I apologize for not updating! I'm really busy right now! I'm trying to finish up editing my novel so I can ship it out and... yeah. Sorry. *looks sheepish* :3
Well, this chapter is by me, enjoy!
Chapter Ten
October's POV
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And that's about the contents of my brain right now, in case your wondering. Oh, wait, one more.
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Ok, I'm done for now. So, while Marlene gets to stay with Max, Nudge and Fang and be awesome, I get to go back and get Iggy and Gazzy. Oh yeah, and I have to make sure I don't get there right when there detonating the bomb. Yeahhhh... that would be hard to explain. Plus, it would be a teensy bit difficult to tell them were the rest of the Flock was if I was in a couple thousand pieces. Not. Amusing.
Anyway, I was nearly back to the E house. I was getting used to flying, but still felt sick when I looked down. One who does not have DNA altered to have wings will never get used to flying. In short, me. A couple of minutes ago a huge flock of birds started to fly next to me, but I sped ahead of them when they started to crowd me. Stupid birds. I was soaring high above a forest and the trees flashed past, then I realized that I don't really have any 'special powers'. Will I ever get any? I mean, I have wings, don't I? We seem to kinda get what we want in this story. Or at least what it takes to make us fit in. Fit in, haha. If I was in Artemis Fowl or something and I had wings, I would be locked up in a fnicking cell. Evil genius, my foot. Or... wing. I guess. Huh, I wonder if I could get myself into the Artemis Fowl series. I mean, I'm here, aren't I? I wonder-
STOP TALKING TO YOURSELF AND GET TO WORK. Marlene's voice screamed in my head and I nearly fell out of the air in surprise.
Stop talking to me and you get back to work! I retorted, flying upwards to where I had been before Marlene so rudely interrupted my thoughts. Don't you have some comforting to do or something? At the very least you could start making up blog names or something...
What the fnick are you talking about?!
Huh. We really do abuse the word 'fnick'. Poor Fangles...
Fangles?! Did the boys hit you with their huge bomb or something?!
Bomb?!?! Where- oh yeah.
[insert a stream of colorful words from Marlene here]
Hey! Your pissing off the censors! See? That purple monkey at the desk? He looks plenty pissed, doesn't he?
Oh, for crying out loud! Can't you-
Suddenly a small bomb exploded in midair, just a couple feet from me.
"HOLY CRAP." I yelped and flew back up. Again. Huh. When did I get to the house? Sure enough I was hovering above and in front of the E house and I'm pretty sure I could see two figures in one of the windows. Below me, I could see many Erasers and a couple cars. Stupid Erasers!
My shouted 'holy crap' must have somehow translated into my thoughts because Marlene's voice started up again.
What the heck?! Keep it down, won't you? Your stressing my eardrums!
It's in your head, dummy. And I'm so sorry if I yelled. Not like I just nearly blew up or anything!
OhmygodI''tdiek?Iwillmissyouremails-
I get it! I'm kinda busy here, trying not to be blown to smithereens, so if you don't mind...
Marlene left.
I soared downwards and closer to the front of the house. Sure enough, I spotted two blond heads at an open window. Growling, a swooped forward, waving my arms.
"Guys! It's me! O-Coral!" I swore under my breath at my mistake and flew closer cautiously. No use getting blown up when I was so close.
* * *
"What was that?" Iggy asked, pausing as he held up another grenade.
"The sound of a beautifully executed, well made bomb exploding," Gazzy replied happily, his eyes closed in contentment. Iggy growled and put the bomb down.
"No, I could of swore I heard someone shout 'holy crap' after the bomb exploded. I don't think an Eraser would do that."
Gazzy and Iggy exchanged a look- well, Iggy did the best he could- and jumped to their feet.
"What do you see?!" Iggy yelled to Gazzy. Gazzy squinted in the sunlight and gasped.
"Iggy- it's Coral!" he told him. And sure enough, it was me. Little me, waving my arms and praying to Zeus that they wouldn't throw another bomb.
* * *
Stupid, stupid, stupid, STUPID BIRDKIDS. GAH. I finally was able to soar to the house as they started waving to me. They jumped aside as I leapt through the window. I was planning on a smooth landing but my plans don't usually work out, as we have already established.
I accidentally caught the windowsill with my foot and did a somersault in the air before landing on the floor with an oof. I was flat on my back with my head near the window.
"Hullo," I croaked, sitting up and holding my head.
"Uh... Hi?" Iggy replied in confusing, sticking out his hand to help me up... which I refused.
"What are you doing here?" Gazzy demanded, folding his arms and looking adorable.
Uhhhhh, October? I just caught the last part of that sentence... care to explain.
...Gazzy. I thought back to her. God, that girl just keeps popping into my head at the most random times!
"...Coral?" Iggy asked. I jumped up, realizing that I had been staring into space for a moment. I brushed off my pants.
"So, what's going on here!" I asked, trying to figure out what part of the book I was at. Gazzy rolled his eyes.
"There are Erasers just beyond those trees. They've set up a camp. We-"
"Are going to blow them sky high, I know." I finished for him, slightly impatient. Iggy rolled his eyes too.
"Please, don't tell me you've developed the ability to see the future like Violet." he groaned. I smiled a toothy grin.
"Oh, you just wait. I have powers you wouldn't believe," I bragged. Marlene groaned in my head and, with a little concentration, I discovered that I could create a 'mind barrier' and block her out. Ha. I could imagine a little chibi Marlene banging on a frosty-clear wall with her fists. Mwahaha....
"Coral? Are you drunk?" Gazzy asked as Iggy snapped his fingers in front of my face. Embarrassed, I sprang into action.
"I swear to drunk I'm not God!" I practically shouted and marched downstairs with the boys jogging after me. "So, where's the bomb?" Gazzy raced to catch up with me.
"Well, we have it downstairs. We are going to plant it tonight."
"Don't worry," said Iggy. "We have it all planned out. We don't need a girl to help us, do we Gaz?" They high-fived each other and I punched Iggy in the face. Not hard enough to break anything- God knows we don't need that- but it would hurt.
"Oh, sorry I was trying to high-five you too but I ended up high-fiving your face. Whoops!" I laughed shortly yet evilly and stalked into the kitchen.
Marlene, I will kill you.
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