So… the next chapter.

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He nodded but the worried expression never left his face. I sighed and continued flying. There were a lot of things that needed to be reevaluated.

We continued flying and I had so many questions swirling through my head. Topping the list of unanswered questions…

Is the Gasman's vision really going to come true?

What happened with Fang in the forest?

How are we going to get to North Korea?

Are we going to have to worry about more Erasers?

I groaned as we flew and I looked ahead. We were still headed for New York. Maybe we could figure out things there. I flew ahead and watched as we passed over town after town. I tried to clear my mind but wasn't able to.

I felt myself zone out as I listed all of the possibilities for each question. I tried to reason with the voice in my head. I felt myself moving without thinking. I followed the rest of the flock mindlessly.

Hours later, though it felt like days, I was finally taken out of my trance. I looked up and saw Iggy and Fang hovering in front of me. I blinked a couple times and looked over at them.

"Max?" Iggy asked, waving his hand in front of my eyes. "You in there?"

"Uh, yeah. I am. Sorry." I said, shaking my head.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Fang asked.

"I'm fine." I answered, trying not to draw any unnecessary attention from them.

"We're in New York." Iggy said, pointing down at the ground, where I saw bustling streets and factories surrounded by black smoke.

I nodded and shouted out, "Go down!" I followed as the flock landed in a back alley between two large factories. I felt my feet touch the ground and immediately missed the air. We started walking through the streets; the younger kids getting easily distracted by vendors and street performers. We decided to sit in the park and eat the food we got from the vendors. I sat down with my hot dog and did a quick three-sixty.

Once I realized that there were no threats, I turned back to the flock. "Guys, we need to find a way to get to North Korea. We need ideas."

"We can fly." Nudge said, shoving the rest of her churro into her mouth. "Like in a plane. Like when we went to Europe. The plane was weird. You know, like, flying but not on our own. Can I have another churro? That was good."

I smiled and took some money out of my pocket. "Sure. Come on." She grabbed the ten dollar bill out of my hand and raced over to the vendor. I smiled at her and walked behind her, not watching where I was going. I stepped onto the pavement and crashed into someone walking. I stepped back and looked at the person I walked into. I felt my eyes widen as I saw the person standing there in a white lab coat. Her hair was tied back into a tight braid and her make-up was perfectly done. Dr. Brigid Dywer. Great.

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"Max?" She asked in an astonished voice. "Is that really you?"

"Brigid." I said, really not interested in seeing her. At all.

"Oh, it is so good to see you!" She cried out, pulling me into a hug. My arms were pressed to my sides as she held onto me.

"Max! I thought you were coming with me to go get more churros! Where did yo-" She stopped talking and looked at Brigid, then back at me. "Brigid? What are you doing here? In New York? Why? Did you come for the churros? They make great churros here! They are amazing! How long has it been since we've seen you? Like, a million years? Have you seen everyone else? Iggy grew two more inches! HE is so tall! I think he should play basketball but I think he would be cheating considering he's genetically engineered and everything. Do you think that's cheating? I do. We had to leave Total in Arizona. I miss him. Do you, Max?"

We both started staring at her, speechless. I saw the rest of the flock out of the corner of my eye and noticed that Brigid was looking at them too. Actually, she was looking at Fang. I groaned and rolled my eyes, feeling her eyes move onto me. I saw her blush and look down as Fang came over to us.

"Hey Fang." Brigid said, turning three shades redder. "Hi Iggy, Angel, Gazzy." She added without enthusiasm.

"Uh, Brigid. Hi." Fang said, looking awkward.

The Gasman just stood there with his hands in his pockets, not noticing Brigid. I lightly kicked him in back of the shin and he looked up. He saw Brigid standing there and muttered, "Oh, hi. Howya doin'?"

"I'm doing good." She replied. "So, what are you guys doing in New York." No one said a thing.

"We're just here for some sightseeing." I lied. "We should really be asking you the same thing."

"I got promoted." She said, beaming. "Now I'm working here in the city. It's different but I love it. I'm on my lunch break now."

"Cool." I said, hoping my tone showed interest.

"Yeah it is." She said, her eyes not leaving Fang.

Fang looked down just before she fixed her gaze upon him. As if he has sensed her staring at him, se slowly moved over to me, wrapping his arm around my waist. She looked from me to him in astonishment.

"Oh! I didn't know you two were- oh." She said in feign interest. "Max, you've got a great guy right there."

I nodded and looked up at Fang. "Yes I do." I said, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. He smiled and I looked back at Brigid who was looking down at her wristwatch.

"Hey, look, I have to go back to work but we should totally meet up for dinner!"

Before I could answer, Nudge did it for me. "Okay! Sure!"

"Great!" Brigid said, "How about we meet right here at five thirty. I guess I'll see you later." She said, walking down the street, glancing back at me and Fang. I groaned to myself. Great. We get to have dinner with Ms. Wonderful herself.

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