Chapter One: And he limped off into the desert.

DISCLAIMER!

I do not own Maximum Ride, or the characters from Maximum Ride.

If you see a character in this story that isn't from MR, then it's probably mine or you don't remember. I do not own the book excerpt.

Maximum Ride series by James Patterson.

Caution! Spoilers ahead, from Nevermore.

Maya's (Max II) dead, she was killed by the erasers.

Star and Kate are consider traitors to Fang. They betrayed him, Holden, and Ratchet. They joined Jeb and the erasers for their own safety.

Fang ditched Holden and Ratchet after Maya's death and being betrayed by Kate and Star.

Fang went off to join the flock. (If you want to read his story, just pick up a copy of Nevermore, a Maximum Ride Novel.)

Book Excerpt (from Maximum Ride: Nevermore, by James Patterson)

"So that's it." Ratchet's voice was cold. "After all we've been through, you're just saying, 'So long, it's been fun'?"

"Sorry," said Fang, "But it actually hasn't been that fun." And then he stood up and limped away into the desert.

Ratchet's P.O.V.

Ratchet watched as Fang limped off into the desert. Ratchet just stared at him, in shock. This couldn't really be happening, could it? Sure, Fang was far from perfect, but he wouldn't really abandon to people who fought with him, fought for him. Ratchet felt the anger boil inside him. He turned around and looked at the large rock that was behind him. He kicked it, hard.

"Ow!" he exclaimed. Holden, who had been sitting on the ground staring blankly into outer space, as if he'd just been punched in the gut, he began laughing. "Shut up, Starfish!" Ratchet yelled, "Or you'll be the next thing getting kicked." Ratchet gulped, and looked down. Ratchet plopped down beside him.

"What are we going to do now?" Holden asked, he looked up at Ratchet through his large glasses. Ratchet saw the pain, sadness, and anger in his eyes. Ratchet felt almost responsible for the poor kid. Holden was about 14 or 15, even though he looked as if he were 11. He'd get crushed out there on his own, Ratchet thought bitterly.

"I dunno starfish," Ratchet said honestly, "We could do as Fang said, go home."

"You know just as well as me that neither of us have a home to go to!" Holden protested, "My parents are scared of me, and the people you were with will probably never let you back with them." Ratchet sighed and glared in the direction that Fang had walked off in. Ratchet stood up and began running, in that direction. "Where are you going?!" Holden called after him. Ratchet didn't reply. He just continued to run, his aviator glasses began slipping off his nose. Ratchet didn't care. Maybe, Ratchet thought, Maybe, I can still find Fang and talk some sense into him.

Thanks for reading! In case you were wondering, the reason I wrote this is I didn't like how Nevermore never told us what happened to "Fang's Gang". Because apparently they're "Never more". tee hee. So, I thought I would just write what I would've at least liked to happen. F