The final Chapter

'The mutant issue is out of hand, if this problem swerves out of control then every single person in the world is in danger. They are a threat to human kind; these new evolved human-animal breeds are not human! They need to be controlled even if it means death!'

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Mum turned the TV off. "Max? Are you asleep?" Mum asked worriedly.

"No Mum, I'm sorry I couldn't help overhearing," I exclaimed close to tears.

Mum hurried towards me and grabbed me in a big bear hug. I am usually emotionally strong but it is hard growing up knowing that you are different from the kids at school. I'm what people call mutant, in a nutshell. We are said to be a threat to people but they don't know what it is like to be called mutants, freaks, we are different but it isn't our fault!

Nobody knows why but random people develop a special gene, it has grafted DNA of a random animal. And because of this I have developed wings. It's not like, 'Wow cool you have wings." It's more like, "Wings, catch them so we can experiment on them!" Senator Kelly just wants to get rid of us!

But mum has been good to me; she understands and does everything to protect me from the evil scientists! It is hard enough going to school with people giving you dirties wondering if you are mutant or not.

"Honey, It is ok, I won't let them take you," she calmly explained.

"I know," was all I could say.

Mum tucked me into my room, turned off the light and went down stairs. I didn't get it, I was never a problem to Mum, I always did what she said and I always kept my feelings together, even after Dad left us when he realised I had wings growing out of my back. Mum was heartbroken and I knew it was my fault but I didn't bother her; we are close but were distant, in a way.

I dozed off to sleep but it wasn't long till there was a knock on the door and then I heard screaming, Mum screaming!

I creped down the stairs to get a glimpse of what was going on. "We have information that you have a 14 year old daughter it is our assignment to check if she is a mutant," said a man in a deep, gruff voice. He was head to toe in army clothes and was the heaviest built person I have ever seen. "I assure you that if my daughter was a mutant I would have given her to you," Mum explained trying to sound calm, but I could tell that she was worried.

"Sorry, Ma'am but it is the rules, the penalty for hiding a mutant is death, you are aware of that?" Said the man, his voice growing more impatient by the second. "Just wait a second I'll wake her up," Mum replied with a tone of fear creeping into her voice.

I quickly ran back into my room afraid of what was happening and what was going to happen. I heard Mum's footsteps quickly climbing up the stairs. "Honey, get your things ready you have to get out of here," without a word I did as she asked. I put on some proper clothes and packed some extra clothes. "Max, listen, when I whistle I want you to run down the stairs and out through the back door and run into the forest. When it is safe I will look for you," she said reassuringly. I nodded to her and slid on my backpack.

Mum plastered on a calm face and walked down the stairs but I knew that she was far from being calm. This was going to be a long night!

"Where is she?" the man said in a low, monotone voice. "You see me and my daughter are very distant, I don't care what she does and she never talks to me, hopefully she shall be here soon," my Mum replied, I knew it hurt her saying all these thing but the determination in her face shot out like a bullet from a gun.

*whistle*

I heard her low whistle, my signal, I ran down the stairs and caught a glimpse of my worried mum. The thought of this probably being the last time I see her was terrible. But I knew what my task was and I was ready to carry it out.

I ran into the backyard and jumped over the small fence, our house is a lonely one, down the end of the lane it had no other houses surrounding it, all there was, was a dark, wet and gloomy forest. Damn! It's full moon it seems like it's still day time and it didn't take long for someone to spot me running away.

I heard yelling behind me and the sound of a few quad bikes following me. I am a pretty fast runner, but no one can outrun a quad bike. It didn't take long for them to catch me. One of them held a tranquiliser dart gun and shot at me. I crashed to the ground and passed out.