Part of the Flock- (Flock x Reader)

Omnia bona esse desinunt.

Max and the kids tumbled out of the door and knocked you over. Getting to her feet and helping you up, she froze, and not because of the blizzard you were all standing in. "Freeze!" The men with the guns demanded again.

"I'm already almost frozen." Iggy muttered, shivering.

"Well crap." Max said. "I don't suppose we could talk this out?" The men started at her. "Didn't think so." Max tapped the back of Iggy's hand twice and you barely saw him nodding and tapping Gazzy's hand. "When I count to 2.. fall to the ground, and then immediately take off into the air. Go south." You heard Max whisper to you. "But keep low, this storm is a bad one." You nodded and waited for her to count.

"1..2!" You dropped to the ground, hearing bullets fly past overhead. You heard a spit second of silence and took off, jumping into the air and snapping your wings out, already ten feet above your attackers heads. You heard more gunshots but kept going south as you had been told.

Pellets of ice stung your skin and blinded your sight. You knew you were still going south, but you didn't know for how long. Glancing back, you saw the whole flock, plus Dylan, fighting their way through the storm just as you were. Iggy was cradling his arm to this chest, but other than that, the flock seemed fine.

You coasted to fall behind with the rest of the crew, letting Max take the lead. After a while, your adrenaline faded, and your wings ached. But you pushed that aside. You were back with your family! You were free again!

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"Max! We need to stop! We can't go much longer in this storm!" Angel yelled, her white wings blending right in with the snow around you. Max nodded and angled down towards the ground, scanning for some sort of shelter.

"There!" Max pointed to a large chasm in the ice. "At 3:00, 40º down, Igg!"

You all landed and slipped into the chasm, burrowing in the nooks of the ice. It was slightly warmer now that you were out of the freezing ice, but your skin had turned a curious shade of blue.

"Max! (Y/n)'s Getting frostbite! She's only got that gown on!" Angel shouted.

Nudge immediately stripped her coat off and wrapped it around you. You felt warming gratitude filing your body, or maybe that was the coat. Your eyes drifted closed, but Max slapped you.

"Sorry but you can't fall asleep until your skin looks more normal. You might not wake up.."

"Hey, guys?" Dylan said, sounding a bit freaked out. "I think Iggy's been shot!"

You all looked at Iggy, who was panting and clutching his arm to his chest, looking much paler than usual and covered in blood. Max scooted over to him. "Let me see, Igg." She said, trying to bring his arm out. "I need to see how bad it is!" Iggy just shook his head. Max looked at Fang, who nodded and gently helped pry Iggy's arm away.

Max cried out but she was blocking your view. 'Could his arm be that bad?' You asked yourself.

"Dylan! Shirt! Now!" Max commanded pressing her hands to Iggy. She shifted to the side to grab Dylan's shirt from his hand, and you finally saw the damage.

It wasn't Iggy's arm that had taken the bullet.

It was his chest.