Hey guys, this is the latest instalment of Letters To Fang. Regards to 'A Fishy In The Sea' from for a new name for Jem. Enjoy :)
Max's POV:
"Why don't we call him Thorn, it sounds pretty neat, like he's sharp," Angel whispered to us. I looked back at Jem and studied his sturdy figure for a split second and turned back to Angel and the rest and smiled. Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Dylan nodded their heads and we pulled away from our circle, all of us starting to walk up to Jem. He had turned around now with an anxious look in his eyes, most likely hoping we had chosen him a good name.
"Jem, after a moment of decision, and a bit of help from Angel," I glanced at her, smiling, "That your name is now going to be, Thorne," I finished, announcing his new name, it sounded right to me. A large grin started creeping up onto Je-Thorns face, scaring me once more at how ridiculously frightening his smile was, it's going to take me a while to get used to. I heard the screech of a hawk and I ran to the mouth of the cave to become face-to-face with no other than Fang's Nalani. I grimaced at the Red-Tailed Hawk and untied the note that was attached to her leg. The Flock watched me curiously as I sat down next to Nalani and read a new letter from Fang.
Max,
Don't you dare meet that stranger, you don't know if it's a trap or not. Glad that you're back in control of the Flock, it has been a year. Aaron and I are on a mission also, searching for the schools that may have reappeared, we've noticed a few in the United States and we thought it would be a great idea to gain some more recruits. Be careful, Max, you're not that indestructible. I miss you so badly, only another nineteen years to go.
-Fang
It was a little too late for me to meet Thorn now, wasn't it Fang? I laughed silently and folded the piece of paper, standing up and shoving it into my back left pocket of my dusty, blue jeans. When I turned around the Flock had found themselves something to do while I was reading. I walked over to my bag and before reaching down; Thorn tapped my shoulder, giving me another one of his grins.
"Thank you," he said to me, looking sincere. I nodded at him and turned away so I could retrieve a sheet of paper and another pen to reply to Fang. Iggy and Gasman were hunched over an object that I suspected to be a new generation of bombs, but I didn't bother telling them to stop. Nudge and Angel were talking about hair styles and Thorn had walked over to Dylan, who were talking to one another in a heated conversation. I ignored them and walked back to the cave mouth, setting myself down once more next to Nalani and started replying.
Fang,
Too late. He's another escapee from the Institute which we thought your fans shut down; I guess they missed a few. We've named him Thorn, his name used to be Jem but he wanted us to give him a new name. We're going to head up North where I'm guessing you guys are looking for the schools, or we're going to find Jem's Thorn's Institute. As a matter of fact, I am indestructible. Love you.
-Maximum
I felt pride as I looked down at my letter, noticing that there were no tear drops that had splashed the last two notes. I leaned over to Nalani the tied the note around her leg that she had stretched out for me and took off into the North. I turned back to the Flock at the back of the cave and walked over to Thorn and Dylan who seemed to be cooling off after some sort of fight. My eye brows deepened in confusion but didn't let my wonderings affect my new mission, to destroy the Institute where Thorn had come from.
"Which direction was the Institute you came from?" I asked him. He looked weirdly at me for a moment before pointing somewhere to the North-West. I nodded at him and took three large steps back so the whole Flock was in my view.
"Guys, we're going to scour for some food while heading North-West and then were going to destroy the Institute where Thorn came from," I yelled out my instructions. Happy grins overcame Iggy and Gasman's faces, and I knew that they had built a new type of bomb. I gave them a stern glare before Angel muttered.
"They better not capture us, because I don't want to be fed bird seeds like when we when to Antarctica," Gasman instantly fell to the ground laughing, followed by Nudge, Iggy and soon Angel and I were cracking up, bending over to try and breath. All while this was happening, Dylan and Thorn stood in the shadows, not knowing why it was so funny. Thinking back to when we went to Antarctica made me remember Dr. Stupendous and Fang, heads bent over the maps. I shook the thought out of my head and straightened myself up.
"Ok guys, up and away, let's try and find breakfast," I announced to everyone, than watching them run past me to the cave mouth. Just as Nudge was hurl herself into the quiet canyon, she screamed, filling the silent canyon void, making my heart pound quickly and the blood run cold.
Thanks for reading!
I am going camping so I can get more detail on when the Flock next camp out in the woods.
RnR?
-Krissy