Prologue

The Birth of a New Angel

For the first time ever Max wanted nothing more to just close her eyes and drift to the cool dark place and just stay there. But she wasn't done yet. She had one more mission left and if she failed then not only could she die, but so will her baby.

"How're you feeling Maximum?" The head-doctor asked again. How was she feeling? How was she feeling?! Did this doctor not understand how much pain it is to give birth? Not to mention because of her 2% avian DNA they couldn't give her the medication that normal labor patents took, not willing to risk the chance that the medication could mess up her child. Not to mention that being in a hospital made her feel even more tense and alert.

Where was the Flock? They were supposed to be here! She asked the doctor a million times where they were, but he was too busy making shore that the baby came out okay. You can do this Max! You saved the world for crying out loud! You faced worse than this! Another spasm of pain pulsed through her. She clenched her teeth to muffle her screams. Well at least back then all I had to do was punch something. This is worse!

"You're doing well Maximum. Now when I tell you to push, you push." Max looked at the doctor and nodded. Normally she wouldn't listen to anyone, but she knew that in order to keep her and the baby alive she had to take orders and trust the doctors, no matter how hard it may be. "Okay…push!" Max pushed.

"Push!" Max screamed with every push. Tears came streaming down her face. She couldn't do this! She couldn't do this!

Fang where are you…?

Just when she was going to pass out, she heard a distant cry. Was she in so much pain that she sounded like a baby? As suddenly as the pain had come it had just stopped as if it was never there in the first place, but she still heard the crying. Where is that noise coming from? Maximum Ride thought.

One of the nurses came up to Max holding in her arms a small bundle and Max could see two small plump arms sticking out. She realized that the noise wasn't coming from the bundle. Max took the bundle from the nurse and for a moment she remembered holding Angel when she was a baby. But this was actually her baby, her own flesh and blood. She planned this baby not some rack job scientists that didn't think trice of testing on children. This was her and Fang's own little girl.

"It's a girl!" The nurse could barely hold her squeal of excitement. The head-doctor looked over his shoulder and smiled at Max. There was once a time she would do anything for that smile, and there was also a time she wanted to destroy that smile, but now she just didn't care. "You did wonderful Maximum." The doctor kissed her on the head and smiled down at the small baby.

"Thank you Jeb." Max lifted the baby so that its head was cradled in the crook of her arm. She felt a lump in the bundle that made it difficult to hold her. Max unraveled the cloth to show the babies back and she found two strong little wings. Where was the Flock? They were missing out! Jeb's smile broadened. "The Flock is waiting right outside. Do you want me to let them all in or one at a time?"

"Let them all in!" In a matter of seconds the whole Flock was in the room. Fang coming in first, Dylan second, Iggy third, Nudge forth, the Gasman fifth, and then Angel bringing up the rear. Now the family was complete. Fang came over to Max's side and kissed her deeply then looked down at the little angel that they both created. "Isn't she beautiful?" Max asked. Fang smiled and nodded.

"May I hold her?" He asked. Max gave her to him. "So what are we going to name her?" Fang asked after finally getting the baby in a comfortable position in his arms. Max didn't really think of that. When the Flock was prisoners in a scientific facility, called the School, they had given themselves names. Never did she think that she would ever have to give a name!

"What about…Letsos?" Fang smiled so deep he was showing teeth. "That is a wonderful name." He leaned down and kissed Maximum again clouding her senses for a moment.

After they were done kissing they let everyone else hold Letsos. Dylan had to help Iggy hold her, even though he could see white and see colors when he touches something he still needed help. Nudge was on a full question spree asking Max how it felt to give birth. Gasman was looking over Jeb's soldier interested in what he was doing. And Angel was waiting her turn to hold the little baby. The little baby, Letsos, was accepted into the Flock with open arms. Max could never be happier in her life.

While no one was looking or really not paying attention, one of the nurses stepped out of the room and made her way down the hallway holding a large file full of medical forms. She made her way to an elevator and pressed a blank button with no number on it. She waited only about five minutes before the doors opened to a darker part of the hospital. In front of her lied a long hallway with only one door. Her heels made barely any noise as she hurried down the hall to the door. They have been waiting for this day way before the Flock was even created. It had finally come!

The door slid easily open for her and in the dark room there was a single desk and a chair. At the moment the chair was occupied by a large man that kept to the shadows. The nurse put the file on the desk and smiled proudly, pushing the file toured the man. "Maximum Ride has given to a female, is healthy as a baby can be!"

The nurse was proud of herself. It had taken a lot to be part of the group that would bring the first pure bred supper child into this world. She even got the chance to hold her!

The man was silent for a long while. The nurse could not see his face, but from the glare of a small light on the desk and could tell that he was turning to look at her. "What is her name?" The man finally spoke. The women couldn't help but shiver. She had spoken with this man before, but she would never get used to the sound of it. "Maximum named the child Letsos. Is that it sir?" She waited another long while before being answered. "You may leave Dr. Tanner; the School appreciates you helping in its resurrection." The nurse turned around and went back on the elevator going back to the lighter parts of the hospital.

The man, also called the Imperator, opened the file and looked over all the information. If the room was lit up then you would have probably seen a smile come across his face. "Well done Maximum, well done! Thank you for continuing the legacy," he closed the file and smiled even broader. "Now the real tests can begin!"