THE EPILOGUE OF MAXIMUM RIDE
How the series is supposed to end
A/N: The following story comes next after FANG and ANGEL, when Fang decides to leave Max and the flock with a promise that he and Max will meet each other in 20 years at the cliff where they learned to fly with the hawks if the world is still intact.
WARNING: This story may contain OOC-ness. I apologize in advance :)) If you happen to encounter an Out-of-Character scene.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Maximum Ride. Credit goes to James Patterson and Little Brown and Company.
Total freedom! At last.
At last, I'm free to spread my thirteen-foot wings again. I'm free to soar high into the wide blue sky which is basically my and the Flock's world. I'm free from the demanding job I did not apply of – to save the world.
It's been... wait... (counts fingers) ten years since the Third World War ended. Since that big fireworks display which used countless bombs and obnoxious gases in Paris and in other major cities in the world twenty years ago, the affected cities went on battle mode. He—We thought that the gases would kill the humans but no, they had another effect. Instead of immediately fulfilling the Doomsday Group's advocacy, the gases disrupted the nerve signals of those who inhaled them. Thus, making them go nuts. And these people began to think that they had been nuclear bombed by Japan!
And so, WWIII began.
We, the original Flock minus one plus one, flew across the globe to unite the world as it was before. I can say that it was a Mission Impossible at first but hey, it's now a Mission Accomplished! Although North America is now unlinked from South America geographically, and the Mediterranean had widened because of the sinking-like-Atlantis of the Middle East. Well, at least the world and the human race are saved!
The war lasted for a decade. Ten years of saving the world surely took its toll on us, especially moi. That's why the next decade became somewhat like a grand vacation. Also, that was the first time when I noticed that we had grown up into grown-ups already.
Iggy, now thirty-five like me, is a known baker in France. After the war, my mom, Dr. Valencia Martinez, did an extraordinary eye surgery for him which fully restored his eyesight. We had a huge party back then, with lots of food, courtesy of Chef Iggy. It was after the party that he told us his plan of putting up a bakery in France. We all disagreed at first except one. You know it! Total.
So, Total and Iggy flew to France in order to set up Iggy's bakery. However, it was too emotional for us, especially for Akila, Total's purebred wife, who was left under the care of my half-sister, Ella. But the good news is, she has five pups already! Each resembled a member of the Flock except... him.
Nudge, thirty-two years of age, has recently won the Oscars for Best Actress in the film Max Ride. She actually played yours featherly in that movie. The moment I saw it in the big screen, I was like FTW! First of all, I did not waste my time in puffing foundation on my cheeks every morning. Also, I did not read fashion mags before bedtime. Thinking of it makes me barf. Hello, saving the world wouldn't let you do such things.
Anyway, Nudge is currently doing another movie in San Francisco. What's the film title again? I think it's Demons and Druids and her role is Dana, the lead actress. I actually hoped that she would play the demon or the druid.
Gazzy meanwhile is the head of the explosives division of the United States Navy at present. He had developed a super bomb last year which is more superior than the nuclear and atomic bomb combined times a zillion to the gazillionth power. But here's the big deal: the weapon is made of Peanut Butter and Jelly, and Cheez Whiz. Just imagine how gross it is!
Angel has been voted as President of the United States in the snap elections following the ambush of the previous president during the war. I'm just wondering why the people of the US of A elected a then seventeen year-old, now twenty-seven year old as head of the second most powerful country in the world. Yes, you read it right – second most powerful. It's because Great Britain took the number one spot for the reason that it was the first country to be re-civilized after the gas contamination.
Back to the topic, I just hope that Angel did not use her mind-reading and controlling powers to make herself win. I'm happy for her though because she was my baby back then – my cute little angel who actually wanted to take my position as Flock leader like a googol times before.
Dylan, the plus one member of the Flock, died while protecting my back in the war. I can still remember his famous last words which bothered every second of my life up to present and who knows, maybe 'til time ends – "I never left you Max, and I never will". Obviously, he was comparing himself to my ex. Unfortunately, it was the truth and somehow, it hurts.
And now, Maximum Ride myself. What do I know about her? I think she's going crazy after deciding to go to a cliff somewhere to meet someone she hadn't seen in twenty years. Someone who made her feel the joy and pain of love for the first time. Someone who left her with an invitation and a note to a seeing-you-again event twenty years in the future. You know him, right? Fang, the minus one.
I loved him so much but what did he do to me? He left me without notice except for a piece of paper with messy handwriting in it. I hated – no – I despised him for that. He had the guts to replace me immediately with me. He even threw that clone of me named Maya into my face! Argh... Remembering that event just makes my blood boil.
But what, here I am, coasting in high winds while flying to the cliff where we are supposed to meet. I really don't know the reason why I am hoping that he would come. I actually planned to boycott the meeting but Angel told me in a phone call not to. I guess she had used her mind-controlling powers to convince me to come. However, I didn't sense it. I'm going there because of freewill. It is my decision.
And as of now, I could already see the cliff miles ahead. Thanks to my raptor vision, my heart started beating fast of... what? Anticipation?
To be continued...
