You KILLED the Cortina?????????
Oh YAYYYYY!!! Max the hero!
And where oh where is Gene taking Max? Hmmm? Another 'research assignment'?
I'm so happy you wrote this, it is a fun fun fun sweet story and am SO happy he's back, although now I'm a bit worried about his future and want to cuddle him and tell him everything will alright, Gene and Sam will take care of him...wait...