Me: Wow! It's been a while since I last updated, but with midterms just finished and finals looming, I haven't had a whole lot of time on my hands! Anywa-

Max: You don't have time? I'm trying to save the world! I don't have a lot of time!

Me: Why do you care so much? WHAT DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?

Just die already…

Max:….I heard that.

Chapter 11: Wings and War

I sat there in a stunned silence, gawking at his massive golden wings. They seemed to shine with the sun that had just come out from the storm. He reminded me of an angel. He went on, as if

nothing I saw was out of the ordinary. "Well, you see, I'm not much different than you. In fact, I am also an experiment from the hospital that you were modified in. We were both given much of the

same DNA modifications. In fact (He liked to use the words 'in fact' a lot), we are almost like brothers. The one difference is that I am a few generations behind you." He paused for a moment,

expecting

me to pipe up and ask "Which one?" I did no such thing, so he continued. "I am generation 78, the second generation of 2 percent avian bird DNA transfer. You would be the one and only

experiment

of the third avian DNA. Every generation was given different bird DNA. The doctors never told me whose was whose, except that my DNA was combined with two percent of that of an Eagle. He

paused

again, taking a small nibble of fish before resuming his monologue. "And it is also true that you were given the avian DNA of a Raven." I looked up, almost dropping the fish I was eating. A Raven?

Wait,

how does he know? "In fact, you were given 5% of avian DNA." I stared coldly at him. "And just how do you know this?" I asked. He gave a creepy smile. "Now, that's my little secret." His

expression

hardened. "But I know more about you than that. I know your destiny." As if on queue, the calm weather outside erupted into a full out storm once again. I stood up now. "Wait a minute!" I

shouted.

"You're a spy aren't you? You're working for them!" I unfurled my wings. "And it's time I left." Turning, I took a running start and shot out of the cave, expecting him to stay behind.

He followed me.

Damn him! I angled left, did a barrel roll, twisted violently, and even stalled, but he was still on my tail. Why was he chasing me so much? The wind howled in my ears and the rain pelted my face.

Nearby, a bolt of lightning struck a tree, charring the earth and igniting the now crispy tree. I used my arm to shield my face from the raindrops that were pounding me like bullets, and I looked

behind me. Sure enough, not 100 yards back was that stalker guy, his golden wings illuminating the grey skies. Suddenly, ahead, in the distance, I saw a large canyon drop-off. Perfect! I sped

towards it,

and

he followed. I zoomed ahead, gaining as much speed as I could. Then, right as I approached the drop off, I stopped, swinging around onto the side of the cliff and waited, hoping that in the storm he

would think I had kept flying. I slowed my heart down and waited for what felt like hours. Then, the sound of him zooming overhead reached my ears. I looked up, and suddenly, there he was, not 2

feet from my face. "AAH!" I screamed from the surprise, and I lost my grip on the edge. Now falling, I opened my wings and soared away. He was shouting something at me in the distance…. "I'm on

your side!" He shouted. "Someday I'll prove it to you!". With that, he took off and flew in the other direction.

I thought.

Yes, for those of you that didn't know, I now have a co-writer: Quicquidlibet! She also has a maximum ride story called The Sky is Falling By Adorkable Super Dorks. It's a great

story, so read it!

Oh, and:

MaximumX: Happy Now?

RainRunnerStorme: Sorry, yah this was a long chapter…

FaNgIsMiNeDaMmIt: Muchas Gracias.