This chapter is kinda boring in the beginning, but bare with it, there's a totally awesome flying scene that I bet you'll love.

I reluctantly opened my eyes to be right next to Fang's peaceful, sleeping face. I walked right into this situation, again. What is wrong with me? I'm like a little toddler that can't sleep without a nightlight!

This time, both of his arms were around me, trapping me next to him in a hug. No way I was getting out of this one without waking him. I guess I would have to wait it out until he woke up, because I sure as hell wasn't able to move. I just laid still, happily using his chest as a pillow. Man, this guy has been working out. I could feel the muscles underneath his shirt.

I sat there for awhile before I felt Fang's arms shift around me. My entire body tensed, waiting for his reaction. His eyes fluttered open, the directed themselves at me. He blinked, as if I was a hallucination that would disappear. After realizing that I was, in fact, being constricted by his arms, his eyes widened. He let go, and I missed his warmth as he jumped off of the bed.

"M-morning." he greeted nervously. Was this going to become a normal thing between us? I was kinda hoping it would be.

"Morning to you, too!" a playful voice in our doorway made us both jump. It was Iggy, a smug grin on his face. "Getting cozy with the new girl, aren't ya Fangarang?" I could see the glare in Fang's eyes at yet another classic nickname.

"New girl has a name." I remarked. "And good morning to you, Igglypuff." Whoa. Where did that come from? I saw fake shock on Iggy's face, and Fang ... well, he was holding back laughter. (A/N IGGLYPUFF. OH MY GAWD. I'M DYING AT WHAT I JUST TYPED.)

"How dare you insult my name?" he said dramatically, clutching his heart. I rolled my eyes at him. I remembered one little detail.

"I'm rolling my eyes, Ig." After his little acting debut, Iggy finally snickered.

"Igglypuff!" he said through laughter. "That is classic!" he caught his breath and sighed. "If you're hungry, I suppose Fangles can take you down to the Mess Hall." With that, he left, waving us goodbye.

Time skip, beeches.

I sat down at a circular table with two tray-fulls of food with me, where Iggy, Fang, and some others I didn't know sat with me.

"Wow." I heard Iggy's surprised tone when I began digging in. "That girl can eat."

"Could you blame me?" I said, swallowing half of a cheeseburger. "I haven't had anything edible in months, minus what Fang gave me."

"So this is who Angela sent Fang to get!" the mocha-skinned girl sitting across from me exclaimed. She held her hand out to me. "My name is Nudge! What's yours?"

"Max." I said nervously, giving her hand a good shake.

''Wow. That's a weird name, but it totally suits your appearance! I love your hair. It's so long. Are you growing it out? I wish I could-"

"Click" Iggy interrupted her jabbering. We all stared at him.

"What in the world was that?" Nudge finally asked.

"I was trying to change the channel." he answered, pointing an imaginary remote at her. "I got tired of the Nudge Channel, so click."

It took her awhile to process the joke, but right after she was submersed in a full-fledged argument with Iggy. I just giggled and kept inhaling my food. A little blonde boy sat down next to the arguing Iggy and Nudge, with a mountain of food similar to mine.

"Is this the new recruit?" he asked excitedly.

"Yup." Fang answered. "Max, this is Gazzy, Angela's younger brother." I shook Gazzy's extended hand. Can I just eat in piece?

"So what is your 'enhancement'?" he asked, using air quotes.

"Yeah, what is your enhancement?"

"I wanna know, too!"

Looks like Nudge and Iggy have a little thing called "selective hearing". No words came out of my mouth, so Fang answered for me.

"Same as the rest of us." he said. My mouth hung open. Do they all have wings like me?

"Wings? Coool!" Nudge squealed with joy. "What do yours look like?" Since I seemed to be at a loss for words, I just unfurled my left one so they could get a little peek. "Wow! They look like a hawk!"

"So ... you have them, too?" Aha! It speaks! They all nodded. Even Fang.

"We should totes go flying together!" Nudge said. Everyone else agreed. Is sighed, tucking my wing back in.

"Sure."

I'm a mongoose. LOLJK I'm a time skip.

We stood atop the humongous crag that held the base. It had been a long stair climb up to this peak, I wondered how long it took to hollow out this giant rock. Each of us had our entire wingspan spread out wide, ready to take off.

"C'mon guys!" Nudge cheered. She jumped off of the jagged edge, giving her tawny wings a powerful flap and shooting into the blue desert sky. Iggy followed close behind, tailing her with loops and spirals. Fang stood there waiting for me.

"Ladies first." he gestured towards the sky, his midnight wings twitching a bit. I stared at the ground.

"I ... don't know how." I mumbled. Fang raised an eyebrow. It's not like the ever let me outside in that prison.

"It's pretty easy." he said. "I can teach you how, if you want." I just nodded. He took my hand, walking me over to the edge. I looked down at the ground below and gulped. It was a really long fall.

"Hey, just focus, ok?" Fang's hand grabbed my chin and lifted it up so I was looking at him. I found myself melting when I met his obsidian eyes. Snap out of it, Max!

"All you have to do is flap, nice and steady. Okay?" I nodded. I didn't think I had the guts to jump off, though. I looked out at the open sky, my wings shivering, until two hands place themselves on my back, and pushed me forward, off of the safety of the crag.

I shrieked, pushing my wings down against the rushing air. It hurt my back a little but I kept flapping until I maintained a steady glide. I opened my eyes wide to take in my passing surroundings. It was so beautiful.

"You like the view?" a familiar smooth, yet smug voice shouted from above me. I looked up to see Fang, his powerful black wings flapping above me. All I did was laugh with joy and shoot forward, stretching my wings out further and flapping them harder. I looked in awe as the landscape flew by, faster and faster with each glide. Fang caught up beside me, struggling to keep up. I ignored his amused expression for a bit, tilting forward and flying straight up to the sky, spiraling with my arms spread wide. Eventually, both Nudge and Iggy stopped chasing each other to watch my aerial tricks.

I'd always dreamed of flying while in that cell, but this was pure Euphoria. I dove through a cloud, marveling at the sky when I broke through it, condensation coating my face. I spun, letting my body fall as I dove toward the ground like a missile, my wings tuck to my back. The ground approached fast and I fell right past Fang's stunned face. Right before I nose-dived into the desert, I snapped my wings open, gliding parallel to the ground, going with all of the speed I could manage. I flew just for the sake of it, and altered my direction when I spotted a wide river, probably the only source of water in the dried area. I flew close to the water, dropping an arm down to skin the surface. Mist clouded around me, refracting the light in a rainbow, shining trail behind me.

I looked up to see Fang, Nudge, and Gazzy flying above me in a V formation, trailing behind my supersonic speed.

There was no talking.

No routine.

Just flying.

I felt one last surge of energy in me, and I was going to give this last stretch all that I had. I shot upward again, the harsh wind pushing my elongated hair straight. I could go faster, and I was. With all the give I had left, I surged forward towards the sun, and an ear-blasting explosion shuddered around me, vibrating every part of my being.

I, Maximum Ride, had created a sonic boom.

Fang POV

We stopped to hover a bit, staring at Max as she flew faster and faster, creating the most beautiful affects around her. Our mouth were left hanging open as she cut through the air, causing a giant blast radius to vibrate around her, and explosion encircling her. The sound echoed around us, louder than anything we'd heard before.

"Amazing ..." I heard Nudge's voice hushed, at a loss for word. That was surely a first. I smiled at Nudge, who looked completely flabbergasted.

"Yes. Yes she is."

Wanna know what helped me write such an AMAZING flying scene. Listening to Moonlight by The Piano Guys. God, that would be the background music to that scene. YES. Max did in fact break the sound barrier, therefore, she made a sonic boom. I know what I'm talking about. I hope you guys liked it. I'm honestly really proud of myself. Stay insane, my friends.

-Completely Unstable