In Too Deep

by xoxDenixox

Itex was challenging, and Mr. Chu was just about as hard as it gets. So when they join together to destroy the one thing they both hate most, Maximum Ride, can the flock keep it together or is this the end? Fax, Eggy, slight ooc. T for possible language.

2. Prologue

In Too Deep

By: Deni

Prologue

(Third Person POV)

The Director paced in silence. She looked around the office, taking in its plain white walls and plain white tile floor. She sighed sitting down at her desk and resting her head in her hands. She was in a tough position. Itex had slowly been reforming and rebuilding its strength since the defeat in Germany and they would soon be ready to commence with the By-Half Plan. There was just one problem standing in their way. One thing that kept them from acting now. The flock. Or more importantly, Maximum Ride.

Maximum was the leader of the flock, a group of avian hybrids; 98% human and 2% birds. They had been created in one of the branches of Itex, the School, but had escaped after 10 years in captivity. No one thought much of their escape and figured they could be easily recaptured. Now they were learning how wrong they were, and discovering just how big a problem the flock was becoming. They had been the ones to nearly destroy Itex back in Germany, and to Itex's advantage, they seemed unaware that Itex was reforming and becoming stronger.

Being the Director, it was up to her to make sure that nothing stood in the way of the commencing of the By-Half Plan. She knew she had underestimated the Flock's strength back in Germany, but she would not underestimate them this time. She would take the full measure to make sure that they were exterminated for good, and that they could never pose as a threat ever again. All she had to do was come up with an idea, a plan to get rid of the Flock, or more so, to get rid of Max.

The Director knew if she could only get rid of Max, that the Flock would no longer be a worry. They would hand themselves over willingly or be recaptured with ease. But Max, she was a whole different level of challenging. If Itex could just get their hands on her, all of their problems would just go away. She sighed again, she couldn't even begin to think of how to capture Maximum Ride. She knew all they had to do was capture just one of the Flock members and hold them hostage, and Max would hand herself over in trade without hesitating. But she also knew that with Itex just now reforming, that they weren't quite at full strength again. To take on the Flock, they had to be above full strength, not below.

She looked down at the newspaper she had seen earlier that week. Picking it up, she reread the headline "Flock exposes illegal pollution schemes". The article had talked about how Max and her pathetic flock had managed to reveal that Mr. Chu's company was releasing toxic waste into the ocean, which was mutating the creatures that lived in it. It also talked about how Dr. Martinez, Max's mother had been rescued and was recovering. The Director had to admit, she had been pleased to hear that Mr. Chu had gotten his hands on Max's beloved mother and the founder of the CSM (Coalition to Stop the Madness). She knew how much it had hurt Max and the rest of the Flock to have Max's mother captured because of her involvement with the CSM and Flock. So seeing the news that she was recovering, the Director felt a small rage burning inside of her. She wanted to see Maximum hurt, not basking in glory after another successful mission.

The Director growled quietly and threw the paper back on the desk, before standing up and pacing again. A plan. A simple plan. That was all she needed to get rid of the Flock and become the ruler of the world. She thought about Mr. Chu. She had heard much about him through discussions with other major leaders, and he was very well known. He made her own company look like child's play. She felt a grin slowly forming on her face. She had an idea. She knew that the Flock was now an enemy of Mr. Chu's after the little stunt they had pulled last week. So obviously, if he had an evil bone in his body, which he did, then he would want revenge. If she could get his forces to unite with hers, together, they would be an unstoppable team.

She glanced down at the paper and frowned momentarily. She saw the line in the paper, "Goes to trial next week for sentencing and is currently awaiting it in prison within the secure boundaries of the Hawaii Naval Base." She shook her head as the frown slowly started to come back, this was just a minor set back, and she knew if she could help Mr. Chu, he would more likely want to help her in return. Not that he wouldn't want to help out now. She called for her assistant and walked quickly out the door. She had plans to make, big plans. Plans for the jailbreak that was about to occur, that would soon allow for Itex to begin commencing the By-Half Plan, and destroying the Flock, once and for all.