This is my first fan fiction so don't kill me if it stinks. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride or any of the characters. James Patterson does. Lucky.

Introduction- Part One

Max's POV

It had been six days since The Flock and I had left Hawaii. Six days since no one had tried to kill us. Wow. Imminent death was becoming more infrequent by the minute. At that time, me and my merry band of bird kids, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel and of coarse me, Max, were flying over the sunny state of California. Ever been on that ride, Soarin' Over California something-or-other? Well this was just like it. Simply boost up the exhilaration by about 500%, mix in a little excitement and there you have it. The landscape of California was breathtaking. Usually The Flock tried to stay away from California, with the School being there and everything, but now it was our short cut to Arizona. We were meeting up with my mom, Ella, and Jeb, to plan the next step in my saving-the-world agenda. My mom, Dr. Martinez, had insisted that we go strait to Arizona but The Flock had decided to drop by California. See some of the sites ya know? Anyway, we went to Universal Studios, saw the Hollywood sign (Which Fang, Iggy and Gazzy had apparently already seen. See book three) etc.. "Yo," I said swooping closer to Fang so our wings barley touched. "How much time do we got 'till we hit the boarder?" I asked. He shot me one of his rare smiles. *sigh* I loved his rare smiles... "'Bout and hour and a half." Fang answered. I grinned. Just an hour and a half. I told an hour and a half until I was reunited with my mom. My mom who had just recently been kidnapped by an evil Mr Chu. We had traveled to Hawaii to rescue her, but ran into pros and cons along the way. Pros: Hawaii, gills (maybe), real relationship with Fang ;), being able to see my mom again, and kicking 'bot butt. Cons: well the 'bots for one thing, khaki, Mr. Chu, My mom getting kidnapped, claustrophobia etc.