Hello, so this is chapter four. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer:

I am not Jp. Therefore I do not (unfortunatley) own MR.

If I was, I would not be writing 2nd generation fanfics.

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On with the story!

I woke up about three seconds later, I think. Which meant I really did not have time to consider my options.

I snapped my wings out, and curved upward, narrowly missing landing on the floor on my belly. At speed.

A couple of seconds later and I had re-joined the flock.

I hovered there, trying not to either look at the blood or acknowledge the pain. 'Cause, y'know, I do have some dignity. Just not much.

Luckily, Issy noticed me wincing, and floated over, to heal me.

Yeah, you just read that right. We all have powers like our parents. I don't think me and Zack would be as strong (having a human dad) but our mom, Angel, was the strongest of all the origional flock.

I mean, don't get me wrong, me and Zack don't have her kind of power. So I guess having a human dad did dilute it some.

Anyway, I should probably tell you what we all do.

Okay, let me get this straight;

Ellie can actually grow her wings into her back. Weird, huh? It's also useful for helping her blend (the rest of us just go round looking like hunchbacks)

And for fooling others we are not actually birdkids when we need to

(not that, I must say, the situation arouses often.)

Luke can go extra fast (flying and running and swimming and any other sort of movement)

(We often joke that Ellie got Uncle Fang's gene and Luke got aunty Max's)

Issy can heal (obviously. This is a lot more helpful than you would imagine) She's also a total motor mouth, but I don't count that as a talent.

Zack can read minds (well, actually, he can't really get much at the best of times, he has to really be tuned in. And he's useless at doing it to anyone else)

And I have gills. Well; they disappear when i'm not in water. This (however fun at swimming parties and 'how long can you stay under the water?' challenges) is a bit pointless otherwise. But hey, you use what you're given.

Anyway, Issy saw me wincing and came over, dropping lower so she could run her hands up my leg (yes, I know it sounds pervy, but that's just how it works.)

In seconds, the only reminder of the accident was dried blood up my leg, ruining my best skinny jeans.

'Thanks, Is,' I said gratefully.

Everyone else, however, were all having a bit of a conference.

Luke (naturally) was leading it.

'-So now they can morph, we really have to be careful'.

I could already see this conversation was going no where, so I butted in.

'That's great, guys, but do you think we could get on? We kind of have to save the parents. Remember?'

Everyone shut up, guiltily.

'Well, where are we going?' Issy, asking a sensible question for once.

'That way.' Zack said, confidently.

Everyone looked confused, Zack especially.

'Uh, Zack, last time I checked, you had no sense of direction. Like whatsoever.' I said.

'I know. But i'm getting pulled this way. It's just like I know.'

Pause.

'Well, Zack, it looks like you have a new talent. Congratualtions!' said Ellie, always the most sensible in confusing situations.

So, following Zack's direction, and pretty much flooring it speedwise, we were all a bit scared and desperate when, five hours later, Zack said his pull stopped.

This would have been fine, but we were in the middle of the freaking ocean.

'Well, what should we do now? There's, like, an island just down there, all like, tiny, should we just lay there for a bit, and then decide what to do, because, like, i'm soo hungry, for those, what do you call them? Like little pop-tart things? But different? Oooh, do you not just really fancy eating pain au chocalate. Or just danish pastries? Maybe? How great would that be?'

No prizes for guessing who that speech came from. Yeah, Issy.

We were all about to nosedive, but then I say movement on the island, and I had the most awful feeling of certinaty.

'Shit, Zack's not wrong. We are. Don't dive, just don't dive!' The last part was a shriek.

'Look, the school must be under the water, like a submarine. I bet the island is being monitored. I bet that's how they get down to their submarine. I bet if we go down there we'll be trapped straight away.'

Ellie nodded.

'I can see that happening. We can't stay hovering though, we'll have to land, and decide what to do.'

'I have an idea.' I couldn't stop myself sounding excited.

Was it wrong that in the middle of this I was just thinking, Finally, excitement, excitement?

'What? Knowing you, Hollie, it'll be something dangerous.' Luke sounded suspicious.

I sighed.

'Of course it's dangerous, Luke. How is any of this not dangerous? Anyway, do you want to her the plan or not?'

I got nods of varying enthustiasticness. (A/N is that a word?)

'Well, obviously, because I have gills, I can breathe underwater, so, I go under, check it out, and come back up? What d'you think? Best plan of action, methinks. Youthinks too?'

'Yes' Issy breathed, just as Luke said sharply, 'No.'

I thought lightning fast. This was the best plan of action.

Everyone else could agree to it, as much as the liked, but Luke was the leader. He got the final vote.

And, given time, he could restrain me- albeit forcefully. I couldn't let that happen.

I flew casually a little bit out of the circle, until I was maybe a metre away.

Then I yelled 'I won't be long, i'm just looking'.

Then I nosedived. The others started dropping too, but they'd never catch me.

For a start, I was already ahead, and also, they'd have to surface after about three minutes.

I had longer than that. And they could be angry when I surfaced.

The search had begun.

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