What if Queen Channary recovered from regolith poisoning? What if the fire happened but they arrested Levana and found Selene still alive? She was kept in a tank for several years until she was strong enough to have the surgery. Channary teaches her how to use her powers and starts hiding her cyborg parts. She learns of all Channary wants her to learn for when she is queen.

Max never seems to stop running. First, it was with the Flock but this time, she's on her own. The past few months have been really rough, painful headaches, losing consciousness and sudden, violent changes in emotion. She isn't safe anymore and even though it means leaving the Flock, Max listens to the Voice. Her new powers are out of control and she needs to learn control.

Three years ago, Maximum Ride was willingly kidnapped in order to keep her Flock alive. Now, she is a broken Avian-human hybrid who seems to only be doing things willingly now.

The worst possible way to get heartbroken is through a letter. That tells you your partner isn't strong enough to face you. Fang, long gone by the time I got his letter, left, leaving only a letter saying that he'll come back for me one day at the cave near my mom's house. Every morning, I waited twenty minutes. Each day, I grew more heartbroken, more upset, more angry.