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Max POV

"Oh my God..." I said close to tears. "I thought I'd never see you again.." I ran towards ran and tackled him in a hug. "How do you two know each other?" Mom asked confused. "We'll tell you our different points of view for our story." I replied not looking away from Fang. "I have to call the others..." Fang said trying to hide his excitement. "The others... There still alive?" I kept saying over and over. Fang nodded and called the others. Soon after that, Nudge, Gazzy, Iggy, and a little girl came bursting through the doors. They all tackled me with a hug. WTF WTF WTF? I thought over and over in my mind. They were here... and ALIVE! I started crying a little letting the tears rool down my cheeks. My friends were here and they weren't dead. "MAX MAX MAX, I CANT BELIEVE ITS YOU, ITS REALY YOU!" Nudge screeched.

We all settled on the couch and I went first for my story. "Well..." I began It all started at The School in California..We all had different names at The School. Jeb had picked them all out for us. Angel was Annie and 4, Gazzy was Michael and 11, Nudge was Krystal and 11, Iggy was John and 12, Fang was Daniel and 12, and I was still Max and 12, not Maximum... Just Max..."

"Hey, Max, come fly with us the eagles are about to come!" Krystal screeched. It was the evening almost time for bed. "Here I come!" I screeched back at her. I went 200 miles because I had a special skill no one else had. I hated it here at the darn school. It was a freaking prison for mutant freaks like me. The Whitecoats were never nice to us. Except for Jeb, he was my father and everyday he would go off into his office and do something secret or whatever. I was flying in a figure eight with my flying mutant friends. Daniel snuck up on me and I nearly turned around a punched him in the face. "Daniel!" I whined. He stood there and just smirked at me. "Your it!" He said a fly away. I looked down for a second to see what Annie was doing. She was on the ground with her toys since she couldn't fly. I saw Michael and chased after him. "YOUR IT NOW!" I said and flew off fast. I tried to glare at me but failed. John came out and snuck up behind Gazzy, I was holding a snicker. He yelled in his ear and flew off cackling his head off. "Kids time to come inside!" Jeb yelled since he was 2,000 feet below. "AWWW.." We all said together "But I don't wanna!" I whined like a baby. "Do you want the others to put you in timeout with the Erasers?" He called back just like a father. I groaned and we flew down towards my father.

We were in our little cozy room eating dinner. When all of a sudden I heard Jeb yelling and gun shots. Our door flew open and we all jumped in panic. Fang grabbed Annie and I shot my wings out. It was Jeb with someone else's blood on him. "Hurry up lets go we don't have much time kids!" Jeb said. I was so confused but I just went along with the plan. I Let all the others go first with me behind because I was the oldest and the flock leader. WE headed out and Jeb shot more Whitecoats and Erasers. We hurried outside while I still fought off some Whitecoats because I was stronger then a regular man.

We got outside but I was grabbed by an Eraser. I looked back to see who it was and it was no other than... Ari... The four year old boy who was now a monster. "Nice to see ya Max." He growled at me. I elbowed him in the gut but to just get a huge oversized claw across my face. I looked up to see al my friends circling around me waiting. Then a huge net pulled them down scratching their wings and arms. "NOOOO!" I screamed struggling form Ari's grip. I bit his finger hard and he yelled falling onto his back. Whitecoats stormed after me. I kicked one in the chest hearing a loud oof. I think I broked some of his ribs because he was laying there rolling on the ground clutching his ribs. I kneed one of them in the chest and then the face he fell backwards unconscious with blood streaming down his mouth. I turned around and a bunch of Erasers came bursting out of the room. 6 took me and 2 took the net full of my friends.

My clone Maya came out of the building all bloodied and bruised just like me. The Erasers took me away from the camera so no one could see me. They tied me to a chair and duct taped my mouth shut so I couldn't scream. One of the Erasers brought out a gun and one turned the camera on. The screen at the top showed my friends about to witness my fake death. "Your friend Max Is done for..." said Ari and shot Maya in the head. Blood flew from her head and all over Ari and some other Erasers. I gasped knowing my flock thought it was me. Tears burning my eyes. My flock screamed at the top of there lungs and calling my name. 5 Erasers came out and shot all of my friends. Even little Annie was killed. I was so scared I couldn't even scream. I didn't struggle I just bawled my eyes out. My family... my friends... my flock... My whole life just died before my eyes and there was nothing I could do about it. All of a sudden Jeb ran out and shot all the Erasers in site. He ran up to me and cut me free. "There's no time kiddo here's the address, go here and find your mom Valencia Martinez and your sister Ella Martinez." Jeb said looking around. "Tell her Jeb sent you, she'll know who I am, and tell her to move to.." I sat there crying my eyes out and nodding. He stopped talking and gave me a hug. "They killed them Jeb... they killed me family.." I cried into his shoulder. "They di-" He stopped abruptly and let me go. "Jeb?" I screamed. "Jeb?! Dad?!" That was the first time I called my father dad. And also the last. He crumpled down right in front of me. My father died in his daughter's arms. I sat there crying rocking him in my arms. I remembered him trying to say something about my flock. I didn't care I wanted to die right now. I wanted to die and go with my friends and father. But I knew that wasn't an option. I had to STAY alive... for Jeb, for my flock... I got up and jumped into the sky and flew at 200 miles per hour.

When I knew I was far enough away I stopped and looked at the address my father gave me. It was in Phoenix, Arizona 319 Main street. I traveled days which turned into weeks that turned into months. I was 13 years old now. And I slept in caves and ditches and abandoned factories. One day I made it to the house. I was excited and scared. My mother and sister were in that house. I rang the doorbell and a young woman came out with dark hair and chocolate eyes like mine. She looked at me confused and looked horrified by my blood stained shirt and very dirty clothes and face. She cleared her throat and asked "Can I help you? Are you lost or something?" I shook my head and said "I'm Max and my father Jeb sent me here to find my mother and sister, Valencia and Ella Martinez.." I gave her the piece of paper with my Dad's handwriting on it. There was something on the back that I didn't see before. It said 'I love you Valencia but never got the chance to say it... I may be dead by the time you read this but it's true.. I'll never forget you Valencia Martinez... Here is my gift of our daughter whom I have been able to rescue since They took her from us... Love Jeb'

My mother stared at me in the eyes and mouthed 'Maria'. I looked confused but she tackled me in a hug before I could say anything. I was shocked for a moment then I hugged her back. She was whispering in my ear "My baby... My baby girl is alive, I'll never let you out of my sight again..." I wanted to cry so I let it all out. My mother took me inside and showed me what would be my new room. She wouldn't let go of my hand the whole time I was with her. "Ella is at school so when she gets back you'll get to meet her, Maria." My Mom said. I looked confused at what she called me. "Whose Maria?" I asked. "That's your name." My mother said. I thought for a moment and then a name popped into my head. "I want to be called Max Because that's what my father named me and Ride after the woman Sally Ride." My mom thought about it and set me on her lap. "How about Maximum Ride? Maximum Maria Ride," She began, "Maximum, because you can do anything that's impossible, Maria because that was your original name and Ride after Sally Ride." My mom said brightly. I thought about the name. "Maximum Ride.. I like the sound of that!" I said excitedly. My mother laughed. "Why don't you go take a nice hot bath." I smiled at that statement. I ran upstairs where the bathroom my mom pointed out to. I took a nice long hot bath and cried in there.

When I got out, there were clothes on the bed. There were a pair of gray skinny jeans and a light blue sweatshirt that said 'Fly on' with wings on the back. How ironic... I walked downstairs and found a younger girl about 11 or 12 was in the kitchen. She widened her eyes when I walked in. She had dark hair like mom and chocolate eyes also. She was wearing a school uniform with a plaid skirt and a tie. "Uhh Mooom!" She called still staring at me. "Yea Ells?" My mother said smiling. "Whose the girl?" She asked. "This is Max... your long lost sister.." My mother said casually while folding laundry. Ella stared at me and then tackled me in a hug. Damn I'm getting a lot of hugs today, I thought. She whispered "It's you... It's really you.." I Hugged her back nervously.

"A year later we moved to California and then moved here to Miami..." I said finishing my story. Everyone was crying, including me. Geez why am I crying so much lately its getting freaking annoying. They all looked stunned. Angel came over and sat on my lap. I hugged her close "My little baby was never gone..." I whispered into her ear. I wiped tears away from my face with the back of my hand. "So it was Maya that died and not you Maxi?" Angel said sweetly. "Yes, sweetie... I was alive the whole time. I thought you guys were dead... I thought about it every night seeing you guys getting shot..." I said choking back the lump in my throat. "How did you guys survive anyway?" I asked confused. "We never died... it was computer generated, but it was us screaming your name, Max." Fang said carefully his arm now draped over my shoulders. In a second me and my flock we in a group hug a bawling. Even Mr. Emotionless was also. I was just so damn happy they weren't dead. "Was Jeb's death fake to, Max?" Gazzy asked. "No, Gaz... He died in my arms so he's definetly dead..." I said sadly fighting the tears about Jeb. I had to think about what I had and not what I didn't have. I needed my flock more than anything. "So what's your guys's story?" I asked

Fang POV

"This was our story," I began "It started when Jeb came to get us the night I thought you died.."

Thanks for reading! Fang's story is next so stay tuned please! Ask others to read my story and I also need inspiration please! If there's anything you want in my story or think it needs to be improved somehow please tell! Thanks again for the support!

-Aurie