Maximum Ride: Around The World

Have you ever seen that T.V show...Lost? If you have then you'll get me, I feel like we're special guests, we wanted to find food before we flew off...And now we're lost in the woods...Jungle or whatever.

The great Maximum Ride lost eh? I could hear its snicker...Or should I say he-she's snicker.

I'm not a he-she! It snapped. So snappy I nearly jumped, yeah...You can feel kind of jumpy in a place like this; I feel like someone- something- is going to jump out at me. I think the word 'jump' should stop being used.

"I found bananas!" Angel suddenly shrieked. I looked over to the small little blonde girl reaching up for the bananas.

"Wait! What if its booby trapped?" The Gasman said pulling her back. Nudge rolled her eyes and jumped up snatching a bunch down...All of us released a breath we didn't know we'd been holding.

"Nope...Its not booby trapped you boob." She smiled and put them in Fang's backpack, Gazzy stuck his tongue out at her. Total was walking beside us. He kept going to the toilet every now and so often. I think he was scared.

"Let's check here." Iggy said, his ears perking up. We followed...Fang being...well it's not unusual, but he was being ... Un-Fang quiet, get what I mean? Good.

"Is that a spring?" Total said in disbelief. Fang furrowed his brow too.

"It is." He approved.

"Iggy how did you-" Nudge got cut off by Total splashing into the small lagoon area.

"Oh! It feels so nice! I love it! Let me drink from you, you clean...So clean..." Total's prayer was drowned out as he put his face in the water and drank.

"Wait till he keels over." I said fighting a smile for Angel's sake, which scowled at me.

Fang gave a small chuckle and walked over the small fall. I left him to do what he was doing and we searched for wild exotic food. Maybe pineapples... Oranges...Whatever. They do those things in jungles right?

"Awww! It's a cute little monkey!" We heard Angel coo. Oh great, now she's going to be Jane Goodall, jeez what next...The monkey chippered back at her and she cooed even more.

"Oh my God, I wanna keep it!" Nudge joined it. Total made a sound.

"So...The dog's not good enough now?" He asked. Fang was cracking a small smile. I bet he didn't even know I was looking.

The Gasman had the monkey on his head. " Max." He said warily. I laughed. The cute little monkey was cleaning his hair.

"Looks like someone chose you. Hey little fella." I think it's a fella.

Max! You and the Flock are not Animal Rescuers! You're not Jane Goodall and you are not Steve Irwin! I rolled my eyes.

Did I say I wanted to keep the monkey? No! And I know I'm not freakin' Jane Goodall! She was a monkey lady! And I'm not Steve Irwin because I've never met a crocodile in my life!! I bit back.

I rest my case.

"We can't keep it." I called as the three little kids started to pet him. Iggy was the one who protested.

" Max! Please?" He said jutting out his lower lip. Fang sent me the look. I know that look all to well. And then we shot each other meaningful looks.

"Dont." He finally said, rather strongly.

"But-" He cut me off.

"No." i whimpered.

"Well-"

"NO!" I held my hands up in surrender.

"Okay pri-madonna." I muttered and sighed.

"Guys. We gotta dog." I said. "Monkey here is gonna have to wait...I'm sure he belongs to-" I spoke to soon. Fang had a knife to his throat.

"Un-fucking-believable!" He threw his hands in the air. Anyway-back-to-creepy-man-with-knife-to-Fang's-throat.

"Drop Monkey." He ordered. His skin was dark like Nudge's, but somewhat darker. The Gasman immeadiatly dropped the monkey and the thing scattered off to the man.

Fang sent me a panicked look. The panic was in his eyes. "Uh...Sorry, could you let my friend go please?" I asked, he pressed the knife so he drew blood, a tiny bit, and then walked back into the leaves. Angel ran upto the Fang and looked at his cut; Fang was calling the man bad words.

I caught onto one, I remember Total using- "Wanker." He whispered. Total winced and shook his wet coat off and sat down on the ground.

"Sorry." Angel squeaked. Fang patted her head and shook his head.

"Lets just find food...Eat...And get out of here," He paused, as if wanting to say something else but thought better of it. So we picked up the food we found stuffed it in Fang's back pack and got some water in some empty bottles and made our way back, okay, found our way.

Or something...?

I trailed on behind again with Fang and Iggy, Iggy was listening to the birds, and other weird animal sounds, it was as if he'd forgotten about us, I didn't dare disturb his peacefulness.

"You okay?" I asked throwing the banana peel away. Fang glanced at me then nodded. "You looked like you were about to shit your pants." I fought a grin. He punched my shoulder.

"You try having a knife to your throat." He muttered.

Then I did grin. "I've had worse Fang. We all have." I said, Fang nodded in agreement.

"I nearly died." He said as if rubbing it in my face saying, 'Mine was worser than yours!' like a three year old. No such word as worser, right?

"Yeah! Well- shut up." I folded my arms and we reached the beach. "Hey someone stole our logs." I said.

"Well...We're heading off now anyway aren't we?" Iggy cut in. I nodded.

"After we've eaten. We can find our way back to the states." I said. There's no way I'm going to travel around exotic places like this.

Okay...It'd be nice, but hey- I'm still trying to save the world here. Itex is off the list. But still.

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"I believe there's no such word as killeded." Nudge frowned.

"But-"

"No."

"What about-"

"No."

"Yeah but if-"

"No."

Nudge and The Gasman had been going at that for ages, even Iggy added a couple of 'no's, Angel was letting Total ride on her back, he was enjoying it. I think we were going in the right direction, I mean...It took us hours to fly here, its going to take us hours to fly back.

I'm glad you're staying focused. It popped up.

Thanks! I said sarcastically.

I have a feeling that you are Maturing.

I'm whatting?

Maturing.

Like...Growing up?

Yes.

I am fourteen.

Soon to be fifteen.

How do you know these things! I dont even know when I turn fifteen!!

I'll let you all know when you age.

I huffed and beat my wings a little harder. Fang swooped to my side, I looked at his small cut on his throat.

"You okay?" we asked in unison. I gave a small laugh.

"I as-" We did again.

"You-" Fang scowled and put a hand over my mouth.

"I'll go first. You okay? Did it annoy you?" He asked. I nodded and peeled his hand away.

"Yeah. I'm fine, it just annoyed me, you?" Fang nodded too.

"Good. Where're we going when we get back to..." He trailed off.

"Rest more...Eat, buy some new things...I mean...These clothes might get too small before we know it-" Fang started to laugh a little. "And...I guess we find Itex again and well... Y'know." I finished.

Fang nodded again. "Yep. First watch, me or you." He asked. I held out my fist, he followed suite.

"Rock, paper scissors." Damnit.