IM BACKK! So I've been kind of MIA for a WHILE and I'm so sorry but believe me when I say that I was so busy... Literally. I didn't have any time to physically sit down and write another chapter.. I wrote the first half of this a couple weeks ago and then I had a major writer's block but I've been feeling so guilty about not uploading so I finished this chapter. I have a really good idea for the future plot and I'm SO EXCITED. Anyway, I'm not dead and I'm not abandoning this story. :)

Here's Chapter 25 and hope you enjoy! I will be updating (somewhat) consistently from now on :)

~Harmony

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Chapter 25

MAX P.O.V

So it's true then. I have two daughters…. Who are twins! We had been flying back to our cave. We decided that we could stay there for some time at least until the school year finished. The school didn't know where we lived so that was fine. We were almost back in Colorado and I had been getting to know Neona. She was so much like Phoenix yet so different. She reminded me of Angel quite a bit… quiet, reserved and wise beyond her years.

"Max, can we eat something?" Neona looked at me.

I smiled at her. "You can call me mom… and yes we can eat."

"It's so weird having a family now." Neona looked at all the lights below. "… and flying without a net above me.. sorry you guys have to go slow… I guess I haven't built up my stamina for flying yet."

Fern comforted her. "It's okay! When my sister and I got out, it was really hard too. I mean, they don't really let you fly for long and like two feet off the ground any way."

Neona chuckled. "Yeah. By the way, nice wings."

"Thanks… yours too! They look exactly like Phoenix. If it wasn't for your eyes, I wouldn't have been able to tell you apart!" Fern looked between Phoenix and Neona.

"Well we clearly have opposite personalities." Phoenix was grinning from ear to ear.

"I'll say. You're the talkative one, Phoenix." I nudged Fang. "Neona, you're the strong and silent one. I wonder where that came from." I rolled my eyes and laughed. "But it's a quality to be admired."

Fang was over the moon about finding out about Neona. "You can say that again. Talking hurts my ears."

Neona laughed with Phoenix and Fern. This was absolutely perfect.

Suddenly, Neona stopped laughing. "The erasers."

I jerked my head up and looked around. "What? There's no-"

"No. The erasers. They'll be looking for me… I've put you guys in danger!"

Fang switched positions with me. "Don't worry! We've always been in danger… now we'll be fighting even harder than before. We finally found another daughter that we didn't even know we had and we are not about to lose any one of the flock again."

Neona smiled. "This is different. Having a family I mean. I've dreamed about it… but never even thought it would become a reality."

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PHOENIX P.O.V

This was the best day ever! We rescued Neona and I got to finally get to know my sister! Fern and I were reunited and were telling Neona all kinds of things about Colorado. We had stopped about 10 minutes ago at a fast food restaurant.

"Pick anything you want! You haven't even had real food!" I was jumping up and down with excitement.

"Ummm… I don't know what any of this stuff is. I guess I'll have a vegetarian burger?" Neona shrugged her shoulders. "Looks good, right?"

"You have to get fries!" Fern was jumping up and down too.

"Sure why not." Neona smiled and looked around at the restaurant. It was night but this was a 24-hour McDonalds.

"Go for it. You can get anything you want." Max nudged us forward and ordered.

We all ran to the booth and sat down. We discussed everything that we were going to do when we get back.

"I'm going to be in so much trouble. I'll probably get put back into the foster system." Fern said nonchalantly.

"What? No you won't! You can live with us! We can move to another state or something… Somewhere where your parents won't find you."

"It's not that hard to find someone who looks like me and won't it be suspicious when you and you entire family leave along with me?"

"Oh right."

"I could erase their memory?" Neona pitched in.

"You can erase memories?!" Fern and I looked at her with open eyes.

"Well can't you? You can read minds and control them right?"

"Yeah but it's kind of hard…" I furrowed my brow. "Could I erase memories?"

"If you learned how to use your powers properly. The school forced me to do all types of things. They even got me to dirty work for them sometimes."

"Like what kind of dirty work?"

"Um… like killing CEO's of companies and stuff." Our eyes widened. "Like said, they're planning something really big."

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FERN P.O.V

"What other stuff have you done for the School?" Fern asked me.

"Ummm I don't think it's a good idea to tell you now." They had made me do a lot and I don't think anyone can handle it right now especially after finding out that I even existed.

"Oh that's okay! When you're ready to talk about it." Phoenix smiled at me. God she looked exactly like me. It was a bit freaky.

"Max? Can we leave now?" I turned to the booth behind us and looked at my mom. Wow feels good to call her mom… in my head at least. I looked over at Angel she smiled at me. Oh right she can read minds too. Mind blocks!

Max gestured nodded at everyone. "Yup looks like just about everyone are done. Lets get going- but I'm just going to get some food to fill up this backpack because who knows when we'll get to eat next."

I smiled and nodded. I looked around at my- family. Fang- my father. I can definitely see the resemblance between him and I. I can imagine that he's a little freaked out but who can blame him? I looked at Gazzy and Iggy, fooling around as usual. Under all that playfulness, I know Gazzy understands more that he allows people to believe and Iggy is probably the most caring members of the flock. Nudge… she talks a LOT but contrary to what people think, she's very shy… like me- kind of… and she's very, very smart… As she's talking, I pried into her brain. She isn't thinking of anything that she's talking about… instead; I can almost see the gears in her head moving rapidly trying to figure out a puzzle? A rhyme? Something. Talking about one thing- as a mask- but thinking about another. And of course, there's my mom- Max, the most headstrong person I know. I'm proud to call her mom (in my head of course). And then there's Angel. I can't figure her out. Maybe it's because we're too alike. Unlike Phoenix, I didn't have anyone to teach me to control my powers- so when I found out that I could listen to people's thoughts, I didn't know how to stop it. Phoenix was always able to weed out the people she didn't want to listen to… but even though I have taught myself control, often, I keep my ears open for any piece of information that could help me. And unfortunately, that comes with many consequences. Knowledge is great but also a huge burden. What was that saying? Ignorance is bliss? Well, that, I agree with. Ignorance is bliss- because bliss is where I want to be but not where I- or the flock- is. There won't be peace for a long time. I can see it. My visions don't lie. I can feel it. Something is coming- but the flock can't know until I figure it out first. I know that whatever it is will take us by surprise but in my opinion, surprises are better that promises because I can't promise to keep the flock safe.

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A bit of foreshadowing for what's to come next :) Hope you enjoyed!