Chapter 22

Hello! This is just going to be a chapter to finish up the last chapter. It will be short, sorry, but I figured I couldn't leave you all with the cliffy. So, here ya go!

Enjoy!

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(Max POV)

We all flew in a line, speeding down the hall way. I carried Fang, and Iggy carried Summer. The hallway was narrow, with my wing tips brushing the sides.

I heard the bang's of doors flying open, and could only assume that we had caused a big enough commotion. Sweet. We twisted and turned, flying along pathways and threw rooms. There were some pretty gross stuff in those rooms, but we didn't stick around to have a closer look.

I turned the next corner, and found a dead end. Where was the exit in this stupid place? I flared my wings out fully, stopping before I could hit the wall. Hearing some shouts behind me, I could only assume the others weren't as quick to react. They all stumbled to the ground, panting and weak.

"Max! Is Fang okay? What are we going to do? What's the plan?" Nudge cried. There was always a plan. I looked around rapidly, already starting to hear the buzz of Flyboy's. There was a door to my left.

I knocked it down and ran in. It was full of empty cages. Where they kept the hybrids. But it didn't lead any where. Still just a dead end.

"Uh, Max!? Might hurry up with that plan!" Gazzy cried, looking outside the door. The Flyboy's were coming. Plan...Plan...Plan....Plan....I NEED A PLAN!!!

"Max, where's the outer wall?" Iggy yelled. He had set Summer down and was digging in his pocket.

"Twenty degree's and straight!" I called. Iggy finally pulled out a bomb the size of the fake one, and tapped on it for a second, before turning and throwing it. At first, I thought he had thrown one of the fake ones, but then it exploded sending bits of rubble and a wave of smoke flying towards us.

"Go! Every one, OUT! Ig, 10 and out! Grab Summer!" I shouted over the noise, bits of wall flying past us. They all took a running start and leapt into the air, flying through the smoke covered hole. My arms were growing heavy with Fang's weight. Just as the Flyboy's entered the room, I flew out the hole.

And into sweet, sweet fresh air! The setting sun had turned the sky pink and orange. The rest of the flock was waiting for me over the nearby forest. I sped over and then we hit the open sky, flying far from the Itex building.

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We didn't stop until we hit Michigan. I was exhausted, my arms were dead weight, my wings burned intensely. Every part of my body hurt. We finally landed on the south shore of Lake Michigan, dropping onto the ground and just laying there. I panted for a moment, then crawled over to Fang.

He still laid as if lifeless. Tears started pouring down my cheeks.

"Fang....Fang, wake up. Please be alive, please still be here...Fang...F-Fang!" I whispered, cradling the top half of his body. I put my hand on his chest to see if he had a heart beat.

The light pressure against his heart seemed to do something. His eyes fluttered, then he was turned away from me, coughing and barfing up all sorts of junk. For five minutes, he emptied the contents of his stomach on to the ground.

Fang gave one last choking heave, then rolled back on my lap, gasping ragged breaths. I breathed a sigh of relief. He was alive. He was free. My mission was complete. The tears came heavier than ever, and I stroked his hair, feeling like everything was as it should be.

"M-Max!...I....You....Thank you...I...Love you..Thank you!" Fang gasped, looking deep into my eyes. I nodded, and held him there for what seemed like forever, until he fell sound asleep in my lap. He was all I would ever need. Him, and the flock.

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Well, there you go. There should be two more chapters...then it will be over. I will be working on the next chapters as soon as possible. REVIEW!!!