So for the long wait, I had some major tests that I had to pass so I can pass for the quarter. (And I had a bit of writer's block) I will try to update more frequently, but I'm making no promises.

Anyways…Here is Chapter 2

"ATTENTION!"

My back straightened as Jeb marched in front of us. "The Flock will be relieved of duty for the next few weeks to be with family." The whole regiment looked at us. Some of them had fear in their eyes as thee Fleet Admiral announced our fake vacation. Everyone on the base saluted to us as we made our way to the army Jeep.

"You ready for this" Max asked as she stepped in stride with me.

"I'm just itching to get out of here" I said without looking at her. Max was silent for the rest of the walk there, in which I was glad.

Jeb turned to me as everyone else got in the Jeep. He pulled me aside and said, "Remember Fang, this is a rescue mission, not a suicide. Keep everyone alive and keep your head in the game. They need you out there; you're the leader of The Flock."

I kept quiet but I did nod my head as I stepped foot in the Jeep. The driver started up the Jeep as I took my seat. Gazzy took the passenger seat. My eyes glanced around everyone in the room.

Nudge was more like herself now. Whenever we're on a mission, we only think of that mission and nothing else. That's how professional we are.

Gazzy concentrated on the bumpy inner road. I caught his eyes in the mirror and he turned right back to the road. His eyes had something in them, was it pain or was it nervousness? I didn't get to look that well into his eyes to make sure.

Angel was talking to Max about the map of the exterior of the camp we were infiltrating. Her eyes and finger zoomed across every corner, showing Max every weak point of the outer wall. She seemed to know a whole lot about the wall.

Max concentrated on the map as Angel directed her to every pint on the map. Her tongue was sticking out a little, I could tell she was concentrating a lot on how she can infiltrate and kill the first person she sees.

Then me, I am sitting here trying to think of the mission at hand, but the thoughts of finding that blasted murder overcame my thoughts every time I tried to overcome the urge of killing him. Nudge called me over to where she was sitting.

"What is it" I asked her.

She showed me the military laptop and said, "Where do you think we should enter first. There are two entrances. The first is through the eastern gates, but we will have to get through the swamp around the base of the entrance first, which will be a pain." She spun the diagram around and said, "The second is the main entrance, but it will be heavily guarded."

Both entrances would be extremely difficult, because the swamp would make the loud sounds of water moving and splashing, not to mention the animals that could be in there. The second wasn't too safe either since we only have three good shots, Max, Gazzy, and me. We also do not know how many guards there will be.

"We will have to go with the western entrance."

She nodded and typed away at the keys of the laptop. I scooted back to where I was originally sitting and conjured ideas of infiltration and how to secure the troops.

After a few hours the driver stopped the car and Gazzy got out. I followed suit and saw many trees, most of them were burned down because of the wars around the battle area. This camp will be safe because it is no longer used for fighting.

This field, Bali Field, was named after the birds that used to thrive in the large green trees of this area, but they nearly went extinct after war had started. No one had seen one for the past few years.

There was a trail we had to follow to reach our campsite by foot. The driver saluted to us as he made his way back to the regiment. Half an hour later, we reached the camp. There were boxes of equipment and supplies for us. Two tents were already set-up so we didn't have to waste time. I was grateful in this. That entire ride was close to five hours long.

We prepared our equipment and sat on the branches of a sturdy tree. The Flock always preferred sleeping on the branches maybe that was one reason we are called "The Flock".

Nudge explained the entrance and how we will be able to infiltrate the base camp.

"Any Questions" She asked

"Yeah one" Angel said, "How will we be able to find the soldiers, it's not like we'll have the labeled map of the entire base camp."

"We will have to find them ourselves. That is probably the only kink in the road." Nudge explained. Angel nodded and leaned back against the bark of the tree.

After a few hours of eating and discussing the mission, we agreed to get some sleep.

"I will watch for the first two hours, and then Max will watch for the next two." I said as we settled in on either the branches of tents. Max and I took the branches, Nudge and Angel in one tent, and Gazzy in the other.

An hour passed as nothing out of the ordinary happened. I leaned against the tree and ran my hand through my jet black hair. I was exhausted, thinking about the mission made me eager and it was unbearable.

"Tired?" Max said as she sat on the branch next to me. I nodded towards her. "You should get some rest" she continued.

"It's fine. You should get some rest. We start outlining the battlefield tomorrow." I said as I looked towards the sky. It must be great to fly, being free from stress your entire life. How great would it be if the world had no problems?

"I am not going to sleep Fang." Max said, interrupting my imagination of freedom. "You're going to need the rest if you're going to lead us. And I am not taking no for an answer." Max, always the bossy one.

"Fine" I mumbled as I slid down slightly to get comfortable. Max tried to hide a smile, but the moonlight caught her bright teeth as she turned away.

I smiled as I fell asleep to the sound of Max whistling to an old song our parents would sing to us when we wouldn't want to sleep.

Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, but I had to get something up for you guys. And yes, I know, it's sort of a filler chapter, but it's still something! ...Right?

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