Mmmmm chapter 17. Not much to say. R&R and enjoy! lol
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17
The rest of the flock was awake at this point, and Fang was getting worried. Max, where the heck are you? Max had gone with Ari over an hour ago, and there was still no sign of her return.
"Fang…" Angel's voice drifted in from behind where Fang was sitting in the cage. She sounded as worried as he felt, but he wouldn't show it like everyone else did. He was stronger than that.
"Yeah, Angel?"
Angel wandered over quietly and sat next to Fang with Total and Celeste nestled in her lap. Total leapt into Fang's arms, licked his face, and then jumped back to Angel. "Total and I are scared. So is Celeste. What if Max doesn't come back?"
Fang sighed and put his arm around Angel's tiny shoulders. "Don't say that Angel. It'll be okay. Max is strong, she would've known if what she was doing were dangerous. She'll be fine." He almost thought to himself "What a load of bull" but realized Angel could be listening to his thoughts and quieted his mind.
"The rest of the flock is worried too, Fang. They're not saying anything, but the same thoughts keep going through their mind. We're all worried."
As Angel stood up and made her way back towards Nudge, she whispered to Fang "even you."
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Roland couldn't believe how lucky he had been today. It was like a birthday party! The flock was all here; even Maximum, and now all the clones were dead! His clone, Max's, and now his son's, all dead, all by his hand! He felt like giving praise to himself for a deed well done.
Carefully, Roland took the hair samples he had collected from the clones and placed them on The Machine. He thought to himself for only a second what a dumb name it was for something, then ignored the thought and continued. He placed the samples of Jeb, fake Ari, and Max 2 on The Machine, then added samples of his and real Max's blood. This one will be right.
With an evil grin spread from ear to ear, Roland flicked a switch on The Machine. This one will be better.
Watching as his plans unfolded, Roland pressed another few buttons on The Machine and waited five seconds, just as he had done with the others. This one will be stronger.
This time, however, after the five seconds were done, Roland did something that he had never thought of until now. Instead of throwing a human into The Machine, Roland threw himself in. This one will be faster.
Lights flashed and chemicals spilled from The Machine's core, threatening to destroy the entire lab. Roland felt himself changing; wings, four enormous black wings, emerged from his back. This one will be perfect!
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End of Part 2