(A/N - Now to the story. Enjoy.)

Normal POV

Jack and Dave flew behind the group of Guardians in the sky.

"Dave, do you really think we'll live through this?" Jack asked.

I don't know. Probably. If we live, then you'll get to talk to Otu-sexy so more." Dave joked.

"Shut up, Dave!" Jack said, which made Dave laugh.

"Guys, now's not the time to joke around!" One of the Guardians said.

"Alright!" Jack said. He then asked Dave this : "And if we die?"

"Then we decay and land in Hagsmire. If you want to live, fight with all you've got." Dave answered.

"I don't think any of us are gonna do our worst." Another Guardian said.

"Yeah." Jack said, then closed his eyes.

(Memory)

A time when Jack was 12.

"The Guardians don't put other owls and owlets to slavery. They aren't classified as Orphans or moonblinked. I heard it was a sanctuary. I heard that from another owl." A Prisoner owl said.

"HEY!" Dustin said.

(A/N - Before Dustin became a soldier, he was a temporary guard. Not to confuse you readers, but he was a guard first before a soldier.)

Jack and the Prisoner turned around and looked at the infuriated Dustin.

"Jack, you're coming with me. You know better than to talk to Prisoners." Dustin said, moving Jack away from the prisoner.

"Are you gonna punish me for this?" Jack asked.

"Do I look like your parent? Keep moving." Dustin said.

Metal Beak looked down from his throne.

"I am not at all impressed by Jack talking to a Prisoner." He said to Nyra.

"Leave him alone. I will speak to him about this." Nyra said.

"As you wish. There are consequences he must face when he makes big mistakes that call for them." Metal Beak said.

She looked down at the long distance from the ground and to where she was.

Dustin pushed Jack to a Private place.

"Wait! What are we doing here?" Jack said.

"You see this cliff? Cross me again and you'll meet the very bottom of that large pit down there. How? I'll kick you off this cliff." Dustin threatened.

"My mother will make you pay for this!" Jack said.

"Really and who says? She isn't gonna save you. Heck, no one will save you." Dustin said.

Jack started thinking of a way to escape from him.

Dustin noticed Jack looking behind him.

"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you." Dustin said.

Jack sped away from him.

Dustin reacted too late. He attempted to trip Jack, but instead landed on the ground on his chest.

"Little pebble!" Dustin said, really frustrated that Jack got away.

Nyra saw Jack running from away from the cliff.

"What in Hagsmire is he doing over there?!" She said as she jumped and flew down to him.

As she sped to him, she saw Dustin chasing after him.

She snarled and sped up.

Dustin had a deranged look on his face. He really didn't like Jack... AT ALL. He always thought he was a punk.

As he got closer and almost reached the distance where he could tackle down Jack, Dustin heard an attack shriek. He looked up and got tackled by Nyra.

Her talon was on his throat as she raised a talon to his face.

"M-Mother!" Jack said, stopping in his tracks and seeing his savior.

"And just what are you doing, chasing Jack?" Nyra snarled.

"He violated a big rule! He was talking to a prisoner-a-auh!" He managed to say while choking, due to her talon being on his throat.

"You let me handle that!" She said, getting off his throat. "Now get back to your station, Dustin!"

"As you wish, Queen Nyra." Dustin said, then he glared at Jack. He started walking away from Nyra and Jack.

"This isn't over, Pipsqueak! Nyra can't protect you forever!" Dustin said, now really mad. He flew away from the two.

Nyra spit at the ground Dustin had stood on.

She turned around to Jack.

"Are you alright, Jack?" She asked.

"Yes. He threatened to kill me by kicking me off a cliff." Jack said.

"I won't let him do that to you." Nyra said. "Get back to your station, Jack. There's still work to be done."

He nodded. "Yes mother."

(Static)

(Reality)

"Jack! Wake up!" Dave said, kicking Jack's leg.

Jack flinched and opened his eyes back to reality as he was now hiding with the Guardians behind rocks.

3 Pure One Guards were patrolling the area.

Jack decided to make the first attack. He dashed toward the Guard while he wasn't paying attention behind him and received a kick to the throat.

Jack landed on the Guard's throat, then pulled up his head as hard as he could, hearing a snap.

Boron jumped up, then dashed in the air toward the second guard, with his metal claws facing the guard.

The Guard with barely enough time to react, looked at his foe and just barely blocked the attack.

Boron killed him with that head attack. What with the metal catching the Guard's head.

The 3rd Guard started retreating and flying in the opposite direction, back to his territory.

Barran dashed toward him and tackled him down.

"Let's go!" Dave said, flying ahead with the Guardians.

Barran impaled the Guard's throat, then jumped up and followed the group.

"Jack, are you okay? You look like you need to lie down!" Dave said, noticing Jack's odd pattern of flying.

Another flashback hit Jack.

Mac was holding a shiny sword.

"Take this. You'll need it." He said.

Jack looked at the sword.

"Why are you giving this to me?" Jack asked.

"Because I've seen how Dustin treats you. He's tried killing you since he threatened to kick you off that cliff." Mac said.

"You want me to use this on him? No. I can't do that. Nyra would kill me if I did." Jack said.

"Keep it." Mac said.

Jack looked at Mac.

(Static)

(Reality)

"Oh no!" Jack said, then flew away from the group.

"Jack, where are you going?!" Dave asked.

"Darn it! He's gonna get himself killed!" Bubo said.

Then Otulissa followed from a far distance.

She saw Jack separate from the group.

"Not on my watch!" She said to herself, hearing what Bubo had said.

(A/N - Owls have a good sense of hearing. So that's how she heard Bubo say that.)

She flew the direction Jack went and followed him.

Jack flew to the area Mac would always talk to him at.

"Mac! Mac!" He called out.

"Over here!" He heard Mac call out.

Jack looked down and saw him tied up and hanging upside down from a contraption.

He landed on the rock where the contraption stood.

"Oh thank goodness, you're still alive!" Jack said happily.

Then he noticed a bunch of beat marks and cuts on his face.

"Oh Glaux! What have they done to your face?!" Jack asked.

"We'll talk about that later! Get me off this stupid thing!" Mac said, shaking, trying to fall off.

Jack found a knife and cut the rope holding Mac with all his might.

Mac yelled as he fell and landed on the ground.

Jack flew to him, then started cutting open the ropes tying him.

Once he was free, Jack hugged Mac.

(A/N - Jack and Mac were good friends like he was with Dave.)

"Okay, we must go!" Mac said, then they broke the hug and started flying.

Otulissa saw the scene and called out.

"Jack!" She said.

Jack quickly looked at her.

"What are you doing?!" She called out.

"Freeing another friend. He's friendly!" Jack said.

Mac looked at her, then away.

"We must go! The Pure Ones are gonna kill the Guardians and the owlets unless we make it in time!" Mac said.

"Shoot! You're definitely right!" Jack said. He looked at Otulissa. "Otulissa, please go home!"

Otulissa shook her head. "No way. I cannot let you fight alone or Soren."

"Please for my sake. I wouldn't feel good about myself if you got hurt badly or killed." Jack said.

"But why?" Otulissa asked.

"Because I like you! Okay?!" He said, blushing, then he turned around and flew away with Mac.

Otulissa was shocked as her eyes were huge and what he said.

As Jack and Mac flew across St. Aegelious, Mac noticed a RAT head on top of the entrance of a hollow.

The head twitched while staring at Mac.

"What the heck?" Mac said.

(A/N - That was FNAC or Five nights at Candy's reference.

DISCLAIMER - I do not own FNAC. Please don't sue!)

"What? What did you see?" Jack asked.

"Nothing! Nothing important." Mac said, shaking his head to get that image out of his head.

Then they landed at the very bottom of the ground where the Prisoners walk.

There weren't any Guards there.

"That's very funny, where are all the Guards?" Jack asked.

"PUNK!" The two heard Dustin yell.

Dustin flew in with his metal talons pointed at Jack.

Jack quickly dashed to the side and instead, caused Dustin to land on the floor.

Jack jumped and landed on his chest and started punching him with his wings.

Mac kicked Dustin a few times.

Dustin yelled as he threw Jack off, then swung his wing at Mac.

Dustin grabbed Mac by the throat and rushed him to a rocky wall.

"You insolent piece of Racdrop! How dare you defy the Pure Ones!" Dustin exclaimed.

Jack yelled as he crashed into Dustin, pushing him away from Mac.

Jack resumed punching him in the face.

"AGH! WHAT IS WITH YOU?" Dustin exclaimed, then threw him off again.

This time, he jumped up and dashed toward Jack's face with his talons pointed at his face.

"NO!" Mac said, then dashed in front of Jack, taking the attack.

Dustin's Talons impaled Mac's body.

Dustin chuckled.

"NO!" Jack yelled, then threw Mac's body, also throwing Dustin, then yelled as he attempted the same attack.

Dustin moved away barely in time and received a bad cut on his head.

Dustin tried his hardest to pull away from Mac's body, but was stuck.

Jack grabbed Dustin by the wing and dragged him to the cliff.

"Oh no! Hey kid! I was just kidding when I threatened to throw you off that cliff! Hey! I was kidding! Please no! Please! I won't threaten you again!" Dustin exclaimed, seeing where he was gonna be dropped and pleading for his life.

"Too bad, you killed my friend, now you take the fall." Jack said, threw him off.

Dustin screamed as he fell all the way down.

"Try not to... Crack up?" Jack joked, then turned around and closed his eyes.

"Mac was my best friend. He stuck up for me as did Dave when I needed them." He said.

Then Otulissa flew to and landed in front of him.

She patted him on the shoulder.

He opened his eyes and looked at her.

"Good going, Jack." She said, smiling.

He smiled back slightly.

Foster was watching the Guardian battle. The Guardians were fighting the Bats.

"Hm. I think it's about time I interfere." He said to himself.

"Are you sure about that?" He heard Dave say, so he turned around and saw Dave facing him with a frown.

"Oh hello Dave, I didn't see you there. Come to watch the fight, have you?" Foster asked.

"I won't let you get away with what you did to Mac." Dave said, approaching him.

"I didn't kill him, just tied him up. Your friends are Bat lunch. You can't make it to them in time." Foster said.

"Are you sure about that, Foster?" Dave asked.

"Yes I'm sure! Now we fight!" Foster said, then he charged at him.

Dave didn't move.

Then right as Foster was about to crash into Dave, Dave moved really quickly to the side and instead, caused Foster to fall forward.

Foster felt really dumb, falling forward like that.

"You're just like Dustin. Charging toward your foe with intent to tackle. But then again, everyone does it I guess." Dave said.

Dave dashed to him.

Foster got up, turned around and swung his wing at him.

Dave ducked in time and punched Foster with his wing.

Foster kicked Dave in the stomach.

Dave was still standing, as he took that hit, then smacked Foster with his wing.

Foster received a kick, then a punch.

Foster spit out blood, glaring at Dave.

"I pity you for your action to Mac." Dave said.

"Save your pity! I don't need your pity!" Foster said, then swung his leg in an attempt to kick Dave in the face, but instead Dave dodged it and kicked Foster in the crotch.

Foster groaned in pain from that hit.

Dave started running.

"Ohhhhhhh! You little fitter! Come back here!" Foster said, starting to chase him.

Nyra watched with Metal Beak at the whole battle taking place at the grounds.

"My love, should we let the bats down?" Nyra asked.

"Wait, dear. Just a few more minutes." Metal Beak said.

Then a bat approached the two.

"Master, should we open the Chambers now?!" The bat asked, panting from taking a beating.

"Yes." Metal Beak said, then looked at Nyra. "Then we release the herd of bats."

Nyra nodded, then saw behind Metal Beak, Foster chasing Dave.

Metal Beak noticed her staring.

"What is it, my love?" He asked, then waved his wing in her face, then looked behind him.

He saw the chase.

He groaned in frustration.

"What is that idiot up to?" Metal Beak said, then jumped off.

Foster jumped up and dashed toward Dave.

Dave turned around and blocked the attack, also falling on his back.

"I don't think so! You're not going anywhere! Not after you hit me where it hurts!" Foster said angrily.

Dave tried his best to push him off, but Foster was too heavy for him especially since Foster was pushing down on him, making matters for Dave worse.

Dave strained as he was losing greatly.

Then Metal Beak tackled Foster off of Dave.

"AGH! What the Hagsmire?!" Foster exclaimed.

Metal Beak snarled at Foster as he stomped on his neck, breaking the bone.

Metal Beak looked at Dave, then flew away.

"What the Hagsmire just happened?" Dave thought.

Jack approached him with Otulissa.

"Dave, I saw that, what just happened?" Jack asked.

"I don't know. Right after I kicked Foster in the crotch, he started chasing me, then he was gonna kill me, then Metal Beak saved me. That's odd." Dave said, his heart beating from what just happened.

Otulissa saw blue lights.

"Look! What's that?!" She said, pointing her wing at the Blue light.

Jack and Dave looked.

"Oh no, I think it's the fleck materials Metal Beak and Nyra said they were going to use." Jack said, then started flying.

"Jack, wait! Come back!" Otulissa said.

"What the frick us he gonna do now?!" Dave asked.

They heard a loud screech.

Jack flew to the Throne room.

"Jack, no!" Otulissa said, starting to follow him.

Dave pulled her, trying to stop her.

"Otulissa, let him go!" Dave said.

Otulissa looked at the Blue lights and saw bats heading toward it and Owls stuck to the ground.

"Dave, we need to help them!" Otulissa said.

"No! We need to find Soren first! Then we plan this out!" Dave said.

Otulissa looked at him.

"They're finished. There's no way they can survive against that number of bats." Metal Beak said.

"Enough!" Nyra and Metal Beak heard Jack yell.

They turned around and saw Jack flying to the platform.

He landed and looked up at them.

"Jack, I-" Nyra said, regretting seeing him.

"Mother-no, Nyra, how could you? You saved me when I was a little owlet! You raised me for years, then abandoned me, then I found you again, only to be betrayed a few years later! Why?!" Jack said with tears in his eyes.

"Jack, I.. I had to.. " Nyra said. She regretted this. Her seeing him cry broke her heart.

"Well, dear? Tell him the truth." Metal Beak said.

"You shut up, you heartless bastard! You turned her like this! I hate you!" Jack said with his voice about to break.

He growled and jumped to the platform he was on.

"If heartless is what I am, then explain why I kept you here all these years. I could've thrown you back out there to die. I didn't because Nyra didn't want you to die." Metal Beak said.

"You want to kill innocent owls and owlets just for revenge! That's being heartless and evil!" Jack said.

"Lyze of Kiel did this to my face, which is why I wear this mask to hide it. Wouldn't you want revenge if someone hurt you badly like this?" Metal Beak asked.

"Of course, but-" Jack was cut off.

"But nothing. I have had it with you. It's time to die." Metal Beak said.

Jack started running away.

Metal Beak flew to the area Jack was running to. He landed in front of Jack.

"I don't think so, boy. It's too late to run away from me. You have to learn to finish what you started." Metal Beak said, stepping closer to Jack.

Jack was stepping away.

He looked at Nyra, who was stunned and frozen.

"Mother, please stop this! You know this is wrong! Please, mother!" Jack pleaded.

Nyra looked at Jack, then at Metal Beak.

"Metal Beak, stop." She said.

"What?" He said.

"Leave him alone." She said.

"This insubordinate owl ran away from us, caused you pain, then betrayed us. He must be killed." Metal Beak said.

Nyra jumped down and stood in front of Jack.

"I can't let my child die." She said.

Jack looked at her in shock.

"What?" Jack said. "What are you saying?"

"He is our son, Metal Beak. And you wanted him dead all along." Nyra said.

Metal Beak looked at Nyra, then Jack.

"What are you saying?" Metal Beak asked.

"We left him for dead when he was a hatchling, but I found him when he was barely old enough to take care of himself." Nyra explained.

Jack looked at her.

Then a big explosion happened.

Nyra and Metal Beak flew to the Throne and saw that the flecks were deactivated.

The Guardians were getting back up from the ground.

"Glaux Damnit!" He said, then his soldiers started flying.

"PURE ONES, ATTACK! CRUSH THEM! BEFORE THEY CAN RECOVER!" He yelled at the soldiers.

Nyra looked down at Jack, then at the battlefield.

She flew to Jack.

"We need to get out of here." She said.

He nodded and followed her out of the Throne.

Metal Beak turned away from the two.

"They'll die anyway." He said.

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A/N - That was unexpected, huh?

When Metal Beak blocked Jack's path, he said something similar from DragonBall Z when Frieza was gonna kill Gohan.

Nyra confessing she is Jack's mother, will be explained more in the next chapter as well.

The FNAC reference, Rat, I thought it would awkward so I put it in. Don't sue.

As for Mac, well, the end for him.

Well, the rest of the battle will be in the next chapter, so stay tuned for the next chapter. _

Dustin was laying on the rock in the pit, but not at the very bottom.

"Damn that Jack! I wasn't joking when I said I wouldn't threaten him again! For that, the next time I see him again, he's dead meat!" He said to himself.

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