Disclaimer: I do not and never will own Maximum Ride :(

Chapter 2

"You're not Fang."

I stared up at his face. Sure enough, it looked like Fang, but everything was wrong. He was wearing a white lab coat as if he was one of them. There was also a lame attempt to cover up bruises all over his face. This was not my Fang.

He sighed with a small amount of sadness in his eyes. "No. Max, listen to me. I'm Fang. I've known you my whole life. Remember that time in the desert? Or our first date in Hawaii? Or that letter I wrote to you? This is me."

I screamed. "No, it's not! The real Fang would never go against me!"

"I'm not against you. I'm trying to help you."

"So strapping me to a table is helping me?" I spat. "You're a true moron!"

He touched my cheek with his hand. I gasped. Only at that moment did I realize what was even more wrong. Fang was shaking.

"I'm so sorry. I love you too much, Max."

A sharp pain hit my inner forearm and the last thing I saw were Fang's sad eyes before my world turned into an instant haze.