IMPORTANT!

I'm sorry for any confusion in my story, especially with the whole DNA thing. They won't get wings, they'll just have powers that involves the animal that they are given. I couldn't find any other way to explain it. So technically they're still human. Sorry again for that.

As well, I'm extremely sorry for not updating! Sports will be the death of me I swear! That and homework. :P

Glad everyone like the story though!

Max's POV

I woke to the blaring sound of a rooster getting choked while singing its song. That or a seriously messed up trumpet.

I groaned and rolled out of bed. It was only as I began to fall that I realized I had taken the top bunk and therefore, feet above the ground. Instinctively, I twisted my body so I landed on my feet. This though, scared the beejezus out of Ella.

"Gah!" She exclaimed jumping a foot in the air. A foot the bunk bed didn't allow. "Ow…"

"Sorry, fell out of bed." I apologized as I climbed onto my bed again, to get all my necessaries and headed off to the bathrooms.

I returned in time to walk to the mess hall with everyone.

"Don't expect the horn to wake you up all the time," Julia warned. "Slowly they're going to make it sound later and later until it warns you that the mess hall doors are closing. Then, it won't ring at all."

"That might save a lot of peoples ear drums." I joked. Julia and Alex glared at me. Obviously we had to work on their sense of humor. I rolled my eyes.

"I agree with Max," Nudge put in, yawning. "My ears are still ringing."

"So what are we going to eat?" Angel asked.

"Probably pancakes, waffles, French toast, something yummy like that." Alex said.

My stomach growled at the mere mention to the delicious food.

We walked through the doors of the mess hall and were immediately assaulted with the sound of a large

mass of people all talking at once. (Sorry for the space here. My computer hates me.)

At the back of the room there was a large row of tables all stacked high with food. I made a beeline for it not even looking back to see if the others were following.

I stacked my plate high. If this was the last of the yummy food I was going to get for the summer, than I was going to enjoy it. Maybe even sneak some back to my cabin to eat later.

I found the last empty table for us to sit at, and began eating immediately. Alex, Julia, Nudge, Ella and Angel slowly joined me. We were eating in silence when Alex looked up suddenly and swore. Everyone apart from Julia looked up, surprised that Alex muttered such words.

Julia merely focused her attention to were Alex was staring intently and swore too, adverting her eyes.

"What is it?" Nudge asked.

For a moment they didn't answer. Alex kept her head down but tilted to the side as if listening intently. Finally, she answered.

"It's the Camp Director. She's made an appearance."

"What's so bad about that?" I asked.

"In the entire history of this camp she has never once been seen or heard, whether in person or by another mode. She has always worked through others. So, it worries me that she is here, in front of all these campers, conversing with the consolers."

Julia nodded her agreement. "It defiantly spells trouble."

I turned my head to see whom they were talking about. A woman surrounded by three men, caught my eye. It was hard to get a good look of the woman, with the three others so closely knit to her. I watched them, not noticing the time that had passed until one of the men turned his head in my direction, and I quickly looked away.

"So what are you guys planning on doing this morning?" Nudge asked. "I think I want to do art. I just love art all the pretty colours and shapes and the cool sculptures. I've always wanted to make something from clay. Maybe make a person or a dog or even a bird. I love birds, they're so cute and they can fly! I'd love to fly. Would you like to fly? I think it would be cool to be able to see everything so high up in the sky. Maybe purposely fly through a cloud. What would happen? Would you be able to jump on them or would you get really wet? I wish I had a pet cat. I wonder if there are purple cats. What about purple cat flavoured ice cream? I bet that would taste-"

"Nudge, shut up!" I yelled. And where the hell did she get purple cat flavoured ice cream from? That has absolutely nothing to do with art.

Nudge looked at me sheepishly. "Sorry, I tend to do that a lot."

Angel smiled. "I think I'll do nature. So peaceful and scenic."

"I'm with Nudge on art," Ella agreed.

"Sports; without a doubt." I said and saw Alex and Julia nod their heads in agreement.

The sound of a microphone squeaking until our ears bled, made us jump and Julia and Alex's eyes to widen in shock.

"May I have your attention please." We all turned our heads to see the Director, standing on a levered podium. The room was dead silent.

"Thank you. I know that I'm not exactly known to make announcements, but I felt it was my duty to tell you all that there are going to be some drastic changes to the way the camp will run this summer and if it goes well, we might do it again next year.

"Instead of having the Activity of the Day and a cabin activity, we will have different types of wilderness survival training for an upcoming week trip into the forest."

Julia and Alex paled visibly.

"The week trip will consist of a 3 or 4 day canoe trip and then a 3 or 4 day hike to the final destination. But no need to worry, if you don't know what a canoe is or how to survive in the wilderness, that's what we are going to help you with. That is all for now. Each cabin will be given a specific skill to do after the first activity. Have fun!"

The conversations resumed, the announcement even caused our table to talk about it.

"This is new too isn't it?" Ella asked.

Julia nodded. "I might just know what their up to as well." We waited for her to continue. "For the past hundred years, they've always had to wing it. Grab a random group of kids and inject them with different DNA. Obviously, they have new technology, and they're planning on using it. My guess is that they're planning to use the week trip to test which kids will survive the added DNA. So, we can expect people to die. Again."

"So, some of us might not survive the summer?" Nudge asked, her previous cheeriness gone.

Julia nodded. "A strong possibility."

That is most defiantly one way to end a conversation with a bang.

Breakfast ended and everyone was directed to their specified activities, once again no guidance at all to where we were meant to go, though like last night, I knew exactly where I was supposed to go. So I was closely followed by Alex and Julia. We said nothing to each other as we walked towards Sports.

Eventually, after what seemed like a hike, we came to a large clearing with every type of sports field. Though currently, everyone was gathered on the soccer field.

"Good to see you girls decided to show up." The consoler looked at us disapproving glare. I glared back at him when his head was turned the other way, and maybe, possibly shot him the bird too. The rest of the group, that also included Fang, Darren and Iggy (how he is able to play any sport mesmerizes me) starred at me wide eyed. Well Iggy didn't, but why he didn't was kind of obvious.

"Okay, I presume you all know how to play soccer so I can skip this boring explanation and you guys can get to playing." The consoler said.

Everyone nodded their agreement.

"Great, boys against girls. You guys figure out what position you'll play."

So the 11 of us girls went to the far net to figure out what to do.

"I call being goalie. Third year privilege." Alex declared.

"Mid, I'll be mid field." Julia said.

"Forward," I called.

Eventually, we all sorted out what positions we wanted to play and we set up on the field. I got to be centre forward with Julia as mid field behind me, Alex in goal.

The consoler placed the ball in the center and ushered the boys behind the center circle. He blew his whistle and I kicked the ball to the girl on my right. I watched the boys prepare for her to kick it far as I weaved between them, so they were surprised when she kicked back to Julia who kicked it from behind half to where I had ran, at the edge of the 18 Yard box (not off-side). And we got our first goal.

The boys stood dumb struck as I ran back to my team cheering at our goal.

I smirked towards Fang who was watching us silently, eyes narrowed.

That was when the game really began, the ball continued to be stolen from one team to have the goalie save a shot.

I was constantly surprised by every goal Alex stopped. She'd jump to impossible heights and dive so fast it looked like she teleported. I guess it came with the cat DNA.

But it was when the time was running out that the second goal had been scored. I was dribbling the ball down the field, as Fang was running up to stop me. At the last minute, I turned my back on Fang to block him from the ball as I kicked it into the air, jumped up with a quick scissor kick the ball flew over my head and towards the net, missing the goalies fingers by a millimeter.

I landed nimbly on my feet as the girls burst out in cheers. We beat the boy by two points, all of which I scored. I smiled slightly mostly to myself. I missed playing sports.

"Good game," I heard Fang say.

I turned around to face him, and smirked. "You too."

We must have stood there for a while, because not that much later-or at least that's what it felt like-the consoler blew his whistle angrily at us.

"Off to survival training you two!"