Disclamer: I own nothing, the charactors Nudge, Maximum Ride, Angel, Fang, Iggy,The Gassman, belongs to James Patterson. So dose the mutant bird thing, along with "the school".

Being able to go to school again usually excites me, but this time the circumstances have changed: no Max, no Fang, no Angel, and no Flock. No, they left me here to fend for myself, not that I can't do it, it's just that, well, I don't want to. I've never been without the Flock before unless I, or every one else, got captured. Max says, "It's for the best; we need you to be safe. We'll come back for you as soon as the Director is dead". Yah right, they just don't want me anymore.

I'm Nudge, and here I am at the School, well not "THE school", but a School. A school, which I now will be attending. It's called CPMA, but it's apparently not the only CPMA. There's another one in San Diego but that one's not a boarding school.

It really is gorgeous, there are plenty of grassy areas and planters that hold pretty flowers but it doesn't lighten my mood.

Where am I? Gosh this place is big! How am I going to find anything? Ugh. What was that?

"Hey be careful, some people get pretty angry if you bump into them," a boy informed me.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you there. Thanks for the warning," I replied.

"Hey I'm Max. You're new here," stated Max.

Max? No Nudge, be strong. Don't cry. It's just a coincidence. Be strong, you've been through worse.

"Hi Ma-"my voice cracked, I can't say it. I just can't. "Hi, I'm

Krystal," I lied. That was the name I had used previously, different times I had gone to a school.

"Well Krystal, you are lost," Max said, so sure of himself

"It shows that much?" asked Nudge.

"Not if you weren't walking the wrong way to the assembly, that we are now late for," replied Max. "Come on, it's this way".