Again, I lied. It's Friday! Alrighty, there was your faxiness for a while, I think. Now it's time for something totally new... SAM'S POV! Yes! And Whisper Your Name, when did I say Dylan was emo? I never said that. Did I? This is a fax story, I don't really like Dylan, if you couldn't tell.

Sam's POV

I banged on Dylan's door. I heard rustling and then the persecuted blonde opened the door. "Why, hello, Sam. What a nice surprise? To what do I owe this pleasure to?"

I pushed past him and turned to face him, crossing my arms. Dylan closed the door quickly.

"What do you want?" Dylan's voice was suddenly cold. "I'm a busy man."

I scowled. "Like hell you are. I just got dumped today by your precious Max. And now I want out of your plan."

Dylan's features darkened. "You can't just walk out on us, Samuel. You know too much. How do I know you're not going to spill it all to Max?" I narrowed my eyes.

"Your plans are vague, Dylan. All I know is that you are in love with her, you want to break her away from her friends, and you're hiding something. Something that concerns her." Dylan nodded.

"Fine. But Sam? If I find out that you know more than that, you'll be sorry." Dylan shoved me out of the dorm room he shared with my cousin. (A/N: HA, Dylan isn't Sam's cousin! Take that, people who said Dylan was Sam's cousin "so predictable" :P)

Max's POV

I remember everything. The Flock, Fang, whitecoats, everything. Making out with Ni-no, Fang, and taking a nap triggered all my real memories. My old ones of abusive Jeb, protecting Ella from harm, all those, were fading. Fang had also started to remember. I sat up and saw Mon- Nudge, playing around with her arsenal of makeup. I sprung up and embraced her.

"Max? Um, hi?" Nudge hugged me back hesitantly. I'm not a huggy person, so I must've surprised her. "Are you okay? I walked in here a few hours ago and saw you making out with Nick! I didn't want to disturb you, so I left to hang out with James, and when I got back like a half an hour ago, you were asleep. It's only 3 in the afternoon, Max, really? I guess a girl needs her beauty sleep, but still. OMG, you kissed Nick! How was he?"

It took me a moment to remember Nick was Fang. "He's an awesome kisser, Nudge." I grabbed my brush and combed the tangles from my unruly hair. Honestly, I was asleep for an hour, and my hair goes crazy.

Nudge's face twisted in confusion. "Did you just call me Nudge? That sounds familiar, I think I've had dreams where I'm called that. LOL, I've also had dreams about flying. How ridiculous! Don't you think so, Max? And something about dog cages. OMG, I wish I had a dog! I'd name him Total, I don't know why! It just came to me. And I'd want my dog to talk, I mean, how cool is that? A talking dog! We could talk all the time, he'd be able to hear secrets, and nobody would pay attention to him because he's a dog! Total would be like my little spy! Wouldn't that be so cool?"

I let all this sink in. Oh, right. The rest of the Flock still thought they were normal. Funny, she vaguely remembered Total. I went into the bathroom to wash up, and when I took off my shirt, I gasped. My wings were back! I extended them and stretched. They felt so good, I didn't realize how insanely I'd missed them. The whitecoats must have hidden them from us, somehow, but having my memories back must've released them. I took a hot shower and dressed in a large hoodie and practically ran out of the room towards Fang's dorm.

"Fa-Nick! Let me in!" I banged on his door. Iggy opened it, smirking.

"He's lifting weights over there, his headphones are in. After all, Fnick is Superman," Iggy mocked. I froze at the words.

Flashback

"I glanced at Fang.'You sure you can move?'

He shrugged, looking tired again, and pushed away the food tray. 'Sure.' He lay back down and shut his eyes.

'After all, Fnick is Superman,' said Iggy." (School's Out Forever, pg. 57)

End Flashback

"Are you going to talk to him or stand there all day?" Iggy asked. I shook the memory off and went over to Fang. I touched his shoulder lightly. He swung around, battle-ready, and relaxed when he saw me. He set down the weights and pulled out his earbuds.

"Max." He leaned down and pecked me on the lips. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"You're all sweaty," I complained.

"Since when has that been an issue?" Fang chuckled and pulled me closer. I rested my head on his chest. Damn his tallness. "At least it's not blood," he mumbled, so quiet I barely caught it. I nodded.

"You remember?" I moved one of my hands to feel his back. Fang shivered at my touch. I traced his wings through his T-shirt. I looked up and smiled at him. He cocked his head, silently asking a question. I moved one of his hands on top of my wing. His eyes glowed as he stroked then softly.

"I love you, Fang," I muttered into his neck.

"Love you too, Max." Fang leaned down a little and we picked up where we left off a couple hours ago.

"Yo, get a room!" Iggy yelled. "I'm still here, ya know!" I laughed and went over to him.

"Hey, James, does the word Iggy mean anything to you?" I asked. Fang came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. Iggy scowled a moment.

"Yeah. In my dreams, I'm still blind, but I head Iggy a lot. Is that someone's name?" Iggy ran his pale hand through his strawberry blonde hair. "Where'd you hear that name?"

"My name is Maximum Ride, this is Fang, you're Iggy. Your girlfriend is Nudge, your partner-in-crime is Gazzy, the Gasman, and his little sister is Angel." I spoke slowly, letting each word sink in. "Can you remember flying, Iggy? Erasers, Flyboys, M-Geeks? The whitecoats, the experiments on your eyes. Our powers. Don't you remember, Ig?"

Iggy burst out laughing. "Yeah, right! I'm dreaming, aren't I? You're nuts. You oughta be in a mental hospi-"

"You remember my sister, Ella?" I asked in a low voice. Iggy choked a little. Ella and him had crushes on each other a while back. I remember Ella telling me about her crush. The whitecoats probably removed her and my mom's memory too, now that I think about it.

"Ella Martinez?" Iggy clarified. "I don't... How did you... In my dreams...?" He closed his sightless eyes, holding his head in his hands. "Flock... Whitecoats... Gaz-Ig-Nart technique... Total... Akila... Gozen... WINGS!" With a strangled yell, Iggy's shirt ripped off of his skinny body, having been torn by long, white wings. They had black on the tips. Iggy got his wings back.

"Believe me now, Ig?" I stood up straight. Iggy nodded, sweat pouring down his face.

"Oh gods, Max. Fang. The Flock, I remember everything. The others, do they know?" Iggy shook out his wings. He started walking to the door.

"Put a shirt on, Igs," Fang advised. Iggy blushed and threw on a white shirt. We all made sure our wings were hidden before leaving the room. I saw Sam go into a room. I frowned. I picked up my phone and called him.

"Max?" Sam sounded hopeful. "How are you doing?"

"Just wondering if you're busy right now, I kinda walked out on you earlier. I think we should talk." Fang shot me a questioning look, but I waved him off.

I heard Sam's frustrated sigh. "I can't. My meeting... they insisted on meeting. How about we meet for dinner?" I frowned.

"But you had to leave our date at 12:30 for a meeting. Now you have another one?" Sam was clearly lying. I knew that much.

"Um, it's the last one, I swear. Max, please, I miss you so much. I promise, I won't blow you off again. It's all my cousin's fault. Listen, can you meet me at Burger Joint for dinner, in an hour? Please?" Honestly, he sounded so pitifully desperate, I agreed. Just so we could talk. I ended the call and turned to the older boys of the Flock.

"Fang, Iggy, gather the Flock, and hurry. I'm meeting Sam at Burger Joint to talk to him." Fang gritted his teeth.

"The wiener? But Max, what about us?"

"I just want to know what he's been up to. Fang, you're coming with me." I showed him the picture I took this morning. "This is his 'meeting'. That's Dylan with Brigid, and Sam with a blonde. Recognize anyone else?"

Fang blinked. "That isn't Brigid, Max. That's Lissa."

Yes! Dylan has got Lissa in California, somehow. More on that later. Fang's stalker is back, teamed up with Fang's enemy, and Max's resentful ex-boyfriend! What could go wrong? ~Hellisa