Moe: I would like to thank everyone who review. You are literally the only reason I have faith in this story. But I have decided that this is a perfect time to end this. Please enjoy this final chapter of my story. And do not stop reviewing, please!

Angel: Moe does not own Maximum Ride or its characters.

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(DOVE'S P.O.V)

I sat on my bed, staring at my hands. Not really able to move. I felt empty. Completely dead inside. I was numb. I wish I could feel some type of pain, but there was nothing. I was too tired to move, but not tired enough to sleep. I didn't want to sleep. I didn't want to do anything.

I heard running around outside my door and loud talking. I looked in the direction, deciding whether or not I should check. Curiosity got the better of me and I stood up, walking to the door and exiting into the hall. Everything was quiet here, but I heard more noise downstairs.

I peeked around the corner of the stairs, seeing the flock on the steps. Jeb was arguing with Max.

As they all descended, I followed quietly. I sat on the stairs, just out of view of the living area. I glanced between the bars, seeing as they all sat down.

There was a lot of talk about me coming from Jeb.

I listened as he revealed the secret to them.

"Dying?" Max screamed, jumping to her feet.

"Please be calm." Jeb reasoned.

"What do you mean be calm? People in my family are dying and you tell me to calm down!" She was fuming mad. Her face was turning red.

"There is nothing we can do." Jeb answered quietly.

Angel stole a look to where I was, giving me a knowing look. I put my finger to my mouth, signaling her to be quiet. She nodded swiftly, turning her attention back to the fight.

"How do we stop this?" Dylan asked, standing up and placing a calming hand on Max's shoulder. She shook it off angrily.

"We can't!" Jeb snapped, annoyed. "Don't be taking this out on me. I didn't create her."

"But you helped." Nudge pointed out.

"I don't want Iggy to die. Of course I don't." Max said sadly. "But I also do not want Dove to die. She is growing on me."

"How can we stop this?" Dylan asked again, mostly to himself.

"What if we kept them apart?" Fang said from the shadows of the corner.

"Don't you think I've tried that?" Jeb threw his hands up in frustration.

"And… How exactly did you try?" Max narrowed her eyes at him.

"…" Jeb looked horrified at what he had just revealed.

"What did you do, you son of a bitch?" Max made a move to tackle him, but Dylan restrained her.

"Max, I didn't-"

"You brought that monster here to America, didn't you?" She screamed, kicking out her feet trying to escape her armed prison. "What else have you done? Tell me!"

"It was only to get them apart. To make Iggy okay and all of you okay. I wanted her leaving to be easier on everyone." Jeb explained, looking apologetic.

"Tell me right now, you piece of shit!" Max made to attack him again, but Dylan held on strong.

"I gave Iggy steroids that increased his anger….." Jeb looked down defeated.

Max went completely red. If this had been a cartoon, smoke would be shooting out of her ears. She struggled hard against her restraints.

"Little help here." Dylan grunted.

Fangs intervened, grabbing Max's legs. She looked like a pissed off snake, wiggling around. The boys headed for the back door, holding on tight.

"I'll kill you!" Max yelled.

I stood up from the steps, having seen enough, and turned to race back to my room. I threw open my window, it faced the front of the house. I jumped out into the night.

I knew where Iggy had gone.

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(3RD PERSON P.O.V)

Alik flinched at the commotion outside. He knew this would happen. He ignored it. It was, after all, his fault.

'What kind of father allows someone so abusive near his only child?' He thought, scolding himself.

He really only wanted to get Dove back. No matter what. But he now knew that the price was too high. He had considered sending Kirill back to Russia, and dealing with things himself. However it had been far too late for that. If he even brought it up, there was no doubt that Kirill would kill him.

"What have I done?" He asked himself out loud.

At that moment, he came to a decision. It was the coward's way out. He could admit to himself that he was indeed a coward.

If after what happens outside ends in Kirill surviving, Alik would take his own life. Knowingly leaving Dove to deal with this beast by herself.

'I could at least try to take Kirill down with me. If I fail, he will kill me and I will regardless get what I wish.' He mentally planned out.

This would, at least, be less cowardly.

With his choice made, Alik sat on one of the hotel beds, holding a pistol in his hand aiming it at the door. If it opened, he would shoot that creature. Shoot until the gun was empty.

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(IGGY'S P.O.V)

I may have killed someone before, and eraser perhaps, but this was different. Erasers weren't people.

'Neither was he.' My subconscious whispered.

And honestly, that was true.

I watched the mangled body lay on the black top. His body was at odd, unnatural angles. Blood pooled around the body. There was no way he was still alive. His chest did not rise and fall. His fingers were twitching, but Iggy knew that that sometimes happened after death because of the nerves or something.

"Is he dead?" A small voice called, making me jerk my head up, still defensive.

Dove stood a few feet away, she had a calm expression on her face but she couldn't hide the fear in her eyes.

'She thinks I'm a monster.'

"Yes." I answered.

Tears filled her eyes. Suddenly she was running, I caught her in my arms and her arms wrapped around my neck, holding on for dear life.

"I love you, Iggy." She cried.

Holding this crying girl, I felt something amazing. All the anger I had felt building up for some time just suddenly melted away. It was as though the world had been lifted from my shoulders and cool water had rushed over my body calming me into peace.

"I love you, Dove." I replied, kissing her forehead.

"I'm sorry." She said. And then my arms were empty.

Dove was no longer there. Instead I held a small, white bird in my hands. A Dove. It cooed softly before flying away. I felt a weird sensation wash over me. Like a big change.

"Wha-"

"Iggy!" A group of voices called. My flock came running towards me with Jeb walking behind.

Many arms gripped me in hugs. And there were tears. Lots of tears. Maybe even some from me.

"Iggy," Jeb hesitated. "Where is Alik?"

I looked down at the dead mutant, then back to the hotel.

"I think in their room." I answered.

"Thank you."

We all paused our reunion, watching in interest as Jeb took the steps to the top floor. He stood in front of a door for a while before entering.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

We held our ears, in shock and at the loud sound.

After a hesitation, one more BANG rang out.

"Jeb?" Max called, throwing out her wings and going up to the third floor.

The flock followed. I went to throw my wings out…. Nothing happened.

I tried several more times, starting to worry.

"What… What's happening?" I growled.

"Iggy…" Angel called from the top story. "They are both dead…."

"I…. I can't fly." I yelled back, just as the rest of the flock exited the room.

"What do you mean, you can't fly?" Max asked, her saddened face turning serious.

They all flew down to me, checking me over.

"Dylan, call my mom." Max demanded, rubbing her hand over my shoulder blades were my wings would be.

(TWO HOURS LATER. AT THE VET CLINIC)

"Um…." Max's mom came out from her office into the waiting room where we all stood up.

"What's happened?" I asked, nervously.

"It seems… Iggy… You're a human."

"How-"Max started.

"Dove….." I said, quietly.

"What?" Everyone looked at me.

"Dove… She turned into a Dove…."

"Wait…. Are you saying… She took the animal DNA out of you and put her human DNA in you?" Dylan asked.

"I think so…"

Everyone looked amongst each other. We all were so confused.

"Listen, kids, it's been a long night. Let's go home. We have to be at the police station early tomorrow." Max's mom said, ushering us out of the clinic and locking up.

As I stepped outside, I noticed something white on the side walk next to the car. A Dove. It cooed softly before flying away.

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THE END!