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Chapter 19

(Fang POV)

"You were serious?" Gazzy looked up at Fang incredulously.

Even he wasn't sure of what they, what he, was about to do. Trapped in a metal box was never fun, even if it was a car.

It was just half a hour ago they were attacked by three people who they guessed were also mutants. Ratchet, Kate, and Star. The flock had agreed to keep moving despite how tired they were. It was very early in morning and they were crouched on top of a 24/7 convienance store watching the parking lot across the street.

"Five bird kids and a flying dog are too obvious," He explained, "Those three experiments from Itex saw us in the sky, but they won't notice us in a car surrounded by other cars."

"But how are we going to get a car?" Gazzy asked.

Fang looked out at the dark parking lot. It seemed like a shady place but it was perfect for the situation they were in now.

"We're going to steal one."

"Steal!" Nudge exclaimed.

"Borrow," Fang corrected himself.

"Fang," Iggy whispered beside him, "This place is full of crack heads. I can smell it," Iggy wrinkled his nose.

Fang had already smelled it from the air when they flew above it, but that's what drew them there now. He glanced around the flock to make sure they didn't heard Iggy then turned back to him.

"That's why we're going to 'borrow' a car from someone who shouldn't even drive," Fang said.

Iggy smiled mischievously, "Perfect."

"Okay," Fang said backing away from the edge of the roof they were perched on, "Me and Iggy are going to get a car. You guys stay here."

"But I want to come-"

"No," Iggy said cutting across Gazzy. "This isn't exactly a place for kids."

Fang nodded and turned to Iggy, "Let's go."

And they launched themselves off the roof, soaring high then landing by the nearest car. No sooner had they landed two people came staggering out of the building. Loud music erupted when they opened the door then was cut off when it closed behind them.

"I'll drive!" One of them called to the other, holding onto each car to help him walk.

The other guy roared with laughter then pulled out something that clinked together. Keys. He pressed the button to unlock the car and a car nearby them came to life. The guy tossed the keys to the other guy and they both jumped into the car. He heard the engine roar then the car started to move, jerking back and forth and side to side out of the parking lot.

"Go." Fang said.

Iggy smirked and soared up and landed in front of the car with his wings spread out wide. He heard the brakes squeal against the road.

"Citizens!" Iggy called out with a voice much more deeper than his own.

"Overkill," Fang said quietly behind the nearest car.

Iggy jerked his head towards Fang in acknowledgment, the corners of his mouth twitched up then he continued to glare down at the two guys, his unseeing eyes looking at a point above their heads, but the effect was still good and they looked at him in wonder.

"I'm in dire need of your car. Hand over the keys and nobody get's hurt."

The windows we're rolled down and not only could Fang smell them, but he could hear them too.

"Maybe we should listen to him," The guy in the passenger's seat said with worry.

"Nah," The guy driving said with a dangerous glint in his eyes, "I'm going to run it over."

Iggy heard this too and flew up. Now the driver was looking worried too.

"You leave me no choice!" Iggy exclaimed.

He gestured towards Fang and he, reluctantly, stood up, spread out his own wings, and stepped in front of the car. It was enough. The guys screamed in terror and tried to get out, but the doors were locked. He watched as the passenger and the driver slid out the window and onto the ground. They stood up quickly and ran away without looking back.

"Remember!" Iggy called after them flying up higher. Fang saw one of the guys trip at the sound of Iggy's voice, "Don't drink and drive!"

Iggy flew back down tears of laughter in his eyes. "That was priceless! Man we could do this for a living. I think they were really scared of you."

Fang walked over to the driver's side of the car and reached through the window to unlock the door. Iggy on the other hand slid through the window, which was really easy considering their skinny bodies.

"It smells bad in here," Iggy said.

"Here," Fang said picking up an air freshener from the floor and tossing it to Iggy, "Pineapple."

The car was already on and in drive so Fang grabbed the steering wheel and drove towards the 24/7 store across the street where the rest of the flock would be waiting on the roof.

Except they walked towards them from behind the car carrying food and popcorn. Gazzy rushed forward and hopped into the back seat.

"That was awesome!" Gazzy exclaimed.

"Did you see the whole thing?" Iggy asked

Gazzy nodded eagerly, "The look on their faces when they saw Fang!"

And he and Iggy burst out laughing.

Angel climbed in from the other side of the car and sat down in the middle seat followed by Nudge.

"Hey!" Total called still standing outside the car, "There's only five seats!"

"You're going to have to sit in someone's lap Total," Nudge said holding the door open for him, waiting.

"It's because I'm a dog isn't it," Total grumbled.

"No," Fang said wanting to get away from there soon, "It's because your small enough to fit in someone's lap."

Total hopped into the car and sat down in Angel's lap still grumbling. Nudge closed the door.

"Everyone wearing their seat belts?" Fang said looking in the rear view mirror.

"Safety first!" Iggy said picking up his seat belt, which had been torn from the seat, from the floor, clicking it into place, and smiling contentedly out the window humming.

"Very funny," Fang said and he drove forward onto the road heading towards the freeway.

"It smells bad in here," Gazzy asked scrunching up his nose.

"I know," Iggy said, "Smells like a bunch of middle aged men who after taken a shower in days."

"No," Gazzy said wrinkling his nose in disgust, "It smells like pineapples."

In the next six hours they had crossed the border of Texas into Arkansas and in another hour they would be in Mississippi. Already Fang felt wary. It would take two more days to reach the east coast, but only if they drove all night. Driving was easy. He'd done it once before when he was fourteen, and he was a lot better than Max thankfully. He smiled a little at the memory then quickly stopped.

Driving took longer than flying and for some reason Fang felt like they were on a schedule. Like they only had a few days. Kind of like an expiration date and he shuddered at the thought.

The flock was getting fidgety being stuck in a car for so long. They were never good with small spaces.

They were in empty area. There were barely any cars nearby and on both sides of the road was grass, crops, and cows.

"Oh!" Nudge exclaimed, "This totally reminds me of Anne's house. I kind of miss it." Nudge said, "There was the lake, the animals, all the open flying space, and we were safe."

Fang glanced at her in the rear view mirror. They never talked about their two years living in Anne's house. It was like when Max died. It was something they wanted to forget. Happy memories they wanted to forget. When they left it almost felt like leaving a home, but for him it just always felt empty.

Gazzy started singing, "A hundred bottles of milk on the wall," and Fang knew at some point someone was going to snap.

"Gazzy!" Nudge snapped, "Shut up! I can't hear my music!" She put her ear phones back in and angrily scrolled through her songs on her iPod.

"I'm bored!" Gazzy exclaimed.

"Okay," Iggy said putting aside the wires he always brought with him, "Let's review. Itex might be..."

"In Paris," Gazzy answered proudly.

"They sent..."

"Three experiments to capture us. Ratchet, Kate, and Star."

"Ratchet is..."

"That guy with dark shades and headphones."

"He can do what?" Iggy asked.

"Like he has some super sense or something," Gazzy said.

"Okay," Iggy said, "Kate is..."

"Oh!" Nudge exclaimed pulling off her ear phones, "The girl with the black hair and total super model cheek bones!"

In the rear view mirror Fang saw everyone stare at her.

"What?" She asked defensely.

"Anyway," Iggy said, "She has..."

"Super strength," Nudge said suddenly wary and rubbing her arms.

"And Star is..."

"A former school girl who was taken by Itex along with her friend Kate when they were fifteen." Angel said scratching Total behind the ear.

Everyone looked at her.

"How did you know that?" Nudge asked, "I thought you said you couldn't get into their minds."

"I couldn't," Angel said, "Their minds were blocked off. Like Jeb when he visited and Max, before she died."

"But how-"

Fang stepped down on the gas pedal making everyone lurch forward and Total hold on tightly to Angel's lap.

"Fang?" Nudge asked.

He glanced in the rear view mirror. There was a black honda civic behind them following closely. He hadn't noticed it before because they were on a freeway with a bunch of other cars, but now, where there were less cars, Fang noticed that that car had been following them since they reached the freeway. He slowed down and in seconds the car behind them caught up. The windows were tinted and dark, but he behind that he could see a pair of shades and head phones, a girl with black hair in the back seats, and a girl with blonde hair smiling at them.

Fang swore in his head.

"They're behind us."

Everyone turned around.

Iggy slumped back into his chair, "Ah shi-"

"What are we going to do?" Gazzy asked glancing between Fang and the car behind them.

"Nothing," Fang said, "We just have to keep going."

"But Fang," Gazzy said, "They're getting closer."

He glanced into the rear view mirror. The car was closer than usual.

Gazzy quickly ducked his head down "I think they saw me looking at them," Gazzy said worriedly.

And soon enough the car lurched forward as the black civic behind them hit their car's rim. Fang stepped on the gas pedal again and they lurched forward, speeding away. But they were quick too and their car slammed harder into them making Total lurch forward off of Angel's lap and he toppled to the front of the car and onto Iggy's lap.

"Fang," Gazzy said looking out the back window again, "I think they stopped."

"No," Nudge said glancing out her own window with wide eyes, "They're coming at us from the side!"

Fang glanced to his left. Star waved at him from the passengers seat and they slammed him and the flock onto the edge of the road. Sparks flew from the other side of the car as they drove along side the road's metal railing. There was a huge dent in Fang's car door and their were cracks in the window.

"Fang!" Nudge shrieked leaning forward in her seat and pointing ahead of them.

Up ahead was a toll bridge. Below it was the rushing water of the Mississippi river. The lack of cars was explained by the traffic up ahead as everyone sat waiting in their cars to get across the bridge. Looking at the grins on the faces of the three people in the car beside them, Fang didn't think they'd stop for a little traffic. They'd probably keep slamming into their car until they fell off the bridge trapped in what suddenly seemed like a tin can of death. Worst case scenerio one car driving at another car over 100 mph in traffic would cause an explosion worthy of Iggy and Gazzy.

Ratchet, Kate, and Star slammed into the side of their car again and this time the glass finally shattered against the pressure. Pieces of glass cut his face and arms and lodged themselves into his skin. The dent door was now hanging on its hinges and air rushed in blowing papers that were on the floor out the door scattering behind them. The toll bridge was coming closer along with the hundreds of cars waiting to get across. He looked at his injured flock through the rear view window and realized there was only one thing they could do.

All the windows were smashed and he and Nudge's doors were about read to completely come off. They could do this.

"On three we're going to jump out," Fang yelled over the sound of crunching metal as they slammed into the railing over and over again.

"What?" Nudge called.

"We're going to jump," Fang called.

Everyone's eyes widened, "What!"

"On three," Fang called out, "One."

He saw the flock unbuckling their seat belts and he held onto the steering wheel with one hand to unbuckle himself.

"Two." He called out.

Iggy picked up a whimpering Total who had been lying limply on his lap. The toll bridge and cars were dangerously close and people were getting out of their cars pointing and screaming. Right now it didn't matter about being spotted. They'd done lots of air shows before. There was no time to be in hiding.

"Three." He yelled and he drove the car off the bridge.

In an instant Fang kicked the door of it's hinges and launched himself through the door. For a moment he dropped like a brick, then he spread out his wings and soared up into the air. He quickly turned around to see Iggy with his wings out and flying high into the air carrying Total. Nudge was holding onto Angel's arm as they both soared up from the car into the air. He looked around for Gazzy but couldn't see him anywhere.

"Where's Gazzy?" He yelled.

Nudge pointed frantically to the car that was falling into the river. He saw a flash of blonde hair through the broken windows and Fang dived.

The car seemed to be falling in slow motion and at the same time he didn't think he was going fast enough. The car hit the water, and Gazzy soared up at the same moment with a wide grin on his face. He flew up past Fang and joined the rest of the flock. Fang flew up after him and looked back down at the toll bridge where a black honda civic sat in the middle of the road with absolutely no one inside it.

Mixed feeling about how I wrote this chapter, but I hope you guys liked it!

I hope I did a good job with the action. Whenever I write an action scene I picture it in movie form and it kind of ruins it because I can't put all that action stuff I see in my head into words.

Q: What time zone do you live in? When will the flock meet the leader?

A: I don't really want to announce that over the internet, but I did post the last chapter later than usual because I was up watching the Olympics. As for when will the flock meet the leader. Very soon I can gurantee that. Maybe in 5, 6, or 7 chapters.

Q: Have you read the released chapters? What did you think of them?

A: Well I've never thrown a book against the wall before, but I was seriously thinking about throwing the laptop across the room. I mean really? Don't get me wrong I loved it! I love how everyone's grown and the humor and everything and it was exciting and everything, but really? I can't believe Max agreed to do something like that? Hasn't she already pointed out how much she hates doing that? (I'm being vague because I don't want to spoil it for the people who still haven't read it.) Anyway it was still great! And I really wish I waited for the book to come out first because I'm on the edge of my seat now.

Next chapter comes out tomorrow! 2 more days until Nevermore comes out!

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