Disclaimer: I have said it once, twice and will say it again, I do not own Maximum Ride. James Patterson does. Sigh, I must figure out a way to get that story...
"Subject 16 is doing well" I hear one of the whitecoats says to another whitecoat.
My name is Maximum Ride, call me Max. I used to live with my flock, Angel, Gazzy, Nudge, Iggy and Fang. I was the leader, until we were fourteen and we meet a woman named Anne.
She was nice, I will admit it, but a little to nice. We met her after she helped us get medical treatment for Fang when Ari beat the crap out of him. Soon she wasn't just a care taker, she became a mom. Anne Walker took my place and the flock's leader and even enrolled us in School. I of course didn't stand for it.
*Flash back*
Anne had just told us that we enrolled in school, and I was already outside. I heard them calling out my name, and quickly went into warp- drive, my newly discovered power. All sound faded away as I continued to fly, fly forever it felt like. I wish I could just fly away from my worries, and not have to deal with saving the world, or being a mom, or anything. I wanted to be normal.
Despite wanting to be normal, I still loved my life with the flock and would never have it any way. I decided to head back, considering I had just flown almost to the boarder of Canada, and didn't have the strength to fly back.
So I slept and ate the next morning, wanting to go see what the flock had done in the time I was away.
As I got back to Anne's farm house, I saw the flock in school uniforms, and they were all walking out to Anne's car. They looked sort of sad, but that didn't stop them from getting into the car, and driving towards school wearing the dumbest out fits I had ever seen.
I followed them around school all day and saw they were happy, Angel made new friends, as did Nudge. Gazzy and Iggy set off a stink bomb in the boys bathroom and it took all my will power not to go in and scream at them. Lastly was Fang, my right hand man, my brother, my second in command. He was kissing A Red- Haired Wonder, really making out with her and didn't seem to care that I was missing. I wanted to cry, but I was Maximum Ride. I don't cry. If the flock was so happy with Anne, I may as well let them live their lives with her. I would gladly let them, they could use Anne as a mom, no me.
I know it is stupid but I can't take the fact that they aren't worried about me, and they can just do whatever Anne says and not put up an argument. I raised them not to do that, to think for themselves. But I guess all was forgotten now.
Fang's dark eyes met mine and he pushed away from the red head, I was already running across the school yard attracting some stares but soon I was already off school grounds and running on the old road surrounding it. I heard Fang's heavy pants behind me and I ran even faster but he caught my wrist in a tight grip.
"Max, where were you? Where are you going? We were all worried sick!" Fang screeched in my face as his dark eyes met mine and I poured every ounce of emotion I could into that one glare. " Max Anne was going to call the," I cut him off and said
"Well I don't care what Anne was going to do! If you were so worried about me, why didn't you look for me, or even seem sad that I was gone. Oh yeah, Cause you have Anne to take care of you now. Good bye Fang." I wrenched my hand from his grip and was about to pull an U&A when Fang caught my hand again, spun me around and kissed me. I was to confused to do anything except kiss him back and then felt his lips just a bit glossy from the red heads lip gloss. This snapped me back into reality and I pulled away from Fang.
" Anne isn't taking your place Max, she is just helping us. Angel, Gazzy, Nudge and Iggy cried themselves to sleep last night because you weren't there. I just wished you were by me. I love you Max." He whispered and I felt tears weal up in my eyes as he spoke and I wanted to tell him everything I said wasn't true, but then I saw Anne walking up with the flock and coming towards us and it reminded me of what I needed to do.
" Anne is still taking my place. It's the truth Fang and we both know it. I hope you have a good life with her, the flock, school and that red head." Was all I replied and Fang's dark eyes filled with anger and he screeched in one last desperate attempt,
" Don't you dare walk away from me Maximum Ride, not after what we have been through. We'll leave Anne, please just stay" Fang was nearly screaming at me now and I saw Anne and the Flock get closer.
I looked at Fang one last time, and saw how much he wanted me to stay. I looked to the flock and saw the desperation in their eyes. I wanted to cry again. Then I saw Anne and pulled myself out of Fang's reach.
"No." I said and flew up towards the sky, going into warp drive to beat the flock back to the house and grabbed everything I could need to survive. I knew they'd miss me so I wrote them a letter.
Dear Flock,
I am sorry. Yes I am actually Max, even though I don't say those words but I truly am. The thing is is that I don't know if you are. I was gone for a long time, and when I come back you all are under Anne's rule, I taught you all better than that. You didn't even bother to look for me, you didn't look sad that I was gone. Why? I don't get it. I was your leader for so much longer than Anne was and now shes your mom, she has taken my place. I hate saying that, of course I hate saying a lot of things. I love you all so much, but you replaced me like a broken toy that you use for a day and then discard after using.
Angel: I love you so much my little mind reader, my baby. I am sorry to do this but you have given me no choice. I presented one, Anne or Me? And you chose Anne. I love you but I don't know what else to do, Watch Anne take over my spot as leader? Heck no, Stay out of peoples minds Angel, it's for the best. Keep the Flock safe. I love you so much my little girl.
Nudge: I love you Motor mouth, even when you I want to kill you. Stay safe, do what you need to do and NEVER let Anne take over my spot. Try not to drive any one insane( except if its necessary) and don't do anything you are not comfortable with. You could have a million names but I will always love you as Nudge.
Gazzy: I didn't forget about you gasman. Make sure you take care of any jerks in your life, and never let anyone get you down You'll be a amazing boy, and be good for the others my little trooper. I love you Captain Terror.
Iggy: You are like a older version of Gazzy so I want you two to stick together through thick and thin. You need to make sure the Flock stays safe and don't let Anne do anything about it.I love you my blind mutant Freak.
Fang: I don't know what to say to you. Have a nice life with red head? Name your first child after me? But I can't seem to figure out if you really do love me or just tried to make me stay with that kiss. I love you too F'nick. Don't change, and always keep your head up. Lead the Flock Fang, keep them out of trouble, care for them like a dad.
Anne: Give these kids a chance at life.
I love you all so much but you seem to love Anne more than you could ever love your leader, your mom, your sister, your friend. It seems that I am useless to you now that you have a real mom. Have a good Thanksgiving with Anne, and have a nice life with your new mom. I am sorry and watch out for one another, but you replaced me. I taught you all better than that. I don't know where else to turn to, hopefully the whitecoats and Erasers will leave you alone now that I'm gone. I love you.
Max
But all has been forgotten.
That is so true I thought as I flew away and was trapped by Eraser's a couple days later.
Now I am where I am now. Stuck in a dog crate in God knows where, at Satan's home, even with Satan himself trying to convince me that I " Need to save the world" and a ton of other bull crap about me being the perfect fighter and I may have to be replaced. It has been two years since I ran away from the flock. But I had to. Or so I convince myself to believe.
Every leader had a army to lead with, fight with, and be friends with.
Ugh, voice. No one likes you voice.
Oh , do you not have a voice in your head leading you to all these random places, because I do. Thought everyone had one.
" Come on little thing. Otherwise we are going to put you in a medium size crate." The whitecoat told me as he unlocked my crate. I really didn't feel like getting smashed into a smaller crate so I went with only a little fight
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"At least she wasn't as bad as she has been." noted one whitecoat and I smirked as I saw the whitecoat that had taken me to this white room with his black eye, split lip, and bite marks.
Taking another look around the room I saw it was a plain white bedroom. A bed sat in one corner and a door led to a bathroom with a shower and everything. A t.v leaned up against the wall and a closet full of clothes was stretched along the side with a mirror too. Why are the whitecoats putting me in a room.
Suddenly Jeb entered pushing a cart full of decorations from paint, to posters, to book cases and books.
"Hello Max, it's good to see you." Jeb said.
" Hello Jeb, I can't say the same for you."
Jeb sighed and I smirked but he waved it off.
" Max, I want you to stay here for a while. You can customize your own room and it will make no difference. We just want to run a few tests to see how a average avian American would interact with other humans. Since you left before you could go to school at Anne's" I wince at the memory, " We would like to try this. If this succeeds than we will let you live your life like that, but if you don't I am afraid you will be a failed experiment and we will have to kill you."
Well, that's a first.