AN: Wow, you guys are really lucky. Three updates in one day! This really is getting rid of my writer's block, though. I've been writing high all day long. :P I would keep writing, but I need to sleep. I'll post again tomorrow, though!
Chapter Five
Iggy sighed, running his hand through his strawberry-blonde hair. Max had been unconscious for eleven hours so far, leaving him to take care of remaining Flock, who had all been freaking out, and have watch all night.
He was really glad he wasn't leader full-time.
He felt the sun begin to warm up his back, and decided it was time to get breakfast. Stifling a yawn, he rummaged through their packs, finding some granola bars and pop-tarts.
He walked around the cave, kicking all the younger members of the Flock awake. They all sat up, rubbing the sleep out of their eyes.
"Breakfast time," he announced, tossing some food to each of the kids. He set aside three pop-tarts and two granola bars for when Max woke up. If she woke up.
"What do you mean, if she wakes up?" Angel asked, her voice laden with fear. Iggy cursed under his breath; he had forgotten to block his mind from Angel. Normally his mind was on simpler things, like bombs, so he never had the need to do so.
"Nothing. She's going to be fine. It might just take her awhile to wake up, that's all," Iggy assured her. She seemed to believe him, and began eating her breakfast with Gazzy and Nudge.
After they ate, the kids played some games, hiding behind trees and chasing after one another. Iggy was glad for all the commotion. If it had been quiet, he was positive he would have fallen asleep. A few hours later, they came back to were Iggy had been sitting. They collapsed on the ground, worn out from their games. They all looked at Max, worried expressions on their faces.
"What are we going to do today?" Gazzy asked, breaking the silence.
"I guess we'll just hang out around here for awhile. I can't carry Max for too long. We'll just have to wait for her to come to."
"Oh! Can we go to a hotel, Iggy? I know Max doesn't like spending too much money, but you wouldn't have to take all the watches, and Max would be comfortable, and we do have her credit card, and she can't say no, she's unconscious, and…"
"Alright, Nudge!" Iggy cut in as Nudge paused for a breath. "We'll stay in a hotel. Good idea. You and Angel go find one, okay? Come back when you find one, preferably close by."
"Okay," they answered, standing up and spreading their wings.
"Be back in an hour, no exceptions. Got it?"
"Yepp. Bye!" They began running, then jumped into the air, their wings pumping hard to get them above the canopy of trees.
"Alright, we'll just chill here until they get back, 'kay Gaz?"
"Okay," Gazzy replied, lying back down on the cold ground. "Since we're not doing anything, can I get some sleep?"
Iggy sighed; he had stayed up all last night by himself, and now, when there were no authority figures around, he couldn't even make bombs with Gazzy. "Sure." He was dying to get to a hotel so he could get some shut-eye himself.
"We found one!" Angel called out as she and Nudge landed in front of Iggy.
"Yeah," Nudge added. "It's only a fifteen minute flight from here. Can you carry Max for fifteen minutes? She's not heavy or anything, but it must be hard while flying. Fang had to carry her all the time. I wonder how he did it? I miss Fang. Are we going to look for him after Max wakes up?"
"Yes, Nudge. Now let's go, before you make me deaf as well as blind," Iggy replied, causing Nudge to blush and shut her mouth. He scooped Max up into his arms, already struggling under her weight slightly. The kids took off ahead of him, then hovered in the air, waiting for him to catch up. He pumped his wings hard, lifting himself from the ground with great difficulty. He didn't know how Fang carried her for so long. On the ground, it wasn't too bad,. but once he got in the air, Iggy feared that he would drop her.
"Lead the way, girls," he said. Angel and Nudge took off, quickly followed by Gazzy. Iggy trailed along behind them, fighting to stay air-borne.
"Here it is!" Angel said, leading the group to the ground in, you guessed it, the alley behind the hotel. Iggy shook out his sore wings, for once grateful to be on his feet again. They folded their wings in, then headed to the front of the hotel.
"Alright, Angel, I need you to convince all the people in there that it's no big deal that four kids are getting a room, and that one of them is unconscious, okay?" Iggy asked as they entered the revolving doors.
"Okay," Angel said. She turned her attention to the room, using her mind-control on the occupants.
Iggy led the group to the front desk, where Angel got them one room with two queen-sized beds, free of charge. Iggy definitely wasn't going to tell Max that last part; she hated Angel using her powers to get free stuff, unless they would die without it.
When they got to their room Iggy placed Max down on the bed, relieved to get a break from holding her. Gazzy quickly came to his side and showed him around the room so he wouldn't bump into anything.
After Iggy knew the layout of the room, he announced the sleeping arrangements. "Angel and Gazzy can share one bed, Max and Nudge can have the other. I'll take the chair," he said, sinking into the overstuffed chair in the corner of the room. "Get some sleep. Knowing Max, we'll be out the door and out looking for Fang the second she wakes up, even if it is midnight." The kids groaned, but all slipped into their beds and let sleep take them.
Iggy woke up later that night, around seven. He got up and scribbled a note telling the Flock when he had gone, and headed down the hall to the lobby, where a dinner buffet was waiting, the food slightly cold from being out for so long.
He grabbed a tray and began to pile it with food, getting enough for the four of them, and Max if she woke up in time. He walked back down the hall, balancing three trays in his hands.
He used his elbow to open the door, walked over to the table, and placed the food down. He was about to wake the flock up when he sensed someone watching him.
"Hey, Iggy. How long have I been out?"
AN: She's awake:P You know what I've noticed? My first chapter was over 1,000 words, the next about 500, then over 1,000, then about 500, and this one was over 1,000. Will the next one be about 500? Who knows. I don't even know. I just write and write until it seems like a good point to stop, go through, edit it, post it, then start again. :P
Okay, I gave you three chapters, over 2,500 words. You better give me many reviews:P