Chapter Nine =)

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Max POV

Mom gave us a map and pointed out the general area of where this branch of Itex was. The Flock packed up some food in back packs we didn't pack much because hopefully these won't take more than two days. I promised Mom we bring back Ella.

I turned to the Flock fighting to remain the composed leader I supposed to be. "Okay, let's go," I said taking off.

Suddenly, I heard five more pairs of wings than there should be. I turned around expecting Easers or Flyboys.

"What you didn't think you were just going to leave us behind?" V said smiling.

"Yeah, we're not gonna miss all the fun," Flame added in not exactly smiling.

"We kind of owe Fang," Dusk pointed out. I almost laughed when he said this. As far as I'd heard he got knocked out five minutes into the fight (V told me before the challenge/fight.). Fang saw the smirk on my face and shot me the bird. I rolled my eyes.

We flew southwest for about two hours before hunger made us land. Curse our crazy fast metabolisms! We divided up some of food and ate quickly before taking to the sky again. The bat kids flew slightly ahead because their faster but, not extremely far a head. They needed the map more than we did. I guess freaky sense of direction is a bird thing.

Soon, we were all extremely tired we stopped in a cave for the night. V and I volunteered to take the first watch. Flame started the fire. Iggy cracked a joke about the Colony being perfectly at home in the cave and asked if the slept upside down. Sadly, when Onyx managed to climb the cave wall and managed to hang upside down it was completely lost on him due to lack of sight.

We kept watch in silence.

"I heard something," V whispered suddenly. I shot her a questioning look I didn't hear anything.

"Bat sense of hearing," she explained as it was the most obvious thing it the universe.

"Is it Easers?" I asked scanning the area.

Suddenly, out of the bushes appeared… Total!

"I can't believe you left me. Seriously?" he complained loudly. Oops we must have accidentally left with out him.

"Sorry, we were in a rush and," – I began but, was interrupted by everyone waking up.

"Total, why you wake us up?" Angel asked him exasperated. While Angel and Total argued, the bats kids were staring in disbelief at the talking dog. Can you really blame them?

"Well long as were up I guess we should fly some more," I said, the others reluctantly agreed but, we were all very tired. But, in five minutes we were back in the air.

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