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Chapter 13

(Max)

Our plan was made and we were now putting it in motion. Ok maybe it wasn't the best plan. Me and Nudge were going to sneak into the institute while Dylan, Iggy, and Gazzy were supposed to snoop around the building and act as back-up. It was all I could think of in a short amount of time.

I really wanted to know what they were doing in there (probably something evil) so I didn't really think things through. I still couldn't believe they had made another Institute of Higher Living. The other one held false information about us and experiments in cages witch we had set free. I wondered what was in this one.

The sun was starting to set. A perfect time to break in. After looking around the guys had told us that there weren't any cameras or anything that was watching us so me and Nudge flew up and looked for an opening.

The building was three stories high. It was still pretty big though. We found a window that wasn't covered by blinds or curtains and I looked inside. It was an office. A desk facing the window and a door on its left. Two couches were put in the middle of the room with a small coffee table in between. There was a chair on both sides of the desk and I also saw a mini fridge by the door.

I didn't see anyone in the room or any cameras or other security devices, so I tried opening the window. It was locked of course. I thought about breaking it open when Nudge flew closer and held out her hand telling me to back up.

I flew back a little as I watched Nudge touch the window with a look of concentration on her face. I heard a soft click and Nudge slowly and carefully opened the window. I looked at her confused and she mouthed the word "metal". Oh yea. I forgot about that little skill of hers.

I went inside first and once I thought no one was going to pop out and attack I beckoned Nudge forward. She walked to the desk and looked at the papers while I walked to the door and slowly opened it and peered outside.

The door opened up to a hallway. I opened the door wider. Enough to fit my head through and looked up and down the hallway. It was empty. I slowly opened the door and walked out.

I saw another door down the hall and slowly made my way towards it. I put my ear to the door straining to hear if someone was in there. I didn't hear anything so I carefully opened the door. No one was inside. I stood shocked in the doorway. I heard Nudge come down the hall way.

"Max," Nudge whispered, "Look what I foun-"

Nudge had noticed the room. Inside was one of those rolling cart beds. Around it were small trays that held needles and other pointy objects. On a table nearby were bottles labeled with a skull and bones. What really got to me was the blood. There was blood on the bed, on the floor, and even on the roof. I backed out of the room and closed the door. I looked at Nudge and saw that she was staring at the door wide-eyed.

"Let's keep looking around," I said and she nodded.

We looked into every room. Some of them I wished I'd never seen. After a while I came to a conclusion. No one was here.

The problem was the building looked like nobody had been in it for ages. Dust covered everything. Empty lab bottles, computers, and other stuff.

When we saw the computers Nudge had tried to hack into them, but it seemed like the computers had never been used either. They could have been brand new. Didn't we see the hundreds of people walk into the building? We couldn't have imagined that could we? Me and Nudge walked out the front door. We found the guys and told them what we found.

"Wait. In the other institute didn't they have a basement?" Nudge asked.

Nudge was right. I perked up a little wondering if all that looking around and being sneaky for nothing wasn't completely useless when Gazzy shook his head.

"I thought about that," Gazzy said, "We looked around for it-"

"But apparently the institute doesn't have a basement," Iggy said a little frustrated finishing what Gazzy had started to say.

I nodded, "Well that was completely useless," I said.

Nudge nodded then shook her head and pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket and said, "Maybe not. I found this on that desk," and she handed me the paper.

I stood there shocked while the letters on the paper started rearranging themselves and formed the words "It will all end."

I turned to Nudge and said, "What the crap is this?"

She frowned and took the paper from me. Her eyes widened.

"That's not what it said," Nudge said.

"What did it say?" I asked.

Nudge frowned and read the paper over and over again.

"I must have read it wrong," Nudge said handing me the paper with a look of disappointment on her face.

I frowned at her. She was hiding something. I put the note in my pocket.

"Where now?" Iggy asked.

I turned to look at the institute again. Everything seemed weird and a little off.

You have to look at the big picture Max.

Well I guess I'm going to have to get my hands on that picture I thought.

There's a reason for everything Max. It's like a puzzle. In the end everything will come together.

Why do I need to wait for the end? Couldn't I just put all the pieces together already and get this over with?

Be patient Max. You'll see.

I knew the Voice long enough to know that that was all it was going to say. I turned back to my flock.

"We shouldn't keep Ella waiting," I said, "Who knows what has happened to her since we last saw her."

Everyone nodded and we took to the sky.

Everything that has ever happened to you Max are the pieces to the puzzle. Only you can put them together and save the world.

Liked, loved, or hated it. Please tell me in a review. I had lots and lots of problems with this chapter, so sorry if it seemed weird and confusing. Actually I think it's a good thing it might have been a little confusing because in this chapter Max is confused and dosen't understand what's going on, so you get to know how Max feels! Five reviews please. Ok if I get five reviews I'll upload the next chapter the next day. If I get less than five reviews then I will upload the day after tomorrow or you're just going to have to wait two days. So please review! Sorry for the long author's note.