Young Wild and Free *Maximum Ride Fan Fiction*

Chapter 1

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I woke up this morning to my phone going off. I only use it to make calls to people, who would have my number? I picked it up.

“Hello?” I asked groggily, sitting up in my bed.

“Katelyn? Is that you?” I heard someone ask on the other line.

“Yes, who is this again?” I asked.

“It’s me. Connor, from the School. You guys escaped a few months ago… and I just got out. I found this pay phone, and looked you up in the school computers before I got out. Please, come and help me.” Tears pricked my eyes. Connor is only 7 years old. I quickly got up and got dressed, still listening to what he had to say, comforting him.

“Where are you?” I asked, slipping on my pair of DC’s.

“I’m in Manhattan square. Should I hide or something?” He asked. I shook my head.

“No, just stay where you are okay? I’ll be right there.” I said, hanging up the phone. I looked at the time 8 in the morning. No one will be up yet. I quickly got a piece of paper and wrote them a note, telling them I’m going to be out and will be back before they wake up. Put ‘Love KJ’ and a little heart at the bottom. Then jumped off the balcony, and flew to Manhattan.

***

I dropped down, on the edge of the woods. Looking over at the square. Skimming the people looking for a little boy with sandy blonde hair. Then I saw him, sitting on the bench, his back to me. I ran over to him, spinning him around. What the? It was a… dummy. As in, fake kid, fake rescue act. There was a little note sitting on its lap. I opened it.

‘To my Dear Katelyn,

I’m very sorry to disappoint you. I know you loved little Connie with all your heart, but… hes not here obviously. But a few of my friends are. We have a different kind of “Eraser” (how you would call it) for your liking. We know you’re alone, and we also know no one else knows you left. So… I will be seeing you soon Miss. Ride.

From,

A close friend’

I looked around me, seeing erasers. How couldn’t I have seen them before? My eyes flew all around, looking for an escape route, but there was none. There are too many of them. I slowly started to walk away, hoping none of them would notice, but they did. They all turned at once, staring me down with red eyes. I started running, as fast as I could, toward the edge of the woods again. I looked back and they were running too. They seemed faster, more fit, even more human looking. I ran faster, finally making it to the woods. Using the trees to my advantage. I quickly climbed up one, silently sitting on a branch. They all ran, stopping right under me. Sniffing the air. What the hell? I felt the branch snap from under me. I fell right on top of them. I started coughing, struggling to catch my breath. They pinned my arms and legs to the ground. Then pressed a pressure point in my neck, and I blacked out instantly.

***

I woke up on a lab table. I jumped up, feeling IV’s in my arms. I started to pull it out, but a doctor walked in.

“Hello KJ.” I glared.

“How do you know my name?” I asked finally pulling out the IV’s completely. I sat up and looked at the dude.

“We’ve been watching you for a very long time Katelyn. We know everything about you.” I stood up and motioned him to come over. He did, and I grabbed his hand. Then the vision washed over me.

***

He was standing in front of some dude; I’m guessing the boss around here.

“What do we do with her once she gets here?” He asked.

“What have I told you before? Inject her with the new medication, it should make her weaker, but she will be strong enough to try and escape so be careful. She will probably access this memory from you, which will be good. She will need to here this. Jeb makes experiments like them. They are different from other people. Just like the “Erasers” we made. They are better. She will be better, once this experiment is complete, she will be faster, stronger, more intelligent, her reflects will become better, everything will be more enhanced. She should be thanking us. She will finally be better than her sister, Maximum Ride.”

***

The vision was gone, so was the doctor. I was just lying on a bed, in a different room. A needle next to my bed. Clear liquid in it. But in the light it seemed to shimmer, to sparkle. I liked it. I picked up the needle, and I knew this was it. This will finally make me better than Max. Finally. I inserted it into my arm, putting all the liquid inside my system. I lay back down, feeling my self getting stronger by the second.

‘KJ? Where are you?’ I heard Max think. I still closed my eyes, hearing someone enter the room. Might as well make it look as if I’m sleeping.

‘I don’t really know Max, but… the people here. They are helping me.’ It took her a minute to reply.

‘Who are they? How are they helping you? KJ, you’ve been gone for three days.’ I thought back to when I first saw the Erasers. They all where wearing the same jacket. What did it say?

‘I don’t really know where I am, but when they captured me they were wearing jackets that said J.E.R.C. What ever that means, but, yeah they’re helping me.’  I thought.

‘Dude, KJ, just come back you can’t trust them. We all where worried, we were all looking for you and thought you ran away or something. What so you like these Jason Experimental Reasoning Clinic? They CAPTURED you Katelyn. And you just accept that?’

She did have a point, but I can’t tell her the truth. She’ll be pissed.

‘How do you even know what they are? Have you been here before? They even give you a choice and everything and- awe shit.’  Stupid, stupid, stupid. Why did I just say that?

‘No I haven’t been there. Are you stupid? KJ! All they do is experiment on you more. I thought you said you were done with all of this experimenting, you said, the day we left you would never do that again. You promised.’  She did have a point. I did promise and everything. I’m starting to feel bad. But, what ever.

‘I’m sorry Max. I love you. Tell everyone I miss them and love them okay? I gotta go. Tell Dylan I’ll see him soon. I love you.’ I sat up and looked around. The same doctor as before was in the room, the one who I got the vision from. The guy who was in my vision was in the room too. I looked at both of them.

“So, you decided to take the medication.” He asked. I nodded, looking at him curiously.

“I’m sorry for not introducing my self. My name is Demitri Ricotta. I’m head of this company Jason Experimental Reasoning Clinic. I’m very glad you are here Katelyn.” He told me. I shook his hand. I felt excitement and sorrow wash over me. Is this what, he is feeling? I thought.

‘Is that what who is feeling?’  I heard Max ask. Crap.

‘Nothin’. Gotta go bye!’  Crap, gotta work on that.

“Yeah, I’m-” He looked at me smiling.

“We know who you are. Trust me.” I smiled.

“So, what do you want me to do?”