This is my first Fanfic. Hope you like it.

Chapter 1

Max POV

We were gliding over what appeared to be Texas? To tell you the truth, I have no idea where we were. You see, my Voice told us there was a new mission. At first, we were all happy to blow that new school the government made us, but now we were all sick to our stomachs, well, at least I was. The flock had already gone through hard times, and when we finally got a break, it looked like it was going to start all over again. I shuddered at the thought of facing someone like Gozen, a.k.a. the Incredible Bulk, again.

I glided, coasting in the wind, my feathers tilting just enough to stay at a steady pace.

"Guys, are we going to stop to eat soon?" asked Total in a whiney voice, tearing me away from my foreboding thoughts. I sighed, feeling impatience radiate off him like heat.

"Yeah, Max." said Iggy, who was holding Total, a smirk on his face. "When are we going to eat?" he asked. Of course, this made everybody break into a chorus of things like who ate what and what they were going to drink. I scowled at Iggy, wishing that he could see me. He frowned as if he felt my anger. I shook my head and flapped twice, keeping myself steady.

You all need a break, Max. You've been flying for several hours. They need to regain their energy, said my Voice. For those of you who don't know, I have a Voice in my head. What? You don't? Mine was a prize in a cereal box.

"If you hadn't noticed, it's barren. There are no towns. If you see one, tell me and we'll stop there." I growled, barely audible over Total's whines. They all stopped complaining and nodded. Yes, peace and quiet at last.

Fang pushed himself forward to glide beside me, his feather tips lightly touching mine. I shivered all over. I still hadn't made things completely right with him, and it was weird being close to him.

"Max?" he whispered, casting a dark-eyed look at me. I felt my face flush and silently cursed.

"What?" I mumbled, feeling like taking advantage of my skill and leaving him in the dust.

"You know what." he whispered, flapping his dark wings. I ignored him and continued to flap, irritated.

"Max, we need to talk about… us." he said blankly.

"There is no us." I growled, flapping ahead so that his feathers didn't touch mine. He flapped upward and let his wings cast a shadow directly over me. He's been good to you lately, despite the immature way you are acting. Why don't you be good to him? asked my Voice. Shut up and tell me where we're going. I thought angrily. Why did the Voice have to pop up in every conversation? Max, I can't tell you that, said the Voice. Right, that would be too easy, I thought unhappily.

"Max, there will always be an us." said Fang, interrupting my chat with Voice. With that, he let himself fall back to join the others.

"Keep saying that." I replied grimly. Angel heard me and swooped down beside me.

"What was that about?" she asked curiously.

"Nothing." I said back. Angel looked at me, concerned.

"Fang's upset." she murmured, looking at me with a questioned look on her face.

"He ought to be." I mumbled. Angel frowned and then closed her eyes, concentrating. I began to sing 'Oh, he's a jolly good fellow!' over and over in my head. She wasn't going to read my mind!

"Fang really wants to talk to you." she said. I shook my head. No, way is Fang going to get any sympathy from me, I thought.

"Why won't you give Fang sympathy?" asked Angel, obviously reading my mind. I bit my lip, trying not to yell "Because he's a cow-eyed, girl using, scum-bag."

"He doesn't deserve it." I said, feeling a bit guilty. Angel nodded and closed her eyes. I began to sing again; this time sing the alphabet.

Suddenly, a bad headache tore into me. Man, I hadn't had one like that in a long time. Thankfully, I didn't fall from the sky, although I did drop a few feet. Then, there was an earsplitting shriek. Before I knew what was happening, Angel was plummeting down, Fang spiraling after her.

"Angel!" screamed Gazzy, getting ready to follow Fang. Nudge put her hand up and stopped him. There was no way Fang was going to miss her, right? Now, they were only dots, so far away we could barely see them. Then, they started getting bigger and bigger and we could see them. Fang shot up to us, flapping his wings fast. Angel was is his arms, shivering.

"What happened?" I asked him, worried.

"Max, I think we should take a break." he murmured.

"Guys, we're going to stop for a while." I called back, nodding. We all swooped down, heading for the dead grass that was the ground.

When we reached it, everyone gathered around Angel, who was sitting in Fang's lap.

"What happened?" I asked, bending down so that I was face to face with Angel. She looked up her blue eyes, glazed with pain.

"I-I felt y-your headache." she stuttered, rubbing her temples. I gaped, realizing that she had been reading my mind when the headache came through.

"Well, that sucks as a new skill." said Gazzy blankly. I shot him a shut-up-or-I'm-going-to-make-you look and he became quiet.

"Maybe that means you can feel other things too." said Iggy, trying to be helpful. Angel crawled out of Fang's lap and lay down, her little stomach, making a growling noise. This reminded me of how hungry we all were.

"Guys, I know we want to eat, so Fang and I will search the area. If we find a place, we'll bring back food." I said, glancing at Fang.

"I want two burgers with extra cheese and no pickles or two hotdogs, with mustard, no ketchup." said Gazzy, already knowing what he wanted.

After we had taken everybody's order, I told Iggy he was in charge, and Fang and I set off. Man, this was going to be an awkward trip.