Hello, sorry it's been awhile. I made time for this and also my other story, Forgetting Yesterday. It's new. Also I like knowing, who is your favorite MR character? Onward my friends to the story. It's in Max's POV. Disclaimer: JJ doesn't own Max Ride.
Chapter 14: Realizing the Truth
Okay a hotel under my mom's name with two rooms for us? Suspicion is more likely than coincidence, right? My point exactly. But we decided to check the place out because we need rest and food bad. And to think we'd have to stop like this many more times to refuel.
It wouldn't be smart to show up to the School hungry and tired. No not really.
Fang and I were checking out every corner, every inch of the rooms for any signs of The School. Gazzy was most likely ordering room service, Nudge was curled up on one of the overstuffed, comfortable beds in one rooms. And Angel was, well she was wherever.
"This feels like a freaking trap." Fang muttered when we had found nothing. I gave him a look that said, "No duh" and he returned me with the bird. I sighed but smiled at him as we returned to one of the rooms with everyone in it.
"Max when are we leaving? Can we just eat and leave?" Gazzy asked. The kid was paranoid without his favorite partner in crime. I sighed ruffling his messy, unkempt hair.
"I wish but we need to rest." I said hating my own words right now. "We don't want to be tired when we save Iggy. We have to rest but we'll leave first thing in the morning." Now I spoke to everyone. "Got it, no sleeping late." Not like when we rescued Angel. God that had been a disaster.
Speaking of Angel, where was she?
"Max!" Angel yelled, her voice in clear panic, raced into the room holding a long feather and a sheet of paper. My eyes immediately narrowed at the paper.
"What is it sweetie?" I asked as she starred at me. My baby handed me the piece of paper which I realized was a note for us. Not again.
With shaking fingers and a rough voice I read aloud:
Greetings flock,
Hello, how has your flight been? Do you like the hotel, I hope it Pleases your needs, Oh Iggy says hello, now doesn't he? But poor Iggy hasn't been feeling very well now lately. I'm Sorry to say he's grown Ill. The poor little birdie. Well, we shall see how long he makes it. If you come for him. Iggy has been a great subject for Our questions and tests. We hope we can keep him longer than you hope, Now I'm sure we will, silly us. Anyhow, it would be an honor to see the great Maximum. We heard so much about you from a certain someone. It's so amazing Just to hear Every story about you Bird kids. It's a shame we haven't caught you yet, but Iggy most certainly is special you see. He may not be you but Iggy is special alright. Maybe soon better than Maximum. Too bad his illness affects us.
You know it's strange how Itex can bring the world together in more than one way, but also how we can bring destruction. Hurry along Maximum, time never stops ticking.
That was again, another creepy note sent to us with no signature, nothing at all.
Pack up. We're not staying here any longer." I commanded immediately. No one spoke to argue, instead everyone else rushed to get out of the hotel rooms. The manager seemed disappointed we were leaving and- wait, was he looking a little Erasery?
Little hairier around the edges, teeth a bit sharper, eyes a bit redder? Let's not stay to find out.
Once we hit the skies Fang took over while I reread and reread the note over and over. Who could this be? What was happening to Iggy? It's only been about three days, but the School can do a lot of damage in three days. Permanent damage.
"Let's find a central park or something to land in and rest." Fang called to us. I nodded numbly angling below the clouds scavenging for trees.
It took us an hour but in that hour not only did we find lovely trees that were big enough to sleep in, but we also had eaten fast foods until our bellies were full with enough to put in our packs also for later.
"I miss Iggy." Nudge sighed. She had her back slung across a large branch, one arm and the opposite leg were hanging down as she stared at the sky.
"I miss his sarcasm." Angel twirled her hair frowning. "I always found it annoying and funny but in hard times like this I could use it. The funny ones."
"I miss his bombs. He made wicked ones, and then taught me to build them also." Gazzy croaked lying on his stomach on a branch across from me. I smiled over at Gazzy recalling the time they first made a bomb at home. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. The others looked at me like I was crazy.
"I was just remembering the first time Iggy made a bomb here." I chuckled. The others grinned remembering that day clearly. It had been three years ago and Jeb asked Iggy if he could make a path in the woods, so Iggy decided to use his skills and blow a path.
"Yeah he almost caused an avalanche." Nudge giggled.
"Remember how he was too close and it exploded near him?" Angel smiled warming my heart.
"Yeah, yeah. And his hair stood up in a funny way for days and soot was all over his face." Gazzy laughed holding his side. Everyone else joined in the laughter as though it was a contagious virus.
"Oh, remember the time when he made a birthday cake for Fang's birthday?" Angel asked. Fang sighed obviously remembering that day better than anyone.
"Yeah didn't like Nudge try to help and she turned the mixer on too high and it got all over Iggy and covered Fang in mix that day. Fang couldn't get that mix out for days." I chuckled recalling that day.
"Weeks." Fang muttered. A new round of laughter.
"Guys remember when Jeb disappeared?" Gazzy began the next memory. We nodded. "Well remember how we were all really sad and Iggy hated that. So remember he would make up stories that Jeb was off fighting ninjas, or that he was a double agent for Russia and America. Or the one about Jeb running away to join the circus with pink elephants?" Everyone burst out laughing as hard as we could at this. Yes, the stories were untrue and insane but they had helped us.
"I remember he used to sing to me at night if I got scared like Max did." Angel sighed.
"He did?" We all asked. Angel nodded in all honesty and everyone was stunned. Iggy singing?
"There's a lot we don't know about Iggy." Angel sighed. For once I believed that she was right. And none of us noticed him.
"Max what did they mean Iggy was sick? What are they doing?" Nudge changed the subject.
"I-I don't know exactly but they're going to pay and Iggy will be okay when we save him." I said hoarsely. The silence followed as no one knew what to say.
"Where are we?" Gazzy yelled over the roaring wind the next day. Hm, excellent question. Uhh . . .
Illinois. My voice spoke suddenly.
Thank you little old voice. I thought.
"Illinois." I said to the gasman seeing his frown. I know, we were nowhere near California. It was going to be days before we got to Iggy, but it was faster than driving; and planes, well isn't that redundant? Um voice, do you know what they're doing to Iggy or the world?
Maximum, my voice sighed. They are using Iggy as a test subject for the world. They are seeing how he reacts to their plans for the world. Maximum, the plan to kill Iggy and destroy all humans in the world.
Yes, chapter 14 is finally done, yay. Sorry Iggy wasn't there but it was time for another secret note and maybe some clues. Do you know? Well I hope you liked it and are really enjoying reading this as I am. Hehe, chapter 15 is coming soon.
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