Yay! The second book! I hope you all enjoyed the first book! I'm sorry, the title of this book is kind of lame... New York does await though! Thanks for the nice reviews everyone! So, enjoy!

Max:

I couldn't believe we just told a giant camp of people our secret. It was still baffling to me how I managed. I should have just kicked the centaur upside the head, and threatened him until he swore on the River Styx not to tell.

But now it was over and done with. Percy looked so relieved, it was all worth it. I realized I was calmer now as well. It was like the dam had burst inside of me, and my worry flowed away.

"So what now?" asked Percy. "Now that the prophecy is complete?"

"I don't know..." said Annabeth, shrugging.

Then, a girl in the crowd started glowing green. Her body went rigid, and her eyes rolled back in her head. She opened her mouth, and green smoke swirled out in tendrils. Then, she started rasping in a voice not her own:

A single link joins together each side,

Follow the leader, Maximum Ride,

Journey together to stop the dark forces,

Take ship, dragon, and winged horses,

Find a beast that talks, and an old enemy,

The secret to success is to use the Sea.

The whitecoats must be stopped at any cost,

Listen to the Voice, or all will be lost.

The poor girl collapsed onto the ground as soon as she finished the prophecy. A boy with blonde hair lifted her onto a stretcher two other kids were holding, and they rushed off.

"Well," said Chiron cheerily, "I think this calls for a quest."

"And the leader is Max..." said Annabeth, looking uncomfortable with the idea. I laughed, and said, "Obviously... When it comes to kicking Eraser butt, I am your only option for leader."

"Whatever," said Gazzy. "Don't mind us..."

"You know what I meant Gazzy. You're not mature enough to lead a quest."

"Well, if I'm the leader, let's go now!" I said.

"Alright, I'll get the Argo," said Leo.

"Let me go get my computer," said Annabeth.

"I'll go get the Pegasi," Percy said, and walked off towards the stables. A few minutes later, we were all gathered outside the Big House, the Argo II anchored above, and Festus circling high above it.

We flew up to the flying ship, and the campers watched, amazed. I laughed. It felt weird to be ogled at like this.

"Check me out!" Iggy cried to the crowd.

"I am a boss!" shouted Gazzy.

Percy laughed, and took to the air on his new wings.

I heard gasps and whispers among the campers, and then we soared into the sky.

The other demigods flew to the ship using their own methods.

Annabeth was riding the pegasus called Blackjack. Jason just flew. Hazel rode Frank who was being a pegasus at the time, and Piper rode Porkpie.

The second we landed on the ship, pain flared through my head.

Go to New York. Find the next testing Facility and destroy it, said the voice.

Who are you?!

I am the voice.

Not helping...

"Umm, Leo..." I said.

"Yes Miss Leader?"

I scowled and said, "The voice just told us to go to New York, find the next testing facility and destroy it."

"Then let's go. New York awaits!"

Then, the Argo II set sail, and we were off to New York, to destroy the stupid whitecoats and the dumb Erasers that had terrorized us since we were born.

Percy:

I could imagine just how Annabeth felt. I was still getting over the fact that I had wings. Gods I felt so exposed whenever she glanced at my shirt where it bulged out a little.

"You have arrived at your destination!" cried Leo over the intercom, imitating the robotic lady on a GPS.

We scrambled out of our chair from where we had been eating an early lunch. Annabeth had stared at me like I had three heads when I ate three cheeseburgers, an entire milkshake, and two plates of fries.

"What is up with you and eating lately?!" she cried.

"I dunno..." I said, shrugging. "I'm just hungry..."

"Annabeth," interrupted Max, "He eats more, just like us, because the avian DNA sped up his metabolism. We eat a lot to sustain calories for flying."

Annabeth frowned, and then we went up to see where Leo was parking us.

Apparently, he thought that landing in that one giant reservoir near the Metropolitan Museum of Art was a great way to avoid attention... Not...

People were staring at the Argo II like it was a flock of geese, or a big fountain.

"Really Leo?" asked Annabeth, frowning.

"Ahh, we probably just look like fog over the lake or something.

"Still..." Jason said, looking at the people near the lake who had resumed their activities like a giant flying ship hadn't just landed in the lake.

"Does that building over there need blowing up?!" asked Coach Hedge, pointing across the Central Park lawn to the museum. It was bigger than I remembered... Wow, it was still impressive looking, after all these years.

"Um, no..." I said. "Just, go watch some boxing matches or something..."

"Fine," huffed the old satyr, and stomped down the stairs to the bedrooms.

"Festus says he used his tracker to learn more about labs around the world , but he only found a few big ones, and none were listed as recombinant DNA facilities or anything like that..." said Leo.

"Okay, why are we here then?" asked Annabeth.

"Well, the prophecy said to listen to the Voice..."

"And the Voice said ' Go to New York. Find the next testing Facility and destroy it'" said Max.

"Right. Festus said that largest network of science laboratories was something called Itex..."

"The largest? How do we know that the facilities are part of this huge company?" asked Hazel.

"Who knows..." said Jason.

"I think..." began Gazzy.

"What?" asked Leo excitedly.

"Well, I think I overheard one of the whitecoats say something about something called the International Team of Experimentation..." muttered Gazzy.

"That would be abbreviated as ITE, but what about the X? asked Annabeth.

"Maybe... I got it! It might be the Roman numeral X, meaning ten, as in, they have 10 companies around the world!"

"That is brilliant Jason!" cried Piper.

"Sounds legit to me..." I said, chuckling.

"So, that still doesn't explain why we are here..."

"Well, Festus only found five laboratories in the state of New York, but the biggest one is an Itex lab. Supposedly, it's located just two blocks from here."

"Great thinking Leo," Annabeth complimented him. I was impressed with Festus more than I was with Leo... Ever since Piper had magically brought the dragon alive, it had been great at thinking for itself, and it loved to help.

"Alright, so let's go find out more about this weird Itex place, and if it's the same kind of place, then lets blow it up!" I shouted, and with a cry of rage towards against the whitecoats, we jumped over the side of the Argo II. Annabeth was riding Blackjack, Piper was riding Porkpie, and Frank was carrying Hazel as a Roman eagle.

I spread my wings and fist-pumped the air. Then, suddenly, I heard screams from below.

People were pointed up at us from the great lawn, and I heard someone shout, "Oh my GOD! Those kids have wings!"

I gasped. How could they see us through the Mist?

"Oops," said Max, flying over towards me. "I forgot... The Mist doesn't hide us."

"Shoot!" cried Annabeth, and pulled Blackjack into a dive, closely followed by Jason, Piper, Hazel, and Frank. They landed out of the way by a tree. The mortals didn't even cast a glance at them, and I saw Blackjack flicker, and change into a regular horse, then back again. The Mist was working just fine for them.

With Max leading the way, the flock landed in the middle of the crowd of mortals. I landed hard beside Max, panting.

"I'll handle this," she said.

"Who are you?!" cried one of the people.

"Are you angels?!"

One of the many in the crowd fainted, and several others caught the poor person, and laid him down on a bench.

"Citizens of New York! Behold!" cried Max, in an imposing voice.

She spread out her wings, and the crowd gasped yet again. Someone shrieked.

"It is true! We are angels! If you do not change your sinful ways, doom will come upon you! DOOM!" she shouted, and people shrieked, and fled. I wondered how she had pulled off the angel thing, looking like a gangster with her bloodied t-shirt, and ripped jeans. Mortals would fall for anything man.

We took to the air, and met up with the group in an empty alleyway.

Once we landed, Gazzy, Iggy, and me burst out laughing. "Nice one!" cried Gazzy, in between fits of laughter.

Iggy high-fived Max, and Leo mimicked Max, "I am the Angel of Death! Behold! Doom is upon you!" then burst out in laughter as well.

"Come on guys, we have a lab to get to. WITHOUT being seen," said Max, glaring at Gazzy, Iggy, Leo, and me until we stopped laughing.

"Alright, let's go kick some Whitecoat butt!" I shouted, receiving the REALLY? look from Annabeth.