Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride or the song Save The Hero, which is by Beyonce.
Thanks to GreatWolf Fanatic for beta-ing this for me :)
This is set during book 3, after -SPOILER- the Flock have split up and whilst Max, Nudge, Angel and Ari are in France.
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I closed my eyes tight.
I lay alone awake at night
Sorrow fills my eyes
But I'm not strong enough to cry
Despite of my disguise
I can't cry. I can't. I repeated those words stubbornly over and again to myself.
Think of Angel and Nudge. What would they think if they saw you crying?
I sighed.
You're supposed to looking after your Flock. Pull yourself together.
Thank you, Voice. How very helpful of you, I thought angrily, hoping the Voice could hear sarcasm. How was I supposed to look after my Flock when half of them were on the other side of the freaking world?
I'm left with no shoulder
But everybody wants to lean on me.
I guess I'm their soldier.
Well, who's gonna be mine?
I would have been okay, if Fang was still here. He was the person I'd talk to about this. But he had gone. He had ditched me.
I couldn't help let a single tear escape as I remembered that.
Who's there to save the hero
When she's left all alone
And she's crying out for help?
I had to be strong, for Nudge, Angel and Ari. They were counting on me. We were in a foreign country, with hardly anything in our backpacks, and we had the task of infiltrating Itex, whilst fulfilling our basic needs, such as survival.
Who's there to save the hero
Who's there to save the girl
After she saves the world?
After she saves the world.
We were supposed to save the world.
How were we supposed to do that when we were struggling to even stay alive?
I bottle all my hurt inside,
I guess I'm living a lie.
Inside my mind each day I die
What can bring me back to life?
I needed something to make me focused, get me back on track. Nudge and Angel were optimistic, always smiling. I wished I had their positive attitudes. Ari didn't say much, but sometimes I caught him looking at me sympathetically, as if he knew what I was going through.
Which he probably did. If anyone knew what loneliness was, it had to be him.
A simple word, a gesture
Someone to say you're beautiful
Come find this buried treasure
Rainbows lead to a pot of gold.
But as hard as I tried I just couldn't find the motivation. We hadn't found Itex. We were no closer to saving the world. And my flock had been torn in half.
Can you see why I was finding it so dam hard?
Who's there to save the hero
When she's left all alone
And she's crying out for help?
There was no one to help me. I knew that the Flock would have my back, no matter what. But only two of them were with me, and sure I had Ari too, but he was becoming weaker every day. If we attacked Itex we would need more people.
Who's there to save the hero
Who's there to save the girl
After she saves the world?
After she saves the world.
I couldn't save the world with just three people- well, bird-kids- helping me. I needed more.
I needed Fang, Gazzy, and Iggy. I needed them all.
I've given too much of myself
And now it's driving me crazy
I'm crying out for help
Sometimes I wish someone would
Just come here and save me…
Save me from myself
I sighed. I was driving myself mad just thinking about it. I needed to sleep. But I couldn't close my eyes without seeing Fang, Iggy and Gazzy, and realising what a huge, colossal, catastrophic mistake I'd made.
Who's there to save the hero
When she's left all alone
And she's crying out for help?
"Voice? Any advice?" I whispered aloud. Beside me Nudge stirred and shuffled slightly closer to me. I pulled her jacket tighter around her.
I already knew what the answer would be, if he answered. I had to be strong for now. For Nudge, Angel, and Ari.
"Help me?" I tried again, in my head this time, trying to seek out his- or her- annoying presence.
Who's there to save the hero
Who's there to save the girl
After she saves the world?
After she saves the world...
The Voice didn't answer.
Go figure.