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The bats and the owls had been flying for a few hours strait. Marina looked at her surroundings.
"I think we've reached the Southern valley." said Marina.
The bats and owls flew above the forest. They were all amazed and wondered by how big the forest was.
"How are we ever going to find your colony Shade?" asked Marina.
"This forest is so big. It will take us hours jut to cover one part of it." realised Dusk.
Goth looked at the three young bats, pacifically he looked at Shade.
"Perhaps if you call up your sound map, together we could try and figure out where your colony is?" suggested Goth.
Marina and the Starwings gasped. Even the Band was a little surprised by what Goth had suggested. A sound map was something no bat was allowed to share from outside those they were born with. Suggesting such a thing was the greatest taboo among the Starwing Clan and apparently other bat colonies. Even the owls from Ga'Hoole knew not to ask about such a private and sacred thing.
Shade conjured up his sound map and listened. He saw where had had already been and their next destination. He saw two large towers on fire. He told the others what he saw and they began to fly to these Fire towers.
Throbb sniffed the air. Goth looked at his brother-in-law and knew what he was smelling.
"Please excuse us. We hear the lunch special here is quite divine." chillingly said Goth.
Goth and Throbb flew out of sight. Marina glared at Shade.
"How could you just blurt out your sound map?" questioned Marina.
"You've been on that island so long you've forgotten how to trust a friend." replied Shade.
"Better friendless than clueless." come backed Marina.
Marina stormed off. Shade, the three Starwing siblings, and the Band followed after her. They found a place to perch and waited for Goth and Throbb to return. Once Goth and Throbb returned, they decided to wait a little and regain some of their strength.
Throbb breathed on his band. The large bat shinned his band and grumbled.
"These bands, they are hard to clean under and twice as hard to keep shiny." complained Throbb.
Shade looked at the two large bats.
"Why do you think the humans band bats anyway?" wondered Shade.
"To imprison us. So they can steal the secret of our night vision." growled Goth.
Goth angrily bit on his band. Marina didn't like how the giant bat was talking.
"Maybe the band means something good." suggested Marina.
Eclipse had had enough of hearing the talk about bands.
"Who cares about the bands the Nowings stuck on your wing? It doesn't matter. We should just try to fine Shade's Clan so my siblings, friends and I can go back home. I getting tired of these foreign lands and I hate it." grumbled Eclipse.
Aurora frowned and glared at her older brother.
"Be nice Eclipse. Mom and dad were right about you needing to learn a bit more humility and respect. The world doesn't revolve around you. The things we get the owls might be meaningless to us, but the band Marina has means a lot to her. Don't you think we should try and be a bit more supportive about this?" scolded Aurora.
Eclipse crossed his wings and looked away from his sister. He was in no mood to be lectured to by a bat that was younger than him, especially his sister, no less.
Marina got annoyed and flew away. Shade went after her. Eclipse stormed off in his own direction. Aurora, with Dusk on her back, followed after her brother. The Band followed after the three Starwing siblings.
Eclipse looked over his shoulder to see his siblings and the Band following after him. He frowned and looked away.
"Would you all leave me alone!" shouted Eclipse.
Aurora flew to her brother's side.
"Sorry Eclipse, but I'm not going to leave you alone until you go back to the others." replied Aurora.
"We came here for a reason Eclipse. The North Star led us all here. We can't go back home. Not until we help Shade find his Clan and discover our destinies." responded Dusk.
Eclipse looked from his siblings to the Band.
"Surely you know we should go back home. What about you Twilight? What do you think about this mess we got ourselves into?" asked Eclipse.
The Great Gray looked at his bat friend.
"I can honestly say I would rather be back at Ga'Hoole than be out here. But this is sort of an adventure. As long as the others are staying them so will I." stated Twilight.
Soren was glad to hear what his friend said.
"That's the spirit Twilight. We'll have Shade back with his Clan and be back at Ga'Hoole in no time. I can't wait to see everyone again. Though I can feel we will be burring pellets for a long time when we get back." assumed Soren.
Gylfie and Digger didn't like the thought about burring pellets when they got back to the Great Ga'Hoole tree.
"That's one think I won't be looking forward to when we get back to the tree. But I'm sure we can handle it. After all we four have handle much worse in your lives." reasoned Gylfie.
Digger looked at the sky.
"We better be getting back. We have been gone a long time. SO what do you say Eclipse. Will you be coming with us?" wondered Digger.
Eclipse let out a long sigh.
"I'm surrounded by bug brains." sighed Eclipse.
The Starwing bats and the Band turned around and flew back to the others. Little did they know they were about to discover the hideous truth about Goth and Throbb.
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