*Beating self* I am SOOOOO sorry I haven't been updating! It's actually unbelievable how late I'm updating this, I apologize again... I'm a shameful author -_-' But I hope that I somehow manage to make it up to you guys with the next few chapters. This is a super short chapter – please don't kill me! – but I felt bad leaving you guys with completely nothing. So here's a little something... hope it makes you guys feel a bit better.

Chapter 15 – Max

BZZZZZZT!

I woke up to the load vibrating, wondering what it was yet refusing to move from my bed.

A normal reaction would've been to get out of bed and check what it was, yet for some reason, I decided to continue feigning sleep instead of moving.

"Fuck"

The quiet whisper shocked me awake, because it was only then that I realised I wasn't alone in the room. I knew instantly it was Dylan's voice, and began to strain my ears to hear the quiet whispering into what must have been a phone; still not quite being able to make out what exactly was being said. The only words I could make out were "Father" and "Intrusion"; and for some reason, those words filled me with an indescribable dread.

"Fine" I heard Dylan mumble, before I heard a snapping noise which I assumed was his phone snapping shut. He sighed heavily, and his sigh was accompanied with a knock on the door.

I could feel the adrenaline slowly seeping into my veins, my instinct to protect my children crossing with my need to stay silent. My arms wrapped around my two precious bundles in what others would see as an unconscious motion; it was then I was thankful I let them sleep next to me in bed instead of placing them into the their cot. I continued to listen silently as Dylan made his way towards the door. It was only then, that I got enough courage to open my eyes enough to see who it was.

The first this I saw was Dylan's familiar hair, which looked silver in the moonlight filling my room; he was wearing a long black leather coat, which was strange even for him. But then as he slowly opened the door my eyes immediately flicked to the two men standing.

Their features and Dylan's were almost identical, except both were much taller. As Dylan stepped aside I watched them enter the room, squinting my eyes even more to focus on them and trying even harder to make my face look serene.

What seemed to be a pair of twins walked silently into the room, which was quite surprising considering their HUGE size. Their obviously powerful muscles rippled with every step they took, making me unconsciously pull my children even closer to me. Who the hell were these guys?

"Why are you here?" Dylan's steely voice broke the silence, his calm smiling face was now hard and accompanied with an icy glare. He really does have schizophrenia, I thought, focusing again on their barely audible conversation.

"You obviously didn't do you're job well enough brother;" The slightly taller twin commented,

"Father is very angry with you at the moment." said the second, ending the sentence.

"What the hell do you mean? I've done my job to perfection." He hissed angrily,

"Well obviously not,"

"since we're being tracked down." the twins continued, ending each other's sentences.

"How are we being tracked down, and who the hell by?" I could feel the tension building quickly in the room, and subtly moved so I was completely curled around my children, protecting them from whatever may happen.

"Some of HER mutant companions,"

"Pains in the ass is what they are..." I assumed that they were talking about me when they mentioned HER, and I could feel a cold sweat begin to break out over my skin. Were they talking 'bout the Flock? Had they come looking for me? What the HELL were these two bone heads about to do?

"How many?"

"5 or so,"

"All a bunch of brats" My blood ran cold, it really was the Flock. They hadn't forgotten me; they'd been looking for me all this time. The girls... The boys... Fang...

"Father has ordered me to be in charge of the extermination, therefore I must be kept informed of your movements at all times. Do you understand?"

Wait... Extermination...?

THERE GOING TO DO WHAT? NOOOO!

"Understood,"

"What are we to do now?" Said the two twins, pulling up chairs as Dylan leaned against the window sill, making the side of his face visible to me.

"Simple, I want every single one of those annoyances captured and dragged here. I don't care HOW you do it, so long as every single one of them reaches here alive, you're free to use any resources you find necessary."

That was when my heart stopped completely.

"This is very unlike you Dylan..."

"...Giving us so much freedom." A sinister grin spread across Dylan's face as his eyes became dangerously dark.

"I have my reasons... You may leave." The two brothers got up, moving back to the door as silently as they entered, only to be stopped again by Dylan's last remark. "Oh, and one more thing... I want you to leave their leader Fang completely unharmed... I would like to take care of his extermination personally." An innocent smile graced his face, sickening more beyond belief.

When the door finally closed Dylan was already by my bedside, and I shut my eyes completely as he leaned over me. I could feel his fingers run through my hair and his warm breath against my ear – I had to fight the urge both to shiver and gag at the same time. I held my breath as he whispered one sentence gently in my ear...

"You're MINE Maximum Ride, and NO ONE will take you away from me"

And that was when the cold reality finally sunk in.

I have to get away from this sick bastard...

FAST

I KNOW! I KNOW! That was probably a total let down, but still guys, tell me what you think! You totally have the right to flame me for my lateness people.