Okay people I'm back :) Snow dayy for me today :) Although...I did fall asleep on my bed but woke up on the ground... Oh well, here's the next chapter for you guys :)
Jake stepped in front of me as an eraser took a step forward. The room was small, way too small. I didn't know what to do. I am a very fast healer but my bones weren't fully healed yet. I couldn't fight. And Jake couldn't take on around ten erasers at once. I glanced behind us. The door was left unguarded. Our only hope was if it was unlocked. I grabbed Jake's arm with my good hand and jerked him backwards. I spun and opened the door. We bolted out and ran like hell. We made a lot of twists and turns but finally found a door to the outside.
As soon as we got out we snapped out our wings and took off. We looked down at the erasers until they were just tiny specs and then we just flew. We found some caves about two hours later. When I landed I winced from my still healing ribs. I limped to the back of the cave and sat down, my head resting against the wall. Jake came in a couple second later and sat down around a foot away.
We sat in silence until I laid down for bed. I took my rugged jacket off and use it as a pillow. I slept on my stomach with my wings stretched out. I dreamt of the school and of the flock. When I awoke I wondered if they were okay. When Jake and I ran around the school looking for a way out we didn't see any other kids. I looked around and Jake was on the far side of the cave sleeping. Careful not to wake him, I walked to the entrance of the cave. I sat there until Jake woke up and we left.
We flew until we found a town. By now we were very hungry and resorted to getting food from a fast food restaurant dumpster. It may not sound too good, but we happily feasted and left. We walked the streets until we found a park. I instinctively headed for the trees. Jake followed. I sat below a huge, thick tree and thought about what to do next. We were being hunted right now and the school has an uncanny way of tracking us mutant freaks down.
"So, what next?" Jake asked.
I shrugged.
"We shouldn't stay in one place too long." he said.
I nodded. "We should rest up here and then leave. Maybe find a big city were we will be harder to find."
"It might work." he said.
My wings started to ache. I looked around. We should be far enough in the trees for me to stretch my wings. I slowly spread them out. I wrapped them around myself to keep warm, it was getting late and we didn't exactly have a heater. I hesitated. I so badly wanted to rest my head on Jake's shoulder. Aww what the hell I thought and slowly tilted my head until it was rested comfortably on his shoulder. I moved a little so I was facing him a bit more and could curl up. I felt his wings slowly spread out also. He moved slowly as if not to disturb me. But now my neck was craned at an awkward angle and it was uncomfortable. I let my head fall onto his chest. He stiffened but then relaxed. I let my consciousness slip.
I woke up still with Jake there. I dared not to open my eyes. Soon Jake stirred and woke up. He slowly got up and rested my head on the tree. I felt his jacket cover me up and I heard him walk away. I sat for a few minutes then got up. I slung his jacket over my arm and started to walk in the direction he went in. I walked out into the park and paused. He could be anywhere. I backed up a couple steps into the forest and sat down facing the outside.
After about a half hour I heard a rustle behind me. Figuring it was just the wind, I ignored it. Then I heard a louder rustle so I jumped up and spun around. I saw a man. He wore torn clothing and looked filthy. Another person behind him looked the same way. He pulled out a dangerous looking, freaking huge knife. I was just about to turn and run until something hit me really hard on the back. I slumped down on the ground gasping for air. I looked back and a guy with a gun was staring down at me. The man with the knife lunged at me. I put my arm up to protect my face and I felt incredible pain and screamed as the knife scored down my good arm from my elbow to my wrist. I lashed out with my leg and kicked him hard in the gut. I saw him start to topple over and the knife was coming down at me. I instinctively rolled to the other side and got up and ran as fast as I could into the trees. I only got a couple strides before I heard a loud bang and my leg seemed to be on fire. I fell to the ground and looked back.
I was screwed.
But when I looked back there was only one person, and that person wasn't holding a knife or a gun. I looked at my leg just to make sure there wasn't really flames burning on it. There were none. The person came running over and crouched down beside me.
Jake.
"Falcon! Falcon!? Are you okay?!" I heard his frantic, worried voice. He crouched over me and tied his jacket, which I had never let go of, on my slashed arm. He propped me up and shook me a little. "Listen Falcon, don't close your eyes, okay!?"
I mumbled something of a response. My eyelids felt so heavy but I fought to keep them open. Everything was fuzzy. My vision and my hearing.
"I'm so sorry Falcon. I should never have left." He mumbled. Then he picked me up and started to carry me. Most likely to a hospital. After a while he moved into an uneasy trot but still kept an eye on me. He tried to stay out of sight.
I heard a gasp and someone called out to us. Jake stopped and looked over. I tried to raise my head but I was too lightheaded from losing blood.
"Jake?!" I heard a girls voice say.
"Max?" Jake replied.
Slowly everything clicked in my head. Max. The flock was here. All of them. They could help. Jake followed Max inside a house.
"Mom!!" I heard her yell.
Ms. Martinez ran into the room and gasped. A little girl ran in behind her and gasped even louder.
"Ella! Go get a towel! And my first aid kit! And a phone!"
By now the flock came in to check out what was happening. Ella ran in with a large towel and spread it over the floor. Jake carefully settled me down on it. Ms. Martinez leaned over me and wrapped a bandage around my arm. I flinched and let out a little whimper.
"Don't worry. You're gonna be okay." she reassured me and Jake. "Fang, Iggy, come here." she ordered. "You guys, carefully, lift her up and bring her to my van we have to get her to the hospital."
I was carefully loaded into a mini van and the flock also came. I laid down on a seat with my head on Jake's lap.
I saw Iggy look over at Jake, "What happened?!"
"I don't even know. We were staying at a forest and I woke up and went for a walk to check out a town and I see a couple of men at the edge of the forest. One had a knife and another had a gun. I'm assuming she got stabbed and shot. I don't think she has any other injuries." Jake muttered. "I'm never leaving her alone again." he added defensively when Iggy glared at him.
"It's not his fault..." I mumbled.
Jake brushed a piece of hair from my eyes and said, "Sshh, don't talk."
I looked up at him. Then a bump in the road hurt my leg. I winced. Soon, we pulled into the parking lot of the hospital and I was carried into the building. People stared at us but Ms. Martinez got me to a doctor.
I was put on a table in an operating room and they inspected my wounds. They said they would remove the bullet, give me stitches for my arm, and give me a blood donation.
All of it went by in a blur. I didn't want to pay attention. I just wanted to get out of there. The smell, the lab coats, it was all too similar to the school. When it was all over I limped out to the flock and Jake.
"Doctors said I'll be okay. I just need to come back in a week to get the stitches out...which means about four days." I said.
"Well lets go home. You two are welcome at my house." Ms. Martinez said.
"Oh no, I couldn't burden you like that. I said.
"No, I'm not letting you two go until Falcon is healed." Ms Martinez said firmly. "Besides, I don't want family friends out in danger." She added. "You two helped the flock escape the school."
"Well, it was mostly her." Jake said.
"Either way, you're both staying and that's final." she concluded.
We all walked out to the van and piled in. I sat in the middle of Iggy and Jake, Iggy and Gazzy were talking about bombs.
I looked over at them. "You make bombs?"
They exchanged a look. "You don't know the half of it." Iggy said.
"Cool! That sounds fun. Could I help?" I asked.
"Well...it takes a lot of practice." Iggy started to say.
"I'm willing to learn." I insisted.
Gazzy and Iggy looked at each other. "Okay!" Gazzy said.
"We already have a plan for one. You can help." Iggy said and pulled a piece of paper from his pocket.
It had everything they needed to make it and even a sketch of what it would look like.
"Sounds promising." I commented.
The van pulled in the driveway and we all walked inside. Ms. Martinez started to prepare lunch.
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After a couple days of doing nothing, I was able to go get my stitches removed. The doctors were stunned but I simply told them that I had always been a fast healer. I still limped a little but within the week, that would also go away.
Iggy, Gazzy, and I had been working on the bomb. I proved to be a fast learner and contributed a lot to the project. We finally finished today.
Another thing...we were leaving Ms. Martinez's house today. We would go live at the flocks old home. It was by a canyon surrounded by woods. Max said Jake and I could stay with the flock since we proved ourselves to be good. But it was apparent she didn't fully trust us yet.
One day Max told us the reason we were there is because there are some eraser camps around the area so we were gonna go destroy em. After all, the less erasers there are, the better. Iggy, Gazzy and I quickly made new plans for new bombs. If we were going to be hunting erasers, bombs would help. Tonight, we were attacking our first eraser camp.
"Nudge, Angel, you two stay here and guard the home." Max ordered.
They nodded okay and we took off. We had two big bombs with us, and a couple small ones that would do less damage.
When we got there we saw a camp fire surrounded by three tents.
"Okay, Iggy and Gazzy, you take the tent on the left. Jake and Falcon, you take the middle. Fang and I got the right." Max instructed.
Jake and I quietly slipped around the back so our shadows wouldn't be seen. As promised, Jake wouldn't let me out of his sight, he always stuck close to my side. It was a bit annoying. When Max gave the signal, we would attack. Jake and I already had our plan worked out. I would morph into a lioness, slash the back of the tent open, and we would kick eraser ass.
Max gave the signal and I morphed and quickly lashed out with my paw. I sliced through the tent and we charged in. Still a lioness, I leaped and pinned one to the ground clawing at him. I heard Jake gasp so I snapped my head over. An eraser had him pinned to the ground and had it's huge paw back and ready to slash into Jake's throat. I abandoned the eraser I had and launched myself into the other erasers side and sent him sprawling out of the tent. I leaped after him and viciously clamped down on his arm, satisfied as I felt and heard the bone snap. I was a lioness (literally) and when my family is in danger I gave no consideration to the predator. I bolted back into the tent and looked around wildly, snarls escaping from the back of my throat. But all was done, the erasers fled. Jake has taken care of the other eraser and no one else had any complications.
"Falcon!" I heard Jake say.
I whipped my head toward him and looked behind him to make sure no one was sneaking up on him. I let my tensed shoulders fall and padded over to him. I reached up and sniffed him carefully making sure there was no blood. Then I walked around him and checked out the camp thoroughly. No more erasers... I morphed back into a human and went back to Jake.
"You okay?" I asked
"Yeah I'm fine. You really didn't show any mercy to that eraser." he observed.
"No one messes with my family." I snarled.
"With that glare, I don't see how anyone would want to. Now come on, lets go." he said.
When we walked out of the tent everyone was getting band aids and bandages if needed. I only had one scratch above my eye. Nothing to be concerned about. Iggy on the other hand, had a long gash on his leg.
"Falcon. Help out Iggy. I have to help Gazzy and Fang and Jake are on guard." Max called over and tossed me some bandages.
I walked over to Iggy. "Alright, sit down." I said.
He sat down on a log positioned around the fire.
I knelt down and started wrapped the bandage around his leg. The gash went from a little below his knee, and stopped at his ankle. It was pretty deep. He winced a couple times, but I had to wrap it a little snugly to stop the bleeding, but not so tight that it cut off his circulation.
"What happened to you?" I asked.
"Well, there were more erasers than Gazzy and I thought and we had a little trouble. That is why I always carry some spare bombs." he said with a smile. "What about you?" he casually asked afterwards.
"Well, Jake and I only had two erasers. I turned into a lioness and attacked one. I saw the other going for Jake's throat so I, how do I put this, flew into a rage and broke its arm."
He raised his eyebrows. "Wow. I never want to meet you in battle." After a pause he said, "Do you always fly into a rage when Jake's in danger?"
Okay, there was no freakin' way I was reminding Iggy or telling anybody else I loved Jake. So I just said, "I see him as my best friend. And no one attacks my friends."
"Oh." was his only response.
I finished with the bandage and told him to hold on. I went and grabbed a band aid and came back. I put it on his forehead were a cut worse than mine was.
"Thanks." he said.
"It was going to bug me." I replied.
Okay, I think that's so far my longest chapter... Hope you all liked it :) Review please :) You know you want to:) Oh yeah, virtual cookies to all who have reviewed my story and for the future reviewers of my story! (::) (::) (::) Yay cookies! ^_^ Sorry, bit random today. I'll work on getting next chapter up soon....maybe even later today if I feel like it :)