38I, Maximum Ride, have been beaten. It has been two years since I saw my flock. During a fight with the fly boys when we were leaving my mom's house we had been massively outnumbered. I did all that I could to keep fighting but they knocked me unconscious and took me back to the "school". I am now in this isolation tank, and I've been in it since they brought me here. My sanity was nearly gone. If I had not had the hope that the flock would one day save me, there would be no doubt my mind would be overtaken and be allowed to escape to Crazyville (or Insane Town, whichever sounds better to you).
Jeb had tried to save me many, many times but every single one of them the director had came in and Jeb had to fake he was giving me another test. The director had apparently not gotten the effects of almost having died by mine and Nudge's hands. I missed them all so much, especially Fang. Loved the whole flock equally but I had been in love with him. It took me only the first week to realize that. Now I must wait to see him, to tell him just that. My sanity also laid with that desire. That one day I could tell Fang everything. The effects of isolation tank over took my head yet again, dammit why must this have happened. The last time Jeb had tried to get me out came back.
Flashback
I laid there motionlessly in the dark abyss that surrounds me. Finally a sensation of rising came to me, and light pored in. Jeb was there helping me get out while I was being temporary blinded. I felt like my eyeballs had engulfed into flames and each millimeter of my eyes were slowly turning into ash. My eyes eventually adjusted. Jeb looked worried and like he hadn't slept in at least a week. His hair oily and messed up, his eyes a dark shade of red and huge bags lay underneath them.
I was the first to speak, "You look like shit."
He smiled and gave a small chuckle "Could say the same for you." I knew he was right but I didn't smile in return. "Max, this may be my last attempt to help you. I may be fired if I get caught this time, if this doesn't work out just know that I've done all I've can for you. If I get fired I wouldn't be able to do anything for you." I nodded and gave a weak smile to him. "Alright, I'm gonna bring you to the roof, everyone else will think I brought you to the lab to get some blood work done. That's how I got all of this authorized." I nodded again and as we stepped out of the isolation tank room, the director came ran into them.
"Ah, Mr. Batchelder, you must be taking her to the lab. Don't worry, I'll take her for you." the Director said to him authoritatively, telling Jeb that I will go with her no matter what. The director added a big smile, and Jeb let go of my arm. As I walked down the huge hallway, I looked back. Jeb mouthed "I'm so sorry." to me r and the light just seemed to die in both of our eyes. I turned into the lab with the director, knowing this very well may be the last time I saw either sun light or artificial light ever again.
That had been 3 weeks ago. I just seemed to succumb to the darkness now, just waiting. In an immeasurable amount of time later, a voice filled my head.
"Max?!" Jeb's voice came in my mind
"What now Jeb?" I thought back.
"I'm coming to take you out in a few minutes. Fang will be with me, he will explain you and the flock's…situation"I was ecstatic for a moment, but then I remembered what he had ended with, Fang will explain the flocks situation. But anything couldn't be as bad as this damn tank, or so I thought.