Okay I just got a very good question in a review. Thanks to FREAKTONIGHT for this

"How does Sam know that Fang's name is Fang?" (I changed the question a little) He knows because he was spying on the flock for Itex and because Max just called him Fang. Thanks to all reviewers and if any of you notice a mistake or a continuity error please, feel free to tell me!

Max's POV

We raced back to the room, my head filled with the many things that could have gone wrong in our absence. Fire? No, there would have been an alarm... What if Itex had come after all? I just had to trust my flock's safety to these adults, I hated it so much but it was a necessity. We entered our room to find Iggy and Gazzy tied up with make up all over their faces.

"What the-!" I started but didn't get far because just then Angel and Nudge walked in carrying tweezers.

They saw our expressions as we looked at the boys tied up and started giggling.

"What have you two done!?" I asked. "And what the hell were you about to do?" I asked again, indicating the tweezers in their hands.

"We gave the boys a make over!" Angel said holding back laughter.

"Yeah," elaborated Nudge. "We were bored and they were being, like, super annoying so we tied them up and gave them a make over. And these are for plucking their uber hairy eyes brows."

At the mention of eyebrow plucking, the boys eyes widened and they gave Fang and I pleading looks. I was seriously disappointed in the girls. I mean we are meant to save the world right? And sure I'm all for having fun when it's appropriate but not against each other. We needed to stick together and how could we do that when we were doing this kind of stuff to our family?

"Untie them." I said totally serious.

"But Max-"

"Untie them"

When they were untied I decided to have a talk with all of them.

"Guys, we have a mission. There is the chance that at any time some new threat could come crashing through that door and take us back to Itex, to the School. How are we meant to be a team and a family when we are pulling stupid pranks on each other? From the looks of Gaz and Ig, this wasn't a joke to them. I am very disappointed in you two and I expect better next time."

I saw the girl's faces fall and felt bad for a bit, but then I realised that I had to knock some sense into them.

"We were born to do this mission, to save the world. We could have been born helpless children, begging for our next meal in Africa somewhere! We could have been born normal kids with normal families and normal lives but we weren't. Wanna know why? 'Cause we can handle this stuff, only us. Only we can handle being on the run all the time and fighting for our lives and having to put up these idiot adults. The danger is real, all the time and we can't be fighting amongst our selves while the bigger war is going on out there! Itex could have come and taken you while you were playing pretty dress up and you would have been helpless. No one can afford to let their guard down. Itex has made it here all ready. Do you remember Ms. Reign? She's a robot!" Fang grabbed my arm and whispered to me, "I thought we weren't gonna tell them that." Oops, I got a bit carried away with my little rant there...

"Okay that's all, guys, go wash your faces and Nudge and Angel go do something else." I said.

"No way! You mean she's a robot? That Itex already knows that were here?" Said Gazzy.

"It seems that they knew we were coming almost the exact time that we did..." Fang muttered.

"Well, why aren't we running? As fast as we can!" Iggy asked.

"Because," I replied. "If we run then they will know we are on to them and could send something a little more deadly than a malfunctioning robot."

"As long as they think we are safely under their finger, we are safe." Fang added.

"Just make sure that your backpacks are packed with the essentials and have them ready to go at a moments notice."

"I'll go see if there is any food in the kitchen." Iggy said "... Right after I've washed my face."

*

After dinner Fang and I arranged that he would fly over the school first and he would come and wake me up in a couple of hours. I was feeling really stressed and what did people on TV do usually when they felt stressed? Take a long bath... I thought that it couldn't hurt. I hadn't had a proper bath in years, I'd showered of course, but it was quick and hasty. As I was getting ready in the bathroom I looked in the cupboard under the sink and found a sponge type thing on a stick. "Huh," I thought. "Well I haven't washed under my wings in ages." So I grabbed it and hopped into the bath. The water felt amazing, so warm! It really helped me relax. After a while I grabbed the scrubby thing and started on my back and wings, that felt awesome too, like a massage and a scratching post in one. I was just getting under my wings when I heard a plop and felt something sinking in the water behind me, I turned around and pulled the offending device out of the water. It was a small black circle about a centimetre thick that had a flashing red light in the middle. I turned it over, puzzled, and saw what looked like a speaker in the back. A speaker... Or a microphone. Oh my god, it was a bug. That explained how Itex knew we were going to be here almost as soon as we did. But how did it get there? I don't let anybody but the flock anywhere near my unguarded back. I hadn't let anyone near there since... Sam. Sam had had his hands all over my back, I remember wondering weather he could feel my wings and guessing that he couldn't because there was no surprise in him. Maybe he hadn't been surprised because he knew they were there. All this time I was just sitting motionless in the bath, the stupid thing sitting in my palm. I hope the little device hadn't heard anything bad. The I remembered what It would know right now, what Itex and who ever was watching us would know. Fang was out there, flying, all alone. I jumped out of the bath, almost slipping, and pulled my clothes on while I was still dripping. I was about to race off and find Fang when I realised that would mean leaving the rest of my flock here unprotected. I ran to wake them all up.

"Come on guys! Grab your backpacks! We might not be back!" I ran through the small dorm room waking everyone up and chucking the bug at Iggy and yelling something about stopping it from hearing. I had time enough to explain later. Hopefully we would have time later. My flock was assembled in the front room in no time and they all looked a little confused.

"Fang's in danger." I stated. "So lets go save him!" We raced out the door and took to the air.

It's short again I know, sorry. I also know that I am stretching the truth with the whole "Sam getting his hands all up in Max's wings" bit but I had no idea how to make it go okay. There was a line from a live song in there, if any body can pick it. This chapter is dedicated to live who got me out of my writer's block. YAY!! Thanks for reading and one last thing...

R&R??? XD