Chapter 1

A/N: This idea wouldn't leave me alone so I had to write it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Angry Birds.

I hope you enjoy it!

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"Are you sure this is the right way?" Red asked as he followed his two friends through the forest. They were on their way back from Mighty Eagles's house. Chuck had told them he knew a shortcut back to the village, but now as he looked around, Red was starting to have doubts.

"Of course it is! I know every part of this island. Trust me, Red," Chuck said confidently.

Red rolled his eyes and gazed around, noticing the how trees were getting thicker. Now he knew they were nowhere near the village.

Suddenly, Red saw something moving in the trees. He couldn't get a good look at it, but he knew that something was there a moment ago. Feeling uneasy, Red stuck closer to his two friends.

"Did you guys see that?" he muttered nervously.

"See what?" Bomb asked as he looked around for whatever he saw.

"Something was moving in the trees just now!" Red answered. The two birds gazed at the trees for a moment, but nothing was there.

"I don't see anything. Are you sure you weren't imagining things?" Bomb asked.

"Of course, I'm sure!" Red said stubbornly.

"Well, it was probably just a squirrel." Chuck shrugged and continued walking.

"He's probably right, Red. Let's go," Bomb said, smiling at him.

Red looked back at the trees one last time before following his two friends. After a few minutes, the three birds were getting tired of walking.

"Hey guys, can we take a break? I'm tired," Bomb said, panting.

"Alright," Chuck answered and almost instantly the black bird fell face first on the grass in exhaustion. Chuck sighed and laid down under a tree.

Red meanwhile couldn't shake the feeling that they weren't the only ones here and kept glancing around every once in a while, but he couldn't see anyone.

Maybe I really am imagining things. Red sighed and looked away. And that's when he saw it, a colorful blur shooting through shrubs. This time the cardinal bird was sure he didn't imagine it.

He turned around, wanting to tell his friends about it, but then he closed his beak. What if they don't believe him?

I'll have to go find it by myself.

"Hey, uh, guys. I'll go look around for a bit, okay?" Red stated.

"Sure," Chuck replied.

"Don't go too far, alright?" Bomb said and Red nodded.

Wasting no time, Red made his way through the shrubs, trying to find whatever might be following them. He jumped over a log and walked quietly down the forest path.

"Hello? Anybody there?" he called, but no one answered. Red suddenly gasped. What if it was Leonard and his minions? What if they came back for the eggs?

Red scowled and clutched his fists. If they were really back, he won't let them steal their eggs again. Steeling himself, Red walked quietly and kept an eye out in case something comes out to attack him.

When he stepped through some bushes Red suddenly stumbled forward and found himself rolling down a hill. Soon enough, he landed on the ground with a grunt.

Wincing slightly from the fall, Red rubbed his sore head. He then got back on his feet and looked up to see the hill he fell from.

Red gazed around to see he was in a small clearing. There was a lake and a big tree standing in the middle of the clearing.

He was about to head back to his friends when he spotted something that shocked him. There was an egg lying on the ground not far from him.

Red blinked in confusion and made his way towards it. "How did this get here?" he asked, staring at the egg with concern. Did someone leave it here? Where were its parents? He glanced around to see if he could find the bird it belonged to, but he couldn't see anyone nearby.

Did somebody lose it? Was it stolen? Red thought with grimace and decided to take the egg back to the village. Just as he was about to reach for it, something came from behind him and knocked him over.

"Ow!" Red groaned and looked over to see what hit him only to gasp at what he saw.

The creature that attacked him was nothing he had seen before. It looked almost like a bird, but it had no visible limps, just a round body. It had red feathers and dark eyebrows like his own. It was standing in front of the egg, glaring angrily at him.

Confused and baffled, Red rubbed his head. He could have hit his head a little too hard or maybe it could be all just a dream, but the pain in his side told him otherwise. This strange bird in front of him was real, but where did it come from? Why did it attack him?

It was then when he noticed the protective way the bird was guarding the egg that Red realized what happened.

"Hey I'm sorry, I didn't know it was your egg," he stated nervously and smiled. "I'm Red. What's your name? What, uh, kind of bird are you?" he asked as he tilted his head curiously.

The other bird raised an eye brow at him and then spoke in a language that Red didn't know or understand. It sounded confused too.

"Sorry, but I can't understand what you're saying," he said rubbing his neck awkwardly, unsure of what to do.

"Hey Red!" Someone suddenly called out. Red looked over to see his two friends coming towards him. "You didn't come back so we came to look for you. What happened?" Bomb asked and Red's face brightened.

"Oh you guys wouldn't believe it, I was just walking in the forest and fell down here and I found-" But when he turned around to show them the bird, he saw it was already gone along with the egg. There was no sign of it anywhere.

"Found what?" asked Chuck.

"I…I…never mind. Let's just go home," He said in defeat and began making his way up the hill. Chuck and Bomb shared a confused look and then followed him.

Red glanced at the clearing one last time, thinking about the strange bird he just met.

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A/N: Thanks for reading and please review!