I changed the rating to T just in case for the ongoings of this chapter.
"So, do any of you have any special abilities?" asked ter Borcht. I was going to keep quiet, no matter what, "You, you can go first," he pointed at me. I turned up my nose and kept silent. I saw Max look at me like I was crazy, but then respected my decision, "No? Take her away," he ordered some Flyboys. I stuck out my tongue at them and thrashed around a bit, trying to loosen the chains. They just strapped me back in.
"Well, this one wouldn't talk," said a strange woman a while after they took me to a room, "We'll need special measures," My eyes widened. What did that mean? She looked me in the eye and explained, "We will give you a shot of this every time you remain silent when we ask you a question. It is a pain inducer. It will run through your veins making it feel as if your blood is boiling, do you understand me?" I nodded, looking frightened, "Good. Here's the first question. How long have you been lost?" I remained silent. I needed to see if it was worth it. She brought the needle to my arm and emptied it. My blood instantly felt as if it were boiling, as she said it would. I writhed a bit but fought strong, "Here's the next question. How fast can you go?"
"Faster… than a car," I managed to get out. They didn't say exact answers. She gave me another shot. It hurt less, but the pain was still fading from the last. It only made it a little worse. I cringed just the same.
"Last question, do the others have any special abilities?" I knew them all, but I wasn't going to put my new-found friends in peril. I just stayed silent. She gave me a shot, but this one wasn't a pain inducer. It was a sleeping medication. I was out in an instant.
"Verity? Are you alright?" asked Max. She looked genuinely concerned. I was sleeping, but I had woken up to see them all, except Ari.
"Where… Where's Ari?" I asked, feeling terrible. All of them sighed in sorrow. Max gulped.
"He, uh, well…" she started. A man came in and finished her sentence with even more sorrow.
"He died Verity. At seven years of natural causes," he said. I bit my lip. He was seven? I had no idea. I wish I could have gotten to know him a lot better than just smiling at him in the jail cell. I blinked away a few tears and decided to speak. I also had just realized where we were. A big lab that looked like a hospital room.
"Where am I?" I asked, sounding really stupid. I really needed to know.
"You know that last shot she gave you?" Everyone's jaw dropped, but I nodded, "It wasn't just sleeping medication. It was meant to kill you," my eyes widened to dinner plates. Max opened her mouth to speak, but I interrupted her.
"But, why?" I asked. I was tired. The man looked at the wall, almost breaking into tears.
"All the genetic experiments were scheduled for extermination. You were going to be the first Avian/human hybrid to go. I luckily had permission to go into the questioning room to save you just in time," he said. I mouthed thank you. And he carried me into the backseat of a van. I sat up after he laid me down so the others could fit. I was saved by a man in a lab coat.
I realize I changed the book a ton, but I wanted to fit Verity in the storyline. Please forgive me. I do not own any MR characters, I wish I did though. Marie