ACK! Sorry it took so long to get this Chapter up, I've been having some troubles with my comp and the internet, so... yeah, theres my excuse :D
Chapter Seventeen
"Can we take a rest Max?" Asked a tiring Angel. They were just now flying over the border between Texas and New Mexico. Max had flown the flock by speed of light from Georgia to the border of Arkansas. She was dead tired now and she was flying at a lower altitude, but she wouldn't given in to rest less she was given a chance, and now was her time.
"Yes, lets. We're all hungry and should get some rest." It was their third day traveling and Iggy was normally red with anger whenever they mentioned rest. They were probably two hundred miles from the border of Arkansas to Texas, but they all ached and doubted they would make it to Texas.
"We'll land here" Max said, already landing on the ground "and we'll just get something to eat, maybe an energy drink or two, and rest for a bit" she said, her eyelids heavy over her eyes. The flock nodded, but Iggy just adjusted the black sun glasses over his eyes that they had gotten for him whilst in Georgia to cover up his eye. His brows were creased and he wore a scowl and had a sour behavior towards the mentioning of rest but not even he could deny a growling stomach.
So they landed, and headed for the nearest restaurant that made their food fast, Burger King. While they ordered their food, and chowed down on it, Iggy grew more and more frustrated with the slow pace they were flying at. It was their third day flying and they were about three states away from Arizona. Max refused to use her power again till they reached the opposite border of Texas with New Mexico which was miles and miles away.
No one seemed to notice the slow pace Iggy ate at, and that he only ate three burgers while they chomped five each leaving no morsel free from their appetite. Once they had finished with their meal, Iggy was about to jump up and fly into the air on a public street with frustration.
Now Max seemed to notice his actions.
"We need to rest" she said "we'll fly once we are well rested, right guys" she looked around the flock seeing the younger ones nod eagerly with approval, Fang to just tilt his head slightly and Iggy to fume with pure eagerness and frustration.
They stopped at a hotel anyway. They had gotten the room for a day even though they weren't planning to stay that long, it was the only choice they had.
"Here we are, room 207" Max slid a card key in the lock of the door and a small green light flashed above it. She twisted the handle to push the door open to be greeted by a waft of cool air from the air conditioner. The room was small, with one twin bed, a couch, a table with two chairs, a small bathroom, and a small kitchen area with a microwave and refrigerator.
"I call the bed!" Total cried out as he shoved himself out of Angel's hands. Max grinned as the talking dog jumped on the bed, and curled up in the middle of it to peer at the flock with one eye. Fang rolled his eyes before walking in, with Gazzy and Nudge following behind him. Once the two saw the room they burst into an argument of who would get to sleep on the couch.
"C'mon" Nudge growled "I deserve it, after all, I did find the files and about F0872" She said, glowering at Gazzy.
"Oh yeah" Gazzy spat "Who's the one who saved us all back when there were two Maxes. Who dropped that bomb?"
"Max!" Nudge and Gazzy both cried out and looked at Max who sighed.
"Rock, Paper, Scissors, whoever wins gets the couch" She watched as both of them curled their hands into fists and played the game three times. Nudge won twice.
She jumped onto the couch with a triumphant grin at Gazzy who turned around and muttered "Girls always win" Before finding a decent spot on the floor. Angel had joined Total on the bed, no matter how much he growled in objection. She was already long gone in the land of dreams, as same with Nudge who gripped onto a pillow as dreams flooded her vision. Fang discovered a comfortable corner and now had his wings wrapped around himself. Gazzy wore a peaceful look as he closed his eyes, completely forgetting the argument that had happened just minutes ago. Max and Iggy watched, both with their arms crossed over their chests and a calm look on their faces, except Iggy, who had a small glimmer of regret.
He still wasn't quite used to seeing through one eye, seeing at all still phased him, but now he was somewhat glad that he could see the family he's lived with for all his life, without people having to explain to him what things look like, where furniture is, whats to his left and right, whats below him, he was glad for that, but he wasn't to happy with the fact that he saw someone wince when he looked at them with his odd eye.
He scowled at this, and watched as Max sighed, and stretched, before looking at him.
"Good Night" she said, before finding her spot near the foot of the couch. She was asleep much quicker than the others. Iggy guessed that flying at top speed tired her quickly, especially by state travel.
He sighed as he looked around the room, listening to the steady breaths of the mutant kids. He saw the glimmer of feathers like a crows, and the reflecting light of a dove's wings. He saw the mixed tawny color of an owl's before looking at his own wings.He sighed again, before swiping the room key from the kitchen counter and heading for the door.
He looked back at the flock when he twisted the handle of the door.
"You're all holding me back, I've got to find her before they do something to her, something worse than what she's experienced before" he said "I've got to find her before time runs out"
With that he opened the door and headed down to the office, with the only room key in his hand. He reached the office to find no one at the desk. He confronted the desk, and rung the bell twice, before a bored looking, short woman stepped from the side door to look at him.
"Can I help you, sir?" she asked, sitting at the wheeled chair on the other side of the desk.
Iggy adjusted the glasses he wore to disguise his eye before nodding to the woman.
"If you could, I would like to leave a message for the customers in room 207"
"We can do that" the woman nodded, before grabbing a pen and paper and looked at Iggy expectantly "What would you like it to say?" she asked.
Iggy smirked before opening his mouth to speak. The woman scribbled the words down as he spoke them."entway ookinglay or fay Fail, ou're yay all yay olding hay e may ack bay & I an cay ot nay and stay it yay, ood gay ye bay." He finished.
The woman looked at the note oddly before shrugging "Guess they all know pig Latin" she said.
Iggy nodded with a smile "They do, could you give it to them tomorrow when they check out?"
"Yes, I'll do that"
"Thanks" Iggy said before leaving the hotel to walk down a couple blocks before finding an alley, away from the eyes of the few people that strolled on the sidewalks since the clouds above threatened rain.
His wings snapped open and he instantly shot into the air. He flew high over the city, and under the clouds since he knew what it was like to fly through a cloud, wet, and he didn't want to discover what it was like in a storm cloud.
Those who would've looked up to him would've though him just a large bird before continuing their walk, unaware of DNA testings and mutants that flew above unexpected cities. Iggy sighed as he flew through the air, breathing in the fresh scent of the rain. The scent of rain reminded him of Fail, since she had a forest-after-rain-fall scent that brought his mind to slow motion every time he breathed it in. But now, it'd be awhile before he caught that scent again, and now, he realized, he could see her, just as he had wished before, but now he wished he was blind again because of the pain the sight had caused him, mentally and physically.
"and here is the formal entrance way" and Eraser said as he gestured to two very large red wood doors. He turned around, to feel a jolt of panic as he saw that the newly-reeducated Eraser wasn't behind him. But then he saw her peering through a window to the courtyard, and the less formal entry-way.
Her golden eyes were narrowed at the storm clouds and dirt training grounds, and her aura was one that sent anyone near her a message to get away and to not anger her. She had her arms crossed over her chest, and a chunk of hair was over her eye giving her a somewhat fatal look. She had dawned on a black and loose sweater and had the white pants she had worn whilst in the tank.
Her black claws blended in with the jacket and an incisor was visible over her lower lip. This Eraser made his skin crawl, especially the cold and gruff voice, that made him stone still and frozen with a feeling unknown to him... something like fear.
"Enough of this" she growled looking at the Eraser "why am I here and why was I in that tank?"
"That" Clyde said as he stepped from the shadows "will be answered in all due time"
"who the heck are you?" Fail retorted, narrowing her eyes at Clyde.
"Clyde of The Pack" Clyde replied "and you are here because you were sent here to make a recovery"
"Recovery...? Recovery from what?"
"An ambush on the patrol of Erasers you were working with" Clyde said quickly "from the flock. You were the only one left, and were badly wounded and the only thing to do was to put you in a healing liquid"
"and why can't I remember any of this?" Fail snapped, her one tooth over her lower lip glinting in the lamp light.
"You had lost a tremendous amount of blood and had a concussion" Clyde added to his story "Hence why you can't remember anything after the ambush."
Fail nodded in understanding, before twisting a lock of her hair around her finger. She felt something prick her hand, and she pulled her hand back, to find a feather in her hands. She smirked slightly before intertwining it back into her hair.
"So..." she said looking around and placing her hands on her hips. "Where the heck am I?"