BBSK 2G4E's A\N: Sorry this took so long to update and it's pretty short too. :( But I had to end it this way. You'll see when you get to the bottom. So I decided to thank everyone who has reviewed so far because you guys are awesome so let the naming begin. Thank you for reviewing, ChickenNinja, Bacon is Love, Brightcloud of the Clans, maxridelove56, WiseGirl3, Irene-o-holic, and the most recent reviewer, redandwhitetiger! You guysd are awesome!

Chapter 20

Amber's P.O.V.

I blinked my eyes open, as I came to. First thing I saw was blood, probably my own, and metal bars of a dog cage. I immediately shut them again.

Why am I in a dog cage? Arnold. I thought then opened my eyes again. I was definitely in a dog cage –courtesy of Arnold- and there were tons of other dog crates in the room. I looked in the cage next to me and saw Ami's limp body. She was breathing but definitely out cold.

"Ami!" I whispered, poking her.

She didn't respond.

Arnold got her too. Does that mean he got the others?

"Amber, are you okay?" asked a familiar voice.

I looked out the front of my cage.

"Tyler," I said hopefully then my heart stopped for a second.

"No, Amber. It's Tom," the boy outside my cage said, unlocking it.

"You're… You're supposed to be… dead…" I stuttered, not believing my eyes.

"I know," Tom said, taking me out of the cage like a helpless puppy. He handcuffed my wrist to his. "Campus policies. I'm lucky I got to take you out."

"Campus?" I asked.

"It's the new School-"

"School?"

Tom laughed. "I'll explain on the way."

"The way where?"

"Amber, just shut up!" Tom joked, "I'll answer any of your questions when I'm done. Okay?"

I nodded, settling myself in Tom's arms.

"Amber, you're not who you think you are. You're not Amber Cole. Ella and Stephen Cole aren't yours or Ami's parents. Fang and Maximum Ride are. They're why you and Ami have wings and powers. Max and Fang were sold to the School along with four other children and were mutated so their DNA contained 2% Avian DNA. They were also given some powers. Max could breathe underwater and fly at extreme speeds. Fang could blend in with shadows and breathe underwater. Iggy was blind but could feel colors and see whiteness. Nudge could draw metal to herself and hack anything. Gasman, or Gazzy as they called him, could mimic any voice perfectly and, well, he could atomic fart."

I couldn't help but laugh at that. Tom laughed, too.

"And Angel could read and manipulate minds, talk to fish, breathe underwater, and shape-shift which she has perfected over time. When Max, Fang, and Iggy were twelve Jeb, Max's father and your grandfather, helped them escape. Then three years later they, the flock as they called themselves, met Dylan, Max's perfect other half. And my father," Tom said grimly.

By the time Tom finished telling me about my parents and answering my question, we had reached wherever Tom had been planning on taking me because he was smiling like an idiot. He unlocked the handcuffs and slipped them into his back pocket.

Hey, Amber, came a shaky voice in my head.

I knew that voice.

Tom opened the door to a dark room and turned the lights on.

She was sitting there on a plain gray bed that was just a board of wood attached to the wall with two chains and two hinges with a mattress and pillow, smiling, but got up when I came in.

She hugged me. "I've missed you, Amber. It's been too long."

I started to flat out cry not really sure what to do. So I managed to hug her back and choke out, "I've-I've miss-missed you too, Blu."

BBSK 2G4E's A\N: So, she alive. :) So Next Generation: Blu's Story will be continued. Go check that out and remember to review!