I've always wondered what their life was like before they were free. This is my take on them growing up and being at The School. Max, Fang and Iggy are 10. Nudge is 7. Gazzy is 4. Angel is 2. And Ari should be around 3. I didn't put any explanations, but for those who want them, they are kids who are basically human guinea pigs and are treated pretty badly (hence the living in dog cages thing, poor things).

Their guards are the Erasers, the werewolf-y type people who seem pretty mean and the White-Coats are the doctors who experiment on them.

I am open for requests for any scenarios you might want to happen, so feel free to leave those. If not then I'll just continue whatever random things pop into my head. Yeah, okay. So enjoy! ^^

Chapter 1: The Prologue Part 1

I can't sleep.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

I'm not tired.

Which is, in itself, a major problem since I haven't slept in 3 days.

I just…can't do it.

My body is tired. But I'm not.

It's like I'm separated. Body. Mind. Soul.

Usually they are all connected. Usually.

But not right now.

I guess it could be the whatever drugs they put me on that are making me feel… whatever… but all I know is.

I can't freaking sleep.

And-

"Max!"

"What?" I turn, annoyance clear in my voice. "Can't I get a single moment where I can just think to myself? Can a girl ever catch a break around here?"

A smirk from another person behind me. I couldn't see it, if that's what you were thinking. But I could sure as hell hear that snarky attitude.

"Sure. Just keep your thoughts to yourself. And as for your second question. No, this ain't a day spa."

"Shut up Ig." I spin around to face him. Well, as much as "human"-ly possible in a tiny dog cage. "I know you can't sleep either so I'm providing the entertainment, if you will. And what's a day spa?"

"I heard it was a place where ladies go to… what was it again? Relax and freshen up or something." Nudge provided from the cage on top of mine. "It sounds like a bathroom. Haha. You think it could be one? Like a really big one where they could all-"

"Thanks Nudge. I think I got it." I interrupted before she could go all out. "And are all y'all awake too?" I look back at the person who initially broke my train of thoughts. "Gaz, what they give you?"

"Uh… something bi-uh." His two front teeth had fallen out. It was cute. But understanding him at times, not so much.

"Bitter? Do you mean bitter?" Nudge guessed. "Was it coffee? I was given that too! It tasted really weird but it smelled so good! I was wondering how something so good smelling could taste so yucky!"

"Caffeine? Who the heck gave you caffeine?" Iggy exclaimed. "It's not as if you guys aren't hyper enough as it is."

"What's a caffeine? Is it a drug? Is that why it tasted so bad?"

"Guys." I rolled my eyes. "Shush up please. I don't want any Erasers coming and gnawing off my limbs right now as a midnight snack ."

"Neither do we. And you started it."

"I just said-"

A soft shushing sound came from the cage right next to mine, in between Gazzy and Iggy's cage. We all looked at the dark figure with his arm over his face and his back on the floor of his cage.

"Enough." Came the gentle but firm voice of my ever-trusty right wing man.

I glared at him and debated a lecture on shushing me but decided to keep that for tomorrow. I leaned against the bars and folded my arms against my chest as I struggled to get comfortable. I sent death glares at Fang's direction. How could he look so comfortable in the cage? It was the same one as mine. Or it should be. Maybe they gave him a bigger one. With probably built in cushions on the flooring.

"It's the same cage, Max."

Reading my mind. Another thing I should probably lecture him about tomorrow.

They haven't programmed that into him have they? That would save me a lot of lecture breath though…

"Relax, they haven't."

Darn. But still… maybe I should talk to Jeb about that… but then Fang would speak even less, so I guess that wouldn't be the best thing to ask about. Maybe those floor cushions. I'm sure that would be a hot topic for the biggies up top.

"Rise and shine, little maggots!" A loud banging made me blink in surprise.

"Is it morning already?" I whispered to Nudge. "It took forever to come, and yet no time passed at all."

"What? What does that even mean?" She whispered back at me.

"Dunno, but it sounded pretty cool." I said as I crawled out of my cage.

I joined Fang in the back and elbowed him. "You get any sleep last night?"

He raised his eyebrow. "Did you?"

I thought for a minute. "Don't think so. But I blinked or something and it was morning."

"So you did sleep."

"But I don't remember sleeping."

"Then you didn't."

"But I was so awake."

"Then you did."

"But… You're so annoying, and you aren't even saying much. Which reminds me! You-"

"Quit yapping and keep walking!" An Eraser whacked me in the arm and pushed me forward.

I scowled at him but kept moving, rubbing my sore arm as I went. Again with the interruptions. This has been the what third time already?

"You okay?" Fang's eyes speaking more for him than his words.

I nodded. "Yeah. As always."

I'm just testing the waters for this new series. Hope I'm not being too ambitious with two different ones. And I hope you like this one.
Let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: As always, I don't own any of these things but i like to write about them. Thanks James Patterson.