Chapter 4

I jumped up hitting my head on cold metal… ow… my head hurts… Where am I? What happened? Iggy! Where's Iggy?! Where the rest of my flock?! Wait a minute, where the hell am I?! Well I'm not in a frickin' dog crate, that's always good, but I still don't like the fact that I have no effing clue where I am, or what a*****e decided to kidnap me.

"Maximum Ride," I heard a guy with a strong British accent from somewhere behind me said. Fuuuck. Was pretty much all I could think.

"That would be my name." I said rudely.

"Ah, I heard you were sharp-tongued, Max, but why be so rude?"

"Oh I'm sorry, I'm just so thrilled that you decided to beat the hell out of me and kidnap me." I said sarcastically.

"I didn't kidnap you, I only want to talk to you and you decided to fight me instead."

I swear I am about to strangle this guy. I don't know who he is, and quite frankly I don't care, he could be Elmo for all I care, but there is something that has hurt my flock, and might be the cause of the death of a member of my flock, my family, and I have to get to them to make sure they are okay, and I will kill to make that happen.

"What. Do. You. Want?" I asked. It was a simple enough question, and I figured he could answer it.

I heard British Guy laugh and step closer so I could see him. He was tall, with short dark brown hair, a strong jaw line, kinda scrawny really, and he was smiling…but it wasn't a nice and friendly smiled…it was a…creepy grin…

"I have a proposition." He supposed.

"Hahaha and I have a life." I said quite arrogantly.

"Fine. I hope you don't mind too much that the boy in a coma's life will end."

I flew at him, grabbing him by the collar, not expecting to be struck back and be thrown backwards across the room. "What are you?" I seethed through gritted teeth, having a little shiver go up my spine from the cold of the brick wall I was against.

He leaned down so that he was looking me in the eyes; his eyes were blue and cold as ice, he was grinning, showing perfectly white, straight teeth, and he was looking at me intently, I was glaring back. I wouldn't back down, it doesn't matter how intimidating he is, he's hurt my flock, he's hurt my Iggy, and he will f*****g pay. I promise that.

"It doesn't matter what I am, Babe, what matters is that you listen to me so that maybe something doesn't happen to your boyfriend or your precious flock." I jerked up, almost hitting him, and then remembering it tends to hurt me more than him, I leaned back.

"You will die. I will kill you. I swear to you I will." I fumed.

"No you won't. You are going to do any and everything I say because you are not going to risk hurting anybody you care about."

I cursed myself for knowing that he was right. I was being treated like a puppet and I didn't like it, but what could I do? Run away, and then have Iggy, or Nudge, or Angel, or Gazzy end up hurt…or worse? I couldn't risk that. As long as he doesn't hurt the flock and Iggy is okay then I won't have a choice but to do what he tells me to…

"What do you want?" I questioned adamantly.

"I need you to find something for me." I raised my eyebrows.

"Find what? Why can't you do it yourself?" he chuckled.

"Because I can't, but you having your….abilities that you do, it should be simple."

"What about Iggy? What about the flock?" I asked, still hating that this stranger…this creep had complete and total control over me.

"Boyfriend will remain in a deep sleep until you bring me what I want; the rest of your group will remain alive and well as long as you don't try to be a hero in this, Max." He said my name sourly, like it burned his mouth to even speak it.

I averted my eyes. Not knowing what to do or say, truthfully just wanting to burst into tears, but I couldn't do that. I had to save my flock. I had to save Iggy, even if it means getting myself killed...

I don't even know what the hell was going on… I don't know this person, so why does he hate me? Why does he care about anything that has to do with me? Why in the hell does he have to threaten to hurt my family?

"What do you want me to find?" I asked my jaw set, my eyes looking right into his, this wasn't a f*****g game. Regardless of what this guy thought, this was my family, and I'm gonna do whatever I have to if it means my family is alright.