Maximum Ride: A New Life

Chapter 22

A man walked down a dimly lit hallway, passing by many glass walls.
He stoped at one of them and sighed. He made eye contact with one of the creatures behind the wall.

  He nealed down to eye level with one of the creatures behind the wall and put his hand up against it. A few seconds later a small scaled hand laid itself on top of his. He smiles as emerald green eyes made contact with his honey brown.

The creature smiles back, showing him a glimps of sharp teeth before cowering in fear, now looking behind him.

   "Dr.Charles, what are you doing with my experiments ?" A strong yet feminine voice says coldly.

In a hurry to stand and straten himself, Dr.Charles did not see the little monster shrink back in fear and anger at the lady before them.

   "Miss.Hanagen, hello." Said Dr.Charles, schooling his facr to hide a emotion. "I asume that you have been called to this meeting at well?"

   She scoffed and rolled her eyes before looking down at him. "Of corse, why would he not call me, his head scientist, to a so called 'imortant meeting'?"

  Keeping the agervated growl from his throat, he smilled tightly. "Well he dose work in mysterious ways."

They sat in uneasy silence as the pair walked down the hallway, being joined by other scientists untill they got to the large iron door.

    Miss.Hanagen looked around and sighed in disgusted. "How can I be surrounded by such weak nobody's."

  Ignoring the glares sent her way she approached the door and knocked. Within moments the clicking of the doorwas heard and walls of iron moved aside, letting all 200 scientists into the meeting area.

  Even she would not walk in unannounced.

Once everyone was seated, unfortunately for Mr.Charles is sat next to Miss.Hanagen, a much smaller door opened.

   The place became immediately silent as the watch the lone figure walk to the center stage. His waist length black hair flowing like a river behind him. Once he stood in tbe cebter, blue eyes almost black scanded the area. Then he smiled.

   "Hello and welcom, I have a grand surprise for you all." He began to walk slowly in a small circle.

    "As you all know, before I took over W.I.C.K.E.D Dr.Page was in charge." He said with disgust. "And we watch her run out glorious name into the ground with her ridiculous notions." Scientists around Mr.Charles nodded.
"But, one thing did become the fruit of her labor. And that is project Phoenix!"

Cheers sound out throughout the room of scientists clapping.  Project Phoenix was going to be a so called 'grand wepon' and a loyal soldier, unable to think or act for themselves.
Living only to get orders.

   Mr.Charles was surprised the Dr.Page did not burn it along with all the other ideas.

   As He explained all of this the excitement grew in the eyes of the others. Only a solid few, himself include, felt nothing but disgust.
Doing that to children. Thats why he always stayed away from that area of W.I.C.K.E.D.

   But what disturbed him the most is the look in Miss.Hanagen's eyes as she leand forward, fascination and wonderment on her face. 

   "My plan is to stared protect Phoenix once more, unfortunately Dr.Page burned the project. All exeped the last page." He held up a single sheet of white paper. "A digital cody of this is being sunt to all of you at this moment. This paper has the last 3 steps to completing project Phoenix. This paper is the key for W.I.C.K.E.D to finally step up in the world, to no longer being hidden in the shadows and come out into the light! In order to do this properly, we need the girl who started all this. I already have agents our looking for her"

   As He spook Mr.Charles is reading over the document, his horror growing by every second.

"We need Maximum Ride."