Hey guys sorry it took so long, had it typed a week ago or so, but I never got it back from my beta…
Still hasn't been beta-ed, so yeah, um… REVIEW
P.S. I changed my name and the summary, so I hope you like it.
From Storm Filled Skys
Chapter 10 – 3months later
Nudges POV
We are on holiday, away from anything that supposedly 'reminds us' of Max. But in bringing us here Dr. M. has done wrong. Not intentionally but just this place reminds us of Max so much it's almost as painful as home.
Whys this?
Oh well Dr. M being the wonderful person she is brought us to the best lake in a fair while round.
And this lake of course had to be the one near the Hawk Cave.
Our life is a Bitch.
Angel cries everyday.
Everything I touch brings up memories of Max, thanks to my bloody enhanced power. (Yeah that's right it got more powerful, it now also conjures up memories that aren't all mine, there the flocks too.)
Iggy is depressed. And there is nothing I can do about it, because every time I go to approach him in a way that could turn out to be 'non sisterly' Angel threatens me or even worse controls me during the conversation, what am I? A Nun?
Gazzy is pissed because Max hasn't come back yet, and seems to be loosing hope, but about what I'm not sure…
And then there is Fang. He's the worst of us all, he is so hurt by everything, I feel some of his memories but instead of the ones with Max being happy there dark, with shadows around them, but then when he sees Max, she's pure, white, holy, an angel. And when I saw Max like this it made my heart beat and wish that I had something like this, something special, something pure – love.
And I have heard from Max – sort of, in an indirect way. The email date was reached.
(Cue suspenseful music)
It read:
Nudge,
If you're reading this I'm not back yet. I may or may not be in trouble (Read: I'm SCREWED). Here's the thing – I had hoped to be back by now, home and happy, and cut off all the pain I'm causing, but I'm not, so I'm highly likely in trouble (definitely), or undercover. Look all the flock will be pissed when I get back but I have no choice but to do this, but I can't do it with out your help. If I'm back I finished my task without much difficulty but I'm not so they security here is tighter than I thought, I need you're help to infiltrate it and you must stay with me, otherwise I will be found... Look so basically I need you to come with me; you have 3 months before I need to get in, so get ready. Tell Angel everything now. She will tell the flock, I would let you do it but then they would find and follow you and me. That would be very bad. So I need you to tell Angel to make a call. It will be put onto one of my contacts and then they will transfer that to me. Do this in exactly one month, my contact will be available then, call at 4pm sharp and make sure Ell and the boys don't know.
With much love,
Maximum
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG SHE WANTED ME (!) TO GO HELP HER! NOT ANGEL WHO CAN READ MINDS, NOT FANG HER LOVER, BUT ME!
OMG, OMG, OMG. I am on cloud 9.
Now for the hard bit –
Speaking to Angel.
Angels POV
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"ANGEL, GET YOU'RE ASS UP HERE NOW!"
Who was angry enough to wake up the hotel you ask?
Well it was Nudge – even though she wasn't angry she sounded more nervous…
Maybe a quick little peek in her head wouldn't hurt…
No I can't, then I may find out about the 'Max' thing… although I was highly curious… five minutes couldn't hurt…
"GET YOU'RE BUT UP HERE ANGEL… wait you don't have a middle name… damn my awesome yelling fad is so, so ruined... DAMN I said that out loud… geez I'm dumb..."
"Coming Master" I yelled back sarcastically, another trait I learnt from Max.
I miss her so much, and I feel awful, Fang can hardly look at me because I remind him way to much of Miss Maximum. I speak like her, I walk like her, I eat like her, etc.
Fang is being a meanie though, he didn't have to recoil every time he saw my face, or every time he saw a likeness between me and Max.
All these deep thoughts ran quickly though my mind before remembering that Nudge wanted me – I wonder how this will go.
She was sitting in a chair looking highly menacing… yeah no, not really.
She looked really nervous.
All she said was "Angel"
No duh that's my name Nudge, I thought back rudely, but my voice replied in a calm manner for me "yes?"
And then she took a breath. Here comes the Nudge Channel.
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"Well I found out some totally OMG news for yours truly…wait no. the news is NOT from me it's actually from MAX. I mean how OMG is that. News from MAX so I like on cloud nine because I'm just that happy, but I need to show you something and I need your help with it. Because I don't think I can do it by myself, and neither does Max so she told me to ask you, but I don't think I can explain it so how bout I let you read it? You can read right? Of course you can – I'm such a dummy, you're smarter than ALL of us. So how bout I just let you read the letter?"
WOW. That was loooooong even for Nudge. My reply seemed even shorter after Nudges 'outburst'.
"uh… Sure"
Nudge then expertly pulled up a file on Fang's Laptop. (How did she get hold of this thing? It's Fangs LIFE now Max is gone… he's such a nerd)
I read a file about some fish; it had nothing to do with Max.
"Um Nudge I don't mean to be rude but this is about fish..."
"No it is so not… oh wait I forgot my power allows me to read it… sorry Ang. You can read it from my mind if you want to?"
A chance to get into Nudges head was too good to deny even if it wasn't for snooping around…
I slowly stripped away my mental blocks…
And was quickly overwhelmed with Nudges highly active train of thought…
Suddenly the thoughts stopped and I was looking thought Nudges eyes.
(I noticed that the background on Fang's computer was a picture of the flock just before Max left, and I noticed Nudge saw Iggy to be A LOT better looking than he really is… hmm I may have a problem keeping those to apart…)
But then she pulled up the document and it was completely different to what I saw.
I now saw a letter... I mean email from Max.
I quickly scanned through it.
And then I made my decision.
"Okay Nudge I'll help"
Why was I helping Nudge? I asked myself.
Because I had another premonition, this one more detailed then the last.
I saw Max holding a limp figure in her arms, her wings were out and her face was filled with sorrow, her head was lined with a shining halo. It was bright and golden.
But then I saw her cringe in fear at a figure in the shadow.
She looked scared but determined. She lightly placed the figure on the ground and turned to the shadowed figure, and said with pure malice "Now you die"
The figure on the grounds face became clear, her bloodied face, her half shut eyes:
It was me.
I was going to die.
And there wasn't a single thing I could do about it
Gazzy's POV
I felt so left out in this flock now, Nudge had Angel, Ella (and desperately wanted Iggy) to talk to.
Ella had Nudge and Angel.
Fang felt like he had nobody but really Iggy was trying to help and Angel tried but she couldn't he just shouted at her…
Iggy had Fang sort of… even though he was all depressed, he was still Igg's best friend.
And Angel had everyone. She juggled them all and I didn't think it felt right to put yet another burden on her.
I had lost Iggy and Max, so I felt truly alone in this flock. Ella didn't seem to like me much and Angel had so much on her hands that I could barley speak to her anymore.
Maybe I should just leave… not like I'm needed anymore, but Max would kill me if I left… and my heart may tear, but no… I cant think about that now, I cant let my mind wander down that track, because my love will never want me, so it must be forever held a secret…
I wish I could feel like I would fit in again in this flock, because Igg's never wanted to build bombs anymore, and it is not a fun task to do alone. Nudge enjoyed it but she was really distant lately… I wonder what's up.
Not like she would ever tell me though… I was the loner of the flock and I guess it was going to stay that way till Max came back…
C'mon Max get back so our life's can be forever out of this limbo…
We need you Max more than you could ever imagine…
Iggy's POV
Angel hates me, or she seems to.
Every time I almost ask Nudge out (beautiful amazing Nudge going out with me? Fat chance) she fills me with doubt or threatens me or even worse she controls me.
What did I do to piss her off so badly?
It's not like I would ever do anything to Nudge… no matter how much I want to…
Mind out of the gutter Iggy… she probably doesn't even like me…
I mean she's been sort of distant lately…
I wonder what I could have done…
On a different matter though we are on holiday at a lake…
Not just a lake… the lake near the Hawks Cave…
We've been here for 3 days and I have managed (with much trouble) to keep Fang away…
Looking around for him… (I mean listening) I jumped up, there wasn't anyone here but me…
So here I am flying blind in the air listening out for the Hawks.
I flew down outside the cave and heard Fang talking…
Who to though?
I could hear a faint murmur… hmmm
He was talking on the mobile I think…
I heard the dial tone going quietly beep, beep, and beep.
All I heard from Fang then was "Max come back, please just please come back."
I heard Fang; the emotionless Fang break down into tears.
I then did the only thing that I could think of doing… pretend I never heard Fang here and flew away.
Fangs POV
I was in the Hawks cave, and I was overwhelmed with memories about me and Max.
It was hard enough at home, but it was worse here, because it was here that I think my subconscious realized or decided that I loved Maximum Ride.
It was hard to even stand, so before I knew what I was doing I was on the floor against the wall.
I don't know what came over me, but I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Max's number.
I don't really know what I expected; I guess I expected a person saying this number is unavailable instead of a comforting dial tone.
But what was even more of a surprise was after the third ring someone picked up.
My breath hitched.
Shit, Shit, Shit, what was I going to say?
"Hello?" I said my voice sounding more like a question then a causal Hello.
Shit she was going to hang up. I just knew it.
But instead I go something even worse.
"Look Fang I don't care how many times you call and how much I want to come back, how much you want me to come back, and how much the flock wants me to come back, I don't have a choice in what I'm doing and that's what makes me mad. I just wish I could come back and make sure you're all okay but you know what I can't Fang, I'm doing this for the flock, I'm doing this for us. So please don't make it harder for me." Her voice broke.
I was awestruck, Max actually talked to me.
"Max, I love you" I managed to get out
On the other end I was sure I could hear sobbing.
"Fang… I love you too and I really, don't want to leave but I have to. I can't speak to you again, these calls can all be traced and if the trace you, then they can trace me. Fang… please… don't call again for your own safety"
"But Max, please don't do this to us, to the Flock!"
"I'm sorry Fang. I'm doing this for us, if I don't, we may all die."
"Please no Max"
"I'm sorry, I love you, Goodbye"
The dial tone beeped softly in the background…
And I said quietly "Max come back… please just please come back."
Then the severing block in my head lifted, only for a moment and I heard a faint murmur of Max's voice saying – "I promise I will do everything in my power to come back to you forever"
And then the voice was gone and the block was back in place, shut as hard as ever, I leant back and did something I've rarely ever done before – I cried.
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