Hey, okay, I was thinking about waiting about two more days to update (Just to torture you and build up suspense) But then I thought, nah, don't want anyone to get mad and come hunting me down and torch my house down or something (Not like any of you actually even know where I live, and no, for this reason I'm not telling you, especially if in the future I kill any flock members ((I'm not saying that that's who got shot this time)) and people do get as angry as they say they get in reviews). So, anyway, here's the story. And yay! The oh-so-crappy Spiritual Emphasis Week is coming to an end! Yes! God, I hate chapel every day! It puts all the teachers in a bad mood and it makes us teens fall asleep. And it's weird, the new 5th graders on our floor, like all the 5th grade girls basically, have decided that they now rule the floor because they are now not on the 1st floor anymore and that they can boss fourteen year olds around. Ugh! They are so annoying . . . wow that was off topic . . . okay, on with the story. Please bear with me through the first part, it's necessary, I know, don't kill me for not skipping straight to who gets shot.
Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride or anything in it.
Claimer: I do own the Tunnel Guards and the plot to this story.
Okay, please imagine that at the top of every single chapter, because I'll never remember to put that up on all of 'em.
Chapter 13
Some random white coat named Henry's pov.
"Code five!" Daniel yelled through the intercom. "Billboard launch. Three area two-seven-twelve-three white coats check for pedestrians."
I was one of those people. The head agent knocked three of us on the head. "Go, now!"
The three of us march down the road. God, I hated TDI. I hated Daniel. Everything was fine before they came. What was wrong with the director? Why had she teamed up with these morons? All they did was boss us around. And now this complete world domination? They were gonna end up killing themselves and us with this whole plan.
And why weren't we allowed to use golf carts to get over to the billboard? If there were any people left they'd probably have gotten away by now.
Finally we reach the site. The car had definitely been blown up. I go up to inspect it. Not much was left except the frame. I see the license plate and go to grab it but stop with my hand midway down. It was an Itex license plate. The people driving this car were from Itex, they knew all our tricks here. They were still alive.
I look around for the ditch. And see a couple vague figures get up to start running. I pull out my gun, aim, and fire at the nearest one.
Max pov.
I turn around as fast as I can to see who had been shot.
Heather. She collapsed down onto the dusty ground and moaned in pain, red blood collecting in a pile around her leg. Good, it was only her leg.
Suddenly bullets were flying and zooming all around us. "Get down!" I yell at everyone. "Fang, when you get a chance fly her back to the campsite and see what Iggy can do for her." I order.
He nods. I looked at Shane. He just looked completely confused. Some leader he is. I guess things were up to me again. I can't help grinning. Just the way I liked it.
Maximum! Pay attention! I hear Jeb yell at me.
I look up to see a bullet aiming straight at my head and duck down before it can hit me. It lands in the dirt nearby. That was when I realized we had to get out of here.
"We gotta go!" I tell the others. "Now! We can come back some other day!"
They all nod. Shane picks up Heather and we start running back to the road, dodging bullets the whole time. I felt an explosion behind us, but I didn't dare look back to see what happened. Once we were a good distance away we stop for a moment.
"Okay, Fang, you and Skye fly back to the campsite. Make sure you're not being followed. Trevor, Shane, and Scar, do you think you can run for it and still get away?" I ask.
Shane bites his lip and looks around. "Where would we run to? They're bound to catch up with us. What if they send one of those tank things at us?"
"Eliminators." Ari mumbles. We all turn to look at him,
"They call them Eliminators. They haven't used any yet for real. But they might. I'm not sure they would for just us though." Ari explains.
"Okay," I say, "Eliminators. Whatever. Umm . . ."
At that moment Beth teleports directly in front of us.
She looks around us. "I knew it, you guys were in trouble. Okay, you need outa here?" She asks.
I'm about to question her how she knew we were in trouble but I sensed now was not the best time. I nod in reply.
"Well then, everyone make a circle and hold hands." We do as told, feeling like little preschoolers.
"Okay, no one let go. Got it?" As soon as the words leave her mouth we start hearing a low grumbling sound and the ground literally starts to shake.
We all instinctively let go of each other and look around. For a while we don't see anything, but then I see it. My eyes widen about as wide as they go. Fang gives a soft, "Whoa."
"Oh my god," Beth says and tilts her head to the side.
About fifty meters in front of us was an Eliminator. It was HUGE! Like the size of a building. It was hovering loudly above the ground. It looked exactly like it did in the blueprint. There was what looked like missile launchers on the sides. It even had the giant tank on its side.
I stared at the bottom. It looked like steam was coming out of it. Suddenly there's a loud screech comes from Heather. We all turn to look at her. She's holding her chest and gasping. "I CAN'T BREATHE!" She screams and squirms around in Shane's arms. Shane looks at me, terror running through his dark eyes.
Then Beth started coughing and kept coughing like she was having a cough attack. Fang started taking hard, sharp breaths.
And then it hit me. I felt like something had started filling up my lungs, like they were expanding or something. What the freak was going on? I took a big gulp of air but ended up releasing it as soon as I had taken it and started choking.
The steam wasn't steam. They had released the poison.
Sorry it's so short. And sorry, another cliff hanger. It would be a lot longer but I have a ton of homework tonight. (READ THIS! IMPORTANT!) Would you guys rather me keep writing these shorter chapters like every day like I'm doing now, or just write really, really long ones about five times the size of this chapter and post it like every Wednesday or something? Tell me what ya think? REVIEW!