The Disbanded: Divided We Stand-Chapter 40
By MyNameIsCAL
---Gazzy's POV---
It's almost noon when I wake up. I expected people to be awake, but the only person sitting in the kitchen is Max.
"We need to talk, don't we." It was a statement, not a question.
She nodded.
I took a seat across from her. "How is Fang?"
"He'll be alright," she replied.
"So what's up with him? I expected him to kill me," I said.
"It's been rough for him. I only just found him," Max explained. "But for some reason he was never able to heal properly. And his lung is messed up too. You really did almost kill him."
I looked away, feeling ashamed. It was never my intention to hurt Fang that bad.
"That beeping was a heart rate monitor," Max continued. "It doesn't take much to wear him out. I'm hoping he'll get better now that he's found us."
"So you two haven't been together all this time," I concluded for her. "I'm sorry I assumed stuff. So where were you and Iggy?"
"Iggy was off at a travelling circus. I was working with the government. That's how I know Ted and Cal," she told me. "They helped me track down Iggy and Fang. Well we sort of stumbled upon Fang at one of the hospitals."
So this was all coincidence. I didn't believe in them much, but maybe there was hope now. Even Max sounded hopeful.
"We're gonna find Angel and Nudge," Max told me. "And then we're gonna take down Itex, just like old times."
And Max even had a plan. That wasn't surprising.
---Fang's POV---
Max was already gone when I woke up in the morning. It was almost one in the afternoon. There was a glass of water sitting next to my medication. Max must have set it out for me. My entire body ached. Damnit, Gazzy. That poor kid, though. I still felt bad for him. If I were him, I would have been angry too.
My head spun as I stood up. I grabbed my crutches and leaned on them heavily. This was going to be a long day. I needed to go eat something since I just took my medication.
"Morning," Cal said as I walked into the hallway.
"Oh, morning," I said.
I followed her into the kitchen. Everyone was awake now, it seemed.
"I say we get the old team back together and go after them," Ted was saying. I took a seat next to Max and Ted continued. "They've wanted to help."
"Then let's get them together and we'll go!" Gazzy agreed almost instantly. "We need all the help we can get!"
Max hesitated. "I can't put them all in danger."
Ted shook his head. "Trust me, they all want to help. You have to let them."
"C'mon, Max! If we can take Itex down and save Angel and Nudge, we can finally stop running away," Gazzy pleaded. "How good would that feel to finally live somewhere and stay there forever?"
"Alright, call 'em up, Ted," Max gave in.
---Angel's POV---
We were being moved again, stuck in crates. I couldn't see Nudge.
"It's cold," Nudge whispered.
"I'm sure we'll get out soon." I could see my breath.
She started to cry. "I miss Gazzy and Max. I even miss Fang and his silence. And Iggy, I really miss Iggy."
Of course she missed Iggy.
"I mean what if they're dead?" Nudge sobbed.
"What if they're not?" I countered.
Nudge didn't answer her anymore and I didn't have the heart to listen to her thoughts.
---Fang's POV---
"I'm sorry for hurting you." Gazzy stood to the doorway of my room.
I shrugged. "I would have been mad too."
He paused, just for a second. "How bad is the pain?"
"There are good days and bad days. But maybe I've just gotten used to it," I said flatly. "The fact that I haven't keeled over and died yet amazes me."
Gazzy shifted his weight. "Oh…"
"But I'll be alright, eventually." That's what Max would say.
---Max's POV---
Fang was in a good mood, despite that Gazzy had almost killed him the other day. I was starting to think that Fang was getting better. He just needed to be around people who cared about him. There was more life behind his eyes than when I had first seen him back at the hospital with Ted.
Ted had called everyone. Chuck, Kerry, Eli, and Mike were all in. They stay true to their promises. I was surprised. Not that we were superior to humans, but it had certainly been a long time since so many of them wanted to help us.
A/N: Chuck and Kerry are a couple, Eli and Mike are brothers. In case you don't remember, Chuck worked with Ted and Max. Kerry is Chuck's partner. Eli and Mike helped them find Iggy and they are brothers.
"They'll be here by the end of the week," Ted announced.
"That fast?" Fang questioned.
"Yup. They just gotta hop on the plane and get here, really," Ted smiled.
I was amazed. The only question left was where would we go from here?
