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Chapter 4: The School

Pain. Pain. Pain. That was throbbing all over me screaming in agony. My head felt like it was too heavy along with my eyelids. Not that I need to open those.

Have you ever been drugged before? Well let me tell you, it sucks. It really makes you weak. And when you're trying to survive weakness is not an option.

Groaning slightly I managed to roll onto my side where as I felt my worst fear. The bars of cages.

I remembered being in cages. Being crammed in one for ten years of my life when I could see and when I couldn't see. Bars are sick; bars are what kept us from the outside world locked in our nightmare. I. Hate. Bars.

I wrapped one hand coolly around the bars knowing I defiantly was in a cage now. Nausea churned and twisted in my stomach as I forced myself into an upright position. Now where was I? Where had I been taken to? Were the others taken too? I wished now more than ever I could see where I was.

So instead of seeing I concentrated on listening around me.

"Where is subject 3 now?" A gruff, low voice whispered obviously thinking I couldn't hear them.

"In examination now. He's been out cold for seven hours now." Another higher voice said.

Whoa, seven hours? Really?! Were they talking about me? Where was the flock then?

"And the other subjects?"

"All gone. We only needed one. This one was the easiest to catch." The other voice continued. My heart dropped. Of course I had been the easiest to catch, but at least the others were safe from what was to happen to me. "we only needed one specimen for this project. And subject 3 shall work the best."

So I was subject 3 then I guess. That's lovely then.

"Let's see if the subject is awake." The whinier voice chuckled telling me I was in for trouble.

I crawled to the back of my small cage tense ready to fight if needed. A door creaked open in front of me and many footsteps came in. Not two, but maybe five? Heavier footsteps told me that Erasers were here.

"Aw so I see subject 3 is awake." The gruff voice said. I glared hopefully in his direction.

"Now subject 3 you're to come with us." He went on, and I heard the click of my cage door being opened.

Should I run? Should I run?

"who died and made you my master." I spat still in his direction. A small movement way behind me, told me to listen and be careful.

"Hmm. No obedience I see professor." The higher voice chimed in next. Now I was outraged.

I was nobody's pet!

"Obedience?!" I yelled. "Do you want me to sit, roll over, maybe play dead also?!" I yelled.

"We can arrange it so you aren't playing dead." The gruff voice hissed. Sure go ahead man!

"And I can SO arrange your funeral." I snapped back arms folded across my chest. The two men growled in my triumph.

Then two huge claws grabbed both my arms yanking me out of my cage. I was thrown to the floor, arms pinned behind my back. An Eraser leaned over breathing on my neck.

"Let's try this again." You're coming with us or else." The gruff mean spoke and I was dragged away.

"You want me to do what?" I asked rubbing my sore arms standing away. From inside behind the glass I heard the gruff man (turns out everyone's calls him David) sigh.

"You're going to fight all these Erasers." David growled.

"Yeah because I can just see where they are right now." I rolled my eyes.

"That's the point!" David snapped.

"The point of what? You being an idiot? Why, do you enjoy ruining lives? Because I would just love to hear." I retorted with a snicker. Then a bell sounded and David yelled, "Begin!"

I gulped dancing on my toes softly listening to every sound in the room. Feet ran across the hard dirt, and listened as the shifted thinking I would not find them.

One swung for my head but missed terribly. I ducked turning for a kick t the gut hearing his breath leave his body and for a moment I felt proud. Another came hitting the side of my head, but I managed to get another punch into his head.

"Take that!" I spat round house kicking another Eraser deep into the chest. He stumbled back as I cocked my head.

Oh no another-

Too late. An Eraser grabbed my pain wings and slammed me deep into the dirt rubbing his boots on my wings ready to snap them. Only with judgment I moved my back leg up high enough to kick the Eraser where men usually don't want to get kicked. He howled in pain, letting me up and I spun slamming my hands over his eardrums popping them.

The Erasers continued to shriek and I grinned. This wasn't so bad.

Then a voice rang. An all too familiar voice I did not want to hear ever again.

"Bring on more!" barked none other than Jeb Batchler from inside.

There you go it's Iggy again! And he's back at the School!! Poor Ig, and yeah I wanted to add jeb only as bad so he's here but don't let him fool you!! Send me reviews please!! R&R or I won't update my next chapter anytime soon, i would love to see more reviews!! _