Previously: How did she not see the kidnapper's familiar face in Serenity's mind when they were questioning her? There was no doubting that it was…
Chapter Eighteen
Leader's POV (I know you all are dying of suspense, but just enjoy the ride dear friends!)
It seemed like forever since I saw the Flock, though in actuality it was much shorter. They had managed to round up my other minions; Gretchen, Leon, Tommy, Duncan, and Edgar, as well as corner "Maria" and me into a corner with children held hostage in front of us.
As far as an un-kidnapping goes, this one was going off without a hitch for them.
There seemed to be an uncountable number of help in this. All of my men were cornered while they had people and wolves just standing around. Slowly, they started drifting off until only the Flock, the men who were more like Greek gods than human, and three of the wolves.
The odds still weren't good for our side though.
"Nuala" and "Two-Two" were getting stared at by their original DNA suppliers, as well as by the rest of the Flock's army of sorts. Denver's hooves were tapping the floor nervously as his long hair swished defensively behind him.
Serenity, my prize experiment, was thrashing uncontrollably in one of the inhumanly beautiful man's arms as she tried to join her friends. I would warn her that it was useless, but she had never been one to obey me when she got in one of her moods. I didn't mind, though, she could still kick butt in circles around anyone but the Maxes.
The only experiment who seemed to not really care was Kirby, and he was just too stupid to notice. Frogs must be the dumbest creatures alive. No wonder schools buy them by the hundreds to dissect in Biology classes; with their brain levels, they seem to have brought it on themselves.
"Let my son go!" Original Max yelled again, no longer caring that she had recognized me. I didn't care much either way, but I thought the least she could do was pay me some respect. I was a huge part of her past after all; maybe even a part of her future too if this plan worked out right.
"Or what, Maxie?" I taunted, knowing it got under her skin as much as calling Maria 'Max II' did. Those two really were dealt from the same cloth after all.
"I'll rip you to shreds you blankedy-blank-blank!" Max screeched, earning herself disapproving frowns from the people in her army. Even one of the wolf dogs seemed to be sending upset stares in her direction.
This was turning out to be quite a hoot.
"Language, Maxie." I taunted again. "A lady never curses like that in front of children."
I stroked Infant One's hair and placed a kiss to his small temple. He seemed to be on high alert even though I was holding him gently, though still as a body shield, and wondered how alike he was to his parents.
"My name is Maximum Ride, not Maxie." Max growled. "I always knew there was a reason why I felt I couldn't trust you, but now I know what it is!"
I was about to reply with a witty comeback, but I was interrupted before I had the chance.
"Let the girl go." A bronze haired man said calmly. He startled me until I noticed that he was looking at Max II who was holding her daughter Anastasia the way I was with Infant One.
"I can't. You'll kill me." Maria stated knowingly. Her eyes went to her original, and she whimpered. "Please, we made our peace in Germany. Why fight now?"
"You kidnapped my son, that's why." Max, who seemed to be the only one really putting up a fight, said with a glare. "You'll get what's coming to you."
Suddenly, the power went out and that was all the time I needed to fulfill Part Three of my plan. Part One went something like this: get Flock to let their guard down and wait for one of them produce an offspring with the other (honestly, my money was on Nudge and Iggy).
Part Two was to kidnap said child, lure them here (that part took a lot of strategizing so they would have to wait a long time and become devastated-though I assumed it would be longer than two months), and get them to realize my involvement in this all along.
Part Three, well, it was the hardest part of them all because it required guts that I didn't know I had in me at my age. I had to escape from their containment and continue my experimentations in secret. My goal was to become more powerful than said child, who in an essence, is the most powerful recombinant life form ever created.
Okay, now I know you might be wondering, 'why are any of these steps necessarily for you to be that powerful?'
Simple. The School's pride and joy were the Flock. The Flock this, the Flock that. No one cared about the other experiments as long as the Flock were around. Well, I tried befriending them. I tried wiping them out. I even tried sharing a fake bond with one of them. But it all ended in vain; the Flock were just like the others: they only cared about the Flock.
The whole Part Two of the plan was a bit of a waste but I wanted to see the Flock's shocked faces when they saw who it was that orchestrated this whole master plan. Call me cocky if you want. I don't care. The Flock have had their chance to shine, and after I'm as powerful as one of their children, there's no stopping me!
AN: Don't hate me for not revealing Leader's identity yet, but has anyone figured out who the Leader is yet? A million free hypothetical cookies if you can guess correctly :)
