Chapter 5

I woke with a start when I heard a branch fall and hit a boulder. I flew up to my feet and got in a fighting stance I relaxed when I saw it was Iggy and Nudge. "What the hell are you thinking?! You don't sneak up on someone like that."

Iggy just shrugged as everyone else landed around him. "Oh Max it's a good thing that your ok! Thing your ok the white coats got confused and gave us enough time to get away without any of them noticing. The Doctor kept pressing the button harder and harder though but you were so far away he didn't know if it would work or not."

"Nudge, please don't talk so much. I have a massive head ache and im trying to think some things through right now." I walked around the tree and tried to get away from them. Unfortunately Angel didn't think I would be going by myself.

"Nice try Max remember I can read your mind. I'm not going to let you go off by yourself anymore." She put her hand in mine and walked with me. I sighed quietly the farther we got. "Max your not going to be able to run from your problems all the time. Especially now."

I started laughing and managed to get out. "Really? Because there is a really simple way to get rid of the problem Angel."

"Max!" She stopped dead in her tracks. "You don't really mean that do you?" I could see tears in her eyes.

"Oh Angel I didn't mean it like that! Come here." I sat down on the ground and patted the ground next to me. She sat down and leaned into me. "Angel you have to understand that things are going to get really hard and I am not going to be able to protect everyone from everything no matter how much I want to. This is just a small example and it involves me sweetie."

"I know Max. Why did everything have to change though? Why couldn't everything stay the same?" She trailed off.

"Because life isn't worth living without change sometimes. We need it to survive and we have had a lot in our lives so we probably crave it more than normal people do." I wasn't really talking to anyone in particular. I could feel a sharp pain in my arm again and I heard white coats arguing with each other over where to look for me. "Shit. Angel listen to me right now. You have to get everyone out of here, I'll try and buy you guys some time to get away. Don't come back at all even if I beg you to. You guys have to be safe other wise my life wont be worth living alright?" I stood up and looked around frantically.

"Ok Max." She nodded and stood up and gave me one last hug. "Love you Max." She ran off towards the others.

"Love you to Angel." I turned towards the white coats and ran towards them. I saw them soon enough and leaned against a tree. "Well it took you guys long enough to find me. I mean come on it wasn't that hard was it?"

They stopped in there tracks. "No. Now the Doctor wants you to come back right away. Something has been developed with the experiment and he wants to check everything out."

I rolled my eyes. "Oh I get it. I may have run away from you guys but he is more worried about the damn experiment."

"Of course Maximum." One tied my arms up and then my legs.

"Is this necessary?" I sighed.

"Well yes because we cant have you interfering while we gather the one you call Fang." The man finished the knot around my ankles.

"What? Why do you need Fang?!" I felt a shock go through my arm. "You have me I made a deal with the Doctor that I would stay if you guys let the flock go." The next shock was stronger and a lot longer. I could feel my lungs burning for air as I screamed. I looked up and sighed mentally relieved that they were flying away and that the white coats hadn't noticed.

"Doctor was right. She is stubborn." They murmured to each other. Well who ever tied me up sure as hell failed miserably. I pulled my wrists apart and broke the binding. I untied my ankles before they knew what was happening.

"See yah later losers. Be sure to give the Doc my best." I shot into the air and went the opposite direction than the flock. I put up my mental wall so Angel wouldn't know what happened. At least this way I could deal with my problem on my own and I wouldn't have to involve the others.

6 years later

"Come on Bonnie. Just eat the salad I promise it isn't that bad." I pushed the bowl back towards my little girl.

She shook her blonde head. "No. It is yucky mommy."

"If you don't eat it we wont go flying today." I had to pull the bribe.

Her eyes narrowed. Of coarse she had to look like her dad but acted just like me. I sighed mentally. "Fine. I will eat one bite and then I am done." She pulled the bowl near her and ate one leaf of the lettuce. "There." She hopped out of the chair and walked to the front door to put her shoes on.

"Thank you Bon-Bon." I took the bowl to the sink and sit it in there. I walked back to the front door and slipped my sandals on and grabbed her hand and walked out side with her. The park was across the street and it backed up against the forest so we could take off so no one would see us.

The sun light was bright as we ran across the wide park to the forest. I stopped at the tree line and put my face against the sunlight to see if anyone was up there. I didn't see anyone and that was good, at least I wouldn't have to fight with them today. I followed Bonnie through the forest to our clearing where we could take off and where I his packs in a fallen tree trunk in case the school ever found us. Bonnie didn't wait for me, she already knew I could catch up to her easily. I pushed down hard and flew through the trees to Bonnie up by the clouds where she flew through them laughing as she got wet. I smiled until I saw a large birds flying toward us. No, they were larger than birds.

"Crap… Bonnie!" I went into over drive and grabbed my daughter through the cloud and flew home.

"Mommy!!!"

"Not now Bonnie." I hissed at her and looked back to make sure they hadn't seen me or her. Boy, was I wrong. 'Max?' Crap, Angel!

"MAX!!!" I heard Angel scream at the top of her lungs as she flew towards me as fast as she could.

I was over my house by now. "Ok, Bonnie here we go alright?" She nodded. I closed my wings in and flew down into my deep pool that I kept in these kinds of situations. When we came up out of the water I saw them looking down at us with wide eyes. "Bonnie go inside and put on some dry close for Mommy, ok?"

"Ok! Can I put on my pretty dress?"

"Sure, I have a feeling we might have some guests anyways sweet heart." She swam to the edge of the pool and climbed out. Her feet made noise as she ran into the house. I took my time swimming to the edge. 'Come on Angel. You don't think I'm going to bite do you?' 'No!'

They all flew down and landed gracefully in my back yard looking at me as though I had changed a lot. "Hi to you to." I sneered before standing up and walking into my house.

"Max! wait who was that little girl with you?" Angel ran after me.

"That's Bonnie, Angel." I spoke quietly. "Can you stay here a second? I already know she probably ripped her dress." I shook my head as I went back into her bed room. Bonnie had her head stuck in her dress.

"Mommy I'm stuck." She huffed. I laughed lightly.

"Calm down it's alright." I walked towards her and undid the zipper in the back the dress fell down over her like a cloud. She giggled. "See it's alright."

"Thank you mommy!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me out into the living room. I already knew everyone was probably inside and had heard Bonnie. Bonnie stopped when she saw everyone. Her head tilted to the side.

"Its alright Bonnie. They wont hurt us." I spoke quietly and confidently. It would be a stupid mistake if they did try to hurt us with Bonnie around and since I got my new power it would just be sad. She just nodded and led me to the coach.

"Mommy can I have my juice now?" She tugged on my wet sleeve. I laughed. Of course she would ask for that.

"Sure honey." I stood up and walked towards the kitchen but stopped dead in my tracks. Fang and Dylan were both by the entrance to the kitchen. I shook my head and shoved both of them out of the side trying to calm down. "Bonnie do you want apple or cranberry juice." I called.

"Cranberry please." I shook my head girl liked her cranberries but hated salad.

"Max?" I looked up to see Nudge and Angel standing in the entrance to the kitchen. "Is this you house?"

I looked down. "Well its mine and my husbands house." I put the cap on Bonnies cup and ushered them into the living room. I walked over and handed Bonnie her cup. "Now, who wants something to eat?" I walked back into the kitchen. God, do they still eat the same amount?

"Fuck Max don't poison us!" Iggy ran into the kitchen after me.

"Don't cuss in here Iggy!" I shouted back at him.

"Since when don't you cuss Maximum Ride?" Iggy sneered at me.

I pointed to the living room. He blinked. "Oh. Sorry."

I turned back towards the counter and drummed my fingers. "Lasagne ok?" I asked biting my lip.

Bonnie ran in with Angel and Nudge following her. They all nodded and giggled. My eyes narrowed. "Mommy…"

"Yes Bonnie."

"Daddy just pulled into the drive way. Can I introduce him to Angel and Nudge?" Bonnie was hopping up and down.

My face fell. "Ugh hold on a second Bonnie." I ran out of the kitchen and out the front door to Sam, my husband. "Sam-"

"Max! God today at work was awful I was harassed all day by a company that wanted the three of us I Florida for the weekend so that you could speak to a crowd. They just didn't understand no." He shook his head and put his arm around my waist. "Sorry I interrupted you."

"Its fine… Well we have some unexpected visitors tonight." I trailed off. "You remember my adoptive siblings don't you?"

"Yes… I believe they lied about there names though Max." I could feel Sam tense up. "Are they inside right now?"

"Yeah." He sighed. "Don't worry alright? They wont stay the night and besides we don't even have room for them to."

"Alright. Well at least I'm not cooking tonight." He laughed.

"Hey maybe I'll just happen to burn the lasagna." I laughed. "Or I could use the one that I made last week with the thyme."

"Oh no. You are not going to do that, it was awful." He laughed walking in the door. His smile faltered when he saw Dylan playing with Bonnie. "Hey Bon-Bon why don't we go play at the park?"

"Ok daddy." Bonnie ran out the door. "Hurry up I want to get on the swings before Fiona comes out side!" Bonnie impatiently tapped her foot on the porch.

Sam took his coat off and ran outside with her. Dylan was fuming silently. "That wasn't fair." He mumbled.

I glared at him. "Oh you don't think that's fair? I'm sorry why don't I get you a bowl of ice cream with cherries?" I walked back into the kitchen and pulled out the pre-made lasagna.

"Well Bonnie sure does act like you." Fang leaned against the sink next to me.

"Unfortunately. You have no idea how hard it is to get her to eat some stuff." I walked past him and put the lasagna in the oven.

"If I remember correctly you were picky to."

"Not this bad." I mumbled. "Anyways what are you guys doing in California anyways?"

"Ask Angel."

"Fang-"

"She wanted to look for you and we were just flying by when she heard Bonnie… Of course it wasn't hard after that because Bonnie was thinking how she wanted to be like her mommy, Maximum Ride." He shook his head. "I feel bad for the sucker who picks a fight with her."

"Max!" Sam called from the front door.

"What?" I asked walking back into the licing room. I stopped in my tracks and had trouble breathing. "Fang… Get out of here now." I could feel my arms tingle slightly. Crap. "Get out of here now!" The tingling was stronger now and they started to burn.