Here we go. A lot is going to happen in this chapter,

But I wanted to get it going.

Don' worry, we aren't even close to being done.

Enjoy!

"Well well, the devil returns." I remarked, not bothering to lighten my tone when Fang shot me a look. Angel just smiled, sweetly to everyone, but smugly to me, as she flew down just in front of me. Behind were Nudge, Iggy, and shockingly Gazzy. Each had their own expression, but each of them looked very uncomfortable. Then I noticed something else. While Angel was smiling at Fang, her expression looked odd. She was trying to talk to him

Suddenly her eyes grew a bit wider before growing a glare. I almost smiled; she couldn't get inside. Not now that I had gotten to him first.

"Hello Max. Been busy?" She snapped, not losing the fake smile plastered across her face.

"Very. And it looks like it's paid off." I shot back, now forcing my own smug smile. "Hasn't it, Angel?" The tension in the air was skull shattering as the others stared hesitantly at the two of us. I saw her eyes lose their glare and change into a gleam.

"I've been busy too. " Was all she said and I saw her glancing down and behind me into the forest. Suddenly Jace stepped in, like I knew he eventually would.

"Angel was it?" He asked, receiving a small nod. "Right. Well, whatever grudge you hold against Max you can express somewhere else. Because we aren't interested." He said, his voice was cold now, and his eyes were piercing. But Angel just smiled at him.

"If you aren't interested then stay out of it." She snapped before turning back to me. "Besides, I don't have a grudge, just a job. And it's surprising easy too." She said. "I wouldn't flatter yourselves, your nothing but garbage of experiments." She sighed, now losing the fake grin. "But I guess if they want you back, it can't be helped."

I was about to question her when a scream sounded from the forest, right where our camp was. And the scream was all too familiar, and one I heard many times. It belonged to Caige.

I turned desperately around, hoping to see any figures rising from the trees. None did, and beside me, Scholar, Crest and Jace's eyes were growing wide. "Angel, what's going on?" Gazzy spoke up. He hadn't made eye contact with me this whole time. None of them had.

"I'm sorry Gazzy. But I don't work with any of you anymore." She said and floated away from us. "I have a new boss now." Without a grin or smile of any kind, she snapped her fingers, and just like that they were on top of us. I should have guessed the devil worked for Hell on Earth. Otherwise known as The School, home of the blood thirsty Erasers that now attacked us.

There were too many to count, and they were too fast to see. We didn't even get a chance to move before we had been knocked down. And from where I stood, in that split second, I saw each of my flocks being attack, and several bodies I couldn't identify as dead or unconscious, were falling from the sky. Soon I felt a snapping of my neck and everything became black.

The metal was cold under my face as I lay on the ground in whatever position I was thrown in. It was dark, but the stench of burning, rotting flesh mixed with chemicals instantly told me where we were. That is, if there were and we left.

I sat up, my neck filled with knots that I stretched to look around. There was nothing I could make out figures of that was farther than five feet away. Even things shorter than that were unclear. But luckily, someone beside me started to cough when they woke up, telling me who it was.

"Fang, that you?" I asked, already knowing it was. I reached through the bars but he caught my hand first, intertwining our fingers. It made me realizing my hand was shaking, but I wasn't afraid, not at all. "Do you know if anyone else is in here?" I asked him. He took a second to pause, looking around.

"No." He said quietly before I cleared my throat. "Report!" He and I shouted together. The room stayed silent other than the slithering and twitching of other experiments, including one in the cage under mine. "Report." Fang yelled alone now and there was a sudden moan followed by a response from across my cage. "Here!" Gazzy called, his voice rough and dry. "Here!" Iggy was next, beside Gazzy.

"Guys, are you there?" I called now, hearing several more stirs. "Over here!" Crest's voice sounded before he coughed, muffling his last word. "I'm by Crest." I heard Scholar shout. "Here." Zen and Harmony spoke up, Zen behind me and Harmony underneath his cage.

"Ig, do you see Nudge?" Fang asked as we all listened for her. A small moan accompanied her voice. "I'm here." She said in a much quieter and weaker voice. "Nudge, are you okay?" Iggy asked worried. I could faintly make out the figure of Nudge nodding. "Yeah, I just woke up." She said yawning. Fang sighed and shook his head. So all of my ex-flock was here, but I hadn't heard from my whole flock.
"Where's Caige and Jace?" I yelled there was a long silence before a small voice piped up.

"I'm here Max!" Caige's small yell rose from the silence, but I didn't let my breath out yet. "And Jace?" Crest asked before I could. There was small shuffle from over by Caige before he answered. "He's here, he's just still asleep." He said and I let out my breath. He must've been roughed up pretty badly.

Suddenly the door opened and let in a bright light, shining in my direction. I felt like a vampire, nearly hissing as I blocked it from my eyes. Echoic footsteps filled the room, giving me something other than the faint slithering of experiments to listen to. They got closer and closer and I spotted the source. I could feel my grip on Fang's hand tightening, and trust me, it wasn't fear. More like a hatred that had boiled over the years, the only problem being I actually was related to the man I hated. Actually, that wasn't a problem, I would rip him to shreds anyway.

"Sweetheart, I've been worried about you." He said, leaning down to face me, the glare of his glasses getting in my eyes. "Yeah, remind me not to worry you when you send Erasers to kill me. I'm sure I'll understand." I spat at his now somber face. "That's no way to speak to your father Maximum." He said, putting his hands behind his back firmly. "When I get a real father, I'll let you know how that goes." I said, shooting him a dark scowl. He shook his head, frowning with disapproval. "What Jeb, did I let you down. Has your little girl disappointed your expectations?" I asked with a mock whimper. He just turned and started to walk away. "I'll wait until you calm down a bit more." He told me. Behind, I smirked to his back. "Yes daddy dearest." I snarled sweetly but he left the room without pause.

I thought Jace had been asleep, that it would've been alright to say.

"Max?"

I was wrong.

I cold hear the confusion in Jace's voice, even from the twelve meters that we were kept apart.

"Max?" He questioned again when I didn't respond.

"Not now Jace. Let's talk later." I said, trying to put it off. Maybe he would forget. "Who was that man Max?" He pressed on, I could hear his tone going cold as he spoke of Jeb. "Jeb Batchelder." I said but he cut me off. 'No, what is he to you?" He said darkly, waiting expectantly for my response. I couldn't think of what to say. Fang was looking at me oddly, I'd forgotten I was the only one that knew.

"Max, why did you say you were his little girl?" Caige was questioning innocently. "Daddy Dearest?" Zen questioned from beside me. I cold almost feel the hatred aura from Jace's crate. "It's not what it sounds like." I tried but he snapped.

"Oh, then what is it? Because there sure doesn't seem to be a misconception here." He shot bitterly. He chuckled a bit. "I knew I didn't mishear, back at the house." He said harshly. But I heard him add a little softer. "I knew it."

I blew it. The moment I'd wanted to break to him gently was completely ruined. And now if he hated me forever, I wouldn't blame him.

"Jace, stop being so melodramatic." Scholar snapped at him. "Oh I'm sorry. Were you experimented on by your freak father? I don't think so!" He was unlike anything I'd seen him act before. Suddenly, I saw him, out of his cage, standing near the door. "You can still teleport?" I asked, disbelieved. "Yeah, didn't think I could. These guys are pretty stupid." He said. His hands were clenched, and that's when I realized, it wasn't me who he was despising, it was Jeb.

He moved faster than I'd ever seen him, unhooking each and every cage, starting with our flocks and then moving onto the not as successful experiments. When he came to mine, he was smiling a bit, and a little demonically. "Take it from Ari if he ever said Jeb liked girls better." He said and helped me out. "Jace, you're scaring me." I said hesitantly but he was already unhooking Gazzy's cage. "Sixteen years and you don't even know I'm alive." He was muttering, his smile gone from his face. "Jace?" Harmony was asking hesitantly and tried to approach him, only stopped by Zen who she allowed to hold her back. "Think I'm dead, do you? Some reject you can play with?" He continued to mutter. "I'll show you reject." He said a little louder.

All the cages were unlocked, everything was opened. And when the experiments started to run wild in the room, Jace moved to the door, throwing it off the hinges by a kick.

"Oh my god." I heard Scholar looking at him, completely shocked. "I haven't seen him like this since the first day we met." Crest was whispering. But he had smile on his face and ran to catch up with Jace. "Let's kick ass." I saw him whisper as the stood at the doorway. "Bet I can kill more Erasers than you." Jace said, a smirk on his face. "You're on." Crest said. "OH! Me, me. I can kill more!" Caige said happily raising his hand. "No way, you stay back here." I snapped and grabbed his arm, pulling him back.

"Jace, Crest. You're going to get yourselves killed!" I shouted, handing Caige to Scholar, knowing those four would be responsible enough not to get involved. I started to charge up to the front now seeing Fang and Iggy had joined them. "No way in hell. We leave now!" I demanded but all of them smirked at me. "What Maxie, don't think you can beat us?" Jace snapped. He was like an entirely different person. "What's gotten into you guys? I said we're leaving!" I demanded. To my surprise, Fang just put his hands behind his head and walked over, standing beside me. "That's right. Now would the rest of you come to your senses?" I demanded. But they weren't listening.

"On your marks!" Crest started. "Guys!" I shouted. "Get set..." Iggy said as they all bent down, preparing to run. "Guys!" I shouted louder among the chaotic movement of the experiments running wild in the cage room. "Go!" Jace yelled and they all ran off. "Oh hell Iggy. You'll get yourself killed." Fang muttered and started to run after him. "Dammit, get back here!" I yelled and ran after them. Hundreds of the experiments followed me out, my flocks lost in the crowd. And it only took a few seconds before all hell broke loose in the once powerful laboratory.

Okay, I'm doing something weird cause I'm super stuck.

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