Velocity Volume 1
Chapter 1: The Change
-Past- A small figure raced through the woods, tripping over several branches as she pushed bushes out of her way. She had long honey amber brown hair and green eyes and she wore a white hospital gown that was torn by the bushes she passed. She huffed and puffed as she kept running. Then, several howls pierced through the air as several wolf-men hybrids raced after the girl. She looks back at the hybrids and kept running. She stopped as she came to a cliff clearing and looked around. The wolf-men stopped as well and surrounded her as she backed up to the edge of the cliff. Then, she closed her eyes and leaned back. As she fell back down to the ripping waters below, a pair of brown and white bird wings shot out behind her and carried her up into the air! She flew up into the air and hovered there for a few seconds. She wiped the sweat and blood from her mouth and forehead and turned to the setting orange sun. She flew off into the distance with a broad smile on her face.
-Present; Several Years Later- A scream pierced the early morning air as the same girl sat up in her bed, holding her hand over her heart. She looked around and sighed... As she stood up out of bed and looked around.
"Mm... That was too damn ridiculous," she grumbled as she stretched her arms out in front of her. She walked to a window and pulled opened the blinds to let in some bright sun rays.
"Close the blinds..." a voice grumbled as the girl turned to another female with cherry red hair.
"I still can't take you seriously with that hair," she said as she walked over to the girl and pulled the covers off of her.
"Max..." the girl groaned.
"I know... But, it's morning. We have to get up," Max smirked.
"Yeah, yeah," she yawned as she sat up and got out of bed. The girl slipped out of her navy nightgown and puts on a brown t shirt and blue shorts.
"You know, Em... You were better off with black hair," Max told her as she walked out.
"Hey... I like red," Emily told her as she followed her. Max and Emily walked into the large kitchen and Max pulled out a pan as she walked over to the stove and turned the stove on.
"Mornin'," a small voice yawned. A boy with messy blonde hair rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he walked sleepily into the kitchen.
"Hey, Gazzy... Morning," Emily giggled, "Got the mean old fart blues?"
"Real funny," Gazzy told her.
"Yeah, I know... C'mere," Emily smiled. Gazzy walked over to Emily and hugged her.
"What am I, chopped liver?" Max smirked. Gazzy hugged Max as well.
"You can feel the love in this place," a voice sang as a raven black haired teen walked into the kitchen. He stretched as his fit body stretched as well.
"Mm! That's some good abs, boy!" Emily purred as she ran a hand over his chest.
"Knock it off, Em... It's too early for that," Max told her.
"Aww... Don't be a hater," Emily pouted.
"Em, she's right... I don't think Maxie wants us to make out," the teen joked.
"But, we aren't dating," Emily told him, "You and Momo are a couple, right?"
"I know... But, I love to tease you," Bradley laughed.
"Good morning, nya," a light female voice called. A girl with long blue hair and blue cat ears on her head walked into the kitchen and rubbed the sleep from her eyes with the back of her hand. A long spotted tail swung out behind her as she rubbed her head against Bradley's left shoulder.
"Good morning, kitty cat... Need some breakfast?" Bradley smiled.
"Yes, please!" Momo giggled as she hopped onto a chair.
"Okay..." Max said, "She's your girlfriend."
"I know..." Bradley said as he walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a pack of tuna, "Here you go, Mo... Breakfast."
"Yay, nya!" Momo giggled as she tore open the package and ate a whole tuna in a few seconds flat.
"That's a new record, Momo," Emily smiled as she pulled out a carton of eggs and looked at the eggs, "Hmm... Looks fresh. Let's check them out." Emily cracked the egg against the pan and the yolk inside lands on the pan.
"Yep... Fresher than the fresh air outside. Breakfast will be ready in a few... Maxie, could you hand me the pepper?"
"Here," Max said as she hands Emily the cat shaped pepper shaker.
"Oww! Damn it!" a male voice called as a scraping sound filled the air.
"Iggy, how many times do I have to tell you? Stop and feel around first," Bradley called as he looked at a strawberry blonde male lay on a dirty brown couch.
"Bite me, Brad," Iggy scoffed.
"I swear... You are something fierce," Bradley told Iggy.
"Whatever..."
"Guys... Stop fighting, please?" Momo asked.
"Ok, Momo... I'll stop," Bradley told her.
"Anyway, let's see what else is in the fridge," Max said as she looked in the fridge. Suddenly, she got shivers up her spine as a black shadow loomed over her.
"Ack! Stop that, Fang!" Max panicked as she slammed the door to the fridge. Fang fixed his long black hair and tied it into a ponytail as he looked at Max seriously.
"Stop what, Max? Breathing?" Fang asked as he looked at Max.
"You know... Not saying anything when you enter into the room!" Max scolded him. Bradley and Momo looked at Fang and Max as Momo ate another tuna whole and spat out the tuna skeleton.
"You have to teach me how to do that," Gazzy told Momo.
"Sorry, Gazzy... It's a secret," Momo giggled.
"Aww..." Gazzy pouted.
"Mornin'," a gruff male voice called as a young male with jet black hair walked into the room and sat at the table.
"Good morning, Blake... How you feeling today?" Bradley asked his older brother.
"Horrible..." Blake mumbled as he placed his head onto the table and closed his brown eyes.
"That sucks," Bradley said, "Any pains?"
"Only my head," Blake told him.
"Welcome to my world," another female voice called as an orange haired girl walked in behind Blake and sat next to him.
"Naomi, how are you feeling? Any sniffles?" Momo asked as she swallowed another whole tuna.
"Yes... All night. Whose bright idea was it to give me ice powers? Achoo!" Naomi sneezed as an icy breath escaped her.
"Watch the frost!" Blake told her.
"Excuse me..." Naomi said.
"I'm gonna get the others up," Max said as she walked out. She walked into one of the rooms and stopped. A silver haired male was slipping on a white t shirt as Max stopped and shook her head.
"Um... Could you not stand there and watch me?" the male told Max.
"Sorry, Bruce... Thought you were still asleep," Max told him, "Surprised to see you up and about..."
"Well, sue me... I'm sometimes unpredictable," Bruce told her.
"Anyway, how about you get to the kitchen? Em's making eggs and bacon," Max told her.
"Yeah, yeah... Whatever," Bruce scoffed.
"Watch it, buster," Max said as she walked off. She went to the next room and pushed open the door.
"Yo, Nudge! Wake up! It's time to face the day!" Max called as she shook a dark skinned girl with black hair.
"Mm... Don't wanna," Nudge yawned as she turned over on her bed.
"Come on, kiddo... Wake up. We have to face the day," Max told her.
"Fine... Is Bradley and Blake awake?" Nudge said.
"Yep... Blake is still suffering with his headaches," Max told her as Nudge sat up and looked at her, "I guess he still hasn't recovered from the experiments he suffered a few months ago. I mean... We did save him from..." Max went silent after that.
"Anyway, get ready... We're gonna eat breakfast."
"Ok," Nudge smiled as she stood up and got dressed.
"Angel, are you awake?" she asked as she turned to a tent. She opened the tent and a little girl sitting in the middle of the tent.
"Hi, Max... Could you tie my bow?" Angel asked Max.
"Sure, sweetie," Max smiled as she knelt in front of the 6 year old blonde.
"This little girl... I love her to pieces... But, I can't let the flock know that I love her best," Max thought as she tied the ribbon bow around Angel's neck.
"I won't tell anyone, Max... Promise," Angel told Max. Max looked up at Angel and smiled.
"Sorry... I was thinking to myself again, huh?" Max asked Angel.
"Yep... And, I love you best, too," Angel smiled. Angel hugged Max and kissed her on the cheek.
"Come on... It's time for breakfast," Max told her as she walked out of the room. Angel and Nudge followed Max to the kitchen.
-A Couple Minutes Later- The blended family of hybrids ate their breakfast and talked with one another until Angel stopped and looked at Max.
"Can we go pick strawberries?" Angel asked.
"Sure, Ange... We'll go as soon as we finish here, okay?" Max told her.
"Yeah!" Gazzy called as he stood up and farts.
"Dear God!" Bradley called as he fell over.
"Eww, Nya!" Momo called as she covered her nose.
"Come on, Gazzy!" Naomi groaned as she fanned the air in front of her.
"I'm done," Fang said as he puts his plate in the sink.
"Geez... This kid has some of the worst gas I've ever smelt," Bruce sighed as he held a napkin to his nose.
"Sorry," Gazzy called as he sat down.
"Angel, I think we ALL need some fresh air," Nudge told Angel.
"Agreed!" Bradley gasped as he sat up and leaned on the table, "Man, my senses took a sharp dive there!"
"Well, you're one of the odd ones out... You and Mo are the only ones who aren't Avian American," Max told them.
"No... I'm part Dragon," Bradley told them, "And, Momo's part cat."
"Nya!" Momo meowed as she got on all fours and stretched out her body.
"I'm Wyvern American, thank you," Bradley coughed as he stood up, "My senses are a lot stronger than you think... I have to be on my guard every time."
"Yeah... We know that," Iggy told Bradley.
"Anyway.. Let's be out," Bradley told them.
-Fields; Later- The group walked across a field of dandelions and looked around at the beautiful scenery.
"Man... Days like these makes me happy to be alive," Bruce smiled as he took a breath of fresh air.
"If you like dandelions, that is," Bradley told Bruce.
"Shut up," Bruce told him.
"The strawberries are here, somewhere," Emily called as she looked around. She had a straw basket over her left shoulder as she looked around.
"Em... Be careful. Don't want to attract any ants to your direction," Bradley teased Emily.
"Just because I'm an animal lover... Doesn't automatically mean that ants will flock to me," Emily told him as she glared at Bradley.
"Ok, ok... You got me," Bradley laughed as he held his hands up.
"Still..." Blake said, "I don't want any animals following us home."
"Oh, shut up!" Emily told Blake, "I'm not doing that on purpose!"
"I know that!" Blake told her as he shook his head.
"All right, you 2," Max told them, "Anyway, here are the strawberries... Emily, come over here." Max stood in front of a bushel of strawberries as Emily walked over to Max.
"Perfect.. They're ripe and ready to pick," Emily smiled as she began to pick the strawberries from the bushes.
"Tell me again why are you're Nature Girl... You were never this way growing up," Iggy told Emily.
"..." Emily didn't reply as she looked back at Iggy.
"What?"
"You're serious?"
"Did I do something wrong?"
"I've been like this my entire life, Iggy! Why are you asking me that now?"
"Em..."
"Right... Sorry. I forgot Iggy's an..."
"Emily Miracle..."
"What, Bradley Phoenix?!"
"Calm down."
"..."
"Better?"
"Yes... Better."
"Good." Bradley backed off of Emily and shook his head.
"Sorry about that, guys... Bipolar," Emily told them.
"Yeah... We know," Max said.
"Max, Emily... Can we make strawberry shortcake when we get back?" Angel asked them.
"How about it, Maxie?" Emily smiled, "Should we fix some strawberry shortcake for Angel?"
"Sure, Angel... We'll fix some strawberry shortcake when we get home," Max smiled as she knelt in front of Angel.
"Oh, please! Max can't fix a cake even if you paid her to! I'll help Em fix the cake," Iggy told Angel. Max quickly stood up and glared at Iggy.
"Oh, excuse me! I may not be able to bake cakes for a living... But, I can kick your ass in 5 seconds flat! Don't you forget it, pal!" Max told Iggy.
"Damn! You just got... Shot down!" Blake smirked as he imitates a machine gun and pointed it at Max.
"Shut up, you!" Max told Blake.
"Hey, I'm just playing!" Blake laughed. Angel laughed as well when all of a sudden... Bradley sunk to his knees, holding the sides of his head. Blood dripped from his right eye and his nose as he held the sides of his head.
"Huh?! Bradley, what happened?!" Nudge asked as she knelt beside him. Angel stopped and looked up. She lets out a horrifying scream that caught everyone's attention.
"What?!" Bruce called as he and Naomi rushed over to the group.
"L-look!" Angel called as she points above the group. They all looked up and gasped. A helicopter hovered high above them and ropes lowered to the ground as wolf-men hybrids slid down the ropes.
"No! Not them, nya!" Momo panicked. Wings sprouted out of the flock's backs as they got ready.
"Erasers... Just what we needed! Scatter!" Mac called as sweat dropped from her forehead.
"Everyone, move! Ice Storm!" Naomi called as she held her left hand out. Several icicles shot out of her hand and hits several Erasers in the sides.
"Max!" Angel called as she raced towards Max.
"Angel!"
"Come here, little piglet," an Eraser called as it raced after Angel.
"Rowr!" Momo screeched as she grew longer claws from her fingernails and pounced onto the same Eraser that was chasing Angel. She clawed the Eraser's back and bit into his neck. Blood spurted out of the Eraser's neck as it roared in fury. The Eraser grabbed Momo by her head and slammed her to the ground, knocking her out.
"Momo!" Bradley yelled. He tackled the Eraser and dug his hand into the Eraser's left eye socket. He then pulled the eye out of the socket and squished it in his hand. The Eraser screamed in unholy agony as he held his hands over his eye. Bradley was then clawed across the back by another Eraser and thrown off of the one eyed Eraser. He lands on his back and held his back in pain as blood seeped out of the wound and poured onto the ground.
"There's too many of them!" Emily called as she flipped over one and kicked another. She was then grabbed by the back of her neck and slammed onto the ground. The rest of the flock were defeated by the Erasers. Max got back to her feet and glared at the Erasers.
"Why are you doing this?!" Max snarled.
"Just because," one of the Erasers smirked.
"Grr..." Blake snarled as he looked up at them.
"Just... Because?" Bradley groaned as he sat up.
"Yes... Besides, we need this one," the same Eraser smirked. He held up a small blond haired girl by the back of her pink shirt.
"Angel!" Max gasped.
"Max, help!" Angel panicked as she continued to struggle to break free from the Eraser's grasp. Bradley quickly got back to his feet and glared at the Erasers.
"You won't take her!" Bradley called as he raced towards the Erasers. Suddenly, a hand pierced through Bradley's stomach! Blood poured onto the ground as Bradley had blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. The hand pulled out of Bradley's stomach and Bradley fell forward as he quickly passed out.
"Oh, no! Bradley, nya!" Momo panicked as she quickly crawled over to Bradley's unconscious body. Max looked over at him and gritted her teeth. The Eraser who nearly killed Bradley turned to Max and smirked, showing off his sharp yellow teeth.
"One dragon down... And, a whole flock to go," the Eraser smirked.
"Who are you?!" Max snarled as she glared at the Eraser.
"Aww... You don't remember me, Max? I used to look up to you," he smirked. Max looked at the Eraser in confusion... Then, in complete shock.
"A-Ari?" Max gasped. She remembered back when she was younger... There was a little boy that used to follow her around. That boy... Was this huge wolf-man hybrid standing before her.
"How? You're 7, right?" Max asked as she looked at him.
"Yes... But, thanks to the School... I became this," Ari smirked as he folds his arms.
"A monster?" Naomi asked as she looked up at him. Ari kicked Naomi in the mouth as he walked over to her.
"Naomi!" Bruce called.
"Don't talk back, you icy bitch," Ari smirked.
"You!" Bruce snarled as his eyes began glowing white. An Eraser stomped on Bruce's back, causing his eyes to stop glowing and blood to shoot out of his mouth.
"Stop this, nya! No more fighting!" Momo screamed as she looked at the Erasers.
"Momo..." Naomi said as she spat blood out onto the ground.
"What will it take?!" Momo asked.
"Hmm... I wonder," Ari said as he went over to Momo. No one seemed to notice Bradley's stomach wound began to close and his hand began to twitch. Ari knelt in front of Momo and placed a hand on her left cheek. Then, he dug his claws into her cheek... Causing her to hiss in pain.
"Well, the doctors are wondering how you're the only hybrid of the flock who can't fly... So, we'll need you as well," Ari told her. Bradley's eyes shot open and roared, flames shooting out of his mouth. The flames burned Ari's hand and he lets go of Momo's cheek. Bradley sat up and glared at Ari.
"You shall not pass, bastard!" Bradley roared as a pair of red dragon wings shot out behind him.
"We'll settle for Angel for now... But, we'll be back!" Ari laughed as he backed off. He snapped his fingers and one of the Erasers tossed Angel into a brown sack.
"No!" Max called as she raced towards the group of Erasers. She was knocked down from behind and held down by Ari.
"Get back here!" Bradley roared as he flew off after the escaping Erasers. Ari knocked out Max and went after his comrades. They escaped to the helicopter and flew away... With Bradley in hot pursuit.
-End Chapter 1-