Apart from the screaming, yelling, cursing, and, of course, killing each other, it wasn't too bad. I could distantly hear Moony howling as he bit into Eraser flesh. Gross. Willow was behind me, squashed against the wall as I tried to keep the Harry Potter 3 rejects away from her. One Eraser actually had a brain apparently, considering he grabbed me by the neck and lifted me up instead of trying to scratch my eyes out. Willow cringed, shrinking into a little ball while I dangled three feet above the floor.
I could feel his thick fingers tightening around my throat. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see, I could only hear the fading yells. I closed my eyes and thought; am I going to die? Right on cue, the Eraser suddenly collapsed. I opened my eyes to find myself lying on the floor and Willow's face looking down at me. Avery pulled me up, his lip bleeding. There was a nasty cut running down his face and he had a black eye. His lab jacket had bloodstains everywhere.
"We need to leave. Now!" Willow nodded as Moony bounded over, spitting out blood. There was a gash in his side and blood was all over his face. Avery glared at Jeb and Blondie, who looked kind of bored.
Jeb smiled, looking at us like we were steak he was planning to chop up. Creepy. "I don't think so, kiddo." Avery snorted in disgust.
"You lost the right to call me that a long time ago." Wait. What?
"What?" I asked, repeating my thought. "What're you talking about?" Avery looked a little depressed as he muttered out of the corner of his mouth two little words.
"My dad." I think my heart nearly stopped. Moony's mouth dropped open and Willow stared. "He gave me up to them about fifteen years ago. I was four."
"I didn't have a choice," Jeb snapped. "They did it without my knowledge!"
"Liar," Avery breathed. "Liar." Jeb's face darkened, and he started walking towards us. CRASH! Six winged forms swooped down and grabbed us, Avery included.
"Sorry we're late!" Max muttered. "Took a while to get rid of the doggies." I didn't answer, trying not to be sick. Moony howled as we lifted up and flew out the ceiling (which was now completely gone).
"So long, suckers!" Gasman yelled, laughing. Avery didn't say anything. I could have sworn I saw a tear drop off his face. Then it began to rain.