Max Hamilton/History

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This page chronicles the history of **Max Hamilton**, a major protagonist in *The 48th Street Fellowship*.

## Early Life

Max Hamilton was born in Dewberry in October 1971, the first child of Gregory and Martha Hamilton. The family lived on 48th Street. Max made friends for life in James DeLare and MJ Baines, sharing their love for comic books and pop culture. When he was young, his parents had a daughter, Lydia, who their mother was devoted to. Sadly, Lydia tragically died, leaving Martha in a catatonic state and his father emotionally reserved. This led Max to largely growing up alone, seeing the Fellowship as his family.

## Season 1

### Radio Tower

#### October 24th

A week before Halloween, Max and his friends had built their own radio antenna for a science project. Turning it on for the first time, they heard a strange signal, unlike anything they had heard before. James managed to track it to St. James Woods, located near the mysterious St. James Institute. The group walk out to the wood and assemble the antenna, while Max heads closer to the exclusion zone with the detector, using his father's lighter to find his way and read the device. Minutes later, a sudden explosion of strange energy bombards the area, disintegrating the entire group into a fine dust. As Max disintegrated, the dust merged with the flame from his lighter. Less than a second later, the explosion passed, regenerating the group including Max.

That night, when he returned home, he washed his hands of dirt, only for steam to rise from his skin. Puzzled but otherwise thinking nothing of it, he listened to music and clicked his fingers. His thumb lit on fire, startling him. He clicked his fingers again, with his whole hand lighting on fire this time. He calmed as he realized the fire was not burning him. He did the same to the other hand, with the same result. Fascinated, he realized his feet were burning marks onto the floor.

#### October 25th

When night came around, Max led the group back to the woods in the pouring rain. They saw vehicles approaching the lab and ducked into the bushes, where they discovered a young girl. Max held his hand out and told her to come with them.

## Season 3

#### August 7th

Max and the group arrived at the mall just in time to save Nick's Company from Leshers agents. As the two groups reunited, Ellie fell to the ground in pain. Max comforted her as the group removed the toxic growth from her arm, just as Cooper's crew arrived at the mall.

### The Battle of Neverland

#### August 8th

Max suddenly appears in the parking lot, telling Lucas that it is him he wants, not Ellie. He tells Ellie to head back inside the mall and help battle the Shadow Goblin. He finally confronts Lucas, who tells him he accepted the Dark Lord's deal not for power but just so he could kill Max. Inside the mall, a bolt of electricity from James starts the P.A system, which plays Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For A Hero" in the parking lot. Max envelops his body in fire and rushes at Air-Walker.

#### August 9th

Gathered in the field where their adventure began, Max reveals that he believes the fight isn't over, justifying his concerns with the fact the Dark Lord has returned to strength twice already and could return in the future. He cuts his hands and asks the rest of the gathered persons to swear a blood oath to return to Dewberry in the future should the Dark Lord ever return. Each member of the Fellowship, Nick, Catherine, Brian, Joyceln and Nick cuts and links their hands, swearing an oath before returning to their homes.

### Leaving Dewberry

#### September 20th

Max finished packing his possessions in the back of his car and drove off, leaving his parents in silence. He drove to the Tomlinson residence, where his friends were waiting to see him off. He hugged them all and called them his family, promising to keep in touch. He finally said a tearful goodbye to Ellie, who begged him to leave without her and to have a life for himself. Max relented, got in his car and drove away. As he neared the end of the street, he stopped and reversed, pulling back up to the sidewalk. He looked at Ellie, leant over and opened the passenger door, gesturing for her to get in. Ellie looked at Cooper, who tearfully nodded his head. Max watched as they hugged for a final time before she got in the car. The two waved goodbye to their friends and drove out of Dewberry, leaving for parts unknown.

## Season 4

After Max left Dewberry, the rest of the Fellowship lost contact with him, with only Ellie and MJ hearing from him in 23 years. He had a son with Ellie in the early 2000s named Jacob, and the friendship between him and MJ was tarnished following a bitter confrontation in the mid-2000s.

## Season 5

### Thanksgiving

#### November 22nd

As more of his body turns to ash, Max becomes completely paralysed and stops breathing. He is then contacted by Ellie, who helps him accept his future will never happen. Revitalized with the prospect of a better future, Max suddenly comes back to life and manages to activate his fire, drawing power from the pilot light that scared him as a child.

## Season 6

### Time Travelling

#### Discovering the Truth

Max was led to a wooden cabin by the mysterious woman, who ignored his pleas for answers.