Chapter 4: Third Person POV
Iggy tilted his head slightly to the side. What was that sound? It was a soft, nearly undetectable hum. Quieter than even his heartbeat. He tilted his head more, trying to pinpoint what the sound was.
And then, the sky was filled with buzzing. Too much buzzing. Where was everyone? A wall of sound closed in on him from every direction.
"Flyboys!" Max yelped. Iggy heard Fang's wings coasting somewhere near him, so he went off of Fang's location. Reaching for a few bombs in his pack, Iggy hesitated for only a moment to make sure he wouldn't hit one of his flock members before chucking them at the first Flyboy group he heard. Ka-ba-ba-ba-boom! The bombs went off in rapid succession, one after another, hopefully taking a few Flyboys with it. Nudge shrieked, he snapped his head in her general direction.
"Iggy!" she yelled. "Ew! Flyboy-bits!" A smile appeared on his thin lips. So his aim wasn't off. Encouraged by this, he eagerly began throwing bombs wherever he heard Flyboys. Ka-ba-ba-ba-boom! Ka-ba-ba-ba-boom! Almost nothing made Iggy happier than hearing bombs go off. As he reached for more, however, his pale fingers only brushed thin air. Uh-oh, he thought. With his bombs gone, he would have to resort to other techniques. Taking a deep breath, he swung a punch at the first robot he heard and crossed his fingers for luck.
Fang knew as soon as he saw how many robots there was that they didn't stand a chance. Six bird kids were doomed against a hundred Flyboys. He met Max's chocolaty eyes, and they silently agreed. This was one fight they would lose.
Locking into battle mode anyway, he decided that his technique would be to target individual groups, pick off a few ones too close for comfort, and then protect the younger kids. Repeat.
Once again glancing back at Max, he confirmed what he already knew. She wouldn't give up without a fight either.
Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel were all panicking. Angel sent them a swift thought, 'Max knows that we can't make it already. But she wants for us to try anyway.' Nudge and Gazzy exchanged a scared glance that said the same thing. But why do they want us back?