Chapter 8 – Brigid and Max and Brigid and Max

Repulsive. Her figure, her hair, her style.

Everything about HER is repulsive. What does Fang see?

I mean, sure I may not have as big an ass as Her, or as big a cup size; and okay I may have to put on a tiny bit more make-up than her but that's not the point.

I could always love him better, love him MORE... but he never thought so.

What was it he called me again? "A sick-psycho stalking bitch with a fucked mind and a disgusting personality; who also happens to be a paedophile as well as shit-head who drugs and kidnaps people and makes them wish they were dead"

Yeah, that hurt.

A lot.

But I refuse to give up on My Beloved; because doing so means losing the one I love... and losing them to Her. And I REFUSE to lose him to Her.

I'd rather die than ever lose to her.

And seeing as how I know dying would mean abandoning My Beloved and leaving him with Her; I just won't let that happen.

I have another plan. One that WILL make him love me.

Even if it kills him.

But don't worry, I'll make sure to follow right after him.

-----Max-----

It's quiet... actually, it's dead silent.

The only noises you can hear is me and the Flock wading through the thick sewage sludge (yes sludge, because it was that thick); and seeing as how we were almost completely silent it didn't make much difference.

Though sadly, I wish the smell would be as subtle as our movement. I FELT AS IF MY NOSE WAS BEING BURNED OFF. You'd think these Super-Suits (dubbed by Nudge) would filter out the smell but NO they just stop the radioactive-ness killing us.

But on the bright side, thanks to Gazzy I've smelt worse... though I guess that really isn't a bright side.

I jerk out of my thoughts as Fang poked my arm then pointed at the wall. I understood, one part of the wall was just one shade darker than the rest. I signalled to Nudge, who slid over and placed a gloved hand against the wall. As the images flashed into her mind Angel redirected them to ours, and we could see the walls history just as Nudge did. We saw flashes of a secret compartment, we saw the code to enter, and the eye which it scanned; the sterile, stainless steel inside and we saw flashes of the other fifteen walls behind it.

When the images stopped Angel immediately stepped forward, cracking open the hidden compartment, typing in the code and using her not-so-newly acquired shape-shifting powers she changed her eyes from their natural blue to a green-hazel, opening the door. We walked in, in silence checking our surroundings looking for any kind of escape, and just as we did so the door slid shut behind us locking us in. I glanced at Nudge who had her hand pressed up against the wall again and was thinking;

"This is a trap to stop infiltration, there're fifteen doors and fifteen rooms. Each one has a different thing for us to survive, but the Super-Suits can help us with most of them. I don't know what's coming but I can pretty much see it if I touch a wall, this room is going to fill with a purple gas soon. That gas has specially designed micro-organisms in it which are supposed to attack the nervous system slowly eating at it. Our Super-Suits can handle it, so we just have to wait it out."

And as if on cue, a purple gas started to fill into the room from the bottom of the walls. The others had heard, so we started to inch closer to the door; almost unconsciously huddling together. I didn't like these tests, and I didn't know what I was coming next. All I know is that I haven't been around the Flock all this time; and I've left them open to a lot of crap from the School, Itex, Mr Chu and all the other Cronnies. But I REFUSE to let anything happen to them while I'm still alive.

I'd rather DIE first.

-----Brigid-----

It's been 9 hours, and the Flock still hasn't given up.

They've dealt with poison gas, lasers, bombs, knifes, attempts at drowning, trying to be burnt alive, bullets, "Erasers", "Fly-Boys", nuclear bomb reactivity, genetically enhanced animal cyborgs. You name it, I've tried it! And all the while I've had a certain enhanced Mr Chu clone glaring over my shoulder as I failed each time. This is just pissing me off, I've had it! I'm going to open those last five doors and let them at the Flock at once. And I'm going to send them a message saying avoid Fang, aim for Max and if the others get in the way kill them too.

This is going to be so sweet.

-----Max-----

Okay, I was beginning to get tired now, we've been fighting off things for nine hours straight and we still had more things coming our way. I looked over at my Flock, speaking aloud for the first time in hours,

"Every one okay?" my reply was five yes' and I sighed in relief. Fang walked up to me, shushing the other as he did so.

"Max, can you hear that?" We all fell silent and listened. It was the noise the doors made when they opened, and it was very distant. We heard it again, only this time closer, and then we heard it again, and again. We heard it four times before all fell silent; by then all of us weren't tired anymore; but had our muscles tight ready to fight off whatever was going to come our way. I noticed Fang take his place at my right like he always used to do and I couldn't help but glance at him and smile. He noticed,

"What?"

"Nothing, it just feels nice having my wing back" I said, he smiled and looked back at the door.

"Well it's nice being back, but I bet I'm stronger and am gonna take out more guys than you." I snorted;

"Ten bucks says you don't"

"Fifteen says I own both of you"

"Scrape out Iggy" we said in unison. I grinned up at him and he grinned back

"Erm... Max?" I glanced at Angel and saw her pointing to the door, which had just started moving. I switched back to hyper alert, feeling – for some strange reason – a lot safer with Fang unconsciously inching closer to me. A sudden cold air slipped under the door, sending a shiver down my spine. I could here them before I saw; voices, growls, metallic drones. And I could feel the shock on my face as my eyes fell upon what we'd have to face next.

"What... the..."

DUN DUN DUHHHHHHHHHH!!! Always wanted to do that =] And you just knew Brigid would turn out to be psycho-stalker, didn't you? I know someone who was just as bad who stalked my friend - he was so scared but it was so funny to watch. Anyway, hope you guys liked it! And just for the record OneSweetAngel I totally haven't done it before