English Book Project 2014

Elizabeth Berhow
Mrs. Spies Period 4
Maximum Ride and Tory Brennan
Max and Tory are very alike characters. Both mutant-humans, with bird and wolf DNA respectively, Max
and Tory have the responsibilities of the leader of their friend groups. Max takes on as a leader, sister,
friend, and sometimes even the parent role in her group, the Flock. Tory is slightly different, as she is
more of a leader and a friend than anything else to her group, The Pack. Both girls are very protective
of their friends, willing to sacrifice anything to protect them from harm. The girls also share personality
traits, such as being vulnerable to emotions, headstrong, and hot blooded when confused or angry. They
also are frequent users of sarcasm and clever word-play on several occasions, for the ever-humorous
effect. They furthermore, coincidentally, both narrate their own stories. The following passage is a script
written for a fictional encounter between Max and Tory. What would happen if The Flock met The Pack?
(Note: This is an excerpt of the story, and so the ending of the excerpt is not the real ending of the actual
crossover story; it has been cut for length)

My Depiction of Tory Brennan My depiction of Maximum Ride

Maximum Ride in the Virals Territory

A script by Elizabeth Berhow

A lull/pause in the conversation

Name: Someones dialogue
Name: Someones thoughts
_____ Transition to another scene

Situation: Max and the flock are flying over the South Carolina coast, when they decide to land for a
break. They found a sign that said Morris Island, and are exploring for somewhere to eat. Little do they
know, they arent the only mutants on the island
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Tory Brennan and her friends were hanging out at their secret bunker. The wolf-dog puppy, Cooper, was
rolling around by their feet.
Tory: My dad seems to be getting over the whole breaking-and-entering events, but hes still a little
freaked-out about the scene at Claybourne Manor.
Hi (Hiram): Lucky, my mom isnt even over the fact that Ive been sneaking out.
Ben: It was worth it though, beating those thugs. Id do it again in a heartbeat.
Sheldon: Im more interested in how Tory managed to make us flare.
Tory: I told you, Sheldon, I dont know myself. I just started screaming in my mind at you guys to flare,
and it happened!
Hi: It was still awesome! I gotta try it myself

Ben: Hi, cut it out. The only thing youre doing right now is giving yourself a purple face. Breathe already.
Sheldon: What are we going to do about the parvovirus? Karsten was the only guy who knew about our
infections, but now that hes gone-
Tory: I dont need reminding, Sheldon!

Hi, finished with his attempt of telepathy, broke the silence.

Hi: Where did Coop go?
Nobody had noticed the puppy slip away.
Tory: We have to find him! Lets go!
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Meanwhile, the flock was walking down the road, wings tucked in, looking for a town.
Nudge: Max, do you know how much farther it is to the nearest food place?
Max: No idea, but if we keep walking, theres bound to be one.
Morris Island was only four square miles, and unknown by the flock, there were no restaurants. There
wasnt even a super market.
Max: See, look! That looks like a neighborhood up ahead. Theres bound to be something.
The flock took in the sights of the small string of houses. Gazzy was describing the area to an impatient
and blind Iggy.
Max: We need to lie low, get something to eat, and leave. This place gives me the weirdest feeling.
Max, dont get into trouble. The voice reminded. Get what you need and get out. Your objective is to
find the Institution, and you cant save the world until you do.
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Max: I know that!
The flock looked at Max, confused by her outburst. Fang eyed her suspiciously.
Fang: Max?
Angel interrupted the awkward moment.
Angel: Look, a puppy!
Max: Angel, come back!
Angel was running toward a small gray animal with golden eyes. The puppy barked and started licking
Angel.
Fang: Angel, you dont know where that animal is from. Leave it alone.
Angel: Theres something wrong with him, I cant read his mind. Its all static and fuzzy.
Max: All the more reason to keep moving. Angel, we need to go, honey.
Angel give Max and Fang a pleading look, but walked away from the dog. The puppy watches her as she
leaves it and gives a small whimper.
Gazzy: There doesnt seem to be a food joint around here. What a waste!
Max: Lets go find somewhere private so we can leave.
Max: There doesnt seem to be that many people on this island, but that shouldnt be a reason to risk
blowing our cover.
The flock continued to walk until they reached a small private beach.
Max: Okay gang lets-
Woof! Woof!
The puppy from earlier was barking at them.
Max: Angel, did you get that dog to follow you?
Angel: No, I didnt even notice him! I bet hes lost; we should take him with us!
Fang: No, Angel. We cant even feed ourselves sometimes, and bringing a dog
Fang paused for a moment, looked away from Angel, and sighed.
Fang: The second we find somewhere better for him, hes out. But for now, I guess
Angel gave a squeal of delight and hugged Fang, then gave a hug to her new companion.
Angel: Lets call him Astro!
Astro seemed to be light enough to carry in flight.
Max: Okay guys, NOW we can go.
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Max picked up the puppy-no, sorry- Astro, and snapped open her wings. The others did the same. Max
waited as the flock took to the air. Astro started to squirm in her arms, barking. Then the dog surprised
Max as he began to howl.
Max: Is this not actually a dog!? That sounds more like a-
Maxs thoughts were interrupted as several silhouettes emerged from the entrance to the beach. A girl-
about Maxs age, maybe- and three guys, but there was something weird about them. Max, quickly
realizing the situation, snapped her wings shut, but ready to bolt if she needed to.
Max: Uh, can I help you?
The girl, a red-head, almost uttered what Max thought was a snarl. Her eyes seemed to glow and
appeared golden, and with black slits for irises.
Girl: You can put the puppy down, for one.
Max, not sure if it was a good idea, held on to the now-silent dog-thing.
Max: And why should I do that?
Then Max noticed the boys were slowly walking around her, surrounding her. Their eyes glowed gold just
like the girls did. Max tensed, ready to take off if they started closing in. She could probably take them
all if they were just humans, but they didnt seem normal.
Girl: He belongs with us. We can make you, if you cant cooperate.
Now Max felt compelled to show this girl she meant business. These people seemed sketchy enough, but
the eye-thing was giving her serious dj vu. They almost acted like
Then it hit Max. These freaks were Erasers, probably a new batch. The dog was probably a poor, escaped
test subject from their wolf-mutant research. Anger escalated to fury.
Max: Id like to see you try, freaks!
Max saw on the girls face that she hit a nerve. The girl roared and charged with superhuman speed. The
other boys did the same, in sync, as if they were one mind.
Snapping out her wings and pushing off with record speed, Max soared into the air. A hand grabbed her
boot just as she was about to get out of reach. It was one of the boys, rather handsome, about the age of
sixteen, and eyes gold and furious. He pulled on Maxs foot with amazing strength and slammed her to
the ground. Not even flinching at the pain in her wrist, Max took off running, planning to get a running
start and take off again.
She was tackled by a lanky and skinny boy. His eyes, too, were gold and glowing. He grabbed for the
puppy, still tight in Maxs grasp. She quickly kicked him in the stomach, knocking him off of her.
Max: Youre not the only strong one here, monster.
She ran into another direction, this time planning to take off even faster, but a husky boy, the last of the
four mutants, came charging at her. She changed direction at the last minute, avoiding him just barely.
His glowing gold eyes were surprised as he crashed into the handsome boy.
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Max: Why havent they gone full wolf yet, like Ari and the other Erasers? Is this some kind of new
approach to the Eraser experiments, or are they just toying with us?
Her thoughts were interrupted by a punch to the face. The girl had landed a solid right hook to Maxs
cheek.
Focus, Max! The voice practically screamed in her head. Its fight or flight, but youre out-matched. Get
out, now!
Max: No kidding, captain obvious! Thanks for the tip!
Regardless of the beating shed taken, Max refused to let go of the puppy. Shed never let those horrible
scientists have him back.
A roar of agony came from the tall boy. A blur of darkness had swooped down onto him.
Max: Fang!!
Fang: Focus! Get out of here!
Max wheeled around on the girl, who too had been surprised by Fangs drop-in. Her eyes changed to a
greenish color, and she looked even more surprised. She cursed and looked back at Max.
The handsome boy called out to her, still untangling himself from the huskier boy.
Handsome boy: Flare, Tory! You have to flare again!
The girl, not looking away from Max, replied, in a normal, and almost scared voice:
Girl: I cant! Im trying!
Max didnt care to get the details. Holding the puppy tighter, she kicked the Tory girl down with a
satisfying roundhouse kick. Then, without hesitation, Max ran and took off the ground. She then turned
around and flew over the boys, still brawling. Fang was holding his own against the tall boy, but the
other two boys would soon gang up on him. The pudgy boy was running over to the girl, and helping her
to her feet. He too, had lost the golden glow in his eyes.
Max: Maybe this new Eraser batch doesnt have solid effects?
The handsome boy was about to leap on the preoccupied Fang when Max dropped on him from above,
knocking him off his feet.
Max: Fang, lets go, now!
Fang gave a hard strike to the tall boys stomach, knocking him back enough to get away and up into the
air. Max jumped off the handsome boy and ascended as well. The two then flew away before the Erasers
could grab them again. Max could hear the girls outraged screams and curses as they soared away. Her
cries became softer and softer as they flew further and further from them. Astro whimpered softly, and
Max gave him a comforting pet.
Max: Its alright now, you can relax. I wont let those monsters hurt you anymore.