AN: There was a story that I once had the idea of doing. The idea was to give Jack wings, kinda like the X-Men character, Angel. But it wouldn't of been a tie in to X-Men, I only would have given him the wings. But a friend of mine wanted me to do a crossover between Transformers and Maximum Ride, so now that's what I'm doing. Now bear in mind, I'm not a Maximum Ride fan; I'm getting all my information from Google, so if I mess up then I'm sorry. Now before I start, I just want to give a shout out to the friend who inspired me to do this story, ( YOU'RE MY BEST BUD COMMANDER3428961! ) I don't own Transformers or Maximum Ride. Now let's jump into it

Jack's POV

Normal has never really been an option for me. But I guess it wouldn't be for you either, if you also had wings growing out of your back since you were a child. That's right, you heard me, I have wings. No one knows how or why, I guess I was just born different. They weren't that noticeable when I was a little kid, but as I grew so too did they. My parents were amazed by this discovery, my dad thought that it might be some next stage in evolution; but my mom thought that it was a gift from God, and she still does to this day. I started to be able to fly when I was somewhere around the age of ten; and because of that, my parents made me promise to never fly in public, or let anyone see my wings. I suppose that they didn't want me to be thought of as a freak.

Ever since then, I've lived a pretty secretive life. My mom and dad never let me play with any of the other kids at school, for fear of my wings being discovered. And sometimes we went to see doctors all over the world, in hopes that at least one of them could explain why I was born this way. Sadly, none of them could figure it out; but before we left, my parents always made them swear not to tell anyone about my secret, to which they agreed. When we weren't visiting doctors, our time was spent searching for people with conditions similar to mine, but we never found any. So as far as we knew, I was the only person with wings that ever existed. But my parents always told me that even if I was the only one of my kind, that I was still entitled to a happy life, the same as everyone else. And it made me feel good to know that even though I was born different, that I had such great parents. They knew that one day I would grow up to do good things, and they were right. But none of us could have saw that day coming so soon.

I was still only ten years old when I saved someone's life for the first time. And it's an experience I won't soon forget. It was one of the last things that my father would ever be proud of me for.

Normal POV, six years ago

One day Jack and his parents went to go see yet another doctor, this time in Japan. But the results were the same, no one could give them any answers. Aside from the wings, everything else about Jack was normal. So since this was nothing but a complete waste of time, they all decided to head back to their hotel and catch the earliest flight home tomorrow. As they walked to the hotel, they came upon the sight of something horrific. A crowd of people had gathered just outside an apartment building that had been set a blaze. After Jack's parents asked around about what was happening, they were told that it was an electrical fire that started on one of the upper floors. They also found out that some poor couple's daughter was still trapped inside. "SOMEONE SAVE MY BABY, PLEASE!" the woman screamed in fear.

When Jack focused his eyes, he could make out what looked to be the girl that was still trapped in the building. She was near a broken window, yelling for help, yelling for someone to save her. Jack clenched his fists as he realized what he had to do, he had to save her. While acting on pure instinct, Jack found a secluded spot, took off his shirt, and unfolded his wings before he took off, soaring into the air. Just then Jack's mom noticed that he was missing. "Where's Jack, JACK!" she said in a panic. Not even half a minute after she said that, her husband saw him flying through the air. "Look" he said alerting his wife to their son. "JACK, NO!" she said in a vain attempt to call him back to her side.

Jack knew that his parents would be upset with him for probably exposing himself; but he just knew that this was the right thing to do. So he flew towards the trapped girl with haste. When he finally made it to the girl, he held out his hand and said "Don't worry I'm here to help, take my hand." The girl looked to be at least a year younger than him. Luckily for him, the girl couldn't make out his face, on account of all the soot and with the sun going down. All she knew for sure was that a boy with wings was trying to help her. At first she was a bit hesitate to take his hand, but then she realized that if she didn't then something worst might happen. So she accepted the hand that he offered and they both flew away from the danger.

They flew for about a minute until Jack found a safe spot to land. Jack set her down on the ground as he turned to look at her and said "You'll be alright now" before he took off into the sky. Thankfully the girl found her way back to her parents; but when they asked how she made it out of the burning building, she said that an angel saved her. Weather her parents believed her or not didn't matter, all that mattered was that she was safe, and she was back with them. When Jack made it back to his mom and dad, his face was covered with soot, and they didn't look to pleased with him.

Jack and his parents were now back in their hotel room; and his parents thought that it would be a good idea to talk about what he decided to do in that time of crisis. For one thing, they were happy that he wanted to help; but they were also mad that he put himself at risk to do it. "What were you thinking Jack, you could have died, you could have been seen" his father said. "I was thinking that someone had to save that girl, or else she was going to die. I didn't know if anyone else could save her, so I did" Jack stated. "We understand that, but you still shouldn't have put yourself at risk just to save her. Because how do you think that we would feel if something bad happened to you?" his mom asked. And it was at that moment that Jack's father realized something. "You know, maybe we're being a little too hard on Jack" he murmured. "Excuse me?" his wife questioned.

"I mean, he did save that girl, and it was getting pretty dark, so odds are no one saw him. And he did make it back alive and in one piece." Then he approached Jack , bent down on one knee, and put a hand on his shoulder. "The truth is Jack, that the little girl is alive today because of what you did. Tonight she gets to be with her family, safe, because you did the right thing. I would have done the exact same thing as you, if I could. But you were very lucky today, because someone could have seen you, or you may have even gotten hurt. So you need to learn to be more careful in the future, ok?" his dad said. "Ok" Jack said in an understanding voice. "Good, then you better start packing and then get some sleep, because we have an early flight in the morning" his dad said as he got up and started packing.

Jack's POV

I'll never forget how proud of me dad was in that moment. I only wish that there could've been more times like that; but unfortunately fate had other things planed. You see, only a few months after that, my dad came down with some kind of weird illness. The doctors said that it was a rare form of cancer. Me and my mom tried to help my dad through it as best we could. But in almost a year, it was too late, the cancer had won and my father was gone. And then it was just me and my mom, so I tried to live my life the way my dad would have wanted. I was going to follow his example, and be a good man. You know how everyone says that you're the hero of your own story, well this is my story.

Normal POV, present time

Jack was now sixteen years old; and all though he missed his dad, he did his best to accept his new role as man of the house. He got a job to help pay the bills, he showed real effort when it came to his school work, and he always made sure to think about the consequences of his actions. Other than that though, his life was pretty much just like any other teenagers. He fell for the popular girl at school, only for that to blow up in his face, he had two best friends; and oh yeah, he also met aliens from another planet. They were from the planet Cybertron, they were living machines that could turn into vehicles, and they were called Autobots.

When Jack, Raf and Miko met the Autobots, things were never quite the same after that. They had lots of crazy experiences, such as helping the Autobots beat the Decepticons, fighting off a swarm of hungry Scraplets, and occasionally dealing with the terrorist organization known as MECH. And things only seemed to get crazier when his mom found out about all of this. So now on top of knowing that her son was different, she had to deal with him being a part of an age old war. Jack however, was handling things as expected. He was young, so he craved adventure; but at the same time, he knew that helping the Autobots win the war was the right thing to do. Because if they lost then everyone would lose. At first he wanted to stay out of this war because he was worried about the safety of himself and that of his friends, or for the fear of his secret being discovered. But ever since his dad died, he has tried to live his life as morally as he could.

Whenever something in Jack's life would go bad; he could always hold on to the one good thing that would keep him sane, his ability to do the right thing. And sure there were times in his life where he did not excel, like getting a girlfriend. He knew that being in a relationship ment being honest with someone, but he was always a little guarded about telling anyone his secret. There were girls at his school that thought he was kinda cute, and there were a few girls that caught his eye as well. However, he was always so afraid that they would tell everyone about his wings, and that he would be labeled a freak. The one time that he tried to date, was with a girl named Sierra; but for whatever reason, that ended up failing. And just when he was about to give up hope, his mom gave him some good advice. She told him that her and his father raised him knowing that he was different from others; but they didn't raise him to think that he would be unloved by everyone else.

She told him not to give up; and that even he was capable of being loved by someone else. So he thought about what she said for a while, and he realized that she was right. Maybe he could give love a chance. But it had to be with someone special, someone who he could share his secrets with, someone who wouldn't betray his trust. And just then he got an idea on where he might start his search.

Autobot Outpost Omega 1

As Jack walked to the command center of the Autobot's base, he then saw the person that occupied his thoughts. It was Miko Nakadai, one of his two best friends. He knew that if he was going to pursue a relationship with anybody, then he might as well start with one of the people that he cares about most. Miko was loyal and tough; and he knew that even if the relationship didn't work out or if she said no, that she would still keep his secret. Miko was on Raf's computer surfing the web when Jack approached her. "Dang it, another fake" she said with annoyance. "Hey Miko, what are you doing?" Jack asked. "Oh, Raf let me use his computer for a bit, so I've just been searching for alleged angel sightings for the past hour." "It's true, she's been wasting all her time looking for an honest to God angel" Raf said from the couch in the common area.

Raf wasn't an atheist or anything, but he was a man of science, and there was never any record of angels living among people. Jack was a bit surprised by this, but he decided to press on. "Uh, Miko, can I talk to you for a minute?" Jack murmured. "Sure, actually me and Raf were going to head out anyway, come on Raf" she said as she packed up her things and prepared to leave. They all started walking down the hall, when Raf chose to ask Miko a question. "So Miko, why were you looking for angel sightings? Are you an angel enthusiast, or something?" "No not really, well not until one night when I, uh-" she said but was stopped by a certain memory that she hadn't thought of in years.

Flashback

Miko was nine years old, and she was trapped in a burning building. She didn't know how the fire started, and right now she was too scared to think about that. So she did the only thing she could think of, she went to the window and yelled for help. "HELP, HELP!" she cried out in fear. She had almost given up hope, when suddenly a boy with wings flew up to the window and saved her. She never saw his face, but she knew that without him, she'd probably be dead right now.

End: Flashback

"When what?" Raf asked because he was curious to know what happened. "Uh, nothing" Miko said in an attempt to avoid his question. Raf was a bit skeptical of her answer, but he decided to let it go. Then while they walked, Miko remembered that Jack had something that he wanted to talk to her about. "Oh yeah Jack, you said that you wanted to talk to me about something" she said. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Well, I was just wondering if you maybe wanted to hang out with me tonight. We could do anything you want, we could go get something to eat, or maybe go do something fun." "Jack, are you asking me out?" Miko asked. "Well...yes, yes I am" he said as he just decided to own up to the truth. "I just thought that it would be fun to do something together, you know just the two of us" he clarified.

"Well let me ask you this, why do you want to go out with me?" she questioned. "Go out with me, and then I'll tell you" he answered in a somewhat charming tone. "It did take a lot of guts for you to ask me, so sure, lets do it." "Really, you mean it?" he asked. "Yeah, why not, I mean isn't it about time that we start having a little fun" she said. "Great, well I'll pick you up at, let's say seven" he said with confidence. "That sounds great, see you then" she said as they both went their separate ways to go home.

Later that night

Jack was at home, getting ready for his date with Miko. He figured that since it was his first date with her, that he wouldn't dress or do anything too fancy; so they were just going to go to dinner and a movie. He didn't bother telling his mother about the date, since she had the late shift at the hospital tonight. But he figured that he could always tell her later, and as long as he got home before curfew, then everything would be alright. Then he went out to the garage where Arcee was waiting for him; since it was a slow day at base, she agreed to be Jack and Miko's transportation for tonight. So they both drove to Miko's house, where Jack got off of Arcee, knocked on the door, and waited for Miko.

When Miko answered the door, Jack was a little nervous, but he knew that he had to press on. "So, are you ready to go?" she asked. "Yeah, I just lost my train of thought for a second, but I'm ready to go whenever you are" he said. "Great, well then lets go" she responded. And then they got on Arcee and rode all the way to the restaurant. They had a fairly decent meal; although Jack was just glad that it wasn't the food from the drive through that he works at. Things were going pretty well, until Jack had a question for Miko. "So I just gotta ask, why were you looking for angel sightings on the internet?" "Well, that's probably because I was saved by one" she said. "What do you mean?" Jack asked. "Well, it's not something that I like to tell people, but I guess that I can trust you" she said before she started to explain things in more detail to Jack.

"It all started six years ago, I was only nine years old at the time, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. I don't know how it happened but, the apartment that me and my parents lived in caught on fire. My parents weren't home, so I was trapped and all alone in a burning building. I was so scared that I ran up to the window and yelled for help, and just when I was about to give up, that's when I saw him. There floating outside the window, was a boy with the wings of an angel, I can still remember everything he said to me on that day. He said "Don't worry I'm here to help, take my hand." And So I did, and after he got me to safety, he set me down on the ground and told me that I'd be alright, and then he just flew away. I never saw his face, but I told everyone what happened. But nobody believed me, they all thought that I imagined it. So that's why I don't like to tell people about it. So that's why I was searching the web for angel sightings, to try and find him, so that I can thank him. Because if it wasn't for him, then I'd be dead right now."

Jack was in awe by all of this; he couldn't believe what he was hearing, Miko was the little girl that he saved all those years ago. But unfortunately he didn't have time to think about this any further, as Miko had just asked him a question. "So now it's your turn; why were you so determined for us to go on a date?" "Well...I've always been kinda on guard when it comes to dating, I mean the one time I tried was with Sierra, and we all know how that turned out; she didn't think that I was good enough, so she broke it off. The truth is, even before the Autobots, I've always had this secret. And I was afraid to be with anyone because there was a chance that they would tell someone and I would be labeled a freak. I had just about given up on romance, until my mom told me not to; she told me that I was able to be loved just like everyone else. So I decided that whoever I end up with, has to be someone that I trust. And I knew that even if things didn't work out between you and me, that we'd always be friends."

"Well what's the secret?" Miko asked as her curiosity had been peaked. "Do you think that's maybe something we can save for a second date? Assuming that we hopefully have one in the future, of course. It's just that, I keep it a secret probably for the same reason that you don't like to tell people about those angel sightings that you look for. I didn't want to be thought of as weird, or for people to think of me as less than them. But my point is that I trust you Miko, even if we don't become a couple. One day, I am going to tell you my secret. Because, couple or not, secret or not, weird or not; I will always trust you" he said. After his speech, Miko placed her hand on Jack's and said "Thank you, that means a lot to me, really."

Then when they were done eating, they made their way to the movie theater. Jack told Miko to go find a seat while he paid for the popcorn and sodas. And when he found Miko, he took his seat right next to hers. But Jack stopped paying attention to the movie about half way through, because Miko had gently placed her right hand on his left hand. And after thinking about it for a minute, he gently squeezed her hand as a sign of affection. After the movie was finished, Jack took Miko home. "I had a nice time tonight" he said. "Me too, oh and do you mind not telling anyone about the whole being saved by an angel when I was a little girl thing?" Miko asked. "Don't worry, I'm good at keeping secrets" he said. "You'd better be, I don't want to copy from Arcee or anything but; tell anyone and I'll hunt you down" she said in a comedic tone. "You got it" he said with a chuckle. Then she gave him a peck on the cheek and went inside.

When Jack got home, he went up to his room and unfolded his wings so that he would be more comfortable. As he laid down on his bed, and thought about how well the date had gone; he really had fun with Miko. But he also thought about how infinitely harder it just became to tell Miko the truth. "How do you tell someone that you were the one that saved them when they were a little girl?" Jack said to himself. Then Jack started going through the scenarios of revealing his secret to her, some of them would end badly, and some of them could end up being good. For example, Miko might end up asking questions that Jack couldn't answer; or she could be grateful towards his act of kindness from all those years ago. But no matter what the outcome, Jack knew that he had to tell her; because he said he would and that's all there was to it.

AN: I kinda wanted to establish Jack's origins and his relationship to Miko before we move forward with the Maximum Ride plot. I'm sure that some of you may have questions, and I promise that I will do my best to answer some of those questions. And if I don't update this story for a while, don't get discouraged. It doesn't mean that I've lost interest, it just means that I've got other stories that I'd like to work on. Also it might be a while before we see any of the characters from Maximum Ride; just because I'm trying to figure out how to set that up. STAY AWESOME!