Max's POV (I haven't done hers for a while!)

"We are leaving in five!" I screeched down each hallway, just like old times. Except for in old times, we weren't searching for my own child. I felt my fingers getting restless, and I drummed then against my hip while waiting for the others.

"Calm down." Fang materialized behind me, causing me to nearly jump a foot in the air.

"Oh will you just shut up?" I snapped. Fang came around and wrapped his arms around me.

"I don't want to lose him Fang. I don't want to…" I trailed off, knowing he would understand.

"Neither do I, neither does anyone! But having a heart attack won't help him much, will it?" He raised his hand to lift up my chin, forcing me to look at him.

"No…" I sighed, defeated. "But staying here won't help much either! So we are leaving! As in, now!" I broke away from his arms and attempted to storm outside.

Storming away angrily doesn't work nearly as well when you hit something rock hard and land on your butt.

"Ooph." I felt the air woosh out of my lungs.

"Max?" Fang called from the hallway. I heard his footsteps quickening to reach me.

"Stay Fang." The footsteps immediately stopped. He may be second in command, but I'm still leader.

I looked up into the face of the rock wall. I could barely confine my smirk.

"Why am I never informed of these family get-togethers? It would seem that I am the black sheep of the family. But then I remember I'm related to you, and it'd be too weird to have two black sheep in one family. So therefore I must be the blonde sheep!" I randomly rambled, trying to think if there were any good reasons for not kicking his butt.

"Your charm is wearing off, Max." The giant rock smirked at me.

"Yours too! Oh wait, you never had any." I smiled sweetly at him.

"Children. I would hope that you could at least try to act like mature adults?" My so-called-father stepped in through the door.

"Get out." I snarled at Jeb, but aimed the response at my brother also.

"Fine. If you don't appreciate our services, we'll find someone who does!" With that, Jeb started to walk –very slowly I might add- to the front door.

"Wait." Fang appeared behind me.

"I thought I told you to stay." I whispered into his ear.

"I'm not a dog, Max." His dark eyes bore into mine.

"Fine. Stay. Whatever." I turned back to my 'family'.

"Why are you here?" I snarled at both of them. "What more do you want of me? You already took one of the most important things in my life away from me."

Jeb sighed.

"Oh Max, you are still so naïve."

"I know you are, but what am I?" I retorted. I heard Fang attempted not to laugh at me behind my back. I 'accidentally' elbowed him in the stomach.

"I know where you can find your son." Jeb smiled, clearly thinking he had won us over.

"And why, oh brilliant one, are you sharing this information with us?" I raised my eyebrows at him.

"Because it's the right thing to do," I nearly snorted here. "And, because I care about you, Maximum."

"You care about me enough to ship my own son off to some random place to be tested! Your own flesh and bone!" I snapped.

"Max." Jeb cut me off.

"Max, I know where Talon is. I can give you this information."

"Okaaaaay…"

"But it's going to cost you."

Okay, maybe not the best chapter ever, but also not the worst, right? Review!