Relapse- Chapter 14

The wind rushed around me feeling like a godsend. I was pleading with whatever higher power to let me collide with the ground to stop the pain. I couldn't take it much more.

Images were emerging from total darkness flickering quickly, some showed multiple times and others played out like a movie. They seemed to be slowing down and eventually I could make out a couple ten second clips.

One was of me and Fang at the school talking with Jeb, seeming to be confronting him.

Another of Iggy with a child in his arms, pressing it against him as Fang fought Ari.

The last of me punching Jeb.

Then all was black again.

I could hear Total shout for Fang, the poor dog was falling with me.

Then I was in strong arms, gaining altitude as the pain in my head weakened and I worked up the courage to open my eyes.

The first time I opened them I noticed a very blurry image of Fang looking forward as he flew. I closed my eyes for a few seconds then opened them once again to see a clearer sight of Fang, this time he was looking down at me.

"Land." I rasped leaning my head against his shoulder.

I could see a slight nod of acknowledgement, that's the best I'd get from him. Then he started to descend. The flock followed closely, but still a little far back.

Fang's feet touched the ground and I immediately felt Total squirm from my backpack and hop to the safe surface of the earth. That near death experience was the second he suffered, but he wasn't quite used to it yet. But I was, especially when I'm hoping to die.

Fang laid me on the ground gently and I watched him rise back to a standing position to look down at me.

"You ok?" He asked softly with a hint of anger still in his voice.

"Yeah." I said touching my head lightly. "It's gone now."

"Why now?" Fang asked looking over me. "Why did these come back?"

"To show me my destiny." I said more to myself than him.

"What?" He asked confused.

"I saw how I'm supposed to save the world." I said furrowing my brow as the images replayed in my mind over and over again, never ending.

"How?" He asked bending down to be even with me.

"I saw flashes of ten second images." I said monotone. "But I don't know what they mean."

"What did you see?" He asked staring at me.

I fidgeted under his hard gaze.

"Me and you confronting Jeb. Iggy clutching a kid to his chest while you fought with Ari. And then me punching Jeb." I said snapping away from my thoughts.

"A kid?" Fang questioned.

I nodded.

"Why would Iggy be holding a kid?" He asked. That was the same question I was asking myself. This wasn't adding up.

"Maybe we're supposed to save it from the school." I said looking into his eyes.

"What child could be that important?" He wondered out loud. "Besides, I thought this was about a bomb and Itex."

"I don't know." I admitted. "I'm so confused."

"Could you ask your voice?" He asked studying me.

"I'll try." I said with a nod.

'Voice, who's the kid?'

That cannot be revealed to you yet, Maximum.

"It said it can't tell me yet." I said rolling my eyes.

"Figures." Fang muttered. "What can you tell me about the child?"

"A girl, probably about one, maybe two." Then a realization hit me. "And she had wings."

Fang's head snapped in my direction. "She's like us?"

I nodded.

"So what are we doing?" Fang asked whipping his bangs away from his eyes.

"We're finding your families, then we're finding the little girl." I said surely.

"Ok." He said standing. He looked like he was going to walk away, but turned back to me. "I'm sorry about yesterday."

I was silent for a second then responded, "Me too."

"So, we're ok?" He asked looking at me.

"Yeah." I said with a small smile and a nod.

He gave me a hint of a smile, then turned toward the flock.

I stood and followed behind him.

The only thing on my mind was the little girl. I know I should be focusing on the flock's parents, but there was something about the baby that drew me to her. Maybe it's because she's part of my destiny… I obviously had to save her. But how and when was still a mystery, along with why she was so important.

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