Maximum Ride: Avenging Angels

By: Avenging Angels

Summary

10 years ago they watched her fall. The Great, Indestructible, Invincible, Maximum Ride killed in the line of duty. Protecting those she loved most...those she left behind. The Flock disbanded without their leader and left the world to crumble. One by one they found new families, other bird kids, and took up the role of leader. But now, as the greatest threat to the world prepares to strike, the Flock re-unites to destroy this threat and save the world once and for all. But the circumstances surrounding their re-union are unclear. Once they are together will they join in a fight against evil? Or, will they perish in the growing darkness? But more importantly...who will lead them to the Max? Fax Iggy/Oc Angel/Oc Nudge/Oc Gazzy/Oc

Maximum Ride 1 Prologue

They always say the dark comes before the light. The calm before the storm some others claim. But life isn't always like the dark nor is it constantly an ever raging storm. No, life is a mystery even to those who have lived well past their prime. But for those of us who haven't made it that far yet...well we have to take what life throws at us and run with it.

Some obstacles life throws at us are easier than others. Some are like the first breath when you come to the surface of a pool. That is easy, natural. But others are like staring down your enemy. Looking them right in the eyes and knowing, with complete certainty, that this could be the final stand. Some people shy away from these obstacles; be they the harder or easier or somewhere in-between. But others, those filled with courage and those who are in touch with themselves, will stand tall and look what they fear most dead in the eye...lest they become dead themselves.

Taylor

(Fang Pov.)

My life has taken drastic turns before and, yet, only four instances stand out so clear in my memories that in an instant they can be brought to the for-front of my mind. The first memory of the four is that of the day Jeb broke Max, the Flock, and I out of the School. That was the first day of the rest of my life. I will never forget it. The second memory is of the day Angel was taken from us. On that day our peaceful existence was shattered. On that day we lost our innocence...what little of it we had left.

The third is of the day on the submarine when Max kissed me. From that moment on I knew that she loved me just as much as I loved her. On that day, well, I can honestly say I was the luckiest bird kid on earth. But the final, drastic turn in my life was the same day that my life came to a screeching halt. On that day everything I'd ever fought for, ever dreamed about, ever wanted more than anything, was lost as I watched Max's eyes close and the light fade away.

I promised her once that I would never break up our family again. Unfortunately she did not make the same promise back. The day Max died was the beginning of the end, not only for the Flock and I, but for the world. Since she's been gone the Flock has split. I haven't heard from the others in a few years. At first I kept in touch. I checked in on them every so often. But lately I just haven't had the energy.

The only thing that's kept me going all these years is that I still have someone to look after. Her name is Arianna, after Max's brother Ari. I found her about three years ago in a run down Itex lab. She is an Avian Hybrid not unlike myself. She has light, ginger wings with white freckles at the ends which remind me so much of Max. Her hair is a sandy brown and her eyes are a light brown. The opposite of Max's though they hold the same intensity.

Arianna is ten years old and was seven when I found her, locked away in her dog crate, abandoned to the world. She has Max's super speed though I bet Max could have given her a run for her money. She is my little sister for all intents and purposes. I love her just like I love all of the Flock though I don't see them anymore. I just hate to see the looks in their eyes. They hold pity and pain. Two things that I don't want them to feel though I know they can't help it. They worry about me. Ever since she died I haven't been the same and I know it's true. I am quieter not that I talked much before. But I am also very cautious; especially with Arianna. I don't think I could live if I lost her too.

But there in lies all the trouble. A new company, I am not sure of the name, has taken over and is plotting the destruction of the world as we speak. And yet no one is prepared to make a stand. No one is ready to take up arms against them. The one person who could have destroyed them has gone and without her we have left the world to crumble.