Chapter Ten
Danica was still tied up on the couch. She was whistling in the living room, watched by Fang.
Everyone else was crammed behind the house in the little shed.
"Are we clear about the plan?" Max asks. When everyone nods, she sighs. "Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the School? 'Cause I really hate it."
The shed is filled with nodding heads of agreement.
"Right then," Danni faintly smiles. "Do we have a bike?"
"Even better," Iggy replies, his wings moving slightly. "Besides, what could be a cooler get-away ride?"
"Good point," Danni says playfully. She nods to Max, hugs Nudge, then hugs Angel, then she playfully messes Gazzy's hair. She holds out a hand for Iggy. When he takes it, they slip out the narrow door and into the night.
They take to flight, Danni in Iggy's arms, once they find an open area. There is no conversation, just quiet determination to get to the center of their problems, and find some answers.
Slowly, the miles are eaten up and they find themselves close to the School. Before they head in, guns blazing, they refuel by taking a dumpster dive at the nearby fast-food place.
--In the School--
Jazzamy Rayne stands at the white board, back to Dr. Hanes. "Are you sure this is going to work?"
"No, not a hundred percent, but it's more than likely to be successful, nearly seventy percent," Dr. Hanes says, voice pitched high in excitement.
"Good," Jazzamy says, smiling slightly. "I want to see it."
"Yes, yes. Of course," Dr. Hanes jumps up and begins to lead her to the laboratory.
As soon as her eyes lay upon the object her heart falls. "It's beautiful." She could not wait to see what was going to happen, how it would fit into the plan of everything.
Right as she leans forward to touch the object's casing, an alarm blares. Intruders have been spotted.
"I want to see them," she tells the guard/eraser by the door. "Alive."
The eraser nods and stalks out. The smile glued to her face surprises Dr. Hanes, but he remains quiet while looking over the data spewing out of the machine.
The glass was cool to the touch. "How long?"
Dr. Hanes sighs. "As I have told you last week, a few months."
"Good," her smile broadens, as the door opens with the eraser and Danni. "Danniella, I have been waiting for this day for so long."
Danni gasps. "What is that?" Only, her stomach drops as she realizes what is inside the glass cube.
"Your daughter, or son, I'm not sure," Jazzamy states evenly.
"I'm gonna be sick," Danni states, leaning to one side, throwing up.
"Dear, it's not that bad. Now, follow me," Jazzamy takes the girl's arm and escorts her to her office. "We need to have a 'heart to heat.'"
AN: Yes, a cliffhanger, but I promise that the next chapter will be up soon. And that is a promise I'll keep.