Blue Wings {COMPLETE} {UNDER EDITING}

Chapter 33 - Mack

Soft footsteps echo off the cell walls, as Liz paces from one end to the other. I rub my sore wrists gingerly, watching her in silence. We are all shocked about Dylan's betrayal, but for Liz, who has known him her entire life, it has to be especially hard.

As for Sarah, she sits curled up in the back corner, sobbing quietly. I can't imagine what's going through her head.. First, she finds out her dad is an insane scientist who has been experimenting on her. Then she grows wings, and discovers her brother is a traitor. 

I sigh quietly to myself, staring blankly at the moist, stone walls of the cell, covered in moss that I let my eyes trail along absentmindedly. I feel the chill of the air along my skin, the musty scent of the cell mixing with the smell of dried blood. The image of Derek flashes into my mind and I quickly push it back out, closing my eyes. I ruffle my feathers up, shivering slightly. We've all lost a lot.

Eventually the footsteps stop, and the only sound in the darkness is Sarah's quiet sobs and the drip of water on the stone floor. I keep my eyes closed, leaning heavily against the wall when all of a sudden Liz sits next to me, her soft lips colliding with mine, filled with pain and worry. I'm slightly taken aback, and it takes my brain a moment to comprehend that she's kissing me. Finally, my brain starts working again, and I softly kiss her back, holding her head gently in my hands. Cold liquid grazes my cheeks, and I realize that she's crying. I pull away from her, instead pulling her close to me in a tight hug.

I thought I had lost you.. Her voice whispers in my head.

I hug her tightly sending back, I'm right here.

I don't think I can get us out this time, Mack.. Her body shakes violently, and I know she's terrified.

We'll find a way, don't give up. I reassure her, hoping for all our sake, that I'm right.

She sits up, staring into my eyes for a long moment, and I stare back. Her once bright eyes have gone dark and lifeless. She's already given up. A lone tear slides down her cheek, and I brush it away, my heart slowly breaking.

I pull her close, whispering fiercely in the silence. "Don't give up." I squeeze her tightly, shaking slightly as I repeat myself over and over.

And then the thought hits me.

"Liz..." I start slowly. "What if this is it."

She sits up, glancing at me with a puzzled look.

"What if this is how we earn our freedom."

Liz stares at me like I've lost my marbles. Even Sarah's sobs have quieted, as if she's listening to see what other crazy comes out of my mouth.

I stare directly into Liz's eyes, gripping her shoulders tightly. "Listen. You remember what I said that day, about destroying the entire lab." Liz nods, silently taking in my words. "What if the way we do that is from the inside."

"But we don't have a way out of this cell." Sarah points out, making her way over to where we sit.

"That's why we need to bring Dylan back over to our side." I tell them.

"And how are we going to do that?" Liz snaps, her voice shaking slightly, "He's clearly chosen his side."

I shake my head, "Didn't you see it? His eyes were glazed over, they're controlling him somehow." I explain quietly. Liz goes silent, her eyes flicking back and forth as she studies my words in her head.

"Wait." Sarah pipes up, "Do you think that's what they're doing to my brother too?"

I shake my head sadly. "No, he was fully conscious."

"A-Are you sure?" She stammers, on the verge of tears again. Liz turns to her, gripping her shoulders. Her eyes close briefly, and Sarah's widen, then she breaks into tears again. 

What'd you do? I ask Liz.

She answers simply. I showed her the truth.

I'm about to ask, but her eyes glaze over, letting me know that she's no longer in the room with us. She closes her eyes as time ticks by slowly. Suddenly her eyes blink open, and her lip curves up into a half smile. "Found him."

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A/N

HEY GUYS.

Sorry this chapter is so short.. I'll try to go back and add more to it when I start editing this, but I wanted to get another chapter out for you guys.

Hopefully this chapter clears up some of the questions you might of had from earlier chapters ;P

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Zori out, peace!