A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Dr. Martinez may be a little OOC in this one, but please review to help me out. ;-)
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In the morning I was the first one up, followed by my mother. We were both leaning against a tree looking out at the frigid and still morning. We both have just been sitting here without saying a word for quite some time now. She was the first to break the silence.
"So, what exactly is waiting for us in Cape Cod?" she asked.
"Ya know…Im not sure. The Voice doesn't answer any direct questions. It's pretty frustrating," It told her.
"I know you think that Jeb is the Voice but I just don't see how that's possible."
"Mom, look at the world we're living in! I mean, you have wings for crying out loud!" I threw my arms into the air. "Anything's possible."
I moment passed before she spoke again. "Why do you still have so many problems with Jeb?" she asked.
"Mom, I really don't want to get into this…"
She didn't pester me for an answer. She just let it drop. Which, to be honest, kind of surprised me.
She put her hand on my shoulder and said, "Well, no matter what happens, I know you'll make the best decision for the flock…you always do."
The flock was starting to get up so it was time to face whatever today had in store for us. Fang and Iggy were up first. The flock had been sleeping under the shade of the big tree my mother and I we're leaning on. Iggy had saved some food from yesterday so we ate that for breakfast. Ella was ecstatic that she was going to get to fly with us. She was the first one done with breakfast and she was clearly eager to get going. Everyone else was pretty quiet this morning, which was a little odd. Once everyone had finished eating it was time to go.
"All right guys, we're still heading to Cape Cod. So let's get going," I announced to the flock.
"Why are we going there?" Gazzy asked. It was a valid question but even I didn't know the answer. Fang, and of course Angel, knew that I didn't know why either.
"We're going there because the Voice says we need to," I covered smoothly.
Gazzy was about to argue but thankfully Iggy cut him off. "Come on, you heard her. It's time to go," Iggy said. And with that, we were off.
Once we were up in the sky for a little bit, the Voice returned.
Maximum, you really need to get to Cape Cod as fast as you can.
Oh yeah, what do you think we're doing?! I thought back. I hoped the Voice could detect anger.
I can. But you need to know that this is nothing to joke about. You need to get here ASAP.
Who's joking?
That was all the Voice said. It just entered and left my head as it wished. How convenient! Being a mutant I could handle, having a Voice that isn't yours in your head, not so much.
We continued to fly for a few hours, but I knew that Ella and my mother must be getting tired since they're not used to these cross-country flights like we are.
"All right, time to land guys," I said.
"Thank goodness," Ella said. Good thing she finally found out that flying isn't all that great after all.
Gazzy and Iggy had been quietly discussing something as we flew. No doubt it was something about explosives. I probably should say something, but I know that they will just deny it anyway.
We began our descent and landed at the end of a gravel road. The place looked pretty deserted so it might not be so easy to find food here. We were at the dead end of the gravel road so we had no choice but to follow it in the other direction. Around the road there were some overgrown bushes and foliage. On the left side of the road there was a house that looked like it hadn't had anyone in it for decades.
"Uh Max, I don't think we're gonna find food anywhere around here," Nudge told me.
"We just have to follow this road. It's gotta end up somewhere," I said.
"Yeah I guess," she said and walked over to Ella. We all started walking down the road. My mom hadn't said anything since breakfast. She was just going along with anything I said. After a few minutes, Fang came over to my side.
"So, this is different," he said.
"You mean having my mother fly for hundreds of miles in the air with us on our way to face no doubt some huge battle where one of us will get hurt and maybe even killed?" I said sarcastically. Thankfully, we were out of earshot.
He let out a tiny, short grin that surprised me. Since when was Mr. Emotion-Less smiling? "Have you heard anything else from the Voice?" he asked.
"Jeb or whoever or whatever it is wants us in Cape Cod ASAP. But how important can it be? They probably just want to kill us. So, the faster we get there the faster we'll die?" I said.
"Why rush?" he said. I coudn't agree more.
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