Disclaimer- Okay, so moving on to the next chapter yet still I have to say, I do not claim any recognizable characters from any book whatsoever. I do claim Alexandria and Hunter and Katherine. I made them. Alright, now we will interview one more of the characters……. Nikias!
Nikias: Wait, I haven't even entered the story yet.
Me: Then why would I be interviewing you?
Nikias: I don't know. Go away.
Me: Why?
Nikias: Because you are crazy.
Me: On with the story then. (Mutters under breath something about annoying vampires with the name of Nikias)
Together Again
Chapter 7
Max's POV
What is wrong with our world? Is there a reason that Fang is always almost dying, actually dying, or seeming dead when he's not really? It makes no sense. Before I even finished these thoughts I was flying low, just barely an inch over the trees, to help fang. When I got there, he was falling towards the trees.
I was almost to him when he hit the first of the branches of the trees; I shot down and got him before he hit too many more. I struggled with his weight a bit but then landed underneath the canopy. Hopefully the erasers wouldn't want to bother with fighting through the trees.
Luck… was not on my side. I watched as one eraser after another tore through the branches to land in the same area as me and the unconscious Fang, who would not be much help in a fight for obvious reasons. I counted the erasers that had come down here… There were ten. I was so dead right now; but someone is going down with me.
Ari walked forward, sneering in that annoying way of his. He wasn't morphed which was probably a good thing. "Hello Max. Aww… did we hurt your little boyfriend?" I said nothing and just glared at him instead.
"Lucky for you, we didn't kill him. For some reason, Jeb wants us to bring him back alive. Now, hand over bird boy here," he said, signaling towards Fang, "And we won't have to take you too." I was really confused now but even my confusion didn't stop me from responding.
"No thanks Ari. I think I'd like to keep Fang here with me.' After I said that, he snarled, and me, being so completely sophisticated, (yeah right) spit in his face. He snarled and started morphing. I was a little worried at this point because I didn't think I could get into the air while holding Fang's limp body and I sure wasn't leaving him there.
But then my luck turned and a new type of snarl was coming from behind us. I looked over my shoulder and saw Hunter and Alexandria standing there, their lips curled over their teeth and a feral snarling coming from them. I mean, I knew they weren't going to hurt me and I was scared. They were crouched and looked as terrifying as a person could look. I must say, the unbelievable beauty of vampires is normally really nice but when they are this way, it makes them seem unnatural and even more terrible than they would if they weren't beautiful.
I nearly dropped Fang in my surprise but somehow managed to keep him up. Hunter moved forward in a mock pounce and landed only feet away from the line of erasers. He was now in front of us and Alexandria behind us.
Ari stumbled back a step, trying to get away from Hunter without seeming like he was terrified. He was in Eraser form now and growled back. Then he said, "What!? Who the heck are you?!" He was trying to sound brave but I must say, it wasn't working out to well for him. Not that I would sound any better. I couldn't even speak right now.
Hunter straightened out and said, "I am Hunter, and you are going to die if you don't leave right now. Three, two, on….." Before he could finish saying one, all the erasers but Ari had fled and Hunter said again, 'One." Then Ari, realizing he was alone, fled as well.
I smiled a little as Hunter and Alexandria returned to normal and they both started laughing, Alexandria looking like she was going to fall over if she didn't stop laughing. I almost started cracking up but then Hunter turned to me, suddenly serious.
"We're coming with you Max." he said this in a way that gave no room for defiance. He was coming whether or not I wanted him too. I had one last Argument to use.
'But Fang. Someone needs to watch over Fang while I'm there and the erasers will come back for sure and someone will need to protect him while the other scares of the erasers so both of you will have to stay and I'll just go alone and get Iggy out of there and be fine."
'Alexandria, would you mind watching over Fang?" She nodded her head and Hunter faced me again saying, "Well, I am sure that she could finish off about five erasers in the time it takes for one to take a step towards him. He'll be fine with her."
I opened my mouth to protest again and Alexandria cut me off saying, 'And if you don't let him go then he will tie you up and have me watch over both of you as he goes alone." I shut my mouth and glared at them.
Of course they were standing on opposite sides of me which meant I could only glare at one of them at a time so soon I just turned and jumped into the air and yelled back, "When Fang wakes up, tell him not to come after us. He'll be more stubborn than I was."
Hunter grinned and said, "I'll meet you in Seattle." He ran off and I said to Alexandria, "Does he even know which warehouse to go to?" She nodded and gave me the specifics. Apparently they were in an old fish processing factory. Eww.
I said thanks and then flew off after Hunter. I was flying at my super speed and once again thanking internal direction system stuff or whatever it is called. I thought to myself, I'm coming for you Iggy… you too Katherine.
Iggy's POV
Well, this completely reeks… No literally. It smelled like dead fish in here. Where here is… I don't really know right now. Anyway, I started to focus on what Katherine was saying to her friend or partner or whatever. I mean, there's not really much else to do when you are being detained against your will by vampires who could rip you in half if they wanted to.
Katherine was saying, "Listen, it doesn't matter if he lives until she gets here! She knows he's here already so if he dies then she won't know and it won't matter." I couldn't see her face but if I could then it would probably be twisted into a rage. From simply judging what Max said, she I knew hated us all. She must have been close to Kale. I remembered the story of Bella, James and Victoria.
The other voice said, "But wouldn't it hurt her more to see Iggy die in front of her and knowing that she could do nothing? Don't you think that it would be a fate worse than death for her to have another flock member die in front of her eyes?"
At that Katherine sounded slightly confused, "Another? There was another one?" She was probably watching this other one with a mix of skepticism and confusion. I really miss being able to see. I hate having to find emotions through voice rather than sight. Sight is so much easier.
The other voice said, "Yes. There was another. His name was Fang. Kale killed him by snapping his neck as Max watched. She was devastated. Had he tried to kill her then, there would have been no resistance at all. He could have done whatever he wanted to do without her caring."
I knew that Katherine wouldn't be able to believe this story because she had personally seen Fang and knew he was alive. Although, if she believed it, I might actually live until I've had time enough to escape.
'What are you talking about? I saw Fang myself and he is alive. He was even at the war. He was doing well for a dead person obviously." Said Katherine, sounding very annoyed. The other person breathed out a sigh and said, "Where have you been for all this time? Have you really not heard all these stories?"
She got no response and said, 'The story behind all of this is that Max was the chosen one, the one to bring about the end of one side or the other, Volturi or Resistance. Both sides wanted her to either join them or to die. The Volturi went about it wrong by trying to kill her first but then when Kale started threatening her to join him, she refused and Kale tried to kill her in many ways. He ended up killing Fang to show her what he'd do if she wouldn't join him. She brought his corpse home to find that during a fight Bella had been bitten and changed. She later grabbed Fang's had for a second and as she held his hand, it seems that her immortal life transferred to him, bringing him to life and making her human again. That's why he was alive at the fight and that's why he's alive now. Were you only around during the actual war? You weren't there when Kale died were you?"
Immediately after she said that, Katherine yelled, "Quiet! Don't mention Kale's death here! I know all about it already! She attacked him while all of you stood by standing helplessly. Do not tell me of his demise. Believe me, it will be avenged by me and you are helping too." I could hear the start of a voice coming from the other when she was cut off, "Shannon, just stop talking now."
Apparently this girl was named Shannon. Katherine and Shannon keeping me here as a captive, me with no way to get out, not knowing where I am anyway, being blind, and unable to move because a) I'm tied up, and b) if I move I get ripped in half. I guess I've had worse days.
Anyway, I heard Katherine's steps exiting the room but Shannon stayed. It sounded like she sat down and me, being the wonderful and kind person I am politely said (as if) , "Untie me before I beat you within an inch of your life… or not life or death or whatever you want to call it! Let me go!" I am oh so wonderful at conversation aren't I? Although, I personally feel that an outburst like that was well justified, I mean, they were just discussing which would hurt worse, Max watching me die, or me already being dead. It made me feel like a young child again too. It was strange but discussing Max's dying was not right. Come on. I mean really. These people must be idiots.
I heard her giggle at first so I said again, 'Let me out of these stupid ropes already!" I am definitely the most polite mutant bird kid you will ever meet. Well… I guess that's not saying much but oh well. Anyway, at that, she just started laughing outright. I fought the childish impulse to stick my tongue out at her. I wonder if Max's voice is this annoying. Actually, it's probably more but I really don't even know why I'm thinking this right now. I mean, I should be thinking about how to escape and find Max before she walks into her own demise.
I frowned slightly and started trying to think of something. I knew that unless I could find out what the room looked like, I was pretty much sunk. That was when Shannon stood up and started pacing around the room. Soon she must have been annoyed at something because she smacked her hand down on something. It sounded metal, but it was also hollow. I asked, "What was that?'
She said nothing except, 'Shut up kid. I wouldn't suggest annoying anyone when you're a hostage. Talk when you're talked to." I grinned because she had just talked to me, giving me the right to speak.
"Alright then. So, what does it look like in here? In case you didn't know, I kind of can't see and if I die, I at least want to know if I died in a cool looking place." I was grinning brightly now, playing the part of a fool and hoping she'd think it fine to tell me if she knew I couldn't be smart enough to find a way out.
"I thought I told you to shut up kid." She said. May I say, she is very rude you know? Oh well, I'm saying it. She Is Rude. I tried to move into a more comfortable position because I was currently sitting leaning against some pointyish object that was jabbing into my back. Before I could shift even the tiniest bit, I was being gripped by the throat.
I decided to inform her of her rudeness as I was hanging there by my throat. She was the one who wanted me alive when Max got here so I figure I can be a little rude to her, as long as I try to escape when she is nowhere near anywhere even remotely close to me.
"I really think you should know that you are quite rude. Just because a guy's butt goes numb you try to choke him. Tsk tsk tsk. What would your mother say?" I was having a lot of fun considering the fact that I was probably going to die here. For the hundredth time this day, I wished that I wasn't blind just so I could see her face as I said that. She just dropped me though.
I hit the ground with a hard thud and she said, "I bet you're glad your butt was numb for that one." I grimaced at the use of my own words against me. Stupid rotten vampire. Looks like I was going to be stuck here for quite a while. I wish I had something to do. I wonder if I could get her to give me a clock o r a watch or something that I could turn into a bomb.
It's worth a shot I guess. "Excuse me." I said more nicely than usual. "Could I have something to do maybe? Like play with a watch. Anything. Preferably the watch thing or maybe a clock would be nice. Please." I had my begging face on, the same one that the flock had used against Max to let us come here and see where that got me. Uh huh. I thought this stuff was always supposed to happen to Fang.
I heard her sigh and say, "Shut up kid, before I tape your mouth shut." Like I said, she is rude. Fine, I'll just trick her into leaving the room and then run around like a headless chicken and find a way out…. How do I get a vampire to leave a room when said vampire is supposed to be guarding the person doing the tricking which is me? Hmm.
"Umm. Excuse me but do you have any bathrooms or something around here cause a bird kid can only hold it in for so long." I would feel sorry for this person for having to put up with me if she wasn't going to kill me and Max and probably the flock too. I wonder what they're doing anyway.
I felt myself get picked up and I was thrown over her shoulders and carried into a room. She set me back on my feet but didn't leave so I asked, "Is this the bathroom?" she chuckled a minute and said, 'No. no it is not. Where you're going is much worse than a bathroom. Bye." Her tone was a little creepy so I tried to step backward from it but felt nothing under my foot. I tried to regain my balance but she placed one hand on my shoulder and pushed, sending me falling down into this who-knows-how-deep hole.
