Does it look like Maximum Ride belongs to me? That's what I thought.

Note: yes this is overused, however, I just need a starting idea and I can make it into a pretty decent story. This is my first fanfic, so take it easy on me.

Chapter One

Max

It was a great day of flying, and the flock and I were dusting ourselves off, and getting ready for dinner. I started to clean up the mess that was our living room, something I tried to do at least once a week, since the eraser/flyboy attacks were more and more common, usually leaving the house looking like a tornado ran through it. I brushed up broken glass, probably from some shattered lamp. Then I noticed the silence and weirdness emanating from the other side of the room. It wasn't the weirdness that was weird, but the lack of stuff that was weird. Nudge was lacking her usual chattiness and energy, Angel was acting like a normal, though somewhat depressed, eight-year-old, Gazzy wasn't farting or talking pyrotechnics with Iggy, and Fang was without his emotionless brick wall mask. And they were all in the same room. Something was definitely up.

"Somebody spill it, this is getting creepy," I half muttered, half ordered them. They all shift uncomfortably; avoiding my stern gaze, then Angel speaks up.

She sighed, then met my glare head on, "You think we're just some little slaves, that oh so obediently follow you around; something disposable, to twist and betray whenever it suits you? Yeah, that's right Max: we know your secret, you lying little traitor!" Wait, what?

"What the hell are you talking about, Ange? Secret? Traitor? Slaves! What the hell?" I screech.

"You think we're really that stupid? We know you've been telling Itex all about us, our location. Why else would there be so many Flyboy and Eraser attacks? Oh, and that bag you've been packing. You were gonna sneak away, were you?" she asked, rage filling her tone.

"What the hell are you talking about? Sneaking away, a spy for Itex-" I tried to interrupt, but she just kept going. I realized the bag she was talking about were my emergency bags: a couple of large backpacks stuffed with clothes and other necessities shoved into caves, one due north and one south-southeast of our home, which I was currently being rejected from.

"Well guess what you traitorous bitch: you are officially kicked out of the flock. Ha, now what's it like to be abandoned? We just got to it first. Oh, and don't bother getting your stuff, I've already taken the liberty to burn it." Angel wasn't acting like her namesake at all. She was being mean, cruel, and vengeful.

"Guys, what is she talking about? She's crazy, right?" I asked nervously, afraid of the answer. I stared. They stared. And started to shuffle towards Angel. Nudge and Gazzy had tears in their eyes, Iggy looked resigned, Fang had his emotionless brick wall face on, but Angel seemed almost smug. Correction: Angel looked very smug.

"I'm sorry Max, but we can't live with a traitor." said Nudge. My Nudge. Gazzy, Fang, and Iggy nodded in agreement. Angel's smile, which was getting less and less angelic, matched her current state of mind.

"Sorry girl, but you're getting outta here, cuz we," she gestured to the remaining flock, "Care deeply about each other and would never betray our family, you stupid, arrogant backstabber. Don't you dare come back or you will pay."

Iggy stared at me for a moment, then wrinkled his nose in disgust, "How could you, Max? How could you?"

"Fang?" I timidly asked. His silence mixed with his disgusted glare, spoke eons. And then I realized it: they truly thought I was a spy and didn't want me there. Ever. "You know, Fine. I'll go. But you will regret this. You truly will. I'm your best fighter, your leader, and the most loyal one here. Remember that in a couple of years when you come crying to me about how you got asses kicked, I won't give a damn about you and your merry little flock. Goodbye!" I practically screeched, then ran for the nearest window and jumped out. I let a single thought slide out of my mental barriers: I hate you, Angel, I really do.

So what do you think of chapter one? Leave a review of what you thought about it. I'm willing to release a chapter once or twice a week and I'll try to set dates to have chapters done by chapter four.