Declaimer: I don't own the flock, but I do own the plot. Hey that rhymed!

3. Alarm Clock

Beep, Beep.

"Going to kill clock." Grumbled Fang as he sat up. Wait, he thought, why the heck is there an alarm clock going off?

"Fang," whined Nudge "what is that sound?" The rest of the flock was waking up as well. Fang shut the alarm off. The time read midnight.

"Max is behind this" Fang didn't sound happy.

"Oh, I'd hate to be her right now." Gazzy snickered. Fang frowned.

"Where is she?" Fang asked, finally realizing her absent. He tossed the clock onto the bed. As the flock began to search for Max, Nudge picked up the tossed clock. Her gasp had the flock by her side in seconds.

"What is it?" Fang's voice was tense. Nudge burst into tears and Angel copied her a moment later.

"She left!" sobbed Nudge. Everybody gasped and Fang's eyes widen.

"Can you tell where she's headed?" Nudge shook her head. Fang looked out the still opened window. It was raining heavily.

"We'll wait for the rain to let up, then we'll find her." They had no choice but to wait. Fang made the flock go back to sleep and he took first watch.

Listening to the rain, he whispered softly, "How could you leave me?"

///Sorry for the shortness. Hopefully I can make up for it in the next chapter. Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming.