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A few weeks had past awhile Red Bird suffered from no further problems, the harsh memory recalls had finally passed and life for him was becoming better. He spends most of his time singing, eating, sleeping, and repeat. Though he socialize with the pigs on occasion, especially those who through seeds at him in order to get him to sing. Red Bird looked at himself in front of the mirror and saw that all those bird seeds and big meals had expanded his waist line, he putted back on all the weight he'd lost from a torture he couldn't remember... plus with more thanks to emergency hormones.
He simply laughed, anymore weight and they'll mistaken him as Big Brother Bird. Along with the weight gain, his bare spot was once again covered with feathers. Red Bird had forgotten all about it, since he doesn't really see it.
King Pig let Red Bird roam freely around the castle, despite the dismay of his advisers who warmed him not to. It was a good idea to do so anyway, since birds don't like to be confined to small spaces. Red Bird pretty much seen about everything in and on the castle, down to its frames. At times he leaves to go look around in the city, the locals were quite supportive and were offering treats. Red Bird refused, as he does not want to spoil his appetite.
The city took days to explore, since it was so huge and cramp that moving about was a real pain. At times Red Bird got lost within the tight corridors of the neighborhoods, and had a pig escort him out back to the main road. Red Bird soon memorize the city well, and finally heads back to the castle without any help whatsoever.
Red Bird figured this city was paradise, nice locals and food, a far cry from the world he once lived in. Deep down however, a part of Red Bird was telling him something wasn't right, it was that part of him that got him here in the first place. Red Bird didn't know what to make of it, and so tried his best to ignore it. But every-time he sees King Pig, that part of him flares. Red Bird sensed something bad was going to happen, and it did.
One morning, a loud explosion rocked the castle to its foundation. Red Bird jumped out of bed and was nearly strangled by the covers that were keeping him warm, he managed to fight his way out of it before another explosion shook the castle.
What was that? Red Bird thought.
He got out of bed and rushed to the dining hall's balcony, where King Pig and several of his advisers were looking out over the city. When Red Bird got there, he saw just beyond the wall were several giant slingshots erected out of the savanna. He saw one of the slingshots fire a round, it flew up over the city and landed somewhere in the apartments of the higher class, then exploded.
Another slingshot fired another round, it flew over the city and dropped something before turning back. It fell straight for earth and exploded upon impact, destroying only some of the road infrastructure.
The city is under attack, thought Red Bird, But by whom?
Red Bird saw a pair of binoculars on the safety rail of the balcony, he grabbed it and looked through it at the wall. He saw a huge fleet of birds, from many different species. What's interesting was that many of them looked a little old, and they were launching the younger birds from the slingshots. What Red Bird was seeing was a confederacy of the younger and older generation of the Angry Birds team, but why were they attacking?
He sat down the binoculars and saw all the slingshots firing at unison, Red Bird was able to make out faint smudges of yellow-billed loons and chickens when they came close enough. The loons landed or smash into a variety of buildings before exploding, the chickens dropped bombs over the city before turning around and flying back. The populace below were armed with pikes, axes, and swords. They looked like they were going to fight the Battle of Hastings, Red Bird knew there was going to be a lot of blood spilled if the birds get into the city.
He didn't understood what were the birds were after, there was no reason to come in with an army over just a few precious eggs. Unless, there were crates full of captured eggs stored somewhere in the bowels of the city. Red Bird looked down below and saw several pigs hauling what appears to be a caged wagon, inside he was able to make out several birds.
Birds? Red Bird thought, The pigs are kidnapping birds, for what?
Red Bird saw the wagon being pulled below the balcony, and Red Bird was able to see that many of the captured birds were wearing bows. The birds were female, there's no doubt about it. Seeing the birds, Red Bird came to a conclusion: The pigs were capturing female birds so they will lay a constant batch of unfertilized eggs, for the pigs to eat every morning. Red Bird wasn't surprised, but what was confusing him is why King Pig task him to get some eggs from the Angry Birds, even though they can produce them?
Maybe they didn't had a coop then, maybe they were trying to make one after thinking about it. So when the pigs kidnapped several female birds, they had provoked an attack by the Angry Birds in retaliation. Red Bird didn't know what to do, the line between the birds and pigs had blurred. He had to choose which side to align himself with, or risk being bludgeoned by both the pigs and birds.
Something came falling out of the sky and landed in the park, it was a can of sardines. The pigs freaked out upon seeing it and ran inside, King Pig picked up Red Bird and followed his servants.
What the? Red Bird thought.
Just as they reached the door leading out into the hall, something broke through the ceiling and tore out a huge section of the roof, like a golf club scooping up mud from a bad swing. Red Bird got a faint glimpse of a large falcon bird as it flew over where the roof used to be, before being rushed into the hall. King Pig and his servants head down the hall and into the throne room where they stop to rest, he sat Red Bird down as he held himself up using the wall.
That's when the ceiling of the throne room caved in, the giant bird was persistent on getting them. Red Bird saw the giant falcon land in the middle of the throne room, and let out a mighty call that pierced the ears of those who heard it.
Mighty Eagle, thought Red Bird, Oh crap.
The Mighty Eagle stood 5 stories tall, slightly taller than the throne room. It had huge wings and razor sharp talons, it looked similar to the American Bald Eagle but it had black feathers instead of brown. It was unknown how the eagle got this big, and no one wanted to know.
Red Bird ran and hide as the Mighty Eagle turned his attention at King Pig, it let out a mighty caw before diving its beak towards them. The pigs screamed as they dove away in time, the Mighty Eagle ended up destroying the door in the process.. Red Bird hid behind a downed column as he watch the Mighty Eagle tried to get the pigs, King Pig was crouched down as his fellow servants huddled around him.
I gotta do something, thought Red Bird, Or King Pig will become bird food.
Red Bird looked around and saw a dagger, laying nearby. He grabbed it and jumped over the column, Red Bird made a mad dash at the Mighty Eagle as it was too busy harassing the pigs. He jumped onto its back and began to climb. The Mighty Eagle saw that there was no way he's going to get King Pig, and so took flight back into the air. Red Bird looked out and saw he was airborne, just over the city.
He could see the large fleet of birds as they assault it from all directions, they had the city surrounded. The statue of King Pig on top of the castle was knocked aside, and was laying at the back of the castle. It was cracked in many places, yet it was still in good condition. Impressive work the engineers had put into making the statue, though its best to go for bronze instead of stone next time.
Red Bird return his attention to the Eagle's neck and continued to climb his back, climbing with the dagger in his beak. When he got onto the shoulders, he slid down into the massive fluff of feathers that grew on the neck of the Mighty Eagle. Many birds have really thin necks, which allows them to turn their heads backwards without difficulty. This also made them really delicate, and Red Bird knew where to strike for the killing blow.
He managed to find the area where the neck is close to the shoulders, Red Bird grabbed his dagger and held it up high.
Cut C4, he thought, Breath no more.
With that quote, he plunged the dagger straight into the Mighty Eagle's neck.
Red Bird felt the Mighty Eagle do a hard jolt as it reacted to being stabbed, probably it was a nervous system reaction to the brain being cut off from the body. Then he felt the eagle begin to tumble. Realizing he was about to crash-land, Red Bird grabbed the dagger and pulled it out of the neck, blood trickle down and onto some of the eagles feathers. He tossed it aside and let it fall back to earth, not wanting to be caught with the murder weapon. He then climbed back onto the Eagle's shoulders and, without thinking, jumped.
"Gnaah yee-haw!" he cheered as he free-falls back to earth, the atmosphere rushing past him with every meter of air.
He looked up and saw the Mighty Eagle tumbling end over end near the side of the city, just on top of the Angry Bird's line. All the birds scattered before it crashed-landed in a loud thud, Red Bird swore he saw the head was decapitated upon impact. Seeing it, made him realize he will suffer a similar fate if he doesn't act quickly.
Red Bird was falling just above the center of the city, right over the park. He managed to find a large lake, that looked like a swimming resort. He steered himself over it and closed his eyes, and counted to see when he'll hit the water.
1, 2, 3, he thought, 4, 5, 6, 7.
By the time Red Bird got to 12, he landed in the water.
It felt like hitting concrete, he felt everything around him began to hurt badly. Red Bird opened his eyes and saw that he was several meters down below the surface. Not wanting to sleep with the fishes, Red Bird swims back to the surface as calmly as possible.
Don't panic, he thought, Or this will become your grave.
After just 2 minutes, Red Bird broke the surface and sucked in some fresh air. He then swam over to shore and climbed back to land, he coughed and spewed out water as he struggled to breathe. Red Bird felt sharp pain in his chest and shoulders, realizing that he broke many bones upon landing in the water. Still, Red Bird didn't panicked, nor was he scared. He's already in a heap of trouble, he thinks he's screwed either way.
I wonder what's broken. he thought.
Red Bird examined each and every part of his body, the adrenaline he had experienced numbed the pain and was being shielded from most of the pain. He realized that many of his ribs were broken, including his collarbone. He gently touched other areas to make sure they weren't damaged, when he touched his belly he felt sharp pain in response.
Internal bleeding, he thought, I gotta get outta here.
Red Bird tried to get back onto his feet, but sharp pain prevented him from walking. He's not letting the fact of being crippled stopped him that easily, so he tried to crawl out towards King Pig's castle.
"Cawww!" he cried weakly as he crawls for the nearest road, he felt his own body trying to rip itself apart from every move he made.
After just 5 excruciating minutes, Red Bird made it to the road. He didn't see another bird nor swine anywhere,. Hoping for someone to help him, he was met with nothing. There was no one to help him, not another soul. They were all hiding in their shelters as Red Bird was totally exposed, he soon accepted the notion that it was all over for him.
Red Bird started to feel weak and dizzy as he collapsed onto his back. Every breath he took was becoming more and more harder to make, the world around him began to fade into darkness. Death was so slow and merciful on him, dying wasn't as bad as he had originally thought. He thought he would feel could, but he doesn't. He thought he would be seeing a faint light above him, but he doesn't. Red Bird was convinced that death was taking its time as he was putting on its shoes.
Is this it? he thought, Am I going to die, just like that?
The last thing Red Bird saw were the leaves of a tree and a loon flying over head. The whole world soon closed down around him, from every sound to every sight. Finally, he loosed consciousness.
TO BE CONTINUED...