Hey everyone. I finally got the chance to update. I've been snowed in and didn't have power for a while. It's back though. So, I have a Christmas present for you guys. I'm going to start posting my Harry Potter fanfic after break. I might get to it during break, but I don't know. It'll be pretty slow going at first since I'll also have this fic and my Twilight one to work on. I'll try my hardest though. Well, read 'NeoFlock' and 'Deadline' by Talon666 and 'Dark Blue' and 'Maximum Ride: Wings vs. Wands' by Madeline Cullen. They are so freaking amazing. No lie. So, here we go with my story now. I hope you like it.

I groaned as I came back into consciousness. I don't think I'd ever been so sore or stiff in my entire life. I tried to sit up, but it was practically impossible. I had only managed to raise my head up a little when it smacked something hard. I winced with pain and then reached my arm out. I felt a plastic wall. That probably meant that I was in a cage. Well crap.

I heard a small groaning sound near me. With a small, fleeting hope, I called out, "Jewel? Is that you?" I held my breath as I waited for some kind of reply.

"Mel?" I heard a groggy voice ask. "Where are you? Where am I? Tanner told me you were dead. Am I dead too?"

I hoped we weren't. "I have no idea where we are exactly, but I think you're right next to me in a cage or something. Reach out and see if you can feel any bars."

I heard her make a grunting sound and then she muttered something under her breath. I suspected it was a cuss word. "Cat carrier." she said, disgusted.

I sighed. "If Tanner hasn't stolen my lock picking kit I'll try and reach it. It's sort of hard to move around in here." I fidgeted around for a minute, trying to get to my pocket. It was no use.

Before I could say anything to Jewel, I saw a blinding white light and heard laughter. "Go let 'em out." I faintly heard someone say. It sounded like Tanner, but I couldn't be too sure.

I heard someone jiggle the lock outside of my cage. I heard a 'click' and whoever it was stopped. Then, the door opened and I gasped in disbelief when I saw who had opened my door.

"Miss me Princess?" Skye asked, grinning evilly. He reached his arm in and yanked me out. I looked around and saw that Willow was dragging Jewel out of her cage. I also saw that we were in the training yard and it was night.

Suddenly, I felt Skye grab my neck. So, this was how it was going to end. I closed my eyes tight, heard a click, and then felt Skye let go of me. I opened my eyes again. Shock collar? Great.

I watched as Willow tossed Jewel over towards me and then she and Skye walked over with Tanner and Flint.

Tanner smirked at me. "Well, I thought we'd play a little game Melody." he told me. "See, we're going to beat the crud out of you until you die. However, if you decide it's been too much, you may change your mind about joining me. I'll think about considering it."

I glared at him, pretending this development didn't scare me to death. "If that's all you're doing then why is Jewel out here, why are we in the training field, and why the shock collars?"

His lip curled up in a creepy smile. "Well, we have to have a little bit of fun." He chuckled and then said, "Jewel is out here to make it more difficult on you. We know you'll want to protect her. We're out here simply because I want to be. The shock collars, well, they're a precaution."

I crossed my arms. I should've known. "So, when exactly are we going to start this game of yours?" I asked.

Tanner shrugged. "I suppose we could start right now if you like." The way he said it, you would've thought we were about to sit down and play checkers or something of that nature. Not a fight for my life.

I sighed. "Whatever." I said. I could've sufficed with Skye just simply snapping my neck, but of course, Tanner had to put on some big type of show specifically for his own personal enjoyment.

"Alright then." Tanner said, smirking. "Just give us a quick second to morph and then we'll get started."

Once again, I will spare all of you good and decent people the horribly nasty and rather terrifying details of the whole morphing process. I wish I could've been spared of having to watch the whole thing. When it was over, four bloodthirsty Erasers were staring at Jewel and me.

Jewel and I stared at them for a moment and then ran as fast as we could down the opposite end of the field.

"And let the games begin." I heard Tanner say. I chanced a look behind me. Tanner, Willow, and Skye were gaining on me fast.

Wait a freaking minute. Why in the hell was I running like a scared chicken? I knew I was going to die, so why not fight? I might be able to take one or two of them with me. I skidded to a stop, sliding on some gravel and bringing up a small cloud of dust. They were pretty close and my eyes scanned the ground. A rock. Perfect.

I picked up the rock and tightened my fist around it. All those years of playing softball as a little kid were about to pay off. I wound my arm up and let the rock fly at Skye.

What happened next shocked me. Skye caught the rock in his hand with cat like reflexes and quickly tossed it right back at me. I turned my head just in time. I heard the rock whiz past me.

I was in such shock that Flint managed to take me by surprise. He slammed into me, knocking me to the ground. He wrestled with me for a minute before I managed to kick him between the legs and he rolled off me.

I struggled to get to my feet. I was still very weak. However, I was better rested. As soon as I got up, I heard a scream and whipped my head in the direction of the eerie noise.

I saw Jewel on the ground, clutching the side of her face. It looked like Skye had swiped at her and scratched her face up pretty badly. She quickly stood up and punched Skye in the jaw, making him wince with pain.

"Did you think I'd forgotten about you Melody?"

I whipped back around and Tanner punched me hard in the face. I staggered back a few paces, blinking rapidly.

"Come one Melody." he whispered. "Just give up already. It'll all stop. You and Jewel will be safe. You won't get hurt anymore." He walked closer to me.

"I've told you a million times. My answer is and always has been: Hell no!" I lunged at him and managed to tackle him to the ground.

We rolled around on the ground, both trying to kill each other. I'd never wanted to hurt someone so much in my entire life. Tanner had ruined one of the few good things I'd had since I'd been kidnapped a couple months earlier.

Suddenly, someone grabbed me and pulled me off Tanner. I was kicking and trying to get free from whoever was holding me. Tanner was sucking in mouthfuls of air, trying to catch his breath.

"A… about time you idiots." Tanner gasped. "She almost killed me. She's freakin' stronger than she looks."

"Sorry Tanner." Willow said. She was the one who had pulled me off Tanner. "We rushed over here as fast as we could."

Tanner began yelling at them and I continued to try and break free. I could see Jewel and Flint fighting out of the corner of my eye. Skye was helping Tanner get up. If I was going to get away from Willow there was only one way to do it.

I bit down on her arm. She started cussing and screaming, but I didn't let go until I tasted blood. It was so gross, but it was necessary. She dropped me and I ran for Jewel as fast as I could.

"Jewel!" I shouted as I ran for her.

"Let her go!" I heard Tanner shout. "She can't go too many places! She'll have to give up eventually!"

I stopped completely dead in my tracks. Tanner wasn't going to kill me. He really was just trying to get me to give up. He'd never stop. I couldn't subject Jewel to this torture every single day for the rest of her life, so what was I going to do?

The whole world seemed to stand still as I came up with the stupidest plan in the history of the entire universe. I figured Max would be proud of me and the rest of the Flock would be trying to talk me out of it. However, I was stubborn like my aunt and I knew what had to be done. They only wanted me. They'd probably send Jewel back to the room she once shared with Skye and me or that's what I deluded myself into thinking.

"Mel!" I heard Jewel yell at me. "What're you doing?!"

I noticed that I was staring up at the sky. Day was just starting to break and the sky was grey and cloudy. I looked over at Jewel who was still fighting with Flint and actually winning.

I stretched out my wings without saying a single word. What was I supposed to say? I got into the air and started flying higher, slowly. Everyone stopped doing what they had been doing to look at me. I flew higher and faster.

"Mel!" I heard Jewel scream. "Are you crazy?! What are you doing?!" She went silent for a second and then screamed, "No! You can't!"

I heard Tanner laughing. "She won't. There's no way she'd give up her life."

I continued to climb higher and higher. I felt a small shock and fell a few feet before I picked back up again and continued to fly straight. I got another, harder shock, but I ignored the pain. It wouldn't matter in a few feet anyway. Either the intensity of the shock would kill me or I'd die when I fell.

Suddenly, I felt a huge shock and I shrieked in pain. I was falling fast and everything around me was growing dark. I felt the wind rush around me. I heard Jewel shriek and scream my name, but it was growing fainter and fainter with every second. Time seemed to stand still as I fell. Suddenly, my eyes closed and I heard and felt nothing. I was gone.

Oh snap. Is Mel okay? What's going on? What happened? I suppose you all will just have to wait a while to find out. I will try and update as soon as I can. Well, see you all later.