AN: Hello readers! It seems like you guys liked this idea, so I'm going to keep going with it! So here's chapter 2!
P.S. I don't own MR.
"Hey. Get up." someone whispered in my ear. "Fang, get up now. The whitecoats are coming." The voice had turned into a growl. I opened my eyes slowly, then looked up. Max was in a crouch beside my cage. She was frowning down at me, and annoyed, hurry up we don't have much time look. I was instantly up.
"What's going on?" I asked her.
She looked over her shoulder toward the door. I heard the rest of the flock quiet down to listen. "They're going to take you to a truck in the cages. Our only chance is to break you guys out before they reach the truck. I'll take the collar off on our way there." She reached up and broke the locks off of all our cages. "You'll have to hold your cage doors shut so they won't suspect anything."
"And if they check the cages before we leave?" Iggy asked.
Max smirked. "They won't. They've never come across it before, so they won't check for it. I told you, this School is a small one." Max looked back towards the door. "They're coming. So look pretty, talk smart, and act like you hate me."
"There isn't any acting to be done." I muttered. Max glared at me, but I just grinned. "Geez, I was kidding."
"Shut up, Fang." she growled. She stood up just as the door opened. That Mark guy came in, and Max stiffened. They were pushing a cart, and had Max lift up our cages onto the cart. She made a show of being rough, and we held onto the cage doors, just like she told us. She walked behind the whitecoats as they pushed our cart.
I looked over at her and almost gasped. But that would've given her away. She'd stopped just outside of the entrance to the School and changed into a wolf. Her fur was the same color as her hair, and she had the same eyes. She was also bigger than a normal wolf, but she looked like one.
She finished morphing and charged, clamping down on Mark's ankle. I could see that she didn't have the collar on anymore. She must've taken it off before she changed. Mark screamed in agony and kept pressing the switch for the collar, but it was usless.
Max's eyes met mine and she growled. I took it as a hint that now was the time to move. "Move guys!" I yelled. We busted out of our cages. "U and A!" The others went into the air. Erasers started coming out of the School, and I stayed behind worried about Max. She saw me and rolled her eyes before taking off. Not as in flying, but running.
I shook my head did a running take off, my wings beating powerfully. As I got higher, I looked down at Max, and realized why she wasn't flying with us. It was like her wings had just disappeared. I couldn't see them. She was running right towards the fence. When she got to it, she jumped, literally launching herself over the fence and landing with a thump on the other side. Then she disappeared into the woods, as we disappeared into the cloud cover above.
"I can still hear her thoughts." Angel said, her eyes closed. "She's giving us some directions. She wants to meet us in a cave on the cliff above Lake Mead." She opened her eyes and looked at me.
"Do you know how to get there?" I asked her.
Angel nodded and frowned, looking confused. "She wanted to know what all our sizes are too." she said, confused. "Like, clothes sizes."
I frowned, but gave her the information. We flew to Lake Mead and found the cave. Then we waited for about an hour and a half before Max showed up. She was wearing new black jeans, and a dark blue shirt, and she was wearing black converses. Over that was a black jacket with blue paint splatters. She threw a bag to me, and I found it to be full of new clothes for all of us. She got all black clothes for me. A light pink shirt and blue jeans for Angel. A purple shirt and jeans for Nudge. Camo for Gazzy. And a red shirt and blue jeans for Iggy.
I looked up at her and raised an eyebrow. She shrugged. "Thought you guys needed some new clothes."
"Not that I'm not glad, but why didn't you let us go with you?" I asked.
She raised an eyebrow. "Where do you think my clothes go when I change?" she asked, rolling her eyes. "Don't even ask me how I got these."
I shook my head. "I don't even want to know."
"So now what?" Gazzy asked.
"I think Max should join us." Nudge said instantly. Max looked somewhat surprised by this.
"Yeah! That would be cool!" Angel said.
I looked at Gazzy and he grinned. "I think it'd be cool to." he said excitedly.
Iggy shrugged. "I'm game."
I carefully looked at the three younger kids. I was kind of like the father figure to them, and Iggy was like the fun uncle. But they didn't really have a mother figure. And I think they needed one. I glanced at Max. "Well, it's your choice. Do you want to be part of our flock?" I asked her.
She seemed to think about it, but then she grinned. "Sure, why not?" she replied.
The rest of us looked around and grinned. "Any chance you got some food while you were out?" Iggy asked. Max nodded her head towards the entrance of the cave. There were several bags there. I could see that there were also new backpacks for us too.
"There's some food and other supplies in those bags over there." she said. "Trust me, I wouldn't forget the food. I have to eat even more than your average bird-kid does." She grinned at us.
I raised my eyebrows. "I doubt that." I said.
She shrugged. "It's true. Wolves eat more than birds. So wolf-bird-girls eat more that regular bird-kids." she said, sticking her tongue out at me. It was weird. She could be so serious at times that it was hard to remember that she was just a kid.
Iggy walked over and grabbed food out of the bags Max brought. It's so hard to remember that he's blind sometimes. As he and Gazzy started building the fire, Max gave me a confused look. "The blind kid is doing the cooking?" she asked warily.
I nodded. "Believe it or not, if it wasn't for the blindness and mutant bird-kidness, Iggy could open his own restaurant. He's an amazing cook. Which I find weird because he's blind, so how can he see if the food is cooked right? Like, how does he–" I slapped my hand over Nudge's mouth. What? You didn't really think that was me, did you?
"Huh." Max said, looking at Iggy in surprise. Then she looked mad. "You know, it's a sad day when a blind kid can cook better than I can." She seemed to think about that for a second. "Then again, a dead raccoon could cook better than I can." she added, scowling.
The rest of us just laughed. Having Max around was going to make things a lot more interesting. Max moved to sit next to Iggy and watched him cook. She seemed fascinated by the idea that a blind kid could cook. I must've been staring, because, without turning around, she said, "Take a picture. It'll last a whole heck of a lot longer." She looked back at me from over her shoulder and scowled at my amused look. "Don't look at me like that. I'm naturally a very curious person." she added.
"You know what they say, curiousity killed the cat." Gazzy said.
"And satisfaction brought it back." Max sang, smirking in his direction. The rest of the kids laughed at this, and I offered her a half-smile. She looked at me for a second, then quickly turned away to watch Iggy cook again.
…What's up with her?
Hello people. I'm in Orlando! Unfortunately, that means that it might be harder for me to update. But update I will! Oh, and review. Ideas/suggestions/requests are always considered.