"Start a fire," I instructed the two pyros as I touched the ground. They nodded and went to find wood. I did a quick 360º just to make sure it was safe, you know what they say- old habits die hard.

After I was satisfied with the security of the area I walked over to the backpacks hoping that we might have a little food left. No such luck, all that was left was a couple wrappers and lots of crumbs.

"Fang we don't have any food left, do you want to go see if you can find a store?" I yelled out to him. He nodded and within seconds was in the air flying off.

The rest of the kids were sitting by the fire trying to warm up and looked beat. We had made a long flight today and it really took a toll out of the kids. I just wanted to make is seem like I had a plan, but underneath it all I had no idea. I hadn't gotten any clues from the voice or anything else. Truth be told the incredible Maximum Ride had no idea what she was doing, and I didn't like it at all.

"So," Iggy's voice broke the silence. What's the plan?" ah just like Iggy to ask the unanswerable questions.

"Eat, sleep, fly, simple as that," I stated and tried to leave no room for questions.

"Where are we going?" Nudge piped up.

"Where ever I say," I answered but it didn't look like she was happy with that answer.

"Oh you don't actually know where were going," Iggy asked with a smirk on his face. Sometimes I just want to shoot Iggy.

"Of course I know where I'm going," I tried to sound sure of myself but it didn't really work.

"You have no idea," Gazzy laughed. Kids!!

I heard a noise behind me and jumped up in fighter position, but relaxed when I saw it was only Fang. "Oh look its Fang, get some food," I said and everyone jumped up.

"Bout time you got here," I muttered to Fang and received a weird look. I just rolled my eyes and grabbed a bag.

After a long quiet dinner we all started getting ready for bed; which means we rolled out sleeping bags and some of us fought over who would take first watch. When I say that I mean Fang and I fought over who would take first watch, Iggy was half asleep.

"No, I will take first watch and you can take second, and considering I'm the leader you do what I say, which means get your ass in the sleeping bag and go to sleep," I smirked at Fang while he clenched his fists. There is something seriously rewarding when you piss Fang off, and it just so happens that I am the one that does it most often.

"Find I get second, and don't you dare try to pull an all nighter again," he instructed and I just stuck my tongue out at him.

Everyone got situated by the fire and I went and sat against a tree with a blanket pulled over my arms. It was a chilly night and I was freezing my ass off but I would never admit it. If you have ever been on watch before then you know just how boring it really is. You have to be alert and you can't drift off, even if you haven't slept in forty-eight hours. You just get to sit and freeze for hours on end. Unless your head erupts in unbearable pain and you can't do anything but huddle in a ball on the ground and pray that you would die soon so the pain would go away.

My head felt like it was going to explode and I lost response of my body. I couldn't do anything but sit and I think I might have whimpered several times, which is probably what woke Fang up. I felt someone wrap an arm around my shoulders and I heard a faint noise which I presumed was Fangs voice. All I saw before I blacked out was a huge white blinding light.

I woke up to a very huge and painful headache and I was far from pleased. All I remember was pain and light and darkness. I opened one of my eyes the tiniest bit to make sure the room was dark, it was. I slowly opened both eyes and I came to see a Fang sitting next to me drifting into sleep. It was still late at night and I could tell he was fighting the sleep but obviously not wining. I'll let him get his sleep, so I sat up as quietly as possible and moved over to where Iggy was sitting by the fire.

"Hey," he whispered. "You okay?"

"Yeah, fine. What happened anyway?" I asked, but my voice was strained.

"I guess you had a brain attack and…" he trailed off deep in thought.

"And…" I pursued, a pause from Iggy was not good.

"Well it lit up, the area. Everything got really light. It was a bright white light and it seemed to be coming from you, at least that's what Fang said. I could sense a large amount of energy coming out but that was about it. Do you have any idea what it was about?" Iggy asked and I had no answer, I had no idea.

"Nope, I guess maybe it's a new power I don't really know how to work," I stated. "It's nothing to worry about."

"I guess. You should really get some sleep," Iggy said and I could tell this conversation was over.

"Alright wake me when were ready to go," I told him and walked back over to where Fang was. I guess he felt my gaze because he jumped a moment later all ready for battle. When he saw me his eyes softened a little and he relaxed.

"How are you?" he asked coming over to me to help me sit down. My head was spinning and I was wobbling.

"I'm Fine," and my damn voice broke.

"No your not, sit down and sleep," he ordered and I glared at him.

"I'm fine you need to get some sleep too, after all you were the one who couldn't even keep your eyes open. So stop being stubborn and get some rest," I ordered trying to gain my posture. He just rolled his eyes and sat down next to me. That's right, I'm older!! No way you're going to boss around a seventeen year old woman when you're younger than her. Especially if she's smarter and stronger and prettier and more sarcastic and… where was I? Oh right, that's what he gets.

"So I was glowing?" He smirked at me.

"Like a light bulb, I don't know what it was," he said.

"And you weren't on crack right? You were clean?" I joked and he glared, have I mentioned that I love making Fang mad?

Morning wasn't anything big; you know pop tarts and candy. We were off in the air in ten minutes. Fang was flying underneath the flock like he normally does, while the kids were off playing tag. Iggy really is a great babysitter and the kids were having soo much fun. I was stationed behind them keeping an eye out for trouble.

"Boo," Fangs voice rang fro besides me and, much to my horror, I jumped. Fang chuckled like there was no tomorrow and I glared at him.

"STOP doing that," I yelled out over the wind.

"I have no idea what you are talking about," he stated innocently.

"Oh bull. What do you want?" I questioned.

"You looked like you needed company," Fang stated, and I glared, again.

"I do not need company," I said. "I was just trying to think things through; trying to come up with a plan."

"You mean you don't already have one," Fangs voice was laced with sarcasm.

"To tell the truth, no I do not have a plan," I sighed, admitting defeat was not a personal favorite of mine. There are occasions when I have to so I could… get some help (gulp)!!

"Oh so we're asking for help now, are we??" Fang smirk was really starting to irritate me.

I clenched my jaw. "Maybe," my voice was strained. "Have you heard anything from your blog?"

"Oh you mean the blog that is nothing but a waist of time?" he was really starting to make me mad. Maybe he enjoyed making me mad just like I enjoy making him mad… it's a possibility!!

"Yes, THAT one," I was holding onto whatever patients I had left before I would throw a punch at him.

"Well no I haven't. It seems like everything has stopped. You haven't heard from the voice, err Jeb and no one seems to give me any ideas."

"Well that's just…" I was cut off by Iggy.

"Max do you hear that?" he yelled out to me and immediately I stopped to listen. After a minute I began to hear it too, the soft humming of metal robots… flying metal robots. It sounds made up but its just my life calling out to me!!
"Shit," I muttered under my breath. "Guys get ready for a fight, keep going as long as you can but get ready. Iggy, Gazzy get ready to do what you guys do best. Angel I want you stay behind Nudge. Nudge I want you fight hard and don't let anything happen to Angel."

"This is just what we need," Gazzy said already pulling little explosives out of his backpack.

"Why couldn't they come after we got a break, I'm still sore from the last attack," Nudge whined and I felt so sorry for them. This is how their life has been from day one. They haven't had the chance to worry about normal things; they've always had to worry about not getting killed. They've been hurting since they were born and have been on the run since they were kids.

"Max this is no time for a pity party," Fang broke me out of my thoughts.

"I know, you take as many as you can without killing yourself," I ordered and he nodded. I didn't know how many there would be but based on the commotion we caused in Germany I figured the Whitecoats would want us no matter what. We were too much of a liability to be allowed to walk around anymore, so they were going to come at us with every thing they had. Needless to say, we were in for a lot of pain.

"Prepare to die!! Prepare to die!!" came a chorus of many robots all coming after six bird kids. It looked as if there were about a hundred of them; all in all we were soo screwed.

"Lets go," I yelled and we all charged in.

These were soo much easier to get rid of than erasers. For one they weren't as smart, and second there weren't as strong. Therefore they go down faster which meant we could take more at a time.

I currently was working on twenty. Fang was taking care of about thirty and so was Iggy. If you give them one good kick they fall apart; which meant we could take large amounts of them.

I heard bombs going off and I smirked knowing only my two pyros would be able to do that. I quickly dodged a blow to my face and kicked the attacker hard in the stomach making him fall to the ground. It must be raining metal down blow and I hoped no one got hurt.

Nudge and Angel were taking about ten each and Gazzy held about fifteen. It just seemed that no matter how many you knocked down more kept rushing at you. All the kids looking like they were tired and needed a rest. Note to self: check us into a hotel tonight.

"Duck!" Gazzy's voice rang out and without even thinking I pulled my wings in a little allowing me to drop fast. Everyone else was dropping too and soon a huge roar broke out in the air. Metal was flying everywhere and I had to shield my face and neck hoping that I wouldn't get hit by any of it.

I dropped to the ground and about ten seconds later others feet started hitting the ground.

"Report," I yelled out.

"Did you see that, it was amazing," Gazzy shouted, I guess he's fine.

"It made a huge noise what did it look like," Iggy said and I decided to let the pyros gab over their bomb.

"I'm fine Max, but I have a really bad cut on my arm," Nudge said and walked over to me and I saw blood pouring down her arm.
"Iggy I need you clean Nudge up," I ordered and immediately he was at Nudges side helping her with the first aid. "Where's Angel?"

"I'm right here Max good as new," she said and I looked at all her scratches. "Well almost."

"Have Ig clean you up too," I told her with a smile. "Fang?" I called out. No answer.

"Fang?" this was no time for him to start playing the silent game. "Fang answer me now so help me God, I will kill you." Yet there was still no answer, this was about when my heart started going berserk.

"Angel can you get a hold of him?" I asked her, and I'm pretty sure she could hear the desperation in my voice.

She looked like she was focusing really hard before she looked to me with tears in her eyes. That was a firm NO.