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Iggy, the Gasman, Nudge, and Angel were perched in a tall redwood tree while Max and Fang were off somewhere doing who-knows-what. The girls were chitchatting about the latest fashions while Iggy and Gazzy were conspiring on their next big boom.

"So, should we use black powder or gasoline?" asked the Gasman. Suddenly, a twig snapped behind him.

"Shh." Iggy whispered. "I hear something in the bushes." They snuck around the tree and poised for attack. On Iggy's signal Gazzy jumped down the 50 feet to the ground and landed in the thicket of bushes. A scream rang in the air and instantly Angel and Nudge appeared from behind Iggy.

"What in the world was that?" Nudge yelled.

"You guys weren't playing with bombs again, right?" Angel asked.

"Hey Ig, dude, it's a chick." said the Gasman from below.

"Really?"

"Yeah, and she has…" Gazzy started to say when all of a sudden, a slim figure jumped into the air and started gaining attitude. Her bright, pure-white wings silently stroked down and up. She was out of sight in seconds.

"…Wings"

Iggy followed the sound of her wings and streaked upward to follow her. He flew until he heard her right next to her.

"Who are you?" He asked. The girl nearly jumped about 5 feet in the air and stifled a scream.

"Who are you?" She asked him in return.

"Iggy."

"I'm sorry, what do you look like?" She asked, a puzzled look on her face.

"What, can you not see or something?" Iggy questioned, intrigued by this turn of events.

"I'm, uh, blind." Iggy hovered there, shocked, for about five seconds before Gazzy, Angel, and Nudge caught up.

"What's your name?" Angel asked curiously.

"Kylin." She said. Iggy listened intently on what they were saying.

"How did you learn how to fly? Ya know with the blindness and everything," Gaz asked.

"I… I learned from…" Kylin started, but gunshot snapped everyone's attention any from Kylin and to and gun man on the ground. Suddenly Kylin shrieked in pain. The bullet had pierced her stomach and now deep crimson blood gushed out of her gapping wound.

"Kylin!" Nudge screamed just as Kylin started to lose altitude fast. Really fast.

"Gazzy and Nudge track the gunman! Don't let him get away, and don't lead him to camp!" Iggy shouted. "Angel, go back to camp and get Max, we'll need her."

"But Kylin…" Angel started.

"Don't worry, I've got her. Now go." Gazzy and Nudge raced to catch the gunman, while Angel flew to get Max.

Who is she? Why is she here? Is she following us? And who in the world was that sniper guy? Iggy thought as he dove to catch Kylin.

No, Ig. She's not a traitor; she's a blind mutant like you. Said his Voice. She escaped from the Institute and has no idea where she is. She was meant for you.

What the heck? I thought only Max could hear you! Iggy thought.

Iggy finally caught up with Kylin and headed back to camp.

No, everyone in the flock has the ability to hear me. Some, like Angel, just block me out, and I don't need to talk to the others. The Voice replied.

Yeah, sure, okay. Whatever you say Voice, Iggy told it.

They landed in camp to find Max and Fang back starting a fire for dinner.

"Ig, can you prepare dinner…" She caught a glance of Kylin. "Who is she?" she said hotly, almost as if she were threatened by the new arrival.

"We don't know." Angel piped up from behind a tree. "Gaz and Ig found her in the bushes while we were off playing." Max stared at the girl's scratched face.

"She's, um, blind." Nudge blurted out, unable to contain herself.

"Really now? That's interesting…" Max muttered.

Max turned to look at Iggy. She could have sworn that he looked confused. She looked at the rest of the Flock, they had confused faces and it looked like they had no idea who this girl was.

"Oh shoot! There's blood!" Max said.