Several moments after the fight, the whole team had gathered together to take a break.

Luke: Hey....

He slapped Max's back.

Luke: ... still can't believe you beat Tiff. Great job.

Rose: I know, right? Max is soooo strong.

Max: Yeah....

Ken: Indeed. That would be the first time Tiff lost a first fight against any one of us. An impressive feat to say nothing else of it.

Max: Yeah....

He tried to play it off  a bit.

Tiffany stretched her arms and legs. She had recovered, slightly shocking Max, as he thought she'd be hurt for a bit longer.

Tiffany: Alright, I'm good to go.

Rose: Great. You were amazing too, Tiff.

Tiffany: Thanks. But in any case, it's getting late.

Max: Late?

Luke: Yeah... we have to be back in Hypercity before 9pm. Or rather... Ken needs to be back by then.

Max: Oh... Ok.....

Ken: (sighs) (sarcastically) Forgive me.

Luke: It's no big deal, but we really need to get a move on. Otherwise, we'll be late.

Tiffany: Agreed.

Rose: Yeah, I'm beat.

Max: Hmph.

Tiffany: Let's go, team.

Rose, Ken and Luke: Right...

Max answered later.

Max: Riiiighhhht...

Rose giggled in response.

And so, the teens made their way back to the car.

Luke: Man... I'm beat....

Ken: You're one to talk....

Rose: Yeah, I can't wait to get back home and take a shower.

Ken: Seconded!

Tiffany: Hmph. True...

Max remained silent.

Tiffany: But we'll have to be back tomorrow.

Max: Tomorrow!?

The others were none too pleased to hear that.

Tiffany: Yep! We're still not done training with you.

Max: Huh!?

Tiffany: Max, you just showed us your powers. It's only fair that you get a proper demonstration of our own powers.

Max: Huh?!

That level of courtesy was completely unexpected from Tiffany, not because of her personality, but rather because of the situation.

Max: Oh...... huh... never thought of that

Luke: (sleepily) Well... fair enough... I'll have to take an earlier shift but... I think I'll manage.

Ken: And I'll have to sleep for the rest of the... well day.... just to make up for that.

Rose: Its ok, Tiff. I'll be ready and prepared.

They all sounded quite exhausted.

Tiffany: I know it's hard..... but.... we need to take advantage of the situation. We don't have any emergencies to take care of... and we have till next week off, so I'd rather we get this done as quickly as possible.

Ken: (groaning) Fine....

Rose: Yeah....

Luke: Alright...

The five of them got into the car and got on the road.

Ken: Goodbye, my fair playground. Until next time, we meet.

Max only turned to look back in it's direction once more before the car picked up speed.

Ken: By the way, Max... couldn't you just super speed back home?

Max: Hmmm?

To Max, the answer was obvious.

Max: Not really. Why?

Ken: Won't your mother worry if you stay up too late?

It was at that point that Max realised that he hadn't even told his mother he wouldn't be coming home early. Not that it bothered him much, but it was interesting to him that he'd never even considered it.

Max: Oh yeah....

Ken: Did you send her a text?

Max: Hmmm... No. I didn't.

Ken: (sighs) Oh brother....

Max: What?

Ken: Nevermind...

Luke: Anyway, best get comfortable. It'll be a while before we can make it to Hypercity.

Ken: True....

He relaxedly reclined in his seat.

Ken: (yawn) And, of course, well probably have to deal with some traffic jam along the way.

Max: Traffic jam?

Ken: Yeah. The ol 8-9pm hour rush. Quite the bother I'd say.

Luke: Yeah, don't worry about it. I'll get you home before it gets too rough.

Ken: Ok. I'm sending you the best route via Gps otherwise.

A light lit up on Luke's phone highlighting the fastest route to Ken's home.

Ken: And a route for your homes as well.

Luke: Thanks...

Ken: No problem....

At that point, Max begun to consider simply leaving.

Max: Hey.. if that's the case then...

It took only a moment for Luke to understand.

Luke: Oh... got it.

The road they'd been travelling through didn't have any onlookers, but even still...

Tiffany: Wait! (to Rose) Rose? Periphery check!

Rose: Sure...

She closed her eyes and seemingly focused on something quite hard.

Rose: No one's there.

Tiffany: Good. You can leave now, Max.

Max: O.... k.....

The fight still left him with a lot to think about, and on top of that, he also wanted to get to bed and take a nap.

Max: See ya, guys.

Rose: Bye Max!

Ken: See ya...

Luke: Yeah, goodbye Max.

Tiffany: Goodbye.

And Max suddenly dashed away  without a second word.

Rose: Hey, guys. Did Max seem a little bothered by something before he left?

Luke: Hmm.. not really, no.

Ken: Hmmm.. Mayhaps he's just tired.

Rose: Oh... you're probably right, Ken. No need to worry.

Ken: Hmph. (thinking: And now on to other matters... Getting home and making up yet another lie for my parents. At this point, it's an art.)