Sorry for getting this so late to you guys but recently one of my pets died so I haven't felt like writing much latley. But, I am feeling better now so here I bring the first in the double digits... OMG! I am so happy I never thought I'd stay one track this long!! So, without further ado... DRUMROLL... Chapter 10!

Evil Lies in the Future

Chapter 10

Max POV

"Oh my God! What the he—" Wait, Angel is here, damn! No cuss words right now…

"Max, Fang uses them, I don't care— What?! Where's Ella and Dr. Martinez… Max?" She cried out when she came to the front door as well.

The look of horror on both our faces must have brought forth Ri, cause he came over, too. "You sure this is the right house?" Ri asked. "It might be one that just looks like hers…"

"No this is it…" I choked out. I suddenly relised an envolope on the countertop in the kitchen. A normal person—a.k.a. not me—would have opened the door and not have noticed anything except the house empty. I just barley reconised my mom's handwriting on the front of the letter.

I walked briskly over to the counter and tore the envelope open, disgarding the trash to the floor. I read the letter quickly;

Max-

Fang was here by himself about a week ago, maybe longer by the time you find this letter, but in any case he told me that you were missing. I have left to go look for you, and hope to find you soon. Even though I know you don't like him Jeb is accompanying me on this search. I hope we do find you soon, Max. I love you.

If you reach the house and I have not yet returned then please stay there until I do. I still have a phone line hooked up so you can call the cell phone I have brought with me, the number is: here a dark line was over the numbers, making them unreadable. The white-coats had been here, no not them. Only Jeb was left of them. Anne, she may have done it… Please call me!

Ella misses you immensely and she can be found by the letter E, because if this letter is found by someone else besides you I have to keep her safe as well. I have lost one daughter—you—and I wouldn't be able to bear to lose her as well. Remember: Find the letter E; it comes before F and after D.

I will find you,

Mom

The letter 'E'? My old home! She only put the D and F in there to confuse other people, but she knew about my old home and has Ella staying there! I can find her and she may have the number! "Ri and Angel, we're going back to my old home." I quickly said, stuffing the letter into my pocket.

"Home? You mean the mountain? Really?" Angel gushed.

"Cool! I've never been there before! This'll be fun! What's it like Ange?" Total barked.

"It's not small and not big, and it's cozy…" Angel blubbered.

"When are we leaving?" Ri asked, his face concentrated on mine, "We gotta get some food, and rest."

"Tomorrow if we can." My leader skills starting up again. My new flock standing before me: Ri, Angel and Total. This was a new beginning.

Fang POV

"You guys really want Max back?" I asked, it had been a stressful day and I was sick of hearing about Max.

"Yes!" They all cried in unison.

I moaned, I had never told them the options I gave Angel that night that I decided to kick Max out. Maximum Ride, she never even fought back. The choices, I knew, it was hard to choose either, but Angel chose to let Max live. That was sad really, I felt Max had no real purpose to live after she left us. But, I told Angel she had a choice… Oh well.

When we do find Max though I'll let her live for a couple of weeks, if she's good maybe a month. I had been training and I was now stronger than Max ever was. I wouldn't let her ruin my flock, the flock I had taken so long to break down and now strengthen them into fighting machines.

I would have my way; after all if you mess with fangs, you're going to get bitten.

Iggy POV

"Guys, he's planning something." I whispered to the flock around me. Fang had been unusually quiet lately and it was worrying me. The fool I played around Fang was a trick, I was actually solid and had changed into a new Fang—the real Fang—and had been training at night. Nudge had been keeping watch for me so if Fang woke up she would snap a twig and I would hide. I feel bad for making Nudge stay up for me, but she insists it gives her time to think.

"Like what?" Nudge asked, slipping her hand into mine.

"I don't know, but I think Fang has been planning this even before Max left. Something… evil." I replied, and stiffened. This wasn't good, if I hadn't been training so hard lately I would have been worried a lot about beating him.

"Like what Ig?" Gazzy pushed on.

"Like something to destroy Max, if we find her…" I feel my voice crack. I still can't see but I can kind of sense people around me.

"What?!" I hear a hand clasp over Gazzy's mouth—Nudge's.

I hear Nudge shush him and then I continue, "Something that'll make us evil, like him..."

Hope you liked it guys, Kare!