Hola! Here's the next chapter!! Sorry for the shortness. I wanted the next chapter to be pretty dramatic, so I decided to leave most of the plot to unfold later.
And to everyone..... FANG WILL BE IN THE STORY. He is NOT dead.
Disclaimer: I do not own Max Ride. But I do own BACON!!!! muahahahahahaha
Enjoy~
Nudge POV
It was already noon, and Iggy was starting to absentmindedly roast a few lizards over the small fire that he had made.
Max still hadn't come back.
I shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot, scanning the horizon. It was like a memorized algorithm – left foot, stare at the horizon, right foot, stare at the sun, left foot, scan the horizon, right foot, turn around to look at the rest of the flock.
I felt a cold sweat start to run across my forehead. What if something had happened to Max… and it had all been my fault? Because I didn't stay there with her, to fight with her?
"Nudge, come eat," came Iggy's tired voice. He was like a machine now – he did what you asked him to do, nothing more, nothing left. No thoughts, no jokes, no ideas of his own.
Hopeless, I turned around and looked at the repulsive smoked lizard. I felt my throat close up just looking at it, but I didn't care.
"Thanks," I said, and took a bite. My worry consumed my mind. I couldn't taste anything.
Max POV
I was falling, falling, falling, smiling as I saw the end of my life approaching me. Then maybe I wouldn't think about Fang anymore. Eminent death... it wasn't dark and daunting, as I'd always imagined it to be.
It was like flying off into the sunset. You could never know what to expect, but you just felt relaxed, and somehow, you know that nothing bad will happen.
I'm sorry Fang, I thought. It's not your fault. And I will always love you. Forever, in life and death.
I wasn't supposed to even try to be poetic. But I wasn't the infamous, down-to-earth, scary, stubborn Maximum Ride anymore. I would never be, not without Fang.
Suddenly, I saw a surface rushing up at me – and before I could react, I was plunged into freezing water. It felt like cold arms were enveloping me. I thrashed about, kicking at nothing, my limbs moving exasperatingly slow in the water.
Like an instant reflex, I began to use my gills, taking in huge gulps of water. I felt the oxygen bubbles coming out the side of my neck. Now, if I could only figure out where I was...
I used my arms and propelled myself forward in the water, trying to see. I felt a wall in front of me, and I followed it in the direction I thought was up. I groaned inwardly. This was going to take forever.
I mulled around in the water for a while, and I was starting to lose hope. What if I died here? Not a quick death, but a slow, painful death from starvation and hypothermia? I clenched my teeth. It really didn't matter. Fang was gone. I didn't give a shit about what happened to me now, I was already dead, as far as I was concerned.
Right then, my head came above the surface of the water. I blinked hard, getting the water out of my eyes. I looked around, trying to figure out where the heck I was.
What I saw took my breath away.
Whoa.
Angel POV
This is your chance, her voice sounded.
I know, I thought back. You don't need to tell me what to do anymore.
She didn't respond. I sighed very loudly in my head.
Angel, hurry up, came a different voice, a man's voice. I frowned.
Who are you?? I thought.
I program expiration dates. Now hurry up.
I was a little scared, even though I was pretty sure that he was lying. I didn't like his voice at all. It was slick, and seemed to scream "I'm an asshole". See, if I was the flock leader, I wouldn't get mad if someone said a naughty word.
I quickly stuffed the rest of my roast lizard into my mouth, wiped my hands on my skirt, and got to my feet.
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Tammy