Well here's chapter 11. I know it's short, but i was lazy and tired and didn't feel like writing much cos my fingers hurt, lol. I'll post more in due time though. R&R and enjoy!

and...this is my temporary line cos for some reason i can't get the nice little gray line to show up, stupid computer, lol

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11

Erasers…everywhere there were Erasers. And I could do nothing about it. I couldn't run, for Ari had closed the door behind us, and I certainly couldn't fight this many by myself. Even with the flock together I don't think we could have fought this many of them. There must have been hundreds. Maybe a thousand. All in one small lab in the dreadful School. All ready to kill me at Ari's command.

But the command never came. Ari walked across the room and pressed a button on one of the computers, then looked back and motioned for me to come to him. I hesitated, then slowly stepped forward, watching every Eraser as best I could. They were all staring at me, completely still, guns drawn, and not hardly making a sound. I drew a sharp breath and continued walking cautiously until I was standing right next to Ari, every muscle in my body completely drawn and tense.

Relax, and pay attention to what he wants. Gee thanks Voice, you're not helping.

"Max, I found some…stuff," Ari said, pressing another button on the computer's keyboard, then motioning towards an opened file on the desk next to me. I grabbed the small white folder and opened it, and out spilled four pieces of paper. "Read the one on top." Without a word, I complied with his wish.

SUBJECT: TYPE 26 VERSION 1

SUBJECT EXPERT: DOCTOR ROLAND TER BOCHT

SUBJECT LOCATION: ITEX HEADQUARTERS, FLORIDA

Subject to be transferred to Lab 19 in the next week. If subject refuses or is unable to proceed with the transfer, subject will be terminated on site. If subject completes transfer, subject will be grouped with Section 2.

SECTION 2: TYPE 27, TYPE 28, TYPE 29, TYPE 30, TYPE 31

SECTION 2 EXPERTS: DOCTOR ROLAND TER BOCHT

DOCTOR JEB BATCHELDER

Section 2 will not be permitted to leave Lab 19 until all temporary testing has been completed successfully.

SECTION 2 CHAPERONE UPON TEMPORARY LEAVE: DOCTOR JEB BATCHELDER

After that, there were two different pictures of Jeb, then pictures of my flock. Well, I certainly had something to keep me busy for a while.

"And that's not all," Ari said, and it startled me. I was so wrapped up in trying to figure out what this paper was talking about that I had forgotten for a moment where I was. "Look at this." Ari pointed to something on the computer screen in front of us.

"What kind of…" I started, but was cut off.

"It's no trick," said Ari with a grave tone. "There's no camera trick here, just pay attention." And I did, and what I saw startled and confused me. The screen seemed to be output from a security camera, I guessed somewhere in the School, and it showed a lab much like the one Ari and I were standing in. But in this lab were what appeared to be two Jebs. And one of them was changing into an Eraser right before my eyes.