New beginnings
A/N Hey there, 3rd chapter and still going strong, I think this is a lot more interesting than the others so enjoy! As usual read and review, criticism welcome, thanks.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to or in the book, Maximum Ride and am not in contact with the author or anyone involved in the original story, any new ideas are my own. Thank you and enjoy!
He flew through the night sky with great power and grace, there was nothing more powerful than him. Ahead of him, he saw the "angels", they had come for him at last! Sam knew they could teach him everything, about the school, where he came from, what was happening to him, why he was chosen for these sick experiments but most of all, they could tell him who he was.
The leader called to him:
"Sam?"
"Sam!"
He was pulled roughly from unconsciousness with a start and a sharp pain in his shoulder, Sam had been lying on his wing, never a good idea. Tania was staring at him looking worried.
"What?"
"You were screaming! What's up?"
"Nothing, honestly"
It was now that Sam realised he was still on the roof of a pizza store, his questions unanswered and apparently now he was certifiable, great!
He pushed these thoughts out of his head and started to wonder where they would go next, what they would do. And he scared himself as he realised he didn't know, they were lost in this unknown world with no-one but each other.
"Why don't we go looking for those angels?"
Said Tania, listening again.
"You can track stuff can't you? And I remember their scent, let's go!"
Sam decided they could go as he had no ideas himself. They set off that night, after Sam got his pay. He was getting a lot more confident with flying now and managed to get a few thousand miles before having to stop to rest in a clearing of a forest.
They ate some of the food they had brought in Tania's new rucksack and as Tania thoughtfully groomed herself, Sam thought about the unfairness of his life and how he had come to be this way, a boy with wings.
Just then, Tania leapt up, tense and ready for a fight. Sam learned all too quickly what she had seen. Before he knew what had happened he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and all went black as he sank to the ground, seeing Tania leap defensivelyin front of him.
"What shall we do with them?"
Said Max to the others.
"I think we should make them talk, they might be Jeb's spies, a trick"
Replied the Gasman.
Fang pointed out coolly:
"They could be like us, escaped from the school nowhere to go, ever think of that?"
Max stared blankly at Fang's cold expression, she knew he was right, they hadn't thought about this they just got scared. Fang was always right these days. Max found herself admiring himmore than usual, seeing more meaning in his expressions.
"Gnnh"
Max was snapped back to reality as their oldest prisoner awoke.
Sam felt groggy and confused as he slowly drifted back into consciousness, his first thought –as always- was the safety of Tania. He was relieved to feel her fur against his skin so he moved on to wondering what was going on.
"Who are you?"
Sam asked quietly, but as he saw what was on each of their backs, his question was answered for him.
"We are the flock, I'm Max who are you?"
This question came from who he thought must have been their leader, the one in his dream, but how could he know that? Somehow he found himself seeing all the faces as familiar as if they had met before, were brothers.
Then Sam remembered he had been asked a question.
"I'm Sam, this is Tania, do I know you?"
"Well he does seem familiar"
Said the oldest boy who to Sam seemed wisest but the most troubled.
"But where do we know you from?"
At this point Sam realised they couldn't see he was one of them. He snapped his wings open with such force he broke the rope binding he and Tania together. The flock gasped in horror.
"There's another one?"
"How many of us are there?"
As far as Sam knew, these people thought of him as an enemy, why else would they tie him up? As quickly as possible, he grabbed the unconscious Tania and shot straight up into the air, surprising both the flock and himself with his speed. The flock were instantly at a level height with him.
"Why are you running from us?"
Sam thought this an odd question, coming from a group of people who had knocked him out and tied him up, but he answered anyway.
"You see me as an enemy, why shouldn't I run?"
"We were just scared you had come from the school to get us, we freaked out"
Said Max
"Yeh, we just want answers, we can help"
Said the boy who always seemed to be looking somewhere else.
"Okay, let's talk"
Sam agreed, and they drifted back down to talk. They told him their names and what had happened to them so far. Sam did the same and Tania woke up to the smell of feathers. The group spoke long into the night and decided they would help each other in their quest to find themselves.