Echo Ride

Chapter One: The start of the end of the beginning

Note: I do not own maximum ride James Patterson does but this is my version of the story. ENJOY!

I was shaken awake by a whitecoat who then brought me outside. It was nice to get fresh air again. I glanced around to see nothing but the old building called "the school".

Thirteen years ago I was made, not born but made, except I had gray wings stretching out about eleven feet. My thoughts were broken as I heard the growling of the erasers coming from the door. I hated them! I flinched as the whitecoat grabbed me by the arm and took me to the other side of the school.

There, there was two more whitecoats one male and one a female.

The female examined me closely and laughed. "This is experiment C6-592," she grinned, "She looks like the rest."

I felt a light breeze. This is my chance, my time to fly.

I stretched out my wings at the right time to catch the wind. I tumbled into the air. I was so happy.

"Stop sleep talking Echo," my friend Solar muttered. She turned over on her side and covered her head with a pillow.

"Sorry, I had the dream again," I said and walked to the mouth of the cave.

Ever since we escaped the school like I had in my dream, I had the dream every time I slept. We left the school about a week ago. I had been happy ever since. Solar and I were genetically enhanced bird people. We never had a family, or much less a childhood.

As I got to the mouth a twilight breeze cooled my face. By now I was amazed that the whitecoats hadn't sent erasers after us yet. We traveled by night so no humans saw us. "It is time to get up anyway," I said to Solar. She groaned.

Just then I froze. "Solar come here," I said quietly. Stepping back a couple steps I looked at the black figures. They didn't look like birds.

She came over. "What," she groaned and did the same as me when she finally saw them she saw them.

"What are those?!"