Hey, Del3195 here. See? I told you I would take ten times longer than thing one. But anyway, I'm posting these two chapters really close to each other to hopefully make up for the missed time. This chapter will be fairly short because when I end it, RRB will take over from where she left off. Seeing as I can't contact her, I don't want to have Leah do something that she wouldn't. So… yeah… here's the story!

I had been traveling for what seemed like a lifetime before I finally made it into Washington. Dying from dehydration, I swooped down low by a Kwik Trip, ready to use the never ending credit card given to me a couple years ago. It's still an amazement on how it hasn't run out yet, but maybe they restock it every month or something, I have no clue.

The bright lights blinded me once I landed behind the tree, seemingly brighter than when I was in the air. They attacked my eyes, making me squint into the store, trying to see if anyone was around. I took a step out from the trees and walked briskly across the parking lot.

Hearing the familiar ding sound when I walked in, I checked the surroundings, finding escape routes, and of course, where the refreshments were.

I grabbed a familiar bottle, labeled with some Japanese writing, and twirled it in my hands, checking for anything suspicious. Finding nothing, I grabbed it confidently and made my way up to the register.

"Can I help you, hottie?" The cashier gave me a once over and I realized that he was probably a high school student working for less than minimum wage, trying to save up for a stupid car to impress his student body.

He was built rather largely, probably into some sort of sport.

I looked up at him with the most flirtatious look that I could manage and responded, "Yes, my boyfriend wanted me to pick this up for him. He's a wrestler and needs this energy drink for when he gains muscle." I almost laughed aloud at his expression and saw his mouth twist into a cocky grin.

"Well, you know those wrestlers, all they want is a little guy to guy action." He smirked and obviously looked a little bit south from my face.

"Oh, big guy, I suppose that you would be able to show me what a real man is?" I smiled, knowing that he was falling right into my trap, one that I learned to set up while fooling around with older boys' minds for my own amusement.

"Definitely. You see, I'm the best person on my football team, and I've been around." He stated, obviously pleased with himself for some reason.

"Well, well, well, you seem to have a huge ego and a huge mouth. You know what I heard about boys like that?" I placed my credit card on the counter and saw him swipe it.

"What?" he said, mesmerized by what I was doing.

"I heard that boys that have big egos and big mouths are small everywhere else." I slyly said, waiting for it to sink in. Grabbing my credit card back, I slinked out the door and made my way behind the tree, making a quick U&A.

I had always wanted to say that to someone. I always did something different every time a guy would try to hit on me, so that I wouldn't attack them or something, and probably get called on.

But that particular quote had been from an amazing book that I read, making me want to use it even more.

I smiled about my accomplishment and shot forward, feeling the wind fly through my wings and hair.

Twirling around in midair, I did a loop de loop at about 250 mph, making me feel even more alive. A twang of loneliness shot through me, making me realize that I had accomplished something that took me hours to perfect, and none of the flock was there so that I could show it to them.

Feeling like I should turn around and just head home, I instead shot myself even faster trying to push that specific feeling into the back of my mind.

"Maximum Ride, what a pleasure finding you here." I heard an eerily creepy voice find its way into my ear.

Before I had time to spin around while in the air, I felt a quick jab to my lower side, and I started to fall from the sky, only to catch myself and send myself hurtling upwards so that I could get a clear picture of the person that injured me.

It was no one that I had seen before, even though he sounded familiar.

"Who are you?" I growled, trying to show that I wasn't scared and creeped out, even though I was.

"Oh, you don't know me, but I sure do know you." The voice droned on, adding a threatening tone behind his words.

I tilted my head to the side, listening even closer, still not finding out where I had heard that voice from. Even though it was still light out, the figure was positioned perfectly so that I could only see his silouette.

"Before I kill you, know that I only needed to find you and say these words: Itex is back, and it's more powerful than ever." My heart started pounding, faster and faster.

"If you're just going to kill me, than why would you tell me that?" I pursed my lips, trying to sound more brave than I really was.

"Because you will be a warning to your flock. I will bring back your body to them."

I pictured my body limp and thrown in front of my flock, all of them tightening their jaws, not wanting to cry. I could see Angel being a little trooper and trying to get everyone to their senses. Nudge would be speechless. Iggy would use his delicate hands to run them over my face and close my still-open eyes. Gazzy would stay as strong as he willed to, trying to comfort Angel. Ella would freak out and start bawling. My mom would order for a proper burial. Fang. He would be the worst, trying to not shed a tear, kissing my lifeless lips for the last time.

I shook away that picture and instead pictured me kicking the crap out of the person that was trying to kill me.

"NO!" I roared, and launched myself at the figure. He did not move a muscle, allowing me to hit him, only for me to scream out in pain as my whole hand shatter.

The figure just laughed and grabbed my wings, pulling them roughly backwards. I cried out, but took out my emergency knife and slashed a cut on his upper arm. He backed away and I was dropped. My wings were useless as I tried to get the strength to push them downwards hard enough to keep me airbourne.

It was no use. I hurtled towards the ground, sending out calming thoughts to the flock, hoping that somehow they would get them.

Before I hit the ground, I recognized an ocean not far away from where I was going to land. It will be at least a little bit peaceful. I just can't let that guy get my body.

I wrapped my limp wings around my body so that they would take a little bit of the damage.

I love you, Angel, Gazzy, Nudge, Ella, Iggy, Mom, Fang, and even you too, Total. Was my last thought before I blacked out while falling, instantaneously pulling in my wings, reversing my previous efforts.

I love you.

Holy moly. So there you go. :P hope you liked it! And I sincerely promise that I will have another chapter for at least one of my other chapters posted my Thurs.

~Del3195

P.S. RRB will be posting the next chapter. Be ready for it!