CH. 38 ~ Thunderbird
9foxgrl
Inspired by silverheartlugia2000
The young North America twins had been traveling for some time now with their sister Vinland. They had no idea who their parents were, just that they were somehow tied to the land, the elder to the land in the south and the younger to the land in the north. Their sister Vinland had a tie to the land further up north, but it was weak now.
The twins didn't know what their names were until they came across a tribe of nomads who called them Maska (America) and Kanata (Canada); the spirits of the land.
"Big sister…I'm getting tired." Maska whispered as he tugged on his sister's arm.
Vinland paused and looked at them. "Are you tired too Kanata?"
Kanata looked up at her with weary eyes and nodded.
"Alright…" Vinland sighed; it was getting dark, and from the chill it was going to rain so they should stop for some shelter soon. She looked around and found a small clearing on a rocky ledge two feet above them under the shelter of some trees. Letting her miniscule brothers climb onto her back; she carried them up. Just as they reached the top it started to pour.
The twins both hopped off when they reached the top and started a fire like the nomads had taught them to while Vinland split up some of their food.
Maska and Katana squealed as lightning flashed in the sky.
"It's okay." She said as they hugged her. "It's just a storm-"
CRASH!
The twins screamed as the lightning crashed a few feet from them. Vinland tightened her hold on them as a large bird landed in the field. It didn't seem to notice them as it was too busy fighting a rather large dragon looking serpent in the tall grass they were about to walk into before they stopped to rest.
The siblings watched the fight which the large bird won. In the morning they walked to the scorched area and found three feathers.
-Two Hundred Years Later-
It started to rain and thunder during a meeting. The micro nations who had tagged along squealed as lightning flashed across the sky.
"It's okay." Matt said as he and Alfred walked to them.
"It's just a thunder bird fighting a Unktehila." Alfred said to them.
"There are no such things." Arthur scolded them.
The twins shook their heads and touched their amulets hidden under their shirts. Each carved in the shape of a thunder bird the feathers they had found tied to them seemed to crackle with the power of the storm.
The sky was illuminated by the lightning and they saw the shadow of a large bird flying past the building with a serpent in its claws.
"They are real." The twins replied.