Chapter 2 Traitors
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(Flashback 3 years ago)
Max POV
Me and the flock were flying over Georgia when I noticed that the flock was getting exhausted. Hmm let's stop and rest.
"Hey guys we should stop for the night in that clearing." I said, but no response. I thought to myself 'What's going on with everyone.' I looked around, Angel was lost in thought, Iggy was lost in thought too, Total was giving me looks of sympathy which was odd, and when I glanced at Fang he gave me his pure look of hatred. I flinched at that because me and him are dating or are we. But what I heard was Nudge and Gazzy were crying. And then he did something that irritated the hell out of me "Okay everyone let's stop for the night in that clearing" he said "and Max me and angel have to talk to you for a moment." After he told me that and after we landed I raced to Nudge and Gazzy's side and trying to soothe them, but before I tried to hug them I felt like my head was about to explode and I fell to the ground trying to figure what was going on with all of the chaos. And suddenly I heard Iggy yelling at someone telling that person to stop, and then I heard Total bite someone who then yelled in pain after being bitten, surprisingly enough the person who was bit was Fang. My head pain was still hurting but subsiding and I could think clearly. I had trouble getting up but I finally managed. And what I saw shocked me so much my heart shattered. I saw Nudge and Gazzy hugging each other and crying, Total had his tiny mouth clamped on Fangs leg so Fang couldn't move, Iggy was trying to find out where everyone was and what was going on, and what creeped me out was that Angel was just standing there and she had that look that she didn't want to do something but it was her duty to do. So I ran to Nudge and Gazzy's side and hugged them trying to soothe them and try to figure out why they were crying.
"Hey look at me, what's wrong, why are you and Gazzy crying." I was trying to calm them down but I guess it was failing.
"We d-don't wa-want you to g-go." Was what Nudge was telling me but she couldn't calm herself down to talk. "So-Something bad is goi-going t-to happen and w-we don't want you to hurt us be-because of what will happen." Was what Gazzy said. I was tearing up by then and not just because they were crying but because of their words too. "I promise that I will never hurt you, Nudge, Total, or Iggy. If I ever do leave, I will never hate you, Nudge, Total, or Iggy. And if I do leave I promise you I will always love you, no matter what happens." Gazzy and Nudge smiled after that and gave me a big hug. But the hug didn't last long because like about 4 seconds later this happened.
"Ahhhh!" Nudge and Gazzy screamed and I quickly pushed them behind my back and I saw Fang kick Total off of him and into a nearby tree, immediately wounding Total which made Gazzy and Nudge cry more. I was so shocked that I turned to Angel to see her reaction and she was shocked too but quickly went back her 'duty' look. And then I felt strong hands grab my t-shirt and threw me into a nearby tree. Still in shock and confused that Fang would do that to me. I quickly got up, but my head felt like it would explode again; looking up and still dazed. I saw Iggy yelling at Fang telling him to stop when Iggy's eyes were darker then before which I figured out that Iggy got his sight back. Then Fang did something I never thought he would he punched Iggy causing him to fly back a few feet. Then Fang came toward me and knelt near my ear and whispered with pure rage and venom that pained me to hear "I will never love a traitor like you, you're a disgrace to me and I should kill you right now. You fooled them but not me or Angel. You're pathetic, useless, unlovable, and ugly to me and Angel. It was you fault Ari died, it's your fault Angel got kidnapped. You have no powers except that super speed. And now I have that disgraced power of yours. It's a curse to be near you. And you know what else is that the "voice" is probably one of your crazy made up idea to give you more sympathy. I never loved you and I never will!" after fang said of all that stuff I had tears falling down my face and when I glanced around I saw that Nudge and Gazzy were crying and Iggy tried to get up to defend me, but Angel used mind-control to hold him down. When I looked back at Fang I saw those cold hard obsidian eyes stare back at me with pure venom and rage. My heart went from shattered to dust, I realized I hated Fang and Angel so much that there was no love for them at all. I punched Fang so hard that he flew up in the air and when he landed. I ran to Angel and picked her up and slammed into the tree and she fell unconscious. I went over to Fang and when he stood up I roundhouse kicked him. He clutched his chest and I grabbed him by the neck and almost squeezed the life out of him when I thought to myself 'I'm not a killer, but that will change' I looked into his eyes and I saw fear. I laughed at myself and threw him down into the ground and he started coughing. I went to check on Total, Nudge, Gazzy, and Iggy. They looked like they saw an evil monster but they ran to me and hugged me. I immediately hugged them back and we all started crying because they knew I had to leave. After that Fang and Angel I looked at them and gave them pure looks of rage and hatred and it was their turn to flinch. "I hope both of you die and rot and hell. As soon as both of you find out that I was never a traitor don't ever come looking for me because if you do I will kill you and Angel without mercy. I love you Nudge, Gazzy, Total, and Iggy. But I'm sorry that things turned out like this." Was what I told them before I heading off with tears in my eyes.
That night I made camp in one of Washington's parks. I was asleep in one of the camps when I heard a noise. I looked below my tree and I saw a little girl crying, she had bruises on her arms and face. "hey are you okay?" I ask her, trying my best not to scare her. She looked startled and full of guilt until she replied "Oh it's okay my names Lily, what's yours?" I replied back to her "My names Maximum Ride". She looked so full of guilt and then she replied back to me "Max I'm really sorry for this please don't hate me". I cocked my head in confusion and when I was going to reply back something hit me in the back of the head and I felt a rag on my mouth and realized that the little girl set me up. I passed out and I woke up feeling really groggy when I realized I was back in the School. "Crap". I mutter realizing the hell I was in, and knowing that for once, this wasn't a dream. I looked around and saw all needles with different colors in them.
Hey sorry if I said that Angel mind controls all of the members of the flock. I hope you like this chapter. And anyways thank you all of the people who reviewed it means a lot to me. Review your thoughts so I know what you think.
