Ok, thanks to everyone who voted. I think I'm going to keep the original plotline and after I finish I'll make a Maximum Ride and Pendragon crossover with Ravinia. Thanks again for helping me with my decision.
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"Please," I said again. "I just don't think it would be right for the world. I don't think it would be right for me or my family either."
Black stood up and started shuffling papers around in his filing cabinet. He examined a few thick manila envolopes before turning around to face me again. He lowered his glasses as he did, "Max, I trust you. I trust you would go beyond death to prove that Ravinia is bad."
"Been there," I muttered under my breath.
"Excuse me?" He threw me an odd look.
"Sorry, just speaking out loud. Continue," I was actually behaving myself! If he adds a "But," that will end quicker than cookies at my mom's house when we come to visit.
"And I do trust you…" But he was hesitant.
"Why'd you speak in Italics?" I asked him. "That doesn't sound good. I know for a fact that if Ravinia takes over the Earth would be a much worse off place later on in life." Actually I didn't at all but he didn't need to know that now did he? For all I know it was going to be an amazing place but it was so screwed up that they wanted to kill regular everyday people just so the elite get an amazing Earth. In fact, that sounded so good in my head I voiced it out loud.
"Max, the regular people are ok but they don't contribute to life at all, they just live life day by day, the contributors actually…well contribute. They care about Earth, they've invested thousands into Global Warming help, which I know you care about. They want to get rid of everybody who never does anything for the Earth."
"But they're regular people!" I said incredulously. "They're just like you, and I would say they're like me but…they aren't."
"Exactly, what about Mr. Normal Joe who runs his sprinklers at three in the morning and again at five in the afternoon? What a waste of water, which is needed in other parts of the Earth."
"I think," I said, choosing my next words carefully. "I think I should take another crack at giving a good speech, this time about how close regular people are to dying."
"No, no speeches or anything else, I've made up my mind." He said, waving a hand of dismissal.
"No," I said. "You've dealt with us before; you know how stubborn we are. We aren't going to give up until there's nothing to give anymore. I'm passionate that Ravinia is not the answer. The answer lies within all the ordinary people, they need to step up and contribute more but just because they don't
doesn't mean they should die or get 'Flumed' off to who knows where!" I spoke with such passion I was surprised this guy didn't start eye-leaking. "And I will not support this at all, maybe in the future we, the flock; can actually help the US government." I can't believe I was devoting myself to the US of A's government. But I was desperate.
"Max," he said but I cut him off.
"No, please just think about it." I told him.
"There's no more thinking to it," He said, looking into my eyes. "Because you have my support." I could've kissed him, well not really. But I did give him a quick hug. The security guards leapt up and pulled out their guns as if I were attacking the dude. Then I realized this guy was pretty high up. "But I do need your help. Not now, but sometime I might call on you to help us, you owe us big time. You owe America." Bold. I'll just remember to turn my phone off.
"Put down the guns, Bozos." I told the guards as I walked passed them. Then, as payback for wielding guns around me, I treaded on their toes too. Now all I needed to do was find Fang and tell him everything was all right and that we didn't have to worry about Ravinia.
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"Think again," Fang told me a few hours later. "That Naymeer guy just killed about twenty people, not to mention almost the entire flock."
"But the US is voting against it." I said, shaking him slightly. "We won. We just need to wait until tomorrow when the UN votes and we're in the clear!"
"I know it's a good thing," He said. "But I still can't get rid of the images of those people being marched through those doors. Then a flash of white light and they were gone. What was that about?" He didn't let me continue. "And a guy almost escaped but he reached back for his girlfriend or something and was pushed back again."
"Just clear your mind," I told him. "Everything's ok. The flock is back together, Percy should be contacting us soon, Ravinia is gone, everything'll be fine."
"I can't," He said. He hated to admit this. We were in a small hotel and I'd already seen the flock. Needless to say, even though I'm saying anyway, tears were shed, and we spent nearly four hours catching each other up on our adventures. I assured them Percy would bring us the dogs from Camp, hoping that he'd IM before he met up with us.
I leaned up to him, gave him a hug and started rubbing his back. "What are you doing?" He asked, confused.
With the sense of irony I told him, "Helping you clear your mind," And for the first time, I was the one who kissed him.
