a/n: The second chapter. Sorry, it's short, but there is more already written. Read and review, oh, and
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride. I do own Lai. I own the clip on earrings that I am afraid to wear because they are painful.
Chapter Two
Max's Point of View
Oh god, Oh God. There were kids – kids in cages, kids like us. I just had, had to get them out. There were white coat here, I knew. We had to move fast, fast, fast.
"Come on, baby, out of the cage." I held out my hand to a bird kid, a bird kid like us. She was young, younger than Angel. Her cage was already open and she seemed to be hurt.
The girl shook her head, biting her lip and trying not to cry. I sighed, reached in, and pulled her out. She screamed a pained scream, and I patted her head, looking at the tag on her cage: 293587402lai098234. "It's gonna be okay, Lai." I said soothingly. "We're blowing this joint."
"Literally." Iggy said from somewhere around me, popping locks. Okay, so he was blind, and breaking into things with nothing more than a bobby pin. Got a problem with that? Take it up with your counselor.
I scooped the little girl into my arms, just as she let out a confused, "What? What did you call me?" I quickly explained about the naming process, and she closed her eyes, leaning her head against me. Thank God I had the gift of comforting hybrid mutants. I met Fang's eyes, and he nodded, quick and silent.
"Move, Move, Move!" I shouted, followed with an "Up and away!" from Fang. He tapped Iggy's hand twice, and Angel, Nudge, Gasman, Iggy, Fang, and I unfurled our wings, rushing out the door.
In no time at all, we were out, all six- no, seven- of us, flying, up and away, into the sky.
Fang's Point of View
Two days. Lai slept for two whole days, her wings out to her side in an odd position. She was hurt, badly, and I knew that Max was already thinking of ways to fix her. She was young, younger than Angel.
The Flock watched her the entire time.
It wasn't a question, whether she would stay with us. She was already a part of us.
Angel's Point of View
"Max?" I asked. I was sitting next to her, next to her and Lai. I'd been listening to her thoughts all morning – she was dreaming scary things, they'd done bad things to her, she was young too – younger than me. And while I'd had the Flock, she'd had nobody. She'd been all alone.
"Yes, Angel?" Max answered me, she was distracted. I knew she was mad, mad at those dumb people who'd done this to Lai and to all of the Flock.
"Is Lai going to be okay? She's hurt bad, isn't she?" I stared at Lai, then at Max with pleading eyes.
"Of course, she'll be fine. She's in the care of the Flock, right?" Max sighed, rubbing her forehead with the palm of her hand. "She's hurt, but I'm going to fix her when she wakes up."
"why not now, Max?" I asked confused. Of course, I could have just read her mind, but I didn't like Max to think that I was being mean to her by doing that. I loved Max.
"Well, I wouldn't do anything to you without telling you first, would I?"
"Oh." I said, listening to her mind finally. "It's going to hurt." I didn't like the idea.
"Maybe." Max said, returning my gaze.
All of a sudden, I heard a groan.
