"Max?"
I hear the faint sound of wheezing. It's me.
"Max, what happened?" Angel asks.
I sit up. I'm soaking wet and have five pairs of Flock eyes on me.
"I..I...fell asleep."
Nudge opens her mouth to say something, but is interrupted by Gazzy and Iggy's burst of laughter.
"You...you fell asleep? While flying?" Iggy says, trying to catch his breath.
"Max, if you were tired, we could have stopped for a little while, and maybe got some food or something, and found a place, probably in a park in some trees, or a hotel room or something and rested. Not for that long or anything cause we still have to find Fang but long enough so you wouldn't, you know, fall asleep or anything," Nudge says.
"I wasn't tired." I know how insane I sound, but I don't know how to explain. Their confused faces encourages me to continue. "I was just thinking. I got lost in my thoughts."
"What were you thinking about?" the Gasman asks.
How much I love Fang. How much I miss him.
Angel giggles.
"Quit reading my mind!" I yell at her.
She quiets a little bit.
A blush plays over my face.
"It doesn't matter. Let's just keep going. We haven't been flying that long," I say. "We have to stay on track." I jump into the air and stretch my wings out.
Ouch!
Pain shoots through my wing and spreads all over. I fall to the ground and lay there for a second. But only a second. I'm the leader. I have to be strong for my Flock.
"You can't fly like that," Angel states. "We'll have to stop until it heals."
"No. We can't. Were not even half-way there yet. Just because we don't fly, doesn't mean we can't keep traveling. Lets go find a bus station," I say.
"Uh..Max," Gazzy says, pointing behind me.
Nudge screams. I turn around and see several...Erasers?
Max, what are those things? I can't read their minds. Their not regular Erasers.
I don't know, Angel. Their not Fly-Boys either.
Max, I'm scared.
Me too, Angel. Me too.
