A Major Discovery
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series and all of the characters in the books. I do own the characters Cory, Max, Holly, Rikard, Anna, Hugh, Robert, and Onyx as well as their personalities and descriptions.
This story takes place two years after the War of the Ember The flashback occurs five moon cycles prior to the main story.
One night as my mate and were about to fall asleep, one of our chicks piped up and asked for a story. This is the tale I told.
(FLASHBACK)
It was a dark and cloudy night about five moon cycles ago when the Other came. It said that it was forced out onto our island. He came from the sky on this silk hemisphere and landed on the beach right near our hollow. Otulissa was the first to see him.
"Holy Glaux! An Other, but they are extinct. How can that be?" she wondered aloud.
This particular Other, who's name was Lieutenant Michael G. Siskin, didn't hear the owl speaking, because Others didn't have very good hearing.
"I need to report this to the parliament. Soren needs to know." And Otulissa flew off to the parliamentary hollow. She barged in, interrupting an important meeting.
"Otulissa, can't you see that we are quite busy?" Gylfie said.
"There's something way more important on the beach near the southern part of the tree. An Other."
"Are you hallucinating? The Others went extinct tens of thousands of years ago." Twilight said with skepticism in his voice.
"No, you need to see it NOW!"
"Alright, we'll go and meet this Other." Soren ordered, speaking for the first time since Otulissa had entered.
The parliament flew down to the beach and arranged themselves in the semicircle that they normally did, with Soren and Pelli in the center of the arc. Each owl there introduced themselves and explained what they did at the tree.
Michael then introduced himself as an officer in the United States Navy and asked where he was.
"You are on the beach of the island of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, in the center of the Sea of Hoolemere." Soren explained, "Welcome."
"I'm where exactly?" Michael wondered.
Soren asked Gylfie if she could fetch a map from the library, which she did.
"You are here, on this island. It is surrounded by an ocean named Hoolemere." Gylfie explained to Michael.
He explained that he was on patrol for German submarines when one of them shot down his plane and he was forced to bail out. He explained what the silk thing was, a 'parachute' he called it. He showed all of his equipment, including a silk map that showed his world.
The King and Queen, by a unanimous vote, formed a new chaw that studied the Others in-depth, with trips to the Navy base nearby.
(END FLASHBACK)
"And that is how the Others know of us and we know of them" I explained to my three hatchlings, Robert, Anna, and Hugh.
"There must be more! There must be!" Anna cried out, for she wanted more stories.
"That will be for another night. Now off to bed, all of you. That includes you, Cory." My mate said.
"Just a minute, Bash. The King needs me." I called back as I flew out of the hollow.
Less than a minute later, I landed in the royal hollow. Soren was still awake. He hadn't left the hollow in three moon cycles. He was very depressed.
"I'm sorry for your loss, Your Majesty. Pelli was a good owl and friend to me, as well as a good mate to you." I said.
To be continued…..