Okay, okay. I deserve to have the death penalty for not updating. But life is happening. Do I need to say more?

I don't own GI Joes or Maximum Ride.

Third Person POV

The Pit was in over drive, trying to find out what had happened to their teammate.

"Alright," Breaker said, as his team crowded around a table looking at the photo. "First, we need to find out who these children are. The picture is a little worn and torn, but it shouldn't be too hard to download this into the system and get a response."

As he spoke he was typing on his laptop. When he finished, there was six individual photos—the original digitally broken up into pieces showing only the independent photos of Max, Fang, Angel, Gazzy, Nudge and Iggy.

Breaker typed a few more commands, then the photos popped up on the big screen behind them. The photos ran all known faces against theirs, waiting for a match. Finally, there was matches, and they came along with reports and articles.

"Who are these kids? Why are there so many hits on them?" Ripcord asked.

Scarlett gasped. "Hawk! These are the kids that brought down Itex!"

"Them?" Duke asked. "But they're all so young…"

"Do we know where they are now?" Hawk asked when he came over.

"Well," Breaker began, "Maximum Ride, Iggy, Nudge, Angel, and Gazzy—"

"What kind of names are those?" Duke snorted. Breaker ignored him.

"Those five have been last seen with their dog at Ride's mother's house."

"Wait, what about the tall dark one?" Scarlett asked.

"Fang. None of them have a last name other than Maximum. He is…"

"He is what?"

"Missing."

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Snake Eyes POV

I woke up in a white room, tied to a chair, my hands and feet bound.

I grunted as I tried to yank my hands out of the plastic cuffs.

"Good try," a sweet, feminine voice said behind me, "but your efforts are useless. Those are made just special for you. You won't be escaping anytime soon."

I heard the click of heels on the floor as the lady came to face me. When she finally came in front of me, I was surprised by what I saw. I had expected a scientist, but instead I saw a pretty woman. She looked exactly like the bitch from True Lies (sorry, I saw that last night.)

"Do you know where you are? Oh, I'm sorry, that's right. You don't talk. Well, I bet you could guess."

I looked around and felt my heart sink when I realized where I was.

"That's right, Hon. It's the School."