Project X

Alex's P.O.V.

I was always a mother to my group when it was just us. I was the only feminine figure, except for Melee who was usually locked in her room.

When I heard the gunshots I grabbed Jes and followed my sister to a window. Ryan flung it open.

"PRJECT X! PROJECT X!" Storm reminded. I felt Jace close to my side.

"Hurry!" Ice called. Storm, Ice, and Flair flew to the front of the house as the rest of us fled for the woods.

"Don't leave me," Jace begged.

"I'm not gonna," I assured as I spread my wings.

"I-I love you Alex," he whispered.

Then it was us, soaring away. I followed Ebony and Crenshaw and Ryan weren't far behind.

"Pick up the pace!" Ryan yelled. I flapped harder. Jes flew a few feet below, and Jace was to my right.

"C'mon boys!" I coached.

Jace passed me. I'm a bad flyer, I mean really bad. Like to the point where landing is crashing and trying to gain altitude makes me drop a few yards. Even Jes flies faster than me.

"Come on, bunny," Jace called. Yes, bunny. It's a new nickname I've adopted because I LOVE rabbits. Love them.

"Im trying!" I panted. Then I heard the sound of wings, lots of them, and I looked over my shoulder to see six bird kids and three dozen Erasers following in pursuit. They caught up fast and I couldn't fight them off. My wings were banded and I struggled against the mutant holding me. Big mistake. I plummeted to the rocky ground below.

I gasped and my arms reached up, hoping someone would grab my hand. My red hair was blown upward and I could see it flapping in the wind.

"ALEX!" I heard Jace cry. Then something grabbed my wrist and my sudden drop slowed. I was eased to the ground.

As my gaze drifted up to the being towering over me I gawked.

"Winters?!" I squeaked.

"Come on, bun, we gotta go!" He said, searching the surroundings for oncoming danger.

I was pulled to my feet, my hand still clasped firmly in his. I pushed some stray hairs behind my ear. He pulled the band off.

"T-Thanks," I whispered.

"Guys!" I heard Jes scream.

"Dude! Where are you?!" Jace asked.

Then a blood curdling scream echoed off the trees. My heart stopped.

"Let me go!" I heard the seven year old's voice wail. Jace's grip tightened. I was frozen. I never was good with action. They had my baby. My little goofy Jes!

"Come on Alex! Snap out of it! Gosh! I can't loose you too!" Winters waved a hand in front of my face.

"If they hurt him in anyway, if they touch him, those b***** will pay!" I growled. And we started sprinting blindly through the woods, hurdling stumps and wading through creeks.

"Jes!" We both called at the top of our lungs.

No answer.

We came to an open area. As we emerged out of the brush, arms pumping legs flying, I heard something click

A gun.

I saw something swing, and Jace's hand slipped from mine. I heard him groan and the next thing I knew I was laying on the ground next to him staring up at a snarling beast.

A scream left my mouth and the Eraser decided to beat the crap out of me.

"Stop!" Jace ordered as it picked me up and threw me to the ground. I hit with a thud. I could feel claws rake down my wings, but then Jace pulled me to his chest and his wings enveloped us. He was practically indestructible. I trembled and some tears fell. He held me tight and for the second I felt safe. That was until they took the barrel of their rifles and pried us apart. The Eraser proceeded to land several swift kicks on my side.

"Hey idiots!" I heard Ryan shout. All heads whipped that way.

Melee stood there, ready for action. Ryan had his arms crossed. The ground shook and rocks flew in all directions. A tree fell and swiped side to side, taking Erasers away.

We crawled and hid behind a pile of leaves.

Melee used her telekinesis, yah she has awesome powers, to bend and break guns. She beat the enemy over the head with them. Finally they retreated, or began to.

I heard a crack, and I saw a shadow dance across us. I looked up and spotted about a hundred pounds of lumber come crashing down.

"Whaaaa!" I yelled. Jace grabbed me around the waist and jumped forward, out of the leaves, bringing us diving into the heat of action. I hit first, my knees coming down with a thud. He wasn't far behind me. I grabbed his shoulders and thrust him down, throwing myself flat against the dust as the giant tree swept over like a giant arm smacking the Erasers back. Melee had almost killed us!

"Watch out!" I coughed. The next thing I knew a boy had jerked me to my feet. His black, short hair was tossed wildly across his head. He was big and burly. He had me by the collar of my shirt and stared into my soul.

"Tell me, Flair. Where's your friends?" The boy asked slyly.

Flair? Ha, in his dreams.

"I'm Alex!" I grinned as I swiped my tail to the side, wrapping it around his wrist. I yanked my tail, pulling one of his hands away. I squirmed free, but he had other plans. He tripped me and placed a foot on my chest.

"You worthless piece of trash! Where is your sister?!" He growled.

"Well, Mr. Demanding, she's in the sky," I wheezed.

"The names Ox," he smiled grimly as he eased off.

"I'm gonna plow you!" Jace threatened. Then a flash flew into Ox. Oh, the irony!

An Eraser pulled Jace off Ox.

"Shall we de-wing him?" The beast asked. Ox nodded.

"No!" I screeched.

I saw a piece of sharpened wood shoot forward and stab into the Eraser's skull. Jace dropped and rolled. His dark chocolate brown eyes met mine, and for a second I saw a spark of determination as he pushed himself to his feet. Melee had redeemed herself. We went back to back. My fists were raised, even though I had no idea how to fight. Jace whacked a mutant repeatedly with his wing while I stood there like a moron.

"Guys! Watch out!" Ryan warned. My eyes widened in surprise. An Eraser raised a gun and fired. Then all of the sudden the earth raised. Ryan.

"The Chief! Grab him!" A voice barked.

"Jace," I whispered.

He put his finger to his lips. The woods fell silent. We couldn't see past the wall of dirt and rock.

"What's going on?" I asked. He shook his head.

Then a boom erupted and the wall broke into crumbles. We were hit by chunks of debris, sending us to the ground.

I couldn't hear anything, well except for an annoying ringing noise. Jace was laying on my arm. His eyes were closed and blood was smeared down the right side of his face. I sat up and cradled him, laying his head in my lap.

"Jace!" I yelled desperately. Tears dripped from my eyes.

What just happened?

I stood slowly, my knees shaking, and drug Jace to the base of a tree. Everything was covered in a cloud of black smoke.

"Good job, Gaz, but I think you did it a little to soon," I heard Ryan say somewhere far away.

I heard a cough and I glanced down to see Jace, eyes open, hacking and sneezing.

"Jace," I sighed in relief. I sat down and pushed him up.

"Thanks," he said hoarsely. A figure came out of the smoke. I hid behind Jace.

"Coward!" It sneered. I began to worry. Then the smoke was carried away in the wind and Crenshaw was left standing there, hands on hips.

"Melee!" I cheered.

"Shut up. Stand up," (A/N: i laughed so hard when i wrote this. Its my favorite quote from this story) she said sternly as she turned to walk away.

I got up and reached down for Jace's hand.

"I got it," he grunted as he leaned on the tree for support. He finally got to his feet.

"See!" He smiled. Then he fell sideways and I barely had enough time to catch him. I threw one of his arms over my shoulder.

"Some times in our lives we all have pain. We all have sorrow, but…if we are wise…we know that there's always tomorrow!" He sang.

"Lean on me…when you're not strong! I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on…for it won't be long 'till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on!" I grinned.

And we broke into song, singing Lean On Me. (A/N: look up the song and listen to it)

He smiled and laughed. I knew he was hurt. I knew he was in deep pain, but I also knew that he would never show it. Never. That's Jace for ya!

"They have Jes," I told the group once we had caught up to them. Ryan's face fell.

"Stole him right out of the sky," I continued.

"We have to catch up to Ebony," Gazzy stated.

"How did you get here?" Jace questioned.

"I followed you all. I dropped a bomb and BOOM!" He explained…briefly.

"Lets go!" Ryan rubbed his hands together.

"How's the house? Max? Nudge, Iggy, and Angel? The Humans?" I asked. Chills ran down my spine.

"I'll get you all safe, then I'll check," Ryan frowned.

Please let them be ok…

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