Chapter 17:
I can read your mind
Black smoke-filled the air as he house stopped crumbling and stood still.
Phoenix coughed and black dust came flying out of her mouth as she tried to stand up, but her les were to weak and sore. Black smoke blinded her all the while it burned her eyes. "Max!" she coughed. She cleared her throat and tried again "MAX!" her voice squeaked. 'I can't speak. I hope he is okay.' She thought to herself. She felt a movement beside her, and she hoped it wasn't Benji because she knew that she could no handle another fight with him. Her eyes widened as Max stood up. Rubble falling out of his fur. "You look horrible." Phoenix finally said.
"Don't worry about me how are you?" Max asked.
"I'm fine." Phoenix answered. "Where did Benji go?" she question.
"I don't know I don't see him any where so lets hope the house got him." He answered. 'Don't worry I know we will see him again.' Max thought.
"What now?" Phoenix asked. "I mean what do we do next?"
"We try to get into that room." Max replied. "But first let's gather our senses." He uttered.
Once Max and Phoenix where clear from debris they took a five-minute break letting their muscles relax.
"Well let's see." Phoenix began. "We are near the staircase, and over there is the old lab door, but where is the lab door?" she requested.
Looking around Max started remembering where the secret door was. The only problem with that is it was completely covered with debris. 'Crap we're going to need help with this one.' Max imagined.
"What are you thinking?" Phoenix questioned.
"What do you mean?" Max asked.
"I thought you said something about needing help, but I don't understand what you mean." Phoenix said.
"I didn't say anything about needing help." Max replied. "But I was thinking it." He added. He began to think about what was going on but he just couldn't belive it.
"What do you have in mind?" Phoenix asked but her brother didn't respond. "Um; Earth to Max." she said. Max looked over at her and then back to the secret door that stood between him and his future with his wife and kids. "Maybe." He slowly began to say, but before he could finish Phoenix cut in.
"Kelly and Calvin could help us."
"I was going to say that." Max said. 'It has to be true, she can read my mind.'
"I think you're right Max." Phoenix said as she began to walk up the steps. "I can read your mind, but the question is how?" she added.
"And where do you think you are going?" Max questioned.
"Up to meet Kelly and Calvin." Phoenix answered.
'Can she sence other animals as well?' Max asked himself. As much as he wanted to belive that she was just imagining things; he couldn't. He knew it was possible, and they didn't know what the serum was capable of doing to ones body.
"Max!" Phoenix yelled down the stairs. "I can hear you all the way up here."
"Man now I can't keep any secrets or think to myself." Max whispered to himself as he started up the stairs to rejoin his sister and the others.