Hi next chapter! Sorry this story is a little long but it is going to speed up very, very soon.

Chapter 9

I woke up slowly, groggily. Could I have been drugged? I reached up and rubbed my eyes, wait my arms were free and so were my legs. The Velcro had been undone! I bet they thought I would need exercise!

I got up slowly fighting head rush, I tried to think of something to do, but I failed dismally. I started passing from one wall to the other, tirelessly.

I scanned the walls for potential exits and other useful information. My eyes landed on a camera that tracked my movement, striding up to it I smiled examining the wires experimentally I pulled a small red wire, and the red 'on' light blinked off. Happy, I walked away. don't spy on this girl, or next time there won't be any camera left! I started passing again when my sensitive ears picked up angry voices right outside of my door.

I walked over and pressed my ears to the cold metal door and slowly looked out the glass window that was inlayed into the door. Jeb and Angel were talking to someone behind Ari, but I couldn't see… Ari the lap dog blocked way too much of the window. "Max sweetheart," Jeb said Max? Do they know each other? "I'm glad they're letting you get some exercise."

Ari shifted his weight timidly, reveling a very angry Max, or at least I assumed it was her. "So I'll be in really good shape when they kill me?" she asked.

Jeb winced, what a wimp, he is an evil scientist!

"Hi, Max!" Angel said.

Max glared down at her.

"You should really try one of these cookies," that is low, don't bring the cookies into this!

"Thanks, I'll make a note of it. You lying traitor!"

"Max you know I had to do what was right," she said. "You weren't making the best decisions any more."

"Yeah, like the one when I decided to come and rescue your skinny, ungrateful butt," she spat.

"I have lots of special powers," Angel said. "I deserve to be the leader. I deserve to be saved. I'm much, much more special than you or Fang!"

"You just keep telling yourself that," she said coldly. "But don't expect me to get on board."

Her cute little face twisted into an evil and sinister expression. "I don't need you to get on board, Max," her voice steely. "This is all happening whether you're on board or not. You're going to be retired soon, anyway," she chomped down on her cookie viciously; this girl is a really good actor or was she really bad?

"Maybe, but if I am, I'm going to come back and haunt you, every day of your hard traitorous little life," Angels eyes widened and she took a step back.

"Okay, that's enough you two," Jeb intervened.

"Whatever," Max said and left, Ari trotted after her like an obedient little hound. I slowly sank on my cot, could that possibly have been an act? How could Max do that to a flock mate?

The door banged open and a tall blond man walked in as if he owned the place, he certainly felt evil enough to own it! He was fallowed by a scientist clutching a clip board.

"Dis' is her?" he asked in a hilarious accent. "You be Phoenix?"

"Nope!" I lied.

He blinked then his eyes narrowed, I smiled sweetly. "She is another failure just like the others!"

"Now that is not nice, you should be a buddy not a bully!" I said convincingly.

"Do you half' any abilities?" he asked.

"What do you mean, 'abilities'?"

"Inhuman characteristics!" he spat.

"I really don't think so…" I twitched my tail and pointed my ears forward. "Well actually…" I trailed off thinking. "You can't tell anyone okay?"

"Yes, Yes!"

"You can't tell!" he nodded furiously. "Okay… I think I can," I looked around nervously, I took a deep breath. Lowering my voice I whispered, "I think I can fly!"

"Vou are completely incompetent! How did the prototypes we sent after you get burned?"

"Oh that! Well I was flying over an enchanted forest filled with pretty elves and unicorns, when one of the magical fairies warned me that they were coming so…" he was about to interrupt me! "Shhhh! I am telling my story! So I flew to the all-knowing dragon den to ask for its help…"

"Vhat is diss' nonsense?"

"It is the truth!" I insisted.

"You are a disappointment,"

"I am sure your mom says the exact same thing about you!"

"Your end dis near!"

"Sure, sure now go and call your mommy!" he stomped out of the room! M-wa ha ha ha!!!

The next hour was very uneventful, in the end I heard a hissing, they must be pumping knock out gas into my room I tried to hold my breath but it was already too late. My vision blurred and my mussels felt all jell-o-y… I fell to the floor and passed out.

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