Guardian of the Heart

by Supernova750

Tur, a young owl who is a cross between Barn Owl and Masked Owl, lives peacefully in the forest of Tyto with her Da, brother and step-mum until their hollow is raided by owls from St.Aegolius Academy of Orphaned Owls. Tur and her new friend, Cai, hold on by their memories of all the stories their parents told them about the owls of Ga'hoole and their hopes for rescue. Please R&R!

10. Chapter 10- Storm

Chapter 10

I darted through the air, dodging the clawing feet of the crows as they surged forwards as one, sharp beaks and claws ready to tear and shred.

"Cai!" I shrieked, "What do we do?!"

"Over there!" Cai shreed back, his eyes wide as he sped along nearby, angling himself towards a patch of dark clouds and lightning.

"Are you yoinks?!" I screeched, my eyes wide as I dodged another crow, "That storm will tear our wings off!"

"Better that than crows doing it!" Cai replied, his voice grim as he sped towards the storm. I had no choice but to follow.

"Cai! We'll never make it!" I cried after a few more minutes of desperate flight. "I'm too tired!"

Cai was about to reply when I let out a shriek as a crow slammed into my back, flailing and raking at my neck with a savage hunger. "Cai!" I shrieked, terror filled me as I flapped my wings desperately, blood spattering the night as the crow tore at my skin. "Help me!"

Then there was suddenly a fierce wind and the weight of the crow was gone, replaced by the raging of the storm.

I couldn't see anything but rain and lightning, the wind ripping through my feathers as I struggled to stay flying. "Cai!" I screamed, my voice small over the roar of the wind, "Cai where are you?!"

I distantly heard Cai's voice but I couldn't make out the words as I flapped my wings, trying to compensate for the violent rain that buffeted me from every side.

It worked. Sort of. I continued to fly, my wings feeling like lead as I forced myself on, calling Cai's name until my voice was hoarse from screaming. Still the storm raged on.

I had to land or I would die here in this living Hagsmire of a storm. I continued on for what seemed like years and then, suddenly, the rain began to get lighter and I saw sunlight, real sunlight, ahead.

I flapped my leaden wings harder, my energy renewed as I continued towards the small patch of hope.

Then I suddenly shot out of the storm like a comet, water streaming from my ragged feathers as I flew unsteadily towards a tall spire of stone, landing heavily before collapsing to the ground, letting my exhaustion finally overtake me.

((A/N- Okay I know, sorry for another short update, I promise I'll try to make these longer it's just that it's the exciting parts that generally end up being kinda short. Either way, two updates in, like, 20 minutes? I'm on a roll XD Reviews are appreciated and I'll do my best to update ASAP!))