Disclaimer- I do not own Maximum Ride although I love the whole series…

Plot- Does anybody know what happened after Maximum Ride saved the world? What if another flock came out of a destroyed lab and met Max's flock? What would happen then?

A/N- Sorry, I have been sooooooooooooooooo busy with riding and school and yadayadayada… Enjoy!

Max Pov-

I have no idea what took over me. It was just like I was filled with anger at this girl for no reason. Maybe it was the weird red crystal I found.

I had it in my pocket and decided to look at it. I dug around in my pocket. Shell, sand, paper, smooth thing. I pulled out the smooth thing and saw the red crystal slightly glowing.

I gasped as something like lighting struck me. My wings stopped flapping. The world spun as I fell from the air. "Oh god!" I yelled as the sky turned into the ground.

Luckily I landed in a bush. It was prickly though. "Ack!" I yelled as I plummeted into the bush. Then realization dawned on me that I had to walk home.

"Damn!" I said, getting up to start tromping through the bush. After about 20 minutes, the ground started turning to sand. "Finally!" I said, breaking through the bushes to see my house with the flock talking worriedly.

Then Angel caught sight of me. Or she heard my thoughts, either or. "MAX!" She yelled, flying towards me. "Hey!" I replied, hugging her tightly.

The rest of the flock gathered around and I told them what had happened. "We have to find the other flock! I know that we have Crystal and Kimmy who just joined, but this is a whole new flock. Please can we search for them?" Nudge said to me with a look of longing on her face.

Then came the Bambi eyes. No, no, look away, ugh, I'm done. "OK, I guess so." I said with a shrug. Fang caught my eye and I emitted a weak smile. I guess we were searching for the other flock.

Misty POV-

"ROONEY! GIVE IT BACK!" I shrieked in the morning light, running after Rooney who held a sketchbook in his hands. "Ooooohhhhhh, what's this? A self-portrait of you and Tor? How cute!" Rooney said with an evil laugh.

"Give it back, or god help me!" I yelled, lunging at him. He squealed as we fell to the ground. I wrenched the sketchbook from his hands and flew back up to the tree. Rooney flew after me.

"Misty?" He asked. "WHAT." I yelled. He cringed and covered his ears. "Sorry?" Rooney said. "It's ok, little dude." I replied as we landed. He gave me a hug and I felt a hand trying to grab the sketchbook again.

"Rooney…" I warned. "Sorry, sorry." He said, quickly backing away from me. The flock gestured to me at the middle of the tree. "Come have breakfast. I saved you a spot!" Tor said, patting the tree next to him.

I plopped down and grabbed a bunch of yellowberries. Just as I was about to take my first bite, Tor grabbed a handful from me. I glared at him and he grinned at me. Josie started humming 'Misty and To-o-or, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G.' I let out a low growl and she stopped with a giggle.

"Misty? What are we gonna do today?" Sunny asked, peering up at me with big blue eyes. "We can go to the beach!" Sky said, swooping in the air with a big smile.

"Uh, yeah I guess. Listen, I have to tell you guys something. Last night, I went out flying. I met the girl named Max. She seemed super angry with me, and tried to kick me. I don't think we should meet the other flock yet…" I said nervously, wringing my hands.

"We don't have to meet them yet. Did you see anyone with her?" Tor asked, rubbing my shoulders. "No. She was alone, and now that I think of it, she had a little reddish glow around her." I replied, stretching. "So… We going to the beach?" Rooney said with a grin.

"Yes, we can go to the beach." I replied with a grin. "Race you there!" Sky said, jumping off the tree and zooming across the sky. Rooney grinned.

"You're on!" Rooney replied, jumping after him. Josie chatted with Sunny on the way there. I hung back with Tor.

"Are you ok?" He asked tentatively. "I'm fine, just a little shocked. I thought she would be more… I don't know, welcoming?" I told him with a shrug.

His wing brushed mine and I shivered, not from the cold. "C'mon guys, you ever going to land?" Josie shouted with a grin. I blushed and dropped down.

The soft sand and turquoise water greeted me as I landed on a black rock. Josie had pulled off her clothes and was in the water with her swimsuit that we had kinda stolen.

Sunny and Sky quickly followed. I went to join, but not before Tor and Rooney hefted me up into the sky and dropped me in the water. "Ack!" I yelled as the salty water greeted me.

Rooney burst out laughing, whereas Tor looked guilty. I snorted and dove into the water. My eyes widened as I realized the water didn't affect me.

I dove down with my eyes wide open, marveling at the beautiful colored coral, and bright fish. I started to paddled forward, and then noticed my hands.

They had little webs between them, like flippers. A dark shape dove from the water suddenly and I panicked. I shot to the surface, leaping into the air with a gasp.

Tor jumped out behind me. "I thought you had gotten killed!" He said, grasping my hands and hugging me tightly. Our wings beat in unison, touching at the tips.

I looked up into his wet face, his brown hair dripping wet. His eyes seemed to suck me in and I tilted my head up- "Lovebirds! C'mon!" Sky said loudly.

We quickly backed away from each other, my face bright red with a blush. Tor then gestured to the beach and started flying towards it. I followed, landing on the sugar white sand.

Josie handed me a white and black striped coconut with white coconut milk and a Sunbeam in it. "What the heck is this?" I said, thoroughly puzzled.

"I named it a Stripra!" Sunny said, smiling innocently. "It's like vanilla sugar!" Josie said, taking a gulp of hers. I cautiously sipped it. Then, as the flavor hit my mouth, my eyes opened wide.

"It tastes sooo good! Gather a bunch, we have to show Sali and Cali these!" I said excitedly. Sunny giggled, pushing Sky towards a tree. "Get some!"She laughed.

Josie burst out laughing, along with Tor, Sky, and me. Rooney and Sunny looked confused. Josie started rolling in the sand laughing, and I joined her.

Tor grasped his sides and Sky did a flip in the air. "Um… Are you guys ok?" Rooney said with a worried look. "We're fine!" I replied, getting my laughter under control.

"Can we go swimming? Please?" Sunny asked. "Yeah, let's go!" Josie said, running towards the water. Sky followed with a whoop and me and Tor rolled our eyes.

I flew down, and did a dive into the water. We all swam around, and then I remembered my newfound power. "Hey guys! I forgot to tell you, but I got a new power!I can breathe and swim under water! My hands and feet form webs, and I get gills on the side of my neck!" I said, going underwater to demonstrate.

Tor, Sky, and the rest of the flock joined me. I gasped as gills appeared, and transparent webs formed. Their eyes = had coverings like mine so we could see clearly underwater.

I mouthed 'Wow!', and swam down to the reef. Millions of fish swam around, looking at us weirdly. I guess they weren't used to birds in the water.

A hand suddenly grabbed mine and I looked at Tor. He pointed to the surface, which was becoming dark. I nodded, and we swam upwards. When we broke the surface of the water, Rooney immediately started babbling.

"Guys, guys! Did you see the magenta shark? It was so cool!" He said, bouncing up and down in the water. "C'mon. It's getting late and we need to get some sleep!" I said, pushing myself into the air.

The rest of the flock followed me to the tree. I collapsed onto my bed, looking at the night sky. It had millions of stars shining down on us, like little winking faces.

I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep. But it was not peaceful.

Misty's Dream-

I looked at the blood red sky. The clouds were changing from a beautiful white to an ugly red color. Rain started to fall, but it had something else with it.

The rain was not water. It was blood. I put out my hand and stared as a pool of blood formed. What happened next was even more horrific.

Slowly, but surely, a golden feather drifted down, settling in the palm of my hand. I screamed and tears poured out of my eyes as I realized whom it belonged to.

Then another feather drifted down, this time red. And again and again and again, until I held all of my flock's feathers. I knelt down and cried, for my heart was broken.

I had lost my flock.

I sat up with a gasp. "Omigod, omigod, omigod." I said, tears pouring out of my eyes.

A tan hand ripped open the door to my tent. I looked up through blurry eyes as Tor peeked in. He saw my face and dashed in, holding me tight in his arms. I

t was peaceful… until the rest of the flock came. They piled onto me, hugging me tight. Sunny snuggled into me, and I stroked her hair, her wings, thinking of my anguish when I realized I had lost her. "I love you all." I said shakily, burying my head into Tor.

A chorus of 'Love you too Misty.' Followed my statement. We stayed there the whole day, comforted by each other.

Max Pov.

I soared up and looked around. Nothing. We had been searching the whole day, and had only found one thing.

There was a trace of footprints on the sand. We had also found a feather near the footprints. They led towards the forest, and then disappeared in the air.

I guessed they flew off; that was the only logical explanation. Fang and the flock came up next to me. "Find them?" I asked, scanning the skies for any trace of the other flock.

"Nothing." I shook my head. "Let's go. We need sleep. I said, flying towards our home. Nudge looked at me. "Can we search more tomorrow?" She said.

"Yes. But for now, let's sleep." I said, flying home.

Sorry it took so long! School calls! I am also sorry that it is so short! I am running out of creativity! I will try to write more, but I have very little free time!