A/N: Here's your story, guys.

---I thought this through, wondering if this sounded likable. It certainly did. "Is this…" I was about to ask if this was linked to my past brain freak things but remembered she didn't know about that. She didn't notice my latest slur as she caressed my hand, which felt very warm. Soon, the rain lightened up and I started feeling sleepy. "Mom, I don't want to sleep," I whispered. "I'm right here, I always will be. Just sleep," she whispered back, kissing the top of my head. "Everything's fine." And I fell asleep. With no nightmare, but certainly a dream. A very good dream.---

Chapter 3

"No! You can't! She woke up four hours ago!"

"Miss, she needs her daily medication to treat her wounds. Please." There was a bunch of rustling in the room which stirred me awake. A hand wretched my forearm up and I snapped up instantly with my eyes open.
"Stop!" I saw Jeb grab a needle from the nurse that had her grip on my arm which I jerked away.

"Max," Iggy sat on the bed with his back to the scene that was happening. What was going on? My heart was racing, causing the monitor to beep repeatedly. "You're alive!" I saw tears rolling from his eyes, hugging me awkwardly as I tried to look around for the flock.

"Where's the kids?" I panicked. Mom and Jeb were screaming at the nurse who screamed back attempting to receive the needle back. Fang, Nudge, Angel, Gazzy….they were no where to be seen.

"They're hiding, after this outbreak. C'mon. You need to get dressed." he pushed my clothes into my hands and I quickly aimed for the bathroom and dressed without noticing that my clothes were clean for once. I rushed out of the room just in time to see the nurse run out of the room and Mom and Jeb walked out behind her.

"Max, this way!" Iggy was perched on the high windowstill, his wings sticking out, just barely. I jumped up, losing a bit of my grip on the small landing but he balanced me, then jumped out, his wings gliding out on either side of him, an angel in the sunrise. Feeling a bit unsure, I jumped off, falling quickly from the four-story building and snapped out my wings painfully, as they had been shut for a long time. Where was my mom going? Hopefully, Jeb, my father, wasn't following. I laughed weakly at the thought of Jeb actually being my father. Then, I sighed because he was at one point in my life whether I had known or not. Iggy was miles away from me so I figured I should test out my skill to catch up. Somehow, the power just came as I built up the speed and tempo in my wings. The wind was blowing my hair back with intense speed as I saw clouds pass me by and the sun grew closer. Before my mind functioned enough to realize, Iggy was miles behind me and I heard him shout something but it got caught up in all the wind. I stopped and waited for him. He was breathless by the time he caught up and I muttered, "It's about time." He gave a little laugh and I knew he was so thankful I was actually alive. I felt alive, that's for sure. I shook out my wings in mid-air and kept flying once Iggy's huffs came shorter, just at a more normal speed.

"Well, the flock is waiting for us somewhere…" Iggy pulled out a silver, pocket-sized device and flipped it open, shoving it in my hands and swerving away fast before our wings got stuck. A noise erupted from my mouth, a noise of surprise.

"You got a cell phone?" I gasped. The phone was so slick and small; it's buttons square and white. He smiled, his strawberry blonde hair stuck all over in each direction, shining in the sunshine breaking out from the white clouds.

"We got a cell phones. Your mom insisted."

"No surprise there. What about the bill and texting and all that?" I had picked up some information from cell phones.

"Jeb said it was paid for. I don't know who by though…" he trailed off.

"Well…I don't care. We have a way to communicate with mom," I muttered. "Wait, cell phones?"

"Fang has the other one. His number's in there, call it. I can't really operate a phone very well," Iggy admitted. He wasn't used to them yet. I looked up the 'contacts' and surely, found Fang's number and hit 'send'.

Ring….ring….ri—

"Hello?"

"Fang," I cried out, seeing the tears already well up in my eyes, wiping them with my one free hand.

"Max? Your…"

"Yeah, I know," I sniffed, having Iggy smiling still. "but Iggy and I are…in the air and we need to know where you guys are. I miss you all like crazy," I looked up, trying to stop all the tears, but I knew they would come later once I saw the flock.

"We miss you too. We're to the west of our house, in that forest. You remember, right?"

"Yeah, I remember. We'll be there soon. Uh…I—um, good bye," I stuttered off. Fang gave a little laugh, making me feel totally happy.

"Goodbye, Max."