Max

I couldn't believe it! After weeks of sitting on our butts, waiting for help, here comes this blond beauty and boom! We escape. We find a place to stay the night. We're free. Wonder if she wants to be part of the flock…

Fang

Despite how weird this Gabi girl was, she helped bust us out of the School. I'm not going to forget that. Wonder if Max will ask her…

Iggy

Wow. Gabriella is (according to what Gazzy told me) a freaking badass! She helped get us out, she has wings too, and even mental powers like Angel. Wow. Wonder what she looks like…

Nudge

Oh my gosh! This girl is so pretty and so much like Max! Her blond hair is almost past her waist, with the cute blue-green streak in it. I also noticed a silver streak, which she told me was from being forced to hold up the sky. At thirteen years old. For a day and a half. At twelve, I was shocked that she could have managed it. Her sea green eyes held lots of secrets. They force a look of confidence, but I can start to see her fear, confusion, and brokenness peeking through. Maybe it's because I'm getting to know her more. Wonder why she's so distant all the time…

Gazzy

This girl is the half-sister of Percy Jackson! The kid who's blown up about nine different schools and was known for "killing" his mom and being a runaway juvenile delinquent. I so want to meet him. Wonder if she'll introduce me…

Angel

After meeting so many weird people, i find it hard to trust. But I would trust Gabi with my life. Wonder why that is…

Gabi

"Maaaaxxx," Nuge said an hour later. "When are we gonna stop?"

I looked back and saw that all three of the younger kids were lagging behind a little. We were all tired, and we'd been flying pretty fast, nonstop. Should we stop? I thought at Max and Angel separately. Both responded almost immediately. Yes.

"Okay, guys," Max called. "We're gonna find us a nice tree to spend the night in!" The flock gave halfhearted cheers and I joined in. We all swooped down on a giant oak tree with huge branches. As I settled myself in the crook of a branch, I heard the others settling in too. Time to test one of my new skills. I concentrated on Max's face and felt my own changing. My hair shortened to a little longer than shoulder length and darkened to dirty blonde. I couldn't see my eyes, but I knew they were turning to chocolate brown. Within seconds, I looked exactly like Max. I grinned and jumped down right behind Max. She didn't notice me until I said, "Hi."

She whirled around, spotted me, and practically fell off her branch. Her eyes were narrowed as she pulled herself back up. "Maya." Her voice was little more than a growl.

"Nope." I let my features return to normal, and Max looked even more shocked, if possible.

"You," she said. "You - what - just - how did you?"

I giggled, then turned myself into Fang, then Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, then me again. "New skill."

"OMG what? A new skill?" Nudge clambered over to this branch, followed by everyone else. I grinned as I first turned into Max, and watched their stunned faces. Two Fangs, another Iggy, two Nudges (she squealed with delight), another Gasman, and two little perfect Angels followed. "SO COOL!" Nudge screeched as she climbed up to give me a hug.

-TWENTY MINUTES LATER-

So much happened in twenty minutes. Max asked me to join the flock and I said yes, I spotted something in the distance, and now I was flying off toward the thing, making the rest of the flock stay behind and wait for me. As I got closer, I saw a gleam of bronze. My eyes widened and I pulled up short. It was the Argo II, probably on its way to look for me. Thinking fast, I whipped around and poured on the speed, zooming back to the old oak tree and the rest of the flock. I quickly explained that it was my friends, and that they'd seen too many weird things to be freaked out by the wings. All seven of us flew off toward the Argo II landing softly on the deck. Festus the figurehead turned to look at us, getting ready to spew fire. "Festus, it's me," I said as I walked over. I gave him a hug, and he gave me a chin hug back, then flipped open a panel on his neck. I pressed a blue button, which blasted a horn over the intercom in every cabin. I heard yells and thumps from below, and giggled. This was gonna be so much fun.