Chapter Eleven
The door was locked behind the pair. Jazzamy handcuffed the weakened Danni to the chair in front of her desk, by one wrist.
"It has been so long, since I've seen you." Jazzamy smiles sadly, crossing her arms. "We need to talk."
"Oh…are we breaking up?" Danni says, slowly regaining her strength.
"Funny," Jazzamy grimaces. "No. I want you to understand. I had to do this. You have to deal, because this is what needs to happen. Some of us are not the enemy. I am not the enemy. Danniella, Max will win only with help."
"And let me guess, I'm part of that help."
"Yes," Jazzamy slides a pair of keys across the table. "You will be surprised at how advanced our technology is." She pauses. "Good luck." With that sentiment, she walks out the room.
Shocked, Danni grabs the keys and unlocks the handcuff. Slowly, she stands, pocketing the keys. She creeps down the halls, evading the erasers, and spins into the lab. Dr. Hanes is gone, leaving the lab empty.
"What am I going to do with you," she whispers to the child growing in the glass cube.
She looks around, spotting a folder. She opens it, hoping to find something, but did not expect what she did find. Inside were sheets of paper from Jazzamy filled with instructions, from taking the cube to how it works and what to expect.
"Too, easy?" She shrugs. With careful motions the glass cube is free, stowed in a secure bag and ready to transport—she was not ready to really view it as a child, much less her own.
Being quiet and sticking to the empty passages, Danni slips to the outside world and makes her way to the nearby town. She meets up with Iggy.
"So?" Iggy asks. His eyes are full of questions. "What's that," he points to the bag.
"Um, find out back home?" Danni says, stepping into Iggy's arms, ready for the flight home.
Nodding, Iggy takes them into flight. "It had to be heavy, didn't it?"
Finally, the two land by the tiny house. Danni holds back, unsure about how the flock will take the news. Iggy pulls her into a quick hug and kisses her gently on the forehead. "It'll be okay."
She nods and they head in. The flock is in the living room/kitchen. They look at them expectantly. Danni's mouth is cotton stuffed dry. The only thing she can do is place the folder on the table. "Read," is all she can say.
Max is the first to open the folder. Her eyes move across the pages quickly. "So," she nods to the bag on Danni's back.
"Yep."
"Heat lamp," Max looks to Fang. He nods and heads to the small shed in the back. Why they have a heat lamp was a mystery, but luckily they did.
Danica sits up. "Can I see?"
"No," Max says evenly. "Not, yet. We don't want to risk it."
Danni places the bag, under the lit heat lamp, on the table. "A he or she, not it." She turns and walks to the bedroom, walking to a side, unsure if it's the girls' side or the guys' side, but not caring, she collapses on a bed and falls asleep.
AN: So, here is the third chapter of the new chapter uploading in mass stint. I hope you like it. Please review and stay tuned to the next chapter. I will try to get it up soon.