AN: Here's another one; two in one night:P I'm really sorry I haven't written often, but I'm trying! This ones not nearly as long (only about 1,000 words) and isn't very good, but it's late. :( Sorry. Anyways, please enjoy, and REVIEW:P
DISCLAIMER: Maximum Ride belongs to James Patterson.
CLAIMER: Any new plot ideas and characters in this story are mine, unless otherwise noted.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
"Room service!" someone called from outside of the room. I looked over at Fang, silently asking him if anyone had ordered room service, since I had not. He shook his head.
"Great; I'm starved. Thanks, Max," Jayden said, obviously assuming that I had ordered it. I was shocked at how oblivious he was; how could he not notice the worry in my eyes? Iggy could even tell, just from the tension in the room!
Jayden walked over to the door, undid the lock, and, before any of us could stop him, swung it open.
Jayden stepped back, allowing us to see out of the room. The receptionist stood there, just as I had suspected. Was Angel right about this lady?
"Hello, Maximum Ride," she said, a fake smile on her face. "I've heard a lot about you." Yepp, Angel was right.
"Who are you?" I spat out, glaring at the woman. I walked over to the door, Fang right behind me. I was relieved when I heard Fang follow; it was still awkward between us, but at least I knew that he'd pull through for me when needed.
"Amanda Barrett," she replied. She let out a small laugh when she saw that I was in fighting stance. "Don't worry, Maximum. I'm not your enemy. In fact, I could very well be your ally."
"What do you mean?" I asked, eyeing her warily.
"I mean, I'm not with Itex," she replied. "Although I do have some of their…workers on my side." Flyboys suddenly swarmed out of the surrounding rooms, filling the hall around her.
"U and A, now! Out the window!" I yelled, knowing the girls would hear me in the other room. We probably could take the Flyboys, but I didn't want to risk it when there could be hundreds more hiding in other rooms, or with Gazzy in his current position. I slammed the door shut in the woman's face, but she stuck her foot out just in time, stopping it from closing all the way.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Barrett called out, pushing the door open. She stepped into the room to let me see past her, and I saw Nudge and Angel, both struggling in the arms' of Flyboys.
"Let them go," I growled, glaring at the woman.
"Oh, I will," she replied. "Right after I get Serena."
"No!" Iggy yelled, stepping up beside me.
"Oh, we're very protective, aren't we?" Barrett said, the annoying smile back on her face. "I never thought I'd see the day when on of the Flock would betray their family for a girl."
Iggy glared at her, his fists clenching. We were all straining not to hurt the woman, knowing that if we did, the Flyboys would kill the girls in a second. They had their metal hands around the girls' necks, ready to choke them in a moment's notice.
"She was in the other room," Fang supplied, making Iggy glare at him. "If you didn't see her while you where getting Angel and Nudge, then I guess she ran. You know just as much as we do."
"Fine; I guess I'll just have to have the Flyboys kill the girls, so we won't have to drag them along while we search for her," Barrett said, her voice rising slightly. I was about to jump into the hall and fight, despite the fact that I would probably lose, when Serena spoke up.
"No! I'll go with you," she said, stepping out of the dark girls' room and walking over to me. She must have heard Barrett's threat. "I hid in the bathroom when I heard them coming," she explained, looking back at Iggy. He was glaring at her, angry that she had surrendered herself.
"Nobody is going with them," I told Serena sternly. I turned back to Barrett. "Let them go!"
"The second Serena crosses the threshold, I swear I will," she promised. Serena went to enter the hall, but Iggy ran over, grabbing her wrists and pulling her against him.
"No," he said, looking straight into Serena's eyes with his sightless ones. She looked up at him, realizing that he wasn't about to change his mind, and let herself lean against him, defeated. Guess she wasn't a very strong girl, huh?
"Fine then. I guess we'll just have to do this the hard way, then," Barrett said. Fang and I both assumed fighting positions, Jayden following suit when he saw us. Barrett just laughed.
"Please; I don't want a lawsuit on my hands. This is much easier, and much less noticeable." She pulled a tiny bomb from her jacket pocket, being careful not to set it off too early. The Flyboys shoved Angel and Nudge into the room, and they fell onto the ground with a loud 'thump.' Barrett threw the now ticking bomb in after them and slammed the door shut.
All of our eyes locked on the bomb as we stood in shock for a moment, anticipating the explosion. I quickly shook off the shock, and was about to tell the Flock to move their butts and get out of the room, when my vision began to blur. My head felt light, and my hearing slowed and grew louder, to the point where every second between the bomb's ticks sounded like a minute, and my breathing was over-pronounced. My legs grew weak under me, and I slowly sank to the ground, out cold once again.
AN: You like? I hope so. :P By the way, the fainting part at the end is actually kind of acurate. I've passed out about ten times in my like (luckily I've always been in chairs,) and this is how mine feel. I've never actually blacked out completely, but it is still technically a faint. A nurse confirmed that once when I passed out while she took the stiches out of my mom's leg. :P
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