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"Iggy, do you think they're okay?" Nudge asked quietly while flying next to him. They were only about thirty minutes away from the Martinez's house and were worried sick about the two leaders. The group had planned for one person missing; they didn't think two would be missing.
"They'll be fine, after all we are talking about MAX and FANG here aren't we?" he asked and she chuckled.
"I know I just have a bad feeling about all of this," she said a little more to herself although Iggy could almost hear it perfectly. To be honest he was worried too. He had to take care about of the flock all by himself and he felt like something bad was about to happen as well.
The group had waited the ten minutes just like planned and left, much against the judgment of some of the younger children. Iggy made them go because if he hadn't he would have never heard the end of it. Max would probably have killed him twice.
Angel was hanging back with the Gasman, both of whom were sulking about leaving the leaders. Angel's mind was in overdrive trying to pick up even the slightest hint of Fang or Max's mind. She had nothing so far. Gazzy was quietly looking down on the town below just hoping that the two would be okay and make it to them soon.
"Iggy I think the house is supposed to be around here somewhere," Angel said her mind now switching to the frequencies of Ella or the Doc. She heard their voices, but they were faint meaning that had about ten minutes flight. Gazzy had started to recognize the area around him, so did Nudge. If there was one thing these kids could do, it was remember their surroundings, something Max had taught them.
"Alright you guys, stay on the look out for their house and tell me when you see it," this was one of the times Iggy just hated being blind. He was never able to look out for places all he could do was listen to them. He guessed his highly defined sense of smell and hearing could be useful, but he really wanted to be able to see again.
The flock, well part of the flock, flew the rest of the way in silence due to the worrying about the missing members. They couldn't think about anything else, not even Nudge who was always able to get her mind off of things. They felt guilty for leaving them behind, but they knew they had to. Otherwise there would have been some serious problems with the leader.
"I think that's it," Gazzy said pointing to a small house kind of on the outskirts of town. The Martinez's liked their space, so did the kids, so it worked out evenly. The group dropped to the ground and looked at each other. This was one of the times that Max would have taken control of and they wouldn't have had to worry about anything.
"It's now or never," Iggy said marching up to the porch where we rang the doorbell. There was some shuffling on the opposite side of the door before it opened to reveal Ella. She squealed in delight, almost making Iggy go deaf as well.
"Ahh!! How are you guys? Come in. This is so cool; we haven't seen you in forever. Wait where are Max and Fang," she rambled and then the area got quiet. The Doc walked in and immediately understood that something was wrong.
"It's good to see you guys again. Come in and Ella can make some cookies," she said smiling and hugging each of the children. Some returned the hug a little more forceful than others.
"Yeah Angel and Nudge do you guys want to come help," Ella squealed again.
"Duh," Nudge said running into the kitchen where the trio got right down to business. The countertop was filled with four and sugar and chocolate before Iggy could have thought possible.
"Gazzy why don't you go help them and I'll talk to Dr. Martinez," Iggy offered and Gazzy looked between the two. He immediately realized that Iggy was going to explain what happened and Gazzy decided he didn't want to be there when he did.
"Alright," he said as cheerful as he could and ran towards the kitchen were screams were coming due to flying four. Boy the kids are going to be doing some serious cleaning later, Iggy thought to himself.
"Okay do you want to explain what's going on?" Dr. Martinez said in a comforting manner. That was something Iggy always like about her.
"Well Max got this brilliant idea that we needed to get rid of the school," Iggy started sitting on the chair across from where the doctor was sitting. "Eventually we all agreed and headed over there. We had made a plan that if one of us doesn't show at the meeting spot we would come and meet back here. It was the closet place to the school we could think of. Fang and Max went in to get all the mutants out before we bomb it, but they never showed up so we left, just like we promised."
"You didn't blow it up did you?" she asked worried.
"No! They could be on their way here or they could be captured and who knows what's going to happen if that's the case. The kids are really upset though, which is why I'm glad their enjoying themselves in the kitchen… although I am sorry about the mess, I'll clean that up," Iggy apologized.
"Don't worry about it, I'm happy their distracted for the time being," she said with a smile, although Iggy couldn't see it. "What's going to happen if they don't show up in a couple of days?"
"We go get them I guess," Iggy said not really having a plan. This kind of decision making was always left up to Max or Fang; he never had to deal with it.
"Alright, you should wait a two or three days and if they done show by then, you go get them," Martinez said making a very basic plan, but Iggy was going to have to deal with it.
There were more loud shouts of laughter from within the kitchen and Dr. Martinez got up to go settle the issue. Iggy sat on the couch listening to the sounds of the kids trying to think about what he was supposed to do.
The rest of the day passed without much excitement. The kids finished their cookies, cleaned up, with Iggy's help, and soon dinner was started. Dr. Martinez had made a huge fantastic meal while the kids sat in the TV room watching movies. Some took naps due to the craziness of the day. Some ran outside yelling and screaming, just trying to keep themselves occupied. So all in all it was pretty uneventful.
The group sat around the table, quiet at first because they didn't feel complete, what with two missing members. Eventually conversation started flowing, story telling ensued and laughter was a given. The group worked out the sleeping arrangements easily, considering there was only four of them this time, unfortunately. Iggy was going to sleep on the pull out couch while Nudge shared a room with Ella. The two siblings were sleeping in the guest bed room.
After dinner the Dr. Martinez got Iggy's bed together and went to bed, leaving all the kids awake. They were watching movies and eating pop corn and one by one they all left for bed. By eleven o'clock only two flock members were left still awake; Nudge and Iggy.
"So have we come up with a plan?" Nudge asked turning off the television.
"We're going to wait here for a while, three days tops, and if they don't show by then we go after them… that's the best I've got," Iggy announced and Nudge nodded to herself. No one really knew what to do, considering this was normally Max's job. It was up to them now and they were determined not to screw it up.
"I guess that's something…" Nudge said and it was silent for a moment. "Do you think they're okay?"
"I hope so," Iggy said not wanting to give Nudge false hope. "I really have no idea."
"It felt weird today. Relaxing and having fun when their God knows where doing God knows what. It felt like we were cheating. I mean if anyone deserves to have a break like this, it's Max of Fang," Nudge said bringing up a good point.
They group was here goofing around, eating cookies, watching movies when their leaders were probably being tortured. Max and Fang were the hardest workers Iggy had ever known and if anyone needed a vacation it was those two. But instead they were off at the school and the kids were here having fun. It just didn't seem fair.
"It's what they would have wanted. They would risk their lives to save you and they want you to have fun too," Iggy tried to console her, but he could tell it wasn't working.
"I just wish their okay," Nudge said, standing up to go to bed. She clambered up the stairs and lay down in the warm bed. She could get used to this kind of living!!
AN: Sorry it's so short and I know it's not that good, but I thought I would put in something about the rest of the flock. The next chapter will be back with Max and Fang… That is if I get enough reviews, so review people!!