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Chapter 2 Played
(Fang Pov.)
Fang's wings ached and his arms were burning from caring the other him. They'd been flying for hours, searching for the Flock, any of them, but so far they'd seen nothing but destroyed forests and dried streams.
Looking to his right Fang saw Gazzy, his face grim, as he gritted his teeth and forced his wings to continue pumping while the other Gazzy sat in his arms, eyes turned towards the ground.
On Fang's other side flew Kovu with Ratchet and Kevin on his back. The lion's dark eyes were squinted in pain and his paws hung limply beneath him. Kevin lay forward against Kovu's massive neck, his face half buried in mane, while Ratchet sat farther back, his arms helping him balance.
Fang's eyes narrowed as he concentrated on the ground once more. They couldn't go on like this for much longer. If they wanted any chance of finding the others they'd have to be able to fly. And for that, they needed rest.
"Let's land." Fang called, voice just loud enough to be heard over the sound of their heavy wing beats. As he angled his wings to descend he felt the others rather than heard them as they followed him down without a word. Too tired to even grumble.
A small clearing appeared between a stand of blackened trees and Fang pointed it out before pulling back his wings and backpedaling. Within moments he was on the ground and surrounded by his mini Flock who instantly collapsed, even Kovu who now lay on his side, winded.
"Gazzy, we need a fire." Fang instructed, shaking out his arms as the other him stretched and rubbed his legs, trying to get the feeling to return. Gazzy looked up at him from the ground and said helplessly, "I don't have my pack. But I'll see what I can do."
"What do we have?" Ratchet asked, glancing at Fang with darkened eyes.
Fang's mouth quirked ever so slightly as he looked around. In reality, they had nothing but the clothes they wore. The others seemed to realize this and after stretching began to search for firewood.
Fang watched them disappear to the edge of the woods and let out a sigh. Reaching down he pulled something out of his pocket and opened his palm to reveal a pocket knife.
It had a black handle with silver inlaid and the blade was as sharp as broken glass. Flicking it open Fang saw the setting sun reflected in the bright silver. Also reflected in the dying sun, was an engraving on the blade that said: To Fang, Love Max.
Fang's eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth. Flicking the blade shut he tightened his hand around the handle until his fingers hurt.
I'll find you, Max, I swear.
(Iggy Pov.)
"Where are we?" Total barked, his dark brown eyes wide as he looked around. Iggy followed his gaze and felt a shard of dread pierce through him. Honestly, he had no clue.
"I think, I think we're in…Alabama?" the other Nudge said, her brow furrowed in confusion. Iggy turned to face her as she stood a few yards off, looking down at something. With a sigh he got up and walked over, his eyes widening as he saw the sign that lay on the ground. "Birmingham? How did we get all the way up here?" the other Iggy asked, eyes narrowed.
Iggy shrugged and rubbed the back of his head. "Does anybody remember anything?"
"Not after those bats." Nudge muttered, shivering.
"Wait, those were bats!" it wasn't a question, and Iggy looked at the other him in confusion. "Wanna explain? So what if we were attacked by a bunch of bats. That doesn't explain how we ended up in Alabama."
"No, you don't understand. A few Schools were picked out to try and create a new hybrid that could teleport. Bats were on the list of experiments. Angel must have figured out a way to get them to work."
"So you're saying a bunch of bats teleported us to Birmingham, Alabama?" Nudge asked dryly. The other Nudge nodded and frowned. "I'm betting the others were teleported too."
"And we have no way of knowing where, right?" Iggy asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "Right."
"Well this is just great!" Total growled, his tiny black wings flaring. "We're lost in middle of the woods with no Flock, no food, and no way to find the others. Great!"
Total turned and stomped off. Iggy and the others watched him go and Nudge shook her head. "Total's not usually like that."
"He's probably worried about Angel. You know how close they are." Iggy whispered and Nudge nodded. The others just stared at them.
"We need a plan." the other Iggy said after a few moments of awkward silence had passed. They glanced at him and Nudge said, "Like what?"
"Um, how about finding the rest of the Flock?" the other Nudge said in a 'duh' voice. Nudge just glared at her and the two girls lapsed into silence as they glared at each other; leaving the two Iggy's to make a plan.
"Uh, maybe we should just fly? Head back towards Florida you know? Max said she wanted to intercept that shipment of mutants." Iggy suggested. The other Iggy's eyes widened and he nodded. "Sounds like Max, both of them. If they're together my Max will take them right to it. If we head that way, we might fly into them."
"Sounds like the only plan we've got."
"Pretty much."
(Other Angel Pov.)
The dying rays of the sun outlined Angel as she stood out in the field just beyond the Institute where the Flocks had taken flight. Angel had watched as the avians had tried to escape but where overwhelmed by Generation 98's bat hybrids. They were a special breed, one of Angel's greatest creations when swarmed together, able to teleport anywhere they pleased in the blink of an eye.
Too bad they, too, must be destroyed, Angel mused. They had flaws, much like the others. They could teleport, sure, but only to completely random locations. This was a flaw she had tried and tried to work out but to no avail. The next Generation, number 99, she would guarantee would not have this problem.
"Ma'am, Director." Angel turned her head and saw a scientist standing behind her, clipboard in hand. "Ma'am we have located the three mini Flocks." The man said, eyes studying Angel's face, wary of her reaction.
Angel's eyes narrowed dangerously and she asked, "Where are they? And in what pairs?"
"Oh, um, well it seems that there are, and I've checked this many times Director, but there seems to be two of each member of the Flock, and there also seems to be, well, one of you and Director Dylan, Ma'am."
The man cringed, awaiting Angel's outburst, but when she gave none he lowered his arms only to see her carefully blank face. "I know this. Now, the groups and locations."
The scientist was stunned but quickly recovered himself and ran his finger down the paper on the clipboard. "Maximum Ride and…another Maximum Ride, along with Director Dylan and the other you, are all on a remote island just off St. George here in Florida. Fang, Fang, a boy we do not recognize, the experiment Subject 89534 Kevin Fouler, and Gasman and Gasman, also some lion hybrid as best we can tell from the satellite imaging, though we cannot be sure; they are in Troy, Louisiana. Finally, we have two Iggy's and two Nudge's with some small terrier just outside Birmingham, Alabama. All movement has ceased since about an hour ago."
"They must have stopped for the night." Angel murmured, mind racing.
She turned and looked back at the sun as it hung just halfway above the trees. The scientist fidgeted, not sure what to do now, but sighed inwardly when Angel turned back. "Contact the Directors, tell them of our situation. I'm sure they will be more than interested to learn of this development."
The scientist nodded and turned to walk away. "Oh, and Jeffery," the man turned, wincing at the way she said his name. "Ready Generation 98. They have some work to do before they die."
What's other Angel got up her sleeves? We shall see.
Questions and comments:
Okay, you guys had some really, really good guesses for what the title of Book 4 means. Revelations, it can mean a lot of things. But if you go and check out my profile (the first paragraph) it should be a really big hint. And no, it's not exactly that, but the meaning, if you get it, you'll understand. Otherwise, you'll have to wait and see.
Lightning: Are you killing anymore characters because wouldn't you think their family and children would be effected by this?
Me: Oh yeah, they'd be affected, and will be. Dun dun dun. Just kidding. But unfortunately I will still kill some characters. Don't worry, don't worry, I plan on making the end the end. I can say now there will not be a sequel to this. I just can't think of a way to do it. Unless I took Alex, Jason, Ari and Emma and Iggy and Ella's next baby and made them a Flock and had them try to save the world, well, it just wouldn't work you see. And I'm not really interested in making them the stars. They're more of background and foreground characters. There to fill a void. But we'll see. :)
fnick girl: Do you have a name picked out for Iggy and Ella's baby?
Me: Ha, not yet! But if you guys leave some suggestions I might pick one of them. It's hard coming up with names. So submit some and you shall see.
RoyalCrown29: You, are right on. Great guess. (I actually didn't know the greek part but I love it!)
AnikaandAj: What is the weirdest thing you have ever heard?
Me: Tough, h'm I guess it'd have to be this:
Okay so my mom and my sister were arguing right? (She's 14 and a complete teenager so you know how we can get sometimes) So they're arguing and fighting and I'm fed up with it because I don't like seeing my mom upset. She storms out of my sister's room and comes into the kitchen where I was listening. She nearly has tears in her eyes and her face is all red so I give her a hug and say it'll be okay.
She sighs and says, "I know, don't worry about me I'm fine." I frown and we stand there hugging and it's all sweet. She opens her mouth and I expect her to say something sweet or sing something like 'You are my sunshine' (we'd talked about that song earlier in the day so it only made sense.)
But what does she start to sing? "Girl, drop it to the floor, I love the way your booty rolls."
(Anybody know that song?)
I, nearly, died. Right then and there I nearly died. It. Was. Hilarious.
neutralhightops: Do you like llamas? And, Why was Max questioning the other Max's loyalty to her Flock?
Me: Yes, I do like llamas though I've never seen one up close. And Max was angry and upset and needed someone to blame and since Dylan was backing down and Angel was completely out of it the only person who she could blame at the moment had been the other Max. As for the questioning she was just angry and saying things hoping to get a rise out of her. You know how Max can be, emotional 'roller coaster' ride. ;)
iggsplosives: Can you check out my stories?
Me: Sure, I need to check out a quite a few of your stories (my reviewers who have asked). And I swear I will as soon as I get some free time.
That's all for now guys. Don't forget name suggestions for EllaxIggy's baby! Give me both genders. I'm not telling you boy or girl!
Sincerely,
Avenging Angels
