Hey everyone. I've decided that I'm just going to update whenever I can. This whole updating once a week thing just isn't going to work if I want to post all the fanfics that I want to write. So, this is a double update. I'm really sorry about what happened to Skye guys. I had to do it. What's one of my fanfics without one huge twist that leaves you wondering what I was thinking? I promise that you'll see why I did this soon. Well, this chapter follows Skye. I really hope you guys enjoy this. It should be interesting to say the least. So, read 'NeoFlock' and 'Deadline' by Talon666 and 'Dark Blue' and 'Maximum Ride: Wings vs. Wands' by Madeline Cullen. These guys are the best. They are amazing authors and even better reviewers. This chapter is dedicated to them and my good cyber buddy Sonya Rivers. You guys have seen me through some rough patches. Your reviews have made me smile. When I felt like giving up I'd go through my old reviews and see the amazing ones you left me and I'd say, 'This is why I continue to write. I can't let these guys down.' and then I'd be inspired to come up with an excellent chapter. Thanks so much for that guys. You have no idea how much you mean to me. Well, here it is. For you.
Skye brushed his white blonde hair out of his eyes and looked towards the horizon. The sun was just beginning to rise. Tanner had made them fly all through the night. And he had thought Mel was tough. However, Melody didn't matter. She was the enemy. She had always been the enemy; he'd just never seen it. Tanner had showed him. She wanted to protect the normal people who would call her a freak if they knew what she really was, like her friend Cory. She was stupid and weak.
Skye looked down on the ground to take his mind off her. All he could see for miles was desert. He didn't know where they were exactly, but he was sure they were on the west coast.
He felt a pair of wings brush his side so he turned his head. Willow was nodding down at the ground. He looked in the direction she was indicating and saw a massive building that looked like it had been abandoned for several years.
He looked to his other side and Tanner gave him a short nod. This was the place. It was time to start their descent.
Once on the ground they walked into the old building. Despite the way it looked on the outside, the inside looked like it had been kept up nicely. Everything inside was white, chrome, and unnaturally spotless.
"Welcome to California." Tanner whispered as they walked inside. "This was the place where everything started. This is where we came to be."
Skye turned to his leader, curious. "You mean this is the very School that Maximum Ride and her Flock escaped from?"
Tanner nodded. "That's right." They came to a fork in the hallway. Tanner pointed to the right. "This way. The Director wants to have a word with Skye."
Skye tensed up at that. The Director wanted to see him. He was not looking forward to seeing her. Not after all that betrayal. Not after she had lied to him, just like Melody had. He felt his claws extend. He took in a deep breath. He couldn't think about that. They retracted back into his fingertips.
"Here." Tanner said, stopping in front of a huge metal door. He pressed a red button on the side. In a matter of seconds, the door slid open and Tanner pushed Skye forward. The doors slid shut behind him. He approached the Director's desk very slowly. She was sitting in a big, black chair facing the wall.
"You… uh wanted to see me?" he asked nervously. This was the last thing he wanted to be doing.
"Yes." came her voice from the chair. She turned around and smiled at him. "I see the 'E' virus worked."
Skye nodded. "It works great." he told her.
She nodded happily. "Did it hurt when you morphed? Did you experience any kind of pain?"
Skye nodded. "It was awful. I felt like I was dying or like I was being ripped apart."
"Well, that's normal. You'll get used to it in time." she assured him. "Now, about Melody."
Skye growled and began getting angry. "What about her?" he asked through clenched teeth, trying to remain calm.
The Director smirked. "I just wanted to make sure that all of your feelings for her were… unpleasant."
Skye nodded, getting his temper under control. He wished people would stop mentioning her.
The Director looked at him curiously for a moment, got out of her chair and walked over to him. She placed her hands on her shoulders. "Welcome home Skye. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."
Skye felt… weird. He wanted to throw her off him, but knew that he couldn't. He'd be in humungous trouble with Tanner for that.
"Can I go now?" he muttered after sitting there for a minute.
She sighed. "Yes, I suppose you can." She walked back over to her chair and sat down.
Skye stood up and slowly walked towards the door. He could not wait until he was out of Dr. Mason's sight.
"Wait a second Skye." she said as he reached the big metal door.
He turned around to look at her. She was smiling the same smile she used to give him when he was a small child before he hated her.
"I'm so proud of you." she told him. She looked at him for another moment and then nodded towards the door. "Send Tanner in."
Skye nodded and then pressed the red button on the side of the door. It slid open with a hissing noise and he saw Tanner, Willow, and Flint standing in front of it. Skye nodded towards Tanner and he went inside the room. The doors slid shut behind him, leaving his three partners alone in the hall.
Skye sighed and leaned up against the wall next to Willow. She smiled softly at him, but he didn't smile back.
"We're glad to have you back Skye." Willow whispered. "You're where you belong. With me and Tanner, your best friends."
Skye nodded solemnly. He didn't want to talk. He felt like crap. He just wanted to lie down and sleep.
Willow placed her hand on his shoulder and made him look into her eyes. "Skye, I mean it. I'm really happy to have you back."
Skye turned away from her and shrugged her off. He remembered Mel touching him like that and it made him angry. He couldn't afford to get angry.
She looked at him, open mouthed for a minute and then ran down the hall, crying. Skye wondered why. He turned to Flint, looking for some kind of an explanation for Willow's strange behavior.
Flint just rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Never listens. We were ordered to wait right here and what does she do? She runs off." he muttered, annoyed. This was the first time Skye could ever remember hearing Flint speak and it was rather eerie.
Suddenly, the door slid open and Tanner stepped out, looking like someone had told him he just won the lottery. When he looked at Skye and Flint his smile faded.
"Where's Willow?" he asked angrily.
Flint and Skye pointed in the direction that Willow had ran away. Tanner groaned angrily.
"If I've told her once then I've told her a thousand times. I'm the leader. She has to listen to me." He took off down the hall and Skye and Flint followed him slowly. They could tell Tanner's good mood had just vanished.
They came to the end of the hall and Tanner swung open the door. Willow was sitting on her bed and when she saw Tanner, she looked frightened.
"How many times have I told you?" Tanner asked, jerking Willow up by her hair. She shrieked in pain and he ignored her. "Answer me." he ordered.
"A thousand." she whimpered. He threw her to the ground.
"And you still disobey me." he told her.
"I'm sorry." she cried. She looked around the room pleadingly. She was practically begging Flint and Skye to help her. Flint just shook his head and sat down, so Skye did the same.
Tanner shook his head and yanked her back up. "You're not sorry." he told her. "But you're gonna be." He slapped her hard across her face and then hit her nose. It began squirting blood and Tanner pushed her back in the floor.
"There." he growled as Willow held her bleeding nose, trying to stop the flow. "Maybe now you'll listen."
Willow looked to Skye hopefully. He just shook his head again and lied down in his new bed, letting sleep over take him even though it was seven in the morning.
Yikes. Tanner is horrible, isn't he? I certainly would not want to be in Willow's shoes. How can she love a guy like that? Well, like I said, this is a double update so go and take a look at the next chapter. It goes back to Jewel and Mel. Emotions are running high. Wonder what will happen next. Guess you'll just have to keep reading. Leave me a nice long review guys. Thanks.
