It had been 2 years since the final attack on the Itex building. After the attack we tried to stay together but eventually the flock drifted apart. Iggy decided to give his parents a second chance, and of coarse Nudge followed him not want to be away from her boyfriend. It was hard to see them go bu tit was even harder to watch Angel and Gazzy be adopted. My hardest loss of all was him, I was devastated when he had told me he had gotten an offer to live with a family he just couldn't pass up. Fang, My Fang had left me so now a year and a half later I, Maximum Ride, am alone.

I never stay in once place for long I have to keep moving keep finding new people to save otherwise I don't know what would happen. I've visited my mother and Ella only once in the year and a half I've been alone but I think it is better that way. The memories that surround them are like daggers in my back, memories of the flock plague my mind every time I get nearer to them.

Although I can not help it I've been keeping tabs on my flock making sure that they stay out of trouble. As long as I am still living no one is going to lay a finger on my flock. I've checked on Fang the most he is living in Arizona, right near my mother. If I had taken my mother's offer to live with her I probably could have seen him more often. He is going to school although they had to bring him back a grade level because of his life with no schooling so now he is just finishing up his Junior year in high school. I miss him, more then anything in the world I miss my Fang. I wish he was here but I know it is wrong of me to be so selfish.

Currently I am in Texas it is hot here but I had heard that there was serial killer here he left birds with his victims the birds and the victims both killed the same way, a knife through the side if the head. It was a message to me and a threat to my flock. I would not let this continue. I had to do something, by now I'm guessing the rest of the flock had heard of this killer, he has made national news for about a week straight now.

I know the risk but the lives of my flock could be at risk here. As I landed in texas' Bastrop State Park I surveyed the area before finally decided there was nothing here. I settled in the tallest tree I could find although I was unable to see much with all the other trees in the area. As I had done so may times before I tried to sleep and once finally in the warm embraces of slumber the dreams of the flock came. The dream that came was one that was families to me and one I welcomed with open arms hoping that one day it would become the reality and everything else would be nothing but a dream.

Startled I woke up, I had heard a scream come from directly below me. I peered down, immediately becoming tense. This was it this is what I had been waiting for. Below me stool a man he was tall about 6'2 from what I could tell he was waring a black hoodie holding a knife up to a woman's head. The woman whimpered but made no attempt to scream again. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a small glimmer of silver. A bird cage I realized after a couple seconds of staring at it. When I heard another piercing scream I focused my attention on the man again. silently I dropped down coming behind the man who was too focused on the woman to realize I was just two feet above his head. I dropped down the last two feet and sent a powerful kick through his skull. He fell to the ground landing on top of the woman who let out another scream but abruptly stopped when she had realized what happened. She looked up at me with a look of wonder, probably picturing me as an angel when really I was nothing of the sort, Just a freak with no where to go no family to hide me from the increasing darkness of this forsaken world.

The woman scrambled to her feet and ran leaving me with no thanks nothing. I took out my cell and dialed the police. they came within minutes and I was questioned on scene. After the questioning I flew, I didn't know exactly where I was going but I knew that I had to get away from that place. I headed to the west flying past Mexico and finally coming to Arizona. I had flown all night only stopping twice for food and rest. my "super-speed" made the trip short although depleted me of almost any energy I had left. I landed in the small clearing, realizing where I was going once it was already too late. Knowingly my mother stood there her arms open a look of nothing but pure love in her face. I ran to her tears streaming down my face. it was so good to see her after all that I had been through a familiar face was nice.

My mother didn't say anything she just lead my to the back of the house where the bedrooms were she laid me down on one of the beds and closed the door. As she left she whispered my name all her sadness, and love conveyed in just that one little whisper.

as I laid there I though of the house and the cookies and all the happy memories I had shared with the flock, Suddenly It wasn't so bad remembering them didn't bring for the agony it once did instead it brought a smile to my face. As the thoughts of my flock faded I fell into a dream-less sleep thinking that maybe, just maybe everything would be alright.

Well this was going to be a one-shot but the plot just made it too long hopefully I will finish this today but it is only going to be a two-shot hopefully no more then a three-shot