Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving!!! I did, then I went shopping!! Sorry, just a little hyper.

I want to give a special thanks to ironyheartsap for their very long review. Just a note people, this is what a GREAT review looks like. Not that I don't appreciate short reviews, trust me, I do.

Anyway… next chapter


It was around eleven at night. I was, although I didn't want to admit it, nervous. We were about to fly over the US/Mexico border.

Even though we had planned our crossing as far away from people as possible, we had no idea if people would be watching. My greatest fear was that someone would see us. I wasn't worried about some wimpy border patrol guy with a five year old gun. I was more worried about a non-human robot with a ten year ahead of most technology gun. Yeah, more of that type of danger.

I refused to actually tell anyone of my fears. Even with my newfound um relationship, with Fang. I cannot believe I actually thought that- relationship- I sound like- Oh my God.

I just tried to tell myself that everything was going to be okay. Yeah, right. Is anything ever 'okay' in my life? Um- not really. Mostly my plans crash land at some time or another. Great. Just great. Nice way to boost your confidence Maximum, I thought. I really need to stop talking to myself.

I made a tiny motion with my hand, a gesture for the rest of the flock to walk over to me. They were ready. Me, Fang and Nudge all had backpacks full of food. Iggy had Akila. Angel and Gazzy were taking turns with Total.

"Ready?" I asked.

All of them nodded with various degrees of enthusiasm. "I'm ready for some tacos," Total chimed in.

I frowned. Actually, I glowered at him, "This is serious."

I realized that I was a bit harsh, "I just mean that, can you please try and not think of food. You're going to make us all hungry."

I caught Fang's eye and he looked at me like he knew what I was feeling. Knowing Fang, he probably did.

We were in the air in about ten minutes. I managed to spare the Flock the 'behave' lecture, which I'm sure they appreciated.

We were about fifty miles away from the border, but it took only a couple of minutes to reach the border. I could see a huge fence, chain and barbed wire, below us. Just the thought of it made my stomach crunch.

I hated cages, and the fence reminded me all too much of a huge cage, all around America. Keeping people out… and in.

Surprisingly, we made it across without any event. In fact, I didn't see a single person. Which I should have taken as an ominous sign.

By the time we reached a large city, it was almost dawn.

"Well, guys," I said, "We made it."

Total nodded, "Hablan espanol?" he asked if I spoke Spanish.

I rolled my eyes, "No. You need to keep quiet, I doubt that talking dogs are normal, even in Mexico."