At last, at last. The flock and I were airborne, coasting over land and water. Just like old times. The wind swept through my hair, and I closed my eyes, memorizing what it felt like to just be free. The ocean below us gently rose and fell, just like my wings, raising up and then falling down.

"Max?" Angel called.
"What?"
"I'm hungry."
"Oh. Well I guess we could land over there," I said, pointing to the nearest town I could see, "and get something to eat at a restaurant."
"Ok, thanks!" she replied happily before flying off to catch up with Nudge.
Fang flew up beside me, his powerful black wings synchronized with mine. "You know, Max, we can't keep on the run forever."
"Yeah, I know. I've been thinking. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to just find an island, and, you know, let the rest of the world go on without us…"
"Really? That's great. I can tell Nudge is getting tired of going from place to place. Possibly Gazzy too. It would be nice, to settle down in one place. No more changes, no more surprises. You know?"
"Yeah, I know," I replied. "Ok guys! Time to take a break. Let's go get something to eat!"
The rest of the Flock cheered, and headed to the little town I had seen. It turns out we were in New York, just by the Canadian border. We found the nearest 'Jack In The Box' and stuffed ourselves on burgers and fries.
"Uhhh," Iggy moaned. "I'm stuffed."
"Me too," the Flock said in unison. Then we heard something we did not want to hear. Nudge's eyes got huge and Iggy was gasping for air.
"Quick!" I cried. "Get out of here! Gazzy, couldn't you have held it in?"
Gazzy laughed. "Yeah, but this is so much funnier!"
All six of us raced outside like Erasers were on our tails. Wait- I mean wings. We don't have tails. Gazzy was still laughing hysterically as we jumped up and unfurled our wings. The sun was beginning to set.

"Hey, we should find somewhere to hang for the night," Iggy said. "It's getting dark.

"Right. What about that forest over there?"

"Looks good," he replied.

The Flock and I rose up into the cool night air and changed our direction to the forest I had seen.

Max. It was Angel.

What is it, sweetie? I thought back.

Someone's here. Behind you.

I whipped around just in time to have something big smash into me, sending me spiraling downward.