AN: Only a few more chapters left! I hate being pressured… Next fanfiction, I'm just going to do something that DOESN'T have a deadline.

I didn't even think about it.

"Take me. Let them go." My voice sounded braver than I felt.

Fang struggled against his captor. I met his eyes and shook my head. I tried to stay confident.

Gazzy, Nudge, and Iggy were also struggling. They were all so brave; I knew they would be okay without me. I would try to get away, of course, but somehow I knew that it was a bit hopeless. Danny was too powerful.

Danny smiled. "Good choice. Take them away."

"Wait!" I yelled, panicking. I needed a few more minutes with them. If this was the last time I was going to see them, I wanted to make it last.

Dylan, Danny, and Mr. Ackerson looked at me questioningly.

"What is it?" Mr. Ackerson asked.

I racked my brain. "I… I need some answers."

Danny raised an eyebrow. "Answers? To what?"

I pursed my lips and turned to Dylan. "How did you fool Angel? When you said that they," I nodded towards the Omega-like men, "were after us, I asked Angel if you were telling the truth. She said that she read your mind and she believed you." Wow, that was pretty good for something I pulled off the top of my head.

Dylan knitted his eyebrows together and tilted his head. I have to admit, he looked a lot like a confused puppy. "Well… Well I don't really know… Wait, why don't I know?"

Danny stepped forward and rolled her eyes. "Well that was the works of me. I have influence over minds. I sent the images of you being in trouble to Dylan, so he really believed it. He didn't have to hide anything from Angel because he truly believed that you were all in trouble."

Dylan looked at his sister in shock. "You did that?"

Danny nodded.

Question one answered.

"Okay, I have another question." I still needed time. I had to think my way out of this.

Danny stamped her foot. "Fine. But let's make it quick."

"What are you?" I flat out asked.

She laughed. "I'm an Itex experiment gone wrong. They tried to put the intelligence of a full-grown human being into an infant's mind. Provided with all that information, my brain still continued to develop. I started discovering new powers, dangerous powers, which led the scientists to believe that I was too dangerous to keep around. They tried to destroy me, but I wouldn't let that happen. My father and brother eventually had to convince me to live out here by myself so I couldn't hurt anyone. I agreed, but I made them swear to me that when you came, Max, that we would all go back into reality together. We could make a great team. The three of us in control, no one telling us what to do. It would be our world to mold." Her eyes glazed over as she imagined her version of the world's future.

I shook my head. "Why would you need me to do that?" I asked, truly confused now.

Danny was drawn out of her trance and she looked at me. "You don't even know your own abilities," she mused. "So much power, yet you're so oblivious."

I backed away nervously. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Dylan was giving Danny a fierce look and shaking his head as if he wanted her to shut her mouth. The flock (minus the unconscious Angel) had stopped struggling and were listening intensely.

"That's why they made Dylan. He's here to help you decide whether you will make or break the world."

I was quiet. What did she mean? How could Dylan help me decide that?

Think about it, Maximum. If Itex wanted you to side with them and help them destroy the world, who would they send to convince you to go in their direction?

The Voice had a point. The scientists would send someone who would be perfect for me, someone I couldn't resist. It all made sense now. Dylan was their secret weapon.

AHHHH!!! Did that make sense? Sorry if that was all too confusing… Please give me feedback!!!