Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride.

Max's POV

My back pressed against the tree, I listened for footsteps. None.

Grinning, I stepped out of the shadows. My victory, however, was short lived. Gazzy came out, a gun pointed right at me.

"Gazzy, don't." I warned him, my hand instinctively going to my belt where my bomb was.

Gazzy aimed at me and pulled the trigger.

"NO!" I shrieked, trying to duck. Too late. A stream of water hit me straight in the face. Immediately, I grabbed my bomb and threw it at Gazzy. He got soaked, too.

Okay, it was a water balloon, not a bomb. So what?

I pulled out my own water gun and chased after Nudge, who was getting sprayed by Angel.

I opened fire, aiming for Nudge. The water hit her in the neck, and she fell down, giggling.

Why were we doing this? Because we were bored. And sometimes boredom leads to crazy things. Like this. And how did we get guns and water balloons? This store was closing up so

they were giving away free stuff.

Anyway, someone threw a water balloon at me, and I whirled to see Iggy speaking into a walkie-talkie. "Target has been hit." He said into the speaker. "Target glaring at me."

I yelled and ran for him, water balloon in one hand and water gun in another.

"Target attacking me!" He screamed into the walkie-talkie. "Mayday! Mayday! Backup! I need backup! I repeat, backup!"

I tackled him to the ground and started spraying his face while sitting on his chest. The walkie-talkie fell out of Iggy's hand and I ran out of water.

"There isn't any backup, you idiot." Fang's voice was coming out of the walkie-talkie.

"Target has run out of ammo! Attack now!" Iggy said into the machine.

I jumped up and ran towards the bucket full of water. I was refilling my gun when I heard Angel behind me.

"Max, don't move." She giggled. I quietly closed my water gun. Then, fast as lightning, I turned and pulled the trigger. I doused Angel's head and she managed to throw a water balloon at

me. I cackled, yes, cackled, as I dove into a bush.

A hand was clamped over my mouth.

"Target has been captured. I repeat, target has been captured." Fang said into his walkie-talkie.

I laughed and tried to bite his hand. He threw a balloon at my face.

I squirmed in his hold. I also tried to shoot him with my gun, but he slapped it away.

"Your hand tastes funny." I said to him when he finally let me speak.

"Silence!" Fang ordered. "We will wait for General Iggy right here." He said, sitting against a tree with me in his lap.

I started laughing, and Iggy finally appeared.

"Iggy!" Nudge sang and then Iggy went down with Nudge's water balloon.

"Ha!" I yelled, leaping up and out of Fang's embrace. I grabbed my gun and started running back to the battlefield.

I felt water make contact with my butt and I stumbled before I regained my balance. I heard Fang curse when he realized he was out of water. I looked back and threw a water balloon at

Fang.

When I turned my head back around, Angel was blocking my way, gun pointed.

She took a step forward and I took a step back. Forward, back. Forward, back.

I realized what she was doing. Before I could start running, Fang already had me in his arms, trapped.

"Get the bucket!" Gazzy said excitedly.

Iggy and Nudge hauled the bucket towards me and Fang.

I did the only thing to escape. I looked up at Fang and stood on my toes. I kissed him.

I heard his walkie-talkie clatter out of his hands.

Before I could pull away, the bucket the turned upside down from above us. Water came down on me and Fang.

I laughed and started choking on water. Fang smiled and patted my back.

"One, two," I counted.

"Three." Fang said, and we burst out, shooting water at everyone.

The flock was completely surprised and they all fell to the floor.

"A pleasure working with you, Captain." I bowed to Fang.

"You too, Commander." Fang instead pulled me into a hug.

"You traitor! Traitor!" Iggy shouted weakly from the ground. I pulled away from Fang and we both threw water balloons at Iggy.

It hit him square in the face and he flopped back to the ground.

Grinning, I turned back to Fang,

Fang flew us a few inches from the ground and kissed me.

"Traitor…" I heard Iggy say softly. "Traitor…"