5 years later….
Someone knocked at the door. Max put on her best smile, combed her hair, and opened the door.
"Hello!" Max greeted warmly to the delivery man at the door.
"Are you… Maximum Ride?" the delivery man asked. Maximum nodded and took the package from the delivery man as she signed some papers.
"Thank you," Max stated as she shut the door, "FANG BROUGHT PRESENTS!"
The Flock raced to the kitchen counter to collect their presents. Every year, Fang would give them either presents (expensive ones) or a LOT of money.
Max slowly opened the package and what was in it, surprised the whole Flock. Plane tickets- seven.
"Uh… First class… Wow," The Gasman sighed as he shuffled the tickets like they were cards. Angel snatched the tickets from Gazzy's hand.
"We are going to go on July 18… 7:08 a.m.," Angel announced, "And we are going to Washington Dulles International Airport."
"Virginia?" Iggy guessed, "Or Washington D.C."
"Do you think Fang will be there?" Nudge asked.
"I'm sure of it!" Max smiled. The flock looked ecstatic. They would finally see Fang.
Fang slammed the door of his SUV. He walked to the airport to pick up the Flock- if they decided to meet him. Max still hasn't saved the world, Fang thought. He picked up some food from Burger King and waited for the Flock to come. Fang had doubt. This wasn't good… They would ask him to come back and, of course, he couldn't say no to Max. He couldn't say no to the Flock.
Run, Fang thought, run before they get here. They don't know you will pick them up. It won't hurt them.
It was too late. He saw Angel's head first. She grew up so fast between those five years. He remembered when Angel was just a baby and now she was 11 years old. She was as skinny as a stick, her hair was neatly combed (the first time), and she looked so mature it was like she was 14.
Then came Nudge, who was now 16 and beautiful. Her curly brown hair was also neatly combed and her skin, originally dark brown, turned olive colored. Iggy followed and he looked in shape. His skin was lightly tanned and his hair that once was strawberry brown was now fiery red. Gasman looked very different. He had skater hair now and Fang supposed Gazzy was the new Fang.
Total and Akila trotted after them, looking the same as they always did. Now was the time Fang was waiting for. After 5 tiresome, depressing years he saw her. She glided toward the rest of the Flock. Her wavy light brown hair brushed past him, like Fang was invisible. But suddenly, without realizing that was Fang, Max's coffee brown eyes poured into his as she said, "Excuse me."
"M-max," Fang whispered as she continued walking. Then it came to Max. Was this Fang? Fang looked so different. He took his look to a whole new level. His hair was longer, a red streak ran through it. He wore a shiny black leather jacket and a ripped up tee underneath. His eyes were almost black and his jeans were tight and ripped.
"Fang," Max said softly. The Flock turned around and all at once hugged him, making him Fang fall to the ground.