Chapter 21

"Dear world I am sorry for not being perfect for you. I know I am different, but blame that scientists. They made me who I am. I bird flying freak that can do the impossible. Please let there be a way out of this mess," I whispered in my cage. It was dark and the only projected light was on one of the empty cages.

"Max, what are you saying?" Iggy woke up rubbing his sightless eyes.

I shared the huge cage with him and I probably woke him. He looked at my direction and put his arm around me.

"Not everyone lives. Everyone leaves this crazy, unexplainable world at one point. But for us that's not going to happen. We are going to win and escape with or without Angel," Iggy whispered into my ear.

I felt a connection with Iggy after Fang left. Iggy is my new right wing man and I never noticed, but had a wonderful smile. He was better than Fang ever would have been. But Fang, he was perfect, everything that I ever wanted. He was amazing and was entertaining. I love and always will love Fang. He is the one I am designed to be with.

"Fang," I gasped and buried my face in my hands.

Iggy just sat there and held me close to him. His hands were more gentle than Fang's and he was taller. But Iggy was just my friend. He was my brother in ways. He was my now closest friend/brother. And I loved him also.

"Iggy, please just think of a way out of this. I just want to go back home and live like a normal avian kid would. Please just find a way out," I leaned my head against his chest and grabbed his shirt.

I cried all night until my I heard the oddest sounds…

"Guys you hear that?" I pushed away from Iggy and lay straight against the back of the cage.

"Hear what?" Nudge asked then looked around the room. Her eyes opened wide and she looked back at me. "Is there a fight going on up there? If so I want to be part of it!" Nudge complained.

"I hear crying and people yelling. There is something odd going on up there. Maybe the scientists are killing each other. If so I wish someone is tapping it and they post it on YouTube. Now that would be awesome," Iggy laughed.

Then it was silent for a minute. Whoever won was now on their way down stairs.

"Max! If you can hear me I'm coming to save you. I am sorry."

We all looked at each other. Who could it be? Dylan? No he's dead and he doesn't have a girls voice. Angel is too evil to decide to save us. My mom? No she didn't have the voice of an eight year old. It can't be Angel I am sure of it.

"Who do you guys think it is?" Nudge questioned, now with hope in her eyes.

"I think it is like some sort of phsyco path that knows your name Max. Whoever it is, is sorry. That's what I'm guessing," Total suggested.

A shadow figure appeared and the person was short, Angel's height.

"Max I am sorry. I am sorry for everyone. I love you guys and I want to help you guys escape and live a happy life," Angel fell to her knees in front of my cage. "You might want to kill me, but go ahead. Please kill me after you guys get out of the cages. I am sorry everyone. I promise I won't ever hurt you again."

I looked at her pleading eyes and stuck my hand out of the cage. I grabbed her hand and held it tight. Part of me wanted to rip her hand from her limb and then stab her to death with something sharp. The other part wanted me to just hold her hand and cry with her. She was young and confused. Everyone if at one point is confused and wants to switch sides.

"Angel, just free us and I won't hurt you. I just want to leave and go back home," I mumbled.

She unlocked the doors and we went free running out the door.

"VICTORY!" Gazzy yelled once we were airborne.

I laughed and we went flying around California state. We were the same family again. Happy and free to do whatever we pleased. This is perfect.

It couldn't have been more than an hour when Gazzy, Angel, Iggy, Total, and Nudge started falling. I swooped down to see if I could see what was wrong. They disappeared when I looked down and looked for them. Panic came across my face and I screamed in horror. Where were they?

"Nudge! Iggy! Gazzy! Angel! Total!" I yelled then something sharp hit the center of my back. Everything blacked out and I went falling.

After that I was back at the place I will know refer to as hell…

Yay, they escaped, haha. Well anyways same as the last time, rate and respond and thanks for reading!