Me: Finally, I have a Fanfic that's not Misc...

Target: Yeah. Finally.

Me: How did you get here? This isn't your story!

Target: Heh heh. I snuck in. You left the door open.

Me: -_-"

Dis is my claimer: I don't own Maximum Ride or da Flock or Itex, Jamie Patterson does. *waves at J Patty* Yeah. We're buds. He just doesn't know about that yet.

My eyes trailed over the mountainous horizon ahead as I embraced the breeze from a cliff. I took a deep breath of fresh air at this familiar sight. This had been our first stop after our escape, and it was just as beautiful as how we had left it.

"Hello, Don. I've been waiting for you," a mechanic voice came from behind me. Reacting automatically, my mahogany wings, yes, wings, unfolded out of my back and my adrenaline began to flow for a fight against Erasers. I turned quickly, expecting a hit. Instead, a figure was standing a good ten feet away. This person was too fuzzy to make out a face, but they appeared to be wearing a trench coat and a fedora. My wings hesitantly returned into my back once I decided they weren't a threat.

"Who are you?" The person seemed to be a man since when he laughed, his tone had become lower.

"I'm just an important someone. Anyways, Don, you have a purpose, you and the rest of them," he started. I clenched my fists at the thought of him bringing up my Herd.

"There's no easy way of saying this, but you have to save the world." I would have burst out giggling in hysterics if he hadn't sounded so serious.

"How in the hell am I supposed to save the world! If you haven't noticed, it's kind of a big place!" I exclaimed in disbelief. The man didn't move.

"You have a point," he spoke, his voice becoming more dreamy, "I'll give you a start. Destroy Itex."

"Itex? What's Itex?"

I awoke in a cold sweat, breathing harshly as I sat upright in my bed. After taking a few glances around my room, I realized everything was safe; that it had only been a dream. Sunlight was streaming through the small space between the blinds, so I lifted myself from my mattress and touched my feet to the cold, wooden floor. A knock came from my door.

"Don? Are you coming out to make breakfast?" a small voice from a head with silky white hair asked in the darkness of my room.

I smiled warmly. "Of course, Ghost. I'll be there in a minute, sweetie." Her snow white skin blushed as she closed the door. Ghost was my baby, even though she was ten, six years younger than I. The reason I had been so gracious about her knocking was that she had a habit of just going through the door. No, not opening and closing it behind her. Going through the door. Yes, we're a bunch of weird bird-kids with weird skills. Just wait 'til you meet the rest of the Herd.

Yawning, I went out into the hallway to run smack into Ace.

"Woah! Warn a blind guy before you walk into him!" he scolded sarcastically. We both laughed at the joke for a moment, then I ruffled his hair, which was getting harder since he was getting to be taller than me, and turned to go to the kitchen.

As I made my way to the refrigerator, I spotted a sleeping Herd-member at the table.

"Jackal! Wake up! Do you want eggs or pancakes?" Jackal picked his head up in a jolt. I pushed a black, wavy strand of my hair from my face while I awaited his answer.

"Hm? What? Oh, pancakes," he said drowsily. I sighed and pulled out the pancake mix. Don't judge my cooking style. My favorite foods come out of boxes; AKA Oreos. They're amazing. While I flipped pancakes, only one thought scrolled through my mind repeatedly.

'Destroy Itex.'

Me: So let me get this straight; You've kidnapped me now?

Target: Yep.

Me: Then why are you wearing the electric collar I put on you earlier?

Target: ... It makes me feel pretty.

Thanks for reading another epic adventure in the life of Epic Cheez. Now review or I'll shock Target.

Target: Think of all the good things I've done for you. Please. Think of me. *puppy dog eyes*

~Cheezy