Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, but I do own this plot.
7. Violet's Secret
I woke to intense pain on my back. My hiss of pain woke up Violet. She looked at me with concern. "You're hurt."
"No dud." My try for sarcasm was ruined by my weak voice. "Where?"
"My right wing." I don't know why I was telling her. "Can you extent it for me." I extended it enough to be seen. It was taking all my control not to pass out.
Suddenly, gentle warmth spread through my body. The pain simply melted away. I sat up and spread my wing. There was no sign that it had ever been broken. Fur brushed against my neck.
"Violet, how do you…what do you..." My voice sounded as surprised as I felt. "I think it's time to tell my story." I felt her settle her self more comfort on my shoulder. I sat Indian style with my wings spread around us. I hope nobody comes in and sees me like this. Violet took a deep breath and began her life story.
"My mother was born in a lab. White coats did many terrible things to her, and gave her many powers. One day she managed to escape with the help of another experimented cat. They traveled many months on end to put as much distance between them and that horrible place. They finally settled down in an old abandoned cabin deep in the woods. They fell in love and eventually me and my sibling were born. Our parents told us to never leave the woods. They used their powers to keep humans away from the woods. Me and my sibs developed our own talents. I've discovered I can feel other creatures' emotions and I can heal. I may have more talents, but I don't know. They pop up suddenly and without warning." Violet fell silent.
"Why aren't you still in the woods?" I prodded gently. She sighed and I felt her lay her head on my shoulder.
"The woods were nice, but I felt pined in by them. As I grew older, the need to leave overwhelmed me. I tried to get some of my sibs to leave with me, but they told me I was crazy to even think about leaving the safety of the forest. One even told our parents. To say they were mad would be an understatement. They locked me in the closet. They told me I could come out only when I got over this nonsense of leaving. I escaped and promptly got lost. That's when I found you." Wow, this cat can talk. What a sad story. This gave me a lot to think about.
Violet leaped down into my lap. She looked at me with Bambi eyes. "I'm hungry!" My lips twitched, and then a broad smile spread over my face. Some things never change.
"Alright, let's see what we can find." Turns out there's a gas station not too far from the motel. Across the street to be exact. Sneaking Violet in was easier than I expected. The little kitten hid in my hair. Finding something she would eat was a lot harder.
"How about this." I asked, holding up a bag of cat food. If looks could kill, I'd be pushing up daises. I picked up a bag of tuna. Violet's eyes got as big as dinner plates.
"I think we have a winner." I teased. She nodded her head viciously. I grabbed me a bag of chips and several water bottles. The food took a big chunk out of the twenty. Now that I could fly, I needed to ditch the truck. Why not get rid of the truck and earn some money?
It didn't take long to find a junkyard that'd take the truck off my hands, and I was five hundred dollars richer.
"How are we going to travel now?"
"My wings are more then decoration." I found a nice clearing in the nearby forest. I settled my backpack.
"Better hang on." Then I did a running take off. Violet cheered as I took flight.
"This is fun!" I smiled and nodded. My wings took us above the clouds.
"Where are we going?"I thought about it for a moment.
"South" I decided. South felt right to me.
"How come you have wings?" Violet asked something later.
"It's a long story."
"We have time." I smiled and began to tell my story.
///How was that? Keep reviewing. Now, let's brave the fierce thunderstorm outside and post this thing. I think Mother Nature is mad at me. We've been having thunder storms every day for several days now. It even knocked the power out earlier. Thankfully I've a laptop. Come thunder storm or annoying relative, have no fear. I will update!