Chapter 1, Part 1
I was sitting on the porch in what once was once a small town. But then, of course, a stupid Hollywood movie just had to film in a country town. I was just in the middle of Nevada, and bam. The cast of the future movie titled, All I Ever Needed, decided they couldn't use a fake set. For once, nothing artificial in show-biz. "Max!" my cousin, Nudge, called. "The trailer is here!"
She was totally obsessed with the star, Fang McNight. She actually kissed the posters of him. She was forcing me to see the movie filming in action.
"Come on then!" I yelled. She lived with my family because her parents, my aunt and uncle, had died in a tragic car accident. They were filming on our street. It really sucked.
"OMG! They're coming toward us!" she screamed. And of course, there they were. Walking to us. Yay (note the sarcasm).
"NUDGE! GET A GRIP!" I ordered. She shut her mouth. One of the people, I think it was Ella Sanders, smiled.
"Hey," she greeted.
"Um.. hi?" I responded, showing know reaction.
"OMG! ZOMG! OMG! You're... you're..." Nudge was hyperventilating.
"Yeah, she's Ella Sanders," I acknowledged. I turned toward the famous chick. "What brings you to our front door?"
"Oh!" she jumped. "We were wondering if, maybe, you guys had some eye shadow? Our make-up crew ran out, somehow."
Nudge stood up. "Follow me!"
"Okay," Ella replied. Nudge grabbed her hand and dragged her inside our house.
One of the other people Ella had walked with stepped up.
"You don't seem very... excited," he observed. I recognized him as Iggy Griffiths.
"Hmm... What gave it away? How I didn't immediately scream, bow down at your feet, and say 'Oh great masters, how thou so talented'!" I snorted. "I bet for your forgiveness, oh great one!"
Iggy chuckled. "Okay, I get it. So, what's your name? I'm assuming you know mine."
"Sadly. Mine's Max. Short for Maximum. Don't comment. You don't pick your name, did you?" I replied.
"Wow, quite a character." Another guy snorted. I'm pretty sure he was Dylan Chase. I hated him. He was one of those fake wannabes in Hollywood.
"Ugh." I was disgusted. "A wannabe."
"What do you mean, babe?" He was confused.
"I mean most guys don't go around buying eight packs!" I snickered. The others laughed. I examined the group of 'stars'. Iggy Griffiths, Dylan Chase, and three others; Sam Sylvasten, J.J. Aiser, and Fang McNight. "I gotta go do a paper on my book. My sister'll be out with Ella and the make-up right about–"
"We're back!" Nudge interrupted.
"–now," I finished.
"Bye, Nudge!" Ella waved.
"Bye, Ella!" Nudge waved back. We walked in the house, and I rolled my eyes as Nudge "fainted".
"ZOMG! DID YOU SEE FANG? I DID! HE'S SO HOT! YOU GUYS COULD DATE!" she exclaimed.
"Uh huh. Me and a Hollywood wannabe, sure! Adorable!" I joked.
She sounded hurt. "Just saying..."
"Okay, okay, how 'bout you go watch them film? I don't want to. Their just stuck-up snobs who could by the United States, but are too 'sympathetic' and don't want to make us all feel bad," I snapped.
"Fiesty," a voice said from behind me. Hmm...? I turned around to find myself face-to-face with–
"FANG McNIGHT!" Nudge screamed.
"YES! NUDGE! IT'S A STALKER!" I yelled sarcastically.
"Well, anyway, I crept in 'cause the front door was open. The guys and girls were wondering... if maybe... you wanted a spot in the movie? My, our, costar Lissa Talbin quit and we're kinda desperate. So...?" he asked.
"Well, I could use the money after Nudge's parents died," I mumbled to myself. But then snapped, "Wait– what's the catch? It doesn't work that way."
"Well, if we're completely desperate, yes, it does. And there's no catch. Just work as the character, Kai, and act good enough for the movie. C'mon, we have no one else who could possibly fit the part," he pleaded.
"Fine, then. But... in an interview on C! TV that Nudge was watching, you were described as the one who rarely talks. You just spoke, like, a paragraph," I gasped sacastically.
"Yeah, but this is what being desperate does to people. So your in?" he explained.
"Yeah," I replied. Nudge about passed out, but (sorta) kept her dignity.
"ZOMG! I'm calling Brigid!" she snapped out her cell phone and punched in numbers. She began talking on her phone. I walked out the door with Fang falling behind.
"Wow, your in total shock," he smirked.
"Yeah, right. I just want to look natural with no fake noses, mouths, eyes, or parts I can't name in front of you," I ordered. He smirked, again, and motioned for the cast to come over.
"She agreed," Fang said. They all smiled.
"Oh, thank god!" J.J. sighed. "We almost had to cancel the movie!"
"All you have to do is rehearse one scene with moi and I think you'll be in," Ella explained. She handed me a script and called over the director, or I think that's who it was. "This is Phil, the writer." I stand corrected. "He's gonna see how well you do." Ella finished. I grabbed the paper.
"Ella's Glynn. You're Kai," Phil said. I looked at the script. Ella had the first line.
Glynn (smiling): KAI! Oh, gosh! Are you okay?
Kai (exasperated): I think so. I just hit my head.
Glynn (confused): On what?
Kai (sighing): I'm not sure. Maybe... wait... who are you?
Glynn (gasps): Kai, it's me, Glynn. Your best friend? My sister, Sadie, is dating your brother, Zac?
Kai (confused): Huh?
***END SCENE***
"That's great! You're in!" Phil exclaimed. "Okay. Here is the list of cast members. Lemme just fill in your name. What is it?"
"Maximum Ride," I replied.
He began typing on a laptop he just happened to have, and it printed out of a compartment in the back. He gave a copy to all of us.
ANGEL MORRISON: Sadie Meijer
ELLA SANDERS: Glynn Hayes
ZEPHYR "GASMAN" MORRISON: Ryan Ernest
NICK "FANG" McNIGHT: Braxton Nikkles
IGGY GRIFFITHS: Zac Storm
DYLAN CHASE: Andon Brock
JENNIFER JOY "J.J." AISER: Sadie Hayes
SAM SYLVESTEN: Justin Colson
MAXIMUM RIDE: Kai Storm
"Where are Angel and Gazzy?" Ella asked.
"They're calling their parents," Iggy explained. Nudge burst out of the house.
"MAX!" she yelled. I ran over to her.
"Yeah...?" I asked.
"WHICH CHARACTER ARE YOU?" she begged.
"Kai... I think. Wait- yeah, I am," I told her.
"No way," she gasped.
"I am."
"OMG! CHECK OUT THE NEWS!" she exclaimed.
"As the star of the soon to film movie, All I Ever Needed, Lissa Talbin couldn't handle the pressure. She would play Kai Storm, but had quit after she saw and I quote 'how long the script was', she quit. Our trusted field reporter, Jaydon Kase, is on the scene of the soon to be action now. Jaydon?"
"Yes. I am here with uber celebrity, Fang McNight, on details about the Lissa Talbin situation. What do you have to say about that, Fang?"
"Well, just ten minutes ago, we hired Maximum Ride, who actually lives very close to where we're shooting. We were desperate, so we just got her last-minute."
"Why don't you call her out here, Mr. McNight?"
"Sure."
So then, he walked toward my door and knocked. Nudge ran toward the door, twisted the knob, and pulled the door open.
Oh crap.
A/N: Hiya. Don't worry, I'm working on my other story too. Just was in need of a new spark for my brain to fix on. So... ta-da! R & R! (WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN?)
~Maximum-Games~
Chapter 1, Part 2
"Hiya, again, Fang. So I'm assuming Jaydon Kase wants to speak to me?" I smiled.
"How did you...?" I pointed to the TV. "Oh," he said. Jaydon ran up to me.
"So, Max, how did this whole career happen?" he asked. Let the questioning begin.
(Italics: Max ≤≥ Underlined: Jaydon)
"Well, Ella walked up with everyone except 'Gasman' and Angel asking for some eye shadow. My cousin, Nudge, ran up with her to get some. Then, I started cracking jokes with them. Nudge and Ella came back with the make-up, and we came back inside to work on reports. Then, Fang, being a freaking creeper, came in because the door was open and told me they needed another person in the movie. And here I am.
"Wow, I didn't think it could be so simple! Max, have you read the script yet?"
"Only a page so far. I think I'll get it within a week."
"Well! So, what were you thinking when Mr. Actor of the Year offered you this once in a lifetime offer?"
"Well, my aunt and uncle, Nudge's parents, recently died and she moved in with my family. I was thinking on how we could use the money for life insurance and their funeral and reincarnation."
"WOW! That's really kind. Thanks, Max, for your time."
I shut the door, and Nudge looked at me. "Your doing this for me?"
"Well, yeah, Nudge. You deserve it." I smiled.
"Aaw... thanks!" She ran up and hugged me.
"No prob." I laughed. "Wanna sneak out the backyard and grab a smoothie at Snooty Fruity Smoothie House?"
"YOU KNOW IT!" she screamed. We opened the sliding glass door in the back of our house. We scurried outside, and climbed out over the fence. Across the street was the smoothie house. We trudged across the road casually and hopped inside. We were trampled with customers I knew. "Max! YOU'RE IN A MOVIE WITH Fang McNight?" my best friend, Brigid, exclaimed.
"Yeah. So?" I choked out.
"Oh yeah. I forget how you don't care about mega-hotties," she laughed.
"It's all fake. You know that," I snickered.
"SO?" she yelled.
"So, it doesn't matter," I laughed.
"Darlin'!" the smoothie shop owner, Donnie, smiled.
"Hey, Donnie!" I replied.
"So, your a star now, hun?" she giggled.
"I guess. Town hero!" I snorted. Other people were congratulating me and asking for everyone's autograph. I walked over to a table where two hidden faces were sitting.
"Hey, aren't you guys Angel and 'Gasman'?" I asked.
"Yeah, and I take it your the new star, Max?" Angel asked.
"You 'take' correctly," I replied. They both cracked a smile.
"This is Nudge, my cousin," I introduced.
"Hiiiiiiiiii," Nudge gasped.
"Are you gonna chill or do I need to take you to a nurse?" I asked her.
"Um... okayyyy... I'll chill," she responded, blushing.
"When do we get the script, start filming, and jazz?" I asked Angel and Gazzy.
"We get the script tomorrow, and start filming next week," Gazzy said.
"Okay, thanks then." I stood up and walked up to the counter.
"Your usual, Max?" Donnie asked.
"Yup. Nudge's too." I grinned. She handed me a coco-banana split with whipped cream and a chocolate whip. "Thanks, Donnie."
"No prob, hun," she replied with a chuckle. I walked back to the table to see Nudge and Angel going on about clothes and Gazzy playing iDork on his iPhone. That was when the paparazzi barged through the doors. All four of us at the table sweared, oddly, in unison.
"Crap."
A/N: Oh... so much love in one day, one chapter! :)
~Maximum-Games~