Xavier POV
I heard someone call Hawk's name and I shot up from my bed. I wanted to meet the other flock so much. If Fang liked them, then they must be cool. I walked over to the section of the cave where I heard someone call Hawk's name. I peered my head over the side of the cave wall. Fang and Hawk were standing there. Hawk looked like she didn't trust Fang. Why wouldn't she trust Fang? Fang hadn't been with us all that long, but I still looked at him like an older brother. He grows on you.
I noticed why Hawk was being cautious. Fang's flock wasn't with him. I looked into the sky, but no one was flying toward the cave. I shrugged it off and looked back at Hawk and Fang. He stepped forward and pushed her up against the wall. And he kissed her. My fists clenched. Hawk kicked him in the shin and he flew forward. He was fast. My eyes widened when Fang poked Hawk's head. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell to the ground. I couldn't keep my gasp in my throat. Fang started to… form into someone else. It was hard to explain. One moment he was Fang, the next he had blonde hair and blue eyes. Was that the guy that was after Fang and Max's flock?
Hawk looked dead; it was scary to see my powerful, older sister lying on the ground, powerless. The blonde haired guy started to turn into Hawk. My eyes narrowed. The fake Hawk dragged the real Hawk behind the changing curtain. The fake Hawk started walking towards the wall where I was hiding. I stepped out and pretended I just woke up.
"Hawk? What was all of that noise?" I asked, adding a yawn at the end.
The fake Hawk gave me a small smile, "Oh, just some dumb bird flew in here. I picked it up and sent it out of the cave." Huh. Nice try, buddy. Hawk says that birds should be able to sleep in the cave because it was their habitat first.
I cocked my head to the side, "But you let birds sleep in here usually. You say they have rights to sleep wherever they want." The fake Hawk's face hardened.
"Xavier, why don't you just come here." They said.
I narrowed my eyes, "No."
The fake Hawk looked at me then grinned evilly, "You know, you should really listen to the flock leader. I could kick you out of the flock in a second." The person crossed their arms and stared at me.
"You would really kick out your own little brother?" The fake Hawk's eyes widened, then their face went back to normal. "Did you suddenly forget I'm your brother?" The fake Hawk closed their eyes in frustration. This was my chance. I lunged at the person and tackled them to the ground. I threw a punch at their nose, but it didn't even make it bleed. The fake Max changed into the blonde haired guy and threw me off of him.
"Josh!" I yelled. "Janie! I need help!" The sound of footsteps echoed down the cave. Josh appeared and launched at the blonde haired guy. The guy rolled his eyes and stuck out his finger as Josh flew at him.
"NO!" I shouted. "He's going to do to you what he did to Janie!" Josh jumped out of the guy's fingers way at the last second. He stopped in front of the guy and punched him in the nose. How come Josh can make his nose bleed and not me? The guy kicked up and hit Josh's knee. Josh flinched and grabbed the guy's arm. He twisted it and turned the guy around, holding it behind his back.
"Who are you?" Josh spit out at him.
"Your worst nightmare." The guy said.
Josh rolled his eyes and pulled harder on the guys arm. He didn't even flinch, "That was a very dumb reply. Tell me your real name. Now." The guy gave an evil laugh. The guys head flew back, knocking into Josh. Josh let go of the guys arm and staggered back. Blood started to drip out of his nose. Josh ran his finger over his nose, checking for a break. Janie and I were standing behind the blonde person.
"Go. I'm going to help Josh. Get as far away as possible. Go back to the house we dropped Fang off at. Don't stop to rest. Keep flying. Check and see if Fang's flock is safe or not." She hugged me and kissed my forehead. "I love you, kiddo." I nodded and hugged her back. I snapped open my giant white wings and started running out of the cave. I jumped and let the wind flow through my feathers. Gliding out of the cave, I looked back. Janie jumped onto the guy's back. He threw her off and pushed her to the ground. He kicked her head. I knew he was going to inject her with the stuff so I turned my head. I tried to be brave, I really did, but I couldn't watch my family being beat up by one guy. I started crying. I wanted to turn back and help my flock, but I had to keep going.
I had to keep going. I being safe could help Josh, Janie, and Hawk.
Dylan POV
I always hated owls. This little boy, my files told me his name was Xavier, was making my hatred for owls even worse. He knew I wasn't the Hawk girl the second I started talking to him. I should have just attacked him and got it over with, but I didn't want him screaming. Well, the stupid boy ended up screaming anyway. Two other from the owl flock came running in. There was a boy and girl. The boy was huge. He wasn't fat, but he had a lot of muscle on him. One punch in the nose from him made blood come gushing out. The little boy, Xavier, called him Josh. Josh grabbed my arm and twisted it behind my back, asking for my name. Psh. Like it would tell him that.
"Your worst nightmare." I said, confidence dripping off of my voice.
"That was a very dumb reply. Tell me your real name. Now." He hissed back at me. I flung my head back and hit him in the nose. He let me go and I pushed him to the ground. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Xavier flying out of the cave. The girl came flying at me and jumped on my back. She punched my windpipe, knocking the air out of me. I threw her off of my back and shoved her to the ground. I kicked the guy in the head before he could get up. I pointed my finger and poked him in the head. There was a vein in the head that I had to hit for the serum to render the person unconscious.
Josh's eyes stayed open, but they glazed over. The girl was lying on the ground. She tried to reach out and grab the boy's hand, but I stepped on her wrist. I felt the bone snap under my foot. She groaned in pain. I was impressed that she didn't start crying. She pulled her wrist closer to her and looked into my eyes.
"Where is Hawk?" She asked me.
I arched my eyebrows, "Behind that curtain. She is currently unconscious. You people are very easy to trick." The girl flipped me off and I smiled. I kicked her in the chest, cracking her rib. She let out a little yelp and I laughed. "You're so weak. It's quite pathetic." I grabbed a chunk of her brown hair and pulled on it. She shrieked, fighting back tears. I decided to end it and poked her head. Her wheezing stopped and she went completely still.
I pulled out my cell phone and dialed a number. They picked up on the first ring.
"Hello?" One of the whitecoats asked.
"Is the van in the meadow? They are out cold. Except for one who got away." I replied.
"We are at the bottom of the cliff. Come down now."
I shut my phone and put it back in my pocket. I walked over to the curtain and dragged out the Hawk girl. I threw her over my shoulder and then threw the other girl over my other shoulder. I jumped out of the cave and flew down to the meadow below. I handed the two girls to the whitecoats and flew back up to the cave. I grabbed the guy and flew back down with him. When I threw him into the back of the van, the two other girls were already in there, their wings pinned. I smiled and closed the door.
"Take them away." I said. The van's engine started up and started to drive away. "Suckers." I said to myself, smiling.