A/N kay6 people next chapter so please review, and thank you to everyone who has been reviewing for my story so far, you make me smile and encourage me to keep writing. This is the chapter where things start going to hell in a hand basket. So hold on tight kiddies. XD

Chapter 4

I woke up to the sound of shouting, I would normally ignore it and try t snuggle closer to Chase. But Chase wasn't with me, I opened y eyes and saw something that made my heart skip a beat. Chase was the one shouting.

Sky was on the floor in the corner of the cell rubbing her head. Chase was by the open cell door fighting hand to claw with a Wing Beater that looked more beast than man. There were three dead Wing Beaters dotted around the cell, and blood, so much blood. Were we scheduled for termination? Were the Wing Beaters here to execute us? Were the Arena finally giving us the freedom in death?

Movement caught my eye, just as Chase threw the Wing Beater to the floor and started to twist its neck, one of the bodies next to my bunker stirred. It moved stealthily, it glanced up at Chase and saw him taking out his comrade, then it glanced at Sky who was dizzily getting to her feet. It grinned evilly and was getting into position to launch itself at her.

"Sky! Look out!!" I yelled trying to warn my sister, after all, I was a kid, what could I do?

Sky looked up and dodged to the side anticipating the Wing Beaters movement. Instead it did something neither of us thought it would do. It pivoted on one foot so it was facing me. My eyes widened and I saw Chase look up from the dead body under him, and scramble towards me terrified as the Wing Beater landed on me.

"Max! NO!" I could hear Sky screaming for me, but she was still dizzy and had trouble getting to me. Chase was among the claws and teeth that were attacking me trying to get me free before I was killed.

I screamed, the claws raked up my sides and as I tried to twist away my wing got caught and the Wing Beater had a malicious grin on his face. His hand clenched around my wing and I could feel the pin like claws dig in, then he pulled his arm down sharply, ripping out stitches and opening one of my recent wounds that traced down my spine.

I cried even harder, my scream sounding as though it could shatter glass. I saw Sky running unsteadily towards us, I saw Chase's face set in a grim line as he finally managed to pull the Wing Beater off of me.

"You stay the hell away from my sister!!" He yelled as he bashed the things head into the wall, after he heard a satisfying crunch, did he let it go. He ran over to me where Sky was trying to wrap me up in my arms.

I couldn't move. Whether from fear, pain or something............else. I just couldn't move, not since that Wing Beater had ripped his claws along my spine, something in me had tinged and I just couldn't move. I could scream and cry but I was immobile. I was slightly curled in on myself, blood already beginning to pool around me, shaking uncontrollably.

"It's okay Max, I'm going to patch you up and then we're-" Sky was cut off by Chase.

"We can't we don't have time. They're going to start closing this place down any minute. We have to go. NOW."

Sky looked up and opened her mouth to protest, then she snapped her mouth shut and nodded grimly. I still couldn't move as Sky scooped me up and ran out of the cell following Chase. The corridor was clear, but the alarms were blaring and lights were flashing, Chase ahead of us ran into two Wing Beaters and a scientist. He launched himself into battle straight away, Sky noticed he was struggling against the Wing Beaters seeing as the white coat was already on the floor nursing a bruise on her head. Sky hid me in a corner of a pillar and ran to help Chase.

I started to feel movement in my fingers and twitched my toes. I fought against whatever was happening to me, we were leaving, I was going to be free, just like my siblings had promised. I flexed my arms and legs ignoring the burning pain in my wing and back. I managed to get to all fours and started to push myself up.

I looked up smiling, to see Chase and Sky ganging up on the last Wing Beater. We were winning.

The white coat was crawling away though, what was she doing? She pulled herself up the wall across from me, next to a panel in the wall. She scanned her hand and started to type in something. I had to think quick. I was sure that what she was doing would be bad for us.

Sky and Chase always told me never to use my powers, 'cause it could hurt me since I was still little. But I couldn't just do nothing. Ignoring all past warnings I focused on the white coat.

I imagined all the times I was made weak and vulnerable, when I had to see Sky or Chase hurt. How many times I had to watch kids, like me, kill themselves than go through one more day here. I used the anger for strength my body didn't have yet, but my mind did.

I did something, a type of push with my mind that was instinct. It caused the white coat the slam into the wall she was leaning on head first and pass out. She passed out just as the panel beeped and I took a step towards Chase and Sky, just as they turned to me after knocking out the wing Beater.

I heard a whoosh sound and something blurred right in front of me. I heard Sky screaming for me, Chase was shouting and banging against the air. No it wasn't air. As I took one more step towards them I came into contact with solid cold. A bullet proof barrier had slid between me and my family, I couldn't touch them, hear them, I was separated from them.

Sky and Chase slid down till they were looking in my eyes. My frantic eyes locked with them and I put my tiny hand against the barricade between us. Sky mirrored my action and put her hand next to mine, Chase put his hand over hers and I imagined that the cold glass under my palm wasn't there and we were really holding hands like we always did.

Chase tried to say something but the glass was too thick and with my super hearing I could only make out a deep mumbled tone. Tears sprang to my eyes and I tapped my hands against the glass, wanting my family. I was so scared.

Behind me I could hear growls and shouts, getting closer. They were in pursuit.

And I was trapped.

And alone.

I turned around and pressed my back against the glass, looking down the corridor to see what creature from hell they had sent to kill me.

A/N Ooooh cliffe. I will update soon I promise, but you have to review for me and let me now, by the way Children In Need is here so if I'm let updating don't kill me cause I have tonnes of obligations and coursework to do. Thank you for being so understanding :D

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