Hey guys, the author here. Um, someone said that this was a lot like 'The Sun and Moon' from maximumrain3. I haven't read that one, but I'll read it to see what I can change. It's my sister's dream and it's my interpretation. But, I'll see what I can do. I thought it was a pretty cool dream so I decided to write it down with my sister's help for the events and such. I altered it a little, though. Like I said, I'll read 'The Sun and Moon' to see what was alike, but I don't know. I'm sorry to maximumrain3 if this was a lot like your story. I didn't mean for it to be similar, I just wanted it to have werewolves in it.
Disclaimer: I don't own MR. JP does. Do I look like a sixty-year-old man? Please, don't answer that . . .
Claimer: I own the plot, and Wolf-Max, Lucas and Sarah. Yep, I own them JP! They are mine! Okay, I'm done ranting, back to the story!
Max POV:
"So, do you think that Max could be your sister?" I asked Fang. We were on our way to my mom's in Arizona. I glanced down, seeing the two giant wolves running below us. They were very fast; they kept up with us when they were on land.
Fang glanced at me, then looked back at the black and midnight blue wolf that was Max. He was always staring at her. "I'm not sure what I think," he said.
"What will you do if she really is your sister?" I asked.
"I guess I have a sister," he said simply. I nodded; he was right. There wasn't really anything he could do.
We've been traveling for hours; I think it's time to stop. "Finally!" Angel yelled. I smiled at her.
"Guys, I think we'll stop at the next town we see. The wolves are probably really tired right now. We could all get a little rest and some food," I yelled. The Flock cheered.
Angel, could you tell the wolves that we're stopping at the next town? I thought to her. Tell me that that sentence doesn't sound weird.
I already told them, Max, she said.
Thanks sweetie, I thought.
"I feel bad for Sarah," I said, more to myself than to Fang.
"Why?" him and his one word sentences.
"Because, she's the center of all this. I mean, there are vampires after her and she just watched her family die!" This was really upsetting me. As you can tell. No one should go through what she's going through. I mean, we've had it as bad as it can get, but Sarah was getting it pretty bad also. Poor girl.
"What I want to know is why the vampires are after her." I said.
We came to a town and I angled my way down, tucking my wings in and dive-bombing into the forest. We landed-gracefully, might I add-in front of the wolves. Wolf-Max laid down and Sarah hopped off of her. She walked up to me and smiled. I smiled back and said, "You ready to get some food, chica?"
"Who you callin' chica, chica?" Sarah said, giving me a head roll and snapping her fingers in a Z formation, body rotation, shoulder, shoulder, hip, hip, oh, you just got burned! Sorry, couldn't resist . . .
I heard Angel giggle-most likely at my thoughts-but chose to ignore her. "Are you two going to stay here, or are you coming in with us?" I asked the wolves.
"They don't eat a lot of cooked food, they hunt. Plus, they want to spend some time with each other, they haven't seen each other in three months," Angel explained. I nodded, storing the information in my brain for later use. "Also, Sarah doesn't eat cooked meat, unless it's bacon."
"Bacon," Iggy and Gazzy whispered, snickering. Sarah giggled, but I ignored them.
My eyes widened and I looked at Sarah. She had her eyebrow furrowed, like she didn't know what Angel was talking about either. "Max says that Sarah always gets sick when she has cooked meat, so she doesn't eat it," Angel answered all of our questions.
"Ahhh," Sarah said, like she knew what Wolf-Max was talking about. I still didn't, but I pretended like I did and motioned for Sarah to follow us. She walked up and we left the wolves to go get our food.
"We eat more than normal humans," I explained to her quietly, for fear of other people hearing us. "Why?" she asked just as quietly.
"Because we need more calories than normal humans; we have a high metabolism."
"I eat more, too. But I don't know why. I'll have to ask my sister," Sarah said. I nodded.
"She's not really your sister, right?" I asked her. I was trying to figure this out, it was confusing to me. I know, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I do have good logic. I watched as Sarah's face fell.
"No, she's not. I always thought she was, I mean, I did know her for my whole life. We grew up with the same parents and everything. But, when she told me that she was my guardian, I knew, I just knew, that she was telling the truth. Max doesn't lie, she might not tell the truth, but she doesn't lie. And I could see it, the differences between us," she said. She had a far away look in her eyes, but she was still with me.
"What differences?" I asked. I didn't really get a good look at Max. When I think of her, I think of that black and blue wolf with a red stripe down its back, not a girl my age.
"She has hair so dark, it looks black, and I have light brown hair, almost as light as yours. She's olive skin toned and I'm fair skinned. She's emotionless, the tough one, and I'm not. She's the quiet and I'm the loud. I'm also funny, she doesn't have a funny bone in her body," Sarah explained. I laughed. She reminded me of myself and Max reminded me of Fang.
"Just because she's not your sister by blood, doesn't mean she isn't your sister. She still loves you and she will always stick by your side. You both remind me of two people I know," I said. Gosh, I just realized how grown up I sound. I sound like a parent talking to their child, giving her a lesson on life. If only I could sound like this more often.
"You and Fang, huh?" she asked, her eyebrows wriggling. I laughed and nodded. Yep, exactly like us. "I'm going to go talk to Fang," she said, slowing down so she could walk with him. I nodded, letting her go. "Oh, and Max?" she asked, running back up to me.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Thanks, really," she said, smiling at me. I rolled my eyes and made a shoo motion at her. She stuck her tongue out and laughed, stopping so Fang could catch up. I found Iggy walking beside me.
"You sound like a parent Max," he said. I nodded, momentarily forgetting that he was blind. Oh, I forgot to mention that Iggy was blind. But, he's the best cook in the world on my comparison. I can burn water. Angel giggled again and I ruffled her hair.
"Yeah," I said. "But it won't last, so get your advice now before it's too late." He snorted.
"Like I would want your advice," he muttered. I whacked him in the back of the head, smirking. "But, really," he said seriously. "Do you think . . ?" He trailed off, cheeks flaming.
"What?" I hedged.
"Never mind," he muttered.
"No, seriously Iggy, what?" I pushed.
"Do you think that Sarah likes me?" he asked in one big rush. It really sounded like "DoyouthinkthatSarahlikesme?"
"I don't know, Igs. Your gonna have to ask her yourself," I said, not having any experience in relationship advice. "But I do know that Max and Lucas like each other, even if they don't realize it yet."
"Kind of like you and Fang?" he asked and he ran the other way before I could whack him. Oh, that boy will be the death of me.
It's true, Maximum, the Voice said. Oh, you didn't know that I had a voice in my head? You can get them on EBay. They come extra cheap the more annoying they are.
Well, look who decided to show up, I thought sarcastically. If the Voice could sigh, I'm pretty sure it would have. I hope I made it mad. See, I have a knack for getting under peoples skins. I think it's a special gift of mine, along with sonic speed when I fly. We all have a special power along with the wings, well, except Fang, he doesn't have anything. Well, he can play a mean harmonica and he has a great fashion sense. Nudge can hack into any computer and can tell what the other person was thinking and feeling just by touching it. Also, she can draw metal towards her. No, not draw like in a pencil for all of you who may not be the brightest of light bulbs.
The Gasman can mimic voices and he can do something else that I would rather not say. Just pay attention to his name. Iggy can feel colors. Angel, she hit the jackpot.
That's right all of you people out there reading this. A seven-year-old hit the jackpot. She can read minds, alter her appearance, breathe under water and she can talk to fish. Yes people, she can do all of that.
"Guys, we're just going to get stuff from the super market. It'll be easier and that way we can get Sarah some raw meat," I ordered. The Flock all agreed.
After a few minutes of grabbing lots of food off of shelves and a couple of packets of raw chicken and raw beef, we made our way to the do-it-yourself checkout thingy. When we got everything we needed, we made our way back out to go meet the wolves.
I just noticed something. When I think of Max and Lucas, I think wolves instead of their names. I guess it's just easier.
The wolves were waiting for us when we got back. They had blood on their muzzles and they were a little dirty. "There's a lake a couple miles away, maybe we can all get cleaned up?" I suggested. They all agreed and Sarah started making her way to Max. I cleared my throat and Sarah turned to face me.
"Yeah?" she questioned.
"Sarah, did you ever want to see what it's like to fly?" I asked. I don't know why I was suggesting this, but I felt sympathy towards the girl.
Her eyes lit up and she smiled big, to the point that you'd think you could see all of her teeth. Max growled, but it got cut off abruptly. She glanced at the other pitch black wolf that was Lucas. I imagine that they were having one of their silent conversations, like Fang and I have sometimes. Lucas huffed and Max's eyes seemed to smile. Lucas shook his huge head and Max was the one to huff this time. She turned and walked up to me, growling slightly. I raised my eyebrow and glanced at Angel.
"She said, if you drop her, you'll be answering to her," Angel translated.
I nodded and said, "I've never dropped my own sister, so why would I drop Sarah?" Max glared at me for a moment, then turned away, barking out a laugh. Well, it seemed like she was laughing. Angel smiled brightly at me and I raised my eyebrow. It took me three days and a mirror to get that down.
"She said you've got back bone. She likes that," Angel said sweetly to me. I smiled, pleased. I don't know why Max's opinion bothers me, but it does. Anyways, she just complimented me; it's kind of hard not to be flattered.
I motioned for Sarah to come over, but she stood rooted to the spot. Max went up behind her and pushed her forward with her muzzle. Sarah jumped, and made her way over. "Alright," I said. "Iggy and Fang are going to carry you. I'll stay below you for you to feel safer, but if you don't want me too, I won't."
"It's okay, I want to see the land below," Sarah said. I nodded and motioned for Fang and Iggy to grab her. Fang tapped Iggy on the back of the shoulder twice to let him know. They each took one arm and Sarah smiled, excited. I saw Iggy's face turn a little pink and I smirked. "K', Igs, straight up at six O'clock," I ordered. He nodded and he and Fang unfurled their wings and took off to the sky. I followed, the Flock after me. I glanced down at the wolves and saw them running through the forest, zigzagging through the trees.
After a couple minutes, we made it to the shore of the lake. It was called Misty Lake. Hm, sounds ominous. It sounds like an abandoned lake that's haunted and every full moon a monster comes out of a lake and creates mist to hide in while it scavengers for lost pets and people. You know how I know?
There's a sign.
Yep, there's a sign that says it.
"Do you think it's true?" Gazzy asked. "Because that would be sooo cool!"
"I don't know, it could be," I said. Fang raised his eyebrow at me and I shrugged. "We'll set up camp here and rest. Then we can leave at first light, travel for a couple more hours, and make it to my mom's before sun down tomorrow. Sound good, wolves?" I asked.
Max growled and bared her teeth at me and I held my hands up in a 'Whoa Nelly' gesture. "Come on, I was just teasing."
She backed down and turned to the lake. It was getting dark, it was already twilight. I watched as Max and Lucas phased back to normal. I have to admit, when she first phased into a giant seven foot tall wolf (its head even taller) I was a little awed. Okay, a lot awed. I was a hair away from freaking out. Wouldn't you freak out when a girl's eyes flashed sapphire and she turned into a giant wolf? Exactly.
I grabbed Fang's arm and pulled him to the woods. When I turned to him, he raised his eyebrow.
"Are you sure that they're trust worthy enough to meet my mom and Ella?" I asked him in a low voice. I glanced behind him to see the other Max pull Sarah aside. It looked like she was lecturing her. Maybe about back stabbing us when we were least expecting it? What if she was ordering her to kidnap one of the Flock? Is Max thinking about taking over the world? All of these questions kept going through my mind, making me doubt that they were really here for what they said they were here for.
"Max," Fang sighed. He grabbed my upper arms and rested his forehead on mine, looking me in the eyes. "You are too paranoid for your own good. They shared their secrets with us and Angel trusts them. You know that if Angel trusts them, it's safe. So why do you have this asinine idea in your head that they will turn on us?"
Wow, that was the most I heard him talk all week. And I haven't thought of it like that, either. I will never say this out loud, but Fang's right. "Okay," I whispered, smiling a little. He let go of me and we started making our way back to the others. They had set up camp and Iggy had started a fire. How he does it? I will never know.
I nodded to the other Max and sat down opposite of her and Lucas. Fang sat down next to me and Sarah sat down next to Iggy. Nudge, Gazzy, and Iggy sat in between us all. "I got some raw meat for Sarah, if that's okay," I said to Max. She nodded, yes.
Iggy was searching through the bags and came out with a packet of raw chicken, handing it to Sarah. Remember, she was right next to him, so he knew where she was. Also, Iggy can identify anything by touch.
Sarah ripped open the package and started inhaling the chicken. Okay, I was a little grossed out. I mean, it's like watching Iggy scarf down a packet of raw bacon. It's just wrong! Iggy started handing out food and we all ate happily for a few minutes, the only thing you could hear was munching and smacking.
"I'll keep first watch," the wolf-Max said. I raised my eyebrow at her.
"I always take first watch," I argued. She just shrugged. "God, you're just as annoying as Fang!"
The Flock snickered and Fang just rolled his eyes. "See?" I said, my eyes widening as I gestured to him. The Flock out right laughed as Fang scowled. Wolf-Max just scooted off of the log she was sitting on and plopped down on the ground, leaning back against it.
"Sarah, I'm teaching you tomorrow," she said and Sarah nodded. I glanced at Fang and he just shrugged.
"So what's your relationship with each other?" Nudge asked Wolf-Max and Lucas. I blinked; that was the shortest sentence that I've ever heard her mutter.
"We're best friends," Lucas said, laying down and leaning his head on Wolf-Max's shoulder. He draped an arm around her neck and smiled cheekily at her. She just ignored him.
"Oh, and you'll fall in love like Max and Fang, huh?" Nudge said excitedly. "Or, or, or, you're already in love! You just don't know it yet! Lucas could give you flowers and he could take you out to-"
"Nudge!" Iggy yelled, clamping his hands over his ears, a pained expression on his face. Nudge had been steadily going louder, the longer she talked. "My ears are bleeding!"
Sarah giggled, having heard that for the first time. The Flock and I have heard it millions and millions of times. I smiled, glancing between the two of them. I believe this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Maybe even more.
I could tell that Wolf-Max was having the same thoughts, because she was glancing between the two of them as well. Lucas was still sprawled out on the log, his arms still splayed on Wolf-Max. She didn't seem bothered by it like I would be. Well, Fang wouldn't be bothered by it if I did that. Well, Fang wouldn't show that he was bothered by it, much like Wolf-Max didn't.
"What are you going to teach Sarah tomorrow?" I asked, genuinely curious.
"How to kill vampires," Wolf-Max said bluntly. I believe she really is Fang's twin.
"Vampires?" Gazzy asked, awed. He didn't really believe all of this, did he? I mean, come on? Vampires?
You've seen werewolves with your own eyes, Max, Angel thought to me. What makes you think vampires aren't real?
Okay, so she did have a point. If somebody told me yesterday that werewolves were real, I would have laughed in their face and called them crazy. But, I'm a kid with wings. If I'm possible, who knows? Dragons and trolls could be real.
Wolf-Max nodded, affirmative. Okay, so Sarah was going to learn how to kill vampires.
"What about us?" I asked.
"What about you?" Lucas asked, sitting up.
"Are you going to teach us?" Iggy asked, 'looking' at him.
"Well, you never asked. So I assumed that you didn't want to learn. But now that you asked, sure. We'll teach you. But for now, I think it's best that we all get some sleep, we've got a long day tomorrow. And Max? I mean your Max, not mine, let my Max take watch tonight. She knows how to kill vampires and she easily has the best ears among us," Lucas explained.
"How do you know?" Iggy asked. He was very sensitive about his hearing.
"She's a wolf, it's in her genes," Lucas said. "I'm one too, but I don't have as good as hearing as her. My nose is better though. If we have to track something, she asks me."
I nodded, storing that information for later use. I sighed, "Alright, you take first watch. But I take second."
Wolf-Max nodded and the Flock tapped fists. Iggy banked the fire so only the embers were glowing and we all lay down around the used-to-be fire. I laid down next to Fang and he whispered, "'Night."
"'Night," I whispered and closed my eyes. In minutes, I was asleep.