Soooo....heres the.....*Checks Fanfiction* 10th chapter of Italyskies! Hehe, sorry I had to do it. Alright, I'm not that good at writing fight scenes, but I read some of the Max books to get an idea of it, so at least try to pretend it's okay. I'm sorry if I'm putting these chapters up a little later than you wish. I cannot stand that when that happens! It's like someone leaves a HUGE cliffhanger, and they don't update for like three flippin' weeks! I go slowly insane when that happens! Haha, oh yeah and another thing, listen to loud rock music when writing a fight scene! It's so much fun! Lolz, okay sorry I bored you with this. Please review!

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Chapter 10-Into the belly of the beast

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Maddalena

We ran through the city, not a human even skipped a breath in their sleep. I highly doubted anyone was awake at this hour anyway. Draco lead the way with Ash beside him, while I was behind him, Joanna's hand in mine. I shot a glance back at the others and saw that Nickoletta was passed out, looking limp on Daret's back.

I listened to her heart beat. A werewolf's usually would beat faster than a humans, and a vampires heart didn't beat at all. Her heart would beat a little slower than a werewolf's but faster than a human. It made a strange tha-dum, tha-dum, tha-dum sound instead of a human's normal ba-dam pause, ba-dum pause, ba-dum pause.

Now, however, it was beating a lot slower than a humans. It would beat once, then it would be a few seconds later until I heard another one. She was slowly dieing. Her remaining blood ran slowly through her veins, not a lot in it. Her throat was drought, and every small breath she took wheezed. Blood, and burns were what covered her, besides her ripped and tattered clothes.

I actually felt bad for her. For a moment.

Her heart beat got weaker every second, her last bit of strength eased out of her slowly, yet steadily. She was going to die, no doubt about it. Even if we didn't kill her, she wouldn't last long now.

Max

I skimmed over the ground anxiously, catching a glimpse of the white and orange werewolves below me ever so often. I looked at the Flock; all of them seemed awake and ready to fight, except Total, who had fell asleep in Angel's backpack a while ago now.

We came to a city, dim street lights on, but no one was in sight. It was silent. "They call this place Marina di Pisa," Angel told us, pronouncing the long name perfectly. "Who told you that?" Iggy asked. "Alec and Jane knew it right away, I was listening to them." I chuckled, and looked down again.

A few moments later, Angel said, "Hey they got something!" We all dove down instantly, and in about three seconds, I landed on the flat sidewalk of the silent city. The vampires caught up, and looked around as confused as we were. "Where are they?" Esme asked.

Suddenly I heard a growl, and shifted my gaze to an alley, a few feet away. It was pitch black, and without warning, I caught sight of an orange tail. I slowly walked over to it. "Lemme go!" A young male voice said. I blinked in surprise. That ain't no Elena or Ysabelle.

The orange wolf came out, pulling a jean leg, and then it was reveled to be a guy, with light brown hair and brown eyes, who's shoulder was beginning to bleed by Ysabelle's razor teeth. "Ow! What the hell?!"

"What are you doing?" Bella asked shocked. Ysabelle rolled her eyes, and made a sound like she was trying to tell us something. Alice pulled something out of her jacket. "Here," She handed Ysabelle a folded up bunch of clothing. God, did she always have clothes with her?!

"She said to hold him down, and they'll explain," Edward said. I immedently grabbed the guy in a headlock as he tried to scamper away. Fang held his legs. In about ten seconds, the two Bloodhounds walked out of the alley, both wearing clothing that looked slightly tight. They must have been Alice's clothing, but they didn't exactly look that tight.

"He smells of them," Elena spat. "I know it. I swear, just read his mind. Ysabelle did, that's how we know." Edward and Angel nodded. I got angry now. "Why do you smell like them?"

"I won't talk! I won't tell you anything!"

Ysabelle smirked. "Really?"

"OKAY! OKAY! I'LL TALK! I'LL TALK!"

I really had to give Alec and Jane some credit. They knew how to get someone to talk without harming them, surprisingly, I mean they thought of this idea. Very simply put, Fang and I held the boy over a hole in the ground Ysabelle made that Elena set a blaze, and it only took about ten seconds for him to be screaming for mercy.

We threw him on the ground, and we all stared him down. "Start talking." I demanded. "Okay, okay, okay," He stuttered. "M-my names Adam. I'm looking for my sister. She's got light brown hair, brown eyes, she's fourteen. Her name's Scarlet."

"...Okay, and?" I asked annoyed. He sniffled. "She followed me to them. I never told her where I was going, it's all my fault-"

"What is?" Jacob asked. Adam broke out into a chocked sob. "They took her. They killed her, I know it. I was looking for them, going to them. I shouldn't have been so mean to her." He whispered. "She's gonna haunt me! I know it!"

I felt a little sympathy for him. But I still needed to know what he had to do with the Lessers.

"Donor," Fang said. I looked at him. "What did you say?"

"Donor," He repeated. "When we were in those cells, there was a fridge. It was full of blood bags. Human blood, what it looked like." I looked at the vampires. "We thought it was just your blood." Rosalie said. I looked at Adam. "You are a donor?"

He nodded. "Well I was. Not anymore. I was lucky I got away. So lucky. Scarlet wasn't so lucky...why do you care?" He spat.

I got so pissed off, I slapped him across the face. "Because I have a friend with them that put her life down on the line for me, and they have her, and she doesn't have long!" I grabbed him by his collar. "So you are going to tell me where they are, or I will hand you over to them!" I pointed at the twins, who smirked and hissed. "Damn," Emmett said with amusement in his voice.

Adam nodded fast, "Okay, I'll take you, I'll take you. It's not gonna be easy though."

"Wow, you weren't kidding, were you?" Seth said as he looked down at the man hole. It was filled all the way to the top, with dirt. He touched the dirt with his foot. "How deep did you say this was?"

"About thirty feet, full," Adam told us. "That'll get you into the back of the Lessers hide out. It's a better way to sneak up on them, I guess if that's what your trying to do." I didn't answer him, I just stared down at the dirt and sighed.

"Well," Nudge said. "I guess we better get digging," Ysabelle shook her head and tapped the dirt with her boot. "That's more than thirty feet," She said heavily. "I would need like a bomb behind mine to break through this." Oh geez. I slowly turned towards Gazzy and Iggy, both with their signature smirks on their faces. "Give us five minuets," Gazzy said, rubbing his hands together like an evil genius. Which in his own weird way, he was.

About four minuets later, Iggy and Gazzy had made the weirdest looking contraption I had ever seen, but I was told it was still a bomb. "Okay," Gazzy said, as he placed it over the hole. "So..your saying this thing will actually go...boom?" Jacob asked a little worried.

"Oh yeah," Iggy said brushing off his hands. "As soon as this thing goes off, Ysabelle will just do her thing, and it'll go all the way through, easily."

Elena sighed. "Easy peasy," She muttered as she snapped her fingers and a flame came from her hand. She knelt down and lit the fuse, then staggered back nervously, like the rest of us. Gazzy counted, "And a five and a four and a three and a two and a-"

BOOM! Then about a second later an even bigger BOOM!

Adam hadn't moved as quick as the rest of us, not really shocking, and flew into the air, landing on his back about ten feet back. I heard Emmett snigger. The next thing I heard was everyone coughing, along with myself. "Yeah," Gazzy laughed high fiving Iggy probably. "Whoa, hey Max! Look at this!"

Fang helped me up, from where I had fell back from the impact, and I brushed myself off as I walked over to them. Everyone was staring down the hole, that surprisingly wasn't pitch black. I saw light at the end of it. Like torches.

It looked about forty feet down, which wasn't that far for a bird kid, like yours truly.

I glanced at Adam, who had stood up slowly, then hissed and grabbed his side as he walked over to us. "Okay," He gasped. "This is their other hide out. Now, I don't know what in hell all of you want from them, and I don't think I wanna ask," He glanced at Emmett and Jasper, who sent him the death glare, just to scare him, I was pretty sure.

"So, if you get out, this is how to. Just climb or jump or whatever it is you do, and run like no tomorrow into the city. That's your best chance at finding somewhere to hide. Yes, the Lessers are stronger than some...,"

"Vampires," We all finished him. "Uh, yeah. Vampires. But they are also weaker in some departments. Just remember that when your down there." I thought for a moment. "Actually, you need to think that when your down there." His eyes got wide. "W-what-"

"Don't worry, I'll go with you," I told him. "It seems to me that you know this place like the back of your hand. We don't. We need to find a prisoner. And I'm pretty sure you know where they keep them." I walked closer to him, my eyes daggers. "And your going to take me to her."

"They'll kill me!"

"Not my problem." I replied coldly. "But you'll have us there, if you don't give us any trouble, and give us the safest route, meaning the less vamps the better." Adam looked at us nervously. "But my sister-"

"She could be with them as well," Alec told him. "The Lessers don't kill all they take. She might be with our friend." Adam sighed shakily and looked down the hole. "Okay," He whispered. "Let's go."

I didn't want to use this guy as bait, but I didn't really see another way. Another thing I hated, was that I had demanded the Cullens and La Push wolves to stay above. We could talk through Angel, who was gonna be like our little walky talky or whatever. I couldn't live with myself if one of them got hurt. I knew, just like Elena said, that Nikkie didn't want one of them dieing for her. However, Emmett told us to leave a little fight for them. I knew, if we did get out, that Lessers would be following us.

No one really seemed to be paying attention, so I threw my arms around Fang's neck, and kissed him passionately, for this could be our last kiss, just like the rest. "Love you," I told him. "I know you loooove me," He said smiling. I smacked him on the shoulder, a little hard. He laughed though, then sighed as he looked down the hole. He kissed me this time, and whispered, "See you in the next life Max."

"Likewise Fang."

I flew slowly down the hole vertically, Adam swinging from my hands. Fang was above me, then Iggy, Nudge and Gazzy. It sorta reminded me of the Mission Impossible movie I had watched with Mom once. I saw something move down below, and I put both feet on both sides of the hole, and pulled my wings in. It was about a ten foot drop. I slowly eased my feet down, and when I got to five feet, I jumped down, Fang right behind me, and got ready for anything.

I was in a torch lit hallway, that was gray and stone. It looked a little different then the other place the Lessers had been. However the same design was on the walls and floors. It was a little warmer, actually. I was huffing my breaths softly, as I pressed my back to Fangs, waiting for the attack. Nothing happened. Someone must have just been going through. Well, I knew they were here at least. Awesome...

Elena and Ysabelle jumped down, followed by Alec and Jane, who all jumped down gracefully for such a drop. I saw that they were on guard as well. I looked at Adam. "Alright Ace, where do we go?" I asked softly. He looked to his left. "This way," He whispered.

We followed him down more hallways, and passed a few vampires, but hid easily, then we would kill them, some how. Elena jumped on one's back, and ripped his head off, in complete silence. Alec made some go numb, so they couldn't run, and then they would kill them. It was so...angsty...but we had to do it, or we would end up like them, as always.

Adam tossed us nervous glances every now and then, but didn't say anything. Suddenly he looked back again, then ran from us. My eyes got wide. "That little..." I cut myself off as I ran to catch him. "Max!" Fang whispered frantically.

'Go back Max,' Voice warned.

'I'm not letting him get away! You know I don't do that!'

'Max-'

The Voice was cut off as I slammed into something that felt like concrete. I looked up and was staring into the black eyes of a blond male vampire. He looked really pissed off to tell you the truth.

I glanced over his shoulder, and saw Adam cowering back in fear. "Sorry," He mouthed. I stiffed a laugh.

The man made a lunge for me, which I easily dodged. He threw a punch, and I dropped down so that he hit the wall. Suddenly more vampires came up from behind him. "Get her!" He ordered in a rough voice. I heard hisses from behind me, and I glanced back and saw Jane and Alec hissing, backs arched ready to kill. My Flock went into survival mode, and were also ready. Elena and Ysabelle looked just as deadly, hands in fists, their eyes ablaze with anger.

Then, without warning, all hell broke loose.

A woman, who I recognized as Navarah, lunged for Iggy. Iggy jumped up, and gave her a round kick to the chest. Navarah staggered back, shocked. "Come on Blondie," Iggy taunted giving her the 'bring it on' look. Don't know how he knew she was blond, but nothing really seemed to surprise me these days.

A boy with red ashy hair ran for Alec. Alec hissed as he caught his fists. "Alec," the boy greeted smugly. "Ash," Alec replied just as coldly. "Still sucking up to Aro, I see."

"Still hiding in sewers I see." Ash hissed, and continued his fight. Alec caught Ash's neck in his hand. "Joanna!" Ash called hopelessly. A small girl appeared out of the darkness. I thought she was Angel for a second, because she had the same blond curls. But her blood red eyes made me think twice.

"Joanna!" He called again. Jane looked back, and snarled at the little girl. Joanna glared back. "Get them!" Ash demanded. Joanna had fear in her eyes right then, and her eyes shot from Alec to Jane, who were just daring her to try. Joanna ran back into the darkness. "Jo-" But Ash was cut off as Alec finished him. Elena, who was busy with two vampires, pointed two fingers at Ash's body and dismembered head, and it went ablaze.

"Yies!" Elena called. As I dodged another punch and replied with a kick, I glanced at Ysabelle, who had her hands in the ground. The floor under me vibrated, and the vampire in front of me exploded. Along with the two Elena was working on. The werewolf huffed, and shot fire at all the bodies. Ysabelle looked down at the floor. "What is it?" Elena asked. Ysabelle looked up. "This is where you found me," She whispered through lips that would not move. "She's here."

I brushed blood off of my shoulder, even though it felt as if it were on fire. For now, no Lessers were in sight. Only dead ones. I looked over my Flock; Fang had bloody knuckles, not so bad. Iggy was limping a little, okayish. Nudge and Gazzy both were bruised so bad it looked like they had fell of a cliff, made me a little antsy. And Angel was perfectly fine, thank God for mind controlling powers. And I had a bleeding burning up shoulder, bruised, limping, and not caring, not complaining. Normal Flock leader stuff.

I heard something whimpering from the darkness. I walked over to it slowly, cautiously, and found no other than Adam. "Let me at that fleshie," Elena growled, but Ysabelle put a hand on her shoulder as she concentrated. I took Adam by the collar. "Okay," I said. "I really think you need to start talking."

"You won't believe me."

Fang shrugged. "Guess we'll have to-"

"Okay, okay! Look, I don't know your friend, but if she was anything like you, a fighter then...," I waited. "She's dead. Sorry."

"Yeah we know she probably is," I said a little sadly. "Just tell me where she would be if she wasn't. Where do they keep prisoners? Oh and by the way, if your lying I won't kill you." His eyes lit up a little. I pointed at Ysabelle and Elena. "They will." They hissed and snarled, and it scared me a little.

Adam nodded. "Okay, come on."

Again, we followed him, killing and fighting vamps on the way. Finally, we came to an old wooden door that was smiler to the other one I had seen. I kicked it open. Everyone gasped at this sight.

A girl was in a cell. She was clinging onto the bars desperately, eyes darker than the blond males. Her arms and legs were chained. She looked about fourteen, with brown hair.

Oh, my God..

"Scarlet!" Adam yelled and wiggled out of my grasp to slide on his knees to the girl. Her head shot up, and she hissed and yelled in human sounds as she reached to grab at him. Adam staggered back. "Oh no," He sobbed.

I looked at Scarlet. After she stopped wailing like a Banshee, she was huffing, then crooked her head at the boy. "Adam?" She whispered. He nodded. Her confused gaze turned into a scowl. "I hate you," She told him, not very surprisingly. Adam nodded in defeat, and rolled up his sleeve. He slowly crawled over to her, and put his arm out to her. Her nose skimmed over it, then she grabbed it as she bit it, and dug her nails into his skin. Adam didn't make a sound. About five seconds later, he passed out. Scarlet let go, gasping and huffing.

"Newborn," Jane said softly. Scarlet looked up and hissed. "No, no," I told her. "We're not Lessers. We're uh, looking for someone." Scarlet's now red eyes narrowed. "Who?"

"Her names Nickoletta, or Nikkie," I broke the lock off of the cell, and opened it. I also broke the chains easily off of her, some how. Scarlet looked up at me. "Your Max?"

I nodded frantically, as everyone tensed. "Yes, where is she?" Scarlet shifted her gaze to the other side of the cell, and shakily walked, her knees wobbling. I saw burn and whip marks that covered them. I shuttered. Scarlet knelt down, and out of the darkness of the huge cell, I saw her touch something. Elena walked into the cell, and put her hand up to where Scarlet was.

The light from the fire made the cell look even bigger. It was about twenty feet back, where Scarlet was. She was sitting by a girl, covered in dry blood, bruises and burns. She was shackled by her neck, torso, arms, hands, legs, and feet. She was laying on her side, eyes closed. Her hair was dark, and even darker looking by the blood. Her eyes were closed, and her full lips were parted a little. She wasn't moving. Wasn't breathing. Limp.

"Nikkie!" I whispered.

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Okay, don't kill me! This is one of the final chapies, might I add, so I kinda had to leave it as a cliff hanger. But don't worry, I'm workin' on the next chapter right now. I'm trying to get some of the chapters done so I can put more than one up soon. Alrighty, so Max found Nikkie! *Does happy dance* Coming up next we'll see what state Nikkie is in, and yes I'll put AlecxNikkie in it. I know some of you wanted that, and I'll be happy to write it:P Also, Draco comes face to face with the Maximum Ride. *Oooooh* Haha, okay please review! :) :) :)