Authors note: Hi! I recently just found this website, and a story has been brewing in my mind ever since! Actually, this story has been in my head for YEARS, and I am exited to finally write it down and share it to somebody! I am not the best at writing, but I am a master at procrastination, so my progress will be slow. Constructive criticism is greatly accepted! I have seen some stories up for adoption, and I might be finishing some of those as well. Well, here is the story

Chapter 1: Beginnings, We All Have Them

It was a beautiful, snowy, morning. It was also a Saturday! That normally meant I would be sleeping till noon. Oh! I'm sorry! I should probably introduce myself! My name is Crystal, I am twelve years old, and I am homeschooled. An if you couldn't tell from what I told you before, I'm more of a night person. I will stay up late, unable to fall asleep, only to sleep to eleven O'clock in the morning. So no wonder I came to love owls! Anyway, I getting sidetracked, your probably here for a story, and a story you will get!

So it was a snowy morning, and I woke up at about 11:00 AM, and headed upstairs to get breakfast. Afterwards, I pulled out my phone and went to a site I found, now on my favorites list. It was called fanfiction. I looked up some of the new stories I found, and started reading.

One hour later

Oh, how I loved Pokémon! Especially the fanfics, creating whole new worlds with the base story! I gave a sigh as I put my phone away, deciding I should get some time outside.

I shrugged on my jacket, slipped on my snow boots, and headed outside, calling to my mom that I was going outside for a bit. "Okay!" She called back, as I closed the door. I headed for the woods that surrounded my house, planning to just hike around for a bit, my two barn kittens following, mewling softly and circling my legs as I walked, hoping for a treat. I sat down for a bit, letting the kittens curl up in my lap for a bit, before poking them off and continued on my way.

I was hiking slightly off-path, lost in my own daydreaming, when I heard a shriek very close by! As the cats got the heck out of there, I jumped, snapping out of my trance, and looked for the source of the sound. I saw a family of snowy owls, the young ones huddled up in the nest, while the adults... wait... what were the adults doing? Hold on, they were fighting something! Yes, they were fighting another snowy owl, apparently fighting over territory! I dove behind a nearby tree and peeked out from behind it. I couldn't just stand by as the intruder owl just took the family's home from the- my thoughts were interrupted with a louder screech than before, and I looked to see the mother owl fall from the sky, badly injured. That's when I snapped. I ran over, scrambled up the tree, and faced the intruder owl, staring straight at it and yelling with my fists balled. The owl was not prepared for this, as it stumbled and fell off the branch it was perched on, and flapped away, very confused, and deciding that it didn't want to deal with me. I climbed back down the tree and gingerly picked up the injured owl, placing it back in its nest.

Ten minutes later

Luckily, only the wing seemed to be hurt. I bandaged it the best I could, and the owl started to fall asleep. As I was climbing down, I saw something sparkle. I looked closer, and saw that there was a necklace woven into the nest. It was silver, with two wing shapes crossing over an ice blue gem, as if protecting it. The owl family saw me looking, and motioned their heads for me to take it. I carefully separated the necklace from the nest, climbed down the tree, and headed home, fastening the necklace around my neck.

Hey! That was kind of short, but I wanted to get something out pretty soon. Thanks to The Cursed Blur for helping me figure out this whole writing stories thing! I hope somebody sees this, and I look forward to writing more!