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Chapter Two: Jeb

My eyes flew open, and bright light assaulted them. A groan escaped my lips. I felt like a truck with a maniac driver had run me over. Now I know how road kill feels.

Squinting, and clutching my throbbing head, I slowly stood up. My legs were wobbly and it was doubtful if they could hold me aloft. I stumbled forward into something soft and fell onto it.

"Oof!"

I looked down. It was a bed. A simple metal frame with a thin excuse for a mattress, but it was a bed no less. The sight almost made me laugh out loud. Of course I had to be placed on the floor while I was passed out, and not the bed. The consideration was so touching.

I surveyed my room. There was a light cut into the ceiling, a small metal table at the foot of the bed, and that was all. It was painted a shocking white and the place reeked of antiseptic. The room was actually pretty big… compared to a cage.

The white! It burns…

I recognized the place immediately. It was one of the Schools. This was the "brain" of Itex. It was Abby Normal, but a brain no less.

Great. This sucks so bad.

To my right, a large metal doorway loomed over me. It looked like it was made to keep a wild animal in. At least they thought I was capable of breaking through a cage. Why else would they put me in here? I don't think I wanted to know.

At the top of the door was a small glass window. I stumbled into it and clumsily tapped the glass. It was thick and probably bullet-proof. Not that I had taken up guns in my older age.

I fell back into the bed. My heart throbbed in my head. It felt like someone was driving a nail through my skull.

Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. (Sigh) Ow. Ow. Ow…

A loud creaking caught my attention. I sat up quickly, but instantly regretted it as the room spun.

The door sung open and a man with a full head of gray hair stalked in. He tried his best to look young and strong, but this whitecoat had never been that buff.

"Jeb." I croaked amazed at how crackly my voice sounded. It was like I had put a bunch of rocks in a blender, turned it on, and then ate my concoction. Blender and all.

Jed smiled at me. "Hello Maximum."

Was it just me or did that whitecoat look more devious ad time went by?

"Wha-?" I tried to ask.

"Shh. It will all be explained in time." He pulled out a syringe and started loading it with a clear liquid. "I just need you to relax."

Relax my butt! One: Nobody shushes me! Two: I am not going to let him drug me!

I didn't get far in stopping Jeb. I would have rushed him, but since the drugs had made me a living pansy, all I could do was huddle in the corner of my bed. Pathetic.

"Why?"

As in; why are you drugging me? Why is Itex still here? Why do you need me? Why the heck did you make me? ... (Okay I knew that one…) Last of all: Why the heck did you take my wings?!

Ugh. I always go back to the wings don't I?

Jeb chuckled and moved towards me. He held the syringe towards me like he was trying to stab some wild beast.

"Oh, Maximum. You would never understand. Anyway, because of you we were bound to do this sooner or later… Maybe even for fun.

Stop babbling you old fart and tell me what you… are… talking… about. . .

Jeb gazed down at Maximum's limp form on that sorry excuse for a bed. He admired her beauty. She was perfect. Perfect for this experiment.

Of course, he couldn't have done what he was about to do when she was a child. That would have been too cruel. But now that she was an adult… a whole medley of options were open.

Jeb signaled to the two attendants standing by with a gurney.

"Come on. She will be awake soon!"

I blearily opened my eyes. Again the stupid white light assaulted them. I bit my lip in bitter agony.

"Max." A soft voice whispered in my ear.

I turned to see a face I recognized from so long ago. Omega.

"Max."

I looked at him, a question written all over my face.

"Stay strong Max. This is far from over."

What?!

I closed my eyes again. The drugs must be getting to my brain.

"Max."

Not again.

I turned my head to my right to see Jeb smiling down at me. I wanted so bad to barf. Maybe I would.

The pale whitecoat reached out and patted my hand.

"It will be all right. As I said before, if you hadn't destroyed the Germany Itex, there would be a good chance we wouldn't do what were are going to do to you, but…"

"Shut up old man." I didn't realized I said- well croaked- it until Jeb chuckled.

"Max, Max, Max, Max."

I turned my head and groaned inwardly. The pain was almost too much to bear. I closed my eyes and let it engulf me, as I slipped into sweet oblivion.