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Ch2
As soon as I got down the stairs that led to the basement/secret hideout place, it was blatantly obvious that something was up because all of my scouts looked up at me, frowning.
I opened my mouth about to ask what's up but I was immediately cut off by all of them talking at once. I would tell you what they were jabbering about but there are at least 20 of them and I couldn't keep track.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" I screamed at them. The following silence was blissful but I had to get back on topic.
"Jeremiah what is going on?" I asked. Jeremiah is my best scout so hopefully he could give me the best story.
He stood up straighter and said, "Max, we've had at least 28 of our guys report to us that people in their families have been attacked by Hawk members." I scowled.
The Hawks were the Angels biggest rivals and their gang was bigger than ours, but my gang has stronger fighters. I had hoped their activity would have calmed down since there leader died but apparently not.
After a minute I turned to my 'office'. It was actually just a large closet in the basement, and called out behind me to Iggy and Jeremiah. I sat down at my little card table desk and started to talk.
"So what's going on?" I asked Iggy first, Iggy is my second in command and my best friend since… well let's just go with forever.
"Ok Max as you heard the Hawks have been targeting our gang's family members." Iggy said to me. I next turned to Jeremiah to get his opinion on the current situation.
"What he said, but Max this is a serious problem I mean their attacking our families, we can't let this slide or they'll think that they can walk all over us!" Jeremiah was getting upset by the end of his little speech so I decided it's time to step it up.
"You're absolutely right Jeremiah we can't let this go on so I have an idea." I turned back to Iggy and said. "Ok well today's Friday so Iggy, I want you to get everybody here at midnight on Sunday night so I can tell them the plan cause it's going to take all of us." Iggy looked excited as he grabbed Jeremiah and headed out to spread the word. I stayed in my office for a while just thinking about my new idea it was pretty fool proof. I smirked at myself got up and headed back up stairs to check on my family.
When I got up I saw Nudge flipping through the channels on out TV. She is so good with electronics she managed to figure out how to steal cable from one of the neighbors so we had a TV up stairs and in the basement. She was also the reason we had a working computer for us to do homework on. Well I have to thank Iggy too, he stole the computer for us, but Nudge got it working.
I stayed up with Angel and Gazzy helping them with their homework till about nine then I put them both to bed. After that I stayed up with Nudge finishing up a movie that was on I didn't pay much attention though I was too distracted thinking about the Hawks.
Why would there new leader target our families? I mean seriously their mostly little kids. Ugh its times like these when I really wish I knew who their leader was. Most of the gangs around here keep their leaders identity a secret so they don't get targeted, and all I know about their leader is that his 'gang name' is dark or night something stupid like that.
I turned my attention back to the movie I was supposedly watching with Nudge. And something caught my attention; there was a scene with a family all at a park together looking happy. I thought for a minute before I decided that the park sounded like a good idea. I turned to Nudge.
"Nudge tomorrow we shall venture to the park!" I said to Nudge majestically.
"Wow Max way to sound like an old person." Nudge joked back at me. I shoved Nudge lightly in the arm.
"No I'm serious Nudge, when was the last time you me Angel and Gazzy went and hung out? We should go to the park tomorrow and hang out, get some air and exercise! You guys have been getting soft." Nudge scoffed at me and stuck her nose up in the air.
"Ha! Getting soft! As if, I could totally take you right now." She smirked again and looked back at the TV screen.
Oh no she didn't!
No way, she thought she could take me. I didn't become the leader of a gang by denying challenges and taking crap! No, I was powerful, so I started my attack.
WHAM!
And thus began our pillow war for bragging rights. It went mostly like this: I hit Nudge, she hit me and back and forth until Nudge got in a lucky shot and nailed me right in the face and I tripped over my feet.
"So Max do you surrender?" Nudge pretend growled at me.
"Never!" I growled back and flipped Nudge off of me and pinned her in a corner with the threat of my pillow hanging over her. "I am the mighty Max and I will not be defeated." I semi shouted in my best dictator voice. Nudge hung her head in defeat and I let her go.
"Yea' know max I really can fight." Nudge said to me as we sat back down on the couch. I just nodded.
"I'm not just saying Max I can really fight and be helpful and stuff." Nudge sounded really determined now.
Crap.
"Nudge you already know the answer to this question. It. Is. No." I stated firmly to Nudge.
But then she let loose the Nudge channel.
"But Maaaaax I would make a great Arc Angel! I already know like all the members and I can defend myself and I would make a great spy no one would suspect me, just look at me I'm so cute! I mean I don't look at all like a gang member at all because I wear like pink dresses and stuff. Ohhhhh you know Max what you really need is a dress! You don't have like any dresses cause your all loner-y and stuff. Maybe if you dressed friendlier you'd have more friends. Not that you don't have friends, you have the gang, but you don't really have any non-gang friends besides like J.J and you never even hang out with her. You should go see a movie with her or something sometime. You seem really stressed… what were we talking about?"
Ohh Nudge you never cease to stun me with your large amount of words.
"We were talking about going to the park tomorrow morning so you better get some sleep." I said quickly.
"Ok yeah that sounds like fun! Night Max!" Nudge waved bye to me and headed to bead. I let out a sigh of relief. I got up and looked up at the clock 1:23AM.
"Damn…" I muttered to myself. I really need to start sleeping more, but there's a plan to work on and only one leader to work on it.
I walked back into the basement, turning my thoughts to destruction and revenge.