Aj: Um okay, Anonymous Hippopotamus? The dog named Fluffy? HappyWingsof Awesomeness? I'm going to pretend those are all different people and update.
Anika: You just want to write another cliffy.
Aj: Maaayyyybbeeee. [Rocking on toes] Oh and you'll really like this chapter I think, but may want to kill me at the end.
Anika: Can I kill you?
Aj: No, you're my slave! Now publish this chapter!
"So are we all clear on the plan?" I asked Iggy 2, Fang, and Dylan. The only one that I wasn't irritated with so far was Iggy 2.
"Can you repeat it one more time, I'm not exactly sure that I heard you correctly concerning my part?" Iggy 2 asked, his voice cracking.
"Dylan and Fang get captured on purpose since he told you guys he was capturing all the mutants right?" A nod, but Fang still looked PO'd about the getting captured and Dylan parts.
"Iggy 2 and I will hide as stowaways on the helicopter and get off after they take you two away. Iggy 2 will work on rescuing you two chuckleheads while I save Iggy and Ella. We'll meet at the rendezvous point located here next to the water tower," I pointed on the building's layout that Nudge had gotten us the blue X that we had marked signaling the rendezvous point.
"Iggy 2 will then act as bait since they'll think he was the original Iggy and lead them away from us towards the skylight down this hall," I traced my finger along the hallway that opened up into a lab room with an easily breakable skylight.
"Then you smash through and meet up with us who will be waiting for you. Then you guys fly here while I deal with Angel." I finished.
"That's suicide." Fang argued. "I say we do the plan, but leave her."
"That's the difference between you and me Fang. You always want the easy way out. The way that guarantees YOUR well being. Well, around here, you follow my orders. Got a problem with that?" I challenged. He nodded angrily.
"You're going to get yourself killed." He stated.
"Well, why should you care?"
"Max…"
"Save it." I interrupted. My mom then came in and motioned for me. I got up and followed her out of the room.
"It's Jeb. He wants to talk to you." She told me and then offered a phone. Sure, why not make me madder. I took the phone and went upstairs with it.
"Yo." I stated.
"Max, I know you're planning to save Iggy, Ella, and possibly Angel, but I have some important information for you." He blurted out. Way to get to the point.
"What? No hello?" I asked mocking sadness.
"Max this is serious. They have the antidote to both your expiration date, yes I know about it and the injection in your body. One formula there can reverse them both."
"Gee, what else does it come with? A free maniac scientist trying to kill you with every purchase? Sorry, got enough of those." I replied.
"Max, stop acting childish! This is important." He fumed.
"I am a child." I told him. He sighed, most likely rubbing his temples from the headache I hope I'm giving him.
"You need to go alone."
"Why?"
"The others will die if they come along, no doubt about it. Do you want to be responsible for it?" He asked. Have I mentioned how much I hate that guy? I looked behind me and seeing no one, jumped out the window and landed on the ground. Dylan's voice appeared though.
"Going somewhere?" He asked.
"McDonalds. You want anything?" I lied. He rolled his eyes.
"You think you can leave without me?"
"How'd you know I would leave anyways?" I asked.
"Maximum 'Charging Off' Ride." He stated smugly. Total! I would kill that dog if Angel hadn't taken him with her!
"Well how about a deal? I fight you and win, you let me go. I lose, and you can go with me." I offered. He smirked and threw a punch at my head. I ducked and punched him in the gut. He staggered, but then tried to kick my legs out from under me, which I hopped over and then proceeded to kick his butt. I punched him in the jaw, breaking the skin and most likely knocking it out of place and while he momentarily clutched it, I swiped my leg under his feet and made him fall on his butt. Time for the kill. I stepped on his ribs and bruised them and kicked his soft spot.
"I win." I announced. He grimaced and I took off leaving him there in a crumpled heap where nobody would probably look for hours. Whoops. I had wanted to do that for a long time though. I willed my wings to jet faster and soon I was going about 350 mph and leaving a white streak in the sky. Everything looked like a blur and my eyes stung with tears because of the wind. I should really carry goggles around. An onyx building surrounded by trees soon came into view and I slowed down and circled until I had landed on top of the skylight. I didn't want to let them know that I had arrived quite yet though, so I moved a glass panel away and the moon reflected on top of it. Then I dropped in and landed like a cat, hardly making a sound.
Now I just needed to know where they were. I waited for a minute until I heard a strangled curse. Iggy. I would save him, and then kill him. It seemed like a fair trade. I started running into the hallway where I heard Iggy and found it surprising that there were no guards patrolling the place. That meant that this guy was extremely gullible and thought that no one would try and escape, or this was a trap. I really hoped that it was the first one. Knowing my wonderful luck though, it would be what was behind curtain number 2. Another curse and I ran into a door made of black wood with a purple number on it. I threw open the door and saw that Iggy was crying on a metal table. I checked mentally for any wounds and saw that there wasn't a scratch on him and that there were these sticky things on his forehead with wires in them.
I shook him, but his eyes didn't even twitch. I saw a ball that weighed maybe twenty pounds and, sorry Iggy, dropped it on his man hood. Not even a flinch. Then, I tried taking the sticky things off of him. He immediately jumped up and hugged me sobbing into my shoulder. What did they do to him? Whatever it was I swear I was going to kill them because it takes a lot to make one of my flock cry, especially Iggy, me, and formerly Fang.
"What they do to you Ig." I asked while patting his back.
"They tried to break me like they broke Angel. They showed me the memory of me losing my sight." He answered while rubbing his eyes.
"I'm really sorry. Now c'mon, we need to save Ella." He perked up.
"They got her too?" He asked. I nodded, but then remembered what Jeb had told me.
"Head back to my moms. I'll meet you there with Ella. It's only half an hour away." I ordered him. He looked about to protest, but nodded solemnly. "I know the way by my own by memory and I know an escape route." He gave in. I nodded, but then remembered that he couldn't see it.
"I'm nodding." He smiled and I tapped the back of his hand and he ran off towards the skylight. I checked the computer next to Iggy's torture bed, and found that Ella was being held nearby two hallways away. I bolted out of the door knowing that guards would be coming soon because they would notice Iggy's mind sensor stickers being off of him and ran down the hallway. I veered right, barely keeping my balance and climbed up a catwalk that would lead into the room Ella was being kept in. They knew I was here now so I had to be careful.
As I scaled into her room, I saw that it was 4 times as big as Iggy's had been and had a big control panel with so many buttons that I thought one of them was to order food from Sonic. That wasn't the worst part though. In the very center of the room was a bigger, bulkier, and scarier isolation tank that had Ella in it. Her black hair was floating around above her head and she had on what looked like an onyx wetsuit and sensors all over her body. Her eyes were closed and I could see her veins.
I jumped down and knocked out the nerd who was observing the control panel and grabbed a fire hydrant. I ran full speed at the tank and smashed it open with the fire hydrant letting the green water spill everywhere and Ella fall into my arms. Troops began storming the place, lead by a man who matched Fang's description of R. Grey. I didn't care though. I felt Ella's pulse since her body felt too cold and a tear leaked down my cheek as I felt nothing. Ella Martinez was dead and it was my entire fault. I burst out sobbing and cradled her body to mine.
"Ella No." I sobbed.
Anika: Do you have a heart?
Aj: I dunno. Anyways, the next chapter will be in Fang's P.O.V and if you want it enough then you better give me 8 reviews. Yeah, I bumped it up to eight because there is another…
Anika: Cliffy?
Aj: Can you read minds? Anyways, tell me what you thought about Ella dying and the chapter. Did Iggy escape? Did Fang come after her? What happened to Max? All in the next chapter so get reviewing! –Aj.