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-Skye
Chapter 6- Max Is So Last Season
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Fang refused to sit down until Alex answered his questions first. If nothing else, Fang had learned from Max to always, get his questions answered first, never give the opponent the advantage. Especially one who looked as dangerous as Max.
"I already told you," Alex looked exasperated. "I'm Alex, and we're here to help you. Now will you please just sit down! I have some things I need to tell you."
"Alright, talk. But you can sit." He moved cautiously through the group of mutants with wings.
"Whatever. I'm going to guess you know Dylan? This means you know Dr. H. Well, as you know he created Dylan. He designed us to be your successors. He didn't believe you'd last as long as you did and he wanted us for a completely different purpose. He wanted us to destroy your flock and start changing the world for the 'greater good'. We didn't like his plans, so we escaped."
"So what? You're here to win me over and then kill me when you have the chance? I don't buy it, I wasn't born yesterday, Alex. There's only a handful of people out there who genuinely want to help me- and I lost 5 of them about 2 weeks ago. So if you excuse me, I'd like to be alone." He was about to take off, he spread his wings.
"Fang! Calm down! I want to help you. I like what your flocks been doing for the world. Listen to me!" For Fang had looked away, "I want to help you, so if you'd listen I'd tell you some more details. Stop assuming that I'm trying to kill you!"
"Come on Max! Can't we just assume Jeb went to the store? Why do we have to stalk him to see where he goes?" Fang looked at her, her big brown eyes turned to him, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Never, ever assume Fang. Because all assuming does, is make an ass out of you and me." She looked solemnly at him for a few seconds and then they were both rolling on the floor clutching their sides with laughter.
Don't assume Fang. He thought to himself. Maybe she really was trying to help him.
"Never assume," He muttered under his breath, almost involuntarily, although it was true, what Alex had said.
"Look, I'm here to talk to you about the new hybrid Erasers Dr. H has made." Fang's head snapped up. Erasers?
"Now I've got your attention," Alex smirked. Fang almost choked when he saw the likeness between Max and her. "Alright, combining human and avian DNA wasn't enough for Dr. H, so he combined human and lupine. He's mimicking Itec, but he actually knows what he's doing. These new Erasers are even deadlier. They're twice as strong as the old ones, they're twice as fast. They actually have human intelligence combined with lupine instinct. They look exactly like average people, and they can morph in under a second, while fighting or talking, or running, anything."
Fang's shoulders sagged.
"So, what else?"
"They're after something. I'm not sure what but they were hunting when we got out. We were supposed to scout from above, but we left, we'd stopped taking our obedience meds. All I know is that Dr. H keeps calling whatever they're hunting, the key."
"Is the key a person?"
"I'm not sure." Something inside Fang snapped. Whether it was the feeling that the new Erasers were hunting Max, or that he had far too much anger bottled up inside, he lost it. Closing the distance between him and Alex in two lightning quick strides, he pinned her against the wall, with one arm on her hand and the other across her neck and shoulders.
"Be sure."
"What are you going to do? Kill me? I'm the only source of information you've got on Dr. H, and those guys won't help you without me." She spat. Her face contorted with fury.
"Don't tempt me. You're holding out on me Alex. I wanted everything now, or else you're dead and I don't care how little those wannabes over there react. Start talking."
"I-I don't know anything more than I told you. But the key, they won't destroy it, it'll save the world."
That was all Fang needed to hear. Save the world. Max. He took off in super drive.
