Me- Woohoo, new Max Ride Fanfic!
Dione- (blank expression) yeah, woo…
Me-…party pooper…
Rhea- (giggles)
Mist- Would you guys quit fooling around, we got a story to star in.
Raid-(blank expression)
Rhea-(spoiled bratt tone) No!
Mist-(Annoyed face)
Rhea-(giggles)
Me-(shifty eyes) Mkay, I guess we should start now…(tries to keep Mist from pummeling Rhea)
The door swung wide open after Raid kicked it down. I grabbed Rhea's hand and ran as fast as I could, practically carrying her. Mist ran effortlessly next to us as he changed from a boy to a cheetah, dropping onto all fours. Raid howled after scouting ahead and finding an exit. I turned and ran down the hall, barely breaking a sweat. Dionne bashed an eraser's face in, and then clamped his long fangs down on another's neck, paralyzing it. The erasers dropped like flies as we made our way through them.
Move! My mind raced as I pulled Rhea along. I busted through the door after Raid and Mist, and took a deep breath of fresh mountain air.
Freedom! I could smell it, though we weren't quite there yet. I followed Raid into the woods, ignoring every ounce of pain. My arms ached from holding onto Rhea, but I could hack. My lungs begged for air, no big deal. My feet and legs ached from being smashed against sharp rocks and sticks, tough luck.
"Rhea, hold on." I yelled over my shoulder as I pulled her onto my back. I squinted my eyes shut, and then opened them again as my body morphed into a large white wolf. I watched as Raid shifted into a big black wolf as well. Behind me, Dionne shifted into a red wolf and Mist turned into a light grey wolf.
The baying of Erasers in our ears kept us running like scared rabbits. I ran up along side Raid with Rhea riding on my back with her hands firmly grasping my thick fur. Small animals shot away from us as we crashed through the woods. I kept my mouth shut and breathed hard through my nose as my eyes shot ahead.
I leapt over a log, sending Rhea crashing to the ground. My feet backtracked and I gasped as I spun around and ran towards her. She shifted into her little brown wolf form and tried to keep up with the pack, but failed. I could see the erasers breaking through the trees and panicked, but only ran faster. I snatched Rhea up by the scruff of her neck and turned sharp. Running as fast as I could to catch up with the others was only half the battle. I knew we had to fly, but I didn't know how to go about it. I headed for the largest source of light I could find, leading the pack to a large clearing. I raced up a large pile of rocks as my wings formed on my back. Then I committed suicide. I gave one last kick and leapt off of the rock edge with all my might. I pushed my wings down hard, pulled up, then pushed up again, heading high towards the darkening sky. I didn't even turn around, I just flew higher. The others mimicked my motion and we all flew higher into the cloud filled sky.
We landed after hours of flying. I fell onto the hard packed dirt with a loud sigh and continued gasping for breath. Raid fell next to me as well as Mist and Dionne. We all shifted back to our avian forms simultaneously and laid there like dead dogs. Rhea whined and curled up next to us, not really knowing what to do with herself.