Stay Alive and the World Survives
Chapter 1
It was raining, lightning everywhere with the rolling thunder close behind it. I've always hated rain when I'm trying to fly, but this is what I get for leaving my Flock. I left just like Fang did and I know it's stupid, but I need time and besides they've got Dylan. I knew Fang would go back to them if they called and said I was gone, but who cares they won't find me.
"Stay calm Max you can do this." I repeated to myself as yet another branch hit me in my face.
I stepped on another thorn; since my shoes are gone I had to walk all the way to wherever bare-footed. Angel and Fang are now both gone and I had to do something about it, I also knew that my mother had told me 7 hours before that I did have a twin sister. The voice told me where she was and that I should find her, and so well I did as you can probably notice. I 'm on my way towards Kentucky where the Camoline, a mutant institute, was located. I've been walking for 8 hours and my feet hurt, I've got a cramp in both of my legs, and to top it all off I'm soaking wet. The storm had finally stopped, but there was still a little drizzle.
"Come on Max you can't give up." I said, but I could feel myself growing weaker with starvation.
Then I saw a blue-berry bush, I plucked a whole hand full and shoved them into my mouth. I sat on the ground as I ate and listened to all the birds singing their songs, the squirrels running and hopping on tree branches, and the wind making its way through the tall, sturdy trees, and then disappearing into nothing. I sighed; that's just what happens good things they disappear into nothingness every time you start to enjoy it, the breeze had made me a little dryer and just when I enjoyed it POOF; gone. And when I joined up with Fang again, after our mission POOF gone, and then Angel she was so small, and just when I loved her more than anything and loved her company, guess what happened that's right POOF gone. It should have been me, not her I would give anything just to have her here with me. But everyone knows this world doesn't work like that, no you have to work for something and you have to really want it.
"Max keep yourself together. "I said out loud as I fought back tears that would come really soon.
I listened to the drizzling rain as it hit the ground and little pond, the birds were singing heavenly and then POOF gone. It all went dead silent, and then the storm came back; of course; I knew it was to good to be true. The wind was howling and sending ice-cold rain against me, and all I could hear was the sound of a wolf crying into the pouring rain. This wasn't what I hoped it would be like, but our world is messed up and it's my job to fix it. Yup me; Maximum Ride; has a destiny to save the world. Because of the stupid whitecoats who plastered wings onto me. If you don't already know my story then you'll catch on soon, I hope.
The thunder was booming louder and louder as I got closer to my destination. Then I saw it a tall grey building, there were no windows but there was a sky roof made of glass, idiots. When I peered in through the glass I saw a cage and with my raptor vision I could make out the name of the experiment: Raven (Max's twin), here's the worst part it was in Jeb's familiar handwriting, I flew a little farther into the air and came back down smashing the glass with my bare feet. I heard the girl in the cage gasp, I went up to the bars and pulled them off and threw them against the wall.
"Come on." I said and grabbed her hand, she unfurled her wings just as I did and we flew off. I could hear the Erasers below us swearing and shouting orders. I motioned over to Raven to land, she started downward and I followed.
"So who are you? "She asked, I leaned against a tree with my arms crossed.
"Your twin sister. "I said, and looked at her the rain was cleaning off all the dirt and grim on her face, and it was like looking in a mirror.
"Now I see it." she and I said at the same time, she stepped back a little.
"I'm Raven." She said and stuck out her hand.
"Max." I replied and shook her hand, she pulled me into a hug.
"Thank you for coming." She said, I pulled back and smiled.
"We can't leave yet." she said, I was stunned.
"How come? "I asked, she looked down at her feet.
"There's a little baby girl in a different room, she was wings as well and here's the creepy part, she has black hair and dark brown eyes. "She said, I put a hand on her shoulder.
"What else? "I asked, I noticed the only thing different about us were our eyes mine were dark then hers.
"They were your eyes but a little darker like almost black, and she never cried or showed emotion. Do you know anyone like that? "she asked, I nodded.
"Fang. "I said softly.
"Well? "She urged me on.
"We're going to go save her. "I said, she smiled and we started running towards the building, you know since our wings were seriously hurting.