So the past few chapters have been fillers. This chapter actually advances the plot! Shout-outs to: flash5335 and lunapotter629.
Angel PoV:
Angel stood grinning from the ground. The plan was in motion. The DG had found the Flock in New York, and a trap had been set. The One Light insisted that Angel be in charge of the operation. The explosives had been set. Any second now…
Max PoV:
I woke to the sound of an explosion. A huge one. My first instinct was to yell at Iggy, but I saw the giant fireball consuming the top of the Empire State Building first. Wait, what? The rest of the Flock also woke, their grogginess wiped away by the sight of the explosion. Scratch that. "What am I supposed to be looking at?" Iggy. Classic.
"The Empire State Building was bombed," Dylan filled him in bluntly. Everyone else was too dumbstruck to respond. After a few seconds, Iggy asked, "How big is it?" I groaned.
I stared at the building. The explosions were only in the top half. "There might still be more bombs. Iggy, do you think you and Gazzy could defuse them if needed?"
"NO!" We all turned to look at Gazzy, shocked. "I can't do it, Max," he whispered before running into the woods. I followed him and before long, I heard the sound of sobbing. Oh God.
He was sitting on a log, crying. When he looked up at me, tears streaked down his face. "I can't do it. Not again. Not after I-" he started crying again. "-killed Angel" he chocked out the last part. Realization struck me. He still blamed himself for Angel's death.
"Gazzy, it wasn't your fault that Angel was killed. The Doomsday Group did that, not you. You saved thousands of lives, and thousands more need you. You can do it, Gazzy. Get back at the DG for what they did to her."
"I can't," he muttered.
"Yes you can." After a moment, I added, "Do it for Angel." He looked up with a new spark in his sad eyes. I took his hand and led him out of the woods. He was my little trooper, but he was only 9 and he'd lost his sister. That was more than what most people could take. When I emerged from the forest with Gazzy, the rest of the Flock looked relieved.
Dylan walked up to me. "What do we do now?" He asked me quietly. I thought for a moment. I shrugged. "I guess we go over there and try to save as many people as possible from the explosion."
Fang PoV:
Fang woke to a loud bang outside the hotel room window and a bright flash of light. He saw a giant ball of fire erupting at the top of the Empire State Building. "Wow, man," Ratchet muttered. No kidding Fang thought. At least the entire upper half of the skyscraper was enveloped in flames. He looked around. Everyone was up. He couldn't help but think about the thousands that must have already died from the explosion.
Maya walked over to him. "What should we do?" she asked him.
Fang paused. That was the million dollar question. "We go out there and save everyone we can." And hope we survive Fang thought grimly. This would be a lot harder without the Flock's help. "Leave anything you don't need in here. Hopefully, we'll have time to come back after." With that, Fang led them out of the hotel room door.
So, just to clarify, Fang's Gang and the Flock don't realize that they're both in New York. Next chapter will be extremely important as far as the plot is concerned. R&R?