Chapter 3
"Didn't she come down with you?" Gazzy asked a concerned look on his face.
"No, I thought she came down with you," I replied, looking up towards where we had come from.
"Help me out guys!" We heard Angel yell. Fang surged upwards, and I followed, pumping my wings furiously. We found her mind controlling three Erasers to falling out of the sky, but more kept surrounding her. I lashed out with my arm, hitting the Eraser flying in front of me. Iggy, Gazzy, Total, and Nudge had joined us, but Gazzy kept his distance since he was the one with a Scottie-ish looking dog in is arms.
An Eraser had Iggy in his arms, twisting him like her was a wet towel.
"No!" I shouted, but Nudge put her hands over the Eraser's eyes and kicked him vigorously in the stomach, so much that he fell to the ground, gasping for oxygen. Gazzy punched the air, almost dropping Total. It turns out Eraser Max wanted to get her hands on me just as much as Ari did, maybe even more.
They lunged at the same time, fangs bared, hands outstretched. Man did they make quite a pair. I folded my wings in, but Eraser Max had learned quickly, and dive bombed after me, claws digging into my legs, she went down faster, and I was above her now, blood seeping out of the new gash.
You have to stop wasting time with pointless things Max, save the world remember? Oh, and look up. My voice said and I looked up just in time to see an Eraser about to crash down on my skull. I veered off to one side, and Eraser Max and Ari collided, spiraling down towards the earth.
Yeah, yeah, protecting the flock isn't important? I thought, but as usual, he didn't respond.
"Angel?" I asked, turning to face her.
"Max, it hurts," she said in a raspy voice, Nudge running her hands over the wound.
"It looks pretty deep, but I can't tell," Nudge said. Iggy flew towards them, running his finger down her stomach.
"Not that deep, Fang, you gotta bandage?" He asked.
"Yeah, I do, better not do it in the sky though," Fang responded, going towards the ground. I lifted Angel gently in my arms, following him. Total yipped furiously demanding,
"What happened? Is Angel all right? Somebody answer me!"
"Yo, dog, she's fine, relax okay?" Iggy said, giving him a gentle squeeze. Fang patched her up and said,
"Alright, that should hold," in a bored tone.
"It feels better," Angel admitted, and I gave a weak smile towards her.
"Ready to play Max?" Clone/Eraser Max growled, bloody and bruised. I rolled my eyes.
"Show me what you've got," I said in a challenging tone, hands curling into fists, adrenaline pumping through my entire body. She lunged. I dodged. Eraser me grasped me in her claws, shaking me violently.
"You don't get it? Do you!" she screamed, hatred burning in her eyes.
"No, could you explain it to me?" I asked, escaping her grip with two red marks on my skin.
"This is payback Max. You screwed me up, and now it's your turn," Clone Max growled, pushing me with her paws. She morphed, but instead of looking like a supermodel, she looked like me. Ari suddenly jumped from a tree, growling,
"Back off, she's mine," in an angry tone.
"Temper, temper," I scolded, pushing him.
"No one owns me you twisted freak," I said, shoving him again. He pushed me back this time, and I fell to the ground, trying hard not to say, 'Ow.'
"What's your problem," Fang said, glaring coldly at Ari and Eraser Max.
"Oh, ha, ha. I'm so scared," Eraser Max said. Gazzy had been sneaking up behind Ari, and I myself was behind the bigger me. Fang. A distraction… Whoa. Don't see that often...
"Bombs away!" Total screeched, and I was pounding Clone Max like a sack of flower, blood pouring out of her body. Gazzy landed kicks at Ari's throat, and he fell to the ground, clutching it, gasping for air. It looked like the kind of thing you would see in a horror movie when the character is just about to die. Eraser Max lunged for me, spinning around madly. Her hands curled into tight fists. I had jabbed the knife in her back, and this time it did affect her. Blood seeped out of the gash and she yelped in pain.
"Get over here you freak and get this frickn' thing out of my back!" she ordered Ari, who was having the most difficulty with standing. He staggered over, yanking the knife out, even more blood poured down her shirt. Clone Max took off instantly, morphing into me when she reached the treetops. Ari flew awkwardly after her, but minutes later we heard a loud 'thump' noise.
"Bet that was Ari," I muttered, starting to chuckle. Gazzy, Angel, and Nudge started to laugh, Iggy smiled in satisfaction, and Fang just watched us, keeping silent.
"I'm guessing your right," Total said with a series of excited barks.
"I think we should get going now…" Iggy suggested, his head turning in the direction of my voice.
"Yeah," I said, taking off at a run and then catching an updraft. Fang had somehow gotten in the air already, and was sitting in a nearby tree.
"How'd you get here without us noticing?" I asked, nudging him in the ribs when he was next to me.
"I can do many things," Fang joked, one of his rare smiles appearing on his face. We flew hour after hour, when the sky finally got boring Angel asked,
"Are we there yet?" like any six year old kid would do.
"Sorry, not yet sweetie," I said, letting her come up beside me. Our wings swept in rhythm and she stayed silent.
"We need to eat; I can just tell you're getting hungry…" I said, craning my neck to look back at the rest of the flock.