Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do NOT own MR

I woke up in my medium sized dog crate again. I had been back in the School for a month now and they had already patched me up with a whole lot of goodies. Like now I can hear better than I could before and I can fight better and heal faster and…well that's about it. Today was also the day I was going to put my escape plan to work. "Hey little lamb here is your meal for the week." Ugh Talon, one of the worst downsides of the School. "You dumbass they have already fed me today. I get more than one bowl of kibble, oh wait you are the one that eats the kibble." I shot back. I really wasn't in the mood for this. My day earlier had consisted of nothing but mixed martial arts training that I, personally, was getting sick of.

"Whatever," Talon mumbled as he shoved my food into the slot on the side of my cage. It never ceases to amaze me how much I can get under people's skins when I am the one in a dog crate. Once Talon was out the door I started using my steadily growing telepathic powers to agonizingly slowly unlock the latch on my crate. Once I was out of that room I started running the course that I had memorized earlier today. After running for about 2 minutes I found myself in the training field. I could easily fly out of here and I was just about to when 30 Erasers came springing from the double doors. 'Great I just couldn't make a clean getaway' I grumbled to myself as Talon pranced up to me. "Trying to get away huh? Not going to work." Then all 30 of them just attacked me. Now because of my extensive assassin training this was a piece of cake so after 6 minutes of me throwing roundhouse kick after roundhouse kick and punch after punch, all of the Erasers were either dead or retreating. "Tata dogboy," I taunted Talon as I smoothly launched myself into the air and flew over the 20 foot tall electric, barbed wire fence; the only thing from my freedom. Well that and the missiles flying towards me. WAIT! MISSILES! Oh my freaking God they have missiles. So after dodging like five missiles I was FINALLY out. Well for now at least.

I had finally landed after what seemed like 15 hours of straight flying in some rinky dink town in where ever I was; I need to find a map. Just as I thought that I flew by a sign that said 'Welcome to Pinon, Arizona' AN: I know that's not where the flock and Dr. M live but I am NOT giving away my real town. Oh, Arizona, I guess that's a nice state, even though I had never been out of California.I decided to find a nice forest to rest in and see what happens tomorrow. After some scouting I found a nice little big oak forest that was in a secluded spot and decided to crash there. By the time I was settled it looked to be about midnight so as soon as I got in a comfortable tree I was fast asleep.

Max POV

I shot out of bed with sweat pouring off my forehead. I could've sworn I heard something in the woods by my mom's house. Yeah by the way the Flock and I are staying with my mom for a while since she was just kidnapped and all. "Max?" oh it was just Iggy. "Yeah Ig?" I was really relieved that is was just Iggy. "Did you hear that thing in the woods too?" "Yeah Max, I heard it too and so did everyone else. Are we gonna go check it out?" I was glad I wasn't hearing things outside of my head now yet freaked hoping it wasn't the School out to get us again.

Go Max. What you will find is important to your destiny.

You know what Voice? I am only going to go to protect my Flock. They are my destiny.

I got out of bed and silently motioned for the Flock to follow me. We were going to go check it out. Once we got out the door and to the edge of the woods we could all hear soft snoring. We went in and all surrounded the tree with a sleeping form in it. It looked like a girl about Nudge's age and was as dirty and beat up as we were when we were on the run. "Hey! Who are you?" I screamed almost at the top of lungs, enough to scare the shit out of the chick in the tree. "Holy Crap!" the girl exclaimed as she plummeted to ground from her spot 15 feet in the air. I was expecting her to get seriously hurt but she just had to land on her feet in a crouched position looking like some ninja.

"What the hell was that about? I was sleeping you know!" she screamed at me.

"What are you doing sleeping in a tree?" before she could answer my question my mom came stumbling into the woods with a flashlight in her hand and a very puzzled expression on her face.

"What's this all about? Oh who is this? Oh my your bleeding come inside dear and I will fix that all up." My mother offered nicely as she gestured the girl inside. She eventually followed and sat down at the kitchen table while my mom ran to get her supplies.

"Who are you?" I asked for the umpteenth time.

"No one of consequence." She answered flatly. Then I heard a grumble come from behind me as a very tired looking Jeb stumbled out of his room rubbing his eyes.

"What's with all the commotion? Who is the girl at the.." he trailed off as he stared at the girl and she stared back. His face broke out in a huge grin as he greeted her familiarly. "Why hello Ciel. I thought you were killed?"

"Oh hey Jeb. I thought you were dead, old man. Didnt Dr. Stytron kill you?" Ciel said back sort of, humorously?

Who the HECK was this girl?