Disclaimer: MAXIMUM RIDE DOES NOT BELONG TO ME, GET IT?

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I saw Max.

She was sleeping. Peacefully. Her eyes were gently closed, and her arms were folded carefully over her chest. She was beautiful… I walked closer, savoring the scene. I was just about to reach out and touch her face when…

"IGGY!!! WAKE UP AND MAKE BREAKFAST, YOU LAZY EXCUSE FOR A COOK!!!" A familiar voice penetrated my dream. It was Max's.

My eyes flew open and I saw Darkness… I saw nothing. And for the life of me, I couldn't remember how I had visualized her.

I sat up at rubbed the irritating sleep crust out of eyes. I threw the covers off of me and put my feet to the floor. It was cold.

"IGGY!!!" She shouted again.

"HEY! I'm comin' I'm comin. Keep you're pants on." The thought made me blush, but I was glad there was no one else in the room. And believe me, I could tell. I stopped for a second to let the blood run out of my cheeks, and then proceeded to get dressed and open my door.

"Hey Fang." I said.

"Ig, you are an enigma." He responded. I chuckled. I liked to keep my ability a secret. No one else knew, but I had extra senses. I can sense consciousness. That means that even if someone is invisible (coughcoughFang) I can sense them. That really helps considering I'm blind. Unfortunately, I can't sense things that are not alive, so I still run into walls occasionally (ouch!). I don't tell anybody because if I did, it would defeat the purpose, ya know? I also read other people's emotions. This makes me incredibly in tune with others, and I know specifically how to make them feel better if they are sad. It also comes in handy when I want to piss someone off.

"What can I say?" I said, "It's…"

I felt his eyes bore into my forehead. "If you say 'It's a reflex' I will kill you."

Heheh. Yep, he was angry. Trust me. Then again, when is he not angry with something?

"IIIIG!" There was Max again, shouting.

"Calm down, I'm coming!"

I walked into the kitchen where I sensed Nudge, Angel, Gasman, Dr. Martinez, and Ella sitting at the table. A funny smell wafted through my nose. "Aw crap, Max! You're cooking?!"

She started yelling at me again. "Well, you weren't up yet, what was I supposed to do?"

I didn't answer, just pushed her aside while assessing the situation with my nose. Sniff

"Bacon… burnt." I said. Max made a noise that communicated her frustrations.

Sniff

"Undercooked Eggs."

Sniff

"Crusted toast aaaaaaaand…."

Sniff

"Outdated Milk."

I just started doing my magic, tossing spices, different flavors, and unique ingredients into my new meal. By the time I was done, I had created a perfect breakfast blend of fried eggs, juicy bacon, and lettuce all topped on a lightly brown piece of toast. I gave one to all the people there. I made one for me and Fang when he walked in, then sat down at the table.

"Mmmm!" I heard Ella hum as she took a bite of my creation, "This is delicious, Iggy. Thanks!"

I smiled, proud.

A chorus of thank yous rewarded me as I chewed away from everybody except Max and Fang. I think Max just takes my skills for granted.

"Max, Iggy thinks you take his skills for granted." Angel said, rather smugly (AN: Wait, the flock knows about Angels powers, right? I don't think I remember that correctly. Well, even if they don't, they do in this fic, Kay?)

I stopped chewing and looked over in Angel's direction. "Angel!!! Stop that!"

She shrugged. "What?"

Max chose to ignore Angel's comment and started a little speech, like she always does. She stood up (I can hear her standing up. It's not like she's super quiet about it.). "Okay, gang. What do you think we should do? Itex is gone… I think. The school is gone… I think. But now we have to decide what to do."

Ella spoke up, even though she wasn't a real member of the flock, it sure seemed like it. "I…I think you should stay here. I like it when you're here. You guys are like my siblings, and I don't feel lonely when you are here." She had the feeling of love in her heart.

Max was feeling apologetic and sentimental.

"I know, Ella. But we can't stay here forever. We still are confused as to what 'Saving the World' means. Everything is just too vague right now. We can't truly settle down until we are certain everything's all right… and that may be years from now."

Now Ella was sad. "Yeah… I figured… can you still stay here until you decide what you need to do next, though?"

Isn't that what we were doing?

"How about this…" Max had an idea. "We stay here until things become clear, okay? Until there is a clear direct need, this will be our home."

That didn't sound like much, but it basically meant we'd stay here for as long as possible until we got an order from the voice. Who knows when that would be; from days to years, but it was a reasonable answer. Wait for the voice.

I could feel Ella being happy. Max was happy too. I knew that she just didn't want to part from her family. I guess that made sense, but when I had made contact with my real family, the experience was less than satisfying. I bent my head down, reminiscing on the sad memory.

Gazzy, my best friend, even though he was six years younger than me, noticed my sadness, and patted me on the back. "You okay, pal?"

I looked up, staring strait ahead with my sightless eyes, and nodded. "I'll be fine. Just some less than satisfactory memories."

The flock was silent. They also remembered. I was treated like a freak… a circus side show. My 'Parents' wanted me to show that guy… wanted me to show everybody my wings. Nosirree. If I learned anything in my life with Max and the gang, it was that I was only to trust our flock.

And showing someone else my wings was going to be a big mistake, I could feel it. But I did. Not to let them stare at it, though. As soon as I snapped them out, I had jumped into the sky and fled away as fast as I possibly could. Those weren't my parents. As far as I was concerned, this was my family.

Gazzy had the gall to laugh. "Yeah, things certainly weren't the same with you not around, Iggy! I don't know if I could have beared it any longer."

The thought made me smile and I felt my entire family look at me and smile, too. It made me feel good to be needed. After all… who would cook if I wasn't here?

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Hi everyone! I can't believe I didn't get a single review on my other Maximum Ride fan fiction yet. It made me feel so sad. Oh well, I thought, on to IGGY!!! Iggy's my favorite char in MR, and for some reason I love MaxXIggy one-sided. I don't really like solid Miggy, but I like the thought of Iggy liking Max, but Max likes Fang. I'm not sure what this fanfic will come to, be it that or some Eggy, or BOTH. (This is NOT an IggyXMax fanfic) But one thing's for sure… IGGY'S IN THE SPOT LIGHT!!!

Sincerely.

S. A. Hikari