A.N Thanks for the reviews. I know some people didn't like the idea of Alien Max, but it's not going to turn into a total sci-fi story; this is just key to some of the plot. I like a lit bit of sci-fi though. Major Fax coming soon. And someone will soon turn evil… I wonder who? =)
Please keep reading everyone, and I hope you enjoy the story.
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"Maximum Ride, the reason you were all created is not to save the world. That is a lie. You were created to save the Solar System. Oh Maximum Ride. Poor child. Because I can see the future. And he will be the first…" the Voice said.
"What do you mean he will be the first?"I snapped.
"Oh child, the boy you call Fang will die."
"When Hell freezes over. And Voice, how can you see the future? And the Solar System…"
It was official. The Voice had lost it. Although, since it was in my head, and no-one else could sense it, did that mean that I had lost it?
"I can see the future Maximum because I am not of this Earth. And neither are you"
Yeah right. "What do you mean?"
"2% bird. That part was true. 47% human and 51% something else. Want to guess?"
I stayed silent.
"Alien. Maximum, you are part Martian"
"Yeah right."
"Just ask the one you call Jeb Batchedler."
I flew as fast as I could to America, and finding Jeb, I slapped him.
"Are you the Voice?" I demanded.
"I was once, not now…"
"It told me… it told me I was an alien!" I choked out.
Jeb swore and turned back to me. "You weren't meant to know. Then you would fly back home…" he slapped a hand over his mouth.
"But I was born here, an experiment?"
"You were. The DNA, the Martian DNA, we were given by them."
"Real aliens! They came here, Oh my…"
"Max, YOU'RE an alien."
That shut me up.
"But, they came here, to give the DNA, because of something that is yet to come. Something they can see, in their visions of the future. They would not say."
"Could I just fly out through the atmosphere?"
"They said that they were shielded, they would not explode. So yes, if you had a spacesuit, yes"
"If I'm an alien, then what about the Flock?"
"Human"
"So I can't just abandon the Earth. Damn"
I sat down and looked up at him. "If I'm alien, then how come I'm the same as you? As the Flock…"
"You are changing, becoming more alien. You will gain powers, and things will change."
"I'll prove you're different Max!" he shouted and showed me a video. Martians, were on it, welcoming the child then named Experiment 7. Making them part of their culture.
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I flew back to the flock, realising I wanted to see them again more than anything.
"It's starting" I whispered, looking down to see that my skin was blue. I flew faster than I ever had before, determined to get to the Flock.
I blinked and stopped mid air, realising I was there. I had only flew for an hour and I was already with the Flock.
I saw Iggy in front of me. "Hi Iggy!"
"Max? I thought you were in France. You couldn't have got here so fast."
"I did though"
I touched his arm and he drew back. "Max? You're freezing!"
"It's getting worse…" I whispered, realizing I was lucky that Iggy couldn't see me – blue- right now.
"Tell Fang that I'm here. Tell him to come here. But tell him to close his eyes"
Iggy flew off and I hovered, still staring at my blue skin.
51% Alien skin.
"Max? You're here!"
"Close your eyes Fang, please"
Sighing he did as I said. "What's wrong Max?"
"The Voice said something. Said I was different"
"Well we all are different"
"No! Not like that! He said that 51% of my DNA was… alien"
"And you believed him?"
"I believed a video from Martians, and Jeb saying I was an alien. And there's this… Fang open your eyes"
He opened his eyes and gasped at me.