Escape.

Max followed the men as they hurried down the hallway. She could hear gunfire and explosions in the distance, muffled yelling penetrating the walls. It seemed that the fighting hadn't moved to this part of the Manticore compound yet, leaving the hallways empty as all the guards had moved to help in the fight.

"Come, this way" one the men waved at her as they entered a stairwell. Not having a choice in the matter she followed them down the stairs until they hit the ground floor. The sounds of fighting grew fainter as they moved away from the chaos. They passed through a number of hallways and rooms before stopping at what looked like the entrance to a garage.

The two men looked at each other for a moment with hope in their eyes as they opened the door. They were greeted by the sound of guns cocking, About a half dozen men and women stood at the door way, their guns aimed at the 3 of them.

"Hey, hey, it's us" one of the men said. This seemed to be enough for the group as they relaxed their weapons. The group dispersed back into the garage. Three large miltary trucks were parked in the large garage. One had no wheels, the other no engine, but the third looked in perfect condition.

"Glad you could make it" a petite women walked up and hugged one of the men "who's she" she asked giving a untrusting glance towards Max.

"Max Gu..." Max began before she was interrupted by one of the men.

"We found her the east wing, she needs to get out of here as much as we do."

The women nodded, she knew about the things that happened in that part of the compound. "Get in the back of the truck and hang on." she told Max. Not one to argue Max quickly made her way to the back of the truck and jumped into the back.

"Hey" she was greeted by a gruff voice as she sat down in the back. She wasn't alone, there was 6 other people in the back, 2 men and 4 women. More people trying to escape.

"Hey.." she said back, unable to say more as the truck's engine turned over, its loud engine drowning out their voices.

"Put your heads down and hold on to your asses!" the driver yelled as he accelerated out of the garage. The tires squealed as the truck turned tightly, sounds of gunfire erupted as guards attempted to shoot down the speeding truck. The truck jerked as it smashed into the fence surrounding the compound. The noises died down as they truck sped away into the night. The people in the truck screamed out in victory, finally they were free. Max couldn't help but smile as she saw the joy on their faces. Max didn't want to interrupt their celebration but she needed information.

"Where are we headed?" she asked.