Author's Note: Okay, I know it took forever to update but I have good, solid reasons. 1. I was grounded from the computer and today was the first day I got it back. 2. My brother was hit while on his motorcycle Wednesday and I have been his personal slave, practically. Those are the top two reasons and I am sorry for taking so long but believe me I've been dieing to update. So here it is…

Chapter 4

Max POV

I moaned quietly before I could stop myself. I couldn't remember what happened. I remember going to Wendy's and then something…Oh! Flyboys then attacked the flock. THE FLOCK!! Are they okay? Did I black out? My head is throbbing sooo bad!! I opened my slightly to see where I was. I looked up into Fang's eyes. They were like dark pools reflecting my image. I tried to detect any emotion from them but they were like . Fang bent down by me and then I realized I was spacing out.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly.

" Yeah, w-what happened? Is the Flock okay?" I said shakily.

"You fainted from loss of from your head and the flock's by the fire." He answered.

"Whoa. How long have I been out of it?"

"Not quite half a day."

I moaned again as I sat up. "But everyone is okay, right?" concern in my voice.

"No ones hurt but you." His voice pretty much saying that it's always me hurt and passing out.

I sighed in relief. I started to stand up and Fang put his arm around my ribcage and under the opposite arm to support me.

"I'm fine." I said in sarcasm.

He looked at me from the side of his eye and gave me the quit-acting-tough-while-your-in-pain-and-thinking-you-can-brush-me-off-with-a-few-words look. I sighed even louder at this. Don't ask me how but sometimes I can read every twitch in Fang's face and sometimes I can't tell if he's breathing. Right now is a mix between the two. "So what now?"

He had to ask that didn't he?! "Um, I need a little food or something. Then we need to think about the whole flyboys return thing."

He just shook his head in understanding. "Your food is by the fire. If they haven't eaten it…" I was right next to him and I barely heard him when he was trailing off. My gaze drifted to the fire. The flock were all staring at us and I started to blush. I immediately stopped that and took Fang's arm off of me. I mean I couldn't look weak and have Fang hold me up. NO, I was the leader and I have to be strong for them.

Just then, Angel said in my mind, "You don't have to be strong all the time. Everyone needs a break once in a while."

"Angel, what have I said about reading peoples minds without asking?! And if I'm weak, I'll have no respect and you all can't count on me." I thought back. She smiled at me and said, "We still would."

I laughed in surprise and from exhaustion. I sank to my knees by Angel and grabbed the bag with food. I unwrapped my first sandwich and was about to take my first bite when I looked up and saw the whole flock staring at me. "What?" I asked still holding the sandwich halfway to my mouth.

"What are we doing? Why did flyboys attack us? Where are we going? Will flyboys attack again? Who sent them? I thought we saved the world….do we still need to save it or ...?" Before Nudge could continue to ask questions, Iggy put his hand over her mouth. He turned his blue eyes on me and it freaked me a little. It's weird how his eyes are looking at me yet their not. Improve his night vision they thought. Pshah, they ruin everything they try to fix or "make better". "I don't know why flyboys attacked us. My guess is maybe they came from the School or Institute. But I thought they were destroyed so I don't know." I started raking my brain while scarfing my sandwich.

"I thought they were destroyed. If not, then who is out for us?" Iggy commented.

I swallowed my mouthful and said, "I thought they 'shut it down' too but we don't know for certain. The only way to know for sure is to go check it out. And there's every mad scientist after us for blowing up there operation."

As I said those words, dread and fear hung in the air. Everyone thinking the same thing – We might have to go back to the School, again.

"So are we going to the School then?" Fang asked monotone.

I unwrapped my 3rd sandwich and answered, "Yup."

We were flying south by southwest toward – you guess it, yup- nowhere. Because the perfect location for ic scientist is near Valley with no location on a map. We've been flying for a couple of hours but now it was getting dark. We'll have to set up camp now.

"Heads up for a place to camp." I said tilting my wings so I could look back at the flock. They all started looking at the ground. I scanned the ground for about 6 minutes before Nudge squealed, "Oh, down there." She pointed to the hawk's nest by Lake Mead. Oh, I forgot about there! I started banking towards there with the flock in pursuit. I felt dread wash over me realizing we're so close to the School. What if it wasn't destroyed? That was the big question on my mind.

We all landed in the cave and started finding "our spots". It was warm night so I figured we didn't need a fire. We stacked fists and everyone went to bed. Everyone except Fang.