Chapter 10: Invitation
NUDGE
Yo! It's Nudge. The Nudge-ster. Tiffany-Krystal. Monique. Magnet Girl. The Nudge channel, all Nudge, all the time. People criticize me about that. I got stuff to say, folks! You got a problem with that? Well, do ya? You better not.
Anyway, I have to say I was a bit freaked out to see a grizzly old man in a jet pack chasing after the flock. Of course, it's not like we've never been chased before. First Erasers, then Erasers who turn into humans, then Erasers who fly, then the Flyboys… this guy wasn't exactly following the trend of increasing scariness. It's just one guy, but still, can't we get a freaking break? I'd like at least a week of no chases and battles. I'm eleven years old, damn it. I should be hanging out at the mall and tittering at the surfer dude behind the counter of the sporting goods store. Not being pursued by the International Conglomerate of Bad Guys. We prepared ourselves for the attack.
"Hold fast, flock," the man growled. "The name is General W. R. Monger. Caretaker of the Modesto Monsters. Since you have no permanent address, they asked me to track you down to give you your invitations to the Monster Convention." He passed them out.
"Forks, Washington?" I said, reading the invitation.
"Yeah, apparently there's a big monster family living there."
"Will you be there?"
"Nope. Monsters-only. The human guests will give the Missing Link his gifts in Modesto. I don't suppose you know who the Forks monsters are?"
"Top-secret," Max told him.
"Yeah, that's what I thought," he grumbled.
I realize this chapter is short… I just wanted to integrate the Maximum Ride series into the fic as much as I can. Especially Nudge. Nudge is my favorite. It's just sometimes I have an idea—like Nudge narrating—and I love the idea but I don't know exactly what to do with it. Know what I mean? Oh, I do hope awfully that someone around here appreciates all three facets of the crossover... I feel so much affection for all of them.