A/N: Guess who is back? *hiding in a small place where no-one can find me* I know I left this story, but I crawled back. I had writers block for this story, but it disappear and now I'm back with a brand new chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Do review if you enjoy this chapter.

DID SOME MINOR CHANGES AFTER I REALIZED SOMETHING ABOUT THE TWINS. MAX WASN'T THEIR FIRST CHILD. PHOEBE AND MAX WAS. FOR THOSE WHO READ IT. SO SORRY, MY BAD.

Chapter 4

Phoebe POV

It was about ten minutes to seven, when I finally decided to go down to Max's lair, I've spent the last 50 minutes getting ready and yet It still felt like I was nowhere ready for what laid ahead. I felt so unbelievably nervous, I could hear the blood pounding in my ears as my chest rapidly rose and fell. Taking a moment to execute the technique we were taught in homeroom after Gideon had that panic attack and fainted. I slowed my breathing, taking small shallow breaths till I could feel my heartrate returning to normal.

As I came down the stairs I froze in my tracks biting down hard I could feel the pain shoot through my lip. But not hard enough to break the skin. I saw the slide that was connected to his lair and wondered if I should just leave this whole thing and spy on my own way. But then I realised if I don't do this, Max would think I don't care about him and that I don't love him. The words is still fresh in my mind,

"Because no-one cares about me,"

It's still taken by surprise that Max believes that no-one cares about him. As far as my knowledge stretch, not only do Mom and Dad truly love Max – we are their first twins and last after all – but our siblings do care about Max as well. And Me? That I'm his twin? How could I not care? That is like not caring about myself. In my honest opinion Max is just having a hard time truly accepting the fact that even if he is in a family of superheroes, we still do care. Although the things he told me yesterday was true, but that didn't change the fact that they did care and loved him dearly as much as they do me.

"You're here," a voice interrupted my train of thoughts bringing me back to reality, shaking my head in an attempt to clean my fogged mind a bit so I could focus on the person in front of me. I really shouldn't have been surprised at who the voice belonged to, standing in front of me was none other than Max

"Umm yeah, hey," I greeted dimly sending an odd wave in his general direction. Max just rolled his eyes as he walked to his table of inventions where Dr Colosso was currently taking up residents. I finally made my way down the stairs as slowly as possible ensuring I don't step or touch anything. Last time I almost blew up his lair by pushing the wrong button.

"So….," I awkwardly began. "I'm here, is there anything that I could do?"

"I have a mission for you," Max answered, his back turn towards me with a slight tension in his shoulders. To anyone else it might have been missed but as his twin it was a clear indication to me that he was hiding something.

"What kind of mission?" I curiously asked feeling all nervous again. I still remember the first time I was this nervous, it was my first day of school. My nerve were so strained that I almost fainted in front of the whole class when the teacher introduce me. And I probably would have. Luckily Max was there able to calm my nerves… yet that was a different time, a time he wasn't as hurt as he is today.

"A mission that would prove to me that you are loyal enough to be just like me." Max turned around as I saw an evil twitch in his eyes.

"Cherry has a boyfriend, right?" he questioned.

'Yeahhh," I replied in a whisper as a frown appeared on my forehead

Max chuckled at my expression as he folded his fingers together. "You, Phoebe Thunderman must end the relationship between this boy and Cherry."

Shooting my eyebrows up into the air I let a gasp slip past my lips as the fact that Max was serious about this I couldn't believe it. I didn't want to believe it. Did he really said that I have end Cherry's relationship with her boyfriend? I mean, I was the one who brought them together and now I must be the one who must end it?

"That sounds a little bit harsh to me Max."

"Exactly what I thought and that is why it is the perfect mission for you to prove to me that you are a loyal student of the greater evil."

"But…"

"Ah, ah, ah, no buts Phoebe, do you want to be just like me or not?" Max asked as he crossed his arms looking at me with narrowed eyes. Swallowing my pride I closed my eyes and nodded at him as a sign of agreement. Almost like a silent 'I will do it'

"Good, you have three days to complete the mission. If you fail to meet the requirements, then it proves you can't be like me. Then I know you don't care about me or love me as you said."

Wordlessly, I walked out of the room with a barely audible sigh leaving my lips, I was still in shock about Max's request, but had neither the strength nor the right state of mind to argue with him about the morals involved.

Max POV

After Phoebe left the room I sighed as I sat on my bed contemplating whether it was the right mission for Phoebe. I know breaking up a relationship isn't Phoebe's thing but that's why I gave her the mission. She will be having a hard time coming up with an idea to break up her best friend relationship and then she will fail.

"Do you think she is going to pull it off?" Dr Colosso suddenly asked reminding me that I wasn't the only one down here in my lair. I looked over to Dr Colosso who was patiently waiting for my answer and to be honest I didn't know the answer. Sure Cherry is her best friend and all, but Phoebe Thunderman can be full of surprises lately.

I mean, look at yesterday. She said she wants to be just like me. That took me quite off guard and to be honest, I was a little touched at the moment. I almost became speechless but luckily I kept my cool and said to her that she must meet me at my lair.

"I don't know Dr Colosso, Phoebe is quite full of surprises lately so maybe," I said honestly to my best friend who was a rabbit sitting in his little tiny cage. Dr Colosso was captured by my Hank Thunderman many years ago and he changed him into a rabbit to stop his evil ways.

"What are you going to do if she pulls this off?"

I remained silence as I truly didn't know what my next step will be if she pulls this off. I smirked at the fact that she is willing to try to be just like me but I can't help to wonder why she is doing all of this. I mean I know I told her that she must prove her love and caring towards me, but there has to be something else that is forcing her to be around me.

Phoebe POV

I was in the kitchen staring blankly inside the refrigerator as I didn't know what to make for breakfast. My thoughts was racing inside my head like race cars around a track. I can't stop thinking about Cherry and her new boyfriend. Cherry would hate me if she finds out that I must end her relationship with Derek. Derek is such a sweet guy. He has dark brown hair with green/brownish eyes that can make any girl drool. He's tall and has the most amazing smile. I'm so happy that Cherry found a guy that she likes. If it wasn't for me giving him the right number after Cherry and I spied on him for two days, they would never ended up as a couple. Unfortunately Derek goes to another high school so she just sees him after school. Today is their third day as a couple. No-one knows exactly that she has a boyfriend except me… and Max for some reason.

"You know, breakfast isn't going to make itself," a woman behind me said with some sarcasm in her voice. I turned around to see that Barb Thunderman – as known as my mother - was behind the counter smiling at me. I rolled my eyes playfully as I realised I was staring inside the refrigerator for about ten minutes. I closed the refrigerator door behind me as I grabbed an apple off the counter.

"Sorry, I was kind of distracted," I apologised as I took a small bite of the apple. Mom smiled at me as she also took an apple off the counter.

"Is something wrong?" she asked as she took a large bite of the apple. I thought for a moment as I was arguing with myself inside my head whether I should tell Mom the truth or just leave it and do the mission without telling anyone.

"No, nothing is wrong," I faked a smile as I looked at Mom straight in the eyes. I could see that she was concerned about me because she didn't look quite convinced by my fake smile.

"Anyway, would you make breakfast?" I changed the subject. "I have some homework left to do."

"Sure, go call Max. Breakfast will be ready in five minutes. I don't have the strength to cook. I will just pour some cereal, is that fine with you?"

I nodded my head in agreement. As soon as Mom disappeared in the kitchen looking for some cereal I sighed at the fact that I had to go down to Max's lair again. I pulled myself together as I walked to Max's lair.

I opened the door slowly as I entered the room. But as soon as I took the first step of the stairs I froze in my tracks as I heard a song that he was listening to but I couldn't hear much of it so I decided to take a few more steps down to hear the song clearly. My heart dropped to my stomach as I heard the lyrics.

If I lay here

If I just lay here

Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

I don't quite know

How to say

How I feel

Those three words

Are said to much

They're not enough

A tear escaped my left eye as I realised that was exactly how Max was feeling. Why Max feels abandoned by his own family. That he doesn't know how to express his feelings.

If I lay here

If I just lay here

Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told

Before we get too old

Show me a garden that's bursting into life

Let's waste time

Chasing Cars

Around our heads.

So… what did you think? Who can guess the song? Any reviews are welcome.