Chapter 7
Angel POV
It made me sad and anxious to hear Max and Fang's thoughts when we avians came back to help them. Max was showing her grief, something she never did when I was around. And Fang was reliving the fight. That made me want to cry. They want my niece. And even if I'm only twelve, I need to protect my niece. She's the only one young enough for me to protect. I wandered into the living room and a wave of fury and confusion came. I saw the robot crushed on the floor and I wanted to kick it so bad. But I just didn't understand why they made it an Ari bot, and who made it? We got rid of those stupid Itex people. Didn't we?
Iggy POV
It was times like this where I really missed my mini me, Gazzy. He would tell me what was going on. But he needed to stay with Ella, Jeb, Dr. M, and Sky. So did Nudge. Me and Angel came to help. I was confused though. I could hear Max sniffling. Had she been crying? She doesn't cry. Like ever. And Fang was being quiet, not that unusual, but lately he's been talking more. So now I couldn't even tell what was going on. Just then, Angel sent me a mental picture.
A smashed robot was lying on our living room floor… but what in the world? It looked like Ari!
And he came for Sky! Angel thought to me.
I thought mumbled a couple cuss words under my breath, and softly went over to Max, and gently hugged her. She whimpered a little into my shoulder, which shocked me. She's almost as emotionless as Mr. Rock. I patted her a little on the back, but then I felt Angel next to me, and I knew she wanted to hug Max. So I walked over to Fang.
"You alright man?" I asked softly.
"I don't know anymore Ig. They want my daughter, they want to kill my wife. They want to kill all of you if we don't give up Sky. Now I have to leave my home, risk your lives, and maybe the old days will happen again. And the old days can't come back. I have a baby now." He sighed.
I was speechless. That's the most he's ever said at once to me. So I just gave him what I hoped was a sympathetic look.
"Look, Fang. I've got your back. We all do. Nothing will happen to Sky, or Max, or any of us."
Max POV
Iggy tried to comfort me, but I just didn't have enough strength left to put on the old Max brave face. So I just whimpered into his shoulder. I knew that probably worried him, but I was so sad. Angel came over to me, and she looked stressed out way more than a twelve year old should ever have to look. And I knew that I'd let way too much emotion show. But I knew she needed my motherly love, so I gave her a big hug. She cried a little bit but when she pulled away, she had her tough face. It gave me the courage I needed and my face soon mirrored hers. She learned her tough face from me. Iggy and Fang had their tough faces too, and I knew that it was time to leave. I trudged down the hallways of my home, one last time, and I made it back to the kitchen without any tears. I knew that since nothing else had stormed in, they were probably waiting somewhere outside. We were going to have to fight now.