Okay sorry it took me a little longer to update. I've got so much going on right now it's really hard to take time to sit down at the computer. Anyway here's another chappie.

Max POV

My eyes flew open and I was immediately blinded by light. I was strapped to a table with white coats looking at me, studying me. I was back at Itex, how? I have no idea. The white coats walked out of the room and my mind went into overdrive. I did everything I could to get out of the straps but I couldn't. My flock was no where to be seen and somehow I got the impression that something bad had happened to them.

Then Omega and Black walked into the room followed by… erasers, flyboys and the new species called the eliminators or otherwise known as the X's. I laughed to myself, the eliminators was the lamest name these wack job scientists could have named their new creations. Only the x's were nothing to laugh about.

"Nice to see you again Max, my you don't look a thing like Black here, odd. Anyway I came to say my last farewells. Good-bye Max."

Everyone walked out of the room except for a few x's. I was desperately trying to free myself but the restraints just wouldn't give. I saw a needle then felt the slight prickle in my upper arm. I recognized the color of the fluid in the syringe; they were putting me to sleep.

I thought of my flock and Fang. He would take over and the flock would save the world without me.

I shot up on the tree branch and was breathing really hard. I was just having another one of those stupid dreams. Fang was watching me, I nodded toward the camp. The sun was up and so was everyone else when we landed in the camp. Nobody was really making a fuss over anything so I decided to try and skip the explaining. But to no avail. Just as we were about to take off Fang just had to go and remind everyone of my promise, ugh.

"Max what happened?"

"I fought a few erasers and flyboys, dueled with Omega and Black and found out how Itex is going to make our lives even more miserable. Okay let's go."

Just to let you know, when you have 21 flock members staring at you, it's so hilarious. Then to top it off almost everyone said "what" at the same time. It was so hilarious.

"Alright, apparently Itex now has a new hybrid. I don't know what it's a cross between but their called the eliminators or the X's."

Gazzy and Ice broke out laughing. I totally agreed with them, the scientists were getting very uncreative. Sasha broke away from the rest of us and walked right up to me.

"Max I wouldn't mess around with those new hybrids. I was at the facility that first made them." Sasha now turned around to look at everyone. "The X's are a hybrid yes, but they have many improvements. They have immense strength, and are almost robotic. Once they are given a mission they see it through to the end or die trying. They look just like regular people, and have no expiration date. There only downfall is that they are extremely hard to 'make'. It could take years for only one X to finally be ready to fight."

I sighed. No way was I going to be taken down by a bunch of looney experiments that were once like Omega, strong and yet, not much going on in the head.

"So what you're saying they're still going to be making erasers and flyboys?"

"Unfortunately for them, yes."

So after that we headed off. I still hadn't told the whole truth. I had said what was bugging me but not what had actually happened. Truth was I had lost it. I was getting beat pretty bad then something inside of me just snapped. I lost control of my emotions and I ended up killing a lot of those X hybrids. I couldn't tell anyone about that though and I had my mind blocked so no one could read it.

We were about an hour away from our new home when a song popped into my head. I remembered hearing it before and I had fallen in love with the song. It was called Step to Me by a band called Thousand Foot Krutch.

I've been as far as you can go

I've learned a lot and now I know

You're never going to get me on the floor again

I'm prepared to take you to the end

Never gonna play your games again

Bring your whole team and all your friends

But I hope you're listenin'

Haunt me if you want me

But I'll warn you

If you ever step to me

I sometimes wish that I could fly

Hold me tight in your arms tonight

Sick of livin' inside a lie, alright

I can't count the times I've tried

Stand alone just to lift you high

You're my answer to the question why

I'm sick of letting you control

The places that I go

I'm never giving into you again

Take, take another look at me

And tell me what you see

All of these kats tryin' to get under my skin

But they can't step over me

You try to control me

But ya can't hold me

You don't own me

If you ever step to me

I sometimes wish that I could fly

Hold me tight in your arms tonight

Sick of livin' inside a lie, alright

I can't count the times I've tried

Stand alone just to lift you high

You're my answer to the question why

I know it's not me

Take a look inside me

I'm sick of these ways

So sick of these games

Couldn't see till I multiplied you

Call me a freak

But I don't hear the words you speak

I'm takin' control

Just lettin' you know

That I won't get sucked in by you

I sometimes wish that I could fly

Hold me tight in you're arms tonight

Sick of livin' inside a lie, alright

I can't count the times I've tried

Stand alone just to lift you high

You're my answer to the question why, why.

Yeah I still remembered the song. The part about wishing I could fly, well I wished I could fly out of the nightmare my life had become. Anyway I ended up falling back a ways and getting higher than the flock during my little tirade. So I decided to take my time for a change.

Max don't go back to your house yet!

Uh hi to you to Jeb. What is wrong now, you never seem to pop into my head with good news.

Like I said, don't go back to your house. There are erasers swarming all over the property waiting for you guys.

Uh Jeb slight problem, I'm behind the flock, far enough that I wouldn't be surprised if they were already there. And I don't hear or see anything wrong.

Just then I heard a loud shrill scream. It sounded like Charm.

Told ya.

Oh get a life Jeb.

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