(Good news everyone! I fixed chapters 22, 23, and 24! I'm sorry, I did the wrong thing and had to re-write it! That took FOREVER! But still, it's fixed! Be happy!)
(You people have been asking if Max is dead...well you find out in THIS chapter! AH! AAAH!! YAYITH!!)
Chapter 31
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I woke up to a light wave of water licking my fingers. I opened my eyes and saw looked around. Everything was so bright and green. I sat up and squinted. Where was I? There was nothing but a river flowing past me and green, lots and lots of green. I had no idea what was going on or how I got there.
I tried to stand up but fell back down immediately. I frowned and looked at my feet. Huh, what funny things at the edge of my legs. I reached my hand out and touched my toes. Wow, they were all like, little things that popped out of the bottom of my feet, kind of like the flowers in the grass. I looked at my hands, they were really weird things too. I touched my fingers on each and and smiled. What funny little things! They were like my toes too, just popping out of my hand like flowers in the grass. I laughed a little bit then went quiet. Wow, that was a really weird noise.
I tried to stand up again, this time more slowly. I stumbled a little bit and then stuck my arms out to hold my balance. Okay, I could stand now that was good. I took this opportunity to look around and see where exactly I was. I took one small step and almost fell into the river. Note to self: Take smaller steps. I leaned over the river and saw a person with long blond hair and brown eyes staring back at me through the really clear water. She was really dirty, could probably use something to clean her up. I waved and she waved back at the exact same time I waved. Wow, it was like we were really coordinated or something. I smiled and she smiled at the same time too. Then I frowned, something wasn't right. I lifted some of my hair off my shoulders and saw ut was the same color. What do ya know? That was me! Wow, I was so pretty! Except that I needed a good hose-down, but besides that I looked so pretty!
I also saw a light brown and white behind me. I spun around, falling in the process, and nothing was there. I looked back into the river the the brown and white coloring was still behind me. Was I seeing things? I reached behind me and felt something soft, and feather-like. It was so soft! I ran my fingers down the feather and it lead me to my back. The feathers where attached to my back! Like...wings?
I screamed and then clapped my hand over my mouth. Oh, I didn't like that sound. It was too loud and reveling, two of the things I did not want to be at the moment. I had no idea that someone was capable of making those sounds. How strange was that?
I stretched out one of the wings and gasped. They were connected to me! I out stretched both of them and saw got wide-eyed. God, they were so long! I couldn't believe it! Did everyone have wings like me? Is that how people got around? I looked up and all I saw was birds and no one like me.
Huh. I thought. I then I got wide-eyed again. There was a voice in my head! It was like a little me inside my head talking to me. It was like I would never be alone. Cool... I thought. Then I giggled. This was so much fun!
I stood up again and looked around. Where was I going to go? There was no person in sight, not even many little critters. I frowned and looked back at the river, there was anyone there except for the me in the water; which was cool.
Maximum Ride? Something thought in my head. Ooh, what do you know? I had two voices in my head! One that was me and one that was someone else. Fun.
I didn't think back. I didn't even know who this "Maximum Ride" person was. It sounded weird but I liked it.
Max? I thought again. Now I like that better! "Max", that's such a cool name!
Um... I thought trying to think of ways to greet this voice. It might have had the wrong person.
You're alive? It thought to me.
I looked around and then nodded. I was alive!
I was alive and didn't know who I was.