Hey! Okay last chapter Jeb left Ari. Remember Ari is 3 years old.
Disclaimer: I do not Own Maximum Ride
Ari's POV (age 3)
The scientists put a tube looking thing over my nose and mouth. After breathing in the odd smell for a few minutes I blacked out.
After the operation
I woke up on a cot in the flock's room. Remembering that my dad had left me here made me cry all over again. It was then that I realized I had changed. I was two feet taller, my skin felt rough, and my face felt like I was being stretched out.
I ran over to the metal looking tables. I looked at myself, my three year old face was stretched out! It looked awful!
"How did this happen?" I said to my self then clamping my mouth.
My voice had changed too. It was rough like my skin. I missed my old voice. I miss my face. Mostly, I missed my dad, and Max.
I felt tears run down my new rough skin. It was so weird I hated it.
Dad! Dad, Max, where are you? I need you!
The doors opened I turned in hope to find my father. Instead another scientist walked in. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out the doors and into a gym.
"Alright, Ari, this is training. You will be doing this for a few years. Then you can kill off the flock."
"But I don't want to kill the flock."
"Ari, think about it. They took your dad from you. They ruined your life!"
"No, they couldn't have…"
"Ari, do you really think they liked you? No, they used you!"
"That can't be true! Max…"
"Max doesn't like you, Ari. She likes Jeb. Your dad that she took from you!"
I felt pure heat coming from my chest. It built it's way outside and then I had fur everywhere. My nose had changed into a snout and my ears were much pointier with teeth sharper.
I ran full speed towards a punching bag. By swiping my claws at it only three times it came down. I jumped on it and tore it into shreds. Then I walked away breathing hard.
My fur disappeared and my rough skin returned.
"Excellent, Ari! You're doing so good! Now let's try your strength on another Eraser."
"What?"
"I said this was training so you could defeat the flock."
"I still don't want to kill Max! I'll never want to."
"Ari, she took your father away from you! She did this to you! Abandoning you and taking your father with her! She didn't even try to stop him."
I remembered the sad look of pity Max gave me as my dad pulled her out the doors. She didn't try stopping him. She didn't say anything.
The heat returned and then fur sprouted again. Fangs grew as my snout did. A wolf on the other side of the gym appeared. He snarled and playfully chomped his jaws together.
I launched myself at him. He was much more of a challenge than the punching bag. But I out weighed him by…um…30 pounds? I swiped and punched him. Kicking him over and over.
This will be Max when I see her again! I thought angrily.
Then the Eraser went limp in my arms and his eyes rolled in the back of his head. My gut twisted and I looked at my hands they were covered in his blood. I gagged and got off him. My breathing was ragged and my fur returned to skin. His blood stayed on my hand.
I turned to the scientist. He was writing stuff down on a clip bored. When he looked up and saw me he smiled and clapped.
"How can you clap? I just killed that guy! I'm only three!"
"That was your goal. You did it! Oh, don't worry he's not real. We created him."
"That doesn't make it right!"
"Look, Ari, it's okay. Let's go wash off your hands."
"I feel…dirty. I shouldn't have killed him. He didn't do anything to me!"
"Don't worry! Now come on. You got a lot of training to do in a few years."
"I told you I'm not going to fight Max."
"Don't worry. You'll want to…in the future."
I'll never hurt Max. Never, when's my dad coming to get me!?
Sorry this chapter's so short! I wanted to get it out before you guys would forget. Okay well please review and I'll have the third chapter up soon!
-Kenna9005
