MAX- BOOK 5

At the beginning of the book, the flock is trying to recover from their arctic adventure. While recovering, they hear of millions of fish dying off the coast of Hawaii. The reason why is unknown, so they government requests the flocks help once again. They unexpectedly come across the problem when Angel went swimming (she can breathe under water). Max, of course, was being too protective and went to fetch her. On her way she spotted something large and scary off in the distance. They immediately told the environmentalists, but nothing showed up on the radar. Not surprisingly it was Mr. Chu, the evil scientist that's been after the flock the whole time. He wants Max to join his side, so is following her every move to more easily convince her of his power. He finally grabs her attention when he captures the most important thing in her life, Valencia Martinez. He had her mom, and now she was lost. Her mom had helped her through everything, so it was up to her to help bring her back.

The "large something" happened to be Mr. Chu's submarine. Aboard it was Max's mom. Mr. Chu frequently beat her trying to get more information about Max out of her. He wanted to know where they were headed and what their plans were. He also starved her to try and receive more information. This did not work. Valencia was strong and she loved Max very much, there was no way she would give in. Max came across the ship due to Angel communicating with whales. The whales were able to tell her where the ship was and that it was what was killing the fish. The submarine was hit and water started bursting in. This was Max's chance. She had seen her mom through one of the windows and she did not look good. She was thin and bruised all over. Max got to her mom without a fight; she was rescued and brought to safety to rest and become healthy once again.