Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride, James Patterson does.

Power

Prologue

Power. It's what everyone wants, right? With power, it always feels like we can do whatever we want. It makes us feel like no one can ever touch us or bring us down. See, in the dictionary, it means 'The ability to act upon'. But exactly what upon? Our wants? Our needs?

I guess it just depends on who has it, then.

And right now, it was not me who had the power. Right now, I was stuck in a gross, uncomfortable, and not to mention smelly alley. What was I doing there?

I was trying to hide from death, of course. But I wasn't alone. I was with a small 7 year old boy, who to me was like a brother. We were both wanted, and we would both be killed if we didn't do something.

The loud, metallic steps reached the entrance, and everything seemed to freeze. A small hand reached up to squeeze mine, and shook my head. I was in no condition to fight for us. This would be it. The large half-human, half-robot blocked the entrance, and he grinned. It was such a spine tickling grin.

"Mah-RIA. ZEE-ROW. There is no escaping now." His voice was loud and menacing. My eyes widened for a second, and a small whimper from Zero came next. There was nothing else I could do. I placed myself between the Hubot and Zero.

Time for a beat down.

Well that was the prologue, haha XD Sorry it was short, but I can't write more without ruining any surprises. I hope you liked it!

- Crystal