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DISCLAIMER: Maximum Ride belongs to James Patterson.

CLAIMER: Any new plot ideas and characters in this story are mine, unless otherwise noted.

Chapter Twenty-Two

A few hours later I woke up, relieved when I realized my headache was gone. I was still lying against Fang, his fingers working their way through my hair. "Good morning, sleepy head," Fang whispered when he realized I was up.

"Good morning," I replied, trying to stifle a yawn. "Are Iggy and Serena still gone?"

"Yeah," Fang said. I could tell he was worried; it was already nine and they weren't back. Iggy couldn't stay up all night, which meant that Serena would have taken some of the watch. What if she did something? What if she allowed the Flyboys to come and kill him?

"I'm sure they're fine," Fang insisted when he saw my worried expression. "They probably just overslept like the kids. It's been a long week."

"Yeah, and if the Voice has anything to say about it, it will be even longer," I told him, groaning.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not going to stop giving me brain attacks until we destroy Itex. It won't let us take a break," I explained.

Fang nodded slowly, deep in thought. "What if…what if destroying Itex doesn't save the world?"

"I don't know. I hadn't thought of that," I told him, now worried. We had been listening to this Voice who nearly killed me every time it spoke; that doesn't exactly sound like a good guy, does it?

"Though Jeb wanted us to destroy Itex, too, and he was fine," I said.

Fang nodded, stood up, and headed into the kitchen, leaving me feeling very alone on the large bed. "Anything to eat around here?" he asked, rummaging around the cupboards.

"Why would I know?" I asked him indignantly.

"'Cause you're the one who, when getting to a new place, immediately raids the kitchen," Fang said with a grin.

"Only to get food for Nudge!" I replied, a small grin on my own face.

"Sure." I gasped in mock anger, grabbed a pillow, and threw it across the room at Fang. Of course, he caught it, and threw it right back at me, hitting me in the head.

"Meanie," I said, sticking my tongue out at him. He laughed quietly, careful not to wake anyone.

"So, what should we tell the kids?" Fang asked, leaning on the counter like Jayden had during the night.

"What should you tell the kids about what?" Nudge asked, stepping out of her room and into the main one.

"Nothing," I quickly said, not wanting to tell Nudge that the boy she liked had spent the night with someone else.

"O-kay," she said, looking at me strangely. "Anyways, is Iggy going to cook breakfast soon?"

"No," Fang said, saving me from coming up with an answer. "We're going to the buffet today; there's no food in here."

"Alright," she said, coming over to the counter and sitting on the stool. I shot a worried glance over Nudge's head to Fang; Nudge would figure out that Iggy had left overnight when she saw him come in.

"Where are Serena and Jayden?" Nudge asked, swiveling in her chair to look up at me.

"Um…they're in Iggy and Gazzy's room," I lied. "How about we go wake them up, and you get Angel?" Fang sent a look back at me, but I just shrugged. If Iggy and Serena didn't come back while Nudge was getting Angel up, we'd have to tell the kids what had happened and go look for them.

"Okay!" Nudge replied, very lively for just waking up. She hopped off of the stool and was beginning to walk to her room, when we heard a card slide into the slot. She froze and looked at Fang and me, then back to the door, not knowing who could be coming in, or why Fang and I weren't in a fighting stance.

The doorknob turned slowly, and then was pushed open, reveling two winged teens in the doorway. Iggy and Serena were back.

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