This is the second to last chapter!! WARNING: Unexpected plot twist!! I don't know who came up with the needles first but I give them credit for their awesome idea!
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, Erasers, the School, and all that stuff. JP does.
Claimer: I own this plot, my characters, and this totally awesome plot twist.
Chapter Twenty: Torture
Damn, this was killing me. I didn't know how many times I had banged my head on the roof of my cage, but it hurt more each time. Currently, Joe was carrying my cage to god knows where. He kept banging my cage into walls and doors and stuff, on purpose no doubt. Man I hated this guy. It had been only a day since I was taken here and I was already black and blue. I had to run in that stupid maze thing for like five hours yesterday and I spent the entire night peeling the dead skin off my feet. Suddenly, I felt my cage being placed, more like dropped, onto a table. Within seconds, I was thrust out of my cage, and strapped onto a table.
Shit. I knew where I was. Without looking, I guess there were a large number of needles filled with various liquids. Yeah, I was right. I hated needles with a burning passion, yet I couldn't let the scientists see my fear. I looked over my shoulder to see Joe grinning evilly at me. I shot him the bird (pun intended) and he just smiled more.
I bit my lip as a scientist jabbed a needle with a yellow liquid into my arm. I felt like electricity was running through my body like it would through a wire. My whole body shook but the straps kept me on the table. I felt another needle, this time containing a clear liquid, break my skin. The electricity stopped and I felt normal. Yet, it didn't last very long. Before I could do anything, a needle with blue liquid was stabbed into my arm. Suddenly, I felt my body temperature drop and I became an avian hybrid popsicle, except without all the ice. A needle with the clear liquid was stuck into my arm and I felt my body temperature rise again.
So far I figured out this: clear equals good, blue equals cold, yellow equals electricity. I looked over to the remaining vials. One was red; there was another clear one, and a black one. I gulped as I guessed the red one would set my internal organs on fire. The clear one would cure me, but I was unsure of what the black one would do. Suddenly, I heard growling and some fighting outside the door. The scientists or Joe, who was still watching my torture session, didn't seem to care. Then, the red needle was jabbed into my arm. Shit, it turns out my guess was right. My body felt like it was on fire. I could almost feel steam coming out of my ears, like in those old cartoons. After about thirty seconds, the clear needle was stuck in my arm and the burning seemed to stop. Then the fighting out side the door grew louder, loud enough for the scientists to finally here it. They glanced towards the door, then at each other, and finally nodded. One grabbed the needle with the black liquid.
The door exploded out of no where and six people ran in. As the smoke cleared, Joe morphed and slashed at the ropes tying me to the table. I looked at him like he was crazy. He refused to look at me, snarling at the group that had just blown open the door. I sat up and looked over. The Flock had come to save me! Now all we had to do was get the hell out of here.
"Guys!" I shouted jumping off the table, or at least trying to. Joe grabbed my arm and pinned it to the table, jabbing the black liquid into it, smiling evilly. I felt my face meet the cold hard table and nothing more.