Re-write?
Due to a random surge of reviews and private messages I have been receiving of the past few months I am considering about re-writing this whole entire fanfic. I do not like how horrible my writing was when I was 12 years old and I cannot even go back and read what I wrote 7 years ago. So, I came up with a better solution and to re-write the whole thing if people are interested in me doing so. The story would be as if the last 4 books never happened because I would have to change waaaaaaay too much in order to follow the plot line.
The question now is…..should I do it? Here is a preview of how it would read:
Max's POV
Run. Run. Run. My mind was screaming, my body was pumping, my heart was about to be out of my chest, but I couldn't stop now. I was too close to the edge of freedom. I could feel the vibrations of their feet slamming the ground as they followed behind me. That's when I saw it, the end of the earth. It was now or never, and I was always partial for the now. I inhaled deeply, jumped, and as I exhaled I let my wings unfurl. Liftoff. A few beats of my wings and I was soaring high above the city, and at that moment I couldn't be happier. Then I remembered, where they still behind me. That's when I heard Nudge yell out to Iggy describing the mesmerizing sight of New York City all lit up. Angel flew above me, giggling as the wind brushed a few of her blond curls against her face, tickling her nose. Gazzy just flew straight ahead, his face was intense and in deep concentration, but he was calm. And, suddenly I realized that the whole atmosphere was calm and relaxing, something we had rarely experienced for the first half of our lives. A sudden rush of relief flowed through my veins. We were all safe, we were all free, and most of all we were all together. Well, almost all of us.
I shot up out of bed feeling both sad and relieved. I always liked those kinds of dreams, but they always left me with a numbing pain in my heart. They made me happy because I was finally able to have dreams about peace and flying for the fun of it, but sad because not all of us were there together.
It had been eight years since the destruction of all the schools in existence, and those who ran them had been either killed or imprisoned for the rest of their lives. Though it may make me a bad person, I couldn't help but find joy out of their suffering in prison. Finally, they could see what it was like to be confined to a cage with steel bars blocking them from socialization and freedom. Served them right.
So, I guess I should probably catch you guys up on what has been happening in the ever so exciting life of Maximum Ride and her band of rambunctious flock. Well, I guess I'll start off with explaining everyone else's life, since theirs are much less complicated.
My sweet little Angel isn't so little anymore. She's sixteen and is enjoying "normal" life at a real high school. I am so happy at least one of us gets to find out what it feels like to grow up in a stable environment and worry about the petty things all teenagers think will be the end of their world. Gazzy, well I couldn't be more proud! Through all the pain and hardship he has been through he has adjusted to his freshman year at Harvard University pretty well, and is pulling mostly A's in all of his college course. He decided that the best major for him was chemistry. I on the other hand find that to be very dangerous. I don't even what to know what bombs he's going to create now. Sigh, it is really hard to believe he is eighteen and capable of making his life decisions on his own now. My amazing Nudge is just as wild and crazy as ever, but I guess that's how all twenty-one years old are supposed to act. Well, according from all the chick-flick and coming of age movies I've seen. Iggy has been doing well for himself as well. He got a job in the FBI, however most of his work is confidential, so I do not really know what he does for a living. I do know he makes enough money to help me pay for Gazzy's tuition for Harvard and for him to live comfortably in the upper side of Manhattan, New York. For only being twenty-four, without a high school or college education, I'd say he's doing pretty well for himself.
I also should mention that we have a few new additions to our mixed-matched flock. Jinx and Brianna: we met them when I was eighteen, during our mission to destroy any and all schools that popped up.
Jinx's wings are a solid midnight black with dark red tips. His chestnut hair and beige skin make his brilliant sapphire eyes stand out. At first we only accepted him into our flock because his ability was useful in completing our mission. He was a telepath and shape shifter. He could change into any animal or person he wanted to at a moment's notice. So, yeah having someone like him on our side was pretty convenient.
Brianna was also just as useful. She was able to not only turn herself invisible but anyone else as long as she was touching them. Her ability definitely got us out of more than just a few tough spots. She's also quite gorgeous. Her hair was a golden brown that made her hazel eyes shine. Her wings were also some of the coolest wings I had ever seen. They were white with specks of rose mixed throughout. And when she was flying in the sun the rose made them look like a shiny pink.
With the help of Jinx and Brianna we were able to accomplish our mission by the time we were twenty years old. And that's what brought us to New York. We had lived here before and it was familiar, so why not go back? That's when Jinx and I decided to open up the Jax Café together. I guess I should mention one more small detail; Jinx is my boyfriend.
I know you all must be dying to know why I haven't mentioned anything about Fang. Well, that's because he left us when I was eighteen. He didn't tell anyone, just left a short note "not goodbye," and left in the dead of night.
I cried for years over him being gone. Without him I felt like I had lost my right hand. What was worse is that I felt like I couldn't protect my flock, my family. And honestly if it wasn't for Jinx none of us would have survived or successfully destroy all the schools. He was the one person to pull me out of the darkness of my mind. He helped me think clearly. He helped me devise every step of the plan to bring down the institution that experimented on and created us. It took a few years, but eventually I fell in love with him and I knew that I would never want to be apart from him.
Three years passed by before I could get used to the daily routine we had fallen into. Every day at 10:00pm the flock meets Jinx and I at the café and helps us close up. Our apartments are on the fifth floor of the building, which I have to admit is very convenient because it gives me at least an extra half an hour of sleep before I have to get up and open the café. Jinx, Angel, Nudge, and I share a three bedroom apartment, while Brianna and Iggy live across the hall in a two bedroom apartment. Oh, yeah I forgot to mention, Brianna and Iggy have been dating for a year and half now. It is sweet to see him so happy. And he trusts her 100%, which is hard for any of us.
Even though I am happier than I have ever been in my entire life, I still feel incomplete and I know exactly why. I miss Fang. It hurts to know that he cannot enjoy the tranquility we have finally reached. We fought side by side for eighteen years to get to this point before he left, and now I don't even know where he is or how he is doing. It makes me uneasy, and I hate feeling uneasy. Especially since I know what it feels like to be at easy most of the time. The matter of the fact is I just miss him.
Fang's POV
I strolled around downtown Manhattan. I needed to think for a while. It had been officially ten years since I left the flock to the day. And it was wearing me down. I couldn't think about anything else except for Nudge, Iggy, Gazzy, little Angel, and of course Max.
Max…God I missed her so much it hurt. I wish I never left, but I had too. I had to follow up on a lead about potential schools popping up. But, I couldn't let Max in on it. It was too dangerous. In the end, she was the one to actually destroy all of the schools and the leaders that were behind their creation in the first place.
I spent years following her, trying to meet back up with them. I was never fast enough. I was always one step behind. Eventually, I thought I would take a break and settle down for a little while. Plus, I didn't have any leads to follow up on to try and find them. That was Max for you though; she was always covering her tracks. It was out of habit, who could blame her. I know I did the same thing. Who knew our old habits would make it impossible for us to reunite again.
Who knew that we would ever be this free?
Sooooooo, there you guys go! Tell me how you feel about it and if you want me to just start from scratch and continue on with this story! I will only do it if enough people are seriously interested in me doing so! Please review!
PS if I do decide to continue I will update every Sunday!