Sorry it's short. I promise I'll have a longer chapter next time.
Journal NOT a Diary!
Max's Journal
October 29, 2010
I told Fang about my dream. Usually he had the warnings and the rest of us have the normal dream-dreams (that, if you think about it, could very well be put in the dream-dream category), but I had a feeling that this was a warning. Somehow, I was Hilary. I already knew my born name was nothing close to Hilary. There was no way I could be a 'Hilary.'
Could there?
Now that I think about this, I was supposed to end this when school started. Hasn't school be in for a month (close to two), two months for some (close to three)? This journal is in overtime. Wait - did I actually just say a journal was in overtime? Wow, I'm such a dork. That was totally off-subject. I'm sorry.
"So, where was the guy with a fire-breathing dragon on his arm?" Fang asked. We had already figured out where I had seen Scar Dude. He'd been one of Cindy's goons when they broke in our house. (See chap 14) I always thought they would come back for me. But for me, not my flock.
"I really don't know," I muttered. I glanced up at the bed next to Nudge's, where Iggy was sleeping. His cheek was bruised and he was shot in the shoulder, a big knot on the side of his head his the Scar Dude must have hit him with the butt of the gun, to hurt him but not kill him. "I really don't know anything."
"We'll find them," Fang said. He waited until I looked up at him before he said, "Trust me."
I nodded, but my eyes drifted back to Iggy's bed. He looked so cold... so helpless...
They were airlifting Gazzy. He was found in the building, covered in dead bodies and left to die. He had a seriously low blood count, most lost through a head wound on his forehead that just grazed it, but broke skin. He also had a bad side wound. Some Red Cross blood was being given to him.
So, other then Angel, Mom, and Ella, everyone was back together. Or, they will be once Gazzy arrives. I'm going to go look for them when I finish this entry.
So far, the dream was right. My flock survived. When Angel arrives, we'll be all back together and well. And -
I looked up and saw the TV was on a basketball game. Suddenly it went black and the CNN's 'Breaking News' warning flashed the screen. Images of explosions at an airport and people running around screaming flashed the screen. Then it showed a newswoman in the studio reading off last-minute Que cards.
'We have just been reported of a bombing at Philadelphia and Chicago airport only minutes ago. It isn't known who is responsible for every plane's explosion, but we will notify you when information is available. It has been reported that every bombed plane was fully borded, resulting in thousands of deaths and millions of confused onlookers. Thank you for your time, and be on the lookout for any suspisiouds activity. If you have any clues as to who's responsible, please tell Crime Stoppers at 1-800-STOP,' (Don't call that, I think it's the real Crime Stoppers number, but I'm not sure.)
And yet another part of the dream that came true. The bombing of an airport. And if I don't leave, he won't stop. If I don't leave... where?
"He's traveling fast," Fang mumbled.
"He must have helpers," I said, tearing my eyes from the TV. "Philly and Chicago are over 700 miles apart. He couldn't have set off both. Do you think... do you think the guy with the fire-breathing dragon was his partner?"
I remembered how Dragon Guy didn't shoot me when he realized I would take the bullet willingly and I wasn't resisting. He wants people to be scared of him. If no one knew he was working with Scar Dude and was a partner in the threat, why would he have done it? No one could be afraid of him if they didn't know.
"I think he's nuts. Both of them are. Who says they wouldn't pull off something so stupid?"
I still stood by my reason that he wanted people to fear him.
A grin peeled my face. "The police arrested them when they broke in our house. They have a police record. I know how to identify them, and the police would have their names."
"So..." Fang said, kicking the tiles on the floor. "What's you plan?"
"You stay here in case Nudge or Iggy wakes up, or when Gazzy gets here. I'll go back to Mesa and see if I can find the names of Scar Dude of Dragon Guy." If we could fine out their names, would that even help? There was a possiblity they could have changed their names when they turned on us for killing Cindy.
Well, it's worth a try.
-Maximum