Chapter Two: Book One: Unlucky
I slowly began to wake up that next morning. My gold-red hair covering my eyes. I, trying to ignore the scorching pain coming from... well everywhere, folded my wings onto my sides and I looked to my right. Night was curled up on the floor of her crate, tears staining her face.
"Night," I said in a voice so hoarse I could hardly hear it. "Nightingale, I am okay."
Suddenly, the girl I had known all of my life shot up and looked at me, blinking her eyes several times as if to make sure I was okay.
"Cat, you are okay!" She exclaimed rather loudly. "Oh, I was so worried!"
"I know, but I am safe now. You know me, what doesn't kill me just makes me stronger," I said. Suddenly, I heard a chuckle. Night and I turned our heads to, once again, see Dr. Allakaina walking down the row. He bent down at my cage and looked me in the eyes.
"You got that right, 13. I am taking you with me. I think you might... enjoy this test," he said and unlocked my crate. I closed my eyes again as I stepped out of the crate. I felt lighter than air and maybe even a bit stronger, maybe. I opened my eyes to see Dr. Allakaina watching me curiously. I let him take my arm and we walked out of my crate room.
Instead of walking through the experimental room, he led me into a new hallway. There was only one room in this hallway, and I wouldn't classify it as a room. Dr. Allakaina unlocked a door and I walked into a giant sanctuary. I gasped in surprise at the feeling of real grass beneath my feet. Looking up, I saw glass surrounding the area, made to create a giant dome over the area. The sky was a beautiful blue and I could not stop staring at it (until the sun got in my eyes, at least). I spread my wings a bit wider and jumped into the air, flapping them as hard as I could. However, the only reason I knew anything about flying was because some of the white-coats were nice enough to take us into large rooms and let us glide around. So, I imediantly fell right back to the ground as soon as I was in the air. I let out an angry grunt and flapped my wings harder, taking off. I gasped in shock as I felt myself go higher and higher. Soon, Dr. Allakaina was nothing more than a polly-pocket-sized person. I smiled and flew around and around the big room, smiling even bigger as wind blasted against my face. I was going faster and faster, flying around the dome so many times I lost count. It was certainly fun, and I did like this, but I could not see how this could be a "test". I shrugged my shoulders and whirled around, facing down. Smiling, I folded my wings and arms to my sides as I began a nose-dive. But before I even came 10 feet close to the ground, I felt a sharp pain and I knew I was spinning out of control. A scream rising from my throat, I tried to regain control of myself (flapping my wings, arms, and legs around until they went numb), but it was of no use. Next thing I know, I feel the grass hit me with a might thud and I was knocked out and I knew I had a few broken bones due to that fall. The strange thing was, I actually heard someone familar calling to me as I blacked out, and I think it was Dr. Allakaina.
