FANG P.O.V

I felt one strong grip holding my left side, and a stronger one on my right. Well, that was certainly good news. I had sides. Maybe I hadn't been completely destroyed in the fall.

"Fang, c'mon…" Iggy. It was coming from my right side. But my vision was stilled blacked out…I was so tired. I just wanted to sleep…

"Fang, please! We won't be able to rescue Max without you." A teary Angel. She certainly knew how to wake someone up.

Just Max's name woke me up, and for a second I was startled.

Woah, don't get any ideas. Max was our leader, and we needed her.

"Fang!" Angel cheered. I felt her arms around my neck. I slowly eased my eyes open, only to be blinded by light. I opened them again, slowly this time. The colorful blobs slowly morphed into the Flock around me, all with worried expressions. I eased myself off the ground, stretching my arms and legs as I went.

"Fang?" Angel said quietly. I turned to her. Her face was full of fear, as well as downright curiosity. "Why did you just…stop? I felt your mind one second, then you saw Max fall, and it was like…like…" Tears began to roll down her cheeks. I crouched on the floor and put my arms on her shoulders.

"Like you had died." Her voice came out as a whisper.

"I did die." I said simply. "With Max gone…I don't know guys. The thought of my—I mean, our Max at the school, alone. It freaked me out." I put on a brave face. "But the only thing we can do is get her back. And…" My mind was blank. All I was thinking was Max! How the hell do you do this leader thing? They all expect me to come up with this brilliant plan…Max, we need you here. How did I let you go? What am I supposed to do? I felt Angel's small hand clutch mine. I vaguely realized she had been reading my thoughts.

"Believe." She whispered.

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29 P.O.V

After the horrible Blond woman left, I turned to Max to continue our conversation."Super-speed?" I questioned. Instead of answering me, she just stared.

Well, I guess she had never witnessed lethal poison be injected into someone's body, have them endure as much of it as physically possible, then only barely get the antidote, and to do so without moving a muscle.

Welcome to my life.

But seriously. It's not that interesting. I stopped feeling physical pain ages ago, and emotional shortly after. Max shook her head in bewilderment.

"How did you….never mind. Let's go—but then, you will explain.""Not much to say." I said with a shrug. I didn't want to get her hopes up.

She held out my most recent and most-likely-to-be-successful plan. NES had been replaced by SS."I can fly at speeds up to 400 mph. Add a passenger, I could probably only do about 300. That could do it, no?"

MAX P.O.V

"That could do it, no?" I asked tentatively.

"Yes."She said slowly, choosing her words carefully. "That should do it."