Previously on Wiped: Fang had almost given up hope when he reached the last desk. He jimmied the key and the desk opened. Fang looked down at the papers and his heart felt like it stopped beating.
"Oh my god," he whispered. "All these papers? They're about me. They're about them."
Fang
Time itself felt like it had taken a pause from the world. Fang had to sit down, as the memories engulfed his head in a fury of visions. Everything suddenly rushed back to him and hit him like a truck. Every little memory Fang had lost reentered his brain.
Snippets of visions flashed before his eyes. Fang sitting in a dog crate, waiting for some food or to be released. The Flock, sitting in the E-shaped house, playing games and enjoying be free. Angel being taken away by the school, the sensation of Max's lips on his for the first time on the beach, enjoying being men with Iggy and Gazzy on their separate travels, and huddling with Nudge in the caves, waiting for Max to return. His previous life returned to him and Fang felt overwhelmed.
"How is this possible," Fang questioned. "To live a totally different life and totally forget your true one? How is it possible that the rest of my family, the people I love dearest, are miles and miles away from me?"
Fang had never felt so alone. When he lived with the Flock, it was hard to have alone time and Fang wished he had it sometimes. Now, he wished that they were all by his side.
Fang gathered the papers in his hands, shut the desk, hid the key, and sprinted out of the study, hurrying to his room. He laid the papers out on the bed, locking the door behind him, and sorted through the documents. The first paper looked like a letter or e-mail addressed to his "father".
"Might as well start somewhere," he muttered.
Fang delicately picked up the paper, and began to read.
Jim,
Experiment 11287 has begun. The mutant's minds have been erased and they are being scattered across the county. You will be assigned one of the oldest mutants they call Fang. Under no circumstances is he allowed to have any clues to his previous life. You need to make sure his new life is stabilized and he never finds out his previous one.
All databases that could lead to evidence towards the mutants has been erased from the internet. All newspapers and magazines that relate towards them have also been terminated.
Please make sure the mutant is taken care of and lives a normal life. Dr. Lefebrae wants to make sure nothing goes wrong.
Good luck,
Martin
The puzzle pieces all clicked together and everything made sense.
Dr. Lefebrae wanted us out of the picture so his little experiment could work, Fang thought. Well he's about to get a rude awakening.
Behind the letter was a paper that stood out to him. It contained all Fang's personal information.
Name: Fang
DOB: unknown
Age: roughly sixteen to seventeen
Location: New York, New York
His school photo, address, and school activities were also placed on the sheet. Fang started to get excited when he realized what he had in his grasp.
"If they recorded all my information, the rest of the Flock's personal info is in here as well! That gives me exact locations so I can find them!"
Fang grabbed the next sheet and sighed when he saw the title. Angel. The sort of sweet little girl who was like the baby of the family. He started to read her information as well.
Name: Angel
DOB: unknown
Age: roughly eight to nine
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Fang's heart sunk. Last time he saw Angel, she was a cherubic six-seven year old who, although wanted to be independent, loved her family and wanted to stick with them. The school photo showed that she looked more mature, although her blonde hair was still in tight ringlets. Her once bright and full of life blue eyes now seemed dull and sad.
What has this child gone through, pondered Fang.
Adjacent to that file was Angel's older brother, Gazzy. Gazzy, the mischievous eight year old, always knew how to put a smile on someone's face.
"How much older is he know?" Fang asked to himself, beginning to read.
Name: they call him Gazzy
DOB: unknown
Age: roughly ten to eleven
Location: Austin, Texas
Gazzy lived in a state that the Flock never travelled to together.
What is life like there?
Gazzy's school photo gave Fang a sense of relief. His eyes still held their usual glint and his face and attire looked relatively the same.
After Gazzy's file, Nudge's was the next to be read. The chatterbox who was destined to be a diva. Fang hoped she hand't changed too much.
Name: Nudge
DOB: unknown
Age: roughly twelve to thirteen
Location: Miami, Florida
Fang chuckled in spite of himself. The last time he was in Miami was when they got stuck in a hurricane and almost got auctioned off.
Nudge's school photo was exactly what he expected. She looked preppy and clean. A great difference from how she looked when they were living on the run…
Ensuing Nudge's document was Iggy's. Iggy had always felt like the closest thing Fang had to a brother. Fang and Iggy always leaned on each other for support.
Name: Iggy
DOB: unknown
Age: roughly sixteen to seventeen
Location: Denver, Colorado
Iggy lived so close to their old home, a home that none of them could ever go back to. Iggy's school photo showed a taller and fitter Iggy. Iggy's eyes were unfocused but his strawberry blonde hair and broad grin were two things Fang could never forget about.
Fang reached for the last document in the stack and his stomach erupted in butterflies. Here, in his hands, was the sheet that contained the information of his girlfriend, and best friend, Max. Max, the headstrong leader who always had the Flock's best interests in mind. Fang eagerly started to read Max's file
Name: Maximum Ride
DOB: unknown
Age: roughly sixteen to seventeen
Location: Los Angelas, California
Fang gasped when he saw Max's school photo. Her blonde hair now looked sun-streaked and was styled in beach waves. Her milk chocolate eyes shimmered and she looked as beautiful as ever. Fang's fingertips lightly touched the photo tracing her face.
"I don't know how I'm going to do this," Fang whispered. "Everyone is in different sections of the country and you guys probably don't even have your memories back. But I can't just sit here and wait for something to happen. I need to get working and come to you. We need to join together. For you, for me, and for them. For us. Because when we're united, we're at our strongest. And we need to be at our strongest if we want to take down Itex once and for all."
Fang took one last fleeting glance at the photo before he shoved all the papers together. He stored the papers into his sock drawer and flopped down on his bed.
Okay Fang, how are you going to this, Fang pondered. I need to travel across the country and collect the Flock. They need to remember.
"Maybe it's time I run away."
Okay I don't know about you, but that chapter was really boring. I just needed to get all the essential information in there so Fang has a purpose. I hope you guys totally didn't hate it though. Thanks for all the great reviews on the last chapter. Read and review! :)