Disclaimer: TO all lawyers: I do not own this book. You may put down your knives now.

A/N: Here be the next chapter. Thank you for your fabulous reviews, I hope to get even more this time. Invite your friends to read and review too. I love hearing what people think. So who wants the Maximum Ride movie to happen? I do. How are you guys pulling for on the commercial? I'm going with Amy on this one, although both are good. Well, this one focuses on Jeb and Ari. It's kinda sad, but it was really fun to write. Especially the last part. Next chapter will be from Cherubim's point of view and then the one after that is about Max. It'll be like this. You'll get to hear from everyone's point of view. I've been writing like crazy working on both this and my book. The next two chapters are done, so they will be posted soon. Many thanks to my beta NarninanSprite. She deserves mad props for the work she does. She's amazing. Alright, enjoy!

Jeb was enraged. How could his son, his only son, fail him? This was ridiculous. All the Erasers stared at him dumbly. He looked at them for a moment. These creatures were worthless, completely worthless. They were half wolf, half human hybrids with big, awkward wings. And then he thought of his Flock. They were beautiful, aerodynamic, sleek and his best creations. And now his last one had escaped. The one that he had needed. The one that was going to help him. Besides, none of the other bird children actually knew about him. What was the point in going to find them anyways?

"Go back inside!" Jeb yelled. He stood there for a moment, calming down, getting his wits about him. Ari stayed and looked at him. "You too." Jeb confirmed. Ari hesitated and then left, slamming the door hard, not only on his father, but on a perfectly good chance to talk to his dad about the love he needed. He didn't care.

Jeb stayed and watched the night for a moment. He hadn't been done with that experiment. He had had other plans for him. However, those plans had been on hold because of complications with another mutant. If Jeb ever got a hold of Arthur, he would finish what he had started.

Back inside, Ari was fuming. Arthur had been somewhat of a friend. Not anymore. Never again. Arthur always said that if he wanted to get his father's attention he should tell him. Arthur was worthless. He gave useless advice.

Ari stared at his fist. "This power is mine," he told himself. He strode to where the seventh bird kid had formerly slept. Ari saw several other Erasers and said, "Come here, guys. We've got business to do." The Erasers grinned and followed him. They knew what he meant by business.

Gabriella sat terrified in her cage as the Erasers filed into the room with treacherous smiles on their faces. Ari was leading them. He grinned down at her, showing his glinting wolf teeth.

He smiled "So…lizard girl would you like to get out of this cage?"

She nodded. She knew not to trust him. She also knew that he had beaten mutants when they didn't answer his questions.

He unlatched her cage tantalizingly. "You can come out if you tell us where he's going." The rest of the Erasers laughed, Ari knew full well she couldn't talk.

Gabriella crawled out but before she could stand up, Ari grabbed her by the throat. "Oh that's right…You can't talk can you?"

Her eyes screamed fear. She gasped for air as Ari's grip tightened. "Come on, don't be bashful, tell us where he is," Ari coaxed. This was fun for him. He knew exactly where the kid was going. No lizard mutant had to tell him that.

Gabriella tried to kick and pound with her fists. "Now, now, don't be too hasty."

He dropped her to the ground. She breathed in air as fast as she could, in case he should try to do that again.

Ari smiled. "Do you see this claw?" He held up his dangerously sharp, furry fist. "This claw can send men through titanium walls." He advanced and Gabriella backed up, watching him with untrusting eyes. "This fist can choke the life out of men." With every step he took, Gabriella pushed herself backward "This fist can pierce straight through men's flesh." He paused and grinned wickedly "This claw can kill little lizard girls." He picked her up by the throat and slashed her through the heart.

A/N: OHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOO! Sad eh? Yes…poor Gabby. Oh well. Her death was fun to write though. I know, I know its mean. I'm sorry. Say "Ari is mean" in your review if you have read my author notes.