What up readers! Welcome to chapter six of "Maximum Ride: Trust". I hope you like the story so far and are ready for some kick ass fighting in this chapter. I'll try to make the fighting as good as possible. I'm gonna need a lot of fighting music. Well, here it is! The sixth chapter! Hope y'all like it!
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Ari took in deep breathes, clenching his torn up shirt as his dark gaze met Miles'.
Miles smirked his evil, hotshot grin, a low, sinister chuckle escaping from his bloody lips. "Is that all you got? Come on now, man. You're a bloodthirsty Eraser. I should've been in your clutches, lifeless and dead minutes ago," he mocked. Ari's hairy, Eraser fists tightened, making his knuckles pop.
"Come on man," Miles yelled, making Ari look up at his opponent with fury burning greatly in his bloodshot eyes. Miles gave him one last grin, his right leg stepping forward in front of his left with his right arm reaching towards Ari's direction and his left on clenched in a fist, resting on his side. His eyes slanted, his bleak, penetrating eyes shooting towards Ari, his evil smile never fading from his light-skinned face. "show me whatcha made of. Amaze me."
Ari snarled angrily, his sharp-edged, cutting jaws gritting as he felt an immense assortment of scorn and indignation. He clenched his fist even tighter, so tight that underneath all his thick, sweaty fur, his knuckles were as white as the December snow.
He charged towards Miles, his forceful, yet pernicious wings flapping swiftly, cutting through the thick, December air of California like a chainsaw cutting through a powerful log of old oak. The cold wind that Ari was slicing through was smashing against his face, tears welding up in his eyes at the feeling of the chill air colliding with his dry eyes, the tears making them moist and wet.
I floated their, my eyes witnessing Ari coming at Miles at full speed while Miles stood in his little fighting stance, that stupid grin still planted on his face as he watched Ari charging towards him.
"Miles! Move!" I yelled, my arms swaying to the right, motioning for him to get out of the way before he becomes mincemeat. Get this, Ari was now, like, five feet away from Miles, and that idiot was still standing there in that stupid fighting stance, not even moving an inch, or even flinching! It was as if he was waiting for something. Was he waiting for Ari to tear him limb from limb? From this angle, that's sure what it looked like.
"I'm going to rip your throat out!" Ari yelled, his left hand rising over his head, his claws sharp and edged, ready to tear through anything that was coming its way, which was that damn grin that was still on Miles face.
Just then, when Ari's claw was about three inches away from ripping his mouth clear off, Miles quickly grabbed a firm, steady hold on Ari's left arm. Ari gasped, as did I as Miles twisted Ari's arm around his back, the bones in his arm popping and cracking while Ari let out an uproarious, tormenting wail. I've never heard Ari scream that loud.
"Alright Miles!" Dash cheered, his small, eight-year-old fist shooting across the air while Mini clapped jubilantly for her leader.
"Um, you guys!" Gasman called out, punching an Eraser right in the muzzle, making him wail in pain. "Aren't you suppose to be helping us?"
Angel looked up at the Eraser that was in front of her and said cheerfully, "You're going to fall, plummeting to the ground and tasting the disgusting mixture of dirt and your own blood."
The Eraser's eyes grew wide as its wings stopped flapping and it started dropping from the sky like a rock. Dash and Mini both looked at the falling Eraser, whose fall was broken by the rough-barked trees in the forest of Lake Casitas and then looked up at Angel, who turned towards them, a smile planted on her light-skinned face with her hands behind her back.
"How did you do that?" Mini asked, both amazed and a little scared.
"Easy. I just tell them to do what I want them to do and they do it," she told them. "But with my mind."
"Sweet!" Dash smiled.
Suddenly, the four kids heard a scream from behind them. They all turned and spotted Kat and Nudge in danger.
"You guys! Help!" they both screamed, fighting off the horde of Erasers that were coming towards them as best as they could.
Dash smirked resolutely, his small hands clenched into fist. "Watch this," he said, looking back at Gasman, Mini, and Angel. He charged towards Kat and Nudge at top speed, leaving behind a strong gust of wind that pushed Gasman, Mini, and Angel a little. As he came closer and closer towards the girls, he wrapped his arms around them securely, passing through the crowd of Erasers and rushing back to where Gasman, Mini, and Angel were watching.
"Whoa! That was so cool! You were going so fast! No wonder they call you Dash. You just dashed pass the Erasers and saved us! You're our hero Dash! That was so cool!" Nudge rambled, thanking Dash.
Dash smiled gratefully. "You're welcome ladies," he said, taking a couple of bows. He then turned to Gasman, giving him a smirk. "Told you it's all about the speed."
Gasman glared at Dash for a moment, but then felt the presence of the flock of Erasers coming towards them. He turned, and saw that his feeling was correct.
"Um, you guys. We've got company!" Gasman yelled, pointing at the swarm of Erasers flying after them.
Mini got in front of the Angel and the older kids, her fist clenched and a look of courage burned in her cerulean eyes. "We can take 'um easy. Right guys?" she asked, looking back at her flock.
"Right!" Kat and Dash said, flying off towards the Erasers. Mini looked back at Gasman, Nudge, and Angel. "You guys might want to stay here. You could get hurt. Let us handle these guys," she told them.
"Um, excuse me!" Nudge exclaimed in offense.
"Why do we have to stay behind? We're just as good as you guys," Gasman told her.
"Yeah!" Angel agreed.
Mini looked at Nudge, Gasman, and Angel and then looked back at Kat and Dash, who were fighting off the Erasers pretty well. Kat already knocked out one Eraser with her fist and quickly nudged one behind her in the stomach, making him wheeze and cough up saliva until she finished it off with a roundhouse kick, sending him falling to the ground.
Dash was doing pretty well also, flying around his Eraser in circles, making that Eraser dizzy. When he finally stopped, Dash quickly started throwing five punches to the dizzy Eraser without hesitation. He was going so fast, his arms looked like blurs of white skin before he bent down, kicking the Eraser in the legs, making him bend down, his back vulnerable, until Dash hit his back with his right elbow, sending the Eraser falling to the ground.
Gasman growled since Mini was taking too long to make up her mind. "Forget this. Come on you guys," he said to Nudge and Angel as they flew towards the group of Erasers.
"Wait!" Mini called out, but Nudge, Gasman, and Angel didn't listen to her. She huffed, folding her arms across her chest. "Fine! But if you guys get hurt, don't say I didn't told you so!" she yelled, flying towards the group.
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Conner sent one last punch to his Eraser, right in the muzzle, making the Eraser step back and cover his muzzle before the blood started gushing out everywhere. Conner smirk, sending a strong windmill kick to the Eraser's skull and then throwing a powerful punch towards his stomach, stopping his breathing for a while before he reached into his pants pocket, taking out a small grenade, pulling the top off and watching the look of terror on the Eraser's face.
"Happy Holidays son of a (bleep)," Conner thought before throwing the grenade at the Eraser with an evil grin planted on his face that stayed on his face, even when the Eraser blew up right in his face and chunks of bloody Eraser meat and organs falling from the sky.
Conner's smirk then started to fade when he heard an explosion coming from behind him. He turned and saw Iggy throwing handmade grenades at Erasers like there was no tomorrow until he finally reached into his pocket to discover that he was all out. And right when there was only one Eraser left.
"Oh, crap," Iggy said to himself while the Eraser punched him right in the face, making Iggy fall back, the sickly sweet taste of blood overflowing in his mouth.
Conner glared at the Eraser and charged after it, punching it right in the stomach before it had that chance to slice Iggy limb from limb. The Eraser drew in a breath, his lungs desperate for air, but all he got was a small, silver ball shoved down his throat.
Conner then quickly flew towards Iggy, his arms wrapped around him protectively and his wings spread out to protect both himself and Iggy from the explosion that just occurred three seconds later. Conner looked up from the sky and saw more bloody Eraser chunks falling as he let go of Iggy and made a few hand signals in Iggy's right hand telling him, 'Don't worry, we won't be seeing that Eraser again'.
"Thanks Conner. Even though I couldn't see what the hell you just did, by the sound of the explosion and wailing of the Eraser, I'm sure it was probably something I did not want to see," Iggy said with a smile. Conner returned the smile and punched Iggy lightly in the right shoulder while Iggy let out a fake 'ow' and started rubbing his shoulder.
"Hey lovebirds!" Fang called out, making Iggy and Conner look up in his direction. "Think you can help me out here?" he asked, socking an Eraser right in the stomach and then kicking another Eraser behind him square in the chest.
Conner nodded his head and grabbed hold of Iggy's arm, flying towards Fang and the Erasers. He then started to do a couple of hand signs in Iggy's hand while Iggy nodded his head and said, "Got it."
"Hello! Any day now!" Fang yelled out, punching as many Erasers as he could, getting his shirt torn by one Eraser from behind him.
Conner then reached into his pocket and took out an army colored grenade which he handed to Iggy. Iggy nodded his head, telling him that he knew what he was suppose to do while Conner flew off, making his way through all the Erasers until he grabbed hold of Fang, wrapping his arms around him and quickly flying down. The Erasers growled and snarled, following Conner and Fang with their jaws snapping and their claws clenched into fist.
Conner quickly flew towards Iggy, letting go of Fang once he was right next to him and tapped him twice on the shoulder. That's when Iggy took the top off the grenade with his teeth and threw it towards the swarm of Erasers, which exploded right in front of them.
Conner grinned, watching the Eraser meat fall to the ground while giving Iggy a pat on the back letting him know that he did a job well done.
Fang sighed in relief. "Thanks guys."
Conner and Iggy both gave Fang a smile while Fang looked back down at where Miles and Ari were fighting, Max helping them out this time. His fist clenched and his teeth bared while Conner just looked at Fang in confusion and then gave hand signals in Iggy's hand asking him, 'What does Fang got against Miles?'
Iggy shrugged his shoulders. "Beats me," he said while Conner turned back towards Fang.
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Ari fell back a little, swaggering back and forth, trying to get steady until Miles threw another punch at him, right in the cheek.
Ari coughed up a little bit of blood and watched as I flew towards Miles, seeing if he was alright. He glared at me, jealousy showing in his eyes.
"Miles, maybe you should let me take over," I told him, hearing the tired breathes escaping his lips.
That's when I saw Ari's eyes begin to wide in shock. "Wait a minute," he said, making Miles and I look up at him. "Miles. I remember you. Back when I was three, you were that little ten-year-old boy that followed my dad around."
Miles gasped. "You mean you were Jeb's actual son?" he asked, examining Ari for a while. "That's right! Ari Batchelder. Jeb's son. The one he ignored and didn't spend so much time with," he taunted, making Ari's fist clenched tightly with anger.
"Shut up! The only reason he paid attention to you was because you never left him alone," he told him. "Ever since you met Jeb, you would follow him around and play with him like the guy never slept. Everyone time I would see Dad; you would always be with him. Always. You stuck to him like static cling. You were like a boomerang. Always coming back, not matter what Dad did to keep you away."
"Shut up!" Miles yells in anger.
Ari smirked, seeing the pain in Miles' dark eyes. "Do you know why my dad helped you and your little flock escape, Miles?" he asked. "Because you were finally getting on his last nerves. He was getting sick and tired of you always following him around like a lost, hopeless puppy and decided to get rid of you, by helping you guys escape from the School, so he won't have to put up with you anymore."
Miles gritted his teeth. "No! Jeb set us free so that we won't have to suffer at the School anymore! He set us free because he loved us!" he shouted.
"In your dreams," he snorted. "Admit it Miles, my dad just got tired of you. That's the whole reason why he helped you guys escape. To get rid of you."
"Stop it," Miles growled, his fist clenched tightly.
"He got tired of you and moved on to Max and her little flock." He kept on saying. "Who he also helped escape from the School. Why? I don't know. But what I do know was that he didn't do it because Max was a pain. Well, to him. At least she didn't follow him around all the time and never give the guy some peace. In fact, my dad still loves Max more than anything. Even his own son." Ari chocked a little, looking at me.
"You're all he talks about Max," he said to me. He then turned back to Miles. "But I never hear anything from you Miles." He smirked. "I'll bet if I mention you to Dad, he's probably going to remember you as that punk-ass little ten-year-old boy that never left him alone. That annoying, stupid, hopeless little kid."
"SHUT UP!" Miles yelled, making both me and Ari flinch. He glared dark at Ari, his fist clenched so tight I could hear his knuckles popping. Whoa, mega scary.
Miles then quickly charged towards Ari, his face showing so much pain and anger until he started sending swift, hard punches at Ari, smirking evilly with every punch while Ari cried in pain.
"TAKE THAT BACK! TAKE IT BACK! TAKE IT BACK! TAKE! IT! BACK!" Miles yelled, punching Ari even harder and faster, his fist getting covered in blood while Ari screamed and cried for Miles to stop, but all Miles did was grin.
I know I hate Ari more than anything in the whole world, but right now, the sight that I was watching, was killing me greatly inside.
"MILES! STOP!" I screamed, grabbing hold of Miles' arms to stop him from punching Ari any more. Get this, Miles was so freakin' strong, I couldn't even stop his arms.
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Fang gasped in shock, watching the horrible sight of Ari getting the crap kicked out of him and turned towards Mini, who finished off her last Eraser by kicking him below the belt and letting Angel do the rest by messing with his head.
"Mini! I need you to stop Miles before he kills Ari! Now!" he yelled. Mini looked up at Fang and then looked down at Miles. "I SAID NOW MINI!" Fang screamed, making Mini flinch. She quickly did as she was told and trapped Miles in one of her force fields.
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Miles stopped, looking at the field of energy that surrounded him and then growled in anger as he started pounding his fist on the force field, trying to escape.
I gasped, looking up at the sky and saw as Fang and the rest of my flock and Miles' flock flying down towards us. I then turned back to Ari, who looked like total crap. He had two black eyes and his left cheek was swollen. His mouth and lips were covered in so much blood it looked like he just drank a cup of the stuff and a few teeth were also missing from his mouth. About three. Good thing he was only seven and would grow new ones, but it was still sad seeing him this hurt.
He spat out a mouthful of blood and a tooth and looked over at Miles, glaring at him darkly. "This isn't over Miles! I'll be back to kill you and your little flock. And just in case you're thinking that my dad won't allow it, guess again. He'll probably want me to kill you guys. But, until then, I'll be back," he said, flying off into the early morning with only three remaining Erasers following him.
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Phew! That chapter took forever to write. Well, I hope you liked that chappie and are ready to read the next one. I'll post it up soon since, like I said before, I've got a lot of free time now. But, until then, peace out!