Okeyyyyy, so my first crossover! This should be fun. :D So, I decided to do Maximum Ride/Pokémon because I was like, 'welll, Maximum Ride is amazing, but it'd be MORE amazing if they could be part POKEMON instead of part ANIMAL!' So, yeah.

Another story starring none other than Frost! Fun stuff. Butt, she's gonna be a bit different, personality-wise. Okay, maybe a lot different. You'll see what I mean. ;)

Alright, this chapter is going to be confusing and wierd and a bit fail. I have to get used to a sorta differentish writing style for this, so it might suck at first, so bear with me!

Enjoy, and tell me what you think!

*Note* Well, two things: I don't own Pokémon or Maximum Ride, though the characters themselves are of my creation. Also, this chapter (prologue thingy) is taking place nine-ish years ago.
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We stared at the white coats.

"Pardon?" 2 asked.

"We've decided to change the... living arrangements." He smiled, as if this should make us happy. I, personally, was fine with the current organization: the girls shared one large cage, the guys got another. I mean, I wasn't really happy with the cages themselves. But, the people in them were fine.

"We'd like you all to pair up. We'll be giving each pair their own cages."

Before he was even finished the sentence, we were glancing among each other, making pairs. I looked at 4, but she looked like she'd decided to go with 8. I tried 6, but she had already locked eyes with her twin brother, 7.

Uh-oh. I was going to have to share with one of the guys.

This simply could not end well.

"Alright," the white coat said, unaware of our silent communication. "Go ahead and pair up! We'll be waiting for your final decisions."

Again, I tried walking over to 4, but she was standing with 8, talking quietly. She shot me a 'sorry' kind of look. I shrugged- 'no biggie'- and glanced over towards 6- again- without much hope. Sure enough, her and 7 were together. I sighed.

So, 1, 2, or 3, then. I`d rather it not be 3. Actually, I`d prefer to bunk alone. I mean, cooties, people!

1 and 3 walked over towards the white coats, in a pair. Which left me with 2. He was... okay, I guess.

I walked over to him, sighing again. "I guess we're together, then?" I asked him. He shrugged, looking unconcerned.

How could he not be concerned? Ugh, I was so going to get back at 4! And 8 and 6 too, for that matter. How could they leave me like this?!

2 smiled slightly, apparently seeing the anger in my eyes. "If it makes you feel any better, I'd rather be bunking with you than any of the other girls."

I couldn't help but smile. 2 just had that sort of... I dunno. Way of speaking. Or something.

"Alright!" It was the white coat again. "Let's get you to your new cages!"

He looked way too excited.

So, just to be clear, ages: 1 is (in this scene) 8; 3, 2, and 4 are 7; 5, 6, and 7 are 6; and 8 is 5. Just to be clear. :D Oh, and they don't have names, right at the start (like you probably figured out), so they'll use numbers. They get their names in this next part. ;) This is a couple weeks after the new cages.

Even though we were still adjusting somewhat to the new cages- and cage mates- we were pretty much settled in. I'd gotten closer to 2. Plus, on the really cold nights, the flame on the end of his tail kept the whole place warm.

Two white coats were just leaving. "Come on, Jim, lunch is waiting!"

"Wait up, Sam! You know I don't walk as fast as you!"

I frowned, slightly confused. Why weren't their names like ours? We were all numbers, what about them? Why weren't they numbers?

I asked 2. He, too, looked slightly confused. Then, in some random leaderly moment of his, he called out to our whole group. "Hey, guys! I think it's time we get some proper names."

8 looked a bit confused. "Names?" she asked. "But... we have names, don't we? I'm 8, and you're 2!" She shook her wings slightly, as if she were trying to shake of this silliness of 2's.

2 shook his head. "No, I mean real names. Like, those white coats- they called each other 'Jim', and 'Sam'.

6 frowned. "I don't want to be called Jim or Sam," she said.

1 smiled slightly. "I know what you mean, 2. And 6, we don't have to be Sam or Jim. What 2's saying is that he doesn't want to be just a number anymore. You can be anything you want. You could be, uh..." He paused, trying to think of words.

"Thorn!" 4 piped up, smiling. She held up a wrist, showing the tannish-green spike there. On closer inspection, it was, indeed, a thorn, like you'd find on a rose. "I want to be Thorn!" 4- er, Thorn- looked very happy.

"Exactly!" 2 enthused. "I think I'll be..." He looked around him, his eyes finally landing on the end of his tail. "I think I'll be Fire. Or wait, better: Flame!" He looked pleased with himself.

"I don't know what to call myself!" 8 seemed incredibly sad.

"Well..." 1 said slowly. "What do you like?"

8 thought about it. "I love flying," she declared. "But it'd be silly if I called myself 'Flying'."

"How about Flight?" 3 spoke up for the first time.

8 smiled widely. "Yes!" she cried. "I love it!" She started saying it to herself, under her breath: "Flight, Flight, Flight..."

"Zoë," 6 said firmly. "I heard one of the white coats say it ones, and I thought it was a pretty name." Zoë smiled.

3 spoke again. "Well, since I can see through that wall right now... I think I'll call myself X-Ray. But, Ex for short."

"So," Flame said. "That leaves... 1, 5, and 7 to choose names."

"Zak." 7 glanced at his sister, who was smiling. "With a k."

"I'll be Duke. It was some sort of lower-royalty like, a million years ago or something." 1 looked around, as if to see if anyone would object.

"'Kay, 5. Any ideas?"

I thought about it. I could sometimes- if I really concentrated and used a lot of energy- use ice, or freeze things. Maybe... ice? That was a really depressing name, though. Ice... snow... winter... Frost.

"Frost." I wasn't questioned, and Flame smiled approvingly.

One of the white coats- the one called Jim- walked back into our large room. "Okay, 5! You're wanted in lab 6!"

"My name is Frost," I said proudly.

We were no longer numbers. One point for the mutants.

Alrighty, first chapter! I hope you liked it. Even if you hated it, I love reviews, people! So press the button! I'll try and update soon, but I'm busy this weekend. Thanks for reading!

EDIT: Yes I do realize how confusing this chapter was. I fixed the number-confusion, and here's a little chart thing to help you out:

1- Duke, male.

2- Flame, male.

3- X-Ray, male.

4- Thorn, female.

5- Frost, female.

6- Zoey, female.

7- Zak, male.

8- Flight, female.

They're all part pokemon. I'm going to try and do that thing where you hint a little every so often, so you know who's what. But if that dosen't work, I'll just tell you guys.

There's been like, 3 story alert adds, but only 1 review! Come on people, you can do better than that!