After taking out a Strogaus science mage and the monster he had created, Max and Staxx attempt to contact May—their ally and handler. But for the first time ever, a different person answers their call, indicating an irregularity that bodes ill for not only May, but for them all.

"Damn! I wanted to meet May, but..."

"Not like this?"

"Do you think she's still alive?"

"One way to find out, Max."

"Listen, if this has something to do with Strogaus and that science mage we fed to his own monster, we're puttin' these guys in the ground, Staxx."

"Then let's lock and load."