Alright people....this question wasn't on the list but it popped in my head so here it is......

WHEN MAX FIRST TRIES TO COOK!!!

I hope you like it!

Ages:

Max, Fang, Iggy= 11

Nudge= 8

Gazzy/Gasman= 5

Angel= 3

Disclaim it_i don't own max ride characters

Max POV:

"Okay Max, I'll be back in a little while. Do you think you can make some lunch for everyone while I'm gone?"

I smile up at Jeb.

"Yeah, of course I can! See you later Jeb!" I wave as he walks out the door. Making lunch....how hard can that be?

I walk into our bright kitchen and start opening cabinets. What to make, what to make. I spot noodles, flour, graham crackers, basil (what is that?), and lots of other foods that don't go together. You know, I'll just ask everyone what they want instead.

I run down the hall, back toward our bedrooms. I swing open Angel and Nudge's door, but I only see Angel napping. I smile and slowly shut the door back. Shrugging, I step a few feet over and glance into Gazzy and Iggy's room. No one there. Where is everyone? Finally, I look over and see Fang's door cracked and him laying on his bed. I walk over and step into his room.

"Hey Fang" I say causally. He looks up from the book in front of him.

"Sooo, Jeb left for a while and I'm making lunch, what do you think I should make?"

He shrugs.

I roll my eyes. "Big help you are" I put my hands on my hips.

"Well, I don't know." he sighs

"Just pick something off the top of your head!"

He groans and sits up. "Fine, make Macaroni & Cheese then!"

I think for a second. "Okay, I could do that. Thanks Fang" I give him a wave of my hand as I head out the door. I hear him scoff and say "Whatever".

I go back to the kitchen and start ruffling through the cabinets again.

"Lets see, I need...macaroni!" I pull out two boxes of macaroni and set them on the counter.

"And, cheese!" I move to the fridge and see a block of chedder cheese on the bottom shelf. Great!

"Now...a pot." I look beside the oven and see a few pots there in different sizes. I grab the biggest one. I take it over to sink and fill it half way full of water, then set it on the big burner in the front on the stove. I'm pretty sure the water needs to be hot, so I turn the dial all the way to HIGH.

"So, I guess now I just put it all in there and stir!" I tear open the boxes of macaroni and throw the contents in the pot. I then take the foil off the block of cheese and put it in there too. I pull out a wooden spoon from a drawer on left and start stirring. I stir for a few minutes when I notice the cheese isn't melting.

"Maybe I should chop it up?" I start hacking away at it with the spoon. Now everything just looks kinda lumpy. It probably just needs to heat up, then it will be fine. I set the spoon on the counter and go in the living room. I see Nudge, Gazzy and Iggy all watching TV.

"Hey guys. Where were you a few minutes ago?"

Iggy turns his head in my direction. "We were outside." He states simply. I shrug and sit down by Nudge. She starts chattering away about all the stuff she saw outside. I nod every now and then but pay most attention to the TV.

After about 15 minutes, Iggy's head turns toward the kitchen. He wrinkles his nose.

"Is something burning?" he asks. I take a deep breath. It does smell like something's burning. Wonder what it is. I concentrate for a split second......MY MAC & CHEESE!!!!

I jump up and run into the kitchen. Right as I round the corner, I see smoke filling the kitchen and flames coming out of my pot.

"CRAP!!" I suddenly remember Jeb telling us that if there was a fire, we should but baking soda on it but I really don't have time to find that so I just pour a cup of water in the pot. It doesn't completely smother the fire, so I turn to get more water and end up accidentally knocking the pot to the floor. Everything in the pot spills out and is all black and smoking. I see a small flame still burning on the mac & cheese and I start stomping on it to put it out. At that point, everyone streams into the kitchen. I watch Fang run over to the window and push it open to let the smoke out. And now everyone's just staring at me. I stop stomping and look back at them.

"What's going on?!" Fang says

"Yeah! And what is that smell!!?" Iggy complains. I give a sheepish smirk.

"Ummm...." I turn and get a plate from the cabinet. I scoop the charred, sticky, clump on it and hold it out with two hands.

"Anyone hungry for Mac & Cheese?"