My wings were pulled in tight against my back, my body shivering uncontrollably. I tried to rub my hands together for warmth, but it didn't do much. Ugh, I hate the cold.

I guess the scientists back at the lab didn't think I would ever have to stay warm, or they would've allowed me to adapt. Assholes.

I scooted into a corner made by the luggage. Right now, I was a stowaway on an airplane, hiding in the luggage compartment at the bottom.

It was so frickin' dark in here. I pulled out my tablet from satchel and tried to distract myself from being miserable.

I chuckled when memories of how I obtained this brand new Kindle Fire HD began to come back to me.

As I was flying to the nearest airport to me, I saw a group of people in a skirmish, all of them pushing and shoving.

I swooped down to hide behind a bush to tune in.

A boy's voice, mean and hateful, shouted,"Haha! My family has tons more money than your's! Look, I can prove it to you, dirtbag!"

I took the risk of being seen by peeking over the hedge. The boy who had spoken pulled out a tablet from his expensive looking bag, and held it out for a girl on the ground to see. The girl was crying, trying to scoot away, but two of the boy's cronies held her down.

He waved the tablet in front of her face. "Your entire family's life savings couldn't get you this! The only thing you can get is those shitty clothes!"

I growled as he yanked her scruffy coat collar up. He looked her in the eye and spoke menacingly quiet.

"The only good thing you've got is that body of your's. But once again, that's mine too."

He pushed his lips onto her's roughly, and the hand that wasn't holding her coat collar crept into her shirt.

That's when I got furious. I sprang from the bushes, and in one hard punch, he fell to the ground as his nose erupted with blood. I gave his cronies one cold look and that sent them running.

The girl looked at me as if I were a god, with her puffy eyes and her coat and blouse hiked up. She got up and rushed over to me, giving me a tight, grateful hug.

"Thank you," she whispered, clinging onto my body.

I merely nodded.

She finally let go and gave the boy one glance before kicking dirt onto his unconscious face. She ran away in a hurry, straightening her top as she sprinted through the trees.

I walked up to the boy again, and seeing his Kindle Fire HD, all shiny and new in its blue leather cover, only a yard from his hand. I smirked and grabbed it before I took off into the air.

Now I was playing games on it as I sat huddled next to an overpriced suitcase.

I got bored soon enough, and I put it down so I could just sit and think. Meditate, if that's what you call it.

My past was starting to flood my mind, strange thoughts and memories crowding my head.

I pulled my knees up to my chest and bowed my head. All of these memories scare me.

Oh, I haven't told you about my past, have I? Well listen up.

As I said before, other Subjects at the Lab told me that I came in as a newborn. My genes were mixed with those of a bird, and that is where my wings came in. They were large, almost fifteen feet as my wingspan, and they were snow white except for the black feathers near the edges.

K told me that the Lab had plans for me, that I would be sold to anybody willing to pay a high price. I could be used for the military, as a prized weapon of power. I could be a billionaire's rare pet. Anything.

The Lab wanted the most out of me, so they found ways to give me powers, strange, unusual skills that made me special. My powers bumped up the price by millions.

I have three powers. One, I can switch bodies with anyone in a ten foot range of me. Two, I can create high voltage electricity with only my hands. Three, I can control the elements.

I have no idea how the scientists made these possible, but they did. Those crazy idiots can do anything their fucked minds can think of.

All of the sudden, I got even more cold, but in a different way. I suddenly felt so alone and helpless that tears began to run down my cheeks.

I missed the warmth of K. I tried to picture him here, cradling me as I wept, soothing me with his words.

"You have higher purpose than this, U. I know in my heart that you are definitely not useless. You are one of a kind, and amazing in every way. Don't ever let anyone tell you different."

I shuddered at the thought of his voice. I pushed away the storm of emotions and memories so that I could calm down. I needed to figure out the rest of my plan.

The first phase was done. After I'd escaped from the Lab, I flew across Russia and Europe to find an airport closest to the Atlantic. I figured that the closer it was to America, my destination, the shorter the flight.

I had no idea what country the airport was in, but I knew the plane I was on was heading for Boston.

Now why was I heading to the U.S.?

Because I seek the help of the only other people on Earth like me, a group of six kids whom I had discovered on a blog. I needed them to help me with my merciless, unforgiving life.

I needed to find the Flock.