AN:The only big parts that I had incorperated the books in is the Kingdoms and the scattered battles that the guardians had to take part of. Other than that this is based off the movie. where Otulissa is a Short Eared Owl. This starts out after Soren and Gylfie have told the Guardians about the Pure Ones and are introduced to Otulissa, who tells them that they have to take classes in order to become Guardians of Ga'hoole.
Jake flew to his table and waited for Otulissa to come and join him. He and Otulissa have been the best of friends as long as he could remember.
He felt real concern that Allomere would run into some complications with his mission.
The tale that the young Tyto Alba had told chilled Jake all the way down to his Gizzard. Jake shook his head at these thoughts and spotted Otulissa with the Barn Owl and his Elf Owl companion.
Jake over heard Otulissa talking on and on about what usually went on around the tree and that they were to take classes.
Then she turned to the Barn Owl and said, "My name's Otulissa by the way." And the Barn Owl bashfully said, "I'm Soren"
Jake felt a streak of jealousy. He never felt this way before. He knew that he was the only male Short Eared Owl that Otulissa had ever hung out with.
So usually he had no competition. But he knew that he saw that Soren liked Otulissa and she took a liking to him.
Jake flew off to join Otulissa and over heard Soren talking to the strange Burrowing Owl whose name was Digger.
"Oh, hey Jake" Otulissa said after she finally took notice to him. "I was about to go find you and see if it'd be alright for us to join them for dinner."
Jake sighed and agreed to letting himself be seated with the strange band of owls that had flown countless miles to find the Great Tree of Ga'hoole.
Otulissa introduced Jake to the band and he quietly mustered out a hello.
Twilight, the Great Grey Owl, inquired whether or not Jake felt he had what it took to be a Guardian
Before Jake could say anything, Otulissa blurted out, "He already is a Guardian. Though, he still needs to take classes like the rest of us."
The band of four stared at Jake, making him a bit uncomfortable. He was not much older than Soren, if he estimated right.
Gylfie, the Elf Owl, then spoke up, breaking the horrid silence, "I thought you had to take the classes first, to see if you had talent. Or were you just exaggerating Otulissa?"
Jake finally spoke up, "Well… I have an interesting life story. I guess you'd have to know my background to understand how I became a guardian at such a young age."
" I was orphaned as an egg. I never knew my parents. They were killed when a battle broke out in the Forest Kingdom of Ambala. Barran and Boron were the ones who found me and took me back to the Great Tree.
"When they did Barran sat and kept my egg warm up until I hatched. But she and Boron couldn't take care of a newborn owlet, so they placed me, along with most of their trust, with an Elf Owl that I only know as Da.
"He taught the art of combat every night after I had my first fur and bone ceremony. Then I learned to strike down an enemy during my first branching ceremony. Then flight combat after I learned to fly.
"He then died of old age as soon as I started to master flight combat. When he died, I mourned, but I didn't stop training. He wouldn't have allowed me to stop.
"A week later two foolish owlets, who had just learned to fly, decided that they could practice during the day light. They were mobbed by crows. Before Boron could call for any action, I rushed into Bubo's forge and took some battle claws.
"I defeated the crows and took the owlets back to the tree. As I returned Boron and Barran were waiting for me and they congratulated me for my heroic actions and my quick sense to go into danger to save the lives of others.
"Barran talked Boron to allow me to become a Guardian. Soon Bubo made me a helmet and battle claws. The only catch was I was to still take classes in case I had any other talent that the Chaws of the Tree could use."
As Jake finished explaining his story, he looked at the awestruck faces of the band and he sat back, very quietly. Otulissa shot Jake an amused look that, to him, said, "You really impressed them." He gave her a look that he knew she would interpret as "I know… But is it really a big deal?"
Gylfie then asked, "So you weren't injured at all? How many crows were there anyway?"
Jake then confessed, "Well… I had some of my feathers plucked and was almost thrown into the ocean below. But I held my own. I didn't give up. I actually thought I was going to die."
Otulissa piped up, "Im glad you didn't. I would have been bored here without you. I have girlfriends, but you are my best friend. I doubt I would have been able to replace you."
To this Gylfie whispered to Jake, "How do you put up with her? She's a bit annoying."
Jake was a bit shocked at this comment and said, "I don't find her annoying. But if you must know, whenever she starts indulging in talk about the Navigation Chaw, I tune it out."
Otulissa heard Jake say this and gave him a glare that sent chill even colder than the story that Soren and Gylfie had told to Barran and Boron about St. Aggies.
Soon, first light was shining over the horizon of the sea of Hoolemere and Jake was exhausted. He knew he probably messed up any hope that he and Otulissa would be anything more that just friends.
He returned to his hollow and decided that she may feel better tomorrow.