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Maximum Ride Chapter 51 Inventory July 9
(Max Pov.)
I knelt down next to Carrie and frowned. Ty glanced up at me from where he sat holding the unconscious bird girl. Alexandria sat beside him looking worriedly at Carrie while Braden picked at his shoes laces with a somber expression and Jordan looked around worriedly. Behind me I could feel Nikki's eyes boring into the back of my head while Mick and Bryce exchanged hushed words before walking over and standing a few feet away. Arianna crouched down beside me and gently patted her friend's knee. She, too, frowned.
"Is there anything you can do?" Ty whispered. His brown as were dull and his voice nearly emotionless. I didn't need to read his mind to know he was worried about Nudge. The others were worried about their partners and leaders as well. But none of them spoke. Instead they watched as I nodded and said, "I can try."
I shifted so that I was leaning over Carrie's wing but as I raised my hands I paused. I glanced at Bryce and said, "Bryce, I need you to cover her mouth. It's gonna hurt for a moment or two so she's gonna wanna scream. We can't afford to be heard." Bryce nodded and gently slid his hand over Carrie's mouth. I glanced at Ty and after taking a deep breath he nodded.
I, as gently as I could, gripped the spot where Carrie's wing was broken. Instantly her eyes flew open as the shock of pain ripped through her mind. She struggled against Ty who had her in a tight hug and tried to scream. Bryce's hands muffled it to a small squeak. I took a deep breath and tried to ignore her struggles. Slowly I felt energy build up in my body then begin to flow through my arms. A sharp breeze lifted and whirled around us. When the energy was ready I pushed it out through my hands and into her wing.
The spot glowed a blinding blue just as my eyes were and Carrie stiffened. I felt my body drain of energy but it wasn't so much that I could not handle it and as the glow died down I slowly removed my hands and leaned back. Bryce slowly took his fingers from Carrie's mouth and Ty loosened his grip on her. Carrie hesitantly lifted her wing then flapped it three times before stroking the spot that had previously been broken. As her fingers brushed over the spot I felt a slight tingle in my own wings. I ignored this and said, "Well?"
Carrie grinned and wrapped her arms around my neck. I smiled and said, "Good as new then."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I smiled and gently pushed Carrie away who was immediately enveloped in a rocking hug by Arianna. The girls laughed and chattered both pointing at Carrie's wing and laughing. Ty threw me a thankful glance and I nodded.
"So now that her wing's better what do we do?" Braden asked. His eyes held small tears in them and he said, "I miss Angel and the others." Bryce walked over and put his hand on Braden's shoulder. The youngest bird boy looked up at him with wide eyes. "I'm going to go get them back," I said determinedly.
"How?" you guessed it, Nikki, asked. I looked at her standing beside Alexandria and said, "I'll find a way."
"Wait, you keep saying I'll. What about us?" I frowned at Mick and said, "I'll be going alone."
Nine pairs of eyes widened at the same time. Then they started yelling. "No way!"
"You can't do this on your own!"
"What about all of those robots and mutants!"
"Are you insane?"
"They're our friends too!"
"You can't do that!"
"We deserve to go!"
"You showed us how to fight!"
"They'll kill you and them!"
I threw my hands up and shouted above them, "SHUT IT!" Silence instantly covered us and I took a deep breath. "I'm going alone to protect you." Their glares didn't lesson. I sighed. "Look, you guys aren't ready to take down BREAKING. There hasn't been enough time to teach you how to fight these new robots. They aren't designed to beat you down then kill you. They're designed to K.O you with one hit. They have guns that use tracer implanted bullets. They have rockets, tanks, helicopters, jeeps, ATVs you name it. They have machine guns. They have syringes. They have-."
"They have the Flock," Arianna murmured.
Everyone glanced at her and Jordan said, "What will they do to them?" She looked at me as did the others. I held back a shiver and said, "Nothing you can possibly imagine in your worst nightmares."
"I can," Carrie murmured. I glanced at her and she looked at me with fear in her eyes. "While we were at that hotel I had a dream. But it was one of my special ones. I dreamed about you." She pointed at me and I suddenly remembered how she'd seemed distant that morning. Now I knew why.
"You were alone in a room with white walls and white tiles. You had on a white jump suit and your hair was up in a pony tail. You slowly spun in a circle looking over everything. I didn't understand what you were doing. Then I heard something and the room transformed.
"Pieces of wall shot out like branches and stabbed at you making you jump and dive. The ceiling lowered and the floor turned glossy like paint. I was standing in the middle of it and it began to drag me down. I knew it was a dream so I didn't expect you to hear me. No one has ever heard me before though I've tried to talk to them. But in this memory you heard me scream and jumped down beside me. You spread your wings above the tide and pulled me out. Then you carried me to the top but when we reached it there was a beep and the ceiling exploded.
"A piece of glass hit your arm and you cried out as blood welled up in the cut. I could see bone." Carrie paused and glanced at me. My face had gone pale and I was rubbing my right arm absently. Slowly she reached over and pushed my sleeve up. And there, just like her description, was a long, light pink scar. It covered the top part of my bicep and slid under on the back side. Everyone winced but were drawn back in as Carrie continued.
"You screamed again and I heard shouts. Then everything just disappeared. The room was back to normal like nothing had ever happened. But your arm was still cut open. A door burst open and those robots from before ran in. You leapt sideways as they tried to grab you but one shot a taser into your arm. The hurt one. You screamed then hit the floor. They dragged you out but when I tried to follow the door slammed shut. I woke up then."
Carrie hung her head and sniffled. Ty put his hand on her shoulder and gritted his teeth. Mick and Bryce both were glaring at the ground while Braden and Arianna exchanged horrified glances. Nikki looked a little abashed. Alexandria's face was pale but not as pale as Jordan's.
As for me, I was gritting my teeth and clenching my fists. I hadn't forgotten what the Facilities had done to me but Carrie's dream of my memories was a nice reminder of what I had escaped. And what the Flock was now facing if I didn't free them. "Max." I glanced at Nikki and for once her face looked worried. There was no hint of animosity. "Max, you have to promise me you'll get him back. Get all of them back. Please." My eyes widened as I realized she was willing to let me go alone. The others looked surprised as well. They glanced at her then me.
Then Arianna walked forward and threw her arms around me in a tight hug. Braden ran up next followed closely by Carrie, Bryce, Ty, Mick, Jordan, Alexandria and Nikki. "Be careful," they murmured. Then they stepped back. "Max?" I looked down at Braden. He smiled softly and said, "Kick some ass."
