Thanx guys, I'm feelin tha love! Well, I wouldn't continue, if I didn't like this story as much as I do…

Poison kept glancing at Wit from the corner of his eye. He didn't know why, maybe it was to make sure she wouldn't stop flying or something. Yeah, that's it. Stop being an idiot and admit it! He thought to him self. He'd promised Ryan that he'd take care of Wit if he'd ever die, so that was his life's purpose now. Ryan was gone, Aqua was gone, Piper and Milli too. So many friends dead because they could fly and do things humans couldn't. How fair was that? It isn't. That's just it . They want you dead, because they can't do what you can do. He thought, being serious for once in his life. Wit was still crying, but not sobbing. He wanted to be over there, hugging her and telling her it was okay and that he was there to protect her. It wasn't fair, really. That life took away the only things they had to look to for happiness. But it did, and that was why they couldn't look back. If you did, you'd be hurt too much. She was flying slower, he noticed, than she would have if she was happy.

"Hey, Wit! Do you have anything in your mind right now?" He asked, trying to distract her.

"Maybe…" She said suspiciously.

"What is it?" He asked. She seemed to be catching on that this could be a game. The rain didn't stop them from trying to cheer each other.

"You first!" She squeaked, suddenly seeming younger than fourteen.

"I'm thinking about…hmm…can I give you some hints?" He asked, not trying to get himself hurt in the process of cheering someone.

"Okay," she whispered, coming closer so they didn't have to yell.

"Hmm…I'm thinking about…something shiny and silky and light blue…and something that glows beautiful that is pink. And something that is…beautiful!" He said, stealing a glance at her to see if she'd figured it out. She didn't, not once catching on.

"Uh…is it the sky? Oh…wait…pink…Uh…how about a flamingo with blue eyes?" She asked, making Poison almost want to hit himself in the head. Sometimes she was a little too slow.

"Nope! Try again!" He grinned.

The game went on, Wit never guessing Poisons dirty little secret. As they descended, he tried to block her vision, but it was too late. She'd seen the blood and the bodies.

"Oh…." She let out a small, pained noise and fainted. She'd seen her dead brother for the second time. That had to be hard on her. Poison caught her and folded her wings in for her, taking her to a clear park. He found a cut on her leg, bleeding. She must have fainted from blood loss. He decided, not waiting for reality to kick in, so that he would cry. Yes, you could call him a baby if you wanted, but he did cry when he saw Ryan die. Because, unlike Wit and Crush, he'd watched the whole thing, screaming in frustration that he was in some ones arms instead of fighting. Kit was trying to get him away alive, instead of letting him die with Ryan. Kit was running the wrong way! Poison would have rather died along side him, than watch him die. It was brutal, seeing his leaders eyes drain of life, watching the blood leak out of his mouth. Terrible to see him fall to the ground, the bullet and knife both killing him from either side. Horrible hearing him order them all away to live a life. Poison shuddered and blocked his mind so he didn't get anymore of the memories. He was still filled with rage that Kit had held him back. What if, by chance, he could have saved Ryan? Just be helping him? By hitting the guy with the gun, or knocking down the man with the knives? But no, Kit was locking his arms around him and not letting go at the time.

"Isn't fair…" he muttered to himself as he bandaged up Wit's wound. A small poof sound told him that Crush had joined him.

"Poison! What happened to Wit!?" She exclaimed, rushing to her side.

"She fainted. She'll be fine. She just lost her brother, what did you expect her to be happy and skipping around?" He hissed defensively. He looked up and saw Demon standing there, wings out.

"You should tuck your wings in, you know. What if someone saw us?" Poison asked, trying to keep everyone in line the way Ryan did. He'd never replace him, or ever come close, but he could try.

"Sorry, master. Didn't think it'd matter by now." Demon hissed back, folding his dark blue wings in and watching the skies. His blue eyes were troubled and his blond hair was bloody and messed up. Just like Kit, he stayed quiet when he was sad. Demons spiked chocker was blood covered also, making Poison think he'd taken it off and stabbed people with it. Something black glinted in the distance, making Poison jump.

"Guys, there's Kit. We should signal him back…" Poison said, twisting his necklace. It glinted a poisonous purple color, telling Kit that they were here…

Kit waited in the air for the shine of light that should tell him if it was the gang, or if it was an illusion, like what happened before they got the necklaces. A dark purple shine caught his eye, followed by Crushes signature green one. He sighed and flew down. Wit was unconscious on the ground, which he found unsurprising. What he did find surprising was the fact that she was being wrapped up. He didn't even see her get hit.

But I wouldn't, would I? Sly little brat, he thought. He folded his black wings and stared. Wit sat up and rubbed tears out of her pink eyes. She sniffed and stood by Poison.

"Where have you been Crush?" Kit asked his voice low from sadness.

"Ryan…he took control of my power and sent me to Europe. I really did try to get back in time, but I tried getting to Wit instead of Ryan. I knew he was dead. But when I got to where Wit was, all I found was some kids…Oh yeah! I found the one called Maximum. She was with five others." Crush said, standing with Demon. Wit was suddenly hugging him hard, as though she just realized he was there.

"She? It's a girl?" Kit asked, shock filling his face. Wit suddenly jumped back, speaking before Crush had a chance to.

"You have a problem with it being a girl? What, because you're a guy, you think a girl can't save us or the world?" She huffed and sat on the damp ground by Poison, who'd sat down without thinking about the wet grass.
"I was just shocked, that's all. I'm sorry." He said, looking up at the sky. It was still raining and looked like it was going to get worse.

She's getting to be just like Crush. He thought, grinning.

"Where did you see her?" Kit asked, blinking away the rain drops that had fallen into his eyes.

"She was up in that building. You know that one that they stopped building for some strange reason? That's it. I wonder why they're here in Indiana…I mean I thought they were in Arizona. I mean, that's what Ry-Sorry." She stopped, seeing Wits eyes tear up again.

"Just shut up Crush! You always do that! You did that when Aqua died and when Piper died! It's like you want us to cry and feel that pain." Demon said, sitting on Wits other side. Crushes eyes filled with tears and she looked down. Kit sighed and shot a glare at Demon. He knew, of course, that Demon didn't mean to be so mean. He was always "rude" when he was nervous. And, as Kit was now responsible, he had to take care of that.

"It's okay, guys. Let's just get to Maximum, okay? If we don't find her today, we just have to find a shelter. We don't need to be sick when we find her. And what were these people like, Crush? Did they look like a threat?" He asked, trying to have an air of authority in his voice. It wasn't easy. He never had to watch over them. He'd always been the one convincing Ryan to let the kids stay up an hour later. Just so he could watch Poison play more pranks, and possibly join him.

"No, most of them were kids. Like Maximum was trying to wake up a small girl while her boy was waking up a really large one. I mean, he was really tall!!" Crush said, starting on with her latest mood swing.

"Uh…Okay-ay. Lead the way, Crush. And try not to disappear on us again." Kit said, jumping into the air.

The storm wasn't getting lighter and it was still my shift. How is that possible, you ask? Well, I just didn't want to wake anyone up. So blah. And Fang wasn't snoring, so I guess that means he was really tired. Iggy, on the other hand, was. And loudly, none the less. The only thing on my mind, though, was what Jeb had told me. Why was she supposed to be dead? She was a human and she was most likely one of the last experiments that had a soul besides us. Unless her necklace was a tracker and she was just a really good actress. This would cease to surprise me.

"You shouldn't still be on watch." Fang said from behind me. I gasped; shocked that someone was still awake.

"But I am, so get over it. I'm just a little…confused. I was going to wake Iggy up but since you're so eager…" I trailed off, walking towards my sleeping spot.

My dream wasn't anything new, just the boring old getting chased, only the Erasers now replaced by Flyboys. Yeah, that one. But when I was getting awakened by Fang, you'd better believe I was angry. Nightmare or not I was tired.

"What do you want?!" I hissed. Fang covered my mouth quickly.

"Shh! Look. Coming our way." He said, eyes shifting over his back. Iggy was laying where he started, but he was too tense and aware to be sleeping.

I looked up and over Fang, seeing five figures coming towards us.

"Wake others. Hurry. No noise. Just out. The top." I said, seeing a hole in another rooms ceiling. Fang nodded and began to wake the others. I could see a faint bit of coloring from them. It was green. Angel woke quickly, helping me with Nudge. She groaned and rolled over. Her hand brushed against the puddle of blood, making her sit up straight.

"Max, a girl was here. She was asleep. And crying." Nudge said, yawning. "Who are they?" She asked, looking over my shoulder. I cringed and glanced back. The five dark spots had formed into humans with wings. They were dressed awfully bright for mutants who were supposed to hide.

"I don't know, Nudge. We just have to get out of here. Now. Follow Fang," I added. She didn't move, just started squinting at the figures coming at us.
"No, Max! That's the girl, I just saw! She was bleeding and crying! We should make sure she's okay! She has wings! That means she is on our side." Nudge said, trying to get around me. I blocked her, speedily waking Gazzy and Total.
"The fact that they have wings doesn't necessarily mean they're on our side. You seemed to forget that small little fact!" I hissed, dragging her towards the hole in the building.

"Max, she's right. All they have on their minds is sadness and the fact that they have to get to you." Angel said, staring up at me with sleep deprived eyes.

"Why do they have to get to me?" I sighed, pushing us closer still to our escape.

"They think you're the one who's going to help them and the world." Angel yawned and sat back down.

"Not this again!" I groaned. "Come on. We're not going to make this easy for them." I said, sensing something wasn't right about this. "Nudge, if you don't come here, I'll carry you." I hissed. She got a look on her face, the same one that I put on if someone was telling me what to do. Angel mimicked her. "Someone get in here and carry Angel, she won't come quietly." I said. Fang came in and picked her up, looking pointedly over my shoulder. I turned and gasped. They were getting dangerously close. I scooped Nudge up, telling myself to think about how I was going to strain my back muscles later. She did weigh more than I thought. I struggled to keep us both in the air. She seemed to notice my struggle and asked to be put down. I was not in the mood for it.

"No. Princess Nudge can't fly on her own. She wants to see what possibly dangerous flying strangers want!" I hissed, getting a surprised look from Iggy. Nudge huffed and struggled, finally stopping. Then she started talking…and talking…and talking…and talking…Finally I slapped my hand over her mouth. Supporting most of her weight with my left arm. She grinned beneath my hand and bit down hard on my hand. I yelped and let go of her. What can I say? Her teeth have to be strong, what with all the food she eats?

"Sorry Max, but I wanted to fly by myself. Plus you were really struggling, there!" She added. I just looked down at my hand, already seeing the large black and blue she'd caused.

Soon the rain let up, allowing us to land in a forest. It took forever to get there, lemme tell you. The only thing wrong with this place was the fact that we could still hear the cars driving down the streets.

"Okay guys. Lets get some food into our stomachs and…we'll get going." I said, sitting on a log.

"Where will we be going to?" Fang asked quietly from beside me. I slapped him on the back, a lot.

"You okay there, Fang? Sounds like you were chocking!" I said, laughing along with Gazzy and Iggy. "Chocking on my boot that I'm going to shove down your throat if you don't shut up!" I added in a low hiss. He put his hands up and walked over to his bag, getting food out for everyone.

Demon sighed once again as they examined the empty building. They were here, he'd seen them. But they also seemed to see them and they ran. Running from a fight. Woosies. He thought, looking up again. He squinted his eyes, watching what only he could see.

"They're sitting still. In a forest. Crush, do ya think you can get us there with out messing it up again?!" He asked, shaking slightly. The group looked tough, though it was composed of children younger than himself and Kit. Poison was leaning against a wall, watching Wit as she listened to the conversations they had. Demons eyes wandered over to Crush, who was always trying to act older than 15. Kit sighed and shot him a warning glance. This was all that was left of the group of nine. They were the last…of the whole group.

"Yes, I think I can. Unless you seen wrong! I mean you can only see what they are doing, so who knows. They could be in Arizona again." She snapped back. He could see that he hurt her feelings.

"Sor-ry! But-"

"Guys, let's just get going. Okay?" Kit asked, his fake parental voice too fake to be demanding.

"Come on guys. Could we just not fight? I mean, would Ryan want us to fight?" Wits voice was just above a whisper, and yet it made everyone jump. They'd expected her to be voiceless for a few days.

"No, he'd say to stop fighting, because we never know when our last day together is coming." Poison said, putting an arm around Wits shoulders. She hugged him back, unaware of the faint flush in his face. She was really acting like a little kid in Demons eyes. She was supposed to be fourteen, not four.

"Grow up." Demon muttered.

"Why don't you?" Kit asked, jumping into the air. Everyone followed him, leaving Demon to think about that. I don't need to grow up. I am growing up. Too fast. And just because we're better at it than Wit doesn't mean he can get an attitude with me. He thought. Sighing, he jumped up, spreading his wings and leading the way to Maximum, so called savior. Right. She was younger than Ryan, how was she supposed to fend off, what Ryan couldn't? He was the strongest person, in Demons eyes. He'd never admit it, of course, but Ryan was his hero. He may not have been the oldest, but he sure was trying to be. And offering to take care of so many other kids was strong and awesome to Demon. That was what being grown up meant to him. Being able to take tha' heat for yourself and others.

They soon arrived at the forest, looking down at it.

Shall I tell Max you're here? A little girls' voice said in Demons head. He jumped; which was weird, because he was already in the air.

He looked at Crush, trying to see if she'd heard it.

"You heard that too, didn't you?" She asked him, giving him the chance to call her crazy. He nodded, looking over at Kit, Poison and finally Wit. She was looking around, long blue pigtails flaying everywhere.

"I heard that." She said, catching Poisons meaningful look.

Uh…no? Demon thought, hoping they weren't all just loosing their minds.

You did come to see her right? I'm Angel. If you want to come see her, do it now. The voice said, letting it ring in his head for a minute.

"Guys, I don't think we should go down there." Poison said. He was of course, sensing their danger rates, and how much damage they could cause.

"I do. If they were going to hurt us, don't you think they would have when we were coming towards them?" Wit asked, looking straight at Demon. He sighed. Of course she'd look at him. She was always expecting him to say something rude to her. He wasn't going to, mainly because, even though he didn't want to admit it, she was the baby of the group, fourteen or not.

"Okay, let's go then." Kit said, angling himself downward and shooting in front of everyone. Demon followed, then Crush followed him, followed by Poison and Wit.

"Angel, what is up with you?! Hello?!" I was waving a hand in front of Angel's slack face.

"Huh? Oh, sorry Max. I was…seeing if I could read a squirrels mind." She said sheepishly. I decided to play along until she admitted the truth.

"Really? Have any luck with that?" I asked, looking at her with my best 'I totally believe you, and this is so interesting, go on' look.

"Well…I was having trouble? It was always on…uh…nuts! And it was really hyper…like Nudges mind!" She added happily. I raised an eyebrow.

"Well why don't you have one come over here, so we can eat it for lunch?" I asked, slapping a hand over Nudges mouth as she went to squeal "Ewww!"

"Okay…" She said. Just as she closed her eyes, a squirrel hopped out of the bushes, looking around like it didn't see us. I almost started laughing at the shock in her eyes as it walked up to her, trying to get on her head. I also dimly heard a "stop it!" from somewhere, but couldn't find where it came from. Something was flapping and it was getting close…

"Max!" Fang snapped, his face holding shock and slight fear.