Maximum Ride: 9-11 (chapter two)

Maximum Ride meets 9-11 - CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER TWO




I shivered a little and pulled my jacket tighter around me as we flew over the beautiful New Jersey scenery. Trees of yellow, red, orange, and green were laid out below us, along with meadows and rivers that snaked through forests. The sky was a clear blue and the September air was cool up high in the air. 
A perfect morning. 
"It's so pretty here!!" Nudge exclaimed happily, grinning. "There's all these different colors, and the pure blue sky, and so much more!!"
"I wonder if New York City's food is any good…" Gazzy wondered out loud.
Iggy laughed. "Of course it is!! Do you know how big New York is?! It's HUGE!"
"How would you know?!"
"I listen to a bunch of peoples' conversations, Gazzy." He laughed.
I rolled my eyes and smiled, glad that everyone was enjoying themselves. 
Angel gasped. "LOOK!! There it is!! I can see it!!"
Fang smiled a little as everyone got really excited. 
Seriously, we've never been to a big city. I mean, we've been to them, but haven't stayed for long. This time, I planned to stay until the Erasers found us. Ha, what do you think about THAT for caring about your family? Am I good or what? Okay, anyways…
Buildings were literally everywhere. There wasn't a spot on the ground where there weren't buildings! How much did these people have to build, anyways?! Oh wait! I see a park! Thank goodness!
"Let's land there, guys!" I said, pointing. 
We landed in what was called "Central Park" not a minute later. It seriously looked like a forest, which was a HUGE plus for us. All of us sat in a tree together, spread out on the thick branches. 
I leaned back and closed my eyes, sighing of relief. It felt good to be surrounded by tall trees, the peaceful sounds of birds and-
"Max? I'm hungry!!"
Dang, how much do these kids need to eat?! Three or four thousand calories a day?!! Oh wait…ahaha…we really do need to eat that much a day. And that's when it's nice temperature, plus not getting into any fights.
"Alright…" I muttered. "Let's rest for a couple minutes, then we can head into the city."
As soon as they couldn't stand it anymore from being hungry �" even Fang was complaining about it! �" we cautiously went out into the streets. 
New York City was huge I tell ya. As we walked down the sidewalk, the buildings towering above us almost blocked out the sky. It kinda makes you claustrophobic…which would make us crazy-claustrophobic.
Gazzy came running up to me, grinning. "Look Max!! Look what I found!!" he held up a piece of paper.
Blinking, I took it. "What is it?" My eyes widened and so did Fang's behind me. Call us lucky, but Gazzy just found us a 100 dollar bill. Wow! Hopefully we would have this luck throughout all our stay here! …psh, I doubt it. 
We stopped by a hotdog vender and got five hotdogs each, and then continued on our way as the vender guy stared at us, eyes wide. 
"Oh wow! That's so pretty!" Nudge pointed at the two, very tall buildings right next to each other. Same height and I'd guess around 100. Gazzy grinned. "WOW!! That's so cool!! Can we fly up there, Max?! Can we?!"
Fang sighed. "No, there's probably a whole lot of tourists up there." He muttered.
I nodded in agreement and the three youngest pouted. 
"How about we just walk around for now? Okay guys?" they all sighed long and started walking in front of me again. Fang slowed down to walk beside me.
He sighed. "This place is crazy…"
"I know. I don't think this city ever sleeps."
Fang grinned at me. "Well that would be why it's called 'the city that never sleeps'." 
My cheeks flushed and I looked away. "Right…" that killer smile of his was gonna actually kill me someday.
Iggy came up beside me. "We need something to do instead of just walk around."
I winced. What? Anyone else would have tons of fun walking around New York City doing nothing!! Okay…well, maybe not. "I know! But, what do you guys want to do?"
Fang grabbed a brochure from a random tour guide and flipped through it. "There's a bunch of zoos…"
I smirked. "What? Go around and look at animals who were forced to be in a cage for peoples' pleasure?"
Fang rolled his eyes, but I knew he agreed with me. He kept listing things: Boat tours, museums, libraries, churches, ice skating, and then, of course: the two huge towers that stood out like a sore thumb. The World Trade Center. The Twin Towers, to be more exact. 
Everyone looked at me and Angel gave me her bambi eyes. Seriously, how could I resist that?
I sighed very long for dramatic effect. "Fiiiine." 
Fang laughed a little when everyone cheered. 
I glared at him. "Shut up. You would've gave in also."