By: Myrah
A/N: Okay, this takes place right after the second book, Maximum Ride: School's Out- Forever. If you haven't read it yet, then DON'T read this because it will so ruin it for you. Lots of spoilers. And it probably wouldn't make sense. This is my first fanfiction, so if it sucks, hey it was my first fanfiction!
Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride, Fang, Iggy, etc. I wish I did. Because then I would be James Patterson. And he's like, one of the best author's of all time. But I don't, so I'm not.
Okay, well here's my first chapter. It's short. All the chapters are short. But that complaining-of-Florida's-heat section? So true. I should know, I've lived here for nine years. SO HOT! But anyway, here we go.
Chapter One:
"Max? It's really hot, you know?"
I sighed, wiping sweat off my forehead. "Hot" didn't even begin to describe it. I mean, sure, I've flown directly below the sun in the baking heat of the Midwest, practically frying my wings off in the intense heat and exercise. But it didn't even come close to the wet, sticky humidity of simply waiting for Fang and the Gasman, visualizing shade or, even better, an AC down here in the Sunshine State. Really hot? You bet.
" I mean," Nudge continued, "I'm not complaining or anything but it feels like I'm melting. Like, the Wicked Witch on the Wizard of Oz. Only, she got splashed with water. We're standing around in the sun. But it's really hot. Like, sitting in an oven only more humid. Like-"
"-Nudge, it's Florida," Iggy interrupted, picking at his toasted, red arm. Having the fairest skin out of all of us, he got sunburned first and worst.
"Yeah, enough hot similes," Total grumbled, panting heavily. Angel offered him some of her water.
"But Max, we're just like, you know, waiting, right? For Fang and Gazzy to come back with food? So couldn't we maybe wait in a building, with air conditioning?" Nudge pointed to the strip mall visible from atop the hill we were on.
"Yes! I second that notion!" Total exclaimed, sitting up.
"Nudge, that sounds really great," I began. "But Fang and Gazzy think we'll be waiting for them here. If we run off, they won't know where to find us."
"We could watch for them through a window," Angel offered. "Then when we see them walking by, we can just go outside and get them."
"Please Max?" Nudge begged, shooting me the infamous Bambi eyes.
Dang it. "Okay," I gave in. Nudge and Angel cheered and Iggy and Total whooped. "But we'll have to keep a close watch for them."
"Right," Nudge said, already picking here way down the hill, hurrying to the buildings ahead us.
I grabbed Iggy hand and helped guide him down the steep, bushy hill, a sort of paranoid, foreboding feeling in my stomach. Something told me I was going to regret this.
A/N again: Wow, was that short or what? Okay, not much happened, but be patient and see! If you review, some action might come sooner, although, I can't promise you anything.