The next morning…
"Common folks up and at em'! It's time to go scouting!" Max yelled while clapping her hands together. Moaning and groaning the flock picked themselves off the ground, gathering around herself and Fang, who was staring moodily over her shoulder.
"So!? What's the plan? Do I get to blow things up?" Gazzy asked excitedly.
"Hopefully not." Max muttered. "No, we're going to split into groups of three and scout the area from above. Hopefully we'll be able to see some kind of identifying landmark, a river, or some kind of food source. Cause I'm gonna be honest here when I say that I'm not looking forward to trying a la scorpion."
"Understandable." Nudge nodded in sympathy.
"Okay! So Fang, Iggy and Angel, you'll go east. Look for cities, water, potential food, or anything you recognize. If there's even one hint of danger I want you to send a distress signal right away okay? And make sure you can see the opposite group at all times- this goes for us too Nudge, Gazzy- Except we'll be moving west okay?" Max uttered sternly. As they murmured affirmatives and moved to take off in their respective directions, Fang grabbed her arm.
"Be careful okay?" he whispered. "This whole thing reeks of whitecoats."
"Only if you are too," I said with a small smile. "Keep them safe." I nodded in Iggy and Angels direction.
"I will." he soothed and turned around, before taking off into flight.