The day that I was going to tell Fang to leave was going to be the highlight of my life. It wasn't just Fang that had to leave, I wanted the whole flock, except me to leave. I was the reason that we were constantly found, and without me they will have a better chance of survival.
I would do it when they arrived from swimming in the ocean, I sat there overcome with that decision. I had to do it, I just kept telling myself, 'There's no going back Max.' It just made me more nervous to Tell them. What about Angel? My sweet little Angel, I wasn't going to be with her anymore, I had been Angel's guardian ever since she was a little girl. And Gassy, cute little Gassy. He always had an answer, he always had the answer. I would miss him, I would miss everyone. How Could I leave my family? I didn't know how, I just had to.
I heard the laughter of Nudge as she fell in the sand and was coated in it. I couldn't help but smile, they were so happy. That's how it is supposed to be, They are supposed to stay happy. "How was the water?" I asked avoiding the decision that I had to tell Fang. "It was great, so warm, we caught a couple seashells off the shore. Aren't they pretty, Max?" Angel would always ask for my opinion on what she did, I would miss her so much. "They are, Good job guys." I looked at Fang then, "Fang, Can I speak with you, it's really important that I do." Angel's face went from happy to concerned in a matter of two seconds. Fang just nodded and flew up to the lighthouse balcony. I did the same, leaving the rest of the flock playing in the sand.
"What is it Max?" he asked, concerned like Angel. "Fang, I need you to do something." "Okay, well you know that I will, but what is it?" It was silence for that second. That's how it would always be from now on. "Fang, I need you to take the flock, I need you to lead them. I need to trust that you will protect them at all times." "Max, I don't understand." now that I thought of it, neither did I. "I can't go with you and the flock to Washington D.C., Fang. I have to go somewhere on my own. I need to make the erasers track me from this chip. That's how they find us. We have always been lucky, surviving the attacks. But Fang, there's going to be a day, when they don't spare our lives."
"Max, you can't leave them. I'm not a leader like you. I might say it, but that's just because I don't think that you are going to leave. I can't take care of the flock by myself." he said with a stern expression on his face. "Fang, you and Nudge survived when we were trying to save Angel." "That's different Max, Now its all of us."
I was making the good decision, I knew it, with me they were just going to die. And without me they are going to have a better life.
I flew down to the ground where Angel said, "Max, please." her eyes were tearing up, and were as large as they were when she asked for the bear at FAO Shwartz. I gave her a huge hug. The flock was now all in surprise on my decision.