Well, this is for Step On Me’s MR mindswitch challenge so, that’s all I have to say, really. Oh, and I don’t own Maximum Ride. If I did, Fang and Max would be together!

CHAPTER 1

MAX POV

Sighing, I looked over at Angel, in the dog crate beside mine. ‘Are you okay?’ I thought to her, as she began to stir. ‘My shoulder and my back hurt but I’m fine, you?’ she thought back, using her newly acquired telepathy power. ‘I’m alive’ I replied.

We had gotten into the bloodiest battle in years a few days ago and Ari had gotten away with Angel, knowing I would come after her. True to my word, I did. Well, I tried. I ran into Ari on my way in and now I’m stuck in a large dog crate.

Just then, a few whitecoats walked in, followed by Ari. He grabbed our cages and threw them onto a rolling cart that had just been pushed into the room. We were wheeled into the hallway but before I could memorize our surroundings, a sharp needle pierced my arm and I blacked out.

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When I came no consciousness, everything was blurry but I could tell that they were preparing me to some kind of machine. Wires galore were taped and stuck to me as well as the little girl beside me. As my vision cleared, I saw blond pigtails…Angel! She seemed to be coming to so I quickly thought, “Angel? Angel? Are you ok?” Her head snapped up and she looked over at me. As she nodded her head, I could see her big blue eyes filled with worry and rear.

I heard a loud growl and the whitecoats backed away from us. Ari walked up, followed by Jeb. “Well, well, well. Maximum, how are you doing?” Jeb began. Using all my anger, I retorted, “Oh, I’m doing just great! I’m trapped to a cold hard metal chair, I haven’t eaten in days, I have bruises in places I can’t, and don’t want to, describe, and to top it all off, here you are!”

Ari scowled at me while Jeb head over to the control panel…well, that’s what I thought it was anyway. Ari basically slammed metal hats over our heads and strapped the leather straps together under our chins, pulling as tightly as possible. I thought words of assurance over to Angel as she looked around in fright. Jeb ordered for the whitecoats to clear out before he pulled the switch. The last thing I remember was a bright flash of light and Jeb’s evil cackling.

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‘Ugh’ I groaned. I sat up, only to hit my head on the top of the dog crate that I just happened to be in. My hand went to my head in order to soothe the bump that was now rising. But, I felt pigtails. I don’t have pigtails. “Max?” I heard to my left. I swivled around to face…me. Most people would be, like, oh, ‘Oh no! It’s Max II!” or “Oh, just a mirror.” But, I knew this was neither. So, I did the expected.

I screamed. And ‘Max’ did too.

“Max! You’re me…and I’m you?” I heard myself say. I said, “Yeah, I guess.” But when she started to sob, I reassured, “It’s okay Angel, we’ll be alright.”

“Just act like me and I’ll act like you, okay?” I questioned in my head, directing it toward Angel. I guessed that if I was her, I had her powers and vice-versa.

She simply nodded and wiped away her tears before Jeb walked in. He had whitecoats examine us through the bars of our cages. We kept, telepathically, telling each other what to do to be like each other. Jeb groaned as the tests came out negative.

Dissappointed, he had us brought to the training area, so the erasers could tear us apart and rip us to shreds. Well, at least that’s what he was thinking.

I looked the eraser that was carrying my cage in the eye and told him to set the cage down and unlock it. He did so and I helped Angel out. From there we fled. We flew on and on and on the way to Lake Mead, where the rest of the flock was, I taught Angel how to use my super speed.

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We flew into the cave and cautiously looked around, the flock was nowhere in sight. “Angel!!!” I heard and Gazzy came soaring into the tunnel. He grabbed me in a hug and I hugged him back, trying to be like Angel. I could tell that she wanted to be herself again so I just thought to her my plan. The rest of the flock landed beside Gazzy and once the tearful reunions were over, I stated my plan.

Mistake #1

I then realized what I had said and stated, “Well, at least that was Max was thinking.” Being the brilliant actress she is, Angel glared at me, like I do when she reads my mind. For the rest of the night, we, we meaning everyone but Fang, pitched in ideas to get into the school.

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Well, I hope you liked it so far, the end kinda faded out in awesomeness so, ill make the other chapters better. Review!!!

-AMSRULE