Last chapter! I really liked it!

Epilogue: New Beginnings

MPOV

A week later, Fang and I went to France.

Why, you may ask?

Because we had a promise to keep.

We managed to find Sarah's parents, who owned a vineyard in South France.

I knocked on the door of the house.

An elderly woman appeared. "Can I help you?"

"Yes, m'am," I said politely. "We're friends of your daughter Sarah and her husband Slash."

Apparently, someone had delivered the news of their deaths to her already, because a look of sadness crossed her kind, wrinkled face. "Oh. Won't you come in?" He voice was soft as she opened the door wider for us.

"Thank you," I said, and stepped inside.

The woman ushered us to a table where she sat with us. "I heard what happened. Someone from your government came last week."

I nodded sadly. "Did they tell you what she said?"

She nodded. "Yes. I knew you would be coming soon." She looked up and smiled gently. "And I know she couldn't have picked two more capable parents for little Percy."

A little boy, no older than Haley, who was back in the States with my mom, ran into the room. He looked exactly like Sarah. Except his eyes, blue like the deepest river water, were like Slash's. "Look Grandma!" he said, holding out a small mouse.

The woman nearly fainted on the spot. "Percy! What are you doing with that?"

He grinned at her. "I found it. I saved it from the mouse traps in the barn."

The woman shook her head. "Go put it back outside, where it belongs."

Percy nodded, running back outside.

Fang was chuckling.

"So when will he be ready to go?" I asked.

She smiled. "I had him ready just in case you came sooner."

Ten minutes later, little Percy was squirming in my arms.

"Thank you so much," the woman said kindly. "I can't tell you how much it means to me."

I smiled back. "It's nothing."

She looked at me kindly, her green eyes, so much like Sarah's I nearly started crying right then, expressed happiness. "It is. It's something. You're making sure that he can have a normal life. That is more than I can give him."

I smiled down at the little boy in my arms. "Well, you're welcome, then."

Just as we were about to take off, the woman said, sounding just like the Voice, "And don't forget, Maximum. You still have another one coming."

I stared in shock at the woman. But she disappeared into her home.

"Max," Fang said, touching my arm. "Am I finally going crazy, or did I just hear that?"

I shrugged as much as I could with the wriggling four-year-old in my arms. "I saw it. But I'm not sure if I believe it."

"Let's go home," he suggested, his voice soft.

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FPOV

It was five months after the Battle of the Temple.

And we, meaning the flocks, Dr. M, Ella, Haley, and Percy, were at the hospital.

I had had to bear through twelve hours of Max's screaming in pain.

But finally, a new cry pierced the air.

"Look," I whispered in her ear.

Max opened her eyes slowly, and released her death grip on my hand.

The doctor, who I was still nervous about, held out a small blanketed bundle to Max.

She carefully took it from him and smiled down at the little baby.

We hadn't wanted to find out if it was a boy or a girl. We just decided on names.

She smiled at me. "Hi, Aria."

A girl. It was a girl.

The name that we decided on was Aria Valencia Ride. We had named her after Ari, Max's late younger brother. And Valencia after Dr. M.

Max smiled and held out the bundle for me. "Want to meet your daughter?" Though she looked like she had just been through heck, her sweaty hair plastered to her face, clothes a little bloodstained, she was smiling hugely.

I carefully took the baby. I felt nervous.

I stared in total shock at the little girl that was lying peacefully in my arms.

Little eyes blinked open blearily, much like Max's did when she woke up at two in the morning.

I grinned. They were a deep chocolate brown, like Max's.

I actually allowed myself a small smile.

I handed Aria to Max. "I'm gonna go get the flock."

She nodded. "All right."

I walked out into the waiting area. Haley and Percy saw me first. They looked up at me with big, questioning eyes when I was close.

"Do you guys want to meet your little sister?" I asked.

Grins spread across their faces. "Yesyesyes!" Haley squealed.

"I'll take them," Ella said, nodding to the two toddlers. "And, plus, I want to see my niece!"

I smiled at her. "Thank you."

The three of them ran off.

Angel looked up at me and smiled, well, for lack of a better statement, angelically. I nodded and she, Gazzy, and Nudge ran off.

Iggy clapped me on the shoulder. "Well, Fang. I can't wait to finally see someone new entering the flock."

I grinned at him. Jeb had left all of us something in his will. And for Iggy he had left enough money and supplies to fix his sight. Now he could see again.

Iggy walked off with Allan, Tatiana, and Tiger.

Dr. M looked at me cautiously.

I felt embarrassment make me nervous. I rubbed the back of my neck anxiously.

She smiled and hugged me. "Thank you for taking care of my daughter."

I admit, I was shocked that she had hugged me. Usually she avoided that, knowing how reserved I was, and just shook my hand.

This was the first time that she had actually hugged me.

She let go and walked off to go see Max and her newborn granddaughter.

I followed behind not long after.

When I entered the room, Haley and Percy were perched on either side of Max's hospital bed. I smiled inwardly. Even though Percy didn't really know his parents, he had taken a liking to both Max and me almost instantly.

Ella was holding the Aria. She saw me come in and grinned at me. "She looks just like the both of you!"

Max smiled.

Aria was passed from flock member to flock member, and everyone "Oooo"-ed and "Ahhhh"-ed.

Then, she was passed back to Max.

Max smiled down at the Aria and whispered, "Welcome to the flock, Aria."

Awwwww! I really liked the end! I thought it was sweet.

Alright-y… Sequel information. Here's the summary;

Sequel to Maximum Ride Book 7. Don't read if you haven't read it. It's been a year since the flock saved the world. Max and Fang have their own family, living in an unknown safe house that the CSM built as a back-up to the regular flock's. Their relationship is still going strong. Not a lot of action. Mostly romance, dates, marriages. Stuff like that.

I need titles. Please send them with your reviews! The ones I like the most I'll make a poll out of. Then it will be up to you to decide which one will be the real title. I'll close the poll once I have… 150 votes. Then, the person who suggested the winning title will get a sneak peek of the story!

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