A/N Well, here's another chapter. Now, I was just going to make it a filler and a cliff hanger, but I changed my mind. And you get to meet a new character! (OC) So enjoy!
Disclaimer:: I own nothing of Maximum Ride, it all belongs to James Patterson. However, I own my OCs (Rhea and now Iris) and this plot, so don't take it! No stealing!
Iris's POV
I had come to visit Rhea. After all, she was my big sister. But maybe I took too much of a risk, especially after I took this wire off her the machine next to her started beeping really long and loud. Oops. I can never do anything right… But then, this guy sits up, eyes wide like he's panicked, and just stares at me.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
I glanced down. The cord was still in my hand, right in plain sight. "Well, I…Umm…."
"Iris?" Rhea asked sleepily. "What are you doing?"
"Rhea!" the guy jumped up and went over to the bed. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine…Better than ever, actually…" she trailed off. Then she turned to me and asked, "Iris, what did you do?"
I sheepishly held up a vial of her venom she had given me a while back, to help me protect myself. See, I was part corn snake, and they weren't very poisonous. So she had given me a small vial of her venom, to help me.
Now, I was helping her. When I got word of her being hurt, I had to rush over here to find out what happened. I had actually snuck in the hospital and found her room quite by accident. Then a blond-haired girl walked in with a doctor.
"Rhea? Who is this and what happened?" the girl asked.
"This is Iris and she gave me some of my venom back," Rhea answered.
"How?" the boy asked.
"She gave me a small vial of her venom a while back, since I barely have any," I answered him.
The blond turned to the doctor and said, "Thank you doctor, but I have this under control."
He nodded. "But first, I want to check on her."
I moved out of the way as he checked her vitals. "With the extra venom, she'll be fully healed within a week and can leave today," the doctor said, smiling slightly.
The girl and the boy both gave sighs of relief and the doctor walked out. "I'm Max, and this is Iggy," the blond girl –Max– said.
I gave a small wave and said to Rhea, "I'm glad you're alright now, but I have to go now. They're waiting for me."
"You found them?" she asked incredulously.
"Yep," I said smiling. "I kind of…snuck out of the house to come here…"
"Iris, I told you not to do that anymore," Rhea groaned.
I gave her a quick hug and said, "Bye Rhea, I'll see you soon hopefully." I then turned to Max and Iggy. "Nice meeting you, take care of her." Then I walked out.
Rhea's POV
I watched Iris walk out with a sad smile on her face. She had found her family and they were cool with her being a snake. The fangs helped against intruders. But at the same time, I could tell she missed being on the run with me.
"Who was that?" Max asked.
"Iris. She's like my little sister. We escaped the School together and we stayed together. But she eventually found her parents and then we separated. That was about 8 months into our freedom. I didn't expect her to be here though. But I'm glad I get to go home today," I finished with a smile.
"So are we," Iggy said softly.
~~~~~~10hourslater~~~~~~
Max's POV
My mom picked us up that day and we drove home. It had started to rain and Rhea, being somewhat exhausted, had fallen asleep on Iggy's shoulder. It was completely obvious they were together, but it was cute. It was 6pm now and we had picked up some food for everybody to eat.
After dinner, Rhea went up to her room and got ready to go to sleep. She needed the sleep in order to regenerate her blood and venom. I was a bit worried for her because she was so fragile and vulnerable. If I was worried, Iggy must be worried times 10. I mean, she was his girlfriend.
Speaking of…Fang motioned me to go outside. I mentioned to my mom that I was going for a fly and she let me go. When I got outside, I saw Fang leaning on a tree by the house. "Why did you want me out here?" I asked.
"I wanted to spend some time with you," he answered simply.
"Let's go for a fly," I said.
We flew together, enjoying the peace and the rush of the wind against our faces. We landed on a cliff ledge and Fang pulled me into a hug. I looked up at him and his lips claimed mine. Somehow, we ended up on the ground and his shirt off.
After making out for about, hmm…let's say 20 minutes, I murmured, "We should be getting back. Just in case."
With his lips still on my neck he mumbled back, "You worry too much."
I closed my eyes but insisted, "Fang, please? I'm worried for some reason."
He sighed but got up and put his shirt back on. We flew back and were about to land when a scream pierced the quietness of the night.
Fang and I glanced at each other and rushed into the house.
Rhea's POV
When I heard the scream, I jolted out of my bed and ran downstairs. Nudge was there, holding a piece of paper in her hands.
I took it gently from her as Gazzy and Angel walked sleepily out to the living room. Max and Fang entered from the side door. There was only one person missing, and that person would have come running instantly. Iggy.
Panic rose in my chest and I read the note out loud.
The Flock,
Tonight, we acquired two interesting subjects, both very dear to one of your member's heart. I'm not saying who we have, or who the member is, you know who you are. But we will say this; If you are reading this, you have 3 days to give yourself up and we will let them go. If you do not, they get killed in the worst way possible.
Remember, three days.
The School
The panic rose again as the note dropped from my hands. "Who is it?" Fang asked Max.
"It's me," I said shakily. "They're after me."
"How do you know? We don't even know who they have," Max reasoned.
"Who's not here?" I asked her. "Who are the two people very close to my heart?"
Angel gasped. "Iggy?" she said, her eyes wide.
"And Iris," Max finished.
I sank to my knees. Those cruel, sick scientists.
The love of my life and my little sister were their captives.
A/N So it's a cliff hanger, but not a cliff hanger...hmm... It does sort of put a twist though, but honestly, I had to put the School in my first MaxRide fanfic. I'm also going to be appealing to all those readers who read the story and don't review! So I'm going to do this: At least 5 reviews need to be here before I post up the next chapter. 5 reviews for this chapter please! (or this story in general) Please RRR (Read, Review, Recommend)!
