Hey guys. I apologize for this being so sad. I think this is the last sad chapter. I think the depression is over in the next several chapters. I think this will also answer some questions. I am going to warn you all that this made Carter cry again. Please don't forget to review! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride. You don't own Maximum Ride.

Fang's POV

"Is she okay?" Gazzy asked excitedly, turning around and wiping his tears away from his read, swollen face,

"Tell me she's okay!" Nudge begged, her hopeful expression written all over her face.

I glanced over at Angel, her eyes staring deeply into mine. Iggy was looking down, lips pursed, jaw set.

"About that…" I began, glancing nervously at Iggy. Crap. How was I supposed to tell them the only thing that mattered to us in the world is gone forever? I took a shaky breath, making eye contact with everyone in the room.

Even Iggy.

"You see guys… Every one has a time," I started saying hesitantly, choking up and watching all the little guys' eyes watering up with tears.

Shoot.

"And…. Apparently, Max's was… was… Today." I dared looking at the little kid's grief-stricken faces, heart-wrenching loss twisting my heart around. "I'm sorry kiddo's."

Silent, hot tears fell out of my eyes and onto the floor. No one said a word.

"Max was an angel. And… God needed his angel back. I really am so sorry, guys." Angel, the first to show some sign of life, slowly stood up and sprinted over to hug my leg, chocking out pain-filled sobs. She may look and act years older than 7, but deep down she was still the vulnerable, little girl she used to be. Gazzy soon followed, and I glanced over to see Nudge crying into Iggy's shoulder while he hugged her.

I crouched down, scooping up the siblings onto my lap and rubbing small circles in between their wings.

"W-w-w-whyyyyyyyy did she ha-ave to g-go-o!" Gazzy wailed, his tears dripping down my exposed chest.

"Whyyyyyyy!" Angel joined in, sobbing loudly.

"Shhhhhh," I said quietly, trying to calm them down some.

Nudge ran over and wrapped her arms around my neck. Iggy, still sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.

"C...can we go see her? For the last time, I mean?" Nudge stammered, looking up at me.

I didn't quite know what to say to that.

"Uh… sure, um… sweetie." I kissed Ange and Gaz on the forehead and stood up, holding their hands. "Do you two wanna stay in here? You don't have to go," I told them. They looked at each other and nodded, deciding to stay behind. I patted them on the back, wrapping my arm around Nudges shoulder as we walked out of the room and back into the living room.

I stopped in front of the closed doors, staring seriously at Nudge.

"Are you sure you want to see her? She's… dead, remember." Nudge bit her lip, as if uncertain for a second, but the nodded, confident in her decision.

I opened the door and we peered in at the couch, and the weirdest thing was there.

No Max.

I mean, there was basically her outline of blood on the couch, with the blood filled bucket and bloodstained blanket left behind, but not Max.

Nudge and I looked at each other, eyes wide.

What the…?

Narrator POV

"You're doing WHAT?" Ari screeched into the little microphone to his dad.

"I've already told you," Jeb said calmly, which basically pissed him off even more, "We're bringing her back. The board has decided it wasn't a good choice to kill her off. We still need her to-" Ari threw the headset to the ground, crushing it into pieces with his foot. His dad would be mad he broke it, but Ari didn't care. Anything it took to get his dad to notice him, anything at all, was good in his book.

He took another bite of cookie, sitting down on one of the benches in the antiseptic white hallways of the lab.

He was mad. Really mad.

As soon as he'd gotten all he'd ever wanted, the chance to be rid of her forever, the chance to defeat her and say 'I told you so,' his dad had to snatch it away.

Like always.

All Ari wanted was for his dad to be proud of him, to love him. Was that too hard to ask? He was about to be rid of the pest that stood in his way, but of course his dad still loved her more. He always had.

He sighed angrily, hearing the sound of a 'chopper landing close to the lab. Fury danced inside him, making him clench and unclench his fists.

This isn't the end, Ari thought to himself, not yet.

You just wait, Max. My chance will come again.

Aw! Poor little guy! I feel bad for him, don't you? 3

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