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Chapter 10

Tails' POV

"Tails we have to stop." Sam said, "I mean do you even know where we are?"

"No," I said tiredly, "but if we stop we won't reach them in time."

"We've been flying for twelve hours we've surly passed them by now. Let's just land, get a quick bite to eat, and see where we are. Do you know where Washington is?"

"Fine ok we'll stop and eat and get directions. I'm sure you don't know where Washington is either." That's thing about us bird kids, we're good with directions like North South East and West, but when it comes to geography well we're pretty much clueless. It's not like we went to bird kid school while we were lab experiments.

We landed a few minutes later behind a McDonalds. "Ok," I started, "I'll go in and get the food you go and find out where we are, and maybe get a map or something."

"Sounds good, I'll be back in a few. Can you get me four burgers, two cokes, and one of those Mcflurry thingy's?"

"Sure." I said and we split up. When I ordered our food I'm sure that the girl behind the counter thought I was crazy. After Sam came in and we started eating I'm pretty sure she ran into the bathroom, but what can I say? We were hungry.

About halfway during the meal Sam and I just stopped and looked into each other's eyes. I swear a million thoughts and emotions were running through me. I don't know exactly what I was thinking, but his gaze did something to me. Then we laughed. Like one of those random moments when you and your best friend are laying on the floor and laughing for no reason at all. It was awesome. It reminds me why Sam is my best friend. "You have ketchup on your face." Sam said in between laughs. Then he reached over and wiped it off my cheek. We laughed again and finished our meal.

So turns out we were headed in the right direction. We were somewhere in Montanan which means we only had a few more hours of flight left. We both prayed that we would make it in time. I mean how many airports can there be in Seattle?

Max's POV

Only a few hours left and we would be in Washington then a couple hours after that and we would be in Seattle. I was so sick of having to deal with Itex. Why can't we just destroy them and have them stay destroyed? But no, there has to be one more branch.

"Max, I'm hungry." The Gasman said.

"I know sweetie we'll land soon and grab something to eat." I told him and began searching the ground for a suitable place to land.

Then I spotted a McDonalds. Ahhh McDonalds you have served us well. We landed in the back and came around to the front to enter. We saw two teens walking out with their heads down and towards the back of the building. One was a red headed boy and the other a black haired girl. What are the odds? I thought then decided it wasn't worth looking into.

I noticed Fang had seen the teens and was thinking pretty much the same thing. "It's not them." I assured them.

He nodded and looked back one more time before entering the fast-food restaurant. I could tell he was worried and could see the questions and worry in his eyes. What if it was them? He was asking, What if they're in trouble?

I gave him a reassuring look, but he seemed to ignore it. I sighed and stepped up to the counter to order. The girls eyes nearly bugged out of her head as she took down the order for each of us. Then we sat down and started eating. She was looking green before but out of the corner of my eye I saw her rush into the bathroom.

I sniggered as I heard the other girl at the counter whisper to her that maybe she should go home. The girl who ran into the bathroom nodded and grabbed her jacket and left.

About an hour later we had finished our meal and were standing in the back of McDonaldsgetting ready to takeoff. I gave the signal and we shot in to the air. Fang took his old spot at my right side almost automatically as if he couldn't help himself, but then he backed off and Dylan took his place. I sighed wishing that Fang were in the spot as my right wing man again, but sadly Dylan had decided that he was going to take it. By all rights the spot should have been Iggy's but he had stepped down to my dismay. None of my originally flock had wanted that spot because it would always belong to Fang. Even if he didn't know it yet.

We arrived in Seattle with no problem and met Jebat the airport. "Good evening Maximum." He said addressing me then nodding to the flock. "The reason we are meeting in Canada as you know is to talk with the Prime Minister. He has some information on a branch of Itex somewhere I believe in the North Western Territories."

Great more snow, I thought remembering our Antarctica trip. Hopefully this time there would be no Doctor Wonderful.

We boarded the plan an hour later and I know that all of us were starting to freak out being so close to people we didn't know and our claustrophobia was kicking in. I wondered briefly why we weren't taking the privet jet that the nice people of the world had given us for the CSM. Then I remembered the little accident Iggy had with the jet fuel about a year ago. I guess they still hadn't fixed it.

Tails'POV

Turns out that there are a whole bunch of airports in Seattle, by the time Sam and I had found the right one we had seen Fang getting on the plane and then we saw them close the door leading to the plane.

I looked at Sam helplessly we were too late. I dropped my head into my hands "What are we going to do?" I asked Sam wearily.

"Well we know where they're going, and we know which airport they're using. We could just follow the plane."

"We haven't slept in two days." I reminded him.

"We'll be ok we can make it. Now come on let's grab a quick bite to eat and take off with the plane." I nodded and let him lead me away.

We each bought a couple burgers and a bottle of water then we hurried out of the airport and watch the runway for Fang's plane. Once it took off we weren't far behind it.

Dun dun da! One quick announcement, my beta has decided that they arn't good enough and has decided to quit. So now I am currently looking for a new one. If you are interested and are good with grammar please help me! thanks for reading ~chocoyum4~