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Chapter 2: Darkness… and The Dark Angel

Darkness….

It smothered me like a blanket, I tried to make a sound, move a fraction, even open my eyes… nothing.

I supposed I was deaf because all sound and awareness of the world outside my abyss was… shall I say non-existent?

I couldn't feel any inch of my body and since all thought had escaped me I had to make do with fragmented emotions.

Afraid, lonely, hurt? I couldn't tell. Guilt… that was the worst. It filled me up seeping into every fibre of my being…. if I could only remember why I was so guilty!

And then a single beautiful image filled my mind….. Wings. Soft golden wings, snowy white wings, and black wings, the most beautiful of them all…

Something clicked in my mind – the flock!

I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I'm not exactly one to pray, but then, in the depths of that bottomless pit that I couldn't escape from, I prayed… hard.

My mind felt fuzzy, almost heavy, and thought was so much effort, but I knew that I had to try.

Please I begged If you can hear me – whoever you are – let me go back to them, my flock! I have to protect them! I'm not done yet! I have so much more to give!

Nothing changed and I sunk inside myself, deep into a place I didn't know existed. I stayed like that for what felt like hours, but it could've of been minutes, seconds.

Each and every second dragging on for an eternity.

"Max?" A voice hissed. "Max!? Please! Wake up! For God sake WAKE UP!!"

I glared into the darkness begging silently for the voice to shut up! And suddenly a face appeared above me. I smiled, Fang!

Beautiful, dark eyes shone brightly, searchingly. He tilted his head, concern furrowing his brow.

Suddenly the darkness lessened, light pouring into me and around me as the utter black receded at the edge of my vision.

"She's gonna be okay!" Fang informed the flock, who surrounded me.

"Hey guys," I muttered weakly, trying in vain to sit up.

"Max!" Nudge yelled, squeezing next to me, "I was so scared, I thought you were – oh I don't know but I was really worried! You in the sky and then you weren't and you hit the ground REALLY HARD! Are you okay?!"

For once I was glad to hear Nudge's incessant talking and managed a feeble smile, "Yeah, 'course."

Okay so maybe I wasn't completely truthful about that. I shot Fang a pleading look.

"Okay guys," he said "Give Max some space, yeah? Just go and sit by that tree… on... err... guard." he finished quickly and Iggy herded the others away.

"You hurt bad?" he whispered, helping me into a sitting position.

"Erm," I flexed my limbs (all six of them!) and a sharp twang travelled down my leg. Seeing my pained expression Fang frowned – Mr emotional eh? - and reached for the mini-medical kit in his pocket.

Fang leant close to me, "What happened?" he asked concerned, "Was it the pain?" he whispered more quietly.

"I don't know." I shrugged, "I just remember the darkness…."

Hmm creepy.. er.. sorta...

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