Erasers

Max POV

Five days of nonstop raining. I'm telling ya that when you have wings its pretty dang hard to fly. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about then here's the scoop.

I'm Max (short for Maximum). I live, travel and fight with my flock or family. Fang, Iggy, Nudge, The Gasman (Gazzy) and my baby Angel. Oh! And Total who looks like a Scottish terrier but isn't. Frankly we don't know what type he is because we got him at the institute in New York. Don't ask.

We were born "so to speak" at The School. For our first years we were poked, prodded and experimented on by scientist. A.K.A whitecoats. Anyway as we flew on the rain lightened a little and I could actually see in front of me. Amazing! "So Max when can we like stop and eat", eight year old Gazzy asked.

"Maybe now", I said looking at Fang. He nodded. I dropped back and fell in beside Iggy. "Ig we're going to land. Follow Nudge," I ordered. I'm only giving Iggy instructions because he's the only one who's freaking blind. Blame the creepy whack-job scientist. "Kay ".

I tilted the tip of my wing and came in beside Angel. "Hey sweeties how are ya. You have been quiet," I asked. A tear ran down Angel's cheek. Total answered for her. Have I mentioned he's a talking dog?

"She lost Celeste." Well that's not really that bad. Max, you know how much Celeste meant to me, Angel complained. Inside my head. Have I mentioned that she can read minds, control other people's thoughts and send her thoughts to others? I know honey but please don't go looking for her. I bet she'll turn up somewhere, I thought.

"Okay Thanks Max" Angel said out loud. We landed and Angel held my hand as we walked towards a simple looking restaurant. I peeked over at Fang and saw him looking at me. He looked away his cheeks flushing, mine did too…. As we were seated at a table next to window. Out of my peripheral vision I saw Fang was checking for any Erasers or creepy things that would want to capture us. Again. While he was doing that I was checking out the menu. Hmm. Steak, burgers, taco's, chicken. Wow, this menu could go on forever. My stomach growled.

"So Max where to now,'" Nudge asked. Honestly I had no idea. Go to Texas Max, Said the Voice. Yes, I have a voice that helps me with my mission to save the world. Your probably thinking that there's no way this little group of six birdkids is going to save the world. Well as impossible as it might sound we could do it. I Hope.

Fang POV

I looked at Max. Wow she's beautiful, even when she's not really down to earth.

"Texas. For some reason the voice want us to go to Texas," Max said. Oh, here we go with the voice thing again. Now I trust Max completely, but not the voice considering Jeb our adoptive father turned traitor can do the voice. Fang, if Max can trust the voice then we should too, Angel pointed out. Whatever Ange.

"Max," I whispered so that the others couldn't hear. "Are you sure it isn't Jeb trying to set us up"?

"I know," she whispered back. " I've been thinking 'bout that and we haven't been in a fight for awhile."

" So maybe the big bang is coming"? Maybe. After I had drunk about three cokes Max and I began to feel very uncomfortable. I looked around; a group of men were watching us.

I said. " Seven-thirty. Peek?" Max glanced casually around then stood up.

" Head for the door", she ordered. I placed two twenty-dollar bills on the table and put myself between the flock and the erasers. They stood up to follow us. " Stay away," I warned. One growled.

" I want the littlest one, she looks tasty," he grinned. Max snarled.

Once in the parking lot we began to do a U and A. As I unfurled my wings and took off someone grabbed my leg. Slamming me against the ground. Ouch.

" Fang," Max yelled. I hooked one under the jaw and caught another in the stomach. A blow to my back sent me somersaulting across the ground. The rest of the flocks were hovering above me. Two more erasers kicked me in the gut. Why had they only gone for me? About three more leaped in. I kicked out connecting with flesh. In return blows rained down on my head. Ouch, Ouch. Someone landed next to us and I saw blonde streaked hair. Max!

" Get outta here," I yelled while trying to cover my head. Two erasers broke away and ran at trees. Angel. I swung my leg around and managed to trip one. He grabbed my wrist and broke it. I yelled in pain. Max was a demon of fury as she pulled erasers off me. One eraser had a choke hold on me. I weakly tried to loosen his grip but I couldn't breath.

" Fang, " Max cried. My vision got kinda tunnely, then everything went black.