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Chapter 3 Capture
"What do you mean we shouldn't go after the Flock?" Max demanded, her brown eyes livid as she glared at me. I forced my gaze not to shy away; after all she was my other side and if anyone could stand up to her fury, it was me.
"It won't do any good to look for them." I said, my voice grave. Dylan opened his mouth to ask what I meant but Max beat him to it. "This is crazy! We have to find the Flocks. I, have to find my Flock."
"And how will you do that?" I challenged, spreading my wings pointedly.
Max glared at them then jerked her gaze towards the ground, muttering under her breath.
"Max I don't understand." Dylan said, his sea blue eyes were a perfect match to the waves that rushed up and down the shore over his shoulder. I glanced at him and sighed. "I just know."
"Did you have a vision?"
My lips pursed together and I nodded. Dylan sucked in a low breath. "What did you see?"
I debated on whether or not to tell them. I'd basically admitted my vision didn't include the rest of the Flock. But, for some reason, I felt the need to keep the dark tunnel and the wide room with the bright lights to myself.
Dylan was still waiting patiently for my answer while the other me stared blankly and Angel…stared at the sand covering her feet.
"I…just know." was all I said, then I turned and started searching for supplies.
I could feel both their eyes on me but they didn't say anything more and began searching as well. We would need all the supplies we could get.
(Fang Pov.)
The sound of heavy breathing woke Fang from his uneasy sleep and his eyes shot open though he forced his body to remain still. There it was again. The sound of breathing surrounded him but he knew it didn't belong to his mini Flock. Someone, or something, was sneaking up on them.
Fang could feel adrenaline seeping into his veins and his muscles twitched with the need to act. Around him the rest of the Flock slept unaware, or at least he thought so until he caught a small shimmer of light reflecting softly close to the ground. It was a pair of dark eyes reflecting the stars.
The other Fang.
They stared at each other, gazes locked, calculating. The same thoughts filtered into their brains and ever so softly they reached out with their hands, as slowly as they could, and tapped the open palms of the ones who slept by them. Which happened to be Ratchet and the other Gazzy.
Both were instantly awake though they gave no sign. Fang caught a slight movement from the other Gazzy and saw him reach over and tap Gazzy's palm. Gazzy was awake in a millisecond, muscles tensing then being forced to relax. The only one not awake was Total who lay in the middle of their small sleeping circle in the middle of the clearing. All around them the trees were cast in shadows. And in those shadows they were being watched.
Fang resisted the urge to shiver as he felt a pair of eyes on his back. He faced the inner circle, therefore he couldn't see the woods. A twig snapped, a sharp sound in the darkness, and then complete silence. Not even the breeze dare blow.
Silence.
And then the trees exploded.
Fang was on his feet a second later, but was knocked back on his side by a heavy blow to his chest. Fang's eyes widened as the breath flew out of his body and he lay winded on the ground. Around him his mini Flock was being cast down beside him. Gazzy fell to Fang's right, his blue eyes wide and body trembling from a slash to his stomach that had ripped his new shirt into ribbons. Ratchet fell on his back to Fang's left and groaned as he cradled his ribs, one of which poked up at an odd angle.
The other Fang and other Gazzy were quickly cast down as well, both clutching at some part of their body and sucking in deep, painful breaths. Fang's eyes narrowed as he glared up at the shadows that loomed over them. Glowing red eyes and gleaming white fangs met his eyes and he winced as drool slid from the beasts' jaws and mingled with the dust on the ground.
The clouds overhead, which had been cast over the moon, shifted and suddenly the half light of the moon luminated the clearing, revealing their attackers.
Fang's eyes widened.
They were huge, at least 8 feet tall and covered in dark, silver and black fur. Their glowing red eyes were set far back in their faces which were distorted by their elongated snouts and jagged, dagger like teeth. Their arms were elongated reaching well past their knees while their legs were broad and thick. Fur completely covered them, making them look twice their size and their ears were pointed back, much like a wolf's.
In fact, Fang thought as he took that moment to study them as they closed in, they looked like wolves mixed with bears. And as one growled low in it's throat the sound seemed to reverberate in his head, making him wince and try to push the others behind him. But they wouldn't have it.
That's when Fang caught sight of a pair of smaller, darker eyes peering at him in horror from beneath a bush at the other side of the clearing.
"Total find Max!" Fang's yell was nearly smothered as the beasts snarled and leapt on them, slashing and tearing and ripping. Darkness swam over Fang's eyes but just before he went under, he caught a glimpse of something small flying away above the trees.
Then, he was gone.
(Iggy Pov.)
Iggy's ears pricked and his muscles tightened as the sound of leaves crackling under foot woke him. He lay still, keeping his body loose, eyes closed, but ears wide open. There it was again, this time coming closer, and there was more than one set of foot steps all around them.
Panic rose up inside of him and he realized he wasn't the only one awake though is eyes were closed. The sound of two more racing hearts made his own speed up. Kovu, no doubt, he could feel the lion's fur rising slowly as he crouched with his head down beside him. The other heart, matched his own adrenaline ridden beat and he had no doubt it was the other him. Both their extra sensitive ears had picked up on what the two Nudge's, who were still asleep, had not. And Kovu being a lion had been born with exceptional hearing, whether the whitecoats tried to 'fix' it or not.
Iggy hoped the other him was thinking the same thing as he reached out as slowly as he could and tapped Nudge's hand. Instantly her resting heart beat sped up and Iggy prayed that whoever or whatever was stalking them couldn't heart their hearts pounding. It was a dead give away.
As he was thinking it he heard the fifth frantic heart beat and knew that the other Nudge was now awake also. Both Nudges' heart beats matched in rhythm and pace. As if they were one in the same. But Iggy was snapped out of these thoughts as the sound of the footsteps in the woods surrounding them grew closer, then stopped at the edge of the woods.
We're going to be attacked. They are going to try and take us. Iggy realized, his pulse quickening. His eyes opened and he saw that the moon was half covered by dark clouds. The clearing was pitch black, with only the stars to glint off a few scant leaves and their backs as they lay in a small circle, waiting.
Then, the clouds shifted over the moon completely and there was no light not even from the stars. Iggy could feel the attack coming before he heard it and he leapt up, his eyes searching then closing as he tried to concentrate on his other senses. Here, his newly found eyesight was no help.
They came then, covered in the darkness. A wave passed over Iggy and he felt something hard slam into his chest, knocking him backwards into someone else; Nudge, maybe?
Iggy collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest, the wind knocked from his body. And as he lay gasping he realized that the rest of his mini Flock lay beside him. All but Kovu, who had managed to remain standing and now stood over them, his massive jaws parted in a ferocious snarl as he roared his challenge right in the face of one of the attackers. Which as Iggy looked up he realized were at least 8 feet tall.
The clouds parted again to reveal the half moon and Iggy heard both Nudges suck in breaths as they looked up in horror at their attackers. They were gigantic, with razor sharp claws, silver fur, and fangs that dripped drool. Their eyes glowed red and their snouts were elongated like a wolf's and full of gleaming, dagger like fangs that snapped together as they growled low in their throats at Kovu who glared up at them and snarled his challenge back.
What the hell are these things? And how did they find us? Iggy wondered as he felt the others shift closer to each other. Iggy turned and his eyes locked with Nudge's who were full of horror. He saw his own fear reflected in her eyes and shivered.
The beasts moved closer and Kovu growled lower, his head whipping back and forth as he tried to keep his gaze on each of them. "Kovu, fly." Iggy whispered, hardly believing it was his voice that spoke. Kovu's ears flickered towards him but he didn't move. "Kovu, find Max. Tell her what's happened. Find her."
Kovu's growl lowered and it held a small twinge of a whine much like a dog. He shifted, but his wings remained pinned along his back. The beasts moved even closer, now not even a foot away.
"Kovu." Kovu turned to look at Iggy, his dark eyes wide. "Fly!"
The beasts roared and leapt forward as Kovu burst into the air, all 300 plus pounds of him taking to the sky so fast the beasts barely had time to dodge his massive wing span as he crossed over the tree line within seconds. Leaving Iggy, Nudge, other Iggy, and other Nudge, to the beasts who turned on them.
Darkness fell, and the light was cast out.
(Max Pov.)
"We need to get to Germany." I said, stuffing the rock shard I'd found into my pocket carefully so as not to rip my pants. Dylan nodded but Max glared at me. "I still say we need to find the Flock. What if they need our help? Are you just going to abandon them?" Max moved so that she stood before me, her gaze leveled on mine. "What if your vision of just us was because you decided not to go after them. H'm? Ever think of that?"
I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and said, "Yes, I have. But have you ever tried to change the future? It's not easy. And the consequences can be-."
"Dangerous." Dylan said, shaking his head.
I nodded at him, thanking him for the support then turned back to Max who was still fuming. "I've changed the future, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. By being here I'm already changing more of the future than I ever should have. But this was never meant to happen, none of this. Us meeting, the Directors taking power, you and the rest of your Flock losing your wings. That was never meant to happen. The future isn't set in stone, but it might as well be. I can't change what I saw because I don't know what I saw. Usually, I have something to go by. But with this vision," I closed my eyes and sighed. "With it I'm afraid to do more than what my gut tells me."
"And your gut is telling you to forsake your family and go off and fight the Directors yourself?"
"No," Angel said, speaking up suddenly. She looked up and glanced at all of us before her gaze finally rested on me. "Max's vision will come true, because the other me has just captured both the Flocks. Kovu and Total escaped and are flying here now. I can hear their thoughts, they're practically screaming at me."
Angel paused and licked her lips, her eyes hollow. "And I can hear hers. She's gloating, she says…, the Directors will decide what to do with them…soon."
Well, other Angel took the Flock! Now what?
Questions and comments:
Okay, I'm not going to tell you which name I chose, yes, I did chose one, but I want you guys to vote on what my choices are for boy and girl and tell me which you like better. I may still go with my choice but I'm interested to see what you like.
So here are some of your suggestions I liked and some of my own:
Girl: Isabella, Sky, Rose, Soren, Megan, Sierra, Breeze, Dapple
Boys: Aden, Soren, Morgan, James, Wil (William), Chris, Lance, Ian
Okay guys. So, out of the above names. Give me a 1 to 3. So top three girls and top three guys names that you like. :)
Unknown Writer: "Minister's voice…." love it. And yes, that would be right.
neutralhightops: Is the goal to make us hate the other Angel and feel sorry for her?
Me: Pretty much, you'll see how it goes later on.
lovemeforlife: Are you gonna kill Total?
Me: All shall be revealed. In 9 chapters or less. ;)
That's all tonight guys. Don't forget to vote on the baby names. Right now it's 50/50. I haven't decided boy or girl. Lemme' know.
