[A/N] Alright, this is the second Chapter! Again a few things you need to know…

Angel talking to Max in her head. Max replying. Some of Max's thoughts on what was happening may be in Italics, but that is just for emphasis.Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride

Fang had eventually managed to find the closest Itex lab in Arizona. Though it was the closest, it was still pretty far away. On the 3rd of April, just 13 days after Nudge disappeared; we left first thing in the morning. Every single one of us was miserable. During the 5 hour flight no one spoke. For 5 hours we flew in silence as though we were mourning for Nudge. She wasn't dead, I was sure of it. Itex would be stupid enough to mess with me and my flock, but they were smart enough not to kill one of their most successful experiments.

"Alright guys, lets grab some food and burn this Itex lab to the ground!" I shouted enthusiastically breaking the silence and earning a few smiles. Ok, so we ate, and since we missed breakfast we ate a lot. During our meal, Gazzy seemed to have lightened everyone up with his jokes and mimics. Because of him, we were able to forget about Nudge for a little while.

The lab was supposed to be two minutes away. So as we took off, we flew in our new formation. It was very simple, strongest at the front, bombers at the back and mind controller in the middle.

"Umm… Max?" called Angel.

"Yes, Sweetie?

"I think this is a bad idea…"

"Why? Angel, Honey, we're going to save Nudge."

"But, their thoughts are really strange…"

"Whose thoughts? Has it got anything to do with Nudge?" I asked stopping in mid-air.

"No… but they're thinking of trap-"she was interrupted by a huge explosion from down below. The whole lab was burnt down; the whole lab was in pieces. Tears began to roll down my cheek. Nudge… No, she wasn't, couldn't have been in that building. Nudge… She's…dead?

"Max! Snap out of it!" shouted Fang as he shook me awake. "Erasers!" My head jerked up. Erasers? But aren't they dead too?

"MAX!" Fang shouted again. My senses finally came back to me. But it was already too late. Dozens of Erasers surrounded us. We couldn't fly away because we were already flying. Only one thought entered my mind before I rushed to the action, we are so screwed.

"The train Max!" yelled Iggy from the other side of the air battlefield. Yes, a train was coming.

"Everyone go, now! I'll delay them. Go quick!" I ordered while succeeding to crack an Eraser's neck by an air kick. Fortunately, the others were getting away but the Erasers were closing in. My hand came in contact with the closest Eraser. 'Crack' his jaw broke and he was pushed back into snarling monsters behind him; I barely heard his distinct moan above the entire racket. As he was blinded by pain and deaf with noise I noticed he clicked his watch before tumbling down to the hard earth. At first I thought it was some sort of tracking device or help call, but it was worse, much worse.

For what felt like hours, dozens of claws were flying towards me. I managed to doge most of them. But the ones that connected hurt and they hurt badly. Erasers were all surrounding me, only a few metres apart. There was no escape.

"Max!" yelled Gazzy desperately flying towards me with the others just behind him. What the hell is he doing?

"Gaz-"I started but was cut off with an ear-aching explosion.

"B O O M!" The train exploded into many parts. I glanced at Gazzy questioningly. Fuming, I let my anger out on the nearest Eraser and sadly my 'anger' seemed to knock him out and even more sadly he fell to his death. Why did they blow up the train? It was our ticket of escape!

They didn't Max

What? What do you mean they didn't? Then who did?

Itex did. They blew up the train.

Oh crap. This was not good, not good at all. I was just about to ask Angel to tell the others to get away but unfortunately I was a too late. Fang was already at my side fighting off the Erasers; Iggy and Gazzy were aimlessly throwing bombs that made Erasers drop like flies. And Angel, well she was making Erasers hit other Erasers who were hitting other Erasers.

In seconds, only a third of the Erasers were left standing. I could feel the strong breeze rushing through my blonde hair, blinding my sight. Brushing my hair out of my face, my eyes widened as a giant fist flew towards me. I screwed up my face, waiting for the pain. But it never came. After ten seconds I opened one eye and discovered the Eraser had retreated. All of the Erasers had regrouped. That was not a good sign.

[A/N] Ok, I know I said 'mess with me and my flock' and I know it isn't correct, it should be 'my flock and I' but I thought it sounded a lot better this way. And, please review… 'Cause the more reviews the less time you'll have to wait for the next chapter. So if I get about 5 or more reviews, I'll update very quick because I already have the 3rd chapter already written up. Got any questions or suggestions? PM me or put it in a review!