Chapter 27

Traveling in a car with five flock members, a dog, a sleeping seven year old, and my father makes me one very irritated person. Especially, when I find that Iggy is writing away on Fang's blog looking like the sexist pig that he is.

Of all the things, we never got rid of , it was that laptop and I had to hit Iggy a few times to make sure he watched what he said. Fang was on my other side, holding my hand tightly. He knew I wasn't enjoying being in the truck, even though it was large.

"Want to tell me where we're going Jeb?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at him. I haven't quite figured out what to do with Jeb. Most of the time, I trusted him but at the same time I couldn't. He had betrayed us. Ari's head was on his lap. Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel were in the back row for the easiest escape out the back window. I was in the middle row with Iggy and Fang. Then, Jeb had the first row in the back with Ari and Total. A man whom I didn't recognize and was giving me the creeps was driving.

"A safe house," I rolled my eyes at that. "Your mother and Ella will be there for you to talk." That sort of made my day, it had been almost a week since I had last seen them. I know, you think I would be okay with not seeing my family thinking that for about twelve years in my life I didn't have one. Well, because I missed out on having them, I needed as much time now as I could with them.

Jeb looked over his shoulder at me and stared at Fang's hand in mine. Before, I would've pulled away but I wasn't afraid of people knowing it anymore. And well, Fang had pretty much already posted it on his blog so it's not like I could deny it. Then, with a faint smile on his face, which I wanted to slap off, Jeb turned around.

We drove for about four hours. If we had flied it would've taken us about an hour because we're super awesome and talented like that. Plus, when flying, no stop signs or streetlights or other vehicles. Iggy posted the new blog with a giant smirk on his face. "Wow, that's a great way to get girls," I said sarcastically.

"How would you know? It's not like you are one," Iggy gave me a giant grin. I smacked his shoulder and he began rubbing it. "Would you quit doing that? Maybe, if you stopped doing that I'd change my mind." He waggled his eyebrows at me and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm rolling- oh, right." I forgot I didn't have to tell him anymore. Iggy shut the laptop and handed it back to Fang. Then, when it was put away, I turned to Iggy, "Let me know how many respond."

"You'll be amazed. Some girl asked Fang to marry her." I stared at Fang with a giant smile. Wow, I'm sorry fans who have proposed to anyone in my flock but, that's just funny. I mean, first of all, you've never met us. If you did you probably wouldn't want to marry us. See, the flock works together, it takes a lot to let someone else in and we're always, you know, cheating death and what not. It's not an enjoyable relationship to join. That's why Fang and I were so great. We've gone through it all together.

"Then, when I said no, she asked you." Fang retorted. "And you said no."

Iggy looked slightly offeneded, "What was I suppose to do? Say yes? Sorry dude, but I'm not the rebound guy." Iggy gave a smile before turning his head to look out the window.

We were in the city streets of well, I'm not quite sure where. Jeb was really concerned about Ari still not waking up. I went to lean across Fang to get a better look at the tall buildings and the walking pedestrians. I heard Iggy mumble something along the lines that he wished he had a girl.

Max, I heard Angel's voice, Don't turn to look at me. But those people up there are acting real strange. I darted my eyes forward and I could tell Fang had heard the same thing because he was looking too. I can't read their minds. I can't read anyone's mind but the flocks. What was going on with Angel? I had never had her not hear someone's mind before. But since Brigid came along at that wedding, Angel hasn't heard a single thought besides our own.

Up in front a large group of people were standing on the sidewalk but the closer we got I saw they had their eyes shut. There were children and adults, boys and girls just standing there. Finally, they all raised their heads up as one and stared at us. The van stopped. M-Geek version would have to be called Look Scary Human because their eyes were no longer green but glass eyes that gave off only a slight tint of green light.

I unbuckled my seat belt, "Escape out the back, Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel. Iggy take the right side. Fang take the left. I'll go through the windshield." We were rushing now. "Stay here Jeb, try to wake Ari. Angel can't read anybody's minds but maybe Ari can. Brigid has to be close by." If she wasn't dead that is.

I pushed past the nervous driver and kicked forward. Believe it or not, when you have super strength, kicking out a windshield is pretty easy if you hit it perfectly. In fact, the entire window just popped right out and I pushing myself through the opening before it even shattered on the ground.

Iggy and Fang stood by my side ready to fight. The younger three were hovering in the air. So far, the M-Geeks looked weaponless and they weren't even moving. "Search the rooftops. Iggy, Fang, let's go." Pedestrians were stopping to look now and I hoped they would stay out of this. I hoped they didn't mistake the M-Geeks for humans.

We hurled ourselves into the group of M-Geeks when they finally stared trying to defend themselves. I had to admit, they were pretty fast. There's something about evil scientists where they always have time to make a better army of minions.

Some of them managed to get a good swipe at me but I was use to the occasional scratch or broken fingernail. I fight through those kinds of things. One managed to pull at my hair and I had to turn around and kick them in the stomach. The children ones were fast and hard to hit because they were half a person shorter than me.

I could hear Jeb trying to wake Ari up in the car. Fang and Iggy breathing hard as they forced themselves through the crowd. We had knocked down about fifteen and there were only a few left. That's when I heard the worst scream in my entire life. I turned away from the M-Geek I was fighting to see Angel, in the air, withering in pain and falling rapidly. I pushed out my wings and rushed out to catch her. Angel was limp when her body hit my arms. Iggy and Fang finished off the last of the M-Geeks as I stared at my baby.

"Get in the car Max!" Fang yelled at me. Gazzy, Nudge, and Iggy were already inside. Total was barking from the back. Fang leaned out the door to watch me. There was no blood or wound that I could see. Whatever it was…maybe it was why she couldn't read minds anymore. Tears filled my eyes as I flew into the car. Everyone had moved to the back and were staring at Angel in my arms. Our driver was smart and didn't wait for an order, he sped off down the street towards the safe house that probably wasn't the safe.

"Angel," I shook her and I watched as her head rolled on her shoulder. Her small breath lifted her chest up and down. My tears hit her blushed cheeks. "Hurry, drive faster." Fang whispered my name and went to touch my shoulder but I shrugged it off. Him comforting me wasn't going to make Angel better. I leaned forward and glared at the driver.

"Hurry!" I screamed, "Or she's going to die!"