Aj: Because Sam was so persistent…

Anika: VERY persistent.

Aj: Ahem. Because Sam was so persistent…

Anika: Get on with it.

Aj: Do you want to just do it!

Anika: Yes. Here's the update because of Sam.

Fang glanced around the living room. Max wasn't in here either. Neither was Dylan. Those two had been missing for hours. They were supposed to start the plan now. Fang had searched the whole house for her and now the flock and kcolf were starting to become nervous too with all the kidnappings and all. What if they had gotten Max? No, they couldn't have, she's invincible after all, Fang reassured himself. Although he knew that she wasn't invincible, no matter how many times she had planted that into the kids' head.

Fang decided to look in the only place left. Outside. He walked out of the door and saw Dylan putting his finger in his mouth and rubbing it all over his beaten body. What the h! Dylan noticed that Fang had seen him and tried to get away, but Fang quickly grabbed the collar of his shirt and slammed him down into the chair. Fang tried not to smirk as Dylan winced from the force of the impact.

"Talk pretty boy. Where's Max." He ground out glaring at him with all of his force.

"Aww Fang, you think I'm pretty. Honestly I'm flattered, but I'm more into Max. Sorry." He smirked. Fang punched him in the jaw and heard a spine-clenching crack.

"What is this, Beat Up Dylan Day?" He asked. "Everyone must want to get their hands on me."

"Keep on dreaming. Now WHERE IS SHE?" Fang asked saying the words nice and slow, but angry. He wouldn't let her get hurt. Not because he came back.

"Why do you think that I know? I just fell out of a tree."

"Only Max could have packed that much of a punch on her lightest setting. A tree would've only bruised you." Fang answered impassively, but on the inside he was grinning madly seeing Dylan in pain and knowing that Max caused it.

"Why should I tell you?" He asked smugly.

"Do you want me to make it official Beat Up Dylan Day?" Fang asked.

"She went alone." He muttered. Fang instantly knew that Dylan meant she had gone to rescue Iggy and Ella alone.

"When?" He snarled.

"A few hours ago." Dylan whispered.

"YOU LET HER!" Fang yelled.

"I wasn't going to. She took me by surprise with a rock and knocked me unconscious. Then she beat me up to subdue me. She totally snuck up on me like a mouse! I just woke up before you came out. I didn't even have time to call for help." He lied. Fang rolled his eyes.

"Then how did you know where she was?" Fang asked. Dylan's face flushed.

"I'm a psychic, remember?" He covered.

"You said that you didn't even have time to call for help. How would you have time to have a vision?" Dylan punched Fang in the jaw. Fang staggered back, but then countered by slamming down on his neck. Dylan was knocked onto the ground, but then swiped his legs underneath Fang's knocking him onto the ground as well. Before Fang could jump up, Dylan elbowed Fang in the ribs and hopped up. Then Dylan stomped on Fang's chest and smiled a he heard a crack and Fang grimaced.

"I've been wanting to do that since the first time I met you." Dylan chuckled. Fang glared at him, which made Dylan's smile grow bigger.

"I can't believe you were so stupid. I got rid of you so easily! Then Max hated your guts more then mine and became free for me to move in. She's mine now." Dylan cackled.

"You bastard!" Fang yelled. "She's mine!" A cocky voice interrupted their arguing though.

"So when Max gets back, who should I tell her owns her?" Iggy 2 mocked. Both of their faces paled and they scrambled after him.

Fang ran inside, but the door slammed after he had entered and he heard the click of a lock.

"Sorry Fang, but you can't go after her." Angel apologized. Fang was about to plough through her and fly out the door, but Dr. Martinez sat him down on a chair and Iggy 2 tied him up with military issued rope. Fang was trapped. He glared at everyone, especially Dylan who was grinning madly. As soon as Fang caught Dylan's eyes though, Dylan looked at his feet, but Fang could still see the wide grin. The frickin' jerk! A knock on the door made everyone's eyes fill with hope. Maybe Max had actually succeeded one her own and got Iggy and Ella out safe. Maybe she had even gotten Angel back too. The moment of truth came as Dr. M. opened the door to reveal, Iggy.

"Is Valencia Martinez there?" He asked looking hopelessly lost. Fang tried to see past him, but Iggy was filling the whole doorway.

"Iggy, come here. What happened to your leg?" Max's mom said like, well like a mother.

"Iggy!" Gazzy yelled excited and then hugged his best friend. Blood came off on him though and it was now that we realized there was a bullet in his leg and it was gushing blood. Dr. M. made him sit down while she got her medical supplies and Fang wondered where Max and Ella were.

"Fang, I'm sorry, but a bullet hit Max. She didn't make it." Iggy announced. Everyone stopped what they were doing and gawked at Iggy. Fang had stopped breathing and had become even paler.

"What?" He choked out. Then Iggy smirked.

"Nah, she told me that she would meet me here with Ella. She's fine. I just wanted to mess with you for freaking ditching us." He admitted. Fang struggled against the ropes so that he could strangle the dude. Iggy laughed and glanced at Angel 2.

"You're tied to a chair? Man, I wish I could see so bad right now." He cackled, sounding as if he was about to go into hysterics. Then his face went solemn.

"I did see Angel on my way out though. She's just as bad, if not worse then before." He stated.

"How could she be even worse then trying to stab her own freaking mother with a butcher knife like a demonic Matilda?" Gazzy ranted.

"She isn't even trying to fight against whatever happened to her. They really focused on breaking her. If Max didn't make it out…" Iggy trailed off since they all knew the answer. Max was supposed to save the world. She was perfectly capable of destroying it. All that psycho had to do was find out what nobody else ever has found out to do no matter how smart they are. How to break The Maximum Ride. Fang closed his eyes and tried to draw himself to where Max was. He saw her holding Ella and crying. That wasn't what made him grit his teeth though, it was the fact that twenty guards were storming the place led by the head psycho himself. Crap! He shouted in his head. That didn't come close to describing how bad this was though.

Aj: So, it was more like a filler chapter. There was actually no real cliffy at the end because this happened last chapter.

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