This is the second to last chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter

There was a cry of anguish, of pain, of sadness so deep, that everyone stopped.

"FANG!"

Max was by Fang's side in seconds, hopelessly pressing her hands against the long, bloody gash across his chest. "Fang, Fang, Fang, Fang, Fang" She murmured over and over again, "Please, Fang, Please, don't leave, don't leave me! I need you"

Her tears mixed with his blood, as she cried over him, the blood sweeping through her fingers, "I love you Fang, don't leave me"

The devastation around her stopped, as everyone stared at the anguished teen.

Angel took a step towards them, but couldn't go on. She fell to her knees, tears in her eyes.

Gazzy couldn't move, he stood staring at the image before him.

Nudge screamed, she couldn't help it.

Iggy winced with every blow of pain from Max.

Everyone, all the flocks, all the fighting, all the erasers, scientists, etc, stood.

It was like the fate of the world rested on the dark hair teen living or dying.

"I love you fang" Max whispered again, unable to stop the tears, unable to stop the blood, unable to do anything but watch as the colour went from Fang's face, as his blood poured over her fingers. "Your blood is my blood" and it was-her blood was mixed with Fang's-from the time when he got ripped up. "you die, the worlds destroyed" And it would be, "I'd break" She laughed a mirthless laugh, "the famous Maximum Ride, Broken. Don't leave me Fang"

Everyone watched, no one able to do anything.

And then Dylan took a few steps forward, at the same time that Patch did.

They looked at each other, then both went forward.

It seemed impossible that Fang could live-the amount of blood he'd lost. Max still had her hands pressed against the flow, but it didn't seem to stop.

"Don't die Fang"

To be continued...