The Disbanded: Divided We Stand-Chapter 19
By MyNameIsCAB
---Max's POV---
"So, what's it like to fly?" Mike asked us as he scooped ice cream for us.
"Yea, it must be amazing," Eli added on.
Fang frowned. "I don't…I don't remember. I haven't done it in two years."
The way Fang had said it was very sad. In fact, he looked really sad now too.
"Yea, it's amazing," I said quickly. "It's not easy to put into words."
"So what's got you grounded?" Mike asked.
Fang avoided eye contact with everyone as he spoke. "Erasers, these human-wolf hybrids shot me. My leg is pretty screwed up. There's no way I can fly with it because it'll hurt like hell."
"Hmm…That sucks then. I'm sorry to hear," Eli said.
Shrugging, Fang finished his ice cream. "I'll be up there again some day."
---Gazzy's POV---
I didn't know what I was doing. Somehow, I missed Max's leadership now. There was no one to keep me in line. I had taken off, leaving Angel and Nudge, not really knowing where to go. It was probably the stupidest idea I've ever had.
And now Itex had moved again, so I couldn't even find Angel or Nudge. Now I was flying around California trying to locate Itex. I couldn't believe they had left in the three days I was gone!
I sat on a branch of a tree outside of the building Itex used to be out. Now I felt like crying because I was more alone than ever. So I did.
---Iggy's POV---
I was walking back to my trailer when Tom called me over to the tent that served as his "office".
"Hey, what's up?" I asked, feeling for a chair in front of his desk.
"The government wants to buy this land. They're offering money now, but if we don't give it up, then they're just going to take it," Tom told me. "But I have a plan. We take the money and they'll give us a week to pack up. How do you feel about traveling, Jeff?"
"Traveling circus, that sounds cool," I replied.
"Yea, and maybe we can find some permanent place to stay," Tom said, hope in his voice.
"Okay, so when do we get going?"
"Now that's enthusiasm, my friend! Everyone else seems to agree so next week we'll be headed to the boardwalks of Los Angeles!"
---Nudge's POV---
Angel was so quiet now. She didn't feel like talking, not even using her telepathic powers. That made me sad. But Gazzy had gone away to find Max and the others. And Itex had also moved our location, so now he wouldn't be able to find us.
"Angel, don't worry, we'll get out of here," I tried to reassure her.
"The scientists are thinking about us now. They've got their big bad new erasers ready to go and hunt the others now," Angel whispered through her cage into mine.
"Why are they thinking about us?" I questioned, scared to know the answer.
"Tests again…They want to know what's wrong with us so they can make better bird kids," she sighed. "Better, faster, stronger."
I hated when she quoted that stupid song. She always did when she talked about the scientists trying to make improvements.
Angel murmured. "Harder to beat, better than before, faster than us, and stronger."
I wish she would stop being so negative, but now I realized how hopeless we looked sitting in these cages.
---Fang's POV---
We sat around a couple of computers Mike and Eli were working. They used the picture of the flock to try to find matches from news pictures and stuff. I had a feeling this was a pretty hopeless search because I had a feeling that like Max and I, the others had stayed away from causing attention to themselves.
Eli, on his computer, was trying to find any information from government files about Itex. Even though he and Mike were government workers, they were still hacking the encrypted files to go in deeper.
"Aren't you going to get caught hacking?" Ted asked.
Mike shrugged. "No, not when we're logged in as an admin."
"Let's search names. What fake names to you think they would use? I mean, you did go my fake names right?" Eli asked.
"I was always Max," Max said. "I mean, the government already knew who I was when they contacted me so it's not like I could lie."
"I went into the hospital as Nick Markakis," Fang said with a half smile. "Iggy went by Jeff, but I don't think I could think of a last name for him."
"Jeff…Yea, that's not going to be much help," Eli frowned at the computer. "I mean, we can find the files the government has on you, but they don't know where you're located. I looked last night. It says location is unknown."
Well, at least we weren't being tracked right now.
