POV Jocelyn
"This can't be happening, this can't be happening," Iso chanted to herself as we carried a beat-up Max into my house. We carried her down to the basement and laid her on the couch.
"Who the hell are you people? And how did you know the flyboy was flammable?"
"We need to get the rest of the flock here. They're the only ones who know what to do," Kathy reasoned, ignoring Max's question.
"Well, there's Jeb and Dr. Martinez, but we can't wait for a six hour flight," Iso noted. Kathy nodded.
"We need to get the rest of the flock here. How can we contact them?" I asked Max calmly. She just stared at me.
"Okay, Katy, you and me will wait outside and signal the flock down here," I instructed. Katy nodded and started to head up the stairs.
"Who are you people?" Max asked.
"Us? We're just a couple of fangirls," I smiled and headed outside.
Katy and I headed outside and sat in my driveway. My parents were away that night, and so was my sister. My friends had been invited to stay over, because we're all good kids.
I grabbed a piece of chalk and started writing. Katy grabbed another piece and helped. We wrote in giant letters,
'MAX IS HERE!' A sure way to signal the flock. We stared at the dark skies.
"Look," Katy pointed out. There were five oddly shaped birds flying towards us.
"Must be nocturnal," she noted, smiling. I nodded, grinning. The 'birds' were getting closer. I could make out some features. Two blonde kids, an African-American, a tall strawberry-blonde guy, and a dude with black hair. Bingo. Katy and I stood up. The black-haired guy approached.
"Where's Max?" Fang demanded. I pointed to the house with my thumb.
"Basement," I informed. I lead the flock into the house and down the stairs.
"Max!' angel exclaimed, running over to the couch. Max sat up and hugged her. Nudge and Gasman ran over and joined the fun. I notice done of the girls had brought down my Maximum Ride books.
"You've got some explaining," Iggy said, waving a finger in my direction.
"As I told Max, we're just fangirls. Girls who've read Max's book series," I explained.
"These," Iso commented, handing Fang the three Maximum Ride books. Fang looked over them.
"Hey, Jocelyn. Didn't you say you'd been studying the chapters?" Shannon offered.
"Oh yeah!" I exclaimed. I eyed Fang.
"I can prove I'm an honest fangirl. Name a book and a chapter and I can tell you what happened in it," I told them proudly. The flock eyed me with suspicion.
"No really I can! Test me!" I challenged. Angel grabbed the books, to see if I really knew my stuff.
"Book One, chapters 130 and 131," Max asked me. I frowned.
"You fought with Ari, killed him, then Jeb yelled at you that you had killed your own brother," I told her sadly. Max looked to the side, obviously regretting that action.
"May I?" Fang asked Max. Max nodded.
"Book 2," Fang started, and then thought.
"Chapter 52," Fang finished. My eyes widened then one twitched. I snarled.
"JACKASS!" I yelled, thrusting a finger out to point at him.
"What?!" Fang yelled back. I pursed my lips and placed a hand on my hip.
"I should have known you'd pick a chapter like that!" I said smugly.
"What happened in that chapter?" Iggy asked. I glared at Fang then smirked.
"Max just left the library, doing research on ter Borcht. She went to tell fang what she had learned and found him making out with that whore, Lissa!" I yelled. My friends and I simultaneously crossed our arms, glaring at Fang. His eyebrows shot up. Max glowered.
"I'm choosing the next chapter," Max stated angrily. Fang nodded. Max thought for a moment. She grabbed the third book and shoved it at me.
"I want you to prove you know it. For real. Tell angel in your head what happens in the chapter then read the chapter out loud," Max demanded. I shrugged and took the book.
"Which chapter?" I asked. Max thought for a moment.
"Chapter… 19," Max stated. My eyes went wide.
"19?" I asked, dazed.
"Yes," Max confirmed. I looked back at my friends.
"Is that the chapter when they…" Kathy started.
"No, it's when he's…" I told.
"Oh, when he's in the…" Iso offered. I nodded. My friends' jaws dropped.
"Tell Angel what happens," Max said. I nodded and looked at Angel and told her what happened in the chapter. Angel bit her index finger and smiled. She nodded at Max. I took a deep breath and opened to Chapter 19.