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Half an hour before Fang had woken up........

Angel POV:

After Nudge and Dr. Martinez came back down the hall from Fang's room we straightened up and waited to see what she had to say.

"He has a slight concussion and the hole in his wing has stopped bleeding so he will be fine in a couple of days. His wing should take about a week to heal, even with your fast healing abilities and his head isn't too damaged, so we don't need to go to the hospital." Dr. Martinez said sounding relieved.

We all let out a huge breath and were thankful that we didn't have to go to a hospital for Fang again. It was such a hassle the last time we had gone and we would have to explain things to the doctors about the wings, and all the other unusual stuff about us, all over again.

"However, before you get excited about not going to the hospital, I need to check on Iggy's knee and make sure that it isn't too severely damaged."

And, with that, we all tensed up again. Dr. Martinez made her way over to Iggy and I and she bent down. She lifted up the bottom of Iggy's jeans and started to unwrap the strips of cloth that Nudge had apparently put on. With my head leaning against his arm again, I squeezed his hand to comfort him.

I really don't want to go to a hospital, Ange. He said in his mind. None of us did, we all hate hospitals and we wouldn't have Max or Fang to look out for us if we went.

I know Iggy, but it will be okay, it always is. And if you end up having to go, we will come with you. I said, trying to sound as reassuring as I could in my mind. I felt his hand squeeze mine back as Dr. Martinez took off the last piece of cloth.

"Ella, go and get a warm, wet washer for me please." She said, sounding really calm.

"Okay," she said getting up and heading for the kitchen.

"I will clean it first up so I can get a better look at it, okay?" She asked. Iggy nodded and stared straight ahead, his face serious. I could tell that his teeth were clenched and the grip on my hand tightened slightly. Total came running in and jumped up on the couch next to me. I used my other hand to pat his head and he dropped his head onto his paws. He had been quiet ever since the paint thing and I wanted to know why.

"Total, are you ok? You have been quiet every since the thing with the paint." I said, still patting his head.

"Well, it's about........never mind." He said.

"Aw, Total! Come on tell me, I'll understand, please?" I asked using the 'bambi' eyes.

"Umm..........alright then," he sighed. "It's about, Akila. I miss her so much and I am always thinking about her non-stop all of the time."

"It's alright, Total. I understand, I am sure that she is thinking about you too." I said, scratching behind his ear, the way he liked it.

Ella came running back with a blue washer in her hand and she handed it to her mom. Dr. Martinez then started to gently wash away the dried blood that was all over Iggy's swollen knee. When she had cleared enough of it away we could see where the bullet had entered. It had just missed his knee cap and had gone in through the side of his leg. Dr. Martinez looked at it for a minute before speaking.

"It's alright Iggy. It isn't that serious, but you should rest it for a few days. Nudge, you took the bullet out, correct?" she asked turning from Iggy to Nudge.

"Yeah, I used my magnetism skill to pull it out. It was sooooooooo cool, it, like, jumped into my hand without any trouble. But, it did hurt a bit when it hit my palm but-"

"Its okay, Nudge." She interrupted. "Ella, there's a pair of crutches in the cupboard, can you get them please?" Ella nodded and rushed off. She didn't seem to mind that her mom was making her rush around for Iggy, I wonder why.

"Dr. Martinez, why do you have crutches in your closet?" I asked feeling curious.

"Well, Ella broke ankle once while playing soccer, so I bought a pair of crutches. I decided to keep them just in case something like this happened, and now I am glad that I did." She added with a smile. Max's mom was so nice! And she treated us as if we were her actual kids, and I felt like she was my mom sometimes too.

Iggy had become more relaxed beside me and he was half-smiling at the thought of NOT having to go to hospital. And I secretly agreed with him.

Dr. Martinez stood up. "I'll be back; I am going to get some bandages for your knee." She said as she left the room. That left me, Total, Iggy and Nudge. That's when I realized that there was only four out seven of the flock left. It felt so strange that we were missing three members of our family. It was strange in a bad way through instead of a good way. Both Nudge and Iggy noticed this too in their heads and they didn't like it either. Total didn't notice because he was still thinking about Akila. But, he was also thinking about..........Max? That's why he didn't want to tell me about what he was thinking about. He was thinking about how much he missed Akila, but he was also thinking the same about Max.
I decided that it would be better if I left him to his thoughts and plus, I didn't like listening to painful thoughts like that.

Dr. Martinez and Ella came back with the bandages and crutches a few minutes later. Dr. Martinez bent over and started to bandage up Ig's knee while Ella took the seat on the other side of Iggy and blew a strand of hair out of her eyes.

"Guys, what did the man in the ice-cream truck look like?" Iggy asked. He seemed to be thinking really hard about something. He was thinking about where Gazzy could be and who could've taken him.

"Well, he looked like a normal person. He wasn't wearing a white coat or anything so we didn't suspect anything until the last minute when it was too late......" I said, trying not to break down into tears again.

"I think that I know where they might have taken Gazzy," he said slowly. "I might be wrong, but I am pretty sure that I am right."

"Where?" Nudge asked impatiently.

"Well, I was trying to think of where the closest........" He took a breath before continuing. "..............school was. And the only one I can think of was the one where they took Angel the first time, the one in Death Valley, California."

"I think that you're right, Ig," Nudge said quietly after a few moments of silence. "If they took him anywhere, it would be there."

"And what are you planning on doing?" Dr. Martinez asked quietly.

Iggy POV

That was a good question. I had spent the whole time trying to figure out where they could've taken Gazzy and I never thought about what we should do once I had figured it out. Surprisingly, an answer left my lips anyway.

"Rescue him," I said simply. "If a member of our family is in trouble we help them, no questions asked."

"Guys, I am not so sure about this." Dr. M said. "What if one of you gets hurt again? You can't just waltz into the school without a plan now, can you?"

"Well, I think that Fnick has learned about the whole, 'don't rush into stuff without a plan,' thing from this little experience, Dr. M. I think that we should rest up, think about what to do and then waltz into the school like we own the place and get Gazzy back." Yep, I guess when I really need to; I know exactly what to say.

"Fine," she said. "As long as you rest up enough first, I am going to go make chocolate chip cookies, anyone want to help me?" She asked as she left the room. That's what I love about Max's mom, she doesn't try to argue when it comes to doing something dangerous like 'invading a school filled with crazy scientists that could possible kill or hurt us.' And then she goes and makes chocolate chip cookies! Seriously, who wouldn't want a mom like that? 'Cause god knows that the flock needed one!

"I'll help, mom," I heard Ella say next to me. I felt her get up and move toward the kitchen.

"And I am going to go and see if Fang is up yet and make sure that he is ok." Nudge said as I heard her leave the room and head down the hall towards Fang's room. I decided that I would go as well and get used to these, 'crutches.' I didn't even know how to use the damn things. Luckily, my question was quickly answered by Angel's small voice.

"Stand up and I'll show you." I did what I was told and she slipped something underneath my left arm. She then moved my hand until I felt a round, handle-like thing and I grabbed it. I then did the same with the other arm.

"You bring both of them forward and then swing on them and land on the leg that isn't hurt." She explained. Alright, it sounded pretty easy. I swung myself forward and found that it was, in fact, easy. I started to move around the room on the crutches quite easily with no problems.

After a while I turned and headed down the hallway in the direction of Fang's room. When I got there I found Nudge talking to Fang about what had happened and explaining it in great detail, so I decided to cut her off.

"Nudge, he's just woken up. Calm down a bit," I said rolling my eyes. She talked so much sometimes. I faced the direction that I thought Fang to be in.

"Hey, man, how are you feeling?" I asked wearing a grin.

"M'ok, you?" He answered.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I've been better. Hey, next time you plan on falling out of a moving ice-cream van, make sure that someone is ready to catch you before you do it. Okay?" I felt a huge smirk spread across my face followed by something soft hitting my head, almost knocking me off my crutches.

"And next time you plan on mocking me, remember that you will end up getting hurt," he said.

I heard Nudge giggling and small footsteps entering the room and they were running towards Fang.

"We were really worried about you, Fang. I am glad that you are alright." She said sounding upset. I knew that she was just relieved that Fang had woken up. There was a long pause and I assumed that she wanted to tell Fang about what we had discussed earlier. I gave a small nod.

"We think that we know where Gazzy is." She said quietly.

I am sorry about the repeat of the end of the chapter again, but I think that it would be easier to explain stuff this way. Next chapter I am planning on writing a chapter in Gazzy's POV, but who else should I write a POV on? Fang, Iggy, Nudge or Angel? I am not sure, so I decided to ask my faithful readers for advice. So plz tell me what you think! REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW..........I cant be bothered, I admit it! lol REVIEW! hehe! Thanx guys!

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