Max left Jam Pony looking for Sketchy. If Lydecker was involved Sketchy was in a lot of danger. 
Before Sketchy left, Max managed to see where is was going to be delivered and decided to start
from there.

She don't have to look long. Sketchy was coming back the opposite way towards Max. "Sketchy.
I been looking for you."

"Well how I am." replied Sketchy. "What do you want?"

"I want to ask you something." answered Max. "Is that trouble have to do with the US
government."

"Yes."

"I think we need to go some place private."

Original Cindy soon found them. "Lydecker's men are coming this way, Max. You guys better get
outta here."


Max, Original Cindy, and Sketchy found a place that was private. Sketchy's place. Sketchy
moves place to place. Mostly because of the problems he has with mob bosses.

"Why did you steal US files anyway?" asked Original Cindy. "That could land you life in jail or
death."

"It wasn't my fault." pleaded Sketchy. "Three years ago, I was working my job at a lab in
Portland. I was a janitor. At the end that summer, I was found a better job. When I unpacked my
things at my new apartment, I found this file in my bag. It was the US government file. It was a top
secret file. I planned to return it to the lab but some soldier came to the apartment building looking
for me. I got scared and ran away."

"Do you still have the file?" questioned Max.

"Yes, Why?"

"Can I see it?"

Sketchy goes into his bag and pulls out a file. It is labelled US GOVERNMENT TOP SECRET. 
Max grabs in from his hands. It was never opened. Max notice a loose piece of paper coming out
of the file. Max takes it out and reads it.

Sketchy

If noticed this file in this bag it was no accident.
I wanted to it to one of Eyes-Only informants but
The one was suppost to give with file to
Eyes-Only was arrested and shot by
Manticore soldiers. Make sure no one finds 
this file. If you ever find an Eyes-Only informant
give them this file.

Dr Malcolm

"I never seen that note before." said Sketchy.

Max broke the seal on the file and opened it. Inside were documents on the Manticore Project
X5s. Sketchy took out one of the papers and began reading it.

"Genetic-made super soldiers?" Sketchy looked up from the page confused. "Isn't it illegal to do
that."

"The government does things nobody knows about." retorted Original Cindy.

"Maybe you should stop read it." suggested Max uneasily. "I know someone who knows Mr.
Eyes-Only and he's probably expecting it."

"I want to know what the big secret is." said Sketchy as he kept reading. "Wait a minute, it says
here that twelve of the prototypes for this experiment escaped and their pictures and records are
enclosed in the file."

Original Cindy knew Max didn't want anyone else to know her secret. "That is getting a little too
private, Sketch. Max is right. If this doctor wanted these file to given to Eye-Only, perhaps we
should give it to the informant and leave it at that. Who knows he might broadcast this information
on the next Streaming Freedom bulleton."

"Are you guys keeping something from me?" asked Sketchy finally. "Why don't you two want me
to see the rest of the file."

Sketchy grabed the file from Max. Max tries to get it back and the one of the papers from the file
fell on the ground. She gets the file back from Sketchy. He picks up the piece of paper lying on the
ground.

On the paper was the picture of a child with a slaven head. Sketchy reads the piece of paper with
wide eyes and then shows it to Max and Original Cindy. "Max, Is this you?

TO BE CONTINUED