CHAPTER 1

"Useless... kill... no, not her... yes... Subject Two... no use... maybe... soon." I could only hear part of the whitecoats conversation, but I heard enough. And I could make a pretty good guess at who 'Subject Two' is.

"Fang, come over here." Luckily, the whitecoats put us in a cell that we could move around in.

"They're going to try to kill you." I couldn't find any other way to say it.

"I know." Well, that was a shock. Fang looked at me impassively.

"You know? You knew all along that you were going to die?" I couldn't believe that he didn't tell me! I could kill him, but someone is already going to do that, no thanks to him!

"Yeah. Jeb told me before he "left". I know exactly what will happen."

"What will happen?"

Fang looked away. "You don't want to know." He said it so quietly, brokenly even, but I heard him like he was shouting. It was so clear, and I wish it were a dream. But it wasn't. It never is.

"Fang..." Angel looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry!" She came over and hugged him. He slowly picked her up.

"Angel, it'll be okay." Fang held her close.

Angel started crying more. "You don't believe that!" She hollered.

"What's wrong?" The Gasman and Iggy came over to our little group.

"Nothing." Fang said curtly.

Angel looked him in the eyes. "That's horrible," she whispered, and I knew she saw how Fang was going to die.

I heard Nudge. I spun around. The Director walked in with Omega by her side.

"Hello, Maximum." She held up her hand as I opened my mouth. "Don't say anything, just listen. Fang is coming with me. You are staying here with your precious Flock. Once we get everything we need from Fang, we'll send him back to you. That's option one. Option two is that I take Fang, and you come too, just to make sure we don't hurt him. Which one is will it be?" She smirked at me.

I glanced at Fang. His pale face was white, and he shook his head 'no' at me. That settled it. I tapped the back of Iggy's hand twice, signaling he was in charge. I heard Fang sigh.

I stepped forward. "I'm coming with you."

"I thought you might say that. Omega, grab Fang. I'll take Max." He long nails dug into my arm, causing blood to slowly trickle out as we walked down the hall, with Omega and Fang in front of us. Fang didn't even try to escape. It's like he knew there was nowhere to go.

Omega took Fang into a room. The Director and I kept walking.

"Hey! You said..."

"I know what I said. We are watching from a different room. An observation room, you could call it." She opened the door for me. It was now or never.

I took a deep breath and walked in. The door slammed shut behind me. I realized I was alone.

The room wasn't anything special; gray walls, with a big window overlooking an old operation room.

I noticed with a start, that Fang was in the operation room with Omega. I could clearly hear the conversation.

"Easy process- You lie down, I give you truth serum, we learn all of your deepest secrets, and then we perform a very painful operation to remove your memories and experiment with them." Omega was saying, "You knew it was coming, and you know there's no avoiding it, so just lie down."

"No." Fang said coolly. "Make me."

I cringed. That was the wrong thing to say.

Omega frowned and charged Fang, who didn't even try to get out of the way. I watched as Omega threw him on the gurney, and strapped him down.

Omega pulled out a syringe and thrust it into Fang's arm. Fang slowly stopped struggling. His eyes went unfocused, and he seemed to be in a hazy state of mind.

"What is your real name?" Omega asked, bringing out a clipboard.

This is stupid. What, do they think Fang has another name besides Fang?

"Alpha." Fang answered immediately.

(A/N: Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, Omega is the last. Just a little fact for ya'll)

"Have you been collecting information about the Flock?"

"Yes."

"Did you process it and send it to Jeb?"

"No."

"Why not?" Omega sounded annoyed. I guess they added more emotions to him.

"I won't betray them."

Omega laughed. "A little too late for that, brother," Brother? He sighed, "do you love them? Is that why you won't betray them?"

Fang seemed confused. "No... that wasn't part of the assignment."

"But does part of you like them, at least?"

"I... I trust them."

"I probably would too. Don't worry, we'll have you fixed like me soon. Did you plant the bomb?"

What bomb? Oh, no, please don't say my Flock is going to die, please..

"No."

"What? Why not?"

"I couldn't. They shouldn't die. It's not right."

"What do you know about right? You work for us, you know! So just shut up!"

The Director opened up the door. "Omega, I think that is enough. Let's begin changing him into you. His body is fine, we just need to erase all of his memories of the Flock. We can't have him betraying us."

I couldn't watch anymore. I ran to the door, and found it locked. No, no! This can't be happening! No, Fang will be..

The Voice interrupted my thoughts. Max, Fang does not deserve to be saved! He betrayed you!

But he didn't want to! He was injected with truth serum!

He's been a traitor ever since you met him. Why do you think Ari was able to kidnap Angel so easily? Why do you think the Erasers and Flyboys always found you? Fang! Fang told them! You can't trust him!

But, it's my right-hand man we're talking about. I'll give anything just to keep him alive!

Max, listen to me. Fang is not Fang. He is Alpha, and Omega's brother. Fang is the most powerful thing the scientists created. You can't just save him. He was made for a reason. To kill. He'll kill you, Max! Then, the entire world will suffer.

No! Let me talk to Fang! I've known him forever, way longer than he has known Omega! Please! Oh, God, I begging to the Voice. Life as we know it is gone.

Fine. But I warned you. The glass shattered into thousands of pieces. I jumped through it, not caring that I cut myself, and ran to Fang.

"Max? What... No, you shouldn't be here! Leave! Now!" Fang yelled at me.

"Too late!" I growled out at him. I reached over and unchained Fang from the bed. He stood up quickly, glaring at me.

"Max," He said in a low, dangerous tone, "Leave. I don't want to hurt you."

"Fang, listen! You didn't give us away! We'll forgive you, and start over!"

"I don't want forgiveness!" Fang shouted. You won't believe what he did next.

He punched me. Hard. I fell to the ground with tears streaming down my face.

"Fang? What.. why?" I was crying, and I was mad, but I couldn't bring myself to hit him back.

"He's not Fang. He's Alpha. If you know what's good for you, you'll leave." Omega growled at me.

"MAX!" I spun around. Iggy and the Flock were standing by a broken-down door.

"Let's go! Leave Fang behind!" Nudge shouted.

"I..." I couldn't think. I couldn't breath. I felt dizzy, so I let darkness overcome me.