Chapter 4
"FLOCK!" I bellowed, "We're going to Alaska!"
"NO! Why can't we go to, I dunno, South America?" Nudge whined.
"Because that's where Fang is!" I replied, not going to take "NO!" for an answer.
"And let me guess, the Voice in your head that's not you talking to yourself told you that?" asked Sir Annoying-A-Lot.
"Who asked you?" I muttered.
"If you want my opinion-"
"No, we really don't." I replied, "So shut up,"
And to complete this little crapola fest, a black streak flew in the window, with a HUGE dog sitting on its back came in through the window.
"Hey guys!", said Total, "What I miss?".
Chapter 5
"Total!" Angel said as ran to him. She scooped him up and nearly crushed him.
"Can't... Breathe!" Total gasped.
"Oops. I'm so glad you're back!" Angel said sounding like the sweet little girl she used to be.
"Hey, where's Fang?" Total asked looking around.
Total had left for his honeymoon before coming back to the house so he didn't know Fang was gone.
"Fang's gone." I said bluntly. I hoped he wouldn't ask any questions about why because the I would burst into tears right hear and now, in front of EVERYONE. And Dylan.
"Oh," Total said.
"We were just deciding whether or not to go look for him," Dylan said.
"No, we were about to leave to go look for him," I said forcefully.
"Can't we take a vote?" he asked.
"No. This isn't a democracy this is a Maxocracy. And that means we're going to look for Fang. End of discussion," I said.
"Fine. I'm not coming," Dylan said, obviously thinking that would make me give up.
"Oh, thank God, Goddess, whatever! You mean you're not coming with us? Really? Oh, what a treat!" I said fervently.
Dylan gave me a sour look.
"Whenever you two are done," Total said, breaking the silence.
"Let's go flock!" I yelled.
We ran to the balcony, and I jumped off first. I let myself free fall for a minute and I almost smiled. It was so dang peaceful. Then I unfurled my wings, all 15 feet of them. I looked around to see the rest of the flock doing the same thing.
"Max?" yelled Nudge, "How long will it take for us to get to Alaska?"
"Dunno!" I called back, "10 hours? 12? Something like-"
And suddenly I saw someone in the distance. Someone I had never expected to see again. Never wanted to see again because it would mean bad stuff for the Flock. Well, more bad stuff.
It was Ari. And he looked more like he used to. As in, standing on the brink of insanity, I-want-to-replace-Max-with-a-clone-or-capture-her insanity.
"Boy, how many times does this kid have to die?" I asked Nudge.
"At least one more time" Nudge said turn to face him.
"Iggy, 12 o' clock, due northeast." I directed. Why was I giving only Iggy instructions? Because Iggy's the only blind one!
"Alright guys, let's get him!"