I Redid this chapter, because someone complained of no enough detail, hope it's better.

Warning-Spoilers for the second and third books

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, if i did, those books would be way less awesome.

Summary- After the battle at Itex, Max gets kidnapped and wakes up human, who did this to her and will she ever get her wings back?

Oh and sorry for anything i might have gotten wrong, point it out if it bothers you to much.

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Max sat on the floor of a dry, warm cave listening to her flock breath as they slept. Then she heard an unusual difference in one's pattern, and tried to figure out who it was. She stood and walked among their sprawled out bodies. Gazzy slept with one arm thrown over his eyes, mouth wide open. Fang was up against the wall, sleeping sitting up, looking as dark and brooding as only he could. Iggy was curled up in a ball, one arm beneath his head snoring slightly, but finally She saw Angel and Nudge back to back with Total in front of the latter.

She saw it was Angel who was breathing raggedly and went over to inspect. She felt the small girl's forehead with the back of her hand and found it was very warm. Angel, a light sleeper, woke and looked up at her with her wide blue eyes, "Max... I don't ... feel so good." She bent down and picked the little girl up, one hand under her knees the other supporting her back.

Turning to the mouth of the cave Fang stood in her way. He nodded toward Angel and Max answered his unspoken question, "She's sick, I need to take her to the old house. there's a first-aid kit there" He stepped aside and she walked to the edge of the sheer cliff that the cave was build into, spreading her wings and leaping off without a second thought she launched into the night.

The air was cool and moist, a relief from the daytime sunshine. She sensed someone behind her and turned her head to look. Fang slid up along side her and didn't say anything. "What if they wake up and were both gone?" she asked, suddenly thinking of what extremes they might go to.

"I left a note for them." he said.

"That's why I keep you around," she said and smiled as he rolled his eyes.

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They arrived at the E shaped house before dawn and she set Angel down on the old couch and went to go search for the first-aid kit. She found what she was looking for and opened it taking out the cold medicine Angel made a face at the bitter taste, but she didn't complain, Max helped her get comfortable and stood when Fang came up behind her with a blanket. She took it and laid it over the sleeping girl.

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I turned and we just looked at each other, silence between us, hoping not to wake The blond girl. We stepped outside the door, and I quietly shut it behind us, the mechanism sliding into place with a small click.

I knew I was making this into a bigger deal than it needed to be, but I just hated when my sweet little girl was sick, besides she looked pretty bad. Fang gave me a look that said he wanted to stay, but he needed to go back to the Flock, they needed a leader.

"You go back, I can take care of her just fine, it's probably nothing." He stood there for a moment and looked undecided, but turned and walked down the old porch steps, giving me one last glance before I saw him spread his wings and fly away. Knowing that she would be Ok for now, I went back inside and brought in another blanket. I laid it down on the floor near the couch, so i could keep an eye on her while she slept.

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I woke up the next morning to see Angel sitting at the table, with Fang giving her food. She was still wrapped in her blanket and her hair had that bed-head look. I got up and sat near her flashing Fang a smile. His mouth formed into what was a smile for him and he handed me some kind of roasted meat.

After I finished eating, I felt Angel's forehead and decided that she needed more rest. I helped her out of her chair and into her bedroom, where she would be more comfortable. She heard my concerned thoughts and flashed me a smile, answering, 'I'm Ok.'

Because I figured that if I stayed in the house she wouldn't be able to sleep I went to patrol the area instead, looking down and watching for signs that danger could be coming.

Satisfied that nothing was out of order I flew back to the house and checked on her, trying not to wake her. I settled into Nudge's bed and propped my head up on my hand, intent on staying awake. After awhile I became tired, and my eyelids formed leaden weights, begging me to close them. My sleep fogged brain didn't see the movement outside the room door in the hallway until it was to late. A rag with a sweetly sickening smell was forced against my face and someone grabbed me before I could see their face. All I could think about before I blacked out was Fang, and the time I had kissed him.

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