Hey so this is my first Percy Jackson/Maximum ride crossover so tell me if I should continue or not. Please review! At least for this chapter so I know to continue or not or whatever else. Okay on with the story!
Max POV
"Will you shut up?" Iggy said to me as I explained a plan for tomorrow. I quickly shut my mouth but gave a half- hearted glare in his direction. With a sigh I sat down next to Fang, who just sat staring at the flames of the fire we had made. I looked around at everyone in the flock, noticing their scared bloody faces, the slump of their shoulders and the red puffiness around their eyes. Gazzy looked the worse. Mud and blood were streaking all over his face, arms and legs, with smears on his face from wiping away all his tears. He had his head on Iggy's lap while he sobbed into his pant leg, Iggy stroking his head while tears also fell from his face.
I've never seen my flock look this bad but I couldn't blame them. Even I wanted to lie down and cry for the rest of my life. After all it was my fault she was dead. You're most likely wondering what in the hell I'm talking about.
About a week or two ago we were captured. This was another branch of itex but this particular place was more violent, secluded and the whitecoats in there were just down right evil. I know I've said that countless times about all the whitecoats but something about them…. They were just so robotic. It was harder than usual to break free, but we almost did.
Flashback
Sirens wailed and erasers barked as we ran to the exit. Angel held my hand but for some reason she wasn't moving as fast as she usually was.
"C'mon angel! We got to move faster!" I yelled, tugging her hand.
She tried to pick up the speed but only resulted in almost falling. I tugged her hand once more. "Max! I Can't! They did something to my leg! Max ho-" Angel was cut off as her leg buckled under her.
I was so focused on escaping I didn't listen. Like the stupid idiot I am, I kept running. I didn't notice when her hand slipped from mine, or listen to her scream my name.
"MAX!" Too late, I turned around. The erasers had already caught up to her and had picked her up by the neck, her feet dangling off the floor. I watched as they griped her neck so tight her face turned blue, as her tear filled eyes looked at me, screaming for help. Then they snapped her neck. Everything was drowned out, leaving just me and angel. Her lifeless eyes stared back at me as tears slid down my face.
My baby, my sweet little devious Angel was dead.
End flashback
I gasped as I was brought back to reality. I held back the tears threatening to break free and put on a stoic mask. My heart was pounding so loud I'm sure the animals in Antarctica could hear it. T
I just want to sit down and cry but I try to hold back my feeling for the sake of the flock. Though At night, when it's my turn to take watch, I go and sit somewhere far off but close enough to see them, and just cry. No one else saw what happened. All they know is that she was holding my hand then she was dead. All of them have been giving me the cold shoulder, knowing it's my fault that she's dead. I wouldn't blame them because even I hate myself for it.
I was so stupid! It was my fault. All of it. If I had listened to her, focused on her being their maybe she would be here! I could have saved her in the arms of those erasers if I hadn't frozen up. But I did and now Angel is dead because of me.
"I'll take first watch; the rest of you should go to sleep. We've got a lot to do tomorrow." I said.
I got up to start unpacking the sleeping bags when Gazzy spoke up. "Are you serious? My sister is de- dead! All you freaking care about is running away! Well I, for one am done running!" By now he was standing, along with Nudge and Iggy.
I turned around with a shocked expression. "What?"
Nudge stepped up. "Gazzy is right Max. Don't get me wrong I love you and I'm sure everyone else does to but… it's hard to even look at you. Do you care Max? Do you care that's dead and it's your fault?" Even in the dark I could see her face like it was day time and it broke my heart. I knew this was going to come, I just didn't know it would hurt so much.
"I think it's time we go our separate ways. I don't know what happened but now angel is dead and you had more than one chance to save her and you didn't. I don't know if you care or not but we just can't handle you being here and I think the best thing right now is for you to leave. I'm sorry but I don't think I'd be able to forgive you for what you did to her and to us. Were done running Max. You can keep going but were done. We are going to settle down and try to get over Angel. While were doing that you run Max. Maybe you'll realise what you did. So this is our last night together I guess." Iggy's speech had hit me hard.
I took a step back. I stared at all their faces for a long time. I turned toward the fire. "Fang?"
The flames cased shadows on his beautiful olive skin and my heart nearly broke in a million pieces when he just turned his head, refusing to meet my gaze. I guess this was it then. "Okay. If that's what you all really want, I'll go. But… know that I didn't mean for angel to die. I hate myself for not saving her. And I understand if you guys eventually hate me to. But if you guys come back for me... I don't know if I'll be able to accept you back. This is so hard for me. But I love you guys and will do anything to make you happy and safe. So know that I'm leaving for you. I love you all."
I put my things back quickly, took a running start and spread my wings, flying into the air and stopping to look at them one last time.
"Goodbye, my flock."
