Fang POV
"And make sure that-"
"I clear my mind" I said gritting my teeth in annoyance. We'd been over this a million and one times
"And what ever happens don't-"
"Lose focus." I snapped "it's not even an option"
"You must break down-"
"The walls of his mind as soon as I get into it" I yelled "I know Jeb I'm not a complete and utter idiot"
"Do you realise how much could go wrong if you just slip up once" he growled "Ter Borcht is probably the only one who can tell us where the Director is. If you mess up his mind then you mess up our only chance of saving the world"
Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce you to lesson three. Penetrating the mind. This was child's play compared to telekinesis but still fairly hard. It also had the added pressure of one slip up could turn the person in questions mind to mush.
I remembered reading Harry Potter. A particular quote flooded back to me 'The mind is not like a book'
That is exactly what the mind is like. Only this book is written in a language only certain people can understand. Once you master that language you can find out anything you want.
The hardest part was breaking the defences of the mind. In an ideal world you would break down the defence quickly and not give the mind time to fight back because if it did you were screwed.
"Ok Fang it's show time" said Jeb quietly
I looked up to see a small wooden hut. It was the only one around for miles. Well that wasn't hard to achieve in the middle of the desert
We'd arrived.
Jeb POV
He was doing well. Very well in fact. And though I would never admit this to him I was proud of how far he had come.
He could do this.
"Get ready" I said
I went to kick in the door but it was opened first
"I vondered ven i vould be seeing you Jeb" Ter Borcht said "Come in"
Seems he had more brains than I'd gave him credit for.
"Hi Borchty" smiled Fang "Remember me?"
"Ahh yes" he scowled "Ze one zat went wrong. I vould av fought zat you vould hav reached your expiration date by now"
"Sadly no" smiled Fang
"Ah vell. Can't be long now given the condition of ze oldest.." he smiled "Now to vhy you are her-"
"And what would be the condition of the oldest" Fang snarled
"Borcht doesn't know what he's talking about Fang" I said
"You haven't told ze boy vat he is cauzing?" Ter Borcht smiled
"What am I causing?" Fang asked me
"Now Fang. Do it NOW" I yelled.
Borcht answered for me "It's you who iz making Max loze her mind"
I saw Fang's face screw up in concentration. God please say he didn't hear him.
Fang POV
It all went wrong from there
I hesitated when he mentioned Maxes condition. That gave his mind the chance to fight back.
'Max iz losing her mind Fang. Ze is falling apart. Ze is dying and der iz nophing zat youh can do about it'
Oh god. Max. No.
"You're lying" I yelled
"Fang keep control" Jeb said desperately "Break into his mind"
'Zer is nuphing youh can do to help her. Ze is as goohd as dead and youhr vasting youhr time ere'
"Stop it" I screamed
"Fang don't lose control. We need this information." Jeb said
Youh did zis to her. Zis is what appens ven youh mess with ze future Fang. Youhr going to kill Max no matter how you try to stop it. Zis is just proof.
"It's not true"
Come on Fang don't fight youhr destiny. Zis is who youh are. Zis is what you were created for.
"I'm not that person" I yelled
"Fang-"
"I'M NOT THAT PERSON" I yelled louder
That was when I lost it fully. Ter Borcht gave a strangled cry before falling limp in the chair.
I'd blown it
"Jeb I-"
He held his had up to stop me speaking and walked out of the room. I sighed and followed him out.
"I'm sorry it's just him mentioning Max like that it-"
"I sent you in too early" said Jeb "I have no one to blame but myself"
"But if I hadn't lost it in there then-" I stopped "Oh God"
We both froze
"Fang? Is that you?"
"Iggy? Why are you here?"
Max POV
I didn't like it here.
It was eerie and although I would never admit this to anyone. I was scared
There was something missing. Something that I needed. No. Someone I needed.
I felt empty without this someone
A cold wind blew against my shoulder.
He was back.
The person who had meddled in things that shouldn't be meddled with
The person that was doing this to me.
The person who had trapped me here.
I fell to the floor and wrapped my hands around myself as if it would give me any more protection.
And all the while the boy with olive skin and floppy brown hair was getting closer to me.
Fang POV
"Not now" Iggy said "Follow me"
He led us to the back of the hut and I followed him down some stairs, that if I'd have been here by myself, I would defiantly have missed.
I hardly had time to notice my surroundings before I had three figures jumping on top of me
"Fang!" yelled Angel "You're.."
"..here Fang it's really you" Gazzy
"You aren't dead!" screamed Nudge
"Guys" snarled Iggy "There's no time"
"What's he doing here" Gazzy pointed at Jeb
"Hi Gaz" smiled Jeb
Gazzy scowled at him
"It's ok" I said "He's been helping me"
"Fang" said Iggy "Over here now"
I walked towards Iggy
"Max?" I gasped "What's happened?"
Max lay on her back not moving at all but for the tiny rise and fall of her stomach
"Fang it's her mind." Iggy said
"Fang you need to help her" said Angel "You need to set right the damage you've done by saving her"
"What?" I said
Damage? Oh God Borcht had been right. No one should mess with the future.
"Fang your destroying her mind by messing with her destiny" said Angel "It's like you're her puppeteer. You need to get into her mind now and set things right. Otherwise the other you will destroy her."
"The other me?" I asked
"The piece of you that was left behind when you changed her expiration date" Angel said
"Angel you've seen all this?" I asked
She nodded
"I could destroy her mind if I-" I started
"You have to try Fang otherwise her mind is done for anyway" Nudge
"Fang you can do this" said Iggy "Do it for Max"
"I don't know" I said
"Fang" said Jeb "you've done this to me thousands of time in practise. Maxes mind is already weak. This won't be a problem for you. I know you can do it."
I looked Jeb in the eye.
I knew that I had to try. I had to save Max. I wouldn't let her die because of me.
I closed my eyes and let my mind smash through the defences of Maxes mind.
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