AN: I still apologize for everything that has delayed me.

Disclaimer:*Tsparks walks out alone, looks offstage.* "Really. I have to? Fine. *sigh* I don't own Maximum Ride. Just the nice people of Rufunsville, Colorado. Keep on, keepin on."

*Tsparks walks offstage...only to run the other way. He stops and looks at the audience.* "Run! Its' loose! Run for your pitiful lives!!!"

*Tsparks continues to run.*

Chapter 25: Roht

Fang POV

"What?" Max asked quietly. She looked like she was going to kill me three seconds ago. Now it's more of a worrying look. She should be worried, too.

...I just hoped I was wrong. I really don't want it to be him. That would utterly suck.

I sighed as I prepared myself. I had Max's and Zoë's full attention. Faith was still sleeping on Max's shoulder. Good. Faith wouldn't be able to handle hearing about him.

My oldest training partner in the school. The very first Eraser project.

He was some whitecoat's idea to conquering the world. The last time I saw him, Jeb was having him taken away. I was only five the last time I fought him. He was scheduled for termination because of my very first near death experience. He was the reason I hated storms. I had always hoped the termination went through. I can see now the whitecoats had cloned him...at least I hoped it was a clone. Maybe that way I could beat him. I really hoped I was wrong. I couldn't let him beat me if he was here for Faith and I. I had to-.

"Fang," Max snapped me from my thoughts. "What do you mean by problem?"

"There's something out there," I said, "Itex something."

Max's face dropped, "A-are you sure?"

"Yeah," I sighed out, "Max, that something attacked the first group. I'm going with the out there."

"Wait," Max said looking at me. Aw, shoot. She was reading my eyes. Max could tell two things from that.

1.) I knew what it is.

2.) And I was afraid of it. Really afraid of it.

"Fang," Max said slowly. I looked back at her.

"You know what it is, don't you?" Max whispered out.

"That's the vibe I am getting from you, Fang," Max whispered again, "You know what is. Don't you? And you're terrified of it."

"WHAT!?" Zoë whispered exclaimed. She turned back to me.

"Do you Fang? Do you know what it is?" Zoë asked me, terrified.

I place my hand over my face. I thought about it.

Max would either beat the truth out now, or beat me for never saying anything about it later. I kinda hoped I would survive the latter.

"The scar on my side," I said defeated, "I-it wasn't Ari's fault. It was something worse."

Max looked utterly pissed. She sighed, handed Faith to Zoë, and grabbed my arm. Max dragged me away from them. When we were far enough so Faith couldn't hear us, Max started throwing a whole lot of questions my way. I had to press my lips to hers to shut her up. I don't think she minded, I know I didn't.

"Max," I said, once we broke the kiss, "this thing...he's..he's worse than Erasers."

"What is he, Fang?" Max asked, "Can you at least tell me that?"

"He was a failed project. I beat him on a supervised training simulation. He didn't handle it well. He leapt at me and caught me in the side with an electric shock. His body was designed to conduct and control electricity. They called him Thor. Until I beat him, then they called him Failure," I explained.

"And you want to go out there alone?" Max asked incredulously, "I don't think–"

"Maximum, listen," I said, using her full name so she would listen. Max brought her chocolate brown eyes up to my pitch black ones.

"I have to do this myself," I said, "He and I have a history larger and worse then yours and Ari's."

Max scoffed. I glared a little at her. Now I have to try my alternate approach.

"He is the reason I hate storms," I said quietly. Max looked at me like I had grown another head.

"What?" she asked, matching my tone.

"The time I had beaten him, it wasn't our first match," I said, still quiet, "It was our eleventh. He has had some obsession with always winning at an even number with other experiments. Twelve. The twelfth match was a fight to the death. Only after he had won eleven in a row, was he granted a final death match."

"How do y–," Max started, but I interrupted.

"Jeb." I stated simply, "Before he left us at the E-shaped house."

"Max," I said, "I have to do this alone. Let me."

Max was starting to think it over. I thought I was going to have to try harder to convince her to let me handle it. She look like she was considering it, though. It had to be hard, Max understood why. I had to face my demons. But, I was still part of her Flock. Not to mention her boyfriend and the father of her child. Max had closed her eyes tight...

oh, shit. She was holding tears back. I brought my arms around her. I kissed her head, and continued down her face until I met her lips. Her arms wrapped around my neck. Her tears stopped threatening to come.

I was sooo happy no one else could see us. We held that position for quite awhile.

...Okay, as much as I love this, I need air. Reluctantly, Max and I broke apart. I hugged her to me again. She squeezed me back, resting her head on my chest.

"I swear it won't take long," I said.

"Better not," she replied, against my chest.

"Take care of Faith and Z, while I stop the storm."

And with that, I went outside...praying for my life.

Five minutes later...

Let me tell you, looking for psychos in a storm...Not so fun. But then again, it didn't take long. He found me.

My Luck...

"FAAAAANNNGGG!" He shouted at me.

And then I felt pain surge through my body. What the Hell was that!? A freakin' truck!?

"Nice to see you too, Thor," I mumbled out. Unfortunately, he heard me.

"Not Thor! ROHT!!" Roht shouted at me again. Dude needs to chill.

The last thing he said before the fight was, "NOW YOU DIIIEEE!!"

Fan-Freaking-tastic. I'd say he's still pissed. I felt a foot connect with my side. Then I felt a tree fall as I connected with it.

Okay. OW!

I stood up before he could strike again. This time I got a better look at Roht.

...Holy Jesus.

Roht had boney wings. Like, badass skeletal wings,(Almost as badass as mine and Faith's. Come on, ours are black. We win, the end.), he was easily 7' 6", and almost triple my weight in muscle.

...F**k me.

More lightning flashed at me and I got an even better look at him. His skin was Black! Not African-American, freaking pitch black. Like, my eyes' black. His eyes were just white light. Heh. If I am going to die, I will see the Light. And then he threw a punch.

After dodging the punch, I was so, so very sorry for the tree. It had a burnt hole going through it.

Yeah...

Well...

Shit.

This fight is going to hurt. And it's gonna hurt bad. And it's gonna hurt for awhile.

...F**k me sideways. Is it gonna hurt.

Roht threw another punch at me. Which I dodged, barley. I retaliated with a roundhouse kick. Which promptly grabbed, and then proceeded to throw me over his shoulder, and through five(that's right five) Trees.

OW! Again!

It's only been three minutes into the fight, and he's barley been touched. Roht proceeded to throw more electrifying punches. I dodge about...I wanna say a third of 'em, but I'd be lying. Roht threw me, again, at some trees. I am so going to help save the trees after this.

"NOW. FANG, Now YOU will die," Roht said in a really deranged voice.

I was lying on the pile of poor trees, when I got an idea. I saw a branch lying near me. It was fairly sharp. Bones had advised Zack and I that anything can be a weapon, you just haven't thought of how to use it yet.

Roht continued to advance, one of his hands charging up. It was now...or never.

I grabbed the branch and stood, not as slowly as I thought. Roht looked as though he was confused. I used his confusion to my advantage. I chucked the branch towards his face.

I'll tell you this...impalements are a nasty thing to watch in reality. My branch went right through his left eye and out his skull. Roht released a scream louder then anything. Then, Roht dropped to the ground, limp. But not before releasing a charge at my chest, though.

Before it got dark...I saw the sky lighten up completely, and I heard a voice calling my name.

Max POV

Faith had stirred about fifteen minutes after Fang went outside. She didn't handle the news well. In fact, she's sobbing now.

"D-Daddy!" she wailed out again.

"Shh, shh," I tried to comfort her. I looked towards the doors. The lights had come on about ten minutes ago, but Fang had yet to return. I noticed then that the sky lightened up a little. The rain had slowed. We could leave!

I stood up, Faith still in my arms, and went to the doors. And as soon as we stepped out, I heard the worst scream ever. Faith hugged me tighter. I returned the squeeze, and went to follow the scream.

I walked around the theater to a, freshly created clearing, I guess. In the middle was a dead body and...

"Fang!" I shouted. He fell back against a pile of trees. I rushed over to him and as soon as I got to him, I let Faith down. She looked afraid, until she saw a familiar face.

"DADDY!" she cried. Faith hugged his side, I took his pulse. He was still alive, barley. His chest was burnt, and his wings looked broken.

'MOVE MAX!' a voice called into my head. Bones.

He came galloping through the woods. Fang was right. He is a huge dog. Like something out of a book or something.

Bones stopped in a thicker area. He walked towards us, in his human form.

"Faith, gotta leggo of Daddy, Squirt," Bones said kneeling down next to Fang.

"Shit. Three ribs broken, a burnt chest, and a possible concussion," Bones said softly.

"Will I live?" Asked a soft croaky voice.

"Daddy!" "Fang!" Faith and I exclaimed. Bones helped him stand. Faith locked onto Fang's leg. Slowly, Fang reached down and picked her up. They hugged tightly. Fang limped towards me and enveloped Faith and I into a hug. I think I'll kill him as soon as he recovers.

"Damn, Fang." Bones exclaimed from his position over the other body, "What did you do?"

Fang, still holding Faith in one arm and his other placed over my shoulders, shrugged and said, "I won."

AN: WOW! My first of many fight scenes. I apologize for the mature content used in this chapter. If I should raise the rating let me know.

I am also sorry for all the waiting for updates, I'm behind a little in school. Hehe.

Keep on Keepin on

Tsparks