Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride. The plot in mine though.

Chapter 1

"Max, we're lost aren't we?" Nudge asked.

"No, we just don't know were we are at the moment." I said. We are so lost.

"We're lost." Gazzy moaned. We had been flying for hours. Last time I checked we had been in Texas, but now I didn't have a clue. We had been flying due east, so maybe we are in Arkansas?

"Max doesn't have a clue." Angel informed the flock.

"Thanks Angel." I said dryly. She smiled sweetly. Fang threw me an accusing look.

"Hey!" I snapped, "You're the one who lost the map." He shrugged. If I wasn't so tired, I'd slap him.

"Fang, Max wants to-" Angel started.

"Angel." I interrupted with a warning. Iggy started laughing.

"I bet I know what she wanted." Iggy said. That's it. I surged over him and kicked him in the head.

"Ouch! What'd you do that for?" Iggy rubbed the back of his head. I resume my position at the head of the flock.

"That's for having your mind in the gutter." I informed him icily. Iggy sunk into a gloomy silence.

"Look, there's a river. Maybe we could stop there for a moment?" Nudge asked and gave me Bambi eyes. I though about it for a moment.

"Alright." I said. Then all hell broke loose. Suddenly we were surrounded by Flyboys. I lunged at one then stopped cold. The flyboy in front of me had a rifle trained at my heart.

"Stop or I'll kill her." The flyboy yelled. The flock went still.

"That's better." Said another flyboy. He looked like he was in charge.

"Jerk." Angel snarled. The one with the rifle jerked the gun up to try to point at Angel. I didn't give him a chance. The moment the gun left my heart I lunged at him. I snapped his head up just as he pulled the trigger. Pain exploded in my right wing.

I heard someone scream my name then all I was aware of was falling. I looked up. The flyboys were blocking the flock from coming after me, but the flock was fighting back.

I looked down. I was headed straight for the river. I hope its deep I thought, and then I hit the water. My wings felt as if there were being torn off. It was too much. I sank into darkness.

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