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Max: The War Eagle

Chapter 10: Mending the Broken

Max POV

Gazzy was wise. To my surprise, he hardly said a word during the flight. Though I knew I would be bombarded with questions as soon as I gave him permission.

Once again we had skipped lunch so we can try and escape the chase. Of course we had to take a small break so I could feed Indi. I also lightly bandaged Gazzy's leg and dabbed some antiseptic on some of his major cuts.

Nudge spotted a cave on a cliff. Though it was only 5, we were all exhausted, Gazzy especially.

I pulled up at the cave entrance, landing softly. "This'll do. We'll make the fire behind the rock area, in case someone sees."

Nudge nodded, helping Gazzy land and sitting him down. I pulled Indi gently out of the sling and laid her on a blanket. I pulled off my pack and arched my back. Boy, that was a long flight.

Nudge started with the fire, while I pulled out the medical kit for Gazzy. As I walked over, Gazzy sat up against the stone.

I rolled up his torn jeans and unwound the temporary bandage to reveal a massive bruise.

"Ouch," I whispered. Gazzy shrugged.

"It doesn't hurt that much," He said bravely. I raised an eyebrow at him, but said nothing.

Nudge stood up and wiped the dirt off her hands on her jeans. "McDonalds?"

I nodded. "Take three 20's and get two large family packs. I'll stock up on emergency food tomorrow. We might stay here for two nights."

Nudge nodded and pulled out the money from the plastic bag in my pack. She ran to the mouth of the cave and took off.

Gazzy winced as I wrapped the bandage around his leg again, this time tighter. I put the clip on when I was finished. I helped him over so he could sit by the fire.

"Here," I said passing him a panadol and a bottle of water. "This will help with the pain."

Gazzy hesitated on the panadol. We all do that. It's almost like a natural reaction to medication. But Gazzy trusted me and took the pill, swallowing it with water.

Once he was settled, I went back over to Indi. I wrapped her up in the blanket and walked over to the fire.

"Alright," I said.

"Whydidyouleave?Wheredidyougo?Who'sthatbabyyourholding?HowdidyoufindNudge?Howdidyoufindme?Where...?"

"Gazzy, Gazzy, Gazzy, slow down," I said cutting him off. Gazzy took a deep breath, but I held up my hand. "One question at a time."

"Who's that baby your holding?" Gazzy said slightly out of breath.

I smiled. "Gazzy. This is Independence. She's your niece."

Gazzy gapped at me. "That... she's your DAUGHTER!"

"Shh," I whispered. "You don't want to wake her up."

Gazzy fell silent for a few seconds as he gazed at Indi. "Is... Is Fang the dad?"

I sighed, dropping my gaze to Indi. "Yes."

More silence.

"Is that why you left? Because you were scared of what he would think."

I nodded.

"But you never get scared," Gazzy cried.

I sighed again. "Everyone is scared of something Gazzy."

"Where did you get that cool knife?"

I burst out laughing at his sudden change of subject. "Well, if you must know, mum gave it to me. She said it belonged to my great-great grandfather or something."

"Mum?"

"Dr Martinez."

"Oh right. Can I have a look at the knife?"

I shrugged and pulled the knife out, handing it to him by the handle. I watched Gazzy study it.

"Its call Giniw, meaning The War Eagle."

"That's a sick name."

I chuckled. "It fits the blade to its owner."

The War Eagle. That reminded me of what Jeb had said the other night. I looked down at Indi again. I knew I needed to protect Indi, but how was she linked to the chances of a war?

Yes, the blade defiantly linked to the owner.

Gazzy looked up at me again, "How did you find Nudge? And me?"

I smiled and told him my story. Of the cave I called 'home'. How the shadows came. Flying to Valencia's house. About Ella. About Nudge. About what Jeb had said. About finding the flock and the shadow in the bush and finally Nudge finding Gazzy's feather.

Gazzy listened intently. I knew he had questions but I knew he was saving them until the end. When I had finished, Nudge arrived with the two boxes.

Gazzy instantly dug into a whole box by himself. Now that I look at him, I noticed how thin he had gotten. I expect after everyone left, he had to find food himself. Knowing Gazzy, this meant blowing up a shop and stealing the food.

Nudge and I had two cokes each, while Gazzy had four. He was starving. Literally. He ate all his when I was still on my second burger.

"Ahh," Gazzy said leaning back against the bolder. "That feels so much better."

I smiled. "I'm sure it does."

Nudge suddenly jumped up. "Oh, Max, can I give Gaz the arm band."

Gazzy frowned, but I just nodded. Nudge ran over to her pack and pulled out the plastic bag of armbands. She picked on out and handed it to Gazzy.

"Here," Nudge said.

Gazzy stared at the band. "What is it?"

"Valencia brought them for us. She said if we're going to save the world, we should have some sort of symbol. She had these made for us."

Gazzy looked at me. "Really! Is this some sort of sign that we are part of the flock?"

I nodded and Gazzy grinned. "This is so cool. I need to say thank you to Dr Martinez the next time we see her. Do we all get one?"

"Yep, see," Nudge said showing her wrist. Gazzy slipped his band on, and tapped his wrist against Nudge's. They both laughed.

"Gazzy. It's time you told us your story," I said. Nudge nodded.

Gazzy shifted to sit up better. "Well, when everyone left, Iggy and I were the only ones who stayed. Iggy was sad that we split up and was angry that Max left."

I sighed. That would be right.

"Any way. Iggy wouldn't move from the cave, so I went out to get food. One time I went out and came back to find Iggy gone. I waited for him to come back, but he didn't."

Nudge frowned. "Iggy doesn't do that to people. He wouldn't leave them like that."

I smirked. Of course Nudge was thinking about Iggy.

"Well, I waited for a few days, then I left. I was tired and hungry when I landed at the plantation. The people in the town must have really trusted one another, because they didn't even lock their doors. I was able to steal food easily."

"And then you blew up a shed?" I asked.

"Hey! They locked me in there, I had to blow it up," Gazzy argued.

I rolled my eyes. "Sure."

Gazzy pouted, but continued. "I was confused. I didn't realise that those people dressed in all black..."

"Shadows," Nudge corrected.

"Fine. Those shadows were capturing experiments and putting them in zoos. I was asleep when they jumped on me. There were three of them. I tried to fight them but they graved me and threw me into the cage. My leg slammed into the edge of the cage and I think that's when I broke it. I don't know. I waited in the cage a long time before the van fell on its side and Max began stabbing people."

I rolled my eyes again and shook my head. Nudge just laughed. "Yeah, Max's knife is pretty cool."

"I want a knife!"

"No, Gazzy. Not until your 15," I said instantly.

"But..."

"No buts," I said seriously. I hesitated.

"I have something to tell you guys," I said softly. They sat down and I told them about what Jeb had told me last night.

Gazzy frowned. "Jeb's your voice?"

I nodded. "I thought I told you that."

Gazzy shock his head. "Na-ah. How come Jeb's your voice?"

"I don't know Gaz," I sighed. "But it doesn't matter; I'm not going to take everything he says seriously any way."

You already have.

Shut up.

"But you said he said there was going to be a war unless we stop it," Nudge said. "That's something we should take seriously."

I nodded. "Jeb said we needed to find everyone. Any ideas on who 'everyone' is?"

Gazzy shock his head. "Nope."

Nudge stayed thoughtful. "Unless, everyone is a group of countries."

I frowned. "I don't think so. It seems at the moment, every country has turned their backs on us..."

Hang on. All humans have turned our backs on us. What about the other experiments? Are they on our side? Are they part of the war?

Then there is Indi. How on earth does she fit into this? She's just a baby. She isn't even 3 months old.

This was all so confusing.

Nudge stood up and stretched her arms and wings. "Right, well I'm up for first watch."

"I'm second," Gazzy cried.

"No Gazzy," I said. "You need to rest the next two nights."

"But..." The look on my face must have stopped him arguing with me.

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