This is just basically another Guardians of Ga'Hoole Fanfic. This story takes place when Hoole is king, (in the middle of book 11 if you want to fully understand the story) I use characters in the book and some of my OC's, this is one of my first stories so it might me kinda…. Ehh… yeah… Anywayyyy… Enjoy! My OC's are based off of some people I know. (I do not own Guardians of Ga'Hoole)

Prologue/Introduction

The clear, smooth voice of a spotted owl spoke up. "You have all trained valiantly under our wings, and we have decided that it is time for you to become full guardians of this tree." The dark amber eyes of the owl paused for a minute as the familiar words began to return to him. "Promise me – no, promise the tree that you will be the best guardian you can to help all of owlkind."

"Yes King Hoole!" Three owls hooted in unison, pride flowing from their feathers and filling the hollow.

"I am your equal, and you will refer to me as such, now say the oath," the spotted owl named Hoole said firmly. The young king's feathers swelled in irritation, too many individuals never let him forget about the endless responsibility he carried around with him each day. All of Hoole's agitation suddenly disappeared as he heard the soon-to-be guardians say their final vows.

" I am a Guardian of Ga'Hoole. From this night on, I dedicate my life to the protection of owlkind. I shall not swerve in my duty. I shall support my brother and sister Guardians in times of battle as well as in times of peace. I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire, the shield that guards the innocent. I shall seek to wear no crown, nor win any glory. And all these things I do swear upon my honor as a Guardian of Ga'Hoole until my days on this Earth cease to be. This is my vow. This is my life. By Glaux I do swear."

A coal-stained spotted owl flew into the hollow where the ceremony was taking place. He was much older than Hoole and some of his feathers were permanently stained with ashes of countless years in colliering. He looked at each of the three owls, it was obvious by the way looked at the three young owls that would be taking part in the ceremony. There was some strange air of authority surrounding this owl, but no one could identify the cause of it. "Rui, step forward," he hooted.

Upon the spotted owl's call a fairly small barn owl stepped forward. The brown feathers that covered her whole back were a beautiful tawny, dotted by slightly lighter tinted feathers. Her familiar heart-shaped face was a dusty white which covered the whole underside of her body.

Rui blinked her dark eyes, it was the final phase of her guardian ceremony and she was picked first! She was filled with so much excitement she felt as if it couldn't be contained under all of her feathers.

"Rui, you have shown exceptional promise in the art of battle. You have mastered the variety of weapons we have at the Great Tree, and we also honor your skills in blacksmithing, may you continue to learn under our wings." As the barn owl looked up her eyes met the coal stained spotted owl's eyes.

"You have my thanks, Grank," Rui replied. With a small, formal nod the barn owl stepped back in line. Her two friends had yet to be acknowledged for their skills that they have developed in the chaws they were placed in.

"Sol, step forward," Grank hooted, continuing on. The spotted owl was well aware of Hoole watch with unblinking eyes. This was the first time the Great Tree had a ceremony like this, and if all went well then it would be a continued procedure for all other owls becoming guardians.

A snowy owl stepped forward, his chest puffed out in pride. Sol was an unusual snowy, the only dark gray spots he had was located on the tip of his flight feathers and his tail. His beak was almost completely covered by the soft pure white feathers of his face. His bright yellow eyes seemed to glow brighter than the small fires that kept the room well lit.

"Sol, you have made your talent for navigation known. Many of the other owls envy your tracking skills, but there is always room to improve, remember that." The words sent pride flowing through the large snowy. He stepped back in line as he waited for his friend to receive his friend to receive his praise.

"Gulliver, step forward," Grank said after taking a few deep breaths.

A great horned owl with fairly large ear tufts stepped forward, yellow eyes blinking with excitement. He had many different shades and colors of brown splashed on his feathers, merging ever so slightly. There were dark brown lines that made a half circle around each of his eyes, creating a small mask. Both Gulliver and Sol were huge compared to Rui, but they could never match her when it came to a fight. They both didn't even want to challenge her bare talons because they knew of their friend's skill as well as their own.

"The Tree honors your skills in tracking, may you pass you skills on to the other owlets that join the search and rescue chaw."

Gulliver let a hoot of triumph as he joined his friends back in line, they were full guardians at last!

It was finally time for Hoole to speak again, "as full Guardians of Ga'Hoole you will be sent out on missions. Since you owls have shown the most promise and vary in chaws you will be allowed to attend the parliament meetings," Hoole said.

Rui almost gasped in surprise, we have just become full Guardians and we were invited to a meeting? This must be very important. She wanted to say her thoughts out loud, but they didn't seem to come.

Hoole seemed to answer each one of Rui's questions as soon as she thought of them. "The meeting will be at tween time, we have some urgent things to talk about. Hagsfiends have slowly been gaining power and war is guaranteed to break out, we need to be prepared. They must not get the ember," he hooted with great agitation. "I will let the other members of the parliament know about the meeting." With his last words the troubled king spread his wings and launched himself into the air by beating his wings a few times.

As Hoole flew away Rui assumed that he was leaving for the purpose he had just explained. She turned to her best friends, "I can't believe our luck," she began. Her face showed sheer joy at the thought of being part of the parliament – sharing her own opinion in the meetings. "Hoole has chosen us!" The small barn owl hopped up and down flapping her wings so that she could get a good laugh from her friends, Sol, and Gulliver.

Laughter filled the hollow as the three friends spoke about the good times they had as they trained in their chaws. "It's not fair, Rui, you were double chawed," Sol joked giving the smaller owl a small bump with his wing. Due to her size Rui stumbled a few inches, trying to regain her balance. Her efforts failed and she found herself on the floor of the hollow chest to the ground and wings outstretched to their full length.

The room burst out in laughter, even Grank began to churr with laughter. You can always count on the young'uns to give you a good laugh, the old collier thought as he watched the new Guardians reminisce. The spotted owl decided to let Sol, Rui, and Gulliver have a moment of peace before they realized the weight each of them carried. With a final sigh he left, flying through the same passage Hoole had taken, the war is coming, I can feel it in my gizzard, Grank thought.

The three young Guardians laughed and gossiped till dawn, only then did they notice time had passed so quickly. It seemed as if hours had been heartbeats. "We better go get some sleep, we need all of our strength tomorrow," she told her friends. Her talons clicked as she walked across the room where they had been made Guardians – headed to her hollow. Soon enough the small barn owl found herself in her hollow, settling down in her nest of rabbit's ear moss.

As soon as she closed her eyes sleep seemed to consume her, dragging her into the world of dreams.

Is this okay for my first Guardians of Ga'Hoole story? Well this is just the opening/intro so I could introduce my main OC's. The real story begins in the next chapter, yaaaay for action and adventure. Should I add romance in the story? Anywayyyy review! :3