In an Itex Facility in Forks, Washington there is an experiment that was grown very quickly in this place. She is 15, has shoulder length black curly hair with natural sandy blonde streaks, brown eyes, and olive-like skin. She is about 5'10" in height and she has a twelve foot wing span. Her wings are black and brown. She is Experiment 12, but she calls herself Cricket…
Cricket Ride…
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Elsewhere in the forests of Forks there is a girl of 15 or 16 hunting animals for their blood. She has flaming red hair that goes past her shoulders a bit that is curly, sky blue eyes, pearl like skin when the sun hits her, and 5'10" in height. Her name is Dakota Finn. She is part-human and part-vampire.
She knows not to hunt humans because when she was in her mothers stomach a few years ago(Yes she is like two or three! But they mature fast and then stop growing!) her mother always talked to her and told her never to kill a human. Her mother was human and when she was born she died because of the way she was born.
Her father was a vampire who loved her mother, but couldn't turn her in time to save her life… So Dakota never hunts people. She looks normal, but she is not. She can eat normal food and drink blood.
She has caught a few animals and drained them dry. Then she decides to go into town to find out what a normal person would be like. You see her father has kept her from going to town for years because she grows so fast that it would be noticed. Her father this morning had told her that she could finally go to town because she was mature now and has stopped growing.(She sleeps like a human!^^)
So Dakota ran to town at the speed of sound.
When she got there she decided to look around a lot. Not noticing the flying kids just 10,000 feet in the air.
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Max and her Flock were here looking for an Itex Facility that was holding an experiment that was classified in some files. They came to find out what this Experiment 12 was and why it was made.
"Maaaaaaaaaaaxxxxx!" says Nudge whining.
Max was twitching uncontrollably by then.
"What. Now. Nudge?" she asks putting emphasis on every word.
"Can't we land and get some food. I'm hungry~!" she says with a pout.
Angel, Gazzy, Total, and Iggy agreed without any arguments.
"Fine!" says Max in defeat.
You could hear the cheers of joy from the birdkids from a mile away if you had good hearing and stopped to listen carefully.
So they all landed and ate at this restaurant close by and Dakota was also close by.
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Dakota looked around and followed this smell that was new to her. It smelled like bird and human together.
She looked into the restaurant that Max and her Flock were at and she spotted them. She looked curiously at them.
They looked normal enough, but they smelled like bird and human and one of the seven smelled like dog as well.
Her nose crinkled at the smell. She hated it because it was the smell of a werewolf.
She turned to leave, but then she picked up something else. A smell, so familiar to her….blood…
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Cricket's eyes flew open and she looked around in the tube she was in. She started to panic and then she saw the Whitecoats through the glass right in front of her.
Her eyes narrowed deadly. She heard them talking about how she just woke up and how she has never awoken.
They were also talking about all kinds of experiments that they were going to try on her now that she was awake.
She knew what experiments were and she knew that if they experimented on her there might be some repercussions.
So instead of staying in that tube to find out she threw all herself at the glass and the glass shattered and she could feel it dig into her skin, cut her arms and legs, and get stuck in her whole being.
When her legs hit the ground they wobbled uncontrollably, but she urged herself to stay standing and she started running at full speed.
She came to the door and opened it quickly. Then she saw the stairs going up and down and she chose the stairs going up…to freedom…
Then when she got to one of the floors she saw a window and she knew that this was her only chance to leave this place.
She could hear the Erasers coming after her.
So her split second decision was to run at the window at full speed and when she broke through she would pull out her wings and fly, even though she didn't know how. She didn't know how to walk or run, but she figured it out pretty quickly, so she knew that flying was a second instinct.
So she did just that and as she broke through the window it dug into her skin, cut her arms and legs a lot more, and got lodged in her legs and arms like when she broke out of the tube.
As soon as she felt the air she spread her wings to their full length and proceeded to flap with all her might and strength that she had left.
She felt the lightheadedness that came on from a ton of blood lose.
But she surged forward and she glided through the air with no problem away from that forsaken place, but she was also bleeding a lot.
Her hair was covered in her blood, so were her legs arms and wings.
So after a minute or two of flying she began to get lightheaded again, but this time she couldn't fight it off.
So she started to spiral towards the ground at full speed and she landed pretty awkward on the ground before collapsing and passing out…
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After The Flock had eaten they walked out of the restaurant and noticed this very suspicious fiery red-headed girl going into the forest, so they decided to follow.
When they got to the forest they didn't see her anymore.
"Wow! Who is that fast other than Max?" says Gazzy looking around and trying to find out how she did it.
Max's eyes narrowed because the girl they saw was pretty normal by her appearance, but she seemed to be different.
Fang tensed and everyone saw it, except Iggy.(Lol!)
"What's the matter, Fang?" asks Angel.
"I don't know I just have this feeling that she went this way." he says and starts walking and everyone follows.
So when they get about three feet away they see her fiery hair as she crouched over someone or something.
"What is she crouching over?" asks Iggy because he can't see.
They all look really closely and they see black curly hair with sandy blonde streaks. Then they saw a olive colored face contorted in pain.
"It's a girl." says Gazzy.
They all look closer at her and notice the blood and glass.
"She's bleeding to death!" says Nudge a little too loud.
The fiery red head turned to them and her sky blue eyes showed them all what they feared. That she might die…
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Dakota was looking back at these kids like her, except different with an expression that showed her concern and much more.
When she came across this girl she was kind of weirded out because of the wings on her back, but then she decided to ignore that and she noticed that she was just a normal girl that was in pain and needed help.
"Help me!" says Dakota looking back at all the other kids. "She needs help!"
"Why?" says Gazzy looking at the fiery red head.
"She will die if you don't help! She will bleed to death or more!" says Dakota standing and showing them the avian girl lying there in pain.
The avian girl groaned and then let out a shriek of pain. Tears rolled down her face as she lay there bleeding.
Then she said, "Help…." in a very weak voice and her eyes opened to show them that she had brown eyes.
"What is your name?" asks Nudge running up to her and leaning over her.
"Cricket…" says the weak avian girl. "Cricket Ride…"
When everyone, including Dakota heard this they all sucked in their breath.
Then Fang pulled out a cell phone that Dr. Martinez had given him in emergencies and dialed her number.
"Hello?" said the voice on the other side.
"Dr. Martinez. It's Fang. We need your help now. How far are you from the forest?" he asks.
"I'm not too far. The move to Forks was hard, but I managed and I am already at the house unpacking. Why do you need me in the forest?" she asks.
"We found a birdkid lying here bleeding to death and she needs help right away. I don't think it would be a good idea to move her, so can you come quickly?" he asks.
"Oh my! I'm on my way now!" she says and then the phone disconnects.
Then Fang put the phone away and everyone was starring at him in disbelief.
Then Cricket moved her arm and then screamed in pain.
Max ran up to her and noticed that all she was wearing was a patience gown like they had worn in The School. It was also wet like she had been in some liquid before her escape and also covered in her blood.
Max also saw all the glass stuck in her arms, legs, and wings….?
Max looked closer at her wings and noticed that they looked like hers and Fang's, but just a combination of the two.
Then Max looked closer at Cricket and noticed the olive skin that Fang had and his black hair, but it also had her sandy blonde streaks. Then Max saw Cricket's eyes….brown just like hers.
"Did you come from The School?" asks Max.
Cricket just nods a bit and screams in pain.
"How old are you?" asks Max.
"Fifteen…" she says weakly.
"Why are you wet?" asks Max.
"I was in a tube. I busted out of it. They grew me in that tube." she says and coughs up some blood.
Max's eyes widened at the information that she got.
"Who are your parents? Do you know who they are?" Max asks hoping that her suspicions were wrong.
"Yes. Their names are Max and Fang Ride." says Cricket shivering at the cold wind.
The whole Flock tensed and Max and Fang shared a look. Dakota was looking at Cricket with pity because she was cold and was so close to dying.
"I can't believe they made Max and Fang's kid." says Gazzy trying not to laugh.
Max and Fang glared at him and he was silenced pretty quickly.
Then they heard this car pull up and footsteps running in their direction.
Then Dr. Martinez stood before them with her traveling kit that she used to help animals and people. When she saw Cricket she ran to her and looked over her wounds.
Then she began to remove the glass and Cricket cried out in pain. When Dr. Martinez had removed all the glass Cricket finally relaxed and let her eyes droop.
"She needs a bath and she needs rest. She might need more blood as well." says Dr. Martinez looking over Cricket. "Can you stand?"
Cricket nods and tries to stand, but her legs wobble and she collapses on the ground in a tired heap.
Dr. Martinez sighs and looks over at The Flock.
"Can one of you carry her? She is too tired and she has had too much blood lose." says Dr. Martinez and everyone looks at Iggy and he sweat drops. "Also bring her to my house so we can clean her up and bandage her. Then we can get some warmer clothes on her as well."
The Flock nods and by this time they finally notice that Dakota has disappeared. Dakota went back home to tell her father about her day.
So everyone decides that Iggy gets to carry Cricket and Iggy grumbles about it until Angel sends him an image of her through her mind.
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So The Flock are flying over Forks to Dr. Martinez's house and Iggy is carrying an unconscious Cricket bridal style. She stirs in her sleep, but then settles her head against his chest.
Iggy blushed involuntarily.
So when they all landed in front of Dr. Martinez's house Iggy had to be careful not to land to roughly because Cricket was still hurt pretty bad.
Then Ella ran out and greeted everyone with a smile, but when her eyes landed on Cricket her eyes widened and she said, "Wow! She looks like Max and Fang's Daughter!"
Max and Fang were twitching at that comment because they knew that it was actually true.
Cricket stirred and her eyes fluttered open and then she noticed that she was being carried and she freaked out. So she jumped out of Iggy's grip and landed on the ground pretty gracefully, but then her legs betrayed her and she collapsed to the ground.
She groaned and sat up. "Stupid legs!" she growled under her breath sounding a lot like Max.
Everyone laughed at her, including Ella who was amused by her efforts to stand.
Cricket just glared at them unamused.
Dr. Martinez came out and saw what had happened and she was laughing a bit as well.
"Well, Cricket…. Is that your name?" asks Dr. M.
Cricket nods.
"You need to get a bath and then we will bandage you up and I will give you some warm clothes to wear." says Dr. M smiling at Cricket who was blinking at her.
"Mom! Could we all stay here?" asks Max smiling at the idea.
"Yes! And Cricket can as well!" says Dr. M. "Won't get another chance to know my granddaughter!"
Max was twitching uncontrollably by then.
Cricket was grinning at the thought of Dr. M being her Grandma.
"Okay, Cricket! You ready to try standing again!" says Dr. M coming up to her and taking both her hands. Cricket nods.
So Dr. M pulls Cricket onto her feet and she starts to wobble a bit, but then she keeps telling herself to stand there. Then her legs stop wobbling and she puts one foot in front of the other, but then when she makes it to the stairs to go into the house she looks down in defeat.
"Come on, Cricket!" says Dr. M and Cricket starts up the stairs slowly so she doesn't fall, but when she does Iggy catches her and she blushes bright red.
"Th-Thanks…" she says shyly and then gets back up and goes up the stairs with no problem and goes into the house.
Then she smells something that makes her mouth water.
"What is that?" she asks looking for whatever it was.
"Chocolate Chip Cookies!" says Max and Dr. M together smiling.
"Can I have some?" asks Cricket looking at the cookies cooling.
"Sure, but first you need to get clean." says Dr. M taking Cricket's hand and taking her to the bathroom. Then Dr. M helped her by turning on the water and it filled up to where it was perfect and it was the perfect temperature.
"Okay, Cricket. I'm going to leave you to get yourself cleaned up and then I will bring you some clothes. There are some towels right there. So make sure to clean up pretty good." says Dr. M smiling at Cricket who smiled back because they are really contagious.
Maybe… Just maybe, Cricket, has found the right home for her and she will never have to deal with Itex again…
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