Hey guys! Well, you all were begging for a new chapter, so here it is. I really hope you'll enjoy it. Okay, in this one we go to the flock. Now, I've been getting tons of reviews about how (in my last chapter) you all wanted to inflict bodily harm on Skye for making Mel cry. You guys really shouldn't judge him too harshly. He's gonna get a lot better, I promise. So, I hope you'll give me tons of reviews on this chapter. Read 'NeoFlock' and 'Deadline' by Talon666 and 'Dark Blue' and 'Maximum Ride: Wings vs. Wands' by the great Madeline Cullen. Thanks for the amazing reviews Maddy! Okay, now you all are probably going to kill me for making you wait so long for this new chapter. Let me just say, that my summer vacation is almost over and that means I'll be posting all the pictures of my characters that I got. If you can draw, I'm begging you to draw some of my characters or maybe a favorite scene. Okay, now it's time for the chapter! Enjoy!

"Oh, Elisabeth!" Angel exclaimed, pointing at a photo in one of the many albums Iggy and Elisabeth had. "Remember this one?"

Elisabeth took a look at the picture and grinned. It was a picture of her and Iggy at their wedding. "Yeah, I remember. Almost like it was yesterday." She got a dreamy look on her face. "Hmm." she mumbled, lost in thought.

Angel continued to flip through the album and gasped in surprise when she unexpectedly stumbled upon a picture of Melody that Nudge had taken the previous year. It was a picture of Melody, leaning on a tree, wings out, a sad look on her face. It was only one of many that Nudge had taken in a private photo shoot. These pictures were for the flock's (and Dr. Martinez's) eyes only.

"Elisabeth." Angel whispered, tapping her on the shoulder. "Remember this?"

Elisabeth slowly turned to the picture and placed her hand over her mouth. She took a breath and said, "She's always been a beautiful little girl."

Angel nodded in agreement and looked back down at the picture. Such a pretty girl. You couldn't find a sweeter girl than Melody. Why her? Why'd they take her? 'Cause she was part of the flock. That's why.

Suddenly, the front door swung open and Iggy and the Gasman stomped into the house, followed shortly by Max and Fang.

"Nudge is on her way." Max informed them, sitting down in the floor in front of the chair that Angel was curled up in.

"What're you doing?" Iggy asked, sitting down next to Elisabeth, on the foot stool. He felt the book in Elisabeth's lap and smiled. "Pictures huh?"

Gazzy looked over at the album and laughed. "That was one of the best bombs I ever made." The picture he was looking at was at Mel's first birthday, the one with the cake bomb.

Mel was covered in cake, giggling and grinning, her little fists banging on her high chair. Her mouth was open because she had been saying, "Cake go boom! Again! Do it again!"

Max rolled her eyes at that one. "Oh, yeah. The greatest."

Iggy chuckled, "Yeah, well it was." He paused and then said, "Remember the first bomb Mel ever made?"

"Remember it?" Elisabeth asked, making a face. "There are still scorch marks in the garage."

Everyone laughed and then Elisabeth turned to Fang, "What? You aren't going to reminisce with us big bro? Too touchy feely for you?"

Fang shook his head. "Just waiting for Nudge to get here. I got some news." Elisabeth then noticed he was clutching a laptop in his arms.

"What kinda news?" Angel asked, sitting up in her chair.

Max shrugged. "Beats me. He won't say a word about it. Believe me, I've tried."

"How hard?" Iggy asked suggestively, causing Elisabeth to whack him in the back of the head with a chair cushion. "Ow. I have a brain in there you know." he complained, rubbing his head.

"Then why don't you ever use it?" Elisabeth asked, a small smile creeping onto her face. She loved him. Why was beyond her, but she did.

"I do too use it." Iggy retaliated. He decided it was time to change the conversation and said, "So, Angel, you been checking out Mel's dreams?"

Angel nodded. "Of course."

"So, what's she been dreaming about?" Gaz asked, curiously.

"As if I'd tell you guys." Angel told them. "Dreams are private. I don't go around telling yours Gaz. But maybe I should. Goodness knows they'd be something Max would find very… enlightening. "

The Gasman went all red and mumbled, "No need to do anything rash." causing Max to give him a look that plainly said, "Sexist pig". It was clear what Gaz was dreaming about. Who? Well, that was another question entirely.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, when front door opened again and half a minute later they heard Nudge walking into the house.

"I do not recommend flying. The wind is whipping like crazy. I almost slammed into like twenty trees just trying to land. " Nudge informed everyone as she made her way into the living room. She looked like a complete wreck.

Max nodded. "That's why Fang and I took the car."

Nudge flopped down next to Max and squealed, "Oh, you're looking at pictures. I remember this one. That was one of the best ones I've ever taken if I do say so myself. Melody's such a pretty girl. I miss her so much. Why'd those stupid whitecoats have to take her? I hate those stupid as-"

The phone rang loudly, interrupting Nudge's rant. Elisabeth and Iggy groaned at the same exact time. There was only one person that could be.

"Sara Richards." Elisabeth explained as Iggy walked over to the phone. "She constantly calls."

Iggy picked up the phone, irritated. "Hello Sara." he said, pleasantly. It was an act, one that Sara fell for every time. Honestly, that woman was so gullible.

"No, everything's fine." He paused, Sara was obviously telling him something. Iggy looked like he was thinking and then changed his tone. "Listen Sara. I would appreciate it if you stopped calling. We have enough going on without you calling every twenty minutes. We are doing just fine. Good bye Sara." He paused and then said, forcefully, "I said 'Good bye Sara!'." He slammed the phone down.

"I've been wanting to say that to her for ages." Elisabeth exclaimed.

Iggy shrugged. "I know. But, you weren't doing anything about it, so I decided it was time to take action. Hopefully she won't be calling anymore."

Just then the Gasman's cell phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and rolled his eyes. "Felecia." he said.

He answered the phone. "Hi Felecia." he said, in Melody's voice. "No? Really? She did? He did? They did?" He paused and then stuck out his tongue. "Hey, listen Felecia, I need you to do me a huge favor. Stop calling. I've realized some things." He paused. "Like that you aren't an actual friend to me. " Pause. "Yes I mean that." Another pause. "Yes I will. In fact I have. Bye now."

He hung up and put the phone back in his pocket. Everyone stared at him and he said, "Oh, come on. Don't honestly tell me that you aren't thrilled that I did that. I know Mel will be happy that she'll never have to talk to her again. If she comes back, I mean."

Iggy sighed, thumping Gazzy on the back. "I never liked that girl anyways."

"No." Elisabeth said, shaking her head. "She wasn't good to Mel." She turned to look at Fang, but couldn't see him. He pulled his little 'disappearing act'. "Okay Fang, what's this news you have?"

"Yeah Fang." Nudge said, getting her motor mouth revved up. "You told me this was really important."

Fang reappeared and pulled out the laptop. "Okay, I thought you might find this interesting." He typed a couple things and then turned the computer to face everyone.

They all gasped in shock. On the screen was Melody's blog. They read both posts silently, taking it all in. They were happy. Beyond happy. Ecstatic. This was brilliant. Perfect. They could keep up with Mel. As long as she updated the blog every so often, they'd know she was safe.

"Fang," Elisabeth began, looking at her twin. "this… this is amazing. How'd you think to check the blog?" Then another question popped into her head. "How'd she get a computer?"

Fang smirked. "I sorta gave Jeb the ol' laptop. I figured Mel'd go see him for some advice, so I sent it to him." He shrugged. "Just thought it'd help."

Elisabeth threw her arms around her brother's neck. "Thank you, thank you, thank you." she whispered, tears rolling off her face, falling into her hair and on Fang's shoulder.

Fang awkwardly patted her on the back. He wasn't one for hugging and neither was Elisabeth, but this was too much for her. She had to hug him. It was one of those sporadic occasions when she just spontaneously needed to hug someone.

She pulled back, a little embarrassed. She wasn't used to getting so worked up and emotional, but since Melody had been kidnapped she turned into a whole different person.

"Fang, man." Iggy said. "Thanks so much. This is just…"

Fang gave a quick nod. "I know. She's my niece. You think I ain't worried? I'm scared stiff for her. All those things that could be happening to her right now. She's just a kid." It seemed Fang had become a little more verbal lately.

Max sighed, "Yeah, but Fang, so were we. Those whitecoats don't give a care. But, she'll be fine. We were."

Elisabeth nodded. "Max is right."

Iggy stood up. "I'm gonna make some tea. Elisabeth, come in the kitchen with me." He gave a meaningful glance in her general direction and she slowly stood up, following him to the kitchen.

The flock just left them to it. Oh sure, they were curious and knew it had to be something important and private (otherwise Iggy would've said it in front of everyone), but they thought it was best not to pry.

"What?" Elisabeth asked, as Iggy turned on the stove and began hunting up a pot and some tea bags.

"I'm sorry." he said, clenching his hands into fists and blankly staring ahead. "It's all my fault."

"What is?" Elisabeth asked, her face screwed up in confusion. "What are you going on about?"

"This." he said, turning his head away from her. "Melody getting kidnapped. You being so upset. This emotional train wreck, roller coaster, whatever you want to call it. I caused all of this."

She grabbed his hands. "Are you stupid or something? This isn't your fault. It's the whitecoats. They did this, not you."

He jerked away from her. "Yes it is. If… if I hadn't asked you to marry me… then none of this would've happened. You'd be happier."

"Happier?" she asked incredulously. "Are you insane? Without you, I would be miserable. I love you, you stupid, stupid, idiotic man."

He shook his head. "It was a mistake."

"A mistake? Is that what you think?"

He shook his head. "It's what you think." He turned to her. "I heard you. On our wedding night. Talking to Fang."

Elisabeth threw her hands up in disgust. "I was nervous! I was thinking of how marriage turned out for my mother!"

"Yeah, well it's not turning out so great for you either is it?"

"I love you! What part of that don't you understand?! All families go through some sort of emotional crap! Bills, death,… spilled milk! It's a part of life. I don't regret being with you or having Melody. The eighteen years I've been with you have been the best years of my life."

Iggy scoffed. "That's not saying much, considering the first fourteen years before you met me were spent at the School."

"It's saying a whole hell of a lot. Did you forget everything we've been through? Me being kidnapped? My mother being murdered? You thinking I'd gone over to the dark side? That whole week you wouldn't speak to me? That battle with the Director? Me almost dying twice? Heather and Vanessa for cripes sakes?!" She paused, catching her breath. "If I regretted anything… if I wanted to leave you, I would've done it a long time ago. I'm not one to put up with crap if I don't have to and you know that."

Iggy stood still for a moment, in shock. Then the pot he was holding clattered to the ground as he wrapped his arms around Elisabeth, kissing her in a way that sent shivers up both of their spines.

The Gasman ducked his head into the room. "Oh… sorry." he said, noticing the scene in front of him. "Heard a crash and lotsa shoutin' before that. I'll be going now." He headed back to the living room.

Elisabeth and Iggy didn't even break the kiss.

They continued holding each other, kissing, until they absolutely had to part for air.

Iggy panted heavily. "I'm sorry for all of that. I just…"

Elisabeth put her index finger to his lips, shutting him up. "Think… nothing of it." she said, catching her breath. She smirked and said, "I don't think we have to worry about Mel as much as we have to worry about ourselves."

Iggy grinned and said, "I promise I'll behave myself."

Elisabeth smiled back, getting ready to kiss him again, when Max stormed into the room. "Gazzy said something about you two trying to suck each other's faces off instead of making tea." She surveyed the scene and then said, "Guess he was right."

Iggy let go of Elisabeth and picked up the pot. "Who really wants tea anyhow?" he asked, placing it in the sink.

Max rolled her eyes and they walked into the living room together. The rest of the night, they looked at pictures and discussed the past. Melody would be fine. Angel was watching her, she had the blog, and she wasn't alone.

As Elisabeth said: If anything, they had to worry about themselves.

Wow. So, did you guys love that or what? I know, I know. I'm amazing. Well, anyway… I'll be updating soon. Posting the character drawings on the 26th. See ya.