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Put simply, Iggy had been burned and slashed. And so had the Gasman. He told me the whole story, even though by the end, I almost wished he hadn't.
"The white coats came, and I think we both knew that they were going to kill us. One of them was breathing real hard, which is why Iggy knew. And I swear one of them had fire coming out of his eyes." He shuddered, and Fang put his arm around him. I was appalled to see him shudder and stiffen even at the innocent touch.
"So they hauled us out of the cage-they had put us both in one cage. Again. They took us into the lab. And they tortured us." Gazzy's eyes closed, and he shuddered again. "They burned our bodies. And they cut us." He was thinking really hard now, trying to remember.
"They told us it was to test our endurance."
My whole body was shaking so much that it hurt. How dare anyone touch my flock? And they hurt them so badly.
Gazzy was still talking, "They put us in the same room. Iggy was always in front of me. He was taking the worst of it, making sure that I was never against one of them alone." Gazzy smiled, and I could tell he was desperately trying not to cry.
Nudge was crying silently. Angel was crying too, loudly. And Total was licking howling. I wished I had never asked Gazzy what had happened.
"They put us back in the cage. Still only one. Iggy made sure that I wasn't hurt any worse, 'cause I had already banged up my wing. I lied, I said I was fine. He looked so horrible, Max!" Gazzy started to cry, making Fang pull him closer.
"But he wasn't worried about himself. He told me to look for escape routs. We all memorized the entire lab, so he knew there was no way out until we were brought outside. He was giving me something to do."
Gazzy drew in a huge breath, and started hiccupping. I looked down at my hand, which was clenched in a fist and soaked in Iggy's blood. I saw Iggy's eyes flutter. "Iggy? Ig, come on!" I knelt next to him, watching as he moved his head, which was the equevelent for him of opening his eyes.
Gazzy threw himself on top of Iggy, sobbing hysterically. I was about to haul Gazzy off, 'cause he was probably really hurting him. But Iggy was crying too, and hugging Gazzy until I was sure both of them were in a huge about of pain, but I didn't dare pull them apart.
The rest of us looked as the boys cried. I'm pretty sure everybody was crying. Even macho man Fang was a little teary eyed. Because neither boy was flinching away from the other.
The only person that Iggy trusted was the Gasman. And the only person the Gasman trusted was Iggy.
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