Yo, people!!!! How's it hanging???
Emerald: What are you on?
Me: Coffee and chocolate.
Emerald: Fair enough.
Me: I think this story will soon reach its dramatic conclusion. I'm guessing there will be maybe 3, 4 more chapters. But my guesses are usually way off.
Emerald: They are, watch. Evie, guess the time without looking at the clock.
Me: Half past three!
Emerald: It's ten to two.
Me: Oh, alright then. Emerald?
Emerald: Evie does not own Max Ride or anything famous. She owns me and the plot.
Both: ONWARD!
There was no mistaking that beautiful Eraser's voice, like, right behind us. Brilliant. Poppy stiffened next to me and Dreamer groaned. I nearly swore. I had led them right into an ambush. How could I be so retarded? A hand grabbed my hair and pulled me to my feet. And then an Eraser said, "Let's go home, mutant. Maybe there'll be a couple of surprises waiting for you." And then the six of us were dragged toward the school. Not exactly the big, victorious entry I was hoping for. I noticed they'd already mended the wall. Ho Hum.
I was kicking and swearing at my Eraser, but for all the use it was doing, I may as well have left out the kicking.
"Dear God," the Eraser dragging Jake said, "That is some epic language."
"It's the delivery that makes it truly spectacular." Harry's Eraser said, "I don't think she's even taken a breath yet."
"GET OFF YOU STUPID BLOODY ASSHOLES!" I was still yelling, and the Erasers all laughed. We were at the gates now, and an Eraser pressed a button beside the gate.
"What?" a stiff voice said, crackling a little through the loud speaker.
"We got the other six!" the Eraser holding Chase said, "The other mutants!"
There was a pause, then the voice said, "Come in." And the gates swung open. I groaned. Why couldn't the voice had said, "Please hold for three hours." Or something like that?
We were dragged through the gates and into the prison yard. If we weren't being held by the Erasers, I would have yelled something like "Doesn't this place bring back memories?!" But since we were being held by Erasers, I didn't bother.
We were pulled into the middle of the yard, and then the Erasers released us. I looked around, and saw, through arms of a lot of Erasers, the flock sitting in different sized cages. Nudge looked up and gave me a small smile. How could she smile??? Did she have any idea were we where? Now I looked, all of the flock looked perfectly calm. I was practically fainting from fear. They must have done this before.
"Stand for the Director of Itex." A geeky looking whitecoat said through a megaphone. While the whitecoats and Erasers were grumbling and getting to their feet, I pulled my foot behind me and brought it down. A sharp intake of breath told me it was Harry's.
"What the Hell was that for?" He whispered/snapped.
"Count to one hundred, then attack." I muttered, trying to move my lips as little as possible. I heard him repeat my plan to the others.
One…Two…Three…Four…
The crowd was parting, revealing a woman with dark brown hair and darker eyes. She looked vaguely familiar, like a friend you had met at kindergarten and then forgotten. But I had never been to kindergarten.
Thirty three…Thirty four…
The woman came over, and spoke directly to me.
"Emerald, it's been ages since I saw you." She said.
What the Heck? Did I know her?
Fifty five…Fifty six…
"You've gotten so big. You look so much like her."
Sixty seven…Sixty eight…
"Who are you?" I snarled. Okay, I know people say 'Be polite to strangers'. Well I say, screw them.
"You don't recognize me? I guess it has been ages since I saw Megan."
Seventy nine…Eighty…
Okay, so I don't know much about my past. What I do know is that Megan was the name of my mom.
"What? You knew her?" I said, shocked.
"Knew her? I grew up with her!" The Director said.
Ninety six…Ninety seven…
"I'm your auntie, Emerald."
Ninety nine…One hundred.
The rest of my flock lunched into battle, hitting and punching and kicking.
I simply stared at the Director. Stared and stared and stared.
Dimly I heard Chase yell, "Emerald, what are you doing? MOVE!" But it sound as if it was coming from one end of a very long tunnel. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw me fighting Poppy. The clones had joined the battle.
Suddenly I gave a jerk. What was I doing??? My family were getting beat up, and I was staring at a short woman with a spot on her chin. Instantly I lunched at the fake me, ready to roundhouse kick her in the chest. But she was ready for me too, lifting her arm and grabbing my ankle, swinging me into a wall. Fireworks danced in front of my eyes. Hands grabbed me, and forced me into a cage. I looked around. Everyone in a cage was glaring at me.
"You doofus!" Chase snapped, and Poppy said, "It was your plan! You told us the plan! And you're the reason the plan didn't go to plan!"
"I'm sorry." I said, tears pouring down my cheeks. It looks like I was going to be the one who killed my family.
Again.
All done! Did you like it?
Emerald: Meh. It was so-so.
Me; Shut up, Emerald. Next chapter coming soon!
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