I decided my take on how the ending of STWAOES should have gone. Then depending on that depends on whether I'll write my version of the fourth book.


*When I saw them at last i almost couldn't speak. Nudge, Total, Angel and I coasted to a landing on the beach, feeling the sand squeak under our shoes. There was a line of gnarled oaks at the top edge of the beach, and I looked through them, then checked my watch.

"You're late."

Fang stepped out of the shadows, eating an apple. He was dressed in black, as usual, and his face looked like a lumpy plum pie. But his eyes shone as he came towards me, and then I was running to him over the sand, my wings out in back of me.

We smashed together awkwardly, with Fang standing stiffly for a moment, but then his arms slowly came around me, and he hugged me back. I held him tight, trying to swallow the lump of cotton in my throat, my head on his shoulder, my eyes squeezed shut.

'Don't ever leave me again.' I said in a tiny voice.

'I won't.' he promised into my hair, sounding most unFanglike. 'I won't. Not ever.'

And just like that the cold shard of ice that had been inside my chest ever since we'd split up - well, it just disappeared. I felt myself relax for the first time in I don't know how long. The wind was chilly, but the sun was bright, and my whole flock was together. Fang and I were together.* I slowly pulled back. His dark onyx eyes, stared into my own. I couldn't move, I didn't want to. I noticed all the emotions swirling around in his eyes, happiness, excitement, care, joy, slight pain and another I couldn't place. Why was he feeling pain.

Love Max. Love is the other emotion. He's in pain because he doesn't think you'll want him. Angels voice whispered in my mind.

I internally gasped. Then without thinking, without wanting to think, I crushed my lips against his. He froze in shock for a second before kissing me back. It was the most amazing feeling. Thats when it hit me. I was in love with Fang. My best friend, my right wind man, my life, my love, my soul mate. Wow he was a lot of things for me.

I pulled back and smiled up at him. He smiled one of those rare Fang smiles that can light up my whole world. Maybe I didn't have to save the world if Fang was my world. Maybe I had to save Fang, but from what?

Well done Maximum, you just passed another test. The voice chimed in.

Welcome back, Not. i growled in my mind

Max, you have to save Fang, from what it doesn't matter. You also have the world to save. Don't forget that.

Damn that stupid voice and it's fortune cookie crap. i need to know what to save Fang from before I can save him. I heard Angel gasp and I frowned. As I went to hug Iggy and Gazzy.

"There's something I need to do first." I said as Fang intertwined our fingers.


You know the rest, they visit Ella and max's mum.

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Max - I'll cook some chicken curry and force you all to eat it if you don't review.

Me - she isn't joking. I didn't do something she told me to do and now I keep vomiting, violently. It isn't nice folks.

Iggy - This is why you let me cook not Max.

Me - IGGY YOU LET HER COOK THOUGH! I WAS THERE!.

Max & Iggy - Whatever.