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The sun began to peek over the horizon just as Ella opened her eyes. Her alarm was blaring a high pitched beep that made her head throb. She sighed and threw her arm over to hit the snooze, rolling back over till it would beep once again 5 minutes later. But no more than thirty seconds passed till she heard the door squeak open and her mother's charming voice.

"Ella," she crooned in her ear. "Time for school. Get up sleepy head."

Ella threw her pillow over her face. "No." Dr. Martinez's voice turned stern.

"And why not?"

Ella moaned. "Because…" She sat up and looked at her mother. "Why can't I be like Max? Saving the world, having crazy adventures with my best friends and never having to worry about homework or bullies or boring teachers. Max has never gone to school."

Dr. Martinez's brows furrowed and she stared intently into her daughters brown eyes that mirrored her own. Max had them too. "You have no idea, Ella." She sighed loudly. "You miss Max, don't you?"

Her daughter nodded slowly. "Yeah. A lot." Ella looked across the room at her corkboard that was covered in pictures of herself, her friends and her family. Right smack in the middle was one of Ella, Dr. Martinez, and Ella's favorite and only sister, Max. The girls had their arms around each other in a tight hug, while their mother was behind them with a hand on each of them. It was Ella's favorite picture other than the one of her father, who had died when he was little.

"When is Max coming back?" Ella asked. She glanced at her mother and saw that tears were forming in her eyes. Dr. Martinez shook her head.

"When she finishes her job. She'll call soon. She always does."

There was a knock at the door. That was the last time Ella saw her mother.

We had been at the island for two weeks. I was in love. And not just with Fang.

The ocean was so calming, even when the wind picked up and made waves that would have crushed us all if we were standing close enough on the beach. The smell of salt calmed me down and helped me sleep, along with the mighty strong arms that were around me every night. (and NO, we did NOT do the naughty. keep the dirty thoughts out of your mind!) And best of all, everyone was ALWAYS smiling and laughing. For the first time in my life, I had found a place where, not only did we feel safe, but we loved it.

The mainland was only an hours flight away. Fang and I took turns to pick up groceries and other necessities. The town we'd stop at was called Anacortes, and was a small, Podunk town with a vintage style to it. I liked it. So much that I made visits to it often, just to sit at the bus stop, or sitting on Cap Sante's cliff edge watching the boats, or walking along the Tommy Thompson Trail, watching the refinery and cars driving quickly past on the freeway.

But the best part about Anacortes? Barely any kids. Everyone there was extremely old with no memory, parents watching little kids with no attention on you, or young kids smoking something strong, losing their memory.

One morning, I looked over at Fang, who was lying sideways with his eyes closed beside me. I nudged him slightly and he opened his eyes. "Fang?" He grunted. "How long has it been since we left my mom's house?" He closed his eyes tightly. Counting.

"I'm thinking about three weeks."

I jumped out of bed, grabbed some clothes, and ran to Fangs room to change out of my pajamas. When I came back to my room, Fang was sitting on the edge of the bed scratching his arm. "What are you doing? Where are you going?"

"Anacortes. I'm calling my Mom and Ella."

"I'm coming with." I looked at him questioningly. He shrugged. "I like your mom. The flock can watch each other. No worries." He smiled, stood up and kissed me before waltzing to his room to change as well. I shook my head, grinning from ear to ear.

"I'll go tell 'em we're leaving!" I yelled to him. He grunted and I ran to the girls' hut.

Angel was awake. "Have fun," She smiled. Of course she knew. I winked at her and she returned it with a sly smile. What was going on with her?

I walked to Nudge's room. "Nudge, Fang and I are going to town, 'kay?" Nudge moaned and rolled to face me.

She wiped her eyes. "Um… can you get me some chap stick while your in town? My lips are killing me because their so dry,"

"Yes, of course. See you later," I shut the door and skipped to the boys hut and stood in the middle of their doorways. I couldn't chance going in there, for fear that I might see more than I would want. So I just yelled from where I was. "Guys! Fang and I are leaving! Be back soon!"

I heard and groan from Gasman's room and Iggy replied with an "Okay, cool."

That worried me. "And no blowing things up!"

"You take the fun out of everything." Iggy laughed.

One hour later:

We landed on a trail near Washington Park and walked, hand-in-hand, toward downtown Anacortes. It was a breezy, but sunny day, the perfect weather for walking AND flying. I mentioned this place was perfect, right? We found a pay phone just outside of town on H avenue. (Or as the sign said, H Ave. Oh, c'mon, that's FUNNY!)

I dialed Mom's number and waited. Ring. Ring. Ring. Maybe she was at work already.

The phone was finally picked up. "Max?!" It was Ella.

"Hey Ella! How's things at the homestead?" I smiled. Ella. Oh, how I missed her.

"Max you have to come home quick!" She sounded frantic. Freak-out-mode turned on.

"Ella, where's Mom?"

"She's gone Max. They came and took her!"

I looked at Fang with wide eyes. "Who?! Who took Mom?!?"

"They said they were from some school," My heart stopped. "They were wearing white coats," My eyes welled up with tears. "They said something about something going wrong and they needed her for experiments!"

The School had my mother.

A/N: Dun, Dun, DUN!!! What will happen next?!? If you want to find out, review! 3 more reviews till the next chapter!