A/N: SO I'm deciding between Fax and Pax(Mercy?) help me out here.

Mollie: I'm bored. Where's the rest of the Flock?

Me: Stop pestering me Mollie!

Disclaimer: I do not own MR or PJandtheO so…yeah.

Max POV

I sighed. I mean, why the heck not? They look like they're just as afraid of outsiders as I am may be we can help each other out.

Good Max,the voice inside my head cooed.

"My…flock and I we…need somewhere to stay."

"First we want to know how you got inside the barrier.'

"What barrier? We flew here-" I stopped myself. But I knew it was too late.

There was silence for a few minutes, before the guy, Percy spoke, "Flew here?"

I stood and looked around sheepishly, before removing my windbreaker and extending my light brown wings.

Annabeth gasped, "How-"

I glared at nothing, " I'm a mutant. 98% human, and 2% bird. Avian American. We run faster, heal faster, and are stronger than normal humans. My flock and I grew up in dog cages, we were experimented on by the whitecoats, Chased by Half human, Half wolf Erasers. Almost killed several times. Became a prisoner more times than you can count. Found out my mom was the vet who had helped me when I got shot in the wing. And rescued a talking dog with wings. How about you guys?"

Percy slowly backed away from me, and took a pen cap out of his pocket. Huh? He placed it over the swords tip and the next thing I know he's holding a pen. He places it in his pocket before looking up, "How many of them are there?"

"5" I whisper, "Not counting the talking dog with wings."

I heard the horse dude behind me mutter something and I turned to him, "Did you get captured by the school too?" I ask sympathetically.

"Eh, no. I was born this way."

I nodded my head, "they can alter fetuses"

Chiron shook his head, "No. Now I think you should take us to this flock."

"It goes against everything I believe in. I can't."

The horse dude put a hand on my shoulder, "We won't hurt them." His demeanor made me believe he was serious and not just full of hooie like when the whitecoats tell us they won't hurt us. Slowly I nod.

Percy POV

You got to admit. This Max girl had style. She was really protective of this flock of hers. And fiercely determined, and stubborn. I liked this girl. Annabeth of course was fiercely irritated by her.

We walked a ways into the woods and slowly Max began to relax. Finally we reached the lake, where 5 kids were camped out whispering. They heard the crunch of our footsteps and immediately jumped into a fighting stance.

"Whoa, easy." I said.

There was no need when they saw max they cheered. She immediately ran over to an olive toned guy with black hair longer than mine and black clothes. I felt a pang in my gut as I watched them. Annabeth took my hand as she studied them but with Max there, I felt like dropping it.

The little blonde girl who couldn't have been more than 10 smiled at me, "She feels the same way." Chiron and I exchanged glances, "I can read minds." She said.

At that point I turned red, and was very glad that the only light was the moonlight. I turned my attention back to Max who had finally let go of this "Fang" character she had told us about when we were walking here. At that point A symbol began to glow above Max's head. An owl.

Annabeth smiled at her mother's symbol, while the Flock gasped. "What?" Max asked, annoyed.

Chiron lowered his front legs and knelt, "All hail Maximum Ride, Daughter of Athena, The goddess of battle, and wisdom."

I followed suit and locked eyes with max my face said, I told you so.

The blond haired one, who I recognized as Iggy from max's descriptions, grinned, "You have got to be kidding me. Are you guys high or what?"

"I think they're serious." Max says. Great. She still thinks I'm crazy.

"Not necessarily." Angel says, answering my thought.

I'll prove it. I stand and move to the lake, everyone's eyes follow me. "Percy…" Annabeth warns.

"Yeah I know. No hurricanes."

Angel gasps as she looks at the memory in my head, "NO! Stop!" she screams, "It's alright I-"

But it's too late, my hands rise and half of the lake follows my movements, I swish the water around everyone creating little pockets of solitude where they stand in the midst of my power, (not to be arrogant or anything.) After a while I guide the water back into the lake.

I walk back over to the group everyone's eyes still trained on me. Max has a stunned expression and stands frozen, but I can tell I've earned her respect.

"That enough proof for you?"

Max POV

The rest of my family was claimed in the next twenty minutes. Fang got Ares, Angel got Athena like me, Nudge got Aphrodite, Gazzy got Hephaestus, and Iggy got Hermes. We were all pretty happy with our godly parent after they explained the concept of Greek gods. Add that to the wings and we were virtually unstoppable.

Annabeth walked Angel and I to our cabin and immediately assigned us a bunk, "You're lucky. That was the last one." She said before walking away.

I slept peacefully that night, without nightmares, because for the first time I could sleep alone and feel completely safe.