Disclaimer: Last time I checked, I didn't own Maximum Ride. *checks again* Nope, still don't own it.
Chapter Ten of ADOT (Directly after last chapter)
Fang POV:
My heart skipped a beat when I processed the doctor's words. Max couldn't die.
I looked down at her beaten and bloodied form in my arms, wishing that maybe, just for once, something would go good for us. Like, oh, I don't know…Maybe Dr. Cole and the M-Geeks randomly disappearing? Yeah, that would work.
"What do you mean?" I asked, my voice surprisingly steady.
He looked thoughtful for a moment, like he hadn't actually thought about this. "Well, if you don't come with me, I'll have my army, here," he gestured to the M-Geeks, "attack you. If you come with me, I'll make sure Maximum gets the best medical care possible."
Weighing our chances of all of them in a fight, I replied, "And why would I believe that?"
After a moment of looking thoughtful, he walked over to me. I tensed for battle, but he surprised me. He just stood there for a second, and then spit on his fingers and ran them over one of Max's smaller cuts. Oh, God. Not this again. "That's why. I'll cure her right here, if you let the robots capture all of you."
"If I let you capture us, how would I know you wouldn't just leave Max to die?" I replied.
He shrugged. "You have to trust me."
I snorted. "Yeah. When pigs fly, I'll trust you."
He smirked. "Okay, then I guess you'll have to trust me. We've made a pig-avian hybrid."
I groaned inwardly. Of course they had. Of-fucking-course they had. "Think of the last thing that could ever happen. When that happens, I'll trust you."
He shrugged yet again, and said, "Fang, if you do not agree with me right now, Max will die. She can't live much longer with so much blood loss. You know that. If you want her to live, I suggest you do as I say."
I glanced at Max once again, wishing I had gotten here sooner, or gotten her out of here sooner. I knew I had no option; even if I refused to go with Dr. Cole, I wouldn't be able to get her to the hospital soon enough. So, in spite of myself, I said, "Fine. We'll go with you-but you have to cure her. Now."
He nodded, an evil grin forming on his lips. "Robots, capture them."
I very reluctantly handed Max over to the evil man. Three M-Geeks each started to grab at us, and we let them capture us. They held our arms, wings, and legs, making sure we couldn't go anywhere.
Dr. Cole lay Max down on the ground roughly, and leaned over her. I watched even though it killed me as he slowly closed up her scrapes and scars, repairing everything. After quite a while, her body was free of all signs of battle, aside from a few bruises. She was still covered in blood, but she looked slightly better then when I had originally found her.
The flying M-Geeks picked all five of us up, and Dr. Cole disappeared back to wherever he had come from.
As we flew to the hellhole we had all called home at some point, I gave up hope. Then, I remembered: Max and I had to be back home for my other dream to come true. I clung to that, plotting ways to escape. We had done it before. We could do it again.
After a while long flight, we landed outside of the horrifying place. And then, I did something I didn't think I'd ever do.
I walked straight into a place I had tried to escape so many times I lost count. I walked straight into hell.
Iggy POV: (A/N: Ahh, now we shall find out where our favorite blind pyro is! Or shall we? Mwahahahha!)
I hit my head against the metal wall of the truck I was in once again. I had been doing this for so long that I was sure my skull would be bruised. If that's possible.
"Iggy, stop it. We'll get out of here," Max assured me.
Where will we get out of? The back of a truck on the way to The School. Those erasers? They captured us. Yeah, I bet that surprised you. (Note sarcasm.)
I closed my stupid useless eyes, and banged my head back yet again. "I doubt it." I had given up all hope when the Erasers morphed. Or was it when they pulled out guns? Hmm. I'll have to think about that one and get back to you.
I heard her sigh, and then her body slump down onto a lying position on the less-then-comfortable floor. We hit a hard bump, and she exhaled sharply, in pain. "You know what, Iggy? Maybe your right."
Her words hit me hard. Our leader was giving up. I had never heard her give up-run away, sure. But give up? No. She was the invincible Maximum Ride. "I'm not right, Max. Don't say that. We'll get out of this," I said, attempting to get the fighting blood back into her veins.
She sat back up, and patted my knee awkwardly with her arms tied together. I felt her shrug next to me. "I don't know."
"I do," said a voice we had heard before. It was the voice who had led this whole thing, the one who had wanted us captured. "You won't escape."
It took all my willpower not to roll my eyes, and I could nearly feel the same willpower coming from Max. Luckily, in this one situation, she knew you kept your mouth shut. At least, you do when your captor has a gun, and you have no way of getting out of there.
I zoned out for the rest of his little speech, plotting ways to get out. And then, I remembered the bomb, which now seemed to be burning a hole in my pocket. I had stuffed one in my pocket before leaving, for a just-in-case type of thing. Thank God I'm paranoid.
I mentally calculated how long we would have if I dropped the bomb as soon as they let us out, and then we ran like hell. Not very long, but if we could get out of the leg, arm, and wing ties, I bet we could make it. Okay, so it was a one-in-a-million chance.
Then again, people would probably think an Avian-Human hybrid living past infancy is a one-in-a-million shot, too.
Author's Note: I'm sorry. I know, I know, I'm horrible with cliffhangers. This wasn't as bad as the last two, though, this one was mainly confusing, I think…Haha. Any questions? All will be answered…Um, sometime soon….Haha.
Next chapter will be posted 5 days from now, as usual. Unless I'm in a really good mood and feel like writing and posting a chapter. xD
Anyway, thanks for the reviews! They are amazing! (Honestly.) x)
-Nicolette.