Maximum Ride Fan Fiction
Maximum Ride Fan Fiction
DISCLAIMER: I own only Kerri, Micah, Willow, and Damien.
Kerri
Bleach, god I hated that smell. It was everywhere that I went in this place. It haunted me. Not that that was a hard thing to do. Well, I should tell you about me. I am fifteen, my name is Kerri, and I am the oldest out of my 'family'. They weren't really my family but I never knew my family. I am different, very different. I have a thirteen and a half foot wing span. Yes, I said wing span.
I have wings; they are a russet colour with black speckles. Why I have them, I have no clue. I always have. I know of, for sure, three others. I have heard of a group of six that have them too, but I don't know.
Right now I am sitting in a size large dog crate. In the crate across from me, there is a twelve year old boy named Micah. His big brown eyes filled with sadness. His wings are a tawny colour, about ten feet across.
In the crate to the right of Micah was a girl that is nine named Willow. She had bright emerald eyes and burgundy hair. Her wings are jet black with a few white flecks, they are nine feet across.
To finish our little group was Damien; he's seven and I far to skinny. He has the same emerald eyes as Willow, but his were slightly darker. His messy brown hair was long-ish. His seven foot wings are grey with black and white spots.
I have to get us out of here. Where ever here may be. I know I'm in a building that we call the School. And it's somewhere south, like southern California.
'How to get us out?' I asked my self. 'Especially with the Erasers, human-wolf hybrid, out there, in the fields around here. Uhg!'
"Kerri?" Damien asked from beside me.
"Yeah, little buddy?" I replied.
"They're coming." He said shakily. 'Crap!' I thought to myself. One of the things that makes Damien extra special was his ability to read minds. 'Sorry!' I thought to him.
"It's okay. They're taking all of us." He said. 'Great,' I thought sarcastically, 'Great! A way out!!' I thought all sarcasm gone.
"Guys, up and away as soon as they get us out side." I whispered. They nodded. That's when the door flew open. Many whitecoats and Erasers came in and loaded our crates onto a lift and wheeled us out for what hopefully was the last time.
The field was bare. I looked into the sky, the sun was almost right on top of us, it was almost noon. I looked at the sky, there was a small flock, about six, of birds flying south, odd, it's spring they should be headed north. I've got to pay attention to the Erasers not the birds. I braced myself with my legs beneath me ready to fling myself out of the horrid cage.
Our crates were heaved from the trolley and onto the ground. I had to re-brace myself after that. I was facing south now, I saw the stupid birds switch directions and start towards us.
The next thing I know there are black pants and a white lab coat in front of me. A low growl ripped from my chest.
The man leaned down in front of my cage. Jeb Batchlder. He took my first friend away from me. I hated him for it he had lied to me and my flock. Iggy, I hadn't seen him since I was seven. He was a year older then me. I think he's dead though. The very last time I saw him, his body was being dragged out of the room I was being dragged into. That was also when they enhanced my night vision.
'I can't think about him. It will only make me sad.' I thought.
"What do you want?" I asked Jeb venomously.
"To help you. You need to leave. Now. Some people are coming to help; you need to go with them. Take the other three with you. Ready?" He whispered.
"And I should trust you because? You're nothing but a lying, back-stabbing jerk!" I retorted.
"Just get into the air." He said unlocking my cage and backing away.
MAX'S POV
"Come on guys! We're almost there!" I shouted over the wind to my flock, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, The Gasman, and Angel. Where were we going? To my lest favourite place in the world, The School. Why? To save a group of bird kids, like us, that Jeb, or 'dad' told me to save.
I glanced back at my flock. Iggy, is blind, a total pyro, and fifteen, me and Fang are also fifteen. Iggy is also, along with Gassy the flocks' pyro. Count on him to have bombs handy. Though I can never figure out where they hide them, not that I want to know either.
Fang, people say he's 'emo', but he's not. He just keeps his emotions to himself so people can't use them against him. He's my right hand my best friend.
Then there's the younger set. Nudge the twelve year old chatterbox. The Gasman or Gassy, nine year old pyrotechnic. And then there is Angel, six year old mind reader, yes you read that right, mind reader. There is also Total, but we had to leave him home because he's a dog and we can't carry him while we fight.
I circled the School to see what field they were using. I found a pretty small amount of Erasers and one or two whitecoats standing around four cages. Using my bird vision I saw Jeb unlock the cages.
"Show time!" I shouted to my flock as I dived towards the Erasers.
KERRI'S POV
I stepped out of my cage and quickly threw Damien into the air. Then I saw six kids drop out of the air. One looked a lot like Iggy, no I can't think about him know. They started fighting the Erasers. 'Help! Yay!' I thought, 'Dang, Jeb was right.' I sighed and ran at the closest Eraser and round-house kicked him in the side of the head, I heard a sickening snap and he fell to the ground.
"I have waited way to long to do that. Willow in the air now!" I shouted. Willow used an Eraser to propel her into the air. She snapped out her black wings and started hovering with Damien. I saw Micah punch an Eraser in the face and I shouted, "Air! Now!"
Now it was me, my unnamed helpers and the Erasers.
"Count of three, all of you get in the air! One….two…..three!" I shouted to my helpers. As soon as I said 'three' we all snapped out our wings and flew into the air. I was about ten feet up when I felt something hit my left wing and I began to fall.
I was about four feet from the ground when I felt strong arms grab and pull me into the sky. "Thank you." Was all I said before I blacked out.
IGGY'S POV
We were fighting Erasers, I knew that. We were helping other people escape, I knew that. One of said people began to fall, I knew that. I didn't however know why I grabbed her and carried her all the way back to Dr Martinez's house on my own.
"Where should I put her?" I asked Max as I entered the house.
"On the couch." She replied.
I did as I was told and put her on the couch. I could hear Max tell the other three bird kids to go rest and she would come get them when she wakes up, then I heard her say to Angel to bring them to her room. I heard foot steps, then nothing.
The next thing I knew Max was beside me, I jumped. "Jeez, are you trying to give me a heart attack? Yeah, lets all sneak up on the blind kid. Can you not do that?" I said slightly annoyed.
"Sure." She sounded sarcastic.
KERI'S POV
My eyes fluttered open. For a minute I didn't know what happened, and then it came flooding back. 'My flock!' I shouted inside my head.
"Where is my Flock? Who are you? Where am I?" I asked in such a rush it sounded more like, "Whereismyflockwhoareyouwhereami?"
"Slow down. Could you repeat that slower please." A blond girl asked.
"Where is my flock? Who are you? Where am I?" I repeated slowly.
"Your flock are up stairs, sleeping. You're at my mothers' house. And I'm Max. That's Fang. Fang, wave. Thank you. The little girl to your left is Angel. Don't fall for the Bambi eyes. The girl over in the corner is Nudge, Gassy is in the chair. Total is the little black thing on your feet. And Iggy just went to get your guys." She-Max- explained. I just nodded. Well, I moved my feet just to make the dog squirm.
"Hey! Don't be mean to Total!" The girl beside me said. "I can read minds."
"Ugh, not another one!" I cried.
"Another?" Max asked.
"Yeah, Damien, the little boy, he can read minds too." I explained just as Damien, Micah and Willow ran up to me and hugged me tightly. I winced when Micah squished my left wing. I hoped this went unnoticed, it didn't, dang.
"Are you okay?" Willow asked concern written all over her face.
"Yeah, my wing just hurts a little." I said.
"Is any of you good at first aid? When Kerri says something hurts a little, it means 'oh my god that hurts." Micah asked.
"I'm fine, really. It's just…Ahh! Micah! Why did you do that?" I said as he poked my wing again.
"Proving my point." He said simply.
"Here, let my see, uh, feel your wing." The guy that I can't remember his name said.
"What do you mean feel?" I asked.
"I am blind but also the best at cooking and first aid, now the wing." He said.
I grumbled and extended my left wing slowly, I sucked in a breath quickly as the guy ran his fingers over the wing. "I think it's broken, it should be healed in about a week with our super fast bird healing."
"Ugh! Well, I guess all is not lost, it will only take me about three days then." I said cheerfully, but I reseved weird looks from everyone not in my flock, "I heal extra, extra fast. And I can heal others instantly. It's my power."
"Cool." He said.
"What's your name, I forgot?" I asked. "I feel like I know you from somewhere but I only know of two other bird kids other then you guys and my flock. I know of my older brother that I have never met, and I know of my best friend, up 'til I was six when Jeb took him away. Though I think he's dead 'cause I saw his body being dragged out of a room that I was being dragged into. When I called his name he didn't even flinch. Any-hoo, what's your name?" I asked.
"Iggy." He said, "Your Kerri, right?"
"Iggy? No you can't be I saw him he was dead. No, you can't be, you just can't." I said jumping to my feet and trying to leave the room, but he grabbed my hand.
"Kerri, it really is me I wasn't dead. I was unconscious; they did surgery on my eyes so I was out cold. I did hear you though. I thought it was a dream. Oh Kerri." He said pulling me into a hug, which I returned.
"It really is you? Iggy, my Iggy back I thought I lost you forever!" I cried into the crook of his neck.
"Okay, sorry to break this up, but I want an explanation. Like, now." Max said cutting through my sobs.
IGGY'S POV
"You know how we only met when we were seven? Yeah, well, before I met you, I kind of had a flock of my own. I never said anything because Jeb said that they were going to kill them, it hurt to much to think about them let alone talk about them. There were all of us but Damien was only one, so I doubt he would remember me at all, but Micah and Willow should remember me a little. Do you?" I asked them. They nodded their heads and joined the hug. "I can't believe that they are here!"
"Well, believe it 'cause I'm not losing you again. Never! Do you hear me?" Kerri said in a very commanding voice.
"What happened to you being all sweet?" I asked.
"You can not be sweet and a leader at the same time. Right Max?" Kerri said.
"Yup. That would be why I don't let you get away with the bombs." Max said.
"Bombs? You make bombs?" Kerri asked pointedly, I didn't even need to see the death glare she was giving me, I could feel it.
"They come in handy sometimes. I can also say that I have never accidentally blown something up." I rebuted.
KERRI'S POV
Bombs, he makes bombs! That is so stopping. It is so not save. "No more bombs. Don't even start. No…more…bombs. Fire I can deal with, I can control fire. I can not under any circumstances control bombs. Do you hear me Iggy? No more. That is so the last thing I want, to find you and lose you to a bomb!" I was going to continue but Iggy put his hand over my mouth.
"Fine. No more bombs." He replied.
"He said 'as if' in his head. He's lying!" Damien said. Jumping up and down, "And I do remember you a little bit."
"Mind readers! What am I going to do with two of them?" Iggy cried out. We all laughed.
"The same as the rest of us, not lie." I said with a smirk, "And I mean it, no bombs!"
"What did you mean you can control fire?" Nudge asked.
"Does anyone have a lighter? Of course the bomb guy has a lighter. Iggy your nuts. Any-hoo, watch this." I said lighting the lighter. I concentrated on the flame and it got five times bigger and looked like Iggys' head. "I can make it do any thing I want it to."
"What did she do with the fire?" Iggy asked Max who was now right beside him.
"Can't you see it?" I asked him.
"No. the day when they did surgery on my eyes it went wrong, I'm blind." He said. The lighter went out and fell to the floor with a thud.
I stood there, mouth open, eyes wide and staring. I couldn't speak; I couldn't even control my muscles. I remember he said that earlier. They worked on their own. I reached out grabbed his hand and started towards the hall. "Which one is your room?" I asked.
"The third door on the left. Why?" He replied.
"I'm fixing your eyes, but I need quite to do it. Don't even think of saying no because I will do it anyway." I said controlling. I pushed him into the room that he said was his and pushed him onto the floor. "I will probably be unconscious when I'm done but I'll be fine I want you to take a nap after because you will be really tired. Got it?"
"'Kay." He replied.
"Sit. Don't move." He sat on the floor and was as still as a statue. I slowly placed my fingers on his eyes and concentrated on giving him sight. After about ten minutes a lost consciousness and fell to the floor.
IGGY'S POV
I felt Kerri put her fingers on my eyes. I felt a strange sensation behind them. It was odd, the next thing I knew Kerri was on the floor in front of me and I saw her. I saw her! I can see!
"Max, Fang, Nudge, Micah, Gassy, Willow, Angel, Damien! Come here! I want to see what you look like after all these years! I can see! I CAN SEE!" I shouted.
They all started to run through the house to my room.
MAX'S POV
I was standing next to Iggy, we had just reminded Kerri that Ig was blind when her hand shot out grabbed Iggys and she dragged him out of the room. We all stood their in shock for a good ten minutes when we heard Iggy shout, "Max, Fang, Nudge, Micah, Gassy, Willow, Angel, Damien! Come here! I want to see what you look like after all these years! I can see! I CAN SEE!"
The next thing I knew we were all running up the stairs towards Iggy. I got to the room first. I ran in to see Iggy beaming.
"Just as pretty as I imagined you to be, Max. Fang, you need to sleep more, I can see the bags under your eyes. Nudge, wow, you really grew up, you look great. Micah, long time no see. C'mon over here. You too Willow and you Damien, I missed you all. A lot. Gassy, my partner in crime, we have bombs to make later. Angel, you got cuter, if that's even possible." He said hugging us all.
"Kerri!" Willow shouted. She jumped past me to Kerri and started shaking her. "Kerri, wake up, c'mon wake up!"
"Will, Willow it's okay. She said she would be unconscious for a little while. Come to think about it she told me to take a nap. Which I-I-I th-think I will." Iggy said with a yawn.
"C'mon guys. Let's let Ig get some sleep. Iggy, put Kerri on Gassys bed. Have a nice sleep." I said.
IGGY'S POV
Everyone left the room quickly, then I turned around to see Willow standing behind me. Willow looked at me with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Willow? Are you alright?" I asked conserned.
"She's not the only one that missed you. I missed you too. You were like the big brother I never had." She sniffled. I opened my arms for her to come to hug me.
"I missed you too. I missed all of you. Never forget that I'm your family. I always will be." I whispered in her hair.
"Thank you." She whipered before she left the room. I sighed and went to pick Kerri up. She had tears in her eyes.
"How long have you been up?" I asked her.
"Long enough. That was so sweet. I thought that I was the sweet one?" She asked me.
"Hey, you turned into leader. I turned into sweet one. There has to be both." I answered.
"I thought I told you to take a nap." She asked.
"And I was just about to have one. Just so you know, you sound like Max when we don't listen to her."
"It comes with the job. I've been leader for eight years. Get used to it. I gotta go talk to people. So take a nap." She said on her way to the door. "'Night Ig."
"'Night Kare." I replied climbing into my bed.
KERRI'S POV
I left the room after seeing Iggy climb into bed. I sighed, now to talk to Fang. I walked down the stairs and turned into the living room. Everyone under the age of thirteen tackled me into a hug.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank y-" Nudge said before Gassy put his hand over her mouth.
"Hey Fang? Can we talk for a minute?" I asked. He glanced at Angel. 'Hey Angel, you can't tell him what I want to talk about but tell him I just want to talk.' I thought to her.
'Okay.' She replied.
Fang started to walk towards me. I turned in the direction of the back door that I remember seeing on my way up to Iggys room. I looked back to see if Fang was still following me. He was.
I went out to a bench that was beside the forest. I sat and patted the seat beside me.
"What you wanna talk about?" He asked. I handed him a folded picture. "Who's thi- why do you have a picture of me?"
"You remember how I said that I knew of two others like us. How one was Iggy, and the other was my brother? Well, I used to get a picture once a year of my brother, Greg. Read the back." I said not looking at him.
"To Margaret, Greg age twelve." He muttered.
"Did you ever hear about a girl that was a year younger then you that was named Margaret?" I asked.
"Only once, I was seven. Just before Iggy came these whitecoats came in and said something like 'that Margaret would have looked better with black hair instead of red.'"
"The only time my brother was mentioned was when they were complaining that I would look better with black hair or dark brown eyes or when they gave me my yearly picture. Fang, I think that you're my brother. It makes sense. I mean look at the picture. I didn't think I would ever meet you." I whispered the last part. I could feel the tears rolling down my cheeks.
Fang sat there in shock for a minute.
FANG'S POV
Kerri wanted to talk to me, so I went out side with her. She started talking about her brother Greg. She asked me if I had ever heard about someone named Margaret, I had, they said that she was my sister. She handed me a picture, it was a picture of me. I was pretty sure where this was going. The next thing I know she whispered, almost inaudibly, "I thought I would never meet you." I saw the tears roll down her face, now that I'm looking does look a little like mine. Only more feminine. I reached over and wiped the tears away with the back of my hand.
"No sister of mine is going to sit and cry while I'm here." I said pulling her into a hug. "Come on, we better go back inside before Max freaks, and if she does you can take, right?" I said with a half smile.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her back to the house. We walked up to the door and stopped. "What?"
"Max is on the other side ready to ask a billion and a half questions. You know some times I like having mind reading kids in the flock, they are great early warning systems." Kerri replied with a laugh. "You tell her."
"Alright I'll tell her. But you are telling Iggy. Deal?"
"Deal."
I sighed and pushed open the door. I walked in with Kerri right behind me. I got all of about ten feet into the house when Max jumped out. "Hi." I said.
"Hi, what was that about?" She asked eyeing Kerri.
"She just wanted to tell me something." I answered. I knew that more questions were coming, so I continued. "Kerri is my sister. Biologically that is. I knew she would want proof so I handed her the photo of me. "She got them once a year."
"Wow. I mean…wow. Your sister? Wow." Max was speechless, Max, Maximum Ride was speechless. Now that's a wow. "Welcome to the flock Kerri."
Now that I was not expecting. Whoa. I mean WHAO!
KERRI'S POV
I was so not expecting that. I was expecting, well, I don't know what I was expecting, but that was certainly not it. Like wow. I could feel fresh tears rolling down my cheeks now. I moved out from behind Fang and hugged Max.
"Thank you." I said pulling away, "But I can't stay, that would be too hard on your mom and your flock. I ca-"
Max interrupted me, "You can, and you will. My mom already said that if you wanted to stay after you woke up you could. And I don't think that Iggy let alone Fang will let you go after you told him you were his sister. It would be more likely that they would tie you to a chair and make you stay. That was your doing anyway, so again I say welcome to the flock. Holly crow I have nine bird kids not counting myself to take care of."
"Technically yes, but I don't need as much taking care of. I'm a big girl. I'm pretty sure that I can do that myself." I said. "I don't think Fang agrees with me. He's glaring at me. Max make him stop! He has to listen to you, you're the leader." I said jumping behind her.
"Fang! Be nice to your sister. She's nice to you so you can be nice to her." She said in a very listen-to-me-or-you'll-get-your-butt-kicked voice.
"Oi! Max she is my sister. So I can if I want to." He said in a very so-there voice that was getting Max angry.
"Okay let me put it this way Fang, you don't stop glaring at me and I will break your arm." I said in my leader voice.
"Whoa, what happened to sweet little sister?"
"I'm a leader too, you learn to be commanding. Don't you Max?"
"Yup" She replied popping the 'p'.
I stuck out my tongue and walked back to Iggy's room, time to tell him the good news.