This story comes after Angel, and is my version of the final installment in the Maximum Ride series. I am not going to specify whether this will include Faxness or Daxness because I think it spoils the surprise. This is my first Fan Fiction, and I would appreciate any and all reviews, including flames. Please review, even if it just one word like 'good' or 'bad' I just want some idea of what people think about my story. Please Enjoy!

~Airiy


Chapter 1

Jerks. Imbeciles. Idiots. Both of them. It was all going fine, Fang and I were best friends and he was my right-wing man. Then, he decides to kiss me and make me fall in love with him. But here's the killer, after all that he walks out on me and leaves me a note. A note for God's sake. Then I am left with the King of all Jerks, Dylan, who in my befuddled and lovesick angry state tries to make me fall in love with him. Then we meet up with Fang again and I get very mad. Dylan kisses me a couple of times. And then, the icing on the cake, Angel, my Angel, my baby vanishes. AWOL. Missing believed dead. Then Fang waltzes off, yet again, and leaves me to deal with a broken heart. Welcome to my nightmare.

Maximum, Angel isn't dead

Yep and pigs can fly. Wait… they probably can. After all if kids can fly why not pigs? Whatever. You get the picture.

Maximum, listen to me. Angel is alive.

And how do I know you're telling the truth? I thought. I mean, granted the Voice has never lied to me before. And if there's a single chance that she's still alive I'll rip up the world trying to find her. Also, finding her would mean I could stop all this mushy stuff and kick some Eraser butt. Or whatever else they've come up with to try and kill us. Just kicking any butt would kind of help right now. Why can't the voice just answer a direct question for once?

Come on Voice, how do I know you're telling the truth? Whatever. Flock rescue mission here we come.

"Gazzy," I yelled, running through to the kitchen, "Gazzy and the flock, and Dylan, get here now!"

They all walked through, looking kind of lethargic; we'd all been a bit down since Angel had vanished.

"Angel is alive!" Well, that woke them up. There's a chorus of yells. For the first time since Angel disappeared a few weeks ago, Gazzy is grinning. Iggy is high-fiving anyone who comes close to him. Nudge, for once, is speechless, but she's smiling like crazy. Oh no, she's opening her mouth. Here goes the Nudge channel.

"That's amazing Max, I guess you heard it from the Voice, but are you sure it's telling the truth. Actually it has never lied so it's probably right. We're going on a rescue mission to get her right? Where is she? You should ask the Voice. But the Voice never answers questions. We should tell Fang and he can help us find her,"

We all go silent when she mentions Fang. Everyone is shooting glances at my eyes. Well, Iggy is shooting glances at my nose, but he's close. Nudge continues, oblivious.

"Because Fang and you fight really well together and he might know where she is and we all miss him even you Max so don't lie. Oops, I mentioned Fang, forget I said anything I just really think we need him to find her but if you don't think so then you're the flock leader so "

Iggy clamps a hand over her mouth. His aim is unnerving; he gets her mouth every time. The whole flock is looking at me anxiously now. I realize that Dylan hasn't said a thing about this. Whatever.

"As to where Angel is, the plan is to just wing it, and hope we find her. I'll think about involving Fang."

The Flock looks amazed. Anything for my baby though. They also look kind of happy. I forget sometimes that they miss him too.

"No." Dylan is speaking. "We shouldn't involve Fang."

"What did you say?" I sound deceptively innocent but there is a hint of steel in my tone. Dylan stands his ground.

"We shouldn't involve Fang." You may have noticed by now that I have a nasty knee-jerk reaction when people say no. Just because they are potentially my other half doesn't mean I'm going to make an exception. The flock are exchanging worried glances and are trying to sneak out of the room as I look straight into Dylan's eyes.

"Nudge, grab me a computer. I'm going to contact Fang via his blog. He should know." There is a hint of annoyance on Dylan's perfect face. I am clearly the better half. I realize it is the first time I have said Fang's name since Paris.

"Max, you and Fang aren't exactly getting on right now."

"Dylan, I've looked after Angel with Fang by my side since she was 2. She's as important to him as she is to me. Despite everything, he's still part of my flock, he deserves to know. Also, we grew up together. My first memories involve Fang, emotionless as ever, holding my hand after a particularly painful experiment, while tears streak down my face. You'll never know what it's like to grow up in a dog cage, then to be betrayed by the man who rescued you. The flock sticks together, no matter what. I'm telling Fang whether you like it or not." Nudge is staring at me with her mouth open. I never talk about the School if I can help it. I try and forget all of it. But I needed to tell Dylan that. He needs to know why I will never be able to let go of Fang. It may be completely unlike me to say that kind of stuff but whatever. I needed to say it. I needed to say it!What is wrong with me? Snap out of it Max. Ugh. I write a quick email to Fang.

Hey Fang,

Max here. Voice says Angel is still alive. Meet us back at the Colorado house. Bring your gang if you have to. Just get your butt here now. Thought you deserved to know.

Max

There. He'd better come. I send it before I change my mind. Iggy and Gazzy have their heads together. They look diabolical. I guess they're probably coming up with some bomb that will get revenge on Angel's captors. We're all in a better mood then we have been in ages. The flock doesn't do sitting around very well. I just hope they haven't done anything to Angel. And I hope that Fang comes. I miss him. I love him. I need him at my back. Ugh. I'm getting soppy, I need some fresh air.

There's nothing better than feeling the wind in your feathers, going as fast as you can go, even if it is to escape a certain jerk who followed you when you wanted some alone time. I think I left him behind when I poured on the super speed, unless he's developed his own speedy skill. That would be terrible. I mean, hello, I sped away from him for a reason. I hover over a tree then land on a wide branch. Damn. There he is in the distance. Why is he so determined? Why can't he just go away? I sigh and nestle down in the tree to wait.

"Leave me alone."

"No, I can't."

"Dylan, just leave me alone."

"I can't Max. I love you; I'm made to love you. You expect me to just fly away after you kissed me and made me feel like I might finally have you."

Fine, I was being an idiot. Did he really need to point it out to me?

"I will have you Max." He turned and flew away. I glared after him. I'm so over boys. All of them. Except Gazzy and Iggy. But they're more like my sons. Whatever.


If any character seems OOC please tell me in a review. I am trying to make the characters as similar to the original characters as possible, but it is kind of hard sometimes. Thank You!