Chapter 24

"Maximum Ride you are next," the burley scientist came out of the door. He was carrying the same clipboard in his hand that probably only had like drawings of spaceships and race cars, I thought.

"Well sorry but I'm not in the mood to get up and leave. Anyways what are your phsycopathic scientists going to do to me anyway? Take blood samples then say 'we are done with you…NEXT!'" I groaned.

Iggy turned me to face him then came really close to my face and said, "Just go, they are going to be harmless tests and you're going to see something you've been missing. Trust me." Iggy smiled then pushed me toward the scientist.

I walked down this creepy hallway that had paintings of Dr. God.

"Well I can tell he's full of himself," I whispered, but made sure it was loud enough for them to hear me.

"Shut up, freak," said the one guard who was behind me got a crowbar and swung it at my knees. I fell like dead weight and they kicked me to get up.

"Well then."

The walk felt like I was walking to my death. I was imagining a group of my past coming at me with guns, crowbars, baseball bats, Tasers, and other assault weapons. Instead it was, well, what I imagined: my pass standing in one room with needles and clipboards, not guns and weapons.

They stuck me with every needle in the stupid lab. They took a lot of blood that was starting to make me dizzy and tired. Then the biggest guard picked me up by my hair and carried me into another room. This time there was one flat screen hanging from the wall. Also there was a chair that had rope tied around it and I could tell this wasn't going to be good.

"Sit down in that chair," the guy threw me down on the chair, not giving me a chance to get up and walk over.

"Man, you don't have to force me to watch TV. So what's on? Wipeout? Hell's Kitchen? Oh, I know NCIS: Miami-" and he was on the flat screen

Holy Crap.

Oh, my God.

Is This Real?

Those where the things that were going through my mind. I didn't know what to say I just gawked at the picture. This was no Wipeout or Hell's Kitchen. This was. I couldn't even say his name anymore.

"Hey, Max, you look…to tell you the truth you look terrible, but yet still beautiful," he laughed his charming laugh. Then smiled his charming smile.

My throat was dry and I couldn't speak.

"Is th-this real?" I asked.

"Yes, sadly this is real. You over there about to die, me over here about to watch you die," he looked down at the ground then it was awkward and silent.

"I'm sorry," he finally said.

"Huh? Oh, sorry for what leaving? Oh don't worry I forgive you on leaving me with everyone then being tricked to coming here and dying. Oh yea, and it's okay that you never said a proper goodbye and you just walked out. All of the is okay!" the last sentence I started crying and when I looked up Fang was also.

"It's just you don't understand," he whispered. "There was pressure on me from Angel and I wanted to make sure you were safe. Yes, this is all my fault."

"I didn't mean it that way, I'm sorry for lashing out just then, it's just I hate this whole thing. There are days I wished the lab never created me. Or if they did they would have killed me when I was younger. I'm sorry also…"

"It's okay. Well, we are going to find a way out of this. This kind of stuff has happened to us all the time. This is just another one of their 'almost' good plans. There is a way out."

"Fang, I just want to tell you I love you. I love you and I never stopped thinking about you…ever," I told him and then started crying again.

"Max, I love you, too. And I thought about you every day," Fang smiled.

Then the screen went black, just as we were having a moment. The guard threw me out of the chair and onto the ground. I was no pissed and wanted to throw him out of the window that was in the room. Well, actually I expressed my thoughts and actually did throw him out the window.

After that I flew out and went around to the front and there was a group already waiting for me. I hurried up and flew straight up and lightning speed, until I found out I was running out of oxygen. Then I went back down and landed on the roof of the building. I punched a hole and swooped down into the attic. I looked for a way down to the lab to save everyone else and escape.

Then I heard sounds coming up the stairs. "Where could that brat have went? She can't be up here because she can't punch through the roof its heavy duty. I say we just say we looked and go around town, or send that new set after them. Those Asian kids are trackers I heard."

I stayed against the wall of the poorly lit room until I heard nothing but mice crawling around here. I crept down the stairs not making a sound.

I went into the next room and found the entrance to the lab. I saw nothing but I heard people talking in the room that was next to the lab. There was an argument and I could tell it was really intense in there. I walked into the lab and there they were, my family and…and? Other kids?

"Well hello Max. You probably remember me from two nights ago. I talked to you over the speaker. I told you that I was falling for Fang. Well, guess what? I made out with him also," the girl smiled but didn't intimidate me because she was a few inches shorter.

"Uh huh, and I care why? Why would he like someone like you anyways? Your fake, a liar, and you can't even fly like I can. So bite me!" I walked straight up to her and got in her face.

She punched me but I ducked in time that she instead hit the dark guy who was standing behind me trying to grab me. Since I was kneeling on the floor I decided to take her out by swinging my leg just above her ankles. She came down and so did the African guy. I got up and unlocked the doors everyone was in.

"Everyone run!" I yelled and we went out the door and up into the gray sky morning.

"Did we just escape from the lab!" Nudge asked in excitement.

I smiled and nodded, then looked at Iggy. He mirrored my expression, happy yet confused. "So guys off to save Fang I guess?" and we all flew off in the direction of the School.

Once we arrived we made our classic grand entrance. We kicked some big guard butt then snuck in dressed as the guards.

"Let's go upstairs first and check up there," Nudge suggested.

Total was in Angel's oversized jacket wiggling around. Iggy crept behind me and the Gasman was behind him. Nudge led us up the stairs to an empty room full of cages.

"Is there anything in here?" the Gasman asked.

There was no sign of Fang so we ran around to every room looking for him. Then we hit jackpot. He was sitting in the same chair getting a lecture from…Anne. Oh how I hated Anne. She tried to take my spot as the Flocks mom. She acted all nice and perfect then turned on us.

"I know you were making a plan for them to escape, so spill kid," she grabbed his shirt and pulled him close to her face. "Where are they?"

"I have no clue, and I made no plan to escape. Maybe they did when they were in their cages, but I said nothing," Fang pleaded.

"Liar, tell me!" her eyes were bulging out of her head.

"Um, well we escaped because we are far too fast and smart for a regular human," Gazzy crept behind her. "Anyways we aren't dying not today, not never."

Iggy threw a stink bomb in the room and grabbed Fang. They went sprinting out as they locked the door behind them, with Anne in the room.

"Poor Anne," I moaned, "she has to stay in there with a stink bomb. Hey Ig, Gaz, how long will it take for the bomb to wear off?"

"I don't know…why?" Gazzy shrugged.

"Because I have a few questions for her," I smiled then looked at the person o loved, who was standing next to me.

After a few minutes we went back in there and dragged her to the room with all the cages. We threw her in one of them and waited for her to be conscious. And then she woke up.

"What do you kids want? Candy?" she demanded.

"No, but that does sound delightful. We want answers. All of us and if you tell anyone or try to escape we won't spear you your life. Understand?" Angel explained.

She looked at Angel then me. "Whatever."

"I want to know why you guys are trying to kill us and why is Dylan supposed to be my perfect other half. Why not Fang?" I questioned first.

"Well, destiny says that you guys are all supposed to die on this day at 7:00. And the Dylan thing is because Fang is just supposed to be one of your friends not your true love." she mumbled.

"I want to know why Angel keeps switching sides. First she's good then she's like the opposite of her name, Devil," Nudge asked.

Anne rolled her eyes. "Because the flock isn't going to be together forever, she is the first to show that you guys can separate and go against each other. Anymore pointless questions?"

"No, but I have a statement. I am changing my destiny," I whispered in her ear then kicked her in the face. "Okay guys, let us all go back home and be the family we always wore. Fang: no more running off from us." I laughed then he put his arm around my shoulder and I leaned into him.

We kissed for what felt like forever.

And looked into each other's eyes.

"I love you so much Max, will you marry me!" Gazzy mimicked Fang's voice and Iggy, Angel, Total, and Nudge started laughing.

"As you can tell a lot hasn't," I smiled then we flew out the nearest window and headed home.

Well, thanks again for reading this and I'm so extremely happy that I finally finished a story, almost! Rate and Respond, please, thanks!