Chapter Six
By: Tinkertwin '08
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-Sorry for the long update. I lost my mojo for writing for a while there. I'll try to update faster. Please continue to read even if it does take me forever.-
"Is that possible?" I asked Dr. Martinez. She didn't say anything and just continued to stare at me.
Angel's P.O.V.
"Dr. M please realize that our kind have done things that are unbelievable. There is the possibility that this really is possible. I mean, look at me, I can read minds." I said looking at Dr. M with a smile on my face. It really was true. We were capable of unbelievable things.
"I understand what you're saying. What am I to do then? It's not like I can wake up both of them and explain to both of them what has happened." She had her arms crossed across her chest and the worry was clear all over her face.
"That may be true," Iggy said. He walked in the room for something completely different then giving us his scientific look on what's going on. "But, you can try talking to Max when she does wake up. If Fang is channelling the real Max, as crazy as this will sound, then he should be able to talk to her now. We are very confusing and complicated creatures if you can't remember Dr. M. Fang may be able to talk to Max and get her memories back. We have to wait and see." Iggy had his hands behind his back and was just looking in our general direction.
"Can Fang really do that?" Apparently Dr. M has taken a lot of time away from our scientific life style. Before we lost Max, this all made sense to her; by the looks of it, when she got Max back as a regular daughter, she lost her mind.
"Dr. Martinez how many times do we have to tell you? We are capable of doing amazing things. If Fang is really doing this, then yes as we speak this moment he is talking to the real her." I said touching Max and Fang.
Fang's P.O.V.
I don't know where I was or how I got here. The last thing I remember is that I was in the junk yard and I saw Max then nothing. Max was unconscious the last time I saw her so there is no way that I saw Max at the junk yard, especially the old Max that still knew about our past and could past.
"Your wrong Fang," I heard someone say in the distance. It was black and misty and it seemed to lead no where.
"Max, is that you?" I asked looking around trying to find her better. To my right I saw a glowing light and when I looked, there was a figure starting to form.
"Yes Fang it is." She appeared before me and it was her old self. Her wings were out and I couldn't believe my eyes.
"Max, where the hell are we? What the hell happened to me? No, more importantly what the hell happened to you?" I said almost yelling at her. Yes, by now I had totally lost my cool.
"Fang, stop. We're in your mind and you really don't have anything in that head of yours. Fang, you've developed a new power other then becoming invisible." I just stared at her dumb founded. "Some how you can communicate with me through your mind. That's why you saw me at the junk yard. Which I might add, I am very disappointed in you."
"That's nothing new." I said as I rolled my eyes. She squared her jaw and glared. I didn't think she was going to do anything so I just smiled. Before I knew it, her fist connected with my mouth. If I had an doubt that she wasn't the real Max, they have all disappeared.
"Yeah, you definitely are Max." I said rubbing my jaw. She smiled and I couldn't help but smile back.
"Fang, you have got to find the real me. I'm in some warehouse. I can't tell you where right now but I know I'm not in the country anymore." She said. She was looking around and when she met my eyes, they were intense. My smile favored and my unreadable face was back on.
"Alright Max. But who is the girl that I'm with now?" I asked. I needed to get as much information as I could possibly get.
"It's still me and if you can't tell it's not my memory. There are very small things coming back but there still isn't enough that spending a day with you isn't going to bring them back. You can try but I'm telling you now that it isn't going to work. You need to act like you're a friend of my mom's and not mine. You need to act like you don't care...Fang, just be you." I looked at her and a small smile started to play on my lips.
"I can do that." She smiled back at me and mine began to disappear. "Max, I miss you so much." I reach a hand out to tuck a piece of hair back behind her ear. I left my hand there and she leaned her head into my hand.
"I miss you too Fang. More then you know." I smiled at her. "Fang, we can contact each other any time we want. I will call on you a lot and you'll hear my voice in your head or see me like you did today. All you have to do is go somewhere where you can be alone and call me if you want to talk to me." She took my hand and moved it away from her face. She held it in both of her hands and I took my other hand grabbing hers.
"Max, what am I supposed to do? I realize that I never give you the credit that you deserve but not having you all these years made me really see how much you mean to the Flock. I don't know what to do when I wake up. I know the Flock is going to ask questions but what am I supposed to tell them?" I have never been this urgent in her need. She smiled at me and kissed my hand.
"Fang, you've been doing an amazing job with the Flock for these past years. Continue to be the leader and be yourself. Angel might try to read your mind but do everything you can to block this thought from her. She can't know; we all know how she gets when she has her heart set on something." I smiled and she smiled back.
"Max...I..." She looked behind her and looked back at me.
"I'm sorry Fang but I have to go." She started to disappear. I held on to her hand as tight as I could trying to keep her with me.
"No!" I screamed after her. I popped off the bed screaming and my hand reached out to try and grab her. I looked around and realized that I was no longer in my head. I had awoken and was in Dr. M's office. I looked around and Iggy and Angel were looking at me. Dr. Martinez wasn't in the room for the moment. I looked beside me and Max was laying there but I knew it wasn't my Max.
"Have a bad dream about bunnies again Fang?" Iggy said with a smirk. I snapped my head toward him and glared at him.
"I'm glaring at you Iggy, and no I didn't, bunnies and pony's and rainbows all fall in your category of dreams." His smile went away and I couldn't help but smile.
"Stop pestering Iggy, Fang." I heard Max's voice in my head....great...now I have my own voice. I swear if I go crazy like Max did I'm literally going to go insane. I knew she could hear me.
"Ha ha very funny, Fang." I just smirked. I couldn't help it, it was true. I got off the bed, table thing, I was on and proceeded to head out of the room. As I was opening the door, Dr. Martinez was coming in with a few viles in her hands.
"Nick, you're up. How are u feeling?" I stepped out of the way so she could get in her office.
"Better, thank you." I started to walk back out of the room.
"Nick, do you mind staying here for a bit? I would like to make sure you're okay." I took a deep breath and walked back into the room and sat back on the table thingy.
"Sure Doc." Angel and Iggy left the room and closed the door behind them.
"Fang, what happened to you in the junk yard? Angel thinks that you've developed a new power, is this possible?" I could hear the sceptical meaning in her voice. She didn't want to hear that I might have a new power.
"I couldn't tell you that until tonight. I'm testing it out and whatever happens I'll tell you." I jumped off the table and looked at Dr. M. She was injecting something into Max. I don't know what it was but I really didn't like the fact that Max was going through this.
"Dr. Martinez can I ask you a question?" I asked placing my hands in the pockets.
"Sure Fang, what's up?" She looked up at me when she removed the needle from Max's skin.
"Do you know when Max will wake up?" I looked at her sleeping body as I asked the question.
"I don't know Fang. Hopefully it will be soon." She threw away the needle away in a toxic box she had on her desk.
"Do you know when she's going to get her memories back?" Dr. M looked at me closely.
"Fang, did something happen while you were sleeping that's bringing up these questions? Angel did say that there was the possibility that you could talk to her if you had a new power." She placed a band-aid on the spot of blood on Max's arm.
"Nothing happened, Dr. Martinez, I was just wondering. We didn't have Max for several long years and the flock could really use her back." I left the room and left the topic at that. I didn't want to hear what ever Dr. M was going to say. No one can know about my new power, not at this moment.
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Walking into the living room, I noted that Iggy and Ella were snuggling on the couch. I was going to say something but I decided against it. Why did I get the feeling that if I picked on him, Max would kill me both mentally and physically. I just shook it off and walked into the kitchen. Opening the fridge door, I looked for anything to eat. She had a bunch of healthy things that no one in the Flock really ate. I realize that Anne made us healthy things all the time but we didn't have a choice, now, we actually do. I pulled out the milk, got myself a glass, pured myself a glass, and dug in to some of her homemade chocolate chip cookies.
"Nick," Nudge said. I looked over at her and handed her a cookie. "Thank you," she said taking it. I walked over with the milk and the cookies to the table and we sat down and enjoyed the milk and cookies.
"Is this all you wanted Nicole, was to sit down and eat milk and cookies with me?" I asked taking a bite out of my fifth cookie.
"No, I wanted to ask you something about Max. Do you know anything new? Alisha is certain you have a new power that makes it so you can talk to her." We both knew that Ella and Iggy could hear us. We didn't care if Iggy knew what we were talking about, seeing as he has a right to know, but Ella didn't know anything.
"Nicole, I honestly don't know what is happening from this power. I'm going to test it out tonight. I will tell you guys everything I know when I know something." I finished my cookie and drank some milk. Filling it back up some more from Nudge, she dropped her cookie. I looked at her with questioning eyes.
"Nicole, what's wrong?" I asked setting the milk down and placing the lid back on.
"I'm just worried about Max that's all. I miss her a lot and I want our old Max back. Don't get me wrong, the new Max is fine the way she is, but...she isn't the motherly Max we all love and miss." I looked at her with a small smile.
"I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm trying everything I can to get her back." I got up from the table. "I miss her too, more than you know." I whispered in her eat as I kissed her head. I guess through the years she hasn't been here, I've become the father figure in the Flocks life...honestly, I didn't have a problem with that.
"Fang, that is really...sweet of you to become the parental figure in their life when I left." Max said. I hated the fact that she could listen into everything I said. But then again I didn't mind because she has missed a lot.
"I love you Nick." Nudge said looking up at me. I smiled and she stood up; we hugged.
"I love you too Nicole." I knew she was smiling and I had a feeling that everyone who heard us, and knew us, was smiling.
Iggy's P.O.V.
Ella and I were snuggling on the couch as Fang and Nudge were in the kitchen eating milk and cookies. Ella and I could over hear their conversation and I couldn't help but smile. Fang has never done anything like that or been that sentimental. I couldn't help but smile with them.
"Kevin what are you smile at?" Ella asked removing her head from my shoulder to look at me.
"It's complicated Ella. All I can tell you is that, I'm proud of Nick." I don't know what her reaction was but her head went upon my shoulder again.
Fang's P.O.V.
I walked out of the kitchen and back into my bedroom. I had my own bathroom, thank god, and the room was pretty boring. Most guest bedrooms are so I really wasn't complaining and criticizing Dr. M's decorating abilities.
I laid down on the bed and just stared at the ceiling. It was starting to get dark and soon I would be able to contact Max and get more information out of her. Plus I'll finally be able to talk to her about everything that she has missed out. I realize I'm never lovey-dovey about anything but we didn't have Max for five years and we finally have the chance to get her back; the amount I have missed her has finally set in.
I miss you too, Fang. Max said. I couldn't help but smile to myself. She could be going through a scientific experiment -shudders- and I know that she still cares for us.
It had gotten dark and I knew no one would miss me if I went for a night in the sky for a little bit. I hadn't planned to talk to Max till about midnight when I knew everyone would be asleep and Angel wouldn't be trying to read my mind. I opened the double-door window that I had in my room and stepped on to the windowsill.
There was a knock on the door. I jumped down and and laid back down on my bed like I had no plan on doing anything and I wanted the nice breeze.
"Come in," I said in my usual bored voice. The door opened and Angel was standing there. She usually always walks in without knocking and is smiling. Something happened. I sat up and looked at her closely. She had on a sad face and I could see the tears were starting to form in her eyes.
"Fang," she whimpered.
"Come here, Angel." She closed the door behind herself and walked over to me. I held out my arms and she came over hugging me.
"What's wrong, Angel?" I asked rubbing her head. Angel was a very strong girl, she always has been. Everyone knew that when Angel was crying or sad that something was going to happen.
"I had a vision. Fang," She paused and looked up at me. "We aren't going to get Max back." The tears filled her eyes and finally fell over. Out of everyone in the Flock, Angel took Max's disappear the hardest. Max was Angel's mother.
"What? No! That can't be! Fang, you have to tell Angel that you know where I am and that you can hear me. Please! Fang, make the tears stop." Max was screaming in my head. Max was right, if anyone had a right to know, it was Angel. Max hated tears.
"Angel, look at me." She looked up at me and I wiped away her tears. "I know that you mentioned that you thought that I had a new power. Well, it's true, I do. I'm able to communicate with Max, the real one. The one we want back. I'm going to get her back even if it kills me." The promise was clear in my voice. Angel's eyes lit up and I couldn't help but smile.
"Can you pass on a message for me then?" She was happy. The tears were still going but I think they were more tears of joy then anything else.
"Tell her yourself, she can hear you." I smiled as I watched her face light up even brighter.
"Max, I love you, I miss you, and I want you back." She said the note straight at me.
"I miss you too baby. Fang and I will do everything in our power so I can be back. I love you." I smiled at Max's response.
"She misses you too and she said that her and I will do everything in our power so she can come back, and she said that she loves you." Her smiled went from ear to ear. "Now, no more tears and do not tell anyone, do you understand?" I gave her my "parental" voice and she nodded her head fifteen times.
"Yes Fang, I won't tell anyone." She was smiling.
"Okay, now go bother Iggy and Ella." She wrapped her arms around me one last time and ran out of my room, closing the door behind her again. I smiled as I watched the door she just left from.
"We really need you back Max." I said looking down then back at my window.
"I know Fang, I'm trying the best I can to get out of here."I stepped onto the edge of the window and jumped. My wings flew open catching the wind letting me float for a few seconds before I flapped my wings and flew to the roof. I don't know why, but, the roof had always been a place that I went when I needed to be alone. I sat criss-cross applesauce and closed my eyes. It probably wasn't best to do this on the roof but I'm not the brightest crayon in the box.
I took a deep breath and releaced it with Max on my lips. I did that numerous times trying to relax myself. By the eighth time I did that, I was in my mind.
"Max!" I called out. I was in that place, which was apparently in my mind. I was standing and I started looking around for Max. She had to be here.
"Fang!" She called. It was distant but began to echo closer and closer. A light began to glow in my eyes and Max appeared. I smiled and she smiled back.
"I missed you." Max said. I couldn't help but smile. It was extremely odd, her acting like this, she was never this emotional. We sat down on the ground as the fog wrapped around us.
"Max, have you figured out where you are yet? I need the information if we're going to save you." I was in a rush, yes, but I was more in a rush to see her in person and save her. We need her.
"Why are you in a rush, Fang? Don't you want to sit and chat with me?" I stared at her; something was up. Her face was lit up in a ditsy kind of way.
"Of course I want to sit and talk with you but I rather do that with you in person and the real you." I said.
"But, Fang, we have this time now. Why wait for then when I'm with you now?" She took my hand in hers. I looked at it with a questioning look on my face.
"We need to save you, Max. Don't you want to be saved?" Her hand started to move up my arm.
"Of course, but really Fang, how long is that going to be?" She was starting to climb all over me. I looked at her with a look of a combination of disgust and shock.
"As soon as possible! What is wrong with you Max?" I pushed her off of me and stood up. She looked up at me and her face fell. She stood up and looked me square in the eye.
"Nothing is wrong with me, what's wrong with you? We should be talking, not fighting. You can try to find me and save me at a later date." She still had that flirty face.
"Max, it's been years since the Flock and I have seen you. We want to save you as soon as possible and that won't happen unless you tell us where you are. Give me a clue or something to work with. I can't be like this and save you at the same time." I was beginning to plead with her.
"Fang, relax and take a deep breath." She was walking toward me trying to turn me on. "Let's just relax and talk. You and the Flock and try to save me some other time. I'm perfectly fine being in the hands of the Whitecoats." She tried to kiss me and I pulled back in shock.
"What have you done with Max?" I asked taking a few steps back.
"What are you talking about, Fang? I'm Max." She was walking toward me again.
"You're not Max."
"Yes I am, and I can prove it." Before I could react, she jumped and kissed me. I let her kiss me with my eyes wide in shock. That wasn't Max, her kiss wasn't the same and she would've never have done that...she would have punched me for thinking it wasn't her.
Max pulled away and smiled at me. I glared at her.
"I'm sorry Max." Her face fell into confusion. I balled up my fist and punched her across the cheek. She fell back from the blow of the hit and gasped. Apparently this Max has never been hit before. "If you were really Max, that wouldn't have surprised you and you would've been able to take it." I started to walk away. I knew she was getting up and marching my way.
"Hey Fang!" I heard Max call after me. I sighed and turned around, not expecting to be hit in the face by Max. The REAL Max.
My head went back for a split second and I brought it back.
"Max?" I asked.
"That was for punching me," She leaned on her toes and kissed my cheek. "and that was for shutting that bitch up." She smiled. My mouth hung open for a second then upturned into a smile.
"Max!" My smile grew as I picked her up and hugged her. She giggled a little bit in my eat and I spun her around. "God, I miss you." I set her down but I didn't let go.
"I miss you too." We pulled apart.
"Who was the girl?"
"Oh, that was me but, a side of Max the Whitecoats created. I hate that stupid bitch." She looked away for a split second and glared. She really did hate her.
"I don't know, I kind of liked her." She looked at me and her mouth dropped. I chuckled. "Kidding Max, relax." She rolled her eyes.
"Max, you have to tell me where you are." Her face relaxed a little bit but there was still some confusion.
"I can't remember." she shook her head a bit trying to get rid of the confusion.
"What do you remember?" I took her hand, staring fiercely into her eyes.
She looked away and shook her head a bit. "There's a round building, I think I remember someone calling it the Coliseum." She started to fade away. "Look for every Coliseum in the world and try to find me Fang. Please find me and don't let me down." She faded away to a bright light now and soon, nothing.
"I promise Max."
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