Oh that will happen in the end, when the big climatic battle happens, but not yet, Max and the girls need cannon fodder.
On a unrelated note, for those of you who have already read 14 of Northstar, I called Nick Max again, right in the first paragraph. I have fixed it (nod to Darthel for pointing it out) all I can say is its someone elses fault, don't know who but since I'm perfect it can't be me