I really need to write more of these. People probably find it extremely boring when I just start off with the story. I am going to start off with a catchy quote now. Some of them are from my friend… so don't be like 'I HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE YOU STUPID DISGRACE!' :p Here I go.

Quote #1: Don't tell me sky is the limit when people have been on the moon.

I think it's a pretty good quote. If you want to, leave a quote that maybe I can put up here. I will say who gave me the quote and all. Sooo… bye.

Max POV

Getting the hawks in the cave to not attack the owl kids was hell.

My flock had avian genes, so the hawks were used to our scents. The owl kids didn't have such luck. The second they stepped foot in the cave, the hawks started to perch into attack position. My flock spread our wings to try and calm the hawks down. The owl kids slowly started to rub their feathers against ours to cover their scent. It calmed down the hawks, but only slightly.

After about an hour of having the owl flock sit still and get the hawks used to their owl-y scent, we could finally settle into our new "home". It was nice seeing both flocks look so at peace. You could tell that the owl flock was missing their own cave, but they didn't complain. They were used to having to move at a moment's notice. Both flocks were talking to each other. Nudge and Janie were chattering away in the corner. When their voices got too loud hawks would screech at them. Gazzy and Xavier were talking about how to make a microwave-oven explode. I hoped Gazzy wasn't trying to corrupt Xavier. Josh and Angel seemed to like each other. It was funny how the oldest and the youngest were hanging out. Iggy and Hawk… That was a relationship waiting to happen. All of them were tucked away in the cave behind the small campfire they created. Fang and I were the only ones who sat at the ledge, letting our feet dangle outside of the cave.

We didn't say anything for a while. The only thing we could hear was the soft hum of the two flocks' voices. Fang looked at me and I grabbed his hand, giving him a reassuring squeeze. He sighed and bit his lip.

"Can we go for a fly?" He looked into my eyes. The crescent moon was reflecting off of his eyes. I nodded and stood up. Fang stood up and looked at the lake that was hundreds of feet below us. For a moment, I saw all of the pain and emotion he was feeling, but it was gone in a flash.

"We are going to go look for some food. We'll be back. Stay in groups if you go out flying." I looked at the flocks and they just smiled and nodded. I looked back out to the opening of the cave and extended my wings. Fang extended his long, black wings. It was so mesmerizing to watch him take off into the night sky. It took me a moment to realize that I had to follow. I jumped into the breezy night and took a deep breath of the fresh air that surrounded me. It felt nice to be breathing fresh air rather than the antiseptic smell back at Itex. I tried to calm myself for what was coming.

Fang and I have had only a couple of heart-to-heart talks. Fang hated emotions as much as I did; so why should I be talking about them? Because I knew Fang. I knew Fang so well, that even though his face had shown no emotion, I still knew he was freaking out on the inside about what happened with Dylan.

Our wings were flapping in sync with each others. Every down-stroke, our feathers would brush a little bit. I looked over at Fang and he nodded. Both of us started flying downward. We landed on a patch of sand that was on the side of the lake. Lake Mead looked beautiful at night. The moon and stars were reflecting off of the water. Giant pine trees surrounded the sides of the lake. The water was a pretty crystal color. It didn't look like civilization knew about this place; it was so clean.

Fang looked at me and put his hands in his jean pockets. I noticed that he had a big tear in his black leather jacket. Probably from his fight with Dylan back at the house. Fang sighed and looked up at the stars.

"I wanted to kill him so much. I would hurt people, but never kill if I had the choice. I wanted to hurl after I beat up Dylan in Itex. I was so close to staying there. I didn't ever have that kind of rage in my life. And I have had a lot of rage…" Fang trailed off and sat on a large boulder that was a couple of feet to our right. I sat next to him and put my hand on his knee. I was getting this comforting thing down.

Fang put his hand over mine and we sat there for a few moments, "I know how you feel. When I thought I killed Ari… I didn't know what to think. I knew it was by accident, but I still thought I was a danger to the flock. But, Fang, you have to realize that you are a danger to the flock if you go away. We aren't 100% safe if we don't know that one of our flock is safe. We need you." I looked up at the stars and went over what I just said in my head. Was it a good enough speech? Should I say more? Did I make him feel loved enough?

Fang looked at me; his face was expressionless, as usual. Slowly, he put his finger under my chin and pulled my face closer. He put his arm around my shoulder and kissed me. It was so unfair how I could just melt into his kiss. I put both of my hands on his cheeks as he lay down, pulling me down with him. I was happy this boulder was big enough to let tall mutant bird-kids lay on it. He stopped kissing me and looked at my check.

"Why did he caress your cheek like you could have been a prized possession?" HE was talking about Dylan, when we were back in Itex. His brows came together in confusion.

I shrugged and rested my head on his chest, "There are a million things that could have been running through his head at the moment. I think rape was one of them." I gave a small smirk, but Fang's face turned into a frown.

"Don't joke about that. I would kill him if he did that." He wrapped his arms around me. I rolled my eyes.

"Like he could ever get near me to do that." I smiled as I realized our heartbeats were on the same beat.

Well, he had no problem tackling you to the ground and straddling you. Ah, the beloved Voice, who shows up at the worst times possible. I decided to ignore it and pay attention to Fang, who was rubbing the spot on my back in between my wings. His lips slowly met mine again and I wrapped my arms around his neck.

Maximum, you are wasting time. You have to go find the other flocks before it's too late. Dumb Voice. All I am trying to do is get in some time with my boyfriend and it rudely interrupts. Max, listen to me. You need to get to the other bird kids! You must build your mutant army. They are your chance to save the world.

I rolled my eyes and Fang and mine lips parted. "Shut up…" I said to the Voice.

Fang's brow creased with confusion, "What? I didn't say anything… it's kinda hard to talk while kissing." He gave a playful little smirk that drove me insane.

"Not you, the Voice. It keeps going on and on." I sighed and rested my head on his chest. Fang wrapped his arms around me and took a deep breath. Leave me alone for now! I whined mentally.

Sorry, Max. Dylan is planning on going to New Jersey Shore to find the other flock tomorrow. You need to get there before he does or you lose part of your army.

My eyes widened. Are you kidding me? New Jersey? We are in Arizona! There is no way we could make it to Jersey in one day! Even if we don't stop it would be impossible.

"I know what we have to do. Not many of the flock are going to like it." I sighed and looked up at the stars. His body tensed up and he craned his neck to look at me, ready for me to tell him my plan. "We have to go to New Jersey… we have to be there by tomorrow night. Almost impossible. Maybe if we start flying within an hour." Fang groaned and laid his head back down. I patted his chest and sat up. We both stood up and snapped out our wings. Before we knew it we were back inside the cave.

When we entered, Hawk groaned and stood up. She obviously read my mind and knew the plan before I told everyone. Iggy stood up too; he was like her lap dog. I had to repress a laugh at that thought. When I shook out my wings everyone looked at me. "I have a plan. I know a lot of you are probably not going to like it, but it consists of us leaving in the next hour." I saw all of the younger kids faces look disappointed. They didn't want to leave there temporary home. "Grab what you brought here. We are going to leave for New Jersey. Why Jersey? You ask. There are other flocks. We need to find them and befriend them. Itex gave me this plan. There are two remaining flocks in the world, not including us. If we all join together, we can destroy Itex." All of the eyes looked at me. They were reluctant on leaving, but they were ready to do anything to help me out. I was so proud.

"This is our chance to save the world." All of the eyes in the cave looked confident. Even the hawks… New idea.

Dylan POV

"Those fucking bird kids." I gritted my teeth and wrapped a bandage around my leg. Max put up a decent fight, but Fang was seconds away from killing me. I had cuts and bruises everywhere. Fang was very protective over his little whore.

Jeb rolled his eyes at me, "You shouldn't have let them get away." His tone said that he wanted them captured, but his eyes said that he was happy they escaped. "You were weak. Now you must leave tomorrow to find the other flocks. Max will be looking for the other flocks soon. You have to get there before she does." He sighed and looked down. I nodded and stood up. I was in one of the labs inside of Itex being bandaged up.

"Great. Just fucking great." I groaned. I had to leave tomorrow. "Do the stupid whitecoats know where the other avian-hybrid flock is?"

Jeb nodded and looked up, "You will be leaving for Point Pleasant, New Jersey in the morning. Do you have a plan on how to get them to take you in?" I noticed that he looked slightly more interested now that we were talking about a different flock's fate. Not his beloved Max. I rolled my eyes and opened the door to the lab.

Just as I was about to leave, Jeb spoke. "So, what are you going to do?" I looked back at him, my hand still on the doorknob.

"I was going to tell them that Itex sent me and wanted me to kill them." I gave a sarcastic smile and stepped out into the hallway. "Duh." I said, sarcasm dripping. I walked back to my room and started packing clothes into a backpack.

Stupid Max. I wouldn't have to leave for another week if she didn't escape! Well. I'll make sure she doesn't find the other two flocks. Then I will get Max's flock, but I won't spare them and save them for Itex. No.

This time I will kill them all myself.

I know, I know: This chapter was really short. Summer is the season I go to the beach. A lot. I will continue, but it might not be as often and long. Fly on.