Disclaimer- I don't own Max Ride. I want to, 'cos that'd be cool, but I don't. Almost everything in this story is based entirely on MR ('cos it's a MR fanfic). Plot follows MR plot closely. Blame James Patterson, not me.

All characters and plotlines not mentioned in the book come out of my imagination. And people in my class. And school. Aw, what the…

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Excerpt from Dr. Gillams' Journal

Experiment 625 has, so far, turned out to be a success. 625-Alpha has shown some interesting healing capabilities, and all six seem to show a high intellectual ability. However, our simulations show that their lifespan of Alpha may not be as long as the others. We hope that he will be able to hold the expiration date at bay for several weeks after our chosen date, but only if he notices it straight away.

625-Beta-zero has shown an interesting ability with minds; not quite as interesting as [CENSORED]'s, but is still able to influence minds at a basic level.

625-Beta-five has shown no interesting abilities. Well, apart from the wings, anyway, but that was obvious.

625-Sigma-one has topped flying speeds of 170mph.

We added 1% shark DNA into 625-Sigma-nine, as a simple experiment. Swimming abilities seem a little over normal, but sense of smell is several times stronger than the average mutants.

625-Epsilon-seven appears to have the ability to shrink. This will be highly useful for infiltrating [CENSORED].

625-Omega has high strength, speed on land, and is the only member of experiment 625 that has not got wings. He was designed by [CENSORED] but they scrapped the idea. We nicked it. He is the perfect warrior, and can take out [CENSORED] with ease. His major weakness lies in a [CENSORED], which is able to be [CENSORED]. It slows down his ability to [CENSORED]. THIS IS ONLY TO BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY. He has been shown to be corruptible. Update: Omega has recently been captured. [CENSORED] may be behind this.

Both Alpha and Beta-zero have powerful hand-eye coordination, which is shown in their choice of accurate weapons (See below).

Alpha also shows an interest and skill in both mechanics and mathematics. He has designed a sniper scope that uses trigonometry and sonic waves in order to make sure that the cross hair is exactly where the bullet will hit. He has also trained in First aid.

Beta-zero has a high moral code. He never really uses it. He just has it.

All experiments appear to have a low-level telepathic field, which they use to communicate with each other. Communication seems to be the only use of this field so far.

In weapons training, Alpha appears to prefer the sniper rifle. Beta-zero uses the CR-21 sniper/assault rifle (upgraded with Alpha's designs). Beta-five and Epsilon-seven prefer twin pistols; Sigma-one and Sigma-nine like machine guns. All weapons are usually silenced.

Social abilities show that Sigma-one, as the only female among the group, likes the company of other girls her age. The others, except for Alpha and Beta-zero, enjoy the presence of girls other than Sigma-one. (Beta-zero seems to have a very strong sense of self-control. Up until recently, I believed the same of Alpha. However, last night I found a photo of [CENSORED] under his pillow)

All in all, I believe that as from next week, experiment 625 will be able to start their mission…

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AN- this is by far the shortest chapter. The others will be way longer.

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