1Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride.
The wind was harsh against our skin. The sky was cloudy, so as we flew, we got wet. And it was
cold out. AND we were wearing ratty clothes that barely covered us.
Who is we, you may ask. We are the flock. There are 7 of us. Me(Max), Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy,
and Angel. The eight one is Angel's dog Total.
And yes, I did say we were flying. Not in airplanes. We have wings. We are mutant avian human
hybrids. Each of us have a weird power.
And almost 2 years ago, I was told to save the world. A BIG summary of what happened: I did.
Well, the whole flock helped. And we dont know if we are done yet. But we destroyed Itex and all
the schools, so we at least feel safe.
What happened since a year and a half ago when we left my moms house to go keep trying to save the world? We flew. From city to city, all over the world. Destroying schools. It was pretty cool. We
almost got killed several times. But we quickly recovered and went somewhere else. And now, we
are taking a vacation.
Flying around in harsh weather in Winter doesnt sound so great, huh? Not like a vacation, right?
Well, soon, it will all be better. We are heading to California. Warm. Sunny. Beaches. Eye candy...
wait. Did I seriously just say that?
We were almost there. We were in between Colorado and Utah.
We flew in a specific pattern I arranged last year to keep us safe. Me and Fang switched off being in
the front or back. Thats because we are the oldest. We are both 16. Iggy is 16 too, but hes blind, so
he can't really help leading the flock. Angel was in the middle. She is the youngest at age 8. Gazzy
and Iggy flew on the left. Iggy would always hold Total. Gazzy was now 10. Nudge would be on the
right. She has been so... so... teenager-ish lately! She turned 13 a few months ago, so now she is a
mixture between a girly-girl and a warrior/survivor/fighter. And she outgrew her baby skin and is
now so beautiful. She was 5 ft 6. Her hair was long and curly. Get this... she even asked me for
makeup for her birthday. No way.
Right now Fang was in invisible mode. Did I forget to mention that over the past two years, he kinda
discovered a power. Invisibility. Its really annoying sometimes, and also scary when you wake up
to see no one there.
We really needed new clothes. Even with our super stamina, we would only be able to stand this
weather for a matter of minutes.
"Okay everybody, we are landing!" I shouted. Fang shot down, followed by Angel, then
Gazzy,Iggy, and Nudge, and last me.
Once we landed, I looked around to check for danger. No one was around. "Who wants some
food?" I asked the grouup. Everyone started screaming: "I want pizza! I want hot dogs! Burgers!"
We settled on an all you could eat caf \i . When we entered, Angel walked into the bathroom to do her usual.
Whenever we go into public places, Angel goes in the bathroom and uses her mind-control
abilities(which are pretty scary) to get someone to give her either a credit card or 200 dollars in cash.
With the money, we buy food. And water. And a hotel room. The simple necessities. I know it's
illegal, but we need over 3000 calories a day and we only take from people wearing nice clothes and
look like their rich.
Angel came back smiling with a thousand dollars. "I'm sorry Max. I know our limit is 500, but this
lady was wearing a fur coat and had a Louis Vuitton purse and looked so warm. And she has
grandchilden. And I reminded her of them."Oh yeah, Angel can also read minds.
I just shook my head, angry but also extremely happy to have this money. "Ok everyone.. Get inline." I handed them each a 50 dollar bill.
We met up at a table, and all of our plates were stacked. Literally. I had 3 cheeseburgers, 7 hotdogs,
a loaded potato, two servings of pasta, a milkshake, and a salad. The cashier looked at me with this
weird look, but I stared him down with a glare. After we shoveled down our food, we all got up to
get seconds. We left the cafe feeling full and satisfied.
"Hey guys.. I see a hotel over their. It's really pretty. And it has a chirstmas tree in the lobby. Max!
Is it Christmas already? No, I am pretty sure it's at least a week away..." Nudge rambled. Growing
up did not effect how much she talked.
"Nudge?" I asked.
"Yeah Max?"
"Shut up."
We walked into the hotel. I went right up to the desk. "Two rooms please. Preferably connecting
suites." He gawked at me.
"You probably dont have enough money.This is a 5 star hotel, and you dont look a day over 20. I
don't think I can give you that."He said.
Angel spoke up. She looked 10, at least. But even so, she was a little sweetheart. "Um, do you think
that you can just give us the room? This one time. We will pay, but you wont tell anyone you let us.
And we wont tell." She smiled.
The man, whose eyes were blank, said, "Yes. I suppose I can give you the rooms. Just this once.
And I wont tell anyone. And you wont. That is good."I glared at Angel, who ahd him under her
mind control. I shot her a look that said, Please stop being bad to be good!
But, I was happy. We had 6 room keys. We took the elevator up to the top floor, and went into the
connecting rooms. All the girls were in one room, all the boys were in the other. And the beds were
HUGE. All of us could fit into it, and we are so tall. I was 5"11. Angel was 5"4. And Nudge was
5"6.
We unlocked the door in between our rooms. And I took a hot, hot shower. I even washed my wings.
I put on a fuzzy robe. "Ok, time for bed!" I shouted. Nudge and Angel were happy to sleep, but I
could see the guys were in no rush.Whatever. I fell asleep easily, and the snow outside grew thicker
and thicker.