Chapter 9
Fang Looked up at the buildings of New York.
Just there, that building, last time they'd been here, it had been in construction and they'd slept in it.
That was were they'd run into that Eraser and Max Had been taken by it.
So many memories. That was a lifetime or three ago.
"Wow" Starling Said, looking around "so many people"
"look at all the food vendors!" Tiger said
"And the buildings!" Sparks said
"The library!" Mystery said, "It looks like so many books in there"
"We can go to the library" Fang said, "They might be having a book sale, or something, and I can use the computers"
Fang led the way to the library, and the others walked through it, awed.
He logged onto a computer. Max and the others had updated a blog. Dylan had been included in it. He shouldn't be surprised.
Sighing, he turned the computer off.
"Aren't you Fang?" A voice said. Fang blinked, why did people have to know who they were?
"No" he said, but Tiger had to come running to him.
"Fang! Can I get this?" Fang starred at the book she was holding, Maximum Ride, the Angel experiment he swallowed, but nodded. The kid would find a way to get it anyway.
"You are Fang!" The girl said, "Oh My God!"
"Round up the others" Fang told Tiger, "We're out of here"
The girl went to get her camera phone out, but Fang was gone-using his power to round up the others.
If only saving the world was as easy as that.
***
I nudged the flock awake, and they set about making breakfast. I starred, Iggy was cooking Gazzy was helping him, the others were packing up camp.
In the past, not so long ago, they would have grumbled as they did this, they didn't anymore.
One day, our lives would be relatively normal again
As we flew towards New York, I never looked up from the ground. I expected at every cloud to see him. And his Flock.
But I never did.
We got to new York, and I decided to check into a hotel.
We wouldn't be attacking today-we needed to plan, to get organised- I'm sure Iggy and Gazzy were down to their last hundred or so bombs.
Getting on the laptop, I did something I never normally did.
I emailed Jeb Jeb, I need a map. A map of the institute of higher living
And anything you have on Dr G-H, the erasers coming back, anything
I-the flock-are counting on you
"Max!" Nudge cried "They are having a little karaoke night tonight, can we go please?"
Despite my better judgement, I nodded.
That got me singing on stage. As I glared at Nudge and Angel, smiling up at my, I glared at the guys laughing at me.
Growling, I snatched up the microphone, what song? I went with I believe I can fly-ironic.
Opening my mouth, I started to sing.
After I finished, I jumped down from the stage and walked back to our table, "You two are dead meat" I said to Angel and Nudge.
"But your a wonderful singer!" Angel said
I growled again
Back at the room, I started to write.
