Chapter 3

"Dear Ms V. Martinez,

Today during school hours, classes were disrupted, teachers were threatened, my office was invaded and the fire alarms were abused.

Serious consequences have been thought about and with several meetings from fellow staff members; I have come to the decision of expelling Maxine Martinez, Nicholas Martinez and Zephyr Martinez."

I read out loud to the three of them. They were sitting on the couch with a bag of popcorn, pretending like they were not listening.

"You may wish to visit me to discuss your children's behavior and I would sincerely recommend therapy for especially Maxine and Nicholas-"

"HA! Yeah right."

I sighed, "Max, there is no need for laughing. You have just been expelled from one of the best schools in Australia."

"...Well it didn't seem like it was above standard." Max mumbled. "How did we even get in the first place? Did you pay them?" She then said, turning around on the couch to face me.

"As a matter of fact, yes I did pay them, Max. I want all of you to have a good education, but every time I give you the opportunity, you just throw it out the window!"

Max muttered something like 'ohmygod' under her breath then stood up and walked over to the kitchen. While she reached up to get a glass from a cupboard, she said, "They don't teach you how to save the word from the apocalypse at school! Not even how to save the human race! School is not for us 'cause we don't need to learn about the wars and all that." Max filled the glass with water and took a sip before placing the glass down on the counter. She shrugged her left shoulder and her wing was released; she looked over at it and noticed something. Then she reached over with her right hand and pulled out a small twig which was wound between the feathers. She mumbled, "Knew something didn't feel right," before throwing the twig in the bin. "I want to go home mom. I hate it here in Australia." Max said after a moment of silence.

I looked around the living room to find Iggy and Fang sitting on the couch watching TV. The other kids weren't home yet because Max, Fang and Iggy came home only two hours after school had started. "I need to speak to you and Fang. Preferably alone…" I knew I sounded awkward saying that and I noticed Max look a little uneasy.

"Umm, alright then," Max replied. "Fang, come here a minute." She called into the living room.

Fang looked over with a puzzled expression and walked over, "What's up?"

"My mom wants to talk to us…" Max trailed off then looked at me. Iggy made a sort of 'ooooh' nose, which Fang responded to by whacking him on the head whilst standing up. When Max and Fang were both in the kitchen area, I took a deep breath and said what I had to say.

"If I were to say that you'd been given a task to complete, would you do it?" I asked quietly so the other kids couldn't hear and they had puzzled expressions on their faces.

Max was first to speak, "What? What do you mean a task?" I could tell Max was curious.

I sighed because I hate knowing my own daughter and her friends will be put in danger. "This came through the post this morning when you were at school." I handed over the envelope which was addressed to 'the parent or guardian of Maxine Martinez'.

Max took the letter and read it with Fang reading over her shoulder.

Dear the Parent or guardian of Maxine Martinez,

In England, there have been recent events seeming to put many people's lives at risk.

On the behalf of the MI5, we would like to enquire 'The Flock' to work in partnership with us. We are asking for Maxine (Max) and Nicholas (Fang) to come to our headquarters in England, where we can address you with more information.

Sincerely,

CEO of MI5, Jonathon Evans.

AN: wow... talk about a late update. I have had a lot on over the past… few years :P I'll try to update maybe more often, but there are no promises because I have three heavy coursework subjects at the moment.

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