Hey, so this has been running around in my head and I really need to get it out. Where this is going is still kind of sketchy, but I have a general idea. I'm not going to set up ultimatums like 10 reviews for an update, I'll just update when I find time, like once or twice a week. Now that I've wasted your time… ON WITH THE PROLOGUE!

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, but I do own this plot!

Chapter 1: Prologue

Fang PoV:

The tree I was in was surprisingly comfy. I was on a mission. Why did I have to leave the laptop back with her?That really was intelligent on my part. So now I have to go and get a bad name by jacking a laptop. The $50 I took when I left was strictly for food, and besides, $50 would not buy me a laptop.

It's been two months since I left her. My true soul mate. God I miss her. Beautiful sandy hair, deep brown eyes. True beauty. I hope she's ok. And I hope she hasn't fallen for that jacka-

Stop it Fang! You know your mission. Find what you're looking for!

Before I had left the laptop back in Colorado, I had heard about my family. Some teen mom, unknown dad, no siblings. Wrong on every count. Really wrong. My mom was in her 20's when she had me, that's not a teenager, and she was married to my dad. I knew I had at least one brother or sister, but that was it. Jeb really needed to keep his 'top secret' files hidden better. Seriously.

The only clue I had was Midwest. That's right. Hicktown, U.S.A. And now here I was on the Iowa-Nebraska border. Some big river was to my left and I was facing south. The view was scenic, and I had to admit, these people here where friendly. When I went into some small town in Nebraska, everybody was helpful. But I guess that's Wal-mart's thing.

Anyway, I had just finished filling out my resume to the local McDonalds. Surprised? I, Fang Nosirname, was joining the work force. I took my name from Virginia, Nick, and choose to go with generic middle and last names. I was no longer Fang, I was Nick Adam Smith.

Next Week

Well, I was now saying, "Welcome to McDonalds, how many I take your order?" on a daily basis. I had just finished learning the ropes and was now officially the drive thru person. Saving up for my laptop was all I was doing. I was working to most hours; I needed to get out of here.

I was planning on checking out Iowa next. Having gone through the Dakota's and Nebraska without a laptop was grueling. I almost went insane.

One Month Later

Finally! I had enough money to get my precious laptop and get the hell out of this town. I never caught its name and I couldn't care less. My money count was $1,552.63. I know, impressive. I stopped into Wal-mart and got a relatively inexpensive Toshiba. Ok, not really inexpensive, but hey, I had a laptop! On to Iowa!

I know it was short. I really needed to have a prologue to kind of explain things. Like how Fang is ended up where he's going to be. I know I might have gotten the pay wrong, and the time it took to get the job at McDonalds wrong, but it was necessary for the plot, and I really wanted to get going.