Wow! I didn't expect to get such great feedback! These chapters are each actually two parts of the story when I wrote it on a board. If you guys want more Max Ride Stories, go there and find the Fan Fiction board.

Angeltears3: You really think so? Thanks!

GIRL IN STORY: There are more stories where the experiments are bat instead of bird, too, but there are more new experiments and surprises to come. Some really weird combinations my friend made up, like combining human, jellyfish, and electric eel.

Midnight972: I was upset about that, too. I always thought that, maybe, they could all be friends again. I tend to think that a lot…

Thanks guys! Max, Fang, and Garret plushies for everyone! And cookies!

I steadily gained altitude, flying over the city. I was thinking about where I could possibly find that Maximum Ride. For all I knew, she could be on the other side of the planet. I dipped down, deciding to land in the park for tonight. After I landed, I happened to look at a trashcan. Inside was an old newspaper, featuring some flying freaks... Suddenly realizing who they might be, I dug it out. Examining the paper, I decided that Maximum was probably the oldest of them. It was hard to see, the picture was so blurred, but I at least almost got a face. I went to sleep for the night in one of the trees.

I was suddenly awakened by growling.
"I thought vampires stayed awake at night." I looked down. There were five Erasers at the base of the tree. The only Eraser that I had ever like was Ari. The rest are jerks.
Yawning, I said, "Yeah, whatever," I wasn't actually yawning, though. I was investigating my surroundings. For now, I had the advantage. I could fly.

I suddenly jumped out of the tree, landing on one Eraser's shoulders. As another came to attack, I jumped off and they collided, clawing at one another. Two down, three to go. Giggling, I flew as high as the branches would let me, then screeched. It was higher pitched than even a dog whistle. I watched gleefully as the Erasers' ears began to bleed. I dispatched them, one after another, in their weakened state. It was so easy. Laughing hysterically, I found a path through the trees, jumping into the moonlight. Night flying, I realized, was much more fun than day flying. Perhaps I would do what the Erasers said; I would fly only at night.

It wasn't very long before I found out where Maximum was heading. In fact, it was rather easy, after a few changes occurred and new powers manifested themselves.

The third morning after my last encounter with the Erasers, they attacked again, but this time with a larger force. After I landed among some trees in the park, they jumped out from behind the trees. There were ten of them. I was surrounded.

Before I could make a move, five of them jumped at me. Three pinned me to the ground while the other two tried to give me a concussion.

And then it went black. Everything. The forest, the Erasers... Absolutely everything. And I loved it. I could see, when no one else could.

You see, it was a solar eclipse, when the moon covers the sun. Everything goes pitch black. I think that was the day I went insane. Insane with power. Insane with strength. Insane with a lust for blood.

First, I felt myself get stronger. Then I felt my wings stretch. Then, my nose grew outward into a stubby muzzle like that of a fox. My hands morphed into powerful claws. My ears grew bigger and pointed. They could move, allowing them to catch every sound. My teeth became long and sharp, made for puncturing more than ripping. Then, last of all, fine black fur sprouted all over my face and arms.

I wasn't an Eraser, that was for sure. But I wasn't what I used to be. I was powerful, more than the puny creatures before me. More than anything else on Earth. I could achieve absolutely anything.

Grinning and laughing, I ripped off the heads of the five Erasers closest to me. Then, I killed four more, leaving one. It was groping around, trying to see. It didn't realize its companions were dead. I grabbed its neck and lifted it off the ground.

"Tell me where Maximum Ride is," I spat, "And I won't rip off your head." Sputtering and crying, it said, "Wa-Washington duh-D.C." Hissing in delight, I broke its neck and threw it to the forest floor.

Just then, the sun was revealed. I allowed myself to change back. I could do it again anytime, now that I knew how.

R&R! A lot more fighting this chapter.