Assassination of Memories Chapter 4: New Scent, a maximum ride fanfic

Assassination Of Memories
Chapter II – New Scent

I am not a man, and my initials are not JP so therefore I do not own Maximum Ride and I'm not someone who works with TV shows so I do not own Pretender either

Thank you Dygen Entreri and DarkAngelDreams13 for reviewing, you guys are awesome!

A/N: Remember this takes place before MAX so my story is like an alternate universe

White Wing: Oh whoppie flippin' do an alternate universe, how Star Trek…ish

Neofreak: Sorry we've tried to make this a xover but it keeps putting Assassination Of Memorieson the Pretender side of FanFiction

Shadows' POV

Me and my family lived up in the mountains in a laid back little town that's so inconspicuous people from the city don't even know we're here. Tranq and I escaped the Organization at the end of February last year, and after a little accident Jared took us in and made me a somewhat more social person; translation: I don't kill people who piss me off anymore. I was surprised at first when Jared said it was wrong to shoot people, though he taught me better during a couple months of Jared Rehab.

There was only one school in Branklin that had the elementary and high school kids going to the same building. All around the school was forest, and around the back of the school was a really small thing that shouldn't even be called a golf course; I always hung out around the trees that were just at the edge of the school ground, usually high enough that someone would have to climb a ways before they saw me. I had about three hours to go now, and I was bored out of my mind. I hate waiting for something to happen, especially when I have nothing to do.

I was sitting in a large fir tree, on leg dangle off my branch, my back leaning against the trunk gazing above the four story building to the sky. If only, if only… I thought with a sigh. The wind blew up all the smells from the area to me in gentle waves. The crisp smell the mountains gave off was wonderful and I knew that I would never be able to live without this smell; it was a part of my life while the anesthetic haunted any smell faintly, reminding me the Organization was too, part of my life. Another smell told me I had a visitor.

"Is anyone I know up there?" Tranq called up. I looked down to see the nine-year-old beaming at me for at the base of the tree far below. "What are you doing up there it's not time for school yet." He was wearing a pair of dark jeans and he looked like he had tried to put his hair in a ponytail as it was pushed back at the front. His navy blue shirt didn't exactly fit him, and his dark grey hoodie came down past his thighs. Tranq, being intimidated by crowds didn't go to school even though Jared pressed him constantly with the need for Tranq to be educated. Though the kid was quite smart already, and with one of the scarier ability of the family. I jumped down from my perch about 18 ft up, landing silently beside Tranq. He smiled at me, "Everyone to much for you, huh?" he asked. "Ya sure that's it." I said looking away from him. "Let me guess, I have to go to school with you today." Tranq said glumly.

"I know you don't like crowded places Tranq but with Ethan backing Jared up I can't really refuse." I said turning back to him. His hair had grown long enough for a ponytail but being a boy I could see why he wasn't used to putting one in himself. "Elastic." I said hold my hand out. He took on out of his pocket turning around. I put in a loose ponytail for him so it was lying against his neck. Tranq turn back around giving me a nod of appreciation. I only helped him; he was the only one who I opened myself out to. Tranq was the only person I really trusted and he trusted me. "It won't be that bad, hey I think there's someone moving in close by want to have a look?" I asked nodding towards the smell of a truck and more people.

"Sure!" he said hopping onto my back. I started with a fast walk, and then transitioned into a run. Tranq held tightly onto my shoulders as I leaned forward running on my hands and feet at my fastest. Now I've seen kids try to pretend to be dogs or something with four legs and their butts being ready for paddling because they were the highest thing in the air. While running on hands and feet I wasn't like that, I was flat while running; nothing was sticking up in the air if you don't count Tranq who was riding me like a horse. I followed the smell towards the road, sticking behind the trees so no one walking on the sidewalk would see me. I found another road with my map of scent and turned left following it still in the tree line towards where the new truck and people were. I slowed down leaning back to run on two feet again. I slowed down to a jog holding Tranq up with my arms. I hid us behind some thick bushes and we watched as the truck stop behind another car I hadn't smelled, a large family got out of the large van. "New neighbours." Tranq said so quietly no humans could hear. I nodded and we silently kept surveillance. Though something was off with some of these people. They didn't seem…

Human.

Max's POV

I was out of the moving truck as fast as I could slightly landing on my ankle oddly when I hit the ground. The rest of the Flock was out of the van once it stopped; glad to be out of the confined space. Branklin, a small town in the mountains far from any city or golden arches. None of the places rang any bells, the whole town was made up of places that people created other than the Wal-Mart and a couple of stores in the Mall we passed. Just like we hoped, no one up here was going to recognize us; it was going to be quiet for at least a bit.

Hopefully.

Jeb got out of the van and Mom got out of the truck just as another one pulled around behind the first one. The road was a private one with a gate at front and the drive in curved around a little garden and looped back into itself. The house was a cute little two story country house and behind there was a back yard big enough to play professional football in it. Lots of room, good for flying; Mom had found the place and we decided to settle down. Ella got out of the van with wide eyes, staring at the new house before her; Angel and Nudge were quite the same. And then the Nudge Chanel came on.

"OMG it's like, so cute! I can't believe it this house is ours, and the yard is so huge!" she squealed being able to see the football field from around the side of the house. "I can't believe it, I just can't, I hope my room is huge, what about you? Like with a huge walk in closet and –hmpf" Iggy placed his hand over Nudge's mouth to shut her up.

"Okay the master bed room has a double door, any other bedroom you can have just don't fight over them." Mom told everyone. The younger ones were through the front door to get their rooms in a flash, Iggy, Fang and I walked went in a little slower, carry some of our bags. From the front door you were instantly placed in the living or family room with a stair to the left, and down a hallway on the right I could see three other doors. Feeling slightly stupid I went over to see where the doors went. Okay, kitchen was the first one, then a bathroom. I stood at a faded red wood door at the end of the hallway taking a deep breath. Okay let's see what's behind door number three. I though turning the handle and going inside. The room was huge! The walls were a soft earth red colour with thick carpet that was a darker red. A large window showed the backyard, and there was another door to the right wall. I opened it my jaw dropping to the floor. It was like a five star hotel bathroom, with a marble top counter with a see through bowl and tap for a sink, a large mirror making the bathroom look larger. The bathtub looked more like a large hot tub, big enough to put the whole Flock in it to be exact. Behind a stone wall was the toilet just by a closet for towels.

"This is defiantly my room." I said closing the door to the bathroom. When the movers brought in my stuff (we went IKIEA to get some stuff) I directed them to my room. Mom asked me to have the kids play outside so they wouldn't get in the way and I gathered the Flock together and went outside, with Ella tagging along. With the ball Gazzy had kept with him in the van they played soccer (Total was on Angel's team), while I watch with Fang at my side writing in his blog munching on some Chips Ahoy together. I looked over to Iggy who was staring blindly up at the sky. Poor guy, it had been about a year since he lost Serenity but I knew that deep down inside he was sad all the time even when he had that grin of his on his face. When December 22, the same day he first kissed Serenity, had passed Iggy had flown off and didn't return until dark with tear tracks down his face. I was trying to figure out whether or not she had gotten out yet. Serenity, the first girl Iggy actually showed major interest in. At one point I hated her, corresponding with an Eraser. They had no feelings, or that's what I thought until Angelo had gone back to get Serenity when she closed herself off from rescue, screaming her name. Angelo's cousin, Iggy's… girlfriend; what had happened to Serenity? She might be out of the Organization, looking for us, or maybe with the group of kids she had as her own flock doing something else. It didn't seem right, if Serenity was out she would have tried to find Iggy, reluctantly I had given Angelo our number and Fang's Blog address but he hadn't contacted us since we last saw them.

"Anything from Angelo yet?" I asked looking over to Fang. He shook his head glancing over to Iggy. "Nothing, but he could be reading the blog, just not leaving a message." Fang said. "Maybe we should just go after her." He added. "We've already tried that once, the Organization was in rubble with Eraser crawling all over it." I said under my breath. We sat in silence (not abnormal with Fang around) when an odd feeling came over me. It was familiar, way too familiar. I sat trying to ignore it until Fang tapped my shoulder. "Do feel like you're being watched too?" he asked quietly. I nodded, pulling my knees up to my chest. I looked around looking for danger but I couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.

"MAAAX!" Nudge squealed with delight running over to me. In her hands was a black cat with violet eyes looking very much unpleased the way it was being held. "Isn't it cute, it's fur it sooo soft, here pet it!" she held the cat out at arm's length, her hands underneath its front legs. If possible the cat looked very angry so I decided it would be best not to pet it. "How about you put it down, it does look like it likes you holding it." I said. "Aww can't we keep it?" Nudge said, the cat's ears and tail drooped. "There's no way we're letting that thing in the house." Total barked. The cat hissed angrily at him swiping the air with its claws at Total. There was rustling in the bushes and a boy tripped as he was running over to us.

"S-sorry, she's mine. Must have gotten out of the house." He said walking up to Nudge. He looked around nine years old with his dark hair done into a loose ponytail making me wonder if this kid had seen Fang before. Nudge looked upset that she wasn't able to keep the cat but gave it to the boy any way. "Who are you?" Angel asked. He rubbed the back of his head using one arm to support the cat against his body. "D-dune." He stuttered bring his arm back to hold the cat in a more comfortable potion than Nudge had held it in.

"W-well I should g-get going." He quickly ran off before I could ask anything the cat staring at me from around his arm until it disappeared in the dark tree cover. "It's so nice to know there are people freakier than us in the world." Iggy said smiling. "What were you thinking, we are not keeping a cat!" our talking dog Total spat out trotting back to the ball. "But it was so cute." Nudge muttered to herself as they went back to play soccer. I was trying to figure out what just happened, the kid was weirder than us if that was possible, Fang looked down at his blog his fingers poised above the keys. "Well that was…something." I said looking over to Fang. He nodded staring at his laptop screen. I looked over his shoulder and saw the message most disturbing.

She's dead don't even try to look for her. You're little birdie is a real angel now, there no way that you'll see her again. Serenity: died December 31st

December thirty-first, three days after the Organization Escape. Or was it last December when Iggy had flown off? I looked at Fang who quickly deleted the comment. There was no name left so it could have been anyone, it could be a prank. "Don't tell him." Fang muttered looking into my eyes. "Don't tell anyone."

Serenity was dead? It could be a joke, maybe one of the blog readers was pulling our leg, I knew Fang wrote about Serenity on the blog anyone could have sent that message. Though I had my own doubts. Birdie, the Erasers had used that name for us, the readers would know that. Unless Fang wrote about it too.

"Guys, school starts in an hour." Mom called from the backdoor. "You should get going."

I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dreams.
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static.
And every time we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

Your arms are my castle; your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side..veWithout you it's hard to survi

Cascada
Everytime We Touch