Fly

by wingsoverthewater

Hi, it's me, wingsoverthewater! I should be studying for history finals...but if this is in my head I can't think. So here. A oneshot, just Max contemplating her volatile life. Enjoy. R&R, no flames. The usual.

Disclaimer: I don't own MR, or Fly by Hilary Duff. Nor do I want to own Hilary Duff- I personally don't like a lot of her music. 'Cept this song was just too...Max Ride.

[Max POV

We're on the run again. Sitting in this shallow cave while the flock has a break doing midair gymnastics, I'm having a small fit worrying. Yeah, I know. Max? Worrying? You must be kidding. But I am. And I have a lot to worry about:

Are there erasers chasing us? How do they keep finding us? Where will we shelter tonight? How long will the food we have last? When it's gone, what'll we eat? Am I the only one of the flock who's chipped? And the big one. How to save the world?

In a moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,

The breeze tickles my face. I don't want to be worrying now.

For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of your yesterday.

What the heck! I can worry some other time. I'm free now! I'm not in a dog crate, I'm not being experimented on, I'm not being attacked or chased or hurt.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away

Part of me wants to go to Antarctica or somewhere and just hide. But I need to save the world, yada yada. Not now!


You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,

I'm me. I'm not the whitecoats' toy. I can do anything. I am Maximum Ride!

And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly
.

I stand up, brush off my jeans, and jump off the edge of the cave, unfurling my wings. Flying towards my flock, I do a roller coaster-style reverse loop. As I loop, back arching and belly facing the sky, I feel strangely liberated. And it wasn't just the blood going to my brain.

All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow,
Reach for something, when there's nothing left,

Nudge and Angel flew towards me, performing little rolls and flips and dives. "Max Max Max! Lookit this! Watch me!" I'd always be able to reach for them.

And the world's feeling hollow.

And when you're down and feel alone,

How many of those times had I felt so depressed and miserable and alone in her life? Those times were now over.

Just want to run away,
Trust yourself and don't give up,
You know you better than anyone else,

'Course I'm better! I'm Maximum Ride!

In a moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of yesterday,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try,
Fly
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

I can do anything. Everything will be OK, because I have my flock, and myself.

So? What do you think? It's not great, but it was fun and easy to write. Only took about ten minutes...OH CRAP! I gotta study for that history test...see ya!