This story takes place about 3-4 years after Max, and since then, Max and the Flock had teamed up with the U.S military and destroyed every Itex and School. It was hard destroying the Schools in places like Korea and China, taking years and many battles to destroy every last one of those hellholes. This story isn't told by Max though…
=DISCLAIMER= I do not own Maximum Ride. Never did, never will, and I also do not own Krispy Kreme or the Apple company.
Okay, Read on!
On the outside, I look normal.
Most experiments do look normal - we look like humans. Its what we can change into physically, or what we can hide, thats anything but normal.
Me? I hide my wings, because I'm only 96% human, and 4% bird. I have a 16-foot wingspan folded up and tucked under a jacket. Nobody can see that though, from the outside. I just look like a normal 18-year-old girl with curly black hair and some stylish boots. Truth is, I'm anything but normal. I'm a mutant, a freak, made in the hell some call the School.
The School is in the past, though. I no longer fear it, and I'm moving on to my next goal. It has been three years since the School I was in in Toronto was destroyed. There, I was experiment 146, or "146t". Now, In the normal, outside world, I am Adrianna. Adrianna, an experiment that escaped the labs like so many other kids. Now all of us experiments roam the outside world, living like we're supposed to. Some experiments make it public that they have abilities that normal humans don't have - they work to entertain people with their talents. Others, like me, have their own goals. My goal is to find other human-avian hybrids like me. I'm looking for one group of bird-humans specifically - the ones who saved me, who saved the world: The Flock.
My task surely isn't easy; I've already spent 5 months looking for them. With all of their saving-the-world business, they are like celebrities. I think all of you know that it's very hard to find out where a celebrity lives. I think I have a clue, though. I found one of the members blogs a couple months ago, Fang's. But it hasn't helped me find them before about a week ago. Fang had posted, ""We have been living peacefully somewhere in Connecticut - where I'm not telling. There's a Krispy Kreme here that we've all re-named Heaven. I hope we stay a while, because things seem to be getting back to normal. Oh wait - scratch that - things were never normal… but I'd like to see what normal is." With my stalker-ish qualities, I think I might be able to find the Flock soon with this information. Lets gather up all of our clues, shall we?
-Clue #1- They are living somewhere in Connecticut.
-Clue #2- The word peacefully. I don't think the Flock would be peaceful in crowded areas, so they are probably somewhere with not a high population.
-Clue #3- Krispy Kreme. Somewhere with a Krispy Kreme.
In conclusion, They must be somewhere in Connecticut that isn't highly populated and has a Krispy Kreme nearby. Examining the map on my (totally not stolen) iPhone, I've narrowed it down to 3 possible places. I have already visited one of those places, visiting the Krispy Kreme until I'm sure its not the right one. I am sitting in the second one now, feasting on a truly heavenly tasting glazed donut. I have my phone plugged into an outlet next to my table and I'm playing random games. After I have gone through at least 5 donuts and many hours of glancing up at the door, the person I am looking for finally comes in- or should I say, "People". The Flock walked in and headed straight towards a booth, so normally that I guess they come here - and sit at that booth - often. I look at them for a while, and eventually I run out of breath, not noticing until now that I had been holding my breath. My mouth was wide open, too. Its weird how your face can move into different expressions and you can't even tell.
"The.. the Flock.." I whispered to myself in total awe. After five very long months of hotel rooms, maps and short jobs, I had finally found them. I had found the flock.
Shakily, I got up from my table- not even noticing that I was leaving my phone out in plain sight- and walked over towards the booth where the Flock had perched. I almost laughed at my own pun, my nervousness putting me on edge. When I had finally reached the table, They were all leaning in to see something that was hidden from my view. Iggy- the blind one- leaned back into his seat, probably expecting the others to do the same, thinking I was a waitress or something.
"Uh.." I muttered, and every one of their heads swiveled towards me, weirdly reminding me of a parliament of owls. All of their eyes met mine- except, of course, Iggy's- and I felt my face and ears go red. Th- They're all looking at me… I totally forgot what I was gonna say. The person I guessed to be Max's eyebrows raised.
"Um, Yes?" Max asked.
"Oh-uh.. sorry." I gulped, not knowing why I was so nervous. "I'm Adrianna, and... I have wings". After realizing what I had said, I mentally slapped my face inside my head- I had been very blunt. "I- I'm 4% bird, 96% human. Sorry for being so blunt, I'm just- just really nervous , I think..."
"Really?" The youngest boy, Gassy- No, Gazzy- had asked.
"Yeah. You guys destroyed the School I was in, In Toronto. That was almost four years ago."
Max's eyes slightly narrowed. "You have wings?"
"Yes"
"Hm." she shifted, looking like she was about to get out of her seat. "Lets prove it, shall we?"