Hello to all people who decide to read this! I thank you for it, you people really inspire me sometimes. Now, don't start flaming me or saying that this is a fail, because it's my first Kid Icarus fic, and I just got it yesterday, so sorry if the characters are out of it. I hope you all like anyway!
Summary: We all know Pit's not able to fly on his own. But when Palutena tells him she might have found a way, will he go through with it just to be able to fly without help? Or will he back down from the chance?
Disclaimer: I don't own Pit or Palutena or anything that is related to Kid Icarus, I only own my OC(s, as there may be more than one) and most of the plot, minus Pit's other half, as that was kind of taken by Dark Pit in Uprising.
Hope you like!
Bright eyes looked at the sunset as their owner stood on the edge of Palutena's palace in Skyworld. Wind was rushing by his ears and through the feathers of the short wings on his back. It's the closest he's ever gotten to flying.
The flightless angel lowered his arms from being level with his shoulders. He looked up; a few angels were gliding lazily around on the wind. He narrowed hazel eyes; he envied those angels for being able to fly anytime they want. He even envied Pit, the head of the light goddess' guard. He at least got to fly, even if it was only for about five minutes and soaring down to earth to help people.
"At least he does know how it feels," he muttered, turning away from the edge, black tunic swirling slightly. It was the same as Pit's, the same for every angel in Skyworld. Brown hair, clumped into spikes and pointing down at random angles and in random spots, flared out before settling back down. He hated how the others would tease him for not being able to follow them off into the sky; they used it as a method to escape after taking something, such as a notebook he often wrote in or a sketchbook.
His eyes darted up as one angel glided down and landed by him. Blue eyes looked sideways at him from behind a covering of blonde bangs. A soft voice spoke from ruby red lips. "Hey. What's up?"
Our mystery angel shrugged before looking away at the ground and saying, "It's just not the same, Serena. I know I don't know how it really feels, but… I can tell it's not the same as really flying."
She smiled. "You know Lady Palutena's working on finding a way. You'll be the first to know if she gets anywhere."
A smirk appeared on his face. "Yeah right. She's gotten a way; you and I both have seen it. It shows whenever Pit leaves. That's all she needs. Five minutes to get him to Earth. She's probably given up on it by now."
Serena shook her head and laid a hand on his shoulder. "You don't know that."
Hazel eyes darted up to hers before her friend jerked away from her hand, turning away from her. "I do. If Lady Palutena had been working on it this whole time, she'd have figured out a way by now. But she hasn't gotten anything, so the only logical reason is that she abandoned the project."
Serena shook her head and said, "You don't know! It's hard trying to change what you came with. It's genetics; it's supposed to be set, and we aren't supposed to mess with it!"
He turned to her, anger flaring in his eyes like fire and gasoline. "Serena, look. I know you're trying to give me some hope, but I gave up long ago. So sop trying to cheer me up, okay? It's impossible now. She gave up; it's simple as that."
"How do you-"
"I've said it before."
Serena jumped at the hazel-eyed angel's cold voice. "It's why I always come out here. It's why I always sit away from everyone else, and why I always ask Pit what it's and he can describe how it is to fly. He knows exactly what it felt like because he knows he can't do it alone. You guys would say, 'it's flying.' But he would say, 'It's like a rush of adrenaline when the wind blows by you. It's amazing to look down and see clouds and earth below you, and it's one feeling you can't get anywhere else.' I lost hope and with it, most of my happiness."
Serena looked down. "I'm sorry, Mat. I didn't know. I'll leave you alone if that's what you want." With that, she turned and began walking toward the edge to take off, getting a good running start and launching herself with a jump.
Mat watched all this and thought, 'Why are Pit and I the only ones?'
Dwelling on it would get him nowhere. He turned toward the steps and began walking up them, thinking of why only he and Pit were alone in the world of angels as the two who couldn't take to the skies at will.
So, what do you all think? I hope it wasn't too bad, but so far you can't criticize me for OOC-ness as no real characters have been introduced. Mat is my original, Serena is just a random I needed to put in there, but she will probably pop up later on.
Please review this so I know how I'm doing!