"I think you know who I am," He started, "and I bet you think I work for the School." Shivers creep down my spine as I think about how I was just thinking the exact same thing.
"Yes, you were the boy in the cage next to me... How did you get out?"
"The same way you got out, Jeb." I let out a breath that I didn't realize I was holding but after a minute I gasped. How does he know that Jeb got us out?
"I know about your 'miraculous' escape from the School," He took a deep breath, "because I was really the one that got you out. Jeb saved me first and then promised he'd let me live with him if I got you seven. Of course I saved you and he met you there." Astonished I staggered, right before blacking out I saw him catch me, supporting my head and holding me up. I faintly heard him yell to the flock telling them that it was okay.
"Nobody. Nobody, but me reassures my flock while I'm here passing out!" I tried to yell, only letting out a whisper.

"Storm. Storm? STORM WAKE UP!" I heard a male voice yell. Trying to prop myself up to see who it was made me bump into him. Briefly our lips touched and he snapped his eyes open. Ready to slap him right on the cheek when he pulled back and said,
"Sorry Storm, I-I didn't mean to be right over you! I was just worried..." As he was trailing off I could finally tell who it was. Iggy. Blushing I stood up and looked around. Then with a sigh of relief I slumped. Fang? Can you hear me? I reached out, trying to broadcast my thoughts like I read in the science fiction books I used to read when Jeb was still with us.
"Uh, Storm? I can hear you over here. I think everyone can hear you" I heard Gazzy say. Okay then. I can talk to everyone via mindphone... Now I know what face-palming is for. Focusing my thoughts on talking to Fang and only Fang I concentrated. Fang, are you the only one that can here me? After a few minutes, which I assumed Fang was trying to figure out how I talked to him I heard his voice in my mind.

Apparently so. What do you want? He answered. Relieved that we could do this on command I told him everything that I wanted to say. I never get to do that either! I usually hold some thoughts back because I don't want Max to hear.

So you want you and I to look for James and Max to look after the flock? Are you sure this will - never mind. Nodding I took off leaving him to quickly explain to the flock. Quickly being the key word that he obviously missed. Hearing clips of his thoughts I gave him a mental evil eye. Trust me. Ew.

After talking to Max for about fifteen minutes telling her what to do and telling her goodbye, my emo-butterfly brother and I went out to talk to James. You go sink into the shadows. Stay close, but not too close got it? Shortly after, I see him disappear. Wow this new ability is useful! Me and Fang are pretty much shadow twins. We can literally sink into shadows, becoming a almost vapor like substance. It's pretty epic if I do say so myself. The only bad thing is that we become irrational in that state; our emotions are heightened. Believe me, when you are in need of a little bit of revenge, in that state you want to freaking kill that person, eat their limbs and make a nice eagle feather necklace.

"So, are you done talking to 'the flock?'" James asked in a slightly annoyed voice. I completely relaxed and let him talk to me but I swear if he makes one move that threatens me I will sock him in the face and Fang will leap out of the shadows.

"Yes, James I'm done. Now, are you going to tell me why and how you're here?"

"You don't really think it's that easy right? In fact, you know it isn't that easy." James said with a grin. Not unlike Fang's if I might add.

"Well you could either 1) just answer the freaking questions or 2) Get hurt. And when I say hurt I mean, broken arms, legs, and wings." He took a step towards me. Challenging me, that's the que. Fang. Come on, time to party. I sprang into the air and dashed off into a direction. I was really sure which direction I was going, left, right, up, down. Hopefully not down. My midnight purple wings were almost invisible against the pitch black night. Everyone at some point wished they were different. Well us, we wished we were normal but right now, I was glad I had my wings. They showed my personality. Dark and spunky. I landed quietly on a building a block away. I watched with my raptor vision as Fang flashed in front of James, said his name then flashed behind him. You see, me and Fang have another skill. Flashing. Flashing is when we just disappear and reappear somewhere else. Fang wrapped his arm in front of James neck in a hold that could easily snap it. I flashed to James and Fang and overheard Fang say,

"You son of a bitch. Nobody messes with my sister. Nobody. If you threaten her one more time I will snap every bone in your body but one. Then and only then will I relieve you from your pain by snapping the last one. The one in your neck."

"Fang. I appreciate the sincerity. I like the idea. How about, everytime James doesn't tell us the answers to our questions one bone will break?" Yes. All of you Maximum Ride lovers knows Max's "flock" as the clean fighters. They punch and kick but rarely kill someone living, well, it's not true. At least me and Fang go for the kill. We rarely torchure because there is rarely someone to torchure. "So James would like to tell me just how you are alive and here?"

"No." He said his voice showing no sign of wavering.

"Fang." I nodded and cringed a little as Fang broke all of the bones in his left hand. Nothing too serious. Unless you know, he was left handed.

"I still wont tell you anything." He said trying to keep his voice steady. I cringed as Fang broke his other hand. I nodded to Fang and he went for his wings.

"No! Jeb helped me out! He helped me first, he needed my help to get you guys out and I did it. It was the least I could do he saved my life!" I looked at Fang and he slowly removed his hands from James' wings. Of course he was telling the truth. No one knew Jeb's name until we were a safe distance from the school.

"Did he save anyone else?" I asked, not sure if I wanted to know the answer. If Jeb had freaked out on us, he must have freaked out on these kids too. Leaving them with themselves.

"No." He answered.