A/N: Hey What's up everyone?! This is my new story that I will be working on. In this story there will be some Maximum Ride content until about Chapter 3. Then Teen Wolf content won't jump in until the end of Chapter 6. But be prepared, because I'm cooking up another twist to send your mind into whiplash.

Enjoy the story!

Chapter 1

Percy POV

As far as I could remember, I have only known the life of an animal in a cage. That's all that my life has been so far. 14 years of constant pain and suffering at the hands of people in lab coats. I don't even known my own name, I just have a name that I was given, Six. I have black eyes, pale skin, and a sarcastic attitude.

I've just been transferred to another part of the 'School' as I've heard others call it. I keep hearing phrases like "it's almost time, for this one to become part of something bigger" or "what are going to inject into him, wolf or bird". That just makes me shiver.

Is this the real reason why I've gone through so much? So ridiculous.

I open my eyes to see three doctors standing in front of me. One of them speaks up first "so, subject, what hybrid do you want to become, a wolf-man or a bird-kid?"

Honestly I wasn't expecting this to happen. I thought that they were going to choose one without asking me.

"Why, are you asking me? You put me through so much, pain and misery. Why are you even doing this to me? For almost 15 years, I've known nothing except despair and pain. Why is all of this necessary?" Was my answer.

"Because, enhanced humans are what the world needs, the world needs others who can survive through anything thrown at them." Another doctor answered me. "Plus, since I like you, I think that we will give you the DNA of both wolf and bird. How do you like that?"

I didn't respond as I was so overwhelmed, I didn't even comprehend the two needles injected into my arms. I felt sleep overcome me.

Hey kid are you awake? I hear in my head, I give a groan of pain as a response. While I'm confused, I mean how did I hear someone else in my head?

Because there are some of us enhanced kids that have that ability. How long have you been here? The other voice responded.

I turned to face outside of my cage to see six other cages facing mine, each about the same size as mine, all of them, empty. I quickly fall back into nothingness.

Max POV

And finally (finally!) we were at our room. Locked safely back in our crates, where no cinderblock strong kids could get us. Where no no-bodied arms could get us. Where no super-smart toddlers could bore us to death with the details of . . . whatever that was written on the board. I sighed and sank to the ground, pulling Angel against me. Gazzy gazed out the bars of the crate.

"Um, guys . . . ?"

I flicked my eyes towards him and we all looked to where he was pointing. There was a new crate in the room.

There was a person in it.

The person's back was towards us and they were lying on their side. I felt a pang of familiarity, which was dumb because I knew I'd never seen this kid before (right?). The only kids I'd ever seen were my flock and the experiments in the Safe Place. And they were all still back there except the spiders and cheetahs. And I knew for a fact that they were on the other side of the School. No way had the white-coats moved one from there to here in the time it took to move my flock.

All I could see of the kid was black hair, partly hidden so it was hard to tell if it was a guy or a girl. Pretty sure it was a guy though, just by their frame.

"Hey." I said. No answer. "Hey, you."

Still nothing. I stole a glance at Fang. He shrugged. He's a whole lot of help, isn't he?

"Kid, you awake?" I got a little irritated when there was still no answer. I opened my mouth again but Fang cut me off.

"If he doesn't answer I don't think he's awake."

I shut my mouth, heat rising to my cheeks. Fang was smirking at me and I wanted to tell him, 'Don't look at me like that! Everyone's entitled to be stupid sometimes!' But I kept my mouth shut. No need to start something.

"Is he dead?" Angel wondered. I stared at the sleeping guy's shape. His sides were lightly rising and falling, indicating life. But, I noticed, it was an incredibly weak rise.

"No, I don't think so. He's breathing, see?"

"Oh, yeah. He is breathing."

We were all silent, watching the boy's slow, labored breaths. I wondered how he got here, where he came from, was he one of us (which I doubted. No wings), was he going to make it, how did he –

"Oh, god!" Nudge. Of course, who else?

"What?" I asked her. "What is it?"

"I broke a nail!" Seriously? That was it?

"Oh, boo-hoo for you." Gazzy rolled his eyes. Yup, that pretty much summed up my thoughts. And everyone else's according to their facial expressions.

My attention found the sleeping (?) kid again. "Hey, you awake yet?"

Still nothing. Good thing? Yeah, I guess. No questions that way. No terrified, hyperventilation. No way for him to hurt himself.

"Well, he's clearly asleep. I suggest we do the same. Uh, sleep that is." I added, just in case they didn't realize I was indicating sleep. Angel curled herself up next to me, gripping Gazzy's hand. Iggy stared out at the kid one last time before tucking himself into a corner and shutting his eyes. The others closed their eyes too and soon all breathing slowed and became deep.

I still gazed out at the still figure in the cage across from us, trying to figure out that feeling that I'd seen him before.

And that was what I fell asleep to.

Percy POV

"Wake up, boy!"

I jolted awake and instantly regretted my sudden movements. I groaned and fell back gasping. I noticed the person next to me smirk. I glared at him trying to remember what the heck happened . . . .

Wait. I was awake. That meant I was still alive! They hadn't killed me . . . yet.

"Don't worry, sonny." Doctor #1. Great. Well, this day just keep's getting better and better! She continued, "The process went flawlessly. I just wanted to make sure you would wake!"

Yeah, that makes me feel better, thanks. At least I woke up, that had to count for something.

"But you won't heal correctly if you stay awake so there is no avoiding this."

Avoiding what?

A prick touched my neck and I thought oh . . . that before I let the darkness sweep across my mind and I embraced it gratefully.

Max POV

I jerked awake when the door of our cage opened. I blinked the rest of the sleep from my eyes and watched the white coat slam the door shut before leaving. Angel rubbed her eyes with her fists and the gesture was so childish it made me smile.

Turning, I found Fang watching me and nearly jumped out of my skin. Seriously, bro, your eyes scare me sometimes. I swear he looks right into my soul. I averted my eyes and scanned to make sure all six of my flock – wait, six?

There was an extra today. The kid from the cage across from us had decided to join us. Well, he probably hadn't decided. He lay on his side, facing the bars. Nudge scooted closer to him, excitement playing in her brown eyes. She reached out to touch the back of his neck, but she quickly retracted them when they touched.

"He's real!" She squealed.

"And you thought he wouldn't be?" Iggy squinted.

She didn't even look embarrassed. "Well, yeah."

I came up next to her and winced as I saw the scars that ran across the kid's neck. I lightly placed my hand on his shoulder. No wings. Then what was he doing here? I felt between his shoulders. Oh! Two small lumps. The whitecoats didn't graft in a pair of grown wings like they sometimes tried to do to Erasers. I then looked to his face.

I nodded. It was better this way. His human muscles could rearrange as needed if the wings developed from the body instead of forced in there.

The kid groaned and shifted to his stomach, his hand meeting the floor so he just sort of held himself there, breathing heavy. He put his other hand under him as well and pushed himself up.

His black hair fell into his eyes but I could tell they were shut tight.

My flock was watching with interest. The not-yet-a-bird kid stole a glance at us and I saw a flash of black before his head fell back down.

Nudge squealed again. "I knew it! Black hair and dark eyes! It's a new skill, Max."

"What are you talking about?" Iggy stared. I sighed.

"He'd have black hair and dark eyes, with dark wings, like Fangs, and he'd have a cool name and –'," Gazzy mimicked perfectly. "You remember that conversation, don't you?"

"What when Nudge went on about having a new bird kid? Yeah."

"Well, lucky for her, she got her wish." Excited eyes met mine.

"Really?!" Angel gasped and jumped up, running to the poor boy in front of me. The white-winged girl carelessly shoved her hands between his shoulder blades, causing him to cry out and flinch away. Angel leapt back.

"Angel!" I scolded. I pulled her away and made her sit. To the others I said, "Don't touch him."

"He's not defected, Max." Blue eyes peered into my own brown ones. "He's in pain and confused, that's it."

Still . . . . I motioned for the others not to move then made my way to the boy's side.

Light touch, Max, Angel pushed into my head. Little hypocrite. Who was it that just freaked him out, huh? It sure wasn't me.

"Hey." I took another step forward. He sat back, narrowing his eyes at me. I thought he was going to blow me off, but then he whispered "Hey" back. I cocked my head at him.

"What are you doing here?" Geez, Max, way to make him feel welcome. I really didn't mean for that to come out. His eyebrows knit and he looked down. His shrug was a small one.

"What's your name?" Nudge bounded over, grinning. He opened his mouth, then faltered and shut it quickly. Trust issues, I could live with that. So I flipped through options and voiced one.

"You're Subject Six, correct?" He nodded. "Six it is then."

Nudge raised her eyebrows. "Cool name: check. I'm telling you it's a new skill!"

"It's not a new skill, Nudge!" Iggy protested. "It's merely a coincidence."

"Mmm-hmm." She giggled. Six's lips moved and I had to lean closer to understand. Poor kid didn't have a voice. He gave me a weird look when I did and I sat back.

"So, Six . . . ." I had no idea what I was supposed to say to him. He looked up. I noticed the scars spiraling his arms. He coughed. "Yeah, this is awkward, right?"

I laughed. "Yeah."

The door swung open and a scowling man trudged in holding a tray. Breakfast I realized. I stole a glance at Six. The man shoved the tray through the door after he opened it, then shot for the door.

Six gave a big smile that showed off fangs that were developing. Wait what?!

"What?" Nudge asked. Six let out a laugh.

"Nothing, he just bolted like we had some kind of untreatable disease and he was going to catch it if he didn't move."

Iggy grinned mischievously and said slowly, "Maybe we do."

Nudge giggled and Gazzy copied Six, who had pushed himself away with a fake look of horror. I laughed at their antics and decided that, maybe, having Six here wasn't so bad. He definitely brightened things up.

Fang frowned. I rolled my eyes – leave it to Fang to ruin things.

Angel crinkled her nose at our "breakfast" as I dished it out. Six sighed. "This again?"

I looked at him. "You've had it, then?" He nodded in disgust as he and Iggy took simultaneous bites, gagging.

"Uh-huh. Unfortunately."

"Just how long have you been here?" Fang wondered.

"About 14 years" Whoa so he's been here as long as us. But why would the whitecoats wait so long before making him a hybrid. I felt like puking as the first bite slipped through my mouth. But I shoved it all down. Full strength, always needed. Six ate his with almost no complaints. His dark hair fell in his brightly colored eyes as he laughed at something Angel had said.

Yeah, it wasn't bad having him here at all.

Percy POV

About a month into getting to be with these guys, I picked up on some things.

Angel was a mind reader, which didn't surprise me much. I was relieved that the voice in my head was her and not part of my imagination.

Unfortunately, Iggy was blind.

Gazzy was the stinker of the group. Literally, he had the worst gas after any meal.

And that Fang totally needed an attitude change. Honestly, the guy put a serious damper on the party.

Other than Fang, they were a great group. I thought Max was going to punch me at first the way she kept glaring at me but I guess she got over it.

"Ange, stay out of Six's mind." Max called from across the cage. I smirked. She always seemed to know –

"Six, wipe that smirk off your face."

– Everything. I scowled and heard her giggle. Fang turned away but I could still sense his glare. I wonder if Max knew he liked her. He seemed like a confident guy, why didn't he just tell her?

I made a point not to dwell on things to long so I switched the subject. Max was braiding Nudge's hair. I cocked my head. Max didn't seem like the type to do that sort of thing. Angel kept pulling at her arm. "Braid mine too, Max. Please?"

"Angel! I'll do yours when I'm done with Nudge's!" The six-year-old pouted and sat with a huff. I waved her over. She grinned and bounded to sit in front of me.

"Will you braid my hair, Six?" It felt odd answering to that name but I didn't have another so, oh well. I guess the number six was a part of me now.

"If you want me to." I answered her pleading face. Her blue eyes lit and she spun around, settling herself.

Iggy raised an eyebrow at me as I divided her hair into three sections. "Really, dude?"

I answered him with a grin and a shrug "it doesn't matter to me. I don't mind."

Max was watching me but as soon as she realized that I had caught her staring, she turned back to Nudge. When Angel's braid was done, Nudge examined my work.

"Not bad, Six." She nodded in approval and I don't know why but I felt accomplished. I gave a smile and sat back.

A voice interrupted my smile, "don't get cocky." Max scolded. I laughed as a response.

Fang just glared at me and Gazzy responded "Hey, what is wrong with your teeth? Some are longer than the others."

I looked at him confused before the answer popped into my head in which Angel gasped sharply. I mean seriously, just stop looking into my mind all the time.

"Angel, what is it?" Max asked concerned.

Angel looked at me and I nodded. Better to tell them now then have them find out later.

"When Six was injected with avian DNA, they also injected him with lycan DNA. So now he is a mix of man, wolf, and bird."

Dun Dun Duuunn!

Updated: 01/05/2018