Hi, people I don't have a lot to say so I'll let you get on with the chapter. Wait I just remembered something,

I hate the disclaimer; all I'm saying is Maximum Ride's not mine. Neither are Sage, Skylar, Eli, Jag and Emma.

Max's POV

"Come on Nudge, we're going to be late to the bus." I pounded on the bathroom door waiting for Nudge to get out.

She opened the door. "Okay. I'm done now. How do I look?"

I looked at her, she was wearing a pair of skinny jeans with pink flats to go with her pink T-Shit over the shirt she was wearing a white hoodie.

I gave her two thumbs up. "You look great, now let's go." I grabbed her arm and pulled her to the door. She grabbed her backpack before slamming the door shut.

Everyone was waiting for us already. We walked over to the bus-stop and I saw Ignatius, Eli and Sky and a smaller girl with blonde hair.. "Hey Ig, where's Isobel?"

He looked over at us. "Hey guys, Bel left a couple of hours with JJ they had some school thing to do. I just hope they made it."

Nudge spoke up. "Why wouldn't they of made it?"

He shook his head. "JJ came to pick them up and let's just say she isn't the best driver."

I smiled. "And I suppose you're better?"

He nodded. "I didn't crash into a car."

Fang beside me shrugged. "So, that can happen to anyone."

He grinned as the bus pulled up. "Let me rephrase that. At least I didn't crash into a parked car."

The girl giggled. "My mom did that once. The guy was so pissed."

Ignatius shook his head. "They would have gotten along great." He turned to us. "By the way this is Emma."

He walked into the bus and took his spot in the front. Fang and I sat behind him and Angel and Gazzy sat next to us. Eli and Sky sat in-front of them and Nudge sat next to Iggy and Jag sat next to Emma.

Angel looked at Ignatius. "Hey, why are you named Ignatius?"

He looked at her. "Well I looked it up and it means fire bringer and well I can't deny I'm a huge pyromaniac."

Gazzy looked at me. "Hey Max, what's pyromaniac?"

I looked at Ignatius. "A pyromaniac is someone who likes to star fires."

Ignatius snorted. "You make it sound like we're arsonists."

Jag spoke up. "Technically you are but don't worry about it."

We were so immersed in the conversation that we didn't notice the bus stopping and Tony coming it. "Yeah there's nothing wrong with someone who sets fires on purpose. Everyone does it." He went to sit at the next open seat. "Intentional fires are for pyros what soda is for Sage, an addiction."

Ignatius pouted and then changed the subject. "Have you talked to Sage or JJ?"

He shook his head. "No they won't answer."

Ignatius took out his phone and talked to him while dialing. "You know your sister could be dying right now, JJ drove."

Tony sat straighter. "What? She did? Oh man why didn't you tell me before."

Ignatius ignored him. "Hello Bel, you okay? A couple of seconds later his eyes widened. "What?" Then he spoke to Tony. "You sister's in the hospital. Apparently an ass got in the way of the car and JJ swerved."

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Rebel's POV

"Doc, how are they going to be?" I grabbed the doctor by the arm and she looked at me.

"Don't worry, they'll be fine just a small concussion, they were luckier than you." She tried to give me a reassuring smile but I just nodded and let go. She turned back to me. "You should probably stay in bed you still need to heal even with the, you know." She pointed to my back. She turned back around and left.

I started pacing in the waiting room waiting for more news. My phone ringed and I picked it up to see Iggy was calling me. "Hello?" I heard his voice on the line. "Bel you okay?"

I shook my head. "I'm fine but I'm in the hospital."

"What?"

I sat down on the bed. "We had an accident. JJ and Sage both have minor concussions. I don't know what happened, one second we were laughing and the next a freaking Eraser got in our way. JJ swerved and well I don't know exactly what happened, I guess the ambulance came for us."

I could hear him explaining what happened through the phone. A minute later Tony got on the line. "Tell me exactly what happened."

I closed my eyes. "I'm sorry Tony, we should have been more careful a freak got in the way and didn't move, we didn't see him till the last minute." I could feel the tears forming.

He sounded very worried. "Are they okay?"

I nodded. "Yes, they just have minor concussions and a couple bruises."

He sighed in relief. "What about you?"

I shook my head. "Not as lucky. I have some bruised ribs, apparently I blocked JJ without ever realizing it."

"Where are you all right now?" he asked me.

"I'm at the main hospital, the one where I met you."

"Okay, stay there I'll be there in a little bit."

I nodded. "Not like I have much of a choice Dr. Lanner will barely let me stand."

He hung up the phone and didn't give me an answer.

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Iggy's POV

We arrived at the hospital after getting a ride in Tony's family's mini-van, the smaller kids went to school.

I practically ran out of the van. I rushed into the lobby and found Dr. Lanner at the front desk talking to a nurse. "Dr. Lanner, how's my sister?"

She looked at all of us but turned her attention back to me. She smiled, "She's fine, Ignatius but she'll need some rest." She looked at all of Tony. "Thankfully, no one was injured severely but she's resting right now. I finally got her to stop worrying over her friends and your sister." She pointed a finger at Tony

I sighed in relief that everyone was fine. "And where are the girls?"

She told the lady at the desk something and looked back at us. "Come with me." I walked beside her. "Fortunately, this didn't affect her previous injuries. She only bruised a couple ribs and injured her arm. Here you are." Everyone walked into the room that held JJ and Sage. "Um, Ignatius do you mind if we talk?"

I looked at her. "Sure, what do you need?"

She nodded in another direction. "Let's talk somewhere more private." She walked off with me following her. We walked into an empty room and she closed the door.

I looked at her. "She didn't lose any blood, right?"

She nodded. "Thankfully no but something worries me. Her healing rate is extremely fast."

I shrugged. "That's normal for us."

She walked over to the hospital bed. "Yes, you have a fast healing rate but this time it's much faster. I believe she's been mutated so much that she is somehow self-mutating, it may become out of control."

I let this sink in for a second. "Does she know?"

I walked over to the bed and sat down. "She knows, she must have noticed that the scars and pain are gone."

I looked at the floor. "Can you take me to her room?"

"Sure but you should probably check on your friends first."

I stood up and walked over to the door, holding it open for her. "Sure, knowing her she's probably still awake. You know how she loves to listen to everyone."

She smiled. "How could I forget? She was my patient last year, too."

We walked over to the girls' room to see they were all ready to leave. "Finally, can we leave now?" JJ exclaimed.

I looked over at Dr. Lanner. "You guys can leave, I'm staying with Isobel."

Sage looked at me. "But isn't she coming with us?"

Dr. Lanner shook her head. "She has to at least stay overnight. She's more wounded than you and we found out that she also had some broken ribs, how she can stand the pain I don't know."

Max stepped forward. "What do you mean 'wounded'?"

I spoke up. "She means that the A-hole who got in our way better hope I don't find him."

"You're not going to." I turned around to see Bel standing at the door, wearing a hospital gown.

Sage ran to hug her. "Oh my god, I'm so glad you're okay."

Bel winced. "I'm fine but no touching." She grabbed her stomach. "It still hurts like Fu-" she looked at Max's threatening glance. "-gde, it hurts like fudge."

I rolled my eyes. "Nice save."

She smiled. "I try my best."

JJ walked over to Bel. "So what hurts?"

Bel pointed to her stomach. "I think my ribs are finally just going to collapse at how many times I've broken then." She turned to me. "How many times did I tell you I broke them?"

I counted on my fingers. "This is like the seventh time you break them, hurt is a completely different story."

She punched me in the shoulder. "You are so lucky I'm injured."

I laughed. "Not as lucky as I could be if you were unconscious."

Dr. Lanner interrupted us. "I don't mean to sound like a nagging old lady but Isobel you should rest."

I nodded. "She's right, you've just gone through a traumatic event, you must be exhausted."

She looked up to meet my eyes and smiled. "You know, big words aren't going to make me more exhausted."

"I don't agree, you'll eventually get annoyed and do anything to get away from me." I grinned down at her, considering I was a head taller than her.

"Um, we should probably get going." Jag sounded uncomfortable.

Bel looked over to him and nodded. "You're right, you should get going and you" she pointed to me "are going with them."

I pouted. "Oh come on." I stepped closer to her until there was no more room between us. "Please."

She shook her head. "Nope, you don't have an excuse." She grinned. "Unless you want me to fix that for you." she looked over at Sage "What do you think, food poisoning or broken leg?"

Sage shook her head. "You'll need a story to go with it."

JJ raised her hand. "I got it. On the way to the hospital a car didn't see him coming. He managed to dodge it but the tires ran over his legs, the person got away but you got the last digits of the license plate 58."

Bel went to high-five her. "Wow, I'm so proud of you, you made up a story on the spot." She pretended to wipe away a tear.

I heard Nick mutter under his breath. "And I thought we were weird."

Obviously I wasn't meant to hear it but oh well, I'm nosy. "Trust me no-one's weirder than we are."

Bel laughed. "You got that right."

Before anyone could say anything else someone unexpected walked into the room.

Jeb.

This chapter is much shorter than my other ones but I just had to leave it here.

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