle right now not when we are having things so good.”Max looked frightened, " I will get back to you Mr. President but you need to hold the fort right now. I and the team are also trying our best. It is chaos down here."Darius looked at Max, " What is the matter? It seems something is troubling you." " It looks like the TechRift crew have only one mission in mind," Max replied.Dino looked at Max, waiting for him to finish with his words. " they are planning to burst Zico and his crew out of prison." Amy looked at Max, " We can't let that happen. If Drakon is allowed back, there will be chaos and it is the only
Shade, noticing he couldn't take the crew head-on, disappeared into thin air. " Woah! I don't know, he could do that. Where are all these guys coming from? We are having a lot on our plates as it is."All attention was back to Zico. " How did you manage to escape? You were supposed to be locked away for all eternity." Max said, looking at Zico." All eternity! Woah you hate me that much huh? Well sorry to disappoint you. I am here to help you stop Shade." The crew looked at themselves and laughed. "You, help us stop, shade and why would you help us do that?" Eddy asked, looking at Zico for an explanation." First, how did you get out of prison? From what I heard from the president you weren't supposed to be able to break free from the stronghold." Irrisia asked, looking surprised.Zico smirked, revealing a sly grin. "Let's just say I have my ways. The prison wasn't as secure as they thought. As for why I'm here, I may have my agenda, but Shade poses a threat to everything, including
Zico raised an eyebrow at Max's defensive stance. "Easy there, Max. I kept my end of the deal. Shade is defeated, and your precious city is safe—for now."Max, stood his stance, and responded with a stern tone, "We appreciate your help, but that doesn't erase your past actions, Zico. You're not off the hook just yet."As the crew and Zico stood in a tense standoff, the defeated Shade began to stir. "You may have won this battle, but you can't comprehend the magnitude of what's coming. I've set things in motion that even heroes like you can't prevent."Darius, his patience wearing thin, approached Shade, "Enough with your threats. What are you planning, whatever it is you are, we are going to stop you."Shade chuckled weakly, "You can't stop it. You can't stop what is coming and this time around, you all are going to face the dire music. The true evolution begins now. You better watch your back."Before anyone could react, Shade dissolved into a dark mist, disappearing once again. Max
" Wait! Wait!!." Darius shouted trying to slow Max down but it was too late. The light absorbs Max, sending him back to his past. *********************************************************************************PAST*Max woke up back at Panarova University. " What the hell is going on? Is this a trick?" Max was shocked to find himself back at the University he believed to have graduated from. " Hello, please what is the time and date?" He tried asking some of the faces he knew but he was treated like the nobody he was. " This can't be happening to me. Not now!" Max saw Eddy and walked right up to him, " Hy Eddy, was going on with me. Is this a trick or what?" Eddy looked at him and smirked, " I guess you still don't know what is happening to you right now."Max looked at him, " What happened to me? What are you talking about Eddy? We need to take shade down. We can't afford to let him ruin the earth."" What are you talking about, you moron? Does Tiffany leave you unbolt a crew
It all looked like everything was a dream to Max as he woke up and found himself in a hospital. Max was still finding it hard to grasp what was going on with him. " What the hell is happening to me."He looked at the doctor who was attending to him, "You need to call Darius right now." The doctor looked at Max and flashed some light into his eyeball, " I think you banged your head pretty hard. There is nothing a good sleep can't handle." Before he could say a word, the doctor injected him with a needle. His pupil dilated and he went into a deep slumber.*****************************************REAL WORLD*Darius was furious as he looked at Zico, "What the hell is going on? Where did you send him?" Zico stood still trying to absorb what was going on. " Did it look like I did anything to Max? I believe we were both here when this happened." Amy stared at Zico, " How the hell did you get out of prison? That was supposed to have you locked up for god knows when. You managed to get out
" Thank you doctor Rodger," Amy said with a smile." I am so sorry. He hit his head pretty hard. I don't know how he was able to recognize this place though. Do you have any business with this man?" Darius laughed, "Of course not but we are pen for business. I believe him to be a client but I am surprised at the way he kept on ranting about all sorts of things. You had better keep an eye on him."" We will." Doctor Rodger immediately had Max put inside the van and drove off to the hospital. Darius watched as the vehicle left his environment.As Max regained consciousness, he found himself in a room where he had been laid to rest. The clean white walls and the rhythmic beeping of machines surrounded him, but the atmosphere felt surreal. He slowly sat up, groggy from the effects of the injection."Where am I now?" Max muttered to himself, his gaze darting around the strange room. The hospital bed, the medical equipment – everything seemed strangely advanced yet foreign to him.A soft
Max sat down thinking of how he could get out of Zaco's trap. It was evident that he was in another universe that he didn't know much about. " There had to be a loophole. There has to be something I am missing." Max was thinking to himself when he heard a hit at the back of his head. " I told you I am going to kill you myself. The funniest thing is if you die here then there is no way back into your real world." Zaco said with a smile on his face.Max stood up, " I don't know what else you want from me. I even had to give Tiffany up."Zaco grinned, "No you didn't. You came back to haunt me and made me realize not everything is money and god knows who the hell has got your back. You suddenly get rich, dating the hottest girl in the university. Something I had tried hard to do, you got them all done. Damn! You will live the life I had wished for. I wished there was a way out of prison after all."Max looked at Zaco and realized this was just an illusion. " how are you still able to op
" I am not doing this for Tiffany." " Oh, that's a cool name. Nevertheless Max you need to make peace with this. Zaco is having the upper hand here and from the way I see that kid, his parents must be quite rich. You need to let this go if not for anything but for your own sake. There are many girls on the campus, you can just find yourself one and begin again."" Are you not getting this? This goes way beyond a girl's fight. Zaco wants me to die here so that I can't return to my world. I have a face waiting back for me and you of course."Darius looked at Max, " What are you saying to me? Are you telling me you are not from this world?" Max looked at Darius and saw he wasn't believing him. " I don't know why you are finding it hard to believe any of this. The Darius in my world didn't have much problem believing everything that unfolded. The system, the powers, and the wealth. So what with this, Darius." Max said, getting up from his seat.Darius looked at Max as he walked to get h