I could almost feel his warm touch on my skin. It was close, so close. But to far. Too far to be real. Yet so near.
I'm so helpless now. Stuck here in a cage. The bracelet on my ankle.
C'mon Max, your better then this. You aren't some Cinderella waiting for her prince to save her. Your Maximum Ride, you have to save the world. Get up! Get up!
What's the use? Why should I even bother?
I think you know the answer there.
Maybe…
Not maybe. Truly.
But I don't know what to do!
Oh, Max, I think you do.
* * *
I woke in a cold sweat. Rubbing my eyes.
I slammed on Nudge's cage. She shot up like a rocket and starred at me.
"I heard something." I whispered.
"I know, I know, Fang was talking to you in your dreams, la, la, la."
"No, I heard…" The door flung open.
"It's time for your next assignment."
* *
The walls seemed to be enclosing around me. Every turn seemed to fling me into a dead end. I screamed in frustration and flung myself into the air. Sadly the maze went all the way to the top.
I hate this stupid maze, this stupid building. The stupid erasers.
"Nudge!" I screamed.
"Max?!" She yelled back.
(Thank god we have some kind of sound tracking hearing.)
"Max! Look out!"
Something hit me in the chest as I flew backwards. I cursed and pushed the brick out of the way.
Erasers swarmed Nudge as she tried to kick her way free. I pushed my way through the swarms. Kicking and punching franticly.
More were coming, from every direction. From near and far.
Too much, too many. To hard.
"Angel, Iggy, Gazzy, Fang! HELP!" I screamed. Hurtling towards the ground, two-hundred feet below.