So, after much fighting against writers-block, here is chapter 10! I decided to experiment with some 3rd person point of view this time, so I hope it's not too confusing.

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride, or any of it's characters. Only James Patterson is capable of that kind of genius.

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Fang was thrown, struggling with all his might, into the lab by the demonic-erasers. Nudge and Iggy were thrown in right behind him, landing tangled in one another. Iggy had a black eye, and his whole left arm was covered in bruises and scrapes, but he seemed to be doing okay. Nudge had a large swipe on her side, along with several nasty looking gashes on her legs. They immediately got to their feet, to stand beside Fang, who was already braced for another fight.

Fang was ready to tear these guys apart, limb from limb. He had fought hardest of all when the new swarm of erasers had arrived, enraged that they were attacking his family. His blood had run cold when he saw two male erasers flying away with Max in between them, blood running down her check from her temple, bound and limp…

The erasers were just now getting ready to close the door. Fang ran forward with Nudge and Iggy, trying to overwhelm the erasers, and get out of here. He didn't think that they could take them down that easily…it had taken him, Nudge, and Iggy just to take down the female in the clearing…

It was useless. He tried to swing a roundhouse kick at the erasers head, remembering what Max had told him once before about their weak point. But the eraser merely slammed the door shut with a loud "BANG!" that vibrated throughout the room.

Fang groaned and kicked the lead door out of frustration.

"What do we do?" Nudge whispered.

"I'll tell you what we're going to do!" Iggy yelled. "We're going to bust out of here and kick some eraser a–"

Fang cut across him. "We're going to think of a plan, first, Iggy. We can't just bust out of here. What about Max? Angel? Gazzy? We have to figure out where they are, and save them."

Nudge gasped. "Angel! Fang – what if she can hear us? Maybe she can read our minds right now!"

She sat down on the ground cross legged, and closed her eyes.

After a moment of silence, Iggy asked, "Erm…Nudge? What are you doing?"

She kept her eyes closed, concentrating. "I'm using the force."

Fang rolled his eyes and sat down. "I think she means that she's trying to talk to Angel, get her to hear her thoughts, Ig."

"Oh."

"Yeah, oh."

Nudge cut across our bickering, and said, all serious, "Use the force, guys. Connect with the force."

After a beat, we all cracked up.

Angel gasped. Then she grinned. "Gazzy! Fang, Nudge, and Iggy are trying to talk to me. They're not far away! They're in here somewhere."

She and Gazzy were in a big, white room that resembled a principle's office. The erasers had thrown them in here about an hour ago, and Angel had just regained consciousness about 30 minutes ago. Just now, the siblings had been talking about what had just happened to them, wondering where the others were, and if they were okay.

"What're they saying?" Gazzy asked anxiously. He crossed from sitting on the desk to sit on the floor next to Angel.

Angel concentrated for a moment, and heard Nudge's thoughts.

Ange? Ange? Can you hear me? It's Nudge!

Nudge! Yes, I can hear you. Are you okay?

Just a few scrapes and bruises between Me, Fang, and Iggy. But, other than that, we're okay. How about you and Gazzy and Max?

Me and Gazzy are good. And what do you mean? Isn't Max with you all?

Nudge took a minute to relay this to the guys. Then, Fang wants to talk to you.

Okay.

Angel heard the distinct feel of Fang's thoughts, and gave him her attention.

Angel? Are you there?

Yeah, Fang. What's wrong?

So Max isn't with you and Gazzy?

No.

Fang got nervous. Can you feel her anywhere?

Angel took a moment to search for Max's thoughts. She found them, but they were very faint.

She's here. But, they're really quiet. She's sort of slipping in and out of consciousness.

What's she thinking? Anything about where she is?

She doesn't know. It's just random things, like dreams. She won't open her eyes. And… Angel winced.

What is it, Angel?

She's in a lot of pain. The pain is blocking out everything else.

Fang's thoughts turned angry. He wanted to hurt anyone who had done this to her, make them feel what Max was feeling.

Angel searched for any thoughts in the building that could help her find Max.

A scientist, checking stats on a computer…An executive, in a meeting…Then – Aha!

Fang? I know where Max is!

Where?!

She's in an isolation tank. On the top floor. I just heard a scientist thinking about it.

Angel heard Fang recalling a past conversation with Max, after she had defeated Max II. They had talked about the isolation tank…

FLASHBACK:

"How bad was it?" Fang asked.

"Real bad," Max answered. He knew that it took a lot to make Max admit being in pain…

END FLASHBACK.

Angel thought back to Fang, We'll get her out. Do you have a plan?

There's always a plan, Fang thought back. A lesson he'd learned so very well from Max.

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