Kristina's POV

After about an hour of searching, we found a hotel in New York. Thanks to my credit card, we had enough to afford 2 rooms. Ashley wanted her own this time, so I had to share with Daniel. I was just relieved that there were two beds.

Ok, so right now might be a good time to properly introduce myself and my flock. I am Kristina. I'm 14. Daniel? He's 14 too. My sister Ashley, who isn't really my sister, is 8. We have no idea how old our dog is. But I'm almost positive he's not even 1 year old. So, my "family" and I are just like the Flock. 98% human, 2% bird. (Except Coco. He's 96% canine, 2% human, and 2% bird.) As you probably already know, the Flock released many of the caged experiments from the school a few months ago. My Flock and I were just three of the few escapees who are still alive. Is the picture clearing up a bit? Well, I don't really know what else there is to tell you. Oh yeah. I have a voice in my head. But its not like you can help me. The clock says its 7AM. I've been awake for a full hour. Oh look! Daniel just woke up.

"Morning," I said, getting out of bed.

"Mmmm…." Was all he said. Well, at least he's awake.

"So, what's the plan for today?" I said.

"Sleep….." he said, rolling over and burying his face in his pillow.

"Okay… I was thinking more on the lines of, 'Let's go to a Target to stalk up on important items we can carry in our backpacks!' But apparently I'm the one who has to plan our day."

"Fine," Daniel said into his pillow, "just give me two more hours."

"Deal." I said, agreeing with his plan.

I got up, and grabbed my only pair of jeans and a newly washed t-shirt and ran to the bathroom to take a shower. When I got out, Ashley and Coco were just waking up.

"Morning, Kris!" Ash said. Ashley. My "adopted" sister.

"Woof." Coco said. He's been trying to work on his bark.

"Ha-ha. Morning to you too." I replied.

I dried my hair and walked into the room I was sharing with Daniel. The clock said it was 9:30. Huh. I guess I just gave Daniel an extra 30 minutes of sleep. I walked over to Daniel's bed and whispered in his ear. "You're lucky I take long showers. Now get up, before I hurt you."

"Ok! Ok! I'm up!" Ha-ha I still can't believe I scare him.

"Smart boy." I muttered under my breath.

Max's POV

Ok, so, here we are. Flying for our lives, and the lives of half the world. Again. We all thought everything was slowing down to the point of Itex giving up. But, apparently, we were way off.

"Max, I'm hungry." I'll give you 5 bucks if you can guess who said that.

"Nudge, you're always hungry. Check your pack, I put some energy bars inside."

"Sweet!" Typical Nudge.

Ok, so right now, we are passing over Virginia. Home of the evil Anne Walker.

Virginia was basically Hades for us. There was Anne, Red-Haired-Wonder, and Sam. Well, I'm positive it was Hades for me and Fang. I think the rest of the Flock enjoyed it. Hm, looks like its getting dark. Should we settle down for the night?

No, Max. There are people who can help you. Their names are Kristina, Daniel, and Ashley. You must meet them in New York.

Ugh. Is it really that urgent?! The Flock looks beat!I thought pathetically to the voice.

No reply. Well, it was worth a shot.

"Max, I'm tired." Yup. You guessed it! Nudge.

"Nudge,"

"Lemme guess… 'The voice said that it we had to get to New York ASAP.'" Fang interrupted. That's the first time he's spoken since we left.

"EMO BOY SPEAKS!" Iggy. For a blind mutant, he sure has a sense of humor.

We all laughed. Except Fang. He just glared at us. He honestly needs to learn how to take a joke.

"Well, Fang, you got half of it. Nice try though." I said.

The voice wants us to get there ASAP," I said, "to meet some people who can help us save the world. Their names are Kristina, Daniel, and Ashley.

The entire Flock (except Fang) exchanged curious faces. Who are these people and, are they like us?

Kristina's POV

You caught me at a bad time. Here I am, standing in the middle of a Super Target, claustrophobia taking over me. I am in the middle of a store with other people, who might just be out to kill me. Why couldn't we go with Daniel's plan for the day? I'd rather be at our hotel room browsing the internet on our laptop we stole from the school! Me and my brain. Ugh. Well, at least we are at the checkout line now. Ok let me see if we have everything. Clothes, check. Snacks, check. Water and energy drinks, check. Purina Puppy Chow, check. Dog bones, check. Lime green laptop for Ashley, check. Blue laptop for Daniel, check. Hm…. what is missing?

"Kristina? Can I have this stuffed Bunny?" Ah ha! That's what I was missing! Something to entertain Ashley!

"Yea sure. Put it in the cart."

"Yay!"

My claustrophobia slowly faded away as we walked out to the parking lot. Ah. Fresh air. We walked into the woods and took off. I hope Coco didn't make a "mess" inside the hotel room. It was bad enough we had to get Daniel to use his mind control to get the manager to let Coco come with us.

In the distance I saw a cluster of black dots heading our direction. Ugh. M-Geeks. I honestly wasn't in the mood to fight right now. But still, I warned my Flock. "Guys, hide the groceries down in those trees," I said calmly, "M-Geeks. About thirty of 'em. 12 o'clock."

Kiss your sorry butts goodbye, M-Geeks.