(A/N: Okay, here's chapter two of the randomest story ever! Enjoy :)

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Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. If I did, it would probably be as random as this. Which is not a very good thing.

Chapter 2

Iggy sneaked out of the house, an evil smirk on his face. Something had just occurred to him. That was super-dangerous, and he knew Max might kill him later on. But he had just realized that that was dangerous to everybody… except him.

This was going to be awesome.


It was about fifteen minutes before Max realized that Iggy was missing. After waiting out the Gasman's spectacular explosion (Angel nearly passed out trying to hold her breath, while Nudge actually did) and everybody was calmed down, Max realized she hadn't heard a certain voice in a while.

She frowned, scanning the room. "Guys…" She said slowly. "Where's Iggy?"

There was a few seconds of silence as everybody took in the situation at hand. And then, pandemonium was unleashed.

Max leapt up. "I'm going to kill him! Guys, spread out and search. Now! Check all around the house, and if we don't find him…" She gulped. "We'll have to check…outside."

There was a general shudder around the room.

"Go!" Max barked, swiveling towards the door. "The sooner we find him, the safer we all are!"


Iggy reached the outside of the house, his movements clumsy as he stumbled over the rocky terrain. The windy day didn't deter him from his mission.

Iggy grinned, plopping down a few ways away from the house. He snapped his head up to the sky and widened his eyes. He waited.

Nothing.

Yes! Iggy thought to himself smugly. Victory! I am so awesome! He rubbed his hands together gleefully, not caring that he looked very strange doing that. Now I just have to wait until everybody looks for me outside! Hehe..

He grinned, leaning back onto the sandy ground and titled his head back up to the sky.

All I have to do is wait…


Gazzy gulped as he stared at the front door.

This was a bad idea. Max would murder him if she knew what he was up to. But Gazzy thought it was necessary. After all, this was a search-and-rescue mission. For Iggy. His brother in all but blood. He would risk going…outside….to save him. All he needed to do was look down and keep his eyes away from the sky.

Gazzy reached out a trembling hand and pushed open the front door. With an ominous creak, it swung open wide and the subsequent gust of air nearly knocked him over.

Gazzy very slowly made his way out into the fresh air of the outside world, keeping his eyes firmly rooted on the ground. He closed them too, for good measure."Iggy?" He called out tentatively. For those few seconds he experienced Iggy's world: being unable to really comprehend what was going on around him.

"Gazzy?" Iggy's amused voice pierced the silence. "Hey. Open your eyes very slowly, and look at the ground. I'm here."

He slowly opened his eyes, trusting Iggy despite his pounding heart. What he saw had him give a long, low whistle. After a while, he shook his head and said softly "You've really outdone yourself this time."


Angel was sifting through various belongings in her room. True, the chances of Iggy being here were very slim, but with him you never really knew. Plus, you never knew what you could find in your own stuff! Like a new, recently displaced stuffed animal, perhaps?

Anyway, after Angel spent a few minutes searching for the stuffe-Iggy- she heard something of interest. Two certain voices were sounding from somewhere outside. Voices of thoughts, to be specific.

Angel listened to a few minutes, before feeling a huge smile spread across her angelic face. She rolled back her head and laughed hard for couple of seconds. Angel resumed her work with no further interruption, a gigantic grin still in place.


Nudge tiptoed down the hall, the intense quiet of the house getting to her a little. She didn't like silence, but she didn't dare break this one. It was really sinister, somehow.

"Iggy," She called quietly, her voice not permitting to rise above a whisper. "Where are you? Come on, Max is worrying!"

Nudge's gaze snapped to the window, watching the drawn curtain flutter just the tiniest bit. She winced, getting an idea that did not appeal to her. Iggy was very certainly outside; there was no way he could have stayed inside if he wasn't found yet. She didn't like this one bit, but it have to be done.

Very slowly, Nudge crept towards the window. She squeezed her eyes shut, and quickly drew the curtain aside. Her fingers found the latch and she swept the window open, getting hit with a small breeze almost instantly. She held a breath and released it in a large gust. This was no time to chicken out. She could just keep her eyes closed and that would not get her.

Nudge threw one leg on the sill, then swung around the other. She slowly lowered herself on the sill, eyes still squashed tight. The window was on the ground floor, so it was only a short drop to the ground. "Okay." She thought to herself firmly. "I can do this!"

Nudge pushed off from the windowsill and jumped for the ground. Eyes still closed, she didn't see what she would land on. When she hit the ground, she felt something hard and slightly squishy. What she had hit certainly wasn't the ground.

With a squeak, Nudge backpedaled from what she had landed on as a voice shouted. "Ow! Nudge, what was that for?"

Nudge came to the startling realization that she had landed on Iggy's face. She blushed. "Sorry." Her mission came back to her in a flash. She turned her head towards the sound of Iggy's voice and very nearly shouted. "What are you doing out here? Do you know how dangerous it is?"

Before Iggy could answer, another voice spoke, making Nudge jump. "Don't worry about him, Nudge. He'll be fine. Oh, and you can open your eyes now. Just keep them looking at the ground."

Nudge couldn't believe her ears. "Gazzy? What are you taking about?"

Gazzy's voice repeated his previous instructions. "It'll be okay. Just open your eyes and look at the ground."

Nudge gulped, and very reluctantly flicked her eyes open. She gasped at the sight before her.

Iggy flashed her a grin. "Yo."

For the first time in her young life, Nudge was speechless.


Fang was annoyed. No, pissed was a better word for it.

This was just such a waste of time. Why did Iggy pick now to disappear? He just didn't feel inclined to look for anybody today. Besides, Iggy would be fine. Despite his blindness, he was a tough guy. He could take care of himself. Should he just stop looking?

Fang gulped, thinking of what Max's reaction would be to that statement. He decided that he liked his face very much the way it was, and would not go complaining to her. Plus, now that he thought about it, the power of that might be too much for one guy to go through.

Well, time to check outside.

With no restraint or hesitation, Fang barreled for the nearest door and shut his eyes. He stepped outside the very picture of confidence, shoulders squared and chest out. He was Fang! He had nothing to fear. If anyone could do this search-and–rescue, it was him. After all, he was confident! And confidence was key to succeeding any mission. He was powerful, invincible, fearless! He was…

"Umm..Fang? You can open your eyes now." Iggy's voice.

Fang grinned. He'd done it! But he was unprepared for the sight before him as he opened his eyes, glancing down. He took in what was going on for a good five seconds, eyes widening.

"Hey, Fang!" Said Iggy, waving at him cheerily.

Fang promptly fainted.


Max was getting worried. Very worried.

A member of the Flock had disappeared right under her nose. Granted, he did that often, and it usually wasn't a big deal. But this time, there was obvious danger. And he'd ignored her outright warning to stay inside.

Iggy was so dead.

She stomped toward the nearest door in anger. Why did nobody listen to her anymore? Iggy was disappearing more than ever, Gazzy was rebelling, Nudge was growing up, and something fishy was going on with Angel. And Fang…well, he was confusing her more than ever. And now, that was a danger to them all. Life was annoying.

Max swung open to the door, too worked up to even close her eyes in fear. She refused to let that bring her down. Well…she was keeping her eyes to the ground, just in case.

She walked around to the back of the house, shivering as a cool breeze brushed her bare arms. She wrapped them around herself and tried to warm up. After a few minutes of walking, she heard voices coming from somewhere near the porch.

"Umm…is he ok?"

"How should I know? I can't really see what's wrong!"

"…"

"Jeez, Nudge! You can talk now!"

Feeling like she'd heard quite enough, Max thundered into the clearing, yelling "Iggy!" at the top of her voice. She was ready to chew him out with the lecture to end all lectures, when her eyes landed on the scene before her.

Gazzy was shaking his head in a sort of astonished amazement. Nudge was silent, gaping like a fish with a broken jaw. Angel's occasional laughter could be heard somewhere near the second floor of the house. And Fang was passed out on the floor, a look of shock adorning his handsome features. And Iggy…

Maz stared for a minute, then slapped her hand to her forehead with a loud crack that made everyone jump. "I can't believe this." She grumbled. "I can't believe I didn't think of this before."

"Think of what?" Gazzy asked curiously.

"That Iggy wouldn't be affected by that damn solar eclipse anyway!"

END

(A/N: Yup, it's over. Random, no? The ending just popped into my head one day. Just to clarify, the eclipse is that. Since looking at it ruins your eyesight, the flock would fear it while flying and Iggy would have no problem with it :) Thus, this is "The One Thing They Can't Do" .I'm sorry for the long wait! It's been a busy summer for me. Oh, and anything that looks like bashing in here, it isn't. Everything's all in good fun, I mean no offence to anyone!

Review, or the power of that will return to haunt you! BWAHAHAHAHA!

Review Responses

Iggysbabe: Hehe, thanks! I love randomness in the Flock too :D

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