Hello everybody! I'm going to keep this nice and short. I want to at least reach 10 chapters. So I have the next chapter planned out. I still have to figure out how I want to end this story. T_T Oh, and I found the flock's manga pictures on the web. Yes call me a nerd; I have the manga book too. Fang and Iggy are so hot! You can check them out on my profile. ^^

I don't want to end this story. :cries:

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Max's POV

Morning had been a drag, but we finally got everybody out of bed and have them eat breakfast. By the time we were done, Dr. Martinez and Ella already seemed said and lonely. I gave them a sympathetic glance. "We'll come back." I promised them.

As we all stepped outside, we hugged everybody goodbye. Jeb kind of just stood there in the background smiling. I can't believe how this feels like such a big deal. It felt as if we would be gone forever and won't come back for a while. "We'll be back as soon as we get rid of the Itex headquarters and destroy the letter. We'll be back in no time." I said to comfort Ella and my mother. They weren't crying, but they looked real sad.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ella hugging Iggy. For a LONG time. I glanced at Fang. He shrugged. I rolled my eyes at him and he grinned. It got really quiet, so I gave a small cough. Iggy and Ella broke apart and they seemed to be blushing slightly. "C'mere, Piggy." I said, grabbing Iggy by his ears and dragged him to an open space. Then gracefully, we took off, waving to them below us. (AN: this is NOT Miggy. Max is just "keeping an eye out". This story has FAX in it)

When we were up in the air, Fang flew closer to me. I felt my face heat up by a tad. "Where to?" He asked. "Oh right." I said back. Then I thought, Voice. Give me the coordinates.

The Voice responded immediately. Angle your direction slightly a few degrees to the left. I did this, and the flock followed my lead.

It was about a two-hour flight. The Voice directed us on where to go. We were in there in no time. We were flying over a desert when the Voice talked to me. Max, Itex is directly below you. Land on the ground.

I angled downward. "Ok guys. We're going to land!" I announced. Then altogether, we landed on the hard desert floor. I looked around confused. There was nothing but dirt rocks, and the giant boulder. "Where is it? There's nothing here." Gazzy asked confusedly. Iggy joined in. "Yeah, I can't see anything!" I punched him in the shoulder.

Ok Voice. We're here. Now what? I asked silently.

The entrance is below the giant boulder. Use all of the flock's strength to push it away slightly. There will be a door, unlocked. That is the entrance.

I walked towards the boulder. I leaned in and pressed my ear against it and knocked it with my fist twice. Didn't feel hollow. Damn.

"Guys, I'm gonna need some help shifting this boulder. Underneath it, there is a door, and it will leads us into the heart of Itex." My whole flock leaned against the boulder. Geez. The only way scientists would be able to move this thing if they had some flyboys with them! But we managed to push the boulder about five feet. We were all huffing afterwards.

I tried to even my breathing. "Ok. I'll go first. I'll signal to you guys by snapping." Then, I jumped into the hole. I landed on cool, steel floor with a dull thud. Not bad. Then I hear, "Hey Riley, great idea—" behind me. A labcoat.

I freaked and gave a small yelp. Then I socked him one right in the face. He dropped to the floor with a thump. I was hyperventilating. Why? Because I was stuck in a steel chamber. Underground. Definitely not good. Then I remember to signal to the others. I snapped. One by one, they all dropped down underground.

Now that my flock was here, I took a good look around the lab. There were computers everywhere, all busily working, but there was nobody here. Except for that one scientist lying on the ground. Fang kneeled down next to him. "What did you do to this guy?" He asked me. I shrugged. "He scared me, I had to do it."

I went up to one computer. On the right side of the screen, there was a single file. I clicked on it. Tons of data showed up. There was stuff listed all about drugs, pills, medication, injections, and a whole lot of other stuff. Then, at the end, there was a letter.

"Bingo." I muttered, and I hit the print button. The printer purred to life and began spitting out all the papers. I folded the papers and put them in my inside pocket of my jacket. Now we had to wreck this place. "Come on guys, we need to wreck as much stuff as possible." I said as a punch into the computer screen, making it go black. Then I ripped some wires out and threw them on the floor.

Gazzy came up to me. "What about a bomb?" He asked. I shook my head. "Wait until after we have all the information. We still need to find out Itex's plan. Once we leave, then you can blow it up." Gazzy beamed at me.

We pretty much busted everything in the room, and nothing came to attack us or stop us. "Where the hell is security?" I asked out loud. Nudge knocked on the walls. Then she put her hand to it. "These walls are soundproof. There are also a lot of wires through them, connecting all of the rooms."

"Right. Now we need to find out what Itex is going to do next. Can you hear anyone Angel?" I asked. Angel concentrated, then replied with a look of worry on her face, "No." Great.

There were two doors on each side of the room. Hey Voice, what door do I take? I thought.

That depends. What are you looking for? It responded back.

What do you mean, what am I looking for?! YOU tell me! I thought back angrily. I'm looking for the plans! Scientists! Anything! The fact that we haven't found any scientist or flyboys here was making me nervous.

That would be the right door then. The Voice retorted. I muttered angrily. What the hell? I thought the Voice was supposed to tell me where and what to do!

I kicked down the steel door. Inside, there was a whole group of scientist around a table. In front of them was a scientist lecturing them, pointing to a slideshow. A conference.

All of the scientists turned their heads to look at us. The guy who was lecturing them shouted, "That's her! Get her!" Oh shit. "Get the whole building on lockdown! This is an emergency!" Someone shouted. I whizzed around and slammed the steel door, in an attempt to slow them down.

"Go go go!" I shouted. I looked up at the hole from where we came from. It was gone. It closed up. "What the HELL?" I screamed angrily. The door behind us slammed open and a bunch of angry scientist stormed out of there in a frenzy. I pointed ahead. "That door!" I directed. Fang kicked down the door and we burst into a large, white, empty room. Fang and I closed the door behind us and we heard banging against it. The scientists were trying to get in to get us.

I looked around the room. White. The flocked cleared the door and went to the center of the room. "Angel, can you hear anything now?" I asked urgently. She replied no again. Damn. "I can see you guys." Iggy said, somewhat happily. Happy in the middle of hell. Ironic, isn't it?

On the other side of the room, there was a glass window. Behind the glass window, there were three scientists. Two of them were sitting in their chairs anxiously but the one in the middle looked relaxed. He was holding a small metal box. Weird. His nametag said "Riley".

Suddenly, two speakers emerged from the ceiling. Riley waved to me. I clenched my teeth. He started speaking, and we heard it from the speakers. "Maximum Ride. You fell right into our trap. I knew you'd be coming eventually."

I glared at the man behind the glass angrily. "Yeah, what do you want?"

Riley grinned. "You are in a soundproof room right now. We reserve this room for special occasions. You should consider yourself lucky."

"Cut to the chase, Riley, we don't live forever." I said snidely. Riley however, remained calm. This infuriated me.

Riley held up the small metal box. "I control you now, Maximum. You are nothing but a puppet. No one is here to save you. It is time to either join us, or be destroyed." I glowered at Riley. I hated this guy already.

"Bring it on, Riley. My flock and I can take anything. Got some new and improved Erasers? Or some new flyboys? Riley, we can take anything. We'll NEVER join you."

Riley looked bored. He kicked his feet up and rested them against the wall. He was silent for a minute, and then turned his gaze towards us. On me, to be exact. "Yes. But can you take yourselves?" He said coolly.

I sneered at him. "Is Max II back? Or did you make a Max III? Did you make anyone else from the flock?" I said. "They're no match for us anyways." I said, as I slid into my fighting stance. Riley flicked his gaze back at us lazily. Ugh. He was toying with us. Well, this can't last forever.

"Yeah, but can you handle yourself against the flock?" He grinned at us. Then he flicked open the metal box and hit the red button.

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