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We flew for about a half an hour before we caught sight of the School in the middle of the barren California desert. We were ready to charge the doors or sneak in undetected. We were ready to fight our way through erasers to get Fang's flock back. But when I looked closer at the School, I started to think that none of that might be necessary.

Matt's POV (the morning before Max's previous recalls aka: that morning)

When the erasers too Caroline away last night, she hadn't returned. Matt had been seriously concerned, but calmed down enough to let the others get some sleep. Now they were ready to go through with their plan. Three erasers came in to take them to the days torture. Time for a prison breakout.

The erasers unlocked their cages and pulled them out. The erasers quickly grabbed their hands and were about to bring them outside when Matt shouted "Now!" and everyone sprang into action. They broke free of the stunned erasers' grips and quickly knocked them out. Matt raced down the hallway, followed closely by Hayley and Jake. They ran up the stairs and found an operation room in the hallway with a black letter "E" on the door. Matt ran in and immediately raced over to Caroline, who was strapped to an operation table in the middle of the room. She had just woken up when he came in.

"Matt?" she said, immediately alert. "What's going on?"

"We're getting out of here," Matt explained as he finished unstrapping her. "I'm so glad you're safe," Matt whispered. He picked her up and kissed her. They ran out into the hallway where Hayley and Jake were keeping watch, just as planned. Now here was where the plan ended. Time to wing the hardest and most crucial part: getting home.

They all raced down to the first floor. At the door to the main office, they all pressed against the wall and Matt pressed his fingers to his lips, signaling to the others. He peeked in the window and saw a desk with a computer and a bunch of papers on it. Behind the desk was a rack with keys hanging on it. There were two erasers in the room. They could take them. Matt mouthed to the others, "on three". Then he held up three fingers. Two... One! They burst into the office and Caroline, Jake, and Hayley took to the erasers while Matt jumped up and slid over the counter, grabbing a set of black keys off the board. He quickly jumped back over the counter, took a spinning kick and knocked out the last eraser. "Let's rock!" He shouted and they ran out just as the alarms went off.

They ran to the parking lot directly on their right and Matt clicked the key. Matt smiled to himself as a brand new midnight black corvette chirped in response. They all hopped over the doors and sat down, not bothering with seat belts. Matt jammed the keys into the ignition and started the car. He swerved out of the parking lot and stopped. Erasers started to come out of the front entrance.

"Do you even know how to drive a car!" Caroline yelled frantically from the seat next to him.

"No!" he screamed back. Matt slammed on the gas and the car flew at about 120 mph. Hayley and Jake screamed from the back seat and held each other for dear life. Good choice. Caroline held onto the handle on the inside of the car door. Her mouth was shut tight and her eyes were wide. She wasn't much of a screamer. She almost looked relaxed.

In about three minutes, which felt like three seconds, they neared a forest. "Alright," Matt yelled over the wind. "Get ready to jump!" In three seconds, Matt jerked the wheel violently to the right, causing the car to do the same and almost tip over. Matt hit the breaks and everyone jumped out and ran into the forest.

They reached a clearing and thought they were safe until they heard rustling. Immediately, they shot up and went back-to-back. A blonde girl dropped down from the trees, immediately followed by Fang. They all relaxed.

Max's POV

What I saw was Fang's flock speeding away from the School. When they got to the forest, Fang and I dropped in, followed by the rest of the flock.

When Fang's flock relaxed, Fang smiled. "Matt, do you even know how to drive a car?" he asked.

The dark haired boy, about my age, smiled sheepishly. "I figured, you know, just floor it."

Fang shook his head and turned to us. "Guys, this is Matt, Caroline, Hayley, and Jake," There were moderate 'hello's from my flock and we all started talking.