Sorry, you know beginnings can start boring, so I think this chapter will be kinda slow-going. Review with OC's and I can try to put them in later. Thanks for reading and following!
Disclaimer: I'm currently counting my life saving to buy them, but for now I do not own rights to Maximum Ride.
P.S: Do I have to do that every time?
"Three days is a long time." A voice said above me. I could feel my arms and legs plastered to the surface underneath me. I tried to open my eyes, but they felt like the lids were sewn together. So I continued to listen. "Trust me Zen, I know she's alive. She'll wake up soon." A higher pitched voice said and I felt a warm cloth on my head. Who were these people? "Harmony, you need to give it up. Caige said she came out of nowhere, she could be dangerous."
"No, I know what I saw. She's been abandoned. She's like us, and I know she's not dangerous." There was a pause before the other voice spoke again. "Fine, I'll trust you for now, but if I see anything remotely suspicious, I'm going to tell the others."
I took a deep breath, deciding it was finally time to get out of the darkness. I ripped open my eyes, the skin tearing apart as I opened my mouth and took in huge breaths while my eyes adjusted. A girl was looking at me from above curiously. "Zen, get me more water!" She said as footsteps left the room and echoed far away. "Maximum Ride?" She asked timidly as I strained to sit up. "Where am I?" I croaked my throat still dry. "You're safe. Don't speak; Zen will be back with water soon." She said as I examined her. She had long bangs in the front, covering her eyebrows while her jet black hair ran flat down her back. Her skin was slightly tanned with small and gentle brown eyes, overlooking me. "Do you feel pain anywhere? You where covered in scratches." She asked, not meeting my eyes. Her lips were pressed into a thin line. "Just branches " I groaned and brushed away her hand that was gliding across my face. Footsteps filled the room again as I struggled to turn my head.
A boy similar to the girl walked in the room. He had shorter and layered hair, the same jet black as the other. My guess was siblings, almost like-
"Just like you said, she's awake." He mumbled and handed her a white pitcher, covered with small deigns. "Who are you two?" I asked as the girl took the cloth from my head and rinsed it with water. "My name is Zen, this is my twin sister Harmony. She's been taking care of you when you passed out in the forest." The boy explained, taking a seat beside my bed.
"I didn't pass out, I was attacked." I said as I heard a shuffling of feet. My head spun around to the door again. "You." I said startled and clenched my fists. It was the boy from the forest. He looked at me frightened as his fingers tightened around the door frame.
"Take it easy Caige, she's not going to attack you." Harmony said smoothly as the boy nodded and approached. "Me, attack him? He's the one that attacked me!" I said and reached to grab his shirt. Zen stopped me by grabbing my hand and lowered it forcefully onto the bed. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." He warned as I noticed Caige's body sparking. "What are you?" I whispered as he stopped sparking and ran to Harmony, clutching to her arm. "Caige, will you go inform Jace?" I heard her whisper. The small boy nodded and disappeared into the halls without waiting for me to object.
"Who's Jace?" I asked as Harmony handed me the cold cloth. "He's the oldest out of all of us." She said. "Basically like our leader." Zen added just as Caige returned, a tall and buff guy following him with a cocky grin on his face. "So the sleeping beauty awakes." He snapped arrogantly and I scowled. I didn't like him already. "Jace, was it?" I asked and Zen got up with the guy taking his place. "Crest, where's Jace." Zen asked with his arms folded. I noticed now that Zen actually wasn't as tall as I thought. In fact, he didn't look a day over ten. "Coming, he's got some stuff with Scholar to deal with." Crest said while turning his attention back to you. "So, you're Maximum Ride. You really are a beaut, aren't you? Harmony wouldn't let any of us in here while you were out." He said and I noticed his accent, it sounded Australian.
His hair was a light brown and was wafted upwards in the front. His skin was tanned and smooth while his face was slender with a firm jaw. He winked and I scowled at him more. Chills soon ran up my spine as there were more people, but they appeared suddenly from the opposite side o the room, away from the door. "I'm just saying, if no one notices then I should be allowed to." A girl's voice snapped as I whipped around to look at one guy and one girl walking towards me. "It doesn't matter if no one noticed this time, but what if someone does?" The guy said as the girl rolled her eyes. She was really beautiful, with skin a bit lighter than Nudge's and shoulder length, wavy brown hair. She looked annoyed from the guy to me.
"So this is Maximum Ride." She spat with irritation as the guy beside her rubbed his temples. "Yeah, how many times is my full name going to be repeated?" I spat back as the guy opened his eyes. "As many times as necessary." He mumbled ad lowered his temples. "Caige!" He shouted with frustration as the small boy stepped forwards. "What do you have to say for yourself?" The guy said strongly as the boy bowed his head. "Sorry, I was stupid." He said quietly. "That's right you were, now apologize to her." He said pointing at me. The boy turned to me. "Sorry Maximum." He said as I put a hand to my temple. "Yeah yeah. No biggie." I brushed him off and threw off the sheet covering me before standing.
"Alright, who are you people and where the hell am I?" I said annoyed as they all stared at me. The tallest girl stepped forwards first and stuck out her hand. "Scholar, I'm twelve. Oh yeah, and-" She said before two large wings came out of her back " I've got these." She said with a smirk. I could see the guy she was arguing with face palm. "Cute, and you're called Scholar because?" I asked un-amused as she winked. What was with these people? "You might want to step back a bit." She said before everyone around her backed away. "Wanna see some flips Maxie? Well I've never had any gymnastic training but here goes nothing." She said before running at me, doing a series of flips and aerials before landing inches in front of my face with the same smirk on.
"Okay," I said before stepping back. "Why does this not clear up anything for me?" I asked sarcastically as Crest spoke up. "Try a handstand Scholar." He said before turning to me. "Watch her eyes." He noted before Scholar backed up. "How long do you want?" She asked. "At least ten seconds." Caige said excitedly. I watched her eyes closely as she prepped and then I saw it.
Series of calculations were reflecting in her eyes before she smiled and leaned forwards, executing the stand perfectly. "So basically, I do the physics in my head quickly and am then able to execute any physical task within my body standards. Watch" She said informatively as I bent down to watch her eyes. A series of numbers and euquations flashed again before she removed one hand without falter. She stepped back and spread her wings again. They were a light brown with gleams of desert sandy colours sprinkled on the tips.
"Right, so I got Scholar's super smart thing Caige's little lightning thing." I said before looking at him. "How old are you kid?" I snapped and he coward away before holding up his hands to the number six. After that, I felt a little worse about scaring him, but I shook it off and looked at the rest. "So you all have wings too?" I asked as they all looked at the unnamed guy. He sighed and nodded. On cue, each of them showed their wings, varieties of different colours. I smiled and rolled my shoulders. "My turn." I said before extending my own. Everyone but Scholar and the guy gawked.
"I'm Maximum Ride, you can call me Max though. I'm fourteen, and have had these things since I was born. I also have quick speeds when I fly." I said before curling my wings back in. "Anyone else care to share?"
The two younger ones stepped forwards, Zen looking cautiously at me while Harmony smiled. Their matching black wings were stretched out and brushed against each other. "We're both ten and have different sight abilities." Harmony said. "In my case, I can see people's pasts; small events or scenes that have happened to them." She said while Zen nodded. "And my sight is for the future. I can see tidbits of things that are bound to happen." He said as they both curled in their wings. "The sights come at random though, so we kinda look a little dazed when it's happening." Harmony added as Crest stepped forwards. "I'm fourteen too, and can vibrate my hands to create seismic waves in the air." He said holding up a rock. He threw it in the air and held out his hands. I could barely see it moving but the rock stayed hovering in the air in front of his hand. With a smirk he pushed his hand forwards and sent the rock flying, straight through the window. "Crest, again?" The unnamed guy spoke up as Crest shrugged.
Finally the last guy approached me with a careful eye, looking me up and down. "Take a picture, it'll last longer." I spat as he raised an eyebrow. "Maximum Ride huh?" He mumbled. "Yeah, want me to spell it out for you?"
"Weird last name.
"At least I have one."
"I have one too."
"Oh really, what is it?"
He scowled at me as I stared him down, both of our fists curled. "Uh Max." Harmony spoke up from her spot behind the guy. "We don't talk about that." She said quietly as the guy backed off and turned away. "I'm Jace, and I'm fifteen." He said while walking towards the door. "What, no special powers?" I snapped as he turned, his face filled with annoyance. He looked at me a second before his scowl darkened. Without warning, he vanished into thin air, leaving nothing but air behind.
"Teleportation." Scholar cleared up for me as I stared where Jace had disappeared. "Right..." I said quietly before Caige spoke up. "Are you from, The School?" He asked quietly, his small platinum blonde wings no curling in. "Yeah, I'm from there." I answered now turning to face them. "Same with us." Crest answered, the first time he was solemn. The all got a bit quieter and wouldn't meet my eye. The School obviously wasn't a good topic. "So, what's with Jace and the whole name thing?" I asked them and Scholar spoke up. "He was the son of one of the wacked up whitecoats there." She said meeting my eye; hers were filled with fury and hatred. "Jeb Batchelder." Zen spat, sounding disgusted by the words leaving his mouth.
"Jeb?" I asked shocked. Ari didn't mention having a brother, and I had definitely never seen Jace before. "He hasn't seen him in at least eleven years though." Crest added. "He escaped when he was six, from his father who experimented on him. I think it was after his little brother was born. Poor little kid." Harmony said before noticing my shock. "What's wrong?" She asked and I forced a confused smile. "Nothing. Just a familiar name, that's all." I said and shook my head. Jace, my half brother. I seemed a little too random to be a coincidence But what reason would be for our meeting?
Crest spoke up. "You know Jeb?" He said and started to get up. "Long story." I said quickly and he turned back to face me. "I'm not even going to start so don't try." I said trailing off at the end. They all hesitantly looked at me but finally nodded slightly. Everyone left the room, well, at least I thought they had. "Do you have to be somewhere?" Harmony asked my suddenly and I whipped around to face her. After processing her question, I stayed quiet. I had nowhere to go, I was alone. "I see." She said responding to my silence. "Well, you'll just have to stay here then." She smiled and took the pitcher from the table. "What makes you so sure I'm not a threat, kid?" I asked warily. I had just been betrayed, I didn't want it to happen again. She only gave me a knowing smile. "Trust me." She said in a soft voice before walking backwards. "I'll ease it over with Jace. I think it'll be fine." She said, running out of the room before I could object. And before I knew it, I had found myself a new family.