Once the fight was over, I half jumped, half flew back up to the window, to let Max and the flock know about what happened. But, as I started walking down the hall back to the bedroom where Fang was, I heard a scream. My heart skipped a beat. What if we hadn't...? I ran and burst through the door just in time to see the sneering head of the last Eraser. I suddenly heard the sound of a helicopter approaching overhead. I jumped through the bedroom window and unfurled my wings just in time to be blasted back by a gust of wind from the copter. I was flung backwards and hit the house, hard, but I wasn't hurt that bad. By the time I got up, though, they were gone.
Cursing, I flew back up to the window. That's when I realized that they had left Fang, the injured one. He was waking up.
Half heartedly opening his eyes, he looked up at me and said, "Max? Is that you? The Eraser-"
"It's okay," I said. "Go back to sleep."
"Ohh, my back hurts..." He groaned, but then he closed his eyes again.
"Wha-what just happened?" I hadn't noticed until now, but that little girl, Ella, had been sitting there in a corner the whole time. I had completely forgotten about her.
"Evil people came and took Max and her friends away." I said, looking at her.
"But you're Max's friend, too."
"No, not really." I sighed. On top of all that had happened, Max had been kidnapped and I would have to go save her. Wrorgon would come, if for no reason other than to get back at those scientists, but I would have to wait for Fang. That would slow us down, and he wouldn't be much help in a fight, either.
I heard something outside the window. Turning, I saw Wrorgon's head.
You need to find your friends, he said, eyes whirling, and I need to find my brother. I had to leave him there, but I have to go back.
'Alright, then,' I thought. 'We'll make an adventure of it. Just you, me, and Fang over here against amazing odds.'
Sounds good.
And that was when the car pulled in.
It was a week since Max and the rest had been kidnapped, and Fang swore that he was fine.
"Are you sure?" I said the twentieth time.
"Yes!" He said with force. "I am." I sighed. Even when he was arguing, he still didn't say much.
"Fine," I said with finality. "We'll leave tomorrow. But you are riding Wrorgon."
"But-"
"No buts." I glared at him. "You'll mess up your wings trying to fly in this condition." Fang finally gave up, glaring back at me. The two of us were getting into a glaring contest when Wrorgon stuck his head through the door.
We should leave now, he said. I looked outside to see that it was dark. My favorite element.
"Okay," I said to him, turning back to Fang. "You do know where the School is, don't you?" Fang nodded. "Good. Then let's get going."
I left a note for Ella and her mom before we left. I didn't want them to freak out. After that, I helped Fang get on Wrorgon and we were off.