A random junkyard

Max: Okay. We're at a junkyard.

Total: No duh.

Max: We're gonna steal a car again.

Fang: There's a problem. This is a junkyard.

Max: So?

Fang: Why do cars usually arrive at junkyards?

Max: Because they're obsolete?

Fang: Or because they don't work.

Nudge: What if we take parts out of other cars and go off with that Toyota Echo over there.

Fang: There's a problem. Who here is a college-educated professional mechanic?

Flock: [is silent]

Fang: Who here is an uneducated fugitive bird kid?

Flock: Everyone.

Total: -Ahem-

Flock: Except Total.

Author: [whispers in Fang's ear]

Fang: Okay! Actually, since this is a parody, we can do whatever we want. So, car it is.

Flock: YAY!

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Interstate 95, somewhere in Florida

Max: Slow down!

Fang: Okay.

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State trooper: [on radio] I've got a speeder. [puts on siren]

Siren: [stops]

State trooper: Aw, crabcakes, my siren broke. I'll just do it the fun way! [takes out frequency jammer]

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State trooper: [through car radio] Stop your car.

Fang: [stops car]

State trooper: Show me your license, registration, and insurance, now, or else I'll do something!

Angel: You're not interested in us. You need to go.

Trooper: I'm not interested. I'd better go. [Goes]

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A random motel

Max: Okay, let's settle down.

Fang: Do you think we'll be successful tomorrow?

Gazzy: Maybe.

Max: Good nigh-AAAH! HELP Mmmmmff--

Ari: Got her. Ready?

Max II: Yeah.

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~The next day~

Gazzy: Max?

Max II: Yeah?

Gazzy: I'm hungry.

Max II: Yeah. [goes over to stove to cook]

Nudge: You're going to cook!?

Max II: Yeah. [cooks]

Flock: [sits down to eat]

Nudge: Max, this food is great! Hey, wait a minute... This food is great!? WHAT THE HECK? WHAT'S WRONG WITH MAX!!!???

Angel: Are you alright, Max?

Max II: Yeah. Hehehe, this is gonna be easy. Nobody'll even figure out that I'm a--

Angel: YOU'RE A CLONE!

Max II: Yeah.

Fang: I knew it all along. Score one for the mind reader.

Max II: Yeah...

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Itex building - Isolation tank

Max: Where am I?

Voice: Do you want to know?

Max: Yes.

Voice: Are you sure you want to know?

Max: Yes.

Voice: Are you SURE you want to know?

Max: YES! YES I'M SURE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

Voice: Well, too bad. Like I'm ever gonna tell you that you're in an isolation tank in an Itex building. Wait a minute, did I just say that? AW POOP!

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The forest near the Itex building

Max II: I've just gotta lead them to Itex...

Iggy: Not so fast, CLONE!

Nudge: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MAX I WANT ANSWERS WHO SENT YOU AND WHY!!!!!?

Max II: Yeah.

Nudge: "YEAH"? That's all you can say is "YEAH"!?

Max II: Yeah.

Angel: Oh, yeah, she's thinking of taking us into Itex. And she's gonna take us to the real Max. Right now.

Max II: Uh... [looks confused] Yeah.

[Max II starts walking towards the Itex building. The rest of them follow.]

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Itex building - Isolation tank

Max: I'm going to play dead now. I'M DEAD I'M DEAD I'M DEAD

Whitecoat: She's dead! We'd better let her out! [opens tank]

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Itex building - Hallway

Max II: [Walks to door]

Nudge: That's where Max is! [opens door]

Whitecoat: She's dead! We'd better let her out! [opens tank]

Gazzy: NO!!!

Fang: No...

Max: Hi.

Angel: Max II.

Max II: Yeah?

Angel: Max beat you already.

Max II: Uh... Yeah.

Max: Let's get outta here!

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Somewhere

Author: You're fired.

Narrator: Aww... [walks away]

END OF BOOK II