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ANGEL: A Maximum Ride Novel

By: silver-nightstorm

Summary: When a random girl runs up to Dylan calling him "Kurt", Max and the Flock are thrust into the strangest adventure of their lives, and adventure with the newest hybrid from the school; a cat girl. Join the flock on their latest mission to rescue Fang, regain "Kurt"s memory, avoid catnip, and find true love, all while questing for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. And to save the world, of course. Takes place after FANG.

Chapter 2: And That Is Why I'm An Idiot

Nim's POV

I woke up to find Max's face swimming two inches away from mine. Being in my groggy, partially awake state, it did the natural thing in my situation. I shrieked at the top of my lungs, and chucked a pillow at her. As I said, the most natural reaction.

At least, for me.

Next, in my still groggy state, I saw Iggy. "James Griffith…" I mumbled, and he jumped ten feet in the air. Literally. Like, his wings snapped open, and he was flying. It wasn't until he hit his head on the ceiling that he landed.

I realized I was nestled in a big bed. I sat up, rubbing my eyes, and then I shrieked. "I fell asleep with my contacts in!"

"Technically, you got knocked out with your contacts in," quipped Gazzy.

"I think it's basically the same thing…" mumbled Kurt. Err… Ryan. Err… Dylan.

Iggy sat on the bed next to me. "How do you know my real name?"

Now I was really confused. "What are you talking about?"

Max stepped up. "James Griffith. That's Iggy's real name. You didn't think we were really called things like 'Nudge' and 'Gazzy' did you?"

"Honestly?" I grinned, "I think I was too occupied to register it." I stopped, and then understanding dawned on me. "You guys are the flock!"

Angel smiled, "Duh."

I sighed, "That explains a lot! Dr. Crazy's records talk about a few of you in creepy detail. You must be Monique." I turned to Nudge. "Your real birthday is August 24th, and you were born in 1996. You're 13 years old."

"Ohhh!" Gazzy jumped up and down, "Me next!"

"Gazzy, you didn't have a real name because…" my voice trailed off, and my breath hitched. Test tube baby. The words rang in my head. "You're birthday was June 3rd, 1999… you're ten years old." I turned to Angel. "Your birthday is August 30th, 2000. That makes you nine."

"We know Dylan is going to turn sixteen in a month, but what about Max and I?" asked Iggy.

"Iggy, you're still sixteen. You're birthday is May 21st, 1993. And Max, you just turned seventeen on November 23rd."

"What about F. A. N. G?" whispered Nudge. Iggy sighed.

"May 7th, 1993. He's sixteen," I quipped. That's why I hadn't recognized the flock. They were missing Fang.

Max stepped up, hands on her hips. "Why should we believe you? You run up to us in the middle of New York City, and claim to know Dylan personally, and all of us from files! How do I know you didn't lead the Fox-Faces right to us?"

"I was actually calling them Nuevo-Erasers…" my voice trailed off at the murderous look in Max's eye. She was getting her dangerous 'mother mode' on.

"Yeah!" added Nudge. "And what was that you said about designing the F.F.'s or N.E.'s? Cause that's really not cool! Cause one of your own creations just tried to kill you and…" Nudge's voice trailed off.

I fisted the white blankets in my hands. "This is a long story," I whispered. "A story of all my stupid mistakes."

Max sat down on a couch with a no-nonsense look on her face. The rest of the flock, minus Iggy, piled on next to her.

I sighed.

"It all started at the end of my sophomore year in high school. I was the first sophomore to ever take AP Biology in my school, and I was the first sophomore to ever get a 5 on an AP test. A 5 is the highest score, and AP means Advanced Placement, or College Level Courses.

"My grades attracted the attention of Dr. Gunther-Haagen. He was…is a leading professor of stem cell research, and my paper in the beginning of the year attracted his attention. I had already taken an internship in California at my uncle's chemistry lab, and helped with his research. Gunther-Haagen wanted to offer an internship to two students across the country. I was one of them.

"Kurt… Dylan was the other.

"The internship started the minute I left school. I traveled with Gunther-Haagen and Kurt across the world, helping with lab research. I never knew of the results of the experiments. One day, Kurt accidentally hacked his files, and I knew what Gunther-Haagen was causing. I support stem cell research, but what he was doing was monstrous.

"I vowed to stop him.

"At this point, Gunther-Haagen suspected me. He set me to work creating a good DNA combination for the Fox-Humans. Around this time, Kurt disappeared. I was told he went home. I was left a note from him, and a voice message. That was all. I hoped for the best, but feared the worst.

"Around this time, I noticed a strange change about me. I became more partial to milk, and acquired many cat-like habits. I think my real warning was when I walked into the garden, and accidentally picked some catnip.

"The warning bells went off.

"I went to the lab to confront Gunther-Haagen. It was empty, but his computer was on. I opened his files, and found one with my name on it. I was an experiment, and he was slowly exposing my DNA to harmful substances that would mutate it.

"That was when I ran away. When I found out what he'd done to me, I was deathly scared for Kurt. I printed out all of your files, hoping to be able to track you down, and Kurt's file.

"I didn't know what happened to Kurt, or the results of the experiments on him. But I always feared the worst.

"I fell for Gunther-Haagen's lies. And that is why I'm an idiot."

I sighed, and looked up for the first time. I was met with deathly silence.

~End 2~

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