A/N: For those who have started reading this when originally published, the reloaded chapters are mostly just fixing mistakes I found while re-reading the story. Grammar and spelling are being fixed, as well as original contradictions within the story.

Also, for the purpose of this fanfiction, we're pretending any book after Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (aka bookas 4-current) never happened.

Sadly James Patterson own his characters, because if I did the story would have turned out differntly.

Happy Readings!

I looked towards the morning sky, squinting as the sun hit my eyes. "What are you doing?" asked a voice behind me. I turned around to see my twin brother Eion standing there, his curly brown hair looking limp and dusty. I have to get us to a shower soon, I thought to myself.

"Just looking at the bright sky," I told him. He stared at me, knowing that I was lying to him. I really was looking at the bright sky, but in search of something.

"What?" I asked innocently. He just stared at me and I stared back at him. Finally he gave up and turned around back to the cave where we were currently hiding in. I followed him, knowing very well that the rest would be waking up soon. So far the only one that was awake besides Eion, was Caleb, my little monkey. "What are you doing up so early?" I asked him. He stared up with his bright blue eyes, full of joy and happiness.

"Is this early?" he asked. I knew he was referring to our wacky sleeping schedule. I just laughed and ruffled his short strawberry blond hair.

Within an hour the rest of them awoke. As Jinx started up breakfast, I sat on a rock looking at my family setting up the table, or floor, which ever you want. My family consisted of five of us. Me, Kara; the leader of the group, Eion my 16 year old identical twin brother and actual only blood sibling, as my second in command; Jinx, who was 9 and mute (though that never stopped her from trying to "talk" a.k.a. sign language & mind reading); Cole who was very dangerous for an 14 year old; and my little monkey, Caleb, who was 6 and could move faster than the speed of light. I mean doesn't your six year old move that fast?

When growing up, we didn't live with our parents in a house or have family outings or anything like that; no we grew up in a different world. We all grew in our very own dog crates. Normal right? We grew up in a laboratory called the Emporium, as subjects of experiments based on the genetic fusion, or combination of two different genes into one. For example my family and I are 96% human and 4% avian. In other words, before we were born, they grafted the bird DNA into our genes, making us special. For twelve of my years I lived there, seeing experiments fail and die. We were the oldest living experiments every, most didn't survive past two years. Well us and another experiment. I shuddered at the thought of those monsters. They were made for one purpose only and that was to kill.

I must have shuddered out visibly instead of mentally because suddenly Jinx was next to me holding my hand. Are you okay Kara? She thought/asked me. Yep, just a little chilly, I thought back to her. She smiled at me and got back to making breakfast.

Now as the leader it should be my job to cook, right? Well I don't, not just because I have burned everything possible, including lettuce (long story), but because Jinx enjoys making food for everyone. It makes her feel useful, or so she says. I looked up to see Eion staring at me. I gave him a look that said what? He walked over and sat next to me, still staring. "I was just reading your emotions and you're very stressed and worried" he whispered to me. Oh yeah, Eion has the ability to read emotions of people and control them, very handy when a six year old ate his ice cream so fast that it looks like he inhaled it.

"Is that new?" I asked him, because taking care of four children at sixteen, not knowing where the next meal will come from isn't stressful enough.

"No, but a few minutes ago you were calm, and now your all tense again." Then in a lower voice he asked, "Is it because we haven't seen any e…"I clapped my hand over his mouth.

"Don't say that word" I hissed at him. "If they're hearing, they'll get worried." I took away my hand and he nodded. It was so easy to explain things to him, he was so understandable. I leaned against the hard stone wall and closed my eyes.

"Well is it?" he asked again. I just nodded my head in agreement. I continued to lean back with my eyes closed just resting next to him, when I heard Eion start walk away, stopping suddenly and saying to me, "You don't have to worry Kara; I'll protect you and the group no matter what. You know I wouldn't let anything happen to you guys, right?" I got up and opened my eyes. I looked at him and saw the seriousness in his dark green eyes. I walked over and gave him a hug. As he hugged me back, I whispered in his ear "Yeah, I know."

A/N: So here's the first chatper! Tell me what you think. Flames are welcomed and encouragment adored.