When I was a bird, I didn't have to concern myself with much. It's not easy being human, you know... Maleficent's human-creature thing. You have to be fancy and use your hands when you eat, rather than your talons and beak- I mean 'mouth'…and you have to walk everywhere!-which by the way can be a little boring at times; the claws are not sharp at all! That applies to my hands as well. Well of course, at the same time it can also be a bit exciting…the whole 'actually having a voice' thing…

I pause for a moment in the middle of walking with her out of the trees to a pond. I really could use an evening flight right about now. She kneels and gently cups water into her hands, then raises her head slightly to stare ahead. I'm curious about her actions but don't react. Momentarily, I say, "Mistress, I have a request…" She allows the water to drip until there's nothing left. Flicking the rest off her hands, she stands and faces me, "Report; tell me what is new at the cabin." Oh…well so much for my question…

"Ahem… Princess Aurora's 15th birthday is in three days. They are preparing-"
"Why must she age so slowly?"
"So slowly…mistress?"
She turns away with her staff and says, "15 years. One more year! Hm… I wonder what the little beasty is doing right now." Is this a bad night for her? I didn't say anything to upset her earlier…did I? I don't recall doing that.

I follow her to the edge of the hill not far from the Flower Pixies' cabin where she sits down with a soft sigh. Something odd is happening here. I lean against a tree and fold my arms. She's not even looking for the Princess. Or the Pixies.
"If you don't mind me asking–what has made you so antsy tonight?" I say.
"I found something that I have never seen before."
"…And that is?"
She raises a hand, stopping me, "Until I understand it myself, I will say no more on the subject."
"You are a fairy and were born in these magical parts; there is something here you don't understand? You know so much more than anyone else." I scoff. She shakes her head, "This is new. This is otherworldly."
I lose my smile.

"Are we in danger?" I ask.
She quickly looks at me, "NO!"
I take a step back in surprise. She whips her hand at me, "Into a bird! Leave me!" I'm transformed into a raven and immediately caw at her. "Shoo!" she waves at me. I start flapping my wings in a hurry and fly away before anything else happens–not that I'm afraid of her or anything… It's hard to tolerate her when she's in a mood like this.

I fly over the trees, searching for a good place to rest. The waterfall with glowing plants around it looks nice… I think I'll go there. So I do.
As I land on a rock by the water, I see one of the short stocky creatures Maleficent says is a Waller Bog walking around as if something is troubling it. Waller bogs are never down about anything–except when Maleficent is having a bad day–so I've noticed. After a few minutes, I realize it must have lost someone…or something. It's making strange whimpering noises to itself. I look around for a blue lady pixie, hoping she can explain what's wrong; only the blue ladies can understand caws. I don't see any of them and I don't know where they retire for the night. I wish I could ask that Waller bog and possibly help solve its problem. Hate to see it suffer like this…

I flap my wings and take to the sky once again to find a comfortable nearby tree to sleep in. Maleficent will be expecting me in the morning, I know. But with her so tense, and that Waller Bog walking around like that, I'm sure I won't get very much rest tonight. I have to admit everyone here has grown on me quite a bit over the years. Hang in there, friend…

Author's note:

Hello everyone... How are you? This is my first fan-fiction... I usually write my own short stories about different things. Haha :)
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A little something about the book; Unnatural came to me in my dreams. These dreams happened over a period of several months and
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