Mission

Max stared at Zack as he held a gun on her, his face determined and menacing. Behind her Nikoli was back on his feet. He picked up his revolver pulling back the hammer ready to kill her.

"Hey hold up Nick, you don't wanna be doing that.' Zack said stepping in.

Nikoli looked at him, "why?"

"Look this chick works for Richards, she can be useful. She probably knows his club well, and she could tell us how many guys are working for him."

"It is too risky leaving her alive."

Zack smiled "Hey Niko, I didn't say leave her alive, by all means kill her, enjoy it even." Max flinched as Zack spoke, "just, you know, do it later dude."

Nikoli visibly mulled things over for a minute before lowering his gun, "Vat you say?"

"You mean what do I suggest" Keep her around, she's just a fucking stripper right, she'll cooperate or else we kill her. Actually the little whore currently has no owner with Glebov dead and all, and she is a SWEET piece of ass."

Nikoli laughed."You thinking you like to keep huh? Fine, ve do it your way, but if anything goes wrong with this bitch, you die."

Zack shrugged, "If you don't mind, I'd like a bit of R&R with our little sweetie" He grabbed Max roughly by the arm, "Les go somewhere private honey."

Once again Max found herself in the pouring rain being dragged by Zack, "Wha-"

"Quiet," Zack snapped walking briskly with Max in tow. The moved to an out house where Zack let Max go throwing her on the bed.

"What the fuck are you doing here Max?"

"Hmp, I could ask you the same thing," She responded matching his enraged glare.

"I'm here, was here with Tusha, we were part of a mercenary assignment, enrolled by the Russian government. Tusha needed the help of an American, so she found me."

Max stared at him not sure how to respond, "Why, what are you up to."

Zack paced the room.

"Zack, tell me."

He looked down at her, "Both Tusha and Nikoli Garnovskaya are rogue X5's from Russia Max."

"Nikoli got in contact with Nathan Richards through Dimitri Glebov. Richards helped Niko get Russian women into the country"...

"To what end?" Max asked.

"Niko is working for Manticore."

A look of horror crossed Max's face.

"Yeah, fucked up right. Niko is bringing in the girls and selling them to Manticore for their transgenic projects." Zack informed her. "Tusha and me, we were gonna bring the whole operation down around his ears."
"So Max" Zack said, I'm guessing Logan has you here deep in some Eyes Only shit, what is it??"

"I'm posing as a stripper-" Max began only to stop mid sentence.

Max and Zack's head tilted to the sound of approaching footsteps.

"Shit" Zack groaned, "Nikoli."