Chapter…I lost count. I think 10…

Sorry, sorry, sorry I haven't updated in FOREVER. I hope I haven't lost some of my readers…I will try my hardest to update as soon as I can…please don't give up on me. Thanks for the reviews…they make me happy. I know… the shortest chapter in the world. But I'm starting on the next one soon. LOL I just noticed I kept writing MIA but it is actually MAI you know Mutants against ITEX…sorry about that

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride or any of the characters…well except Twitch and other people I might make up…but other than that Nope Zero Zip Nada. James Patterson is the smarty pants that came up with this and we all thank for that every single day. (I know I never put these in…I'm in a mood to put one, so I did)

Max POV:

Finally we had reached a door. This door looked just like every other door in this place except for one thing. On the door there was a carving of the same flower that we had seen up front by the oak door…umm coinky dink? I don't think so. Twitch announced "We have arrived, please continue in." He then opened the door and stepped back to let us pass through.

We walked into the room and sitting at a big oak desk was the leader of MAI……………………………………… a baby?????????? What the (insert swear word of your choice here)? In my mind I heard angel say "Max! Language."

Note to self: Watch language in front of kids.

"Welcome Maximum Ride and flock. It's so nice to finally meet you properly. If you remember we met once. (You remember the super smart baby solving math problems like in a second…yea I need that to help with my math homework) I've heard so much about you and look forward to working with you. Please come in and sit. We have much to discuss." I looked around…okay this is all a dream…right? Umm I guess not. We came in and sat. The flock was pretty much speechless, even Nudge was quiet…that's scary. "Listen Max, I'm going to get straight to the point right now. I don't have time to tip toe about the subject. We need you to save the world…you did a fabulous job in Germany and it was a great victory. But that was only a battle and we are fighting a war here. You need allies; the world is too big a place for just six kids to save."

"Cough cough…cough." The baby looked at the direction of Total who was coughing.

"Oh my apologies Total, I didn't mean to exclude you. Now," he looked in my direction again, "we are the allies that you need Maximum. We have plans, big plans but we need you. No one here has skills even close to yours and your flocks. Many of our members are gifted with strong powers but they do not know how to control them or to even fight. This is where you come in. You train our members and we are under your command to fight against ITEX. We also have plans to save some of our avian members who were recaptured. Then we will be taking down ITEX at the root. We need you and frankly you need us too. What do you say? Will you join us here at MAI?"

What the heck? (Oh yea…I didn't cuss, go me) You can not just dump that on someone and then expect an answer. "I will need to discuss this with my flock" I curtly replied. "Yes, that is fine. I'll leave you alone to discuss this; I think that it's my feeding time anyways." After a quick nod the baby… (I need to find out his name) hit a bell thing on his desk and in walked Twitch. He picked up the baby and they left the room. Wow you don't see that everyday. I looked over at Fang and he shrugged and gave me this look that seemed to say "You're the leader."

"Okay what do you guys think about this?" I asked the flock. Angel looked at me and said "I think we can trust them…the baby was just thinking that it hopes that we join them so we can take down ITEX and finally live peaceful lives." Iggy just said…"This places gives me a good feeling…I don't know why but I think that we should join them." I looked over at Gasman "I agree with Iggy, and I heard someone say something about a lab when we were outside. I'm sure there are a lot of materials for bombs." Nudge was next "I like this place, the people are so cool, and everyone seems so friendly. Besides they're right. We can't save the world on our own…we do need help."

"I guess that we are joining forces then."

That's when my voice or Jeb decided to butt in.

It's all part of the game Max.

The rest of the night was all a blur…we stayed up till like 2 in the morning making plans to rescue the members that were captured. Total was actually a nice part of the company. Just when everyone was most stressed he would come up with a joke or something funny to say. Gazzy was a sweetheart too. He entertained everyone with stories using different voices. Everyone's favorite was when he was talking about destroying the Snickers. But I sent them to bed around ten. Iggy stayed with us while Nudge, Gasman, and Angel went to bed. Angel and Nudge were sharing a room, while Gasman and Iggy would share one too. Though at the moment Gazzy was sprawled all over Angel's bed. Then Fang and I had our own separate rooms. (I am actually original and am not going to stick Fang and Max in the same room…yet. Lol. But I do like stories that do have that it's just I want my story to be different.)

After everyone decided that this meeting was just becoming pointless and it would be better if we headed off to bed, I found myself in my own room.

It was actually really nice. With blue curtains drawn over the windows. A light lavender bedspread and an oak bookshelf in the corner of the room; it seemed cozy in here.

I heard a knock on my door and when I opened it I got a surprise.

It was Fang…outside my room at 2 o'clock in the morning.

I smell trouble…

Short I know, but it seemed like a good way to end. I'll update this weekend though. Oh and you guys I need baby names…for the baby. So please review…