Hey Guys, sorry I've been gone for the past few days, I bought a new flute! It's so shiny :) So to make up for it, I'm posting three chapters in one!
Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride, awee but why can't they have more Timmys in the states :(
Max
I had spent the last two hours practicing my new found powers with Fang. Teasing him a little bit, I would pick him up and throw him across the room then stopping him suddenly, letting him drop really fast and setting him on the floor gently. Tee hee, the look on his face was priceless! After that he tried to stay as invisible as possible, so I moved on to destroying the kitchen. I got bored with that and decided to check in on the Flock. I saw six little blobs of light on my radar and felt relieved. Wait, Six? Someone must've joined the flock. I told Fang to come over here and he looked at me warily in case I was going to throw him across the room again. So I picked him up and brought him over here. I put my hand on his head and counted his gang… huh that's weird.
"Hey Fangles, I have one extra flock member and you're missing one." I said.
"Oh, that's- WHAT!" He exclaimed.
"No serious… I have an extra and you have a missing." I said.
"What does that mean?" He asked worried.
"I'm not sure, but we'll find out soon. They're about 20 minutes from here." I replied.
He sighed, "Alright, I hope they're okay." I nodded, hoping no one died or anything.
He closed his eyes and then opened them a minute later grinning from ear to ear. "Guess what?" He asked.
I looked at him like he was crazy, "What?' I responded.
"You're going to be best friends with Maya someday." He replied.
WTH? "Um, okay?" I responded slightly ticked, after her little stunt it more likely I was going to tear her to shreds.
"That's not it, you also looove me." He replied smirking. I felt my face go red with embarrassment and rage.
"Who told you that?" I asked.
"Not telling." He said mockingly. That was it, I picked him up with my mind (Ha that never gets old) and put him against a wall.
"Tell me now." I growled.
"Put me down!" He said and I let him drop. "Well its true isn't it?" He asked.
"Are you high?" I asked.
"Of course, on life!" He laughed. Okay, now who's the crazy one?
"I saw snippets of our future." He said.
"Oh like Dylan?" I asked, curious.
His jaw clenched, "Yeah, like Dylan."
Nudge
Sigh, we were almost there.
Hey Angel, can I talk to you for a moment? I asked her in my mind.
Sure, what's up? She asked.
I think Maya is in love with Dylan. I said nervously.
I know. She replied.
But, what about Max and Fang? I asked nervously.
Trust me on this one; it will work out for the better. She replied.
I know she's changed her allegiance; she has a different, more familiar bond now. I replied and it was true, before she didn't fit with Fang's Gang or the Flock, and now she fits well in the flock.
You know about that? Angel asked surprised. Oops, I hadn't told anyone about my new found power yet. When I concentrated enough, I could feel the connections between people. Don't ask me how; it probably developed off of my power to feel remaining emotions. Like for example I could feel that the flock all had sibling connections but Gazzy and Angel's connection was slightly stronger, probably because they were blood siblings.
You're right, that is why we have a joint power. Although I am very sure his power would work with other flock members as well. She mused. Oh yeah, Angel can read minds, yeah that's funny we have to remind ourselves.
Yea, anyways, Max is so going to kill her when she finds out! Max II - I mean Maya, hasn't really done anything to gain Max's trust at all. They're so different! I mean Maya can cook. Iggy can too, but Maya's a better chef. Iggy must be heartbroken. I can't believe we haven't found Ella yet! She must be miserable. Maybe she's where Max is and Max is with Fang. Oooh! They might have worked it out now! Hmm, I wonder if she would pick me to be her maid of honor. Angel would make a great flower girl. I think after a while Angel stopped listening. I'm not random; I just think and talk really fast! After that I got lost in my thought, before I knew it, we were there. Time to kick some stupid white coat butt! The place we were looking for was in a small tunnel, behind an employee access door, a small sharp turn to the left, down a flight of stairs and into a small tunnel. The tunnel entrance door was guarded by a big Doberman and Angel worked her magic. The dog quietly calmed down and Angel petted his head. We went into the tunnel, there were about 20 doors on each side of the tunnel.
"That one." Angel said and pointed to a door 7 down on the left. There was a manual lock and then a high tech computer type thing. Ratchet was on guard, Iggy's hearing was almost as good as his. Iggy picked the lock and once we got in, I started working on the encryption. After about one minute, the super high tech door swung open and inside we found Max looking at the kitchen destroy itself and Fang looking at a wall with a blank expression on his face. Wait what? The Kitchen was destroying itself?
"Guys!" Max yelled and ran over and gave us a big hug. I breathed a sigh of relief and then started interrogation. Max held a hand up to silence me.
"This is neither the time nor the place. Let's get out of here first." Max said and started walking towards the exit.
"Wait!" Angel cried out. "Ella's here too!" She yelled. That caught Max's attention.
"Where? Where is she?" Max and Iggy growled at the same time.
"In the room 2 doors down on the right." Angel replied and Max and Iggy ran over immediately. Iggy picked the padlock and I decoded the encryption. The door swung open and we all gasped. Sitting inside the room was Ella with wings and some stranger guy with wings.
Ella looked over and saw us. "Iggy! Max!" She cried and ran over to us, hugging Max tightly sobbing into her shirt. I had a good look at the boy who was sitting there. He was very handsome with cinnamon coloured skin and beautiful white wings with spots of dark in them, resembling the wings of a snowy owl. Ella's wings were brown and black resembling those of a falcon.
"Ella?" Iggy asked, not seeing her wings. Ella came over and hugged him tightly and Iggy encircled his arms around her. He felt her wings and shock and pain crossed his face.
"I'm so sorry I ran away, so sorry." She cried our again and again. Iggy stroked her hair and reassured her.
"Alright, let's get out of here; we have a lot of explaining to do." Max said and everyone turned to leave except for the boy still sitting on the bed. "You too." She called to him and he got up and followed. Once everyone was gone, Gazzy set a small bomb off and all the doors opened, the other rooms were empty. We took off and left for the nearest forest, we touched down in a clearing and sat down, waiting for Ratchet, Kate and Holden, who were coming in a hot-wired Jeep. I told Max about the flock and connections thing. She listened patiently and quietly. Once we were all there, Max pulled Maya aside and we heard a yelling voice and a mumbling voice. I assumed the yelling voice was probably Max. Suddenly it was quiet and both of them started laughing. When they emerged from the forest talking like old friends, we all breathed a sigh of relief, glad Max didn't kill Maya.
When Ratchet, Holden and Kate arrived, Max explained about the breeding chambers and Maya explained that Dr. Gunther-Hagan was raising an army and trying to take over the world. Max and Fang showed us their new powers and Ella told us all about her operation and how what she learned about the weaknesses of the Dr. Gunther-Hagan's army. Finally we got too the new guy who was sitting quietly and taking it all in.
He started talking in a beautiful deep melodious voice. "My name is Jeremy. I was taken from the streets by big guys in black cars and knocked out. When I woke up, I had these." He gestured to his wings.
I felt round at his connections. He didn't love Ella, only as a friend, although he did seem to love someone. I don't know why but I felt my heart drop at this. He had pure hatred towards Dr. Gunther-Hagan and the School and he had no intentions of going back or helping them.
Angel and Max exchanged a glance and then Max looked at me. I gave her a tiny nod and then Max said, "Alright Jeremy, you're part of us now. Welcome to the flock."
Max
His story is true, after he was given wings, he was put into the same room as Ella. Angel told me. I looked at Nudge, to see if he had any connections to Dr. Gunther-Hagan. She gave me a tiny nod signaling that he was okay.
"Alright Jeremy, you're part of us now. Welcome to the flock." I told him and he relaxed visibly. I could tell Nudge already had a crush on him.
"Maya, do you know when Dr. God plans on launching his attack?" I asked.
"Yeah, in about a month." Maya said. She was part of the flock now also.
"Alright, first things first, we need to teach Ella and Jeremy how to fly." I said, they struggled on the way here.
"Are we going to do it the old fashioned way?" Dylan chuckled, remembering me pushing him off a building.
"The one and only." I said barely keeping the smirk off my face.
The next day we found a tall abandoned building. I told Jeremy and Ella to fly to the top of it and I would meet them at the top, I flew quickly to the top and waited. Ella and Jeremy were neck and neck until Ella suddenly put in a boost of speed and got there first. Once they were there, they were both panting.
I tsked, "Tired already? Man you guys are out of shape!" I remarked. Next I had them stand with their eyes closed. I pushed both off at the same time and chuckled to myself. Ella had a bit harder time flapping but Jeremy dove straight down and swooped at the last second. Just like a real peregrine falcon. It was remarkable!
"I am sooo going to kill you!" Ella screamed at me from the bottom.
"I'll help!" Jeremy called.
"Yeah, that is if you could catch me!" I teased and they both fell silent. I picked them up with my mind and then we flew some laps together. Two weeks and we should be ready to go, Gunthie, here we come.
Fang
"Fang, we need to talk." Maya told me and I followed her.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Uhm… how should I say this." She mumbled to herself.
"Say what?" I prompted.
"Fang, I'm leaving the gang." She said.
"What!" I exploded.
"For the flock." She clarified.
"I thought you hated the flock!" I cried.
"I changed my mind. Besides, Max and I are getting along really well anyways." She said.
"You can't leave! You're one of our best fighters!" I said grabbing her wrist.
"Let me go, Fang! What's done is done." She said fighting my iron grip. I let go and she ran back to the camp. I knew it was going to happen, I just didn't know it was this soon. I sighed and headed back to the camp. I broke the news to the gang and it turns out they've known for a while now.
"You should see the way she looks at Dylan! It's obvious they were made for each other." Star says and a growl forms in my throat. Great now I've lost two girlfriends to that jerk.
"Actually, you still have Max. You never lost her." Angel said appearing from behind.
"Whoa, you're getting as stalky as Fang!" Gazzy cried.
"Stalky? When am I ever stalky? Stealthy, yes, stalky no." I replied.
Gazzy scratched his head, "I don't see the difference." I sighed.
"Hey when is Max getting back from training?" Iggy asked, clearly impatient to see Ella again.
"Uhm, I think around noon." I replied, looking at my watch. It was almost noon; they should be getting back any minute.
"Okay, great." Iggy replied.
"Hey Fang, come check out this village we found!" Holden called. I went over and peeked into the camp. I paled and ran back to camp.
"What was that?" Ratchet asked. "They looked like werewolves!"
"That was an eraser camp." I replied just as Max got back.
Max
"That was an Eraser camp." Fang said.
"What?" I hissed.
"We need to move camp." Fang said.
"Too late." Angel said as four Erasers came forward. Everyone took fighting stances.
"Where are you going?" One of them snarled and I relaxed.
"Coming home." I replied smoothly and they all relaxed.
"Come with us." One of them said and I followed. I felt Fang grip my arm tightly.
"What are you doing?" He growled and one of the Erasers frowned at us.
"Trust me on this one." I said. We walked and arrived at the Eraser village. The chief greeted me warmly.
"Welcome Maximum!" He said. "I am Chief Tiran; it is a great honor to have you here."
"Thank you chief, but the honor is all mine." I said, eyeing the flag that hung, it was green with a brown silhouette of an angel holding a dove surrounded by six stars.
"Ah, I see you've seen the flag. The angel was to honor you and your flock." He explained. "Right now, we have had no news of battle, so we are at peace. The flag for war is red with an angel holding a sword." I was wowed. "Also, I have spoken to my brothers and they bring news of many mutants returning home, but each bearing this flag." He continued. "All mutants are ready for battle at a moment's notice; they can be assembled in about two weeks."
"So you are all aware of Dr. Gunther-Hagan's attack plan?" I asked.
"Yes, we were all very aware. There are experiments all over the world preparing for battle, the last battle." He replied.
"Is there any way we can circulate word out to everyone that there will be a month to prepare?" I asked.
He nodded. "Call the clans!" He called out and Erasers started howling. I heard about two dozen of them running in different directions howling as they go. "Word will be spread, the flag will be changed and the clan leaders will be here within the week." He said. I still can't believe I am starting a war though.
You aren't starting a war; you're defending and saving the world. The voice quipped.
Thanks voice, I like it better when you aren't so critical. No response as usual. Either way, it'll be easier with everyone here, just to explain it once and figure out our course of action.
Fang
I wasn't sure what had happened but after about 20 minutes of Max talking to Tiran, we saw about two dozen Erasers run in each direction, howling as they went. I wonder what happened. After about another 10 minutes, we saw Max emerge from the tent looking ashen.
"What happened?" I asked her concerned.
"We're calling a clan meeting, each leader will need to be there but I think all of the flock should be there." She explained.
"A clan meeting? What for?" I asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." She replied, looking tired. I didn't push her on it. I saw her walk over and talk to Maya and Dylan. She took Maya's hand and put it in Dylan's, then she walked over to talk to Iggy an Angel. They both looked serious and solemn. I looked back and saw Dylan and Maya talking softly, Dylan gazing lovingly at Maya and then their lips meeting. I looked away.
I looked back to Iggy who was then walking over to Gazzy and talking to him about something. Gazzy looked excited but then serious. I wonder what this whole serious thing was about. Then I saw Max go talk to Nudge who looked really happy and then really sad and finally Max walked back over to me.
"Hey, sorry, I had some unfinished business to take care of." She said, looking stressed.
I rubbed her back between her wings. "Hey, it's going to be okay." I told her. She looked at me warily. "Tell you what, let's go for a fly." I said and she nodded.
"Hey Fang, wanna race?" She asked smirking.
"That's not fair; you'll just use your super-fast flying and leave me in the dust!" I complained.
"I'll go normal speed." She promised and we started racing. I was winning until I felt something tug me backwards and Max laughed as she raced ahead. Oh it was on. I went invisible and packed in some power and flew forwards fast, I reappeared about 50 meters ahead of her. She looked stunned but then grinned as she shot forward and beat me.
"Hey! No fair!" I protested.
"That's okay; you can still have a booby prize." She said.
"What would that be?" I asked and she kissed me softly on the lips.
When we pulled away I said, "Last one back to camp is a rotten egg!" and she zoomed all the way back, leaving me panting as I tried to catch up. I wondered what was on her mind. Once I got back to camp, I went to talk to Angel.
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