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Max POV

As she flew away from the house Max understood she may never be able to go back. She knew the flock could take care of themselves. She had practically raised them. They had Fang too so she knew they would be just fine. Clutching her stomach, which contained a new Avian-American, she started flying east.

*Five Years Later*

"Faith Raven Ride go clean your room!" Max yelled from the kitchen. Over the years she had gotten better at cooking. Her daughter would eat the things she cooked at least.

Faith was now five. She had Max's face but black curly hair and jet-black wings like her father. She had Max's attitude too. However she knew better then to disobey he mother.

Turning the stove off she decided to make a quick trip to her mailbox. Locking her door behind her she walked down to the first floor and asked to person on duty for her mail. She looked around for a minute while she waited. On a normal day she would see her neighbors coming in and out of the building. However she saw several men in black suits. Erasers.

Staying as calm as possible she quickly retrieved her mail and walked to her apartment. She found her daughter cleaning her room. "Sweetheart pack a bag. You are going to have to stay with Sydney for the night."

"Why Mommy?"

Not wanting to scare the girl she said, "Mommy thinks someone is going to show up. They aren't people I like very much so I don't want you around them."

"Are they not nice?"

"Yes sweetie. Now go pack. I finish your room later."

After packing the Faith's blue Fluttershy backpack, Max scooped up her little girl, headed to the apartment directly in front of hers, and rapped on the door.

She was met immediately by a spelt woman in her thirties, only five years older then Max herself. The blonde haired, blue-eyed rocket scientist had become her friend throughout her separation from the flock and had even helped give birth to Faith. She knew about what had happened to her as a child too. Max must have looked slightly freighted because Sydney immediately asked what was wrong. "Do you think you could watch Faith for the night?"

"Faith, how about you go inside." Sydney said. Max put her daughter down the child ran inside Sydney's apartment and Sydney closed the door. "What's up? I have a feeling this isn't a milk run."

"I saw erasers down in the lobby. I need to through them off the trail. They can not know that Faith exists."

"They might come here. "

"They'll most likely be after me but if you have to give her to a trusted neighbor then get her back the minute you know it is safe."

"Consider it done. Now get your game face on and good luck. If they really are like you told me you'll need it."