PART TWO

The Death of Time(line, that is)

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We were nearing the end of the tunnel when Timeline turned to me and said, "we have to make this quick. I felt outside that it was going to rain, (A/N: There really are people who can detect differences in barometric pressure without any form of equipment. I'm one of them.) and I really don't like being wet. It probably isn't best for your wings either." My thoughts exactly. Wings are a huge pain in the ass to get dry. So much, that I can barely stand going for a swim, or getting a shower every morning. But I digress.

We reached a large steel door that marked the end of the tunnel, locked with a number pad. Timeline quickly entered the code, (66820511, as I read inside his mind) and we entered a large room.

Nothing would ever compare to what I saw.

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It didn't take long to find my brother. He was attached to a surgical bed in the next room, plainly visible through a window, which I think was a two way mirror. And then I looked to my left and right. All I saw were the cages.

At first I thought they were strange dogs, looking out at me, due to the cages, but then I looked closer and saw that they were all human beings. At least, they were at one point. I saw other kids with wings, whimpering at us, and I couldn't stand it. Aaron wasn't the only person I had to save.

Something then caught my eye, and when I turned to see it, all I saw was the window looking in on my brother, and as I turned my head again, that window was replaced by more cages, and I realized what was happening.

I could see through walls.

And that was when, for the second time that day, my hopes were crushed.

13

Death is unpleasant. Especially when it isn't you that's dying.

Timeline had gathered all the information he needed from a nearby computer — which I quickly stored away in my head — and we were heading towards the door. But when it opened, I was greeted by a familiar face.

Or, rather two.

It was the pair that had murdered my parents, and had ruined my life, but something was different about them. They were changing before my eyes. Their faces elongated, and fur was erupting across their bodies. "Werewolves!" I cried aloud.

"Erasers," Timeline corrected in my head, and suddenly something clicked. Do you remember the book I was reading earlier? Do you want to take a guess at the title? Never mind, I'll tell you. It was Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson. Or, at least I thought James wrote it. Apparently, he got all his info directly from the source. But there was something different about these erasers. And then I knew.

There were oversized wings sprouting from their backs.

I enjoyed writing this. Would anyone like to take a stab at who is going to die?(pun intended) In any case, This takes place in mid 2006, and School's Out - Forever was not at that point released, so while I've read up to Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, the flying erasers are a new revelation to Terrance.

Disclaimer: Maximum Ride is not mine, and nor are Erasers. Those are property of James Patterson.