Funny thing about this story and how I thought of it. So backtrack to Halloween day I was sitting at my desk listen to my teacher read "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe for like the fiftieth time so I wasn't particularly paying attention until about halfway through the story and then I was thinking 'wow people used to be really scared by this!' so I began thinking about alley ways because in all reality, there kind of creepy just like the madman from the story so I had an epiphany to write this so I wrote like six paragraphs in my PA (personal agenda) and now I'm inspired to write the whole story… anyway if this rambling hasn't scared you away then swoup! (Swag syndrome, not that I have swag ha-ha) anyway this is basically my rendition of how Max and the gang met with plenty of Fang and Max (they still have wings :o) so hope you like it! (If you don't you can blame Mr. Poe!)

Official Disclaimer for the whole story: I do NOT own the rights to Maximum Ride or any books/songs mentioned unless specified otherwise!

Summary

Max moves to Manhattan with her mom and sister Ella. She remembers vaguely being imprisoned at the school a place in California where scientists grafted bird DNA into her giving her wings, and other abilities. At her new school she meets an odd group of kids who seem to have a secret of there own.

Chapter 1

"Max!" I heard my mom shout from down the stairs as I groggily sat up and trudged toward my closet to get ready for my first day of school.

You see my mom, my sister Ella, and I used to live in Phoenix, Arizona until about two weeks ago when my mom decided to move us to Manhattan where she could get more business for her clinic. Of course Ella was happy to move to a busy city where she could make tons of new friends. I on the other hand utterly hated the idea of packing up and leaving the friends I had and starting 'fresh' in the middle of the year in a cold, loud, and busy town. But unfortunately I had no say in the decision what so ever so now I'm here in Manhattan, going to school. Great.

I quickly threw on a pair of skinny jeans, a grey and black sweater, and a pair of black high-tops, stomped down the stairs, and into the kitchen where my mom sat at the table reading the paper and drinking coffee. She glanced up at me, smiling, and said

"Max! You look great! Hey can you do me a favor and take Ella to school with you today?" I didn't have time to answer before she looked down at her watch and gasped, "Oh my! I have to get down to the clinic! Bye sweetie! Have a good day!" she yelled as she ran out the door.

"Ella! Get down here now it's time to go!" I shouted as she came running down the stairs in blue skinny jeans, ballet flats, and a flowery top with a white pull over.

"Hey I'm ready for school!" she practically shouted in an overly perky voice as she bounced out the front door to my old Volvo with chipping green paint and hopped in.

I groaned as I locked the front door and got behind the wheel and drove off to start my sophomore year, for the second time.

Yeah yeah I know it's short and not very good but I promise I'll update tomorrow and it will get a bit more exciting and yes I do realize my author notes are like twice as long as the actual chapter, but I got really distracted because the T.V was on and my cousin started texting me and I lost my glasses and realized that I'm realllly blind then freaked out because I literally got new glasses yesterday and knowing my mom she would like murder me and bring me back just to clean up the mess… Well Ima shut up and I'll do my best to update tomorrow! See ya!