Maximum Ride is property of James Patterson. Kisha Reaper, Deveann, and Lash are property of ME! Kumali is property of Jwan!

And now you're thinking, "Maria, you heartless starts-with-a-B-rhymes-with-witch! Why would you do that?!" About ten seconds ago my dad came in. He said that Lash should have a clone Backlash and she would seek revenge. As cool as that would be, I love Fang and I'm not willing to kill him off. I hope you guys still like me even though I killed Lash. I loved Lash, too, but... I had to do it. (Sob sob sob) I had to kill her and it hurt me more than it will ever hurt you because I was Lash! Lash was apart of me! Anyway, the story does continue and goodness and Jwan knows that wasn't the climax. For a while it will be kinda sob story, then it'll be HAPPY! Then it'll be random, everybody here loves random, I think, then it'll be way sad and I'll start crying again, then it'll be pretty happy, then it ends. So I've got the basic lay out so far. Jwan is going to help me or just completely write some up and coming Kimmy scenes. I'm planning on dumping a ton of those in here. The sad part is a picture I drew and showed Jwan at school, that's a Kevin scene. And the HAPPY! Will be much Faxness. Everybody still love me? Hope so, cuz this story is far from over and I still love you guys. Has anyone here ever read a fic that has 40 or more chapters in it? Cuz if you haven't this one might be a first.

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Max's POV

I was in the ambulance. Just freaking great, right? The police were interrogating the others while Fang sat next to me, holding my hand. "I guess, I just find it hard to believe she's dead." I sighed, all out of tears.

"Imagine their horror when they find out their only daughter is dead because of that crackpot, Ter Borcht." Fang mumbled.

"How horrible." I moaned.

"Hon, your heart rate is through the roof. What in the world are you?" A female doctor asked.

"I'm just a girl, that's all I seem to be able to be certain of." I shrugged.

"Your friends are going to be joining us at the hospital. You don't need to worry." I didn't have the strength to be tense. Somehow I found her voice calming. I stared into Fang's deep chocolate eyes. I sighed knowing those were the last ones Lash had ever seen. A pleasant way to die, anyway.

Kisha's POV

They had us up against the patrol cars, they were patting us down for weapons. Deveann's guns were the first to go. I had my dagger in my back jean pocket. The guy spent extra time around there but didn't bother to pull it out. Men. "Oh, for the sake of all that is good and sane, stop touching me!" I snarled at him. He glared at me and looked to the other two cops for assistance. "Hey, you want proof your pervy friend there was just havin' fun with me?" I pulled out the dagger and dropped it to the icy ground. The two cops, women mind you, glared at him. He laughed nervously. "i want my dagger and guns back. They're for self defense only." I told them firmly.

"A dagger for self defense?" The man scoffed.

"Did you not just see what attacked us?!" Iggy barked. The man shrunk back. Gazzy picked up Lash's body, she wasn't torn and tattered. She looked just like she was sleeping. I prayed desperatly that she would open her eyes and give me a shy smile. "What's wrong, you guys look like you've seen a ghost." She'd say.

"She's dead, Kisha." Angel said, clinging to my leg.

"Yeah." I confirmed, picking the small girl up.

"Did you know her?" The officers spoke up.

"She was our friend." Kumali said with a ragged sob. Iggy put a reassuring arm around her.

"Gosh dangit, what is wrong with our lives?!" Deveann resisted the compelling urge to punch the car.

"Is Max okay?' Nudge asked. The three looked at her with sympathy, trying to figure out how kids our age get into messes like this.

"Your friend and the dark haired boy are going to the hospital, we'll meet up with them there." A blond female officer said sweetly. "Would you please get in the patrol car?" Nudge looked to me, I was the leader now. I nodded. Angel hadn't sensed anything bad about them.

"But only if the man stays here." Deveann glared at the male officer.

"Sorry Pete." The women laughed and hopped in the front seats.

"But this is my car!"

"We'll pick you up in a bit!" And off we went. I enjoyed the window seat. Angel sat on my lap and Nudge sat on Kumali's. Deveann put his arm around my hips.

"Everything's gonna be okay, right?" He asked.

"We'll be fine. If anything, the School was hurt by this. We need to pull ourselves together. She was only holding us back. Think on the positives of the situation. Sure, she's dead and that's a pile of steaming crap but at least we don't have an extra mouth to feed, someone to carry on our backs. I don't want anyone to think I'm disrespecting her memory because when you really think about it, that's how we have to think of everything. That's how we thought of Total, he couldn't be with us any longer now could he? He's got pups, a family to take care of, all that good stuff. Lash... she's in Heaven." I shrugged. Angel smiled at me.

"When is Jamie coming back?" She asked.

"Soon. Soon we'll be living with Jamie. Soon we'll be safe." I hugged her tight.

"Can you tell me more about the girl that died?" The brunette at the wheel asked.

"Her name was Natalie Lauren Rebecca Church. She disappeared from her home in Florida about a month ago. The amber alert, did you hear about it?" I replied.

"That was her?! Oh, her poor parents have been worried sick about her. However will they take the news?"

"Rationally if they're smart." I mumbled.

"So, this Max girl, going to the hospital, is she related to you guys in any way?"

"She's my sister." We all said at once.

"All of yours?!" We looked at each other. We knew it was true. She was more like a Mom to the younger ones but sister makes more sense. When it came right down to it, we were a family, a freakish hardly human family. Deveann laughed.

"Yeah." He said.

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So, that was sappy as heck. You know, I was listening to Dig bu Incubus last night and I was like, "OMIGAWSH! THAT'S SOOOO DEAVEANN!" I don't know why I threw that in there I just wanted to lighten the mood. I feel like crap after killing Lash and I don't really feel like taking crap about it. Well, if anyone has something encouraging or reassuring that they still love me, go ahead and say it cuz it'd make me feel tons better! Kisses!