Me: Okay people, here it is. It took me a while to write this 'cos I got writers block. To the readers who write maximum ride fanfic's as well, then I feel for you. Really. I'm having trouble trying to work out how to introduce all of the flock in this chapter and not having anyone out of character. *sigh*.

Fang: just as long as you don't have me being emo, then I'm cool.

Me: I don't get how people can call you emo.

Fang: exactly.

Me: I think you're just a Goth.

Fang: wha-?!!!!!

Me: OKAY! Before Fang has a hissy fit. Let's get on with the story.

Declaimer thingy: I don't own any of the character's in here apart from Jasmine... and Fang.

Fang: NO YOU DO NOT.

Me: okay okay. A girl can dream. No really, James Patterson owns the flock and all the other character's in maximum ride.

Fang: thank you.

Me: Anytime.

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Max's POV

I was flying through a forest, Gliding and soaring, shifting my wings out of the oncoming trees. I Laugh, a high giddy one. Not something you hear often in my life, especially not from me. It was exhilarating.

I hear a scream, and look around.

Up ahead is a figure... a winged figure. Falling from the sky. Even with my raptor vision I can't see who it is from this distance. I Panic.

It could be one of the flock, I think to myself, Shit!

The figure was still screaming. The scream was haunting, full of pain, like the ones I let out when I was having a brain explosion. My super speed kicked in, and as I got closer and closer I realised that it was a dark haired girl, probably my age but I couldn't tell, with wings not unlike mine.

She was clutching her head as if trying to keep it together, yelling out all of the swearwords I knew and some I didn't. I had this bizarre urge to shout at her "Language!" but I resisted it. Now was not the time. As I drew nearer, readying myself to catch her, my brain filled with pain.

And seconds later I was in the same position as she was. Both screaming out dirty words, both clutching out heads and both falling to our deaths.

Great, I think, just as I'm about to save someone, I manage to get myself in the same position, needing saving myself.

I screw my eyes shut, just as I'm about to hit the ground.

BOOM!

I sit bolt upright in my bed and look around confused at my surroundings.

Where am I? I think Oh right. Now I remember. We, meaning me and the flock and me, were at Mom's.

Me and the flock had arrived a week or two ago, needing some TLC and my mom was happy to offer some. Plus I was missing Ella and the chocolate chip cookies. It didn't take long for us to settle in, everyone got along, even Fang. Although Total was a little sniffy about Magnolia, stupid mutt. Oops, I hope angel didn't hear that. I was also starting to think there was something going on between Ella and Iggy.

Anyway, more about that later, right now I needed to go and see where that noise came from. I should've known I couldn't trust Iggy and Gazzy not to mess about with my mom's cleaning chemicals, even though I had told them the consequences. I put on my dressing gown and went down stairs, out into the garden and into the shed, where Iggy and Gazzy Held most of their "Testing". I sighed. I really wasn't paid enough for this... in fact, I wasn't paid at all for this.

I opened the shed door to find the rest of flock had gotten there before me.

"Busted..." Fang murmured, Iggy looked his way and gave him death-glare, which is kind of creepy coming from a blind guy.

"What's going on?" I said. Everyone pointed to Iggy and Gazzy. Yeah, well, I really didn't need to ask did I? It was kinda expected. Iggy was bright red, and Gazzy was inspecting his trainers a little too thoroughly.

"Iggy, Gazzy, Give me every single one of those bombs you've got there or no lunch or dinner today. I'm not even kidding." I told them. For some reason I was feeling kind of calm today. Now I was suspicious... maybe an eraser injected me with something in my sleep. Oh wait, all the erasers are dead. Ari was the last one after all...

"Max, you look terrible. Are you okay?" This came from my ever so loving sister, Ella.

I leaned against the doorframe and said, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just had a rough night."

Everyone nodded and started to file out.

"Oh no you don't, you two. I still want those bombs and I want you to clear up everything and apologise to my Mom. Got that?" I said as Iggy and Gazzy tried to escape under my nose. The shed looked like, well... a bomb had hit it basically, and I really wasn't up to it. Plus it was quite a good punishment, I think.

They went and then it was just Fang and me. I sighed and rubbed my temples, he looked at me with a glint of concern in his eyes.

"You okay?" he asked. Honestly, would it hurt to speak in full sentences?! I nodded. Of course, he knew I was lying through my teeth. Annoying, I know.

"I... had a dream" I started. I waited for a few moments for him to say anything then carried on when I realised I would get nothing.

"It was a dark haired girl with... wings a little like mine. She was falling and screaming and... She was exactly like I am when I'm having a brain explosion... and as I drew closer... I started to get one and... As I was about to fall, I woke up. Do you think it means anything? Or...?" I know, I was the leader but Fang was the second in command, and... He was rather good at answering questions.

He contemplated it, and just as I was about to go away he said, "If it's some sort of sign then we'll be on our guard but if it isn't then, well, it doesn't hurt to be a little more careful."

He's right Max.

I jumped, and fang asked me if I was okay. I waved him off, I mean hello, talking to voice here. Not that he knew that of course.

Why hello there voice, do you have any hallmarky comments to annoy me with before go to breakfast? And what do you mean by "he's right"?

Fang's right, max. It doesn't hurt to be more careful.

Well, you don't need to tell me that.

The dream max, that girl is real and she's coming.

Good or bad?

Good, max, very good.

Would you like to elaborate on that?

No answer. Typical. I walked back to the kitchen with fang but stopped outside the door.

"Something wrong?" He said, sweeping the area. What can I say? Habit.

"Well, I was just wondering... neither Nudge nor Angel have uttered a word at all this morning. Not that I'm complaining or anything, I just wondered if maybe something was the matter." Yeah, Nudge the motor mouth was being quiet. Weird thought.

"Yeah, asked them to lay off you for a bit. You've been looking a little run down and I suspected the nudge channel and Angel constantly reading your mind wasn't helping." His dark eyes bored into me. Well isn't he the chatter box today?

I was surprised, "Oh, Thanks fang, that was real nice of you." Yeah, normally I'm not so heartfelt about anything, but this kind of startled me into it. He shrugged and went inside.

I waited a few moments before following. I was still thinking about what the voice had told me. She was obviously from the school, and the voice said she was good. Maybe she was a mutant on the run like us? And for some reason she wanted to find me, so maybe she had heard about me from fangs blog and decided she wanted to join the flock. I wasn't sure how I felt about that.

But I would deal with that when she came, first I needed to get dressed then, I needed to deal with the kids. Apparently nudge had persuaded Mom to take us shopping.

It was gonna be a long day.

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Me: oooooohhhhh what's going to happen on the shopping trip I wonder? Fang? Are you curious?

Fang: Not particularly.

Me: awww... Spoilsport. Well, even if you did want to know, I wouldn't tell you. You have to wait until the next chapter. That goes for you too, faithful reader.

Fang: ...

Me: Phhhhhttttttt...

Fang: What?

Me: Sorry, I was trying to lift my dad's suitcase out of my room.

Fang: oh, I thought there was something wrong with you.

Me: I'm not saying there isn't something wrong with me.

Fang: so you're saying there is something wrong with you?

Me: with my mind maybe...

Fang: So you're finally admitting that you're insane?

Me: errrm... where are you going with this?

Fang: well, I was thinking of turning you in to-

Me: OKAY PEOPLE, HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW.

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