The Byrd Cage

Chapter One: Love dove

"BOOM!" came from my backyard! I freaked out, running into my parents room to grab the old colt 45 revolver my dad had under his bed. Then running out the back door. I screamed " What the - ", but got cut off by a bullet wizzing past my head. I stood in shock at what I saw. Bird-people? You have got to be kidding me what syfy movie did I enter? The bird people had an ugly scrunched up face with a beak where their nose and mouth should be. They didn't have any sort of wings… that I could see… but they did have really thin hairs randomly placed on their heads. Their torso looked like a regular, but their lower half… were bird feet… they were also each toting their own automatic weapons… Great…

"Uh!" I said when being tackled to the ground. Then the explosion happened that would have been my death. It took me a second to realize someone had just saved my life, but by then he was dragging me back to my feet and under the stair case attached to my house.

"What are you trying to get yourself killed?" he asked angrily while reloading his gun.

"Uh… No of course not." I said still a little dazed.

"Well, your doing such a good job." he said sarcastically while shooting off a few rounds at the bird people. His sarcastic tone really wasn't needed right now and I didn't take it so well…

"Excuse me, for not expecting a war in my backyard!" I said ticked off.

"Then why'd you bring a gun?" He said smiling thinking he had won.

" Cause I'm home alone, paranoid, and its creepily stormy out here…" I said honestly. Finally figure out why I really had brought the gun…

"Uh…

"Ace! We need help out here. What are you doing?" another voice shouted from across the field.

"Be right there!" he shouted back. "Go back inside, your gonna get hurt out here." he said turning to head back into battle. This when I should have ran inside and called the cops. Instead I thought these things are in my backyard I should be able to help. So, I ran inside to grab this pocket knife I own and more ammo. Then went back into the fray of battle. Now I'm a regular teenage girl so I had no clue what I was doing, but I guess the need for survival sorta kicks in when fighting. I came up to my first adversary gun ready and aimed, I pulled the trigger and watched as the bird-man fell to the ground with a bullet in his head. I almost couldn't believe what I had done, but I didn't have time to process because another bird-man came at me with an Ak-47 and I couldn't just stand there. Adrenaline chimed in right about now and I went into action.

Fighting became natural for me. It was almost and easy as breathing, but with more effort. Then I ran out of ammo. Whipping out my knife in order to continue. I knew I would have to be more careful with a close range weapon. I kept slicing until I came upon a bird-man 10 times bigger then the others. He gave me a grin, somehow, and knocked me back 15 feet with one hit of his meaty hands. I flew backwards hitting the ground hard, but paid no attention to if I was really hurt because of adrenaline. Getting up and racing back towards the ugly thing I prepared a plan to take him down. Then executed said plan. I ran behind Mr. Ugly and climbed a tree as high as I could, then jumping to his shoulder causing him to flail. I almost fell off, but had enough time to get the gun I had taken from another dead bird-man and aim at the giants head and shoot before falling off. Then having to dodge the giants falling body. I stood and looked around and noticed all the other bird-men were dead. I took a deep breath and let the destruction around me sink in. Taking in account the others standing around the dead bodies. Just when I thought it was all over the giants body started to move… I tensed prepared to start killing again… but I noticed that they it wasn't moving if you will but vibrating until they burst into dust, then one by one the other bodies did the same. The brown dust swirled up into the sky and was gone in seconds. I stared completely bewildered. Then I felt the cold steel against my throat. I gulped, fully aware that the cold steel was a sword and that I could be dead at any moment.

"Who are you?" the voice said through gritted teeth. I was really tired of being underestimated by things in MY backyard. I pushed the sword away from my throat to face the person threatening me. I got my first look at the guy. Dark blonde hair cascading from his heads to shoulders. With a light gold tunic that had white stitching. He had a strong build and sorta looked like an old timey soldier, like a knight but a lot cleaner.

"Ha. This is not how this is gonna go! I'm going to ask the questions and you guys are going to answer them. Got it?" I said while crossing my arms over my chest and glaring at the blonde dude. He glared right back, but before he got the chance to say anything another guy stepped up to speak.

"Guys, she does deserve some answers… She did help us kill the Gyarde after all, plus some of the Byardes." he said while adjusting his glasses, he had straight reddish blonde hair and a slimmer build then mister blondey. He also had freakles that went right across his nose.

"Thank you!" I said finally getting somewhere with these guys.

" Let's gather up these weapons and take Her and them back to HQ." the first guy that I met, Ace, said in a leaderly like tone. Ace had shortish black hair and a very superior air about him, but he didn't seem like one to brag. He wore a dark blue tunic with silver stitching. They all started to pick up the weapons left behind by the bird-men and then throwing them into a bright white circle. I remembered then that I was missing my knife and gun. Great. I sighed heavily cause of frustration.

"Ready to go, babe?" A new voice from another guy said I looked at him quizzically.

"Babe?" I repeated.

" Sorry, what do you prefer cupcake or sweets?" he asked with a cocky grin.

"Ha. I'd prefer my name, Avera, but if you insist on pet names I will oblige, try love dove." I suggested with a wink. He started laughing a full hearted deep laugh.

" Alright, love dove may I help ya into the Desmere portal?" he said after composing him self. He held his hand out as I looked around at my backyard. I noticed that one of the guys I hadn't met yet was staring at me intently… it was a little unnerving and I started to fidget under his gaze. I turned, reluctantly, back to the guys hand that was extended. Then I took hold and stepped into the white light….

Authors note: Hey guys thanks for reading this, I'm really writing this story in hopes of publishing but I wanted to do a little recon… if you will to see if people like it and if they think I should continue writing it. I wont be putting up every chapter, it will be a little confusing so im sorry you might just want to buy my book when its finished but I really want some feed back on this story so please leave comments.