Previously on Wiped: "Max, relax. You said you never doubt your instincts. And your instincts are telling you to trust me. So just let me do this."

I took a couple steps forward, so our noses were practically touching.

"Wha-" she began, but was interrupted as my lips crashed against hers.

Max

For a second, all I could feel were his lips. His lips, moving in sync with mine. But after that second, reality came crashing down heavily on my shoulders.

Thousands and thousands of memories plowed into my brain. I saw the School and the cages, with scared children peering out of the steel bars. I saw Nudge cowering in the back of her cage, tears streaming down her face. I saw Iggy being brought into his cage, his eyes unfocused and dull.

I pulled away from Fang and sank to the ground. I pulled my knees to my chest and allowed the memories to regain their rightful place.

I remembered the E-Shaped house, Jeb, and flying outside in the beautiful outdoors. I saw my wings extended out behind me. I remembered going to New York City, having the brain attacks, and kissing Fang for the first time on the beach after Ari attacked him. I remembered Virginia, London, even Paris, and Germany. I remembered staring at Ari's lifeless body.

I remembered traveling to Antarctica and doing work for the greater good. I remembered sitting with my mom and Ella at the counter, cooking a home cooked family. I remembered the submarine and kissing Fang in front of everyone. I remembered finally having home with the Flock again. I remembered being taken to the School and being ripped away from my family.

Before I knew it, tears were streaming down my face. I felt a comforting arm wrap around my body, holding me close to him. We sat there for a couple of minutes without saying a word. Finally, I disentangled myself from Fang and stared into his now comforting eyes.

"Fang?" I whispered, wiping the tears from my eyes. "Is that really you?"

He smiled. "Yes, Max. I'm really here."

We stood up and I threw my arms around him.

"How did you find me?" I questioned. "And how did you even remember?"

"I lived in New York City," he began. "And one day I was just walking home when this man stopped me and started yelling at me about me being some kind of bird kid. Curious, I looked 'bird kids' up on the internet and no results came up. That's when I realized something wasn't read. I asked my 'parents' if it was possible to come up with no results and their responses were very suspicious. So, one day when they both weren't home, I searched their office and found all of our files. And it all came back to me."

I gasped. "The School and Itex had the power to erase all information of us off the internet? How is that even possible?"

"It just goes to show you how powerful they really are."

"And there's another reason for them to be stopped. Where did they put the rest of them?"

Fang replied, "Everyone was spread across the country. Iggy is in Colorado, Nudge is in Florida, Gazzy is in Texas, and Angel is in Georgia."

"Wow," I took a deep breath. "They really got us this time."

Fang laughed and my heart melted. I hadn't heard that laugh in a year and a half. "Yeah, they did."

"Wait Max?" Fang started. "When you said my name was Fang, you gave me this shocked look and said you weren't expecting that. What did you mean by that."

I answered, "I kind of started to remember things on my own. Like, I would randomly get snippets of our life. I saw the School, and the cages, and you. I always just thought I was crazy. But when you said your name, I started to think maybe I wasn't so crazy after all."

"If you started to remember our life, that means the others could be experiencing the same thing!" Fang exclaimed.

"And then we could speed along the process and take down Itex once and for all!"

We stood in silence, each contemplating what just went down. Finally, Fang spoke up. "So Max, do you have a plan?"

I gave him a mischievous grin. "Fang, you've known me for almost my entire life. Don't you know that I always have a plan?"

UGH THE CLICHENESS IS ACTUALLY KILLING ME, GUYS I'M SO SORRY. I had to do it because you know, it makes all the FAX fans jump up and down. I swear this will be probably (not) be the end of the cliche story lines.

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Okay I have a new obsession; Les Miserables. I saw the movie twice and watched the 10th and 25th anniversary online. I am so obsessed that I even started brainstorming for a Maximum Ride fanfic where they did Les Miserables!

Here would be the summary:

Drama, friendship, romance, and betrayal ensue as eight people with eight different stories compete for the top roles in New York City's most prestigious musical; Les Miserables.

I'm not sure if I would even do this, it's just an idea. Tell me if I should maybe do it after Wiped. Thanks for the wonderful reviews! Sorry for the short chapter and slow update. Read and review!