Sorry it's been so long guys. I've had a really bad case of writers block. And I've had no time to even think about what should happen. It was really hard writing this chapter.
Anyway... HOLY CHEESE! All of those reviews for chapter seven!? Where have those been? Hahaha! You guys are great. I was all getting up groggy and mopey, wondering, "should I drop writing this fan fiction?", cuz I honestly couldn't think of anything at all to write, but then I saw those reviews and was like, NO WAY! Ya'll are so inspiring, so I got determined and stared at the blank computer screen for five days in a row until I finally just typed a random word. If there is anything that you guys want to happen in this story, leave more reviews. I am open for ideas.
Sooo... this story will go on! I know where it's going, but I'm just not sure how it will get there!
And just make sure we're clear, I mean no insults to 'My Little Pony' or 'dudes'. Honestly, I like 'My Little Pony' and thankfully, I like 'guys' too. So, no hard feelings right?
On with this chapter!
Wake POV
I felt perfectly fine, besides the fact that I actually felt like my insides had been sucked out by an unforgiving vampire. Kind of ironic since I was part bat. But other than that, I was A-Okay.
This bed rest thing wasn't going like I'd wanted. I expected to chill for an hour, but I was told that I had to wait the rest of yesterday and today. A day and a half of doing nothing!
And then I found out about my wing. I honestly didn't care. I'd wanted to be normal my whole life, but RAWR kept talking in my mind. Maybe they'd think I was useless now, and just leave my head alone. "I could get them cut off." I offered a little too willingly.
Nudge's mouth dropped open and she stared at me. I don't know if I'd imagined it, but I think I'd hit a nerve that had been touched before. "Never!" She exclaimed pacing away in agitation. "Maybe we can get someone to stitch you back together. Sew you up."
I sat back, unsatisfied. "And what doctor can I go to sew this puppy up?"
"Max's mom!" She exclaimed. "And what doctor did you think would remove them for you?"
I jerked my thumb at my chest. "I'd do it myself. All I'd need is an ax. Fang could seal me up then."
She jumped forward at me. "Are you CRAZY! Stop talking like that! That won't happen! Ever!"
"I use duck tape to fix bombs." Gazzy suggested from his spot in the corner. "Duck tape fixes everything."
Nudge whirled around. "This is serious!"
"And so is breathing." Iggy said. "I think Gaz has a point, though. Duck tape could work temporarily."
Nudges nostrils flared angrily while Gazzy exclaimed, "Yes! I'm a genius!" He fist pumped.
"That's a stupid idea!" Nudge said, losing her calm. Her eyes were getting wide with panic.
I shrugged. "I'm okay with it."
"Of course you do. Because it's stupid, and you're a guy. And guys like stupid ideas."
I looked at the two boys. Iggy was fiddling with a piece of carpet. "You guys want to go get a roll?" I asked. They nodded enthusiastically and sprinted out the room. Then it was just me and Nudge left.
She sighed, sat on the coffee table in front of me, and put her head in her hands. "God, how'd this happen. You can't fly with that."She breathed near tears, and inhaled shakily. "I hate Dylan so bad."
"Hey, hey." I said. "We don't hate people, we dislike them."
She lifted her head, and a tear made her way down the side of her cheek. "This isn't a joke." She almost spit. "Dylan hurts people."
"He made it really fun to play peek-a-boo." I reasoned. I held out my ripped wing in front of my face, but made sure that it was folded so that nothing showed through. Then I extended it and the tear opened enough to where I could see her face. "See? Peek-a-boo!"
"Not funny, Wake." She sniffed, although, she did crack a smile. I closed it, and opened it again. This time she gave a small laugh.
"See?" I asked again. "I like it better when you're smiling."
And suddenly, out of nowhere... "Charge! For Narnia!" Gazzy yelled, running into the room with Iggy on his back. He raised the roll of duck tape victoriously.
"Wall!" Iggy laughed, jumping off a moment before Gazzy slammed face first into it. "And down he falls."
I raised an eyebrow. "You were making the newly blind kid give you a piggy-back-ride?"
"So?" He asked.
Nudge nudged my shoulder. She gestured at Gazzy wobbling to his feet. "They're guys." She stated as if it were obvious. "Guys do stupid things."
I nodded approvingly. "I'm starting to see your point."
She smiled. Iggy grabbed Gazzy's arm. "Now, we'll be leaving." He said while skittering from the room. "We've been working on this... plan. That includes... stuff. Stuff that you don't know about... okay?"
When they waved good-bye, I turned to look at Nudge. "What are they...?" I started.
She just shrugged. "All I know is that they are guys, so it's probably something stupid."
I shook my head. "I'm starting to get offended."
"I'm going to get some snacks." She said smiling while getting up. "Want some?"
"Sure." I answered. "You wanna watch a movie?"
She blinked, then grinned. "Yeah. That'd be great!" She skipped from the room.
Just then, Angel threw herself over the couch. "Movie?" She wondered. She rubbed her hands together eagerly, and then glared at me with the most evil look a seven-year-old could give. "I've got my eyes on you." She said while motioning with her pointer and middle finger at her own eyes and then at mine, completing the well known sign. "I'm taking care of my sister. And you won't be making any moves on her while I'm around." Her eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Uh, sure." I said slightly confused.
"Great!" She said suddenly happy. "I've got the perfect movie then!" She held up a box that made my stomach drop.
You have got to be kidding me.
Nope. She answered in my thoughts. This will be a-ma-zing...
Max POV
Oh my freaking God. I've never been given a massage before, and I'm pretty sure Fang has never given one. So, I guess we were both trying something new. Let me tell you, you have not lived until you've been given a deep tissue massage. "I'm in heaven," I breathed into the pillow. I winced slightly as his palms dug into the muscles around my wings. "Jeez Fang. Up, up a little. Now to the right. Oh, right there. That's the spot." I sighed.
I heard him chuckle above me. "That little sound you make reminds me of when you're eating one of Dr. Martinez's cookies."
"Shut up." I breathed too blissful to move and disrupt the session. "How long do these last?"
He didn't answer, because as soon as I asked, three things happened all at once.
First the My Little Pony theme song came on in the living room, and Wake was saying something about saving him from "this monstrosity".
Second, Nudge was screaming in the kitchen.
And third, there was an explosion outside.
"Never-mind." I said, immediately jumping up from my position on the bed. I sprinted hurriedly down the hall and to the kitchen. Fang skidded in right behind me.
"Nudge, what's wrong!?" I asked over her screaming.
She was up on the table, pointing at the floor. "RAT!" She squealed. She looked at me, terrified. "There was a rat in the pantry! Get it, or I'm sleeping outside tonight!"
Classic Nudge. Give her an army of Erasers to fight and she's as fearless as a raging mother bear. Give her a slightly over sized mouse or a pair of sweat pants, and it's like the idiot girl in horror movies just opened up her door for the serial killer - in other words, there's so much screaming. I glanced at Fang, and he nodded. "I've got this." He said. "Check on the bomb."
I nodded and walked out. I smiled as I ran past Angel and Wake on the couch. Angel had the remote, so that explained the "monstrosity" situation of My Little Pony.
I easily jumped from the second story window, making sure not to use my wing. I didn't even have to look for what I knew was the boys' version of 'fun'.
"Iggy? Gazzy?" I called out. "What the heck!" I watched as the boys both stepped out of the massive column of feathers that was covering every inch of space. I stepped forward and it was like I was swimming in them. "Guys, what happened?"
"Well, we wanted to see if it was possible to smother a bomb with pillows." Gazzy started.
"So we collected all the pillows we could find from every room." Iggy continued as if unhappy with my response.
"And we piled them on top of a bomb!" Gazzy concluded. He waved his hands in the air to mess with the feathers still drifting down.
Iggy smiled at my glare while Gazzy was completely oblivious. "You guys can't set off bombs in the back of an apartment!" I said. "You'd think it was common sense."
Gasman's head snapped up at my voice. "We didn't know the feathers would survive! These things are indestructible! They, like, defy the laws of psychics!" He stuffed a handful of feathers in his mouth just, and then spit them out in disgust.
Ig elbowed him. "You mean physics, Gaz."
"You guys should clean this up." I said, careful not to breathe to quickly, scared that I might choke and die on the fluff.
Just then three little kids ran outside screaming with glee.
Iggy grinned. "How about we let the children have fun while we find a hotel to stay at. I'm sure the police will be here after an explosion like that." His smile widened. "Gosh, Max. You need to have better control of your children."
I turned around, sighing with impatience. They were going to have to get used to life back with civilization. Looking back up at the window sitting open, I growled. It would have been so easy to just fly up there. Instead, I climbed the stairwell in the weirdest way possible, trying to entertain myself since flying wasn't an option. I mean, how many kids can say that they can climb the stairs in a handstand?
I walked to our door and knocked. Angel opened it, smiling happily while holding the remote. "How's the movie?" I asked knowingly.
"Oh, come on!" Wake called as I snickered and waltzed passed him.
I stuck out my tongue, walking into the kitchen backward. Then, I tripped and fell right on my butt. I leaped back up dripping with syrup and Captin' Crunch. "Gross!" I said flinging the gooey mixture off. "What happened?"
I looked up and my question was answered. Nudge was standing in a tense fighting stance, holding the broom like she would swipe at anything that moved. "Shhh." She said quietly. "It can smell fear."
"Nudge..." I said slowly. "Put down the broom."
"Shh!" She shushed. All of the condiments of the pantry were knocked all over the floor. My eyes wandered over to Fang, and I had to supress a laugh. He was covered from head to to in flour. White flour. For a kid that always wore black, he looked pretty funky in white.
"Fang!" I finally cracked up. "You've joined the light. We've finally turned you away from the dark side!"
"There it is!" Nudge shrieked. She batted one of the last remaining food boxes off a shelf. Along with it, a mouse fell to the ground. Nudge suddenly lost all of her bravery and jumped back up onto the table, screaming bloody murder.
"Nudge, we have to go." I said picking her up. She flailed in my arms. "The cops are going to be here soon." I wrestled with her and eventually set her down in the living room. Soon she calmed down enough to think strait.
"How are you going to get anywhere with your wing?" She asked, glancing up at me and then at Wake. "And how is he?"
I tilted my head in thought. "Fang can carry me for a bit. Him and Iggy can switch off, but they won't be able to switch off if they're carrying Wake too."
Iggy came in the window. "Get back everyone! Watch and learn of the worlds best invention since living itself!" He picked up a roll of duck tape off the ground, made a big show of tearing a strip, and then beckoned Wake over. He stumbled to his feet and Nudge immediately took up a spot by his side, helping him over to Iggy. "Watch as I place this sticky side on the place of needed use." He fanned out Wake's wing against the wall. He bit his lip in concentration as he fit the tape as best as he could with the jagged line. He then turned Wake around and did the same to the other side. "Ta-da! Boom-shocka-locka! Done!"
"Like magic." Gasman confirmed.
"It's great." Wake said, testing it out by slowly flapping. "But did you honestly have to use pink?"
Ig shrugged. "Beggers can't be choosers."
"I didn't beg." Wake said flatly.
"Did too." Iggy slapped him on the back.
"Did not." Wake slapped him on his back slightly harder.
Ig's face reddened slightly. "Did t-"
"I think it looks great." I said, cutting in before it turned into a full out argument. "Can we get going now?"
"Yes!" Nudge said, catching on. "Let's go!" She continued, shoving Wake toward a window.
"Gazzy's outside." Iggy informed. "He's waiting on us, or someone in particular."
Fang just crossed his arms and set his jaw in that adorable way that he does. That shut Iggy up real quick.
I stepped up first, and Fang grabbed under my stomach. We fell forward for half a second before his wings caught the weight of both of us. I hadn't noticed how hot Fang felt until my back was pressed up against his chest. Was he running a fever? "Fang, you're hot." I said with concern.
His face came down into my view for a second and he smirked. "I know."
I almost snorted. "Not in that way!" I protested, kicking his legs behind me.
He raised an eyebrow. "So I'm not pretty?" He sniffed, acting hurt.
"Shut up!" I said laughing. "You know what I meant!"
He stayed silent for a moment, which told me joking was over. With the quiet, I could hear Wake and Iggy still arguing. Nudge and Gazzy were both sighing in exasperation. "I don't know why, but it's been happening for the past few days. I think it's a side effect of being part Eraser now."
"Oh." Was all I managed to say. It kind of took me by suprise. Just yesterday, Fang had been an Eraser in combat, and scary as Hell. He just seemed... too Fang to be any part monster now.
You need to fly one hundred miles east of here. The Voice said.
"Holy crap!" I jumped with surprise.
"What's up?" Fang asked.
"I can't believe I almost forgot I had a stupid Voice."
Fang chuckled. His laughter vibrated against my spine and made me shiver in the warm fuzzy kind of way. (Ha! Warm and fuzzy like an Erasified Fang! Okay, bad joke. Sorry.)
You'll reach there in under and hour. You'll see a blue cabin. Land there. It's a safe haven for the night. The Voice continued. A big part of the plan in taking down the School will be played out there tomorrow. All of those preparations of leading you to the school several times before will be minuet compared to what will be planned there.
"Voice said to go a hundred miles east and we'll see a blue cabin in the trees. It's supposed to be our safe house for tonight." I translated out loud for Fang to hear. He nodded and we headed eastward. Over the course of time getting there, the following things happened: A) Gazzy farted once. B) Nudge sneezed twice. C)Wake and Iggy had come to agreement that they would battle it out with Rock-Paper-Scissors to see who was right - Iggy was declared winner. D) Fang was getting hotter. And E) Angel yawned a total of twelve times. (I bet you yawned after reading the word 'yawn'.)
"There." I said pointing. We were flying over a particularly dense forest, and hidden under a thick canopy I'd caught the flash of blue. "That's the cabin." I said and we angled downward. Fang had managed to carry me the whole way.
"Nice!" Iggy whooped, doing a fist pump. "This place it sweet!" He ran inside dragging Gazzy behind. I couldn't agree more. The house had a newly trimmed garden and vines with purple flowers danced their way up the sides of the house to form pictures. Like, full out murals of landscapes made completely of flowers.
"The Voice was very generous today." Fang noted. "Where has it been with a free house these past three years?"
I shrugged. As soon as I entered I was hit with the smell of pie. Homemade pie. "Mmmm." I breathed. "Doesn't this feel a little like Hansel and Gretel?" I asked mindlessly following the smell. The kids were already in the kitchen digging through the refrigerator.
"Max?" Fang asked. I turned to look at him. "This seems a little to good to be true. Are you sure the Voice told you to come here?"
I tilted my head. "Yeah. But it does seem a little extravagent."
Fang nodded and narrowed his eyes. "I want to check the house out. I'm not liking this, even if the Voice told you it was safe."
"Right behind you. We'll put this place on high alert." I followed behind him. I hadn't really noticed how much faith I always put on the Voice. Now, that I found out it was some of the crazies that were speaking in my head, maybe I should be a little more cautious. We came up to an open doorway. The entire room was pink. "Angel's room, no doubt." I said. Fang stepped in gingerly, making the pink carpet squish. I paused outside and snickered. "You do know that you're still covered in flour, right?"
He smiled. "And you're still covered in-" A plexiglass wall suddenly fell from the door frame and window in the room, cutting him off, and closing me outside.
"Fang?" I asked. He said something back, but all I could hear was the kids downstairs. I pushed lightly on the glass, but it didn't move. I punched it hard next, and my hand came back throbbing. "Shit." I cursed. I punched again, then shoved all of my weight up against the frame. "Guys!" I called for the flock. "Guys! U and A! Now!"
I watched as Fang picked up a desk chair and motioned me to move. I side stepped, and he threw the chair at the glass. And then a computer. Then the desk itself.
"U and A, guys!" I shrieked.
"We can't!" Nudge yelled. I heard them hitting the front door with some serious force. "It wont open!"
I turned for a moment to glance down the stairs. I quickly turned back to Fang. Why was he trapped alone? "Wolf out!" I shouted. "Erasify."
He nodded, reading my lips. He fell to the ground writhering in pain for a moment. It hurt me to watch. He looked like he was dying when going through the transformation. It all only took a quick second before he was back up. He launched himself at the glass. I heard it creek, and stepped back farther so I wouldn't get hit by him when he broke through. A grey gas started leeking from the vents in the cieling of his room. His eyes filckered up to it before charging the glass again. It cracked this time. He backed up again, ready to charge, but the gas was already down at his hieght. With his next breath, his run was slower, and when he hit the glass, he collapsed.
"Fang!" I yelled, smashing my fists into the glass over and over. "Fang! What kind of safe house is this!?" I cried out banging on the barrier. My knuckles started coming back bloody. I hadn't noticed the flock standing by my side at that point.
One that gets rid of the enemy. The Voice answered immediately. One that protects you from your feelings.
Fang groggily raised his head, and people with gas masks unlocked and entered through the plexi-glass window of his room easily. Fang showed his teeth as one of the men touched him.
"Run guys." Iggy said. "Give me just a moment."
I stared in horror as the masked people jabbed a needle into Fang and dragged the drugged wolf toward the window. Angel grabbed my hand to pull me, but I yanked back. "Come on, Max." She said in tears. I stood as still as the wall in front of me. "Help me, Nudge." She said. And even then, both of them couldn't move me.
"Get away, now!" Iggy yelled in my face. And next thing I knew Wake had plowed into me like a football player, and was carrying me away over his shoulder. The younger guys were ahead of him. He has to die, Max. The Voice echoed in my head. Strangled cries were escaping my throat. One's that I didn't know I was capable of.
"Iggy. The gas could be flammable! you could kill him." I whimpered. Iggy stopped placing the bomb where it was, and looked at me helplessly.
Noooooo! Fang!
Sorry to leave you guys on such a cliff hanger. Don't hate me please. And to those of you that are total Fang Fangirls, I would never kill Fang. I'm giving you guys a break from worry. I've got ideas and I hope it won't take me as long to have the next chapter up.
And spoiler for the next chapter!... Someone is gonna get new power abilities... (Gasp!) I bet ya'll totally saw that one coming. :)
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