When we got home, everyone, but mom was in the living room talking. "What's up?" I asked.

"Just talking. Why are you with Ella?" Nudge asked.

"Oh, she is an old friend of mine. She left a while ago, though, but came and surprised me at school. How do you guys know her?"

"We didn't know you knew Ally. Ally let us stay at her place while we were searching for you know whom. Why didn't you ever say you knew an Avian-American?" Iggy asked.

"You have wings?!" Ella asked acting surprised.

"Um, ya. The reason I know Ella is because after I escaped the School, I came here and went to Ella's school. We meet and became friends. She never knew I had wings. I left when I saw Erasers near the school. When I woke up here, the house seemed familiar but I couldn't place it until Dr. Martinez introduced herself. She didn't recognize my name because it has been years. Also, I am planning on going with Ella to school to find my other friends."

"Can we come?" Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel asked simultaneously.

"NO." "Sure" Fang and I said at the same time. Of course, I am the one that said no.

"Why can't they?" Iggy asks.

"Well, one they won't be in the same building. Two, they won't know anyone. Three, they could be attacked. Four, it would be weird for them to start going to school for a month, then leave."

"Wait, your injured, yet you can go? And why just a month?" Fang questions.

"Ya well I can defend myself."

"Last time you got attacked and almost died."

"Last time I was carrying groceries."

"Fine you get that, but if they go, they could stay in longer than a month."

"True, I mean I thought you guys were going to find that Max person."

"Well, she is probably dead."

"You don't know that. Have you checked the School?"

"How would you know?"

"Well, maybe she was captured like me."

"If she is at the School, then she probably working for them."

"Suit yourself. I am going to school with Ella and no one else." I say sternly. I then realize that everyone was staring at Fang and me when we were arguing.

"Fine." He says.

"So, we all don't really know each other. I say we go around and say our powers and show our wings and how old we are." Gazzy suggests.

"YEAH!" Angel says enthusiastic, "I can read minds, control them, breathe underwater, and I am telepathic. I am 10 years old." When she spreads out her wings, they are still white, but they are a little dirty.

"I am 12 years old. I can mimic anyone, make a bomb out of anything, and clear a room in 10 seconds." Gazzy informs us. His wings are like barn owls.

"I can attract metal and hack into almost any computer. I can fix any car and talk really fast. I am 15." Nudge says in the shortest sentence I have ever heard from her. Her wings are still tawny brown.

"I am 18. I am blind, so I have hyphened senses, I can feel colors, I can make a bomb out of anything, and I am a great cook, when I used to at least." Iggy then shook out his wings. They are a light gray.

Fang is next. "I am also 18. I can turn invisible and breathe underwater." His wings are still black.

"Well, I guess it is my turn," Alex states. "I am 19. I can teleport, read emotions, create force fields, and I am telepathic." He pulls out his wings. I still find them amazing every time.

"Okay, well, I am 18. I can breathe underwater, create force fields, and turn invisible." My wings look like a gold finch because of the light and dark powers. I didn't want to tell them all my abilities, because there are some that only Max had and they would recognize it, and I don't want them to know everything. Max, you are panicking. I hear Alex say. And then I realize I was breathing really fast. "I am going to take a nap. I am exhausted from recovering." I walk out of the room. I fall asleep quickly.

I am fighting off the Erasers in the Arena. I am losing horrible though. They get me on the ground and one punches me hard in the stomach. I scream and then everything goes black, but I am still awake. What just happened? Then I feel an Eraser punch me in the stomach again and again, as I am screaming and everything keeps changing from light to dark.

"ALLY!" I wake up and see Ella over me, while Alex is hugging me.

I realize everything is dark, "Shit. What happened?"

"Well, your boyfriend saw the lights randomly go out and I was up here so I also heard the screaming before the lights went out. Then, every time you screamed, the lights switched."

"Fuck, I was dreaming about the first time I discovered that power."

"Wait, which power?" Ella asks.

"I can manipulate light energy and make it dark or vice versa."

"Why didn't you tell the Flock that?"

"I don't want them to know."

"Oh, okay. Well can you turn the light back on?"

"Haha ya." I focus and manipulate the energy.

"Ella, could you leave?" Alex asks.

"Yup, I need to do homework anyways." Once she leaves, Alex turns me around to face him.

"Are you sure you are okay?"

"I will never be okay again. What if they find out it's me? I finally started to settle down with you and them they show up. Why me! I thought I could actually leave a semi-normal life with you and grow up and maybe get married!"

"Well, I can help with one of those." All the sudden, Alex gets off the bed and gets down on one knee. I gasp, thinking he is about to propose. Then, he ties his shoe and stands up. Seeing, my expression, he starts laughing.

"You jackass! You made me think you were proposing!" I start hitting his arms and then start laughing as well. We fall on the floor laughing our asses off. That is when Fang walked in.

"What are you guys laughing at?"

"Nothing!" We both say.

"Okay, well dinner is ready."

"Okay." I reply.

After Fang leaves, we get up, Alex whispers in my ear, "When I do propose, I will make it the best night ever." I blush as he walks away.