Chapter 34: Take Me*

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Max's POV:

To say that our date was amazing was an understatement. It wasn't a perfect first date for most girls, but it was the perfect date for me. It was the perfect date for us, kissing and talking under the stars, surrounded by the peaceful and warm sounds of nature. Ace drove me home and we shared another kiss before he let me through the door. As I walked into the kitchen, I saw Mom at the counter reading some files.

"Hey Mom," I said quietly.

"Hey honey, where did you go?" Mom asked.

"Ace took me on a date," I said slowly and her smile grew bigger.

"Oh my gosh, my daughter is in love!" Mom exclaimed.

"I am not in love," I muttered.

"Maybe not now, but you look so carefree and happy right now. That tells me that he is treating you right," Mom said and I went over to her and hugged her.

"Thank you Mom. You are my rock and I am glad that you are always there for me," I said.

"Of course Max. I want to be there for you and Macy. I just hope that Macy understands that I want to be there for her. That's why I want you to be there for her. I rather have her relying on you, than me. I know that you will teach her well," Mom said.

"She knows that you are there for her. She is very smart," I said.

"She is very bright, like you," Mom said. I smiled into Mom's hair and savored the feeling of safety when my Mom hugged me. The same feeling that I felt when Ace hugged me.

**

"If we were in a cartoon, hearts would be coming out of your head," Rick said walking past me. I rolled my eyes and wiped the table.

"I overheard you talking to Alex that you went on a date," Rick said, "I am a bit sad that it isn't you and Caleb together, but Daisy is alright now."

"Yeah, she definitely has changed and I think that Caleb and I will be more like brother and sister than," I said motioning my hands, "-that."

"I guess so, Alex is waiting impatiently right now so take your ten minute break and be back right after," Rick said sternly and I saluted him. I walked into Rick's office and saw Alex sitting on the chair.

"Tell me all the details!" Alex exclaimed jumping to her feet.

"Well he took me to this waterfall and we ended up having a picnic and stargazing. It was so peaceful and magical," I said in awe.

"Was it the same waterfall that he took you when he asked you out?" Alex asked and I nodded.

"It was a simple date Alex, but it had so much meaning to it," I explained.

"Sounds romantic Max, I am seriously so happy for you. This is the guy that makes you happy Max. This is the guy that really deserves you," Alex said and I hugged her tightly.

"You are the best," I said. My phone rang and it was Jean. Maybe, she needed me to pick up Macy early, I didn't know.

"Hi Jean, what's up?" I asked nonchalantly.

"Max, Ace is missing. I tried calling his cell and he hasn't came home from yesterday," Jean said with a worried voice.

"Did something happen?" I asked.

"I don't know, did something happen yesterday?" Jean asked.

"No, he dropped me off and drove home. I actually haven't heard from him since yesterday," I said, "Don't worry about it Jean. I will call some people and ask if they have seen him."

"Thank you Max," Jean said.

"No problem. I will call you when if I find him and can you do the same?" I asked.

"Of course Max, good luck," she said and hung up.

"What's wrong?" Alex asked.

"Ace is missing," I said and we drove to my house. Rick let us off since someone being missing is pretty serious. I walked onto my doorstep and saw a familiar envelope. Alex shook her head in worry and I picked it up and opened it. Alex peeked over my shoulder to read it with me.

Dear Maxine,

It is truly nice to be talking to you again. It is great that I can finally send this to an actual address! You are thinking, get to the point! Do you have Ace or not? Well...I do. You know where to go Maxine, I will be expecting you.

The Viper Gang

"They got Ace involved Alex, this is all my fault," I cried and Alex hugged me.

"It's okay Max," Alex said.

"I am getting them out," I said reaching for the door.

"No way are you doing this alone," Alex said, "We need backup."

"Who do you suggest?" I asked.

"Martin, he is Ace's best friend," Alex said.

"But then I would have to tell him my real identity," I muttered.

"Well we can't go in there without some help," Alex argued and I sighed.

"Alright, hop in Alex, we are going to Martin's house," I said and drove to Martin's house.

***

"What do you mean that you are the Stone Fox?" Martin shouted as Alex tried to explain to him.

"Martin, get yourself together and help us rescue Ace!" I nagged at him, "Snap out of it!"

"It's just hard to believe that I knew the Stone Fox all this time, do you know who Snow Fox is?" Martin asked.

"She is in this very room with us, now can we go?" I asked impatiently.

"Alex, you are Snow Fox?" Martin asked and Alex nodded.

***

"Okay, so I was thinking that Martin could create a distraction that will buy me enough time to sneak in and get Ace out," I said.

"Sounds good, but how about me?" Alex asked.

"Um, you could either stay in the car to watch or you could help with Martin," I said.

"I will help Martin," Alex said.

"Sounds like a plan," I said. We all got dressed in black and I wore my Stone Fox clothes and Alex wore her Snow Fox clothes. We looked pretty bad*ss in our clothes to be honest. Martin actually had a black van, so I drove it to the warehouse. I parked a little bit farther away, so no one would see the van nearby. Honestly, I could tell that Alex was a bit nervous about the whole thing. She never liked the fact that I could get involved with a gang and I was getting her caught up in the mess too. Guilt was clouding up my mind and I knew that I had to fix this asap.

"Okay, you guys know what to do right?" I asked.

"Yeah, distract the guard so you can slip past him or find a back door," Martin stated and I nodded. He seemed to calm down after finding out that I was Stone Fox. They exited the van and started talking to the guard. They were pretending to be one of the members of a gang that the Vipers allied with. I snuck past them and was about to go through the back door when I heard a scream that I knew belonged to Alex. I had a mental battle with myself; it was either save my friends or Ace. I couldn't let anything happen to Alex and Martin or Ace, but I didn't know if Ace was even okay. I have to help the people that I brought with me. I ran over to where they were seeing Alex on the floor with blood on her face and Martin getting held by his neck. He was gasping for air while a gun was pointed at both of them. Simultaneously, I ran behind the guard and punched his jaw. He let go of Martin as he coughed violently and Alex held him close to her. Even though I shouldn't be thinking about this right now, I knew that something was up with both of them. I continued to fight the two guards knocking the gun out of their hands and shoving it into my pants.

"Freeze!" a man yelled and I saw that he had a gun in his hand and was pointing it at my head and Alex's, "You move and I will shoot. I am not scared like these guys are."

"Who are you?" I spat out at him.

"Whoa Stone Fox, I have your friend's and your lives in my hands. I wouldn't be talking to me like that," the man said with a sinister look in his eye, "I am holding a proposal to you Ms. Fox. I will spare their life if you come with us. If you refuse, I will shoot them."

"Take me," I said without any hesitation. I will not let the other option even run through my mind.

"Stone Fox, no!" Alex yelled at me.

"Please!" Martin pleaded and I shook my head.

"I have made my decision. Let them go, and then I will go with you," I said sternly. The man dropped the gun that he was pointing at Alex and Martin.

"Go, before I change my mind," the man said and Alex and Martin walked away. Alex took one last look at me and shot me an expression saying that she will figure things out.

"Let's go Stone Fox," the man said and in a split second, all I saw was darkness.

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