What Happens Next- Chapter 23

Short I know…Oh yea… this will be ending in the next few chapters.

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Max POV:

"Okay Gasman and Angel you two will share. Iggy, Twitch, and Fang will share, and Nudge and I will share." I heard protests all around me. "Listen we have a huge battle tomorrow and I do not Iggy and Gazzy staying up all night making bombs. They already made a bomb big enough to get rid of ITEX and I do not need them experimenting. Plus we all need our rest and Angel and Nudge, you know you would stay up all night talking." Plus I wouldn't be able to sleep with Fang in the room.

I shot Nudge and Angel a look. "So this seems like the best arrangement. Okay?" I heard some signs of acknowledgement and handed Nudge her room key and she walked down the hall to our room. I handed Gasman a room key and he and Angel ran down the hall. I then gave Iggy a room key and he and Twitch went down the hall way.

Fang just stood there for a second, he slowly lifted his hand up a tucked some loose hair behind my ear. I just stood frozen "Be careful tomorrow okay? I made a promise to never leave you again, and don't you dare leave me." His voice the entire time was barely audible and then just like that he was gone. Oh. My. God. This boy confuses me so much!

I slowly made my way to my room. Nudge was in the shower so I set about to unpack my pajamas and turn down the bed. Nudge came out five minutes later and I walked into the bathroom, the tile felt cool under my feet and I leaned back against the door. I was lost in thought as I slowly undressed and turned the shower on. As the hot water beat down on me I could only think. That tomorrow is it. Win or lose. If you take ITEX down, the school goes down. And we are free… to live normal lives. Well as normal as they can get.

But I am putting my flock into so much danger… what if they die. I couldn't live knowing that someone from my flock… was just gone. As I shampooed and conditioned my hair I considered what would happen if we didn't even try. We would be running for the rest of our lives, plus our world would be destroyed. But could I live knowing that I killed one of my flock members? Hmm is that pressure or what?

But what am I going to do? As I stepped out of the shower and dried off changing into my pajamas I suddenly saw Ari, my sweet little kid brother. His blonde hair glowing a golden color, he looked like an Angel. Oh why did he have to die that way, he was only a child that got caught up in a adult's game. (I am tearing up, I have a soft spot for Ari)

"Max remember, you need to remember," Then I saw the kids for MAI and realized that they would be getting chased for the rest of their lives. I saw my friend JJ from when I went to school and realized that if I didn't do anything, she just might be part of people that died. I saw my flock fighting bravely, because they know that it is what they have to do. I saw them not complaining and understood that… they were all willing to lose their lives for our world.

I remembered when we went to Disney world and all of those kids. They might die. Innocent children. I remembered kids like my brother Ari and my flock… losing their child hood. (I am tearing up again…) "Max what about those kids? Max what about the other children that the school will use like animals to achieve the perfect race?"

"What about what you and I and your flock went through. Others will go through it to, and they might not even be as fortunate as to have a friend to lean on like you did. Max you have to do this. Don't you realize how important this is? YOU. NEED. TO. DO. THIS. And remember, even if someone died, they are going to a better place. Like I am, I know that you are afraid of losing them, and they are afraid of losing you. But it is a risk that you need to take! This is important! Max you were lucky. Yes you went through so much pain. Yes your life is unfair. Yes you were facing danger every day. But you weren't ever, ever alone. You had Fang, you had your flock. Do this for your flock, you can't have doubts now. Your job is to take down ITEX and then live a normal life. Come on Max remember your pain and make sure no one else goes through it."

I remembered being in a cold dark cage. Not knowing what would happen to me next. I remembered catching Fang's eyes across the room and knowing that I wasn't in it alone. Ari is right. I have to do this. No going back. No regrets.