Bird Kids and Greek Gods? No Problem

by I-luv-Oreos

What will happen when the worlds of the Avian Americans and Greek Demigods collide? And is Max falling for Percy? What happens when they find that not only is the world being destroyed by wack-job scientists, but by the Titans too? Not a great summary, but please read! (And I know people say that all the time, but oh well) Rated T just in case. Has been adopted by Atalantide:)

11. Chapter 10

Oh my gosh! I'm sorry! I have had a lot going on, but I'm trying. Anyways, I'm trying not to make it too cliche' , or for Max to be too ooc. It's harder than it looks :/ Anyways, I will give you until Ch.13 to vote Fang or Percy. Thanks for reading guys!

Fang-5
Percy-10

Ch.10
Percy pov

"Maximum Ride, daughter of Zeus!" He said. Everyone clapped as Max was transformed. She was beautiful, as most of the guys in the room had already figured out. She was wearing a simple silver dress that went to her knees, and her hair was more wavy than usual. Her eyes were adorned with sparkly silver eye shadow, and she was wearing a lightning bolt pendant around her neck. Everyone was gawking at her, while Fang was trying to stare and scowl at the same time.
Max looked confused as she sat down; she leaned over and whispered,"Why are they staring at me?" I just shook my head.
"Now!", announced one of the councilors, "It's time to go to sleep, off to your cabins!" Everyone scurried away, until we were the only ones left. I remembered now that Max wanted to tell me something, so I said, "Why don't you guys go to my cabin for now, until you get situated. Max and I have to talk about something." They nodded, and Grover showed them the way.
I led Max to the lake, and we sat down on a large rock next to the sparkling blue water. The sun was already gone, and had been replaced by the moon and stars. Max turned to me and started speaking,"Do you remember when we were fighting that monster? And when I flew?"
I nodded, gesturing for her to go on. She took a deep breath and began her story,"We -the flock- didn't grow up like normal kids. We didn't have parents, or a normal home. We grew up in a lab, with scientists experimenting with needles every single day. They would force us to do whatever they wanted, and punish us if we didn't cooperate. There wasn't any possible way to escape, either. With all this experimenting, they eventually gave us our wings. We are 98% human, and 2% bird. Then, several years ago, one of the scientists, named Jeb, helped us escape. We lived in a house away from other people, and he was like a father to us. He fed us, took care of us, and taught us how to fight and fly. Then, two years later, he disappeared. We thought he was dead, and I was left in charge. After many fights with erasers and learning that Jeb is actually still with The School, we landed ourselves here," she finished.
I didn't know what to say; had they really been through all that? Max looked down, and I did something I normally wouldn't. I reached out and wrapped my arms around her, hugging her tightly. She tensed at first, but after a bit relaxed and hugged me back.
"Thank you Percy. For everything." She whispered. I smiled and responded,"Your welcome."