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Iggy's POV

Fang had not seen Max all day when I came down to check on him. I stayed in the lobby with him for a while, but since we were just sitting there it felt like forever.

Fang was used to sitting, not doing anything, for long periods of time and he told me I could go back up to our room.

I didn't reject and I went back up to the room as quickly as I could.

I was worried. Where was Max?

I was tired as well. It must be around ten already, I decided as I made my way back to the room.

I walked in and Nudge was talking to Summer. Both of them were on beds, listening to the iPod that was hooked up.

"Hey, Iggy! You look tired. Has Max shown up yet? I wonder how long were staying here? Look at the view…oops, sorry. I want to go to the beach!" Nudge stated.

I shrugged and joined Summer, who was sitting a bed. A few moments later, Nudge went to tuck Angel into bed and for Summer and I there was only a few minutes before we all fell asleep.

I was the first to wake. I was tired when I did so I decided it was still nighttime. I heard something banging on the door. Summer was still sleeping. "What if it was an Eraser?" I thought immediately.

"Wake up!" I shook Summer. She was still partially asleep. I could tell.

"What?" Summer answered groggily.

"I think someone's here," I told her urgently.

"Really?" she asked calmly.

"No, I'm joking," I said sarcastically.

"Oh, okay," she answered serenely.

"No! I'm serious," I told her loudly hoping she would get up.

"Oh. What?" she started to wake up and silently I thought, "It's about time!"

"Let's get out of here!" I responded.

"What about the others?" Summer commented, sitting up.

"They're probably all safe already," I stated, wishing it were true. I had to get Summer out of here safe.

"If you say so," Summer trusted me and we both hurried to the window and I let her jump out first.

I turned to see if I should go back to another room.

"Iggy! Let's go!"

"Where are we going?"

"Beach!"

I didn't argue. We flew toward the beach. I hoped she knew where she was going because I was listening to the flapping of her wings in front of me.

We landed on the beach and Summer said she was still tired. I agreed and before we knew it, we had both fallen asleep again.

I was roughly pushed awake a few hours later. It felt like a few minutes.

"Iggy! Get up!"

Fang's voice sounded far in the distance. I stirred and sat up. The flock was there. I was sure fang would not leave without everyone else.

"What happened?" I felt the sand all over the back of my shirt and I vaguely remembered going to the beach earlier.

"You left us!" Fang muttered coldly.

"In the middle of the night, some Erasers came by and where were you? You flew down here," Nudge accused.

"I didn't think---" I tried to explain that I thought they had gotten out already.

"You didn't think! You left us there to get away from them!" Max added.

"I'm sorry," I said simply. Someone would cut me off if I said more so I stopped.

"Maybe you and you're girlfriend shouldn't come out here to make out on the beach next time!" Fang muttered.

Before I could say anything, Summer murmured coldly, "Excuse me?"

"Well, next time you should---" Nudge started but at that moment Max dropped to the ground.

"Max!" Nudge and Fang responded together.

Fang dropped onto his knees and reached toward her head. She pulled away.

"My head!" Max screamed.

"What's going on?" Angel asked.

"Stay back!" Fang warned.

"Shut up," Max whispered.

"Max?" Fang wondered.

"Not you."

Max sat up. "The voice said we need to go to North Carolina. Information on our---" she stopped for a moment and I knew she was looking at me. "Parents…"

Everyone was silent until Summer commented, "What voice?"

Nudge explained Max's voice to Summer.

"We should spend some time here. We can leave tomorrow morning but not now," I replied to Max.

"Fine. We will leave tomorrow."

All seven of us played on the beach all day. It was nice to be enjoying ourselves for a while. I didn't know that our joy would only last until that night. So even when I listened to "It Ends Tonight" by the All American Rejects, with Summer, I didn't know how realistic the lyrics were.

Because before darkness turned to light, it would end tonight.

When darkness turns to light,
It ends tonight
It ends tonight.