Chapter 16 the house of the bandaged
Goth Pov
dream
I was lost in the jungle, and I remember that I was a puppy of just 5 months I was lost in the Selva and I could no longer find the way to the pyramid, I was afraid and I stopped near the foot of a tree near the river and I was crying desperately, I was calling mine mother and then.
"mum mum !" I said while I was crying, but no one heard me, I curled up in a corner between the roots of the tree and kept crying, until I hear a voice "hey what are you doing here" my eyes were red and full of tears and not close who was talking to me but it was a sweet and reassuring female voice and from her tone it sounded like a child like me
"what happens because you cry?"
"uh uh I'm lost .. I don't know where I am ... I want my mom" I said between sobs, she look at me and then she rubbed her thumb of her hand over my eyes and wiped them and then gently she hugged me
"it's okay don't cry anymore"
"I want to go to my house"
"me too, I don't know where I am, mum, dad and my grandfather will be worried about me"
I was surprised she was lost like me
"you're not afraid "
" yes I'm so scared, but my grandfather taught me one thing, it's normal to be afraid of what you don't know, but if you look at it from another perspective it doesn't feel so much fear anymore "
I noticed how she hung upside down and started shaking her arms
"that's why now I look upside down and now the sky and the earth and the jungle and the sky"
I giggled it was funny, then she skied and walked over and took my hands and pulled me out from the tree
"come on I'm sure we will find our homes here somewhere and then it will be more fun to look for them together"
it was then that I saw her was a a little silverwing puppy had chocolate eyes and long brown hair with a beautiful smile
"I'm Serena and you? "
" I'm Goth "
she smiled and said" nice to meet you Goth "I smiled back,
but it wasn't the only thing I felt I don't know why I hugged her tightly to me, but when I looked at him again, she didn't she was more of a puppy but the young woman I knew had returned and I too had gone back to being myself there I and she looked at each other for a moment and then she hugged me like a female hugging her partner, at that moment I did not I could help but feel confused but I squeezed her and lifted her up making her smile which made me smile.
Throbb Pov.
gently reopen my eyes, my head ached because of those leaves and perhaps also because of the blow I took while falling to the ground, I got up calmly also helping myself from some rocks that were near me, I remained still for a few minute waiting for the dizziness to pass and I felt better, 3 minutes went by but for me it was like three hours but the dizziness finally ceased and I started to feel better, I looked around but those three were gone, but in this moment I do not care because Goth faces on the ground still unconscious, I immediately ran towards him, I was worried luckily he was still breathing, I started to shake him to try to revive him "Goth! wake up ! wake up !" when I stopped I noticed that he had opened his eyes and that calmed me down a bit, but my calm changed back to fear when I saw something that made my eyes widen in shock, Goth's eyes shone with a strange fading blue light that gave me goosebumps what was happening to him for Zotz? I wondered.
But I couldn't leave it in that state, at that moment only one option goes through my mind, I hope you don't try to gobble me up for it.
I raised my hand and then with a jerk of force slapped him in the face.
At that moment I saw him react his eyes opened and closed for a couple of times until that disturbing light disappeared completely and his eyes returned to normal he shook his head come back in himself, he tried to get up but staggered, so I took him for an arm and I helped him to get up "quiet the dizziness will pass soon" I told him
But shortly after he let go of me and holding his head said "what happened?" "I don't know, I woke up and those three had disappeared into thin air" I could have been born Goth growling in anger "that runt fooled us again!" then a thought came to my mind "Goth what happened to your eyes?" he turned to me with a confused "what?" "before when you were waking up your eyes shone with an inquetante blue light but then it disappeared" obviously or I hide the fact that I slapped him to make him come back, I didn't want to call him to swallow me seriously, he thinks about it and then I saw a shocked expression in her gaze "she was the human!"
I was puzzled "do you mean that Frisk did this to you?"
in sum I knew that humans know how to do things but how was this possible? " Are you sure ?"
he growled at me and said abruptly
"I saw him with my own eyes, I don't know how but she managed to sedate me with some sort of spell emanating from her eyes"
I could notice something strange in Goth's growl, there wasn't the usual anger I was used to, but there was something more like confusion and insecurity which I found absurd for him at least
"those three will pay for all this, as soon as they get their hands on that runt of Shade I oblige him to tell me where his colony is even if to convince him I'll have to take off the wings of that Brightwing "
at that moment I noticed one thing, he hadn't mentioned the human and I didn't understand what he will do with her?
"brigades now we have to follow them they won't have gone very far"
I nodded and we took off following the residual smell of those three, but as I flew I could see how Goth had an angry and confused expression on his face, but I didn't have the courage to ask him what he had I knew that if I did he would threaten me with death, but I knew he was not well.
Frisk Pov.
While we were flying I was still thinking about what happened with Goth, why did I feel this way? in sum i really thought he seemed like a good person at the time? how had such a thing jumped my mind? I must have some problems maybe I'm going crazy .. oh maybe.
At that moment I got out of my thoughts when we stopped on a tree and we saw a huge mountain that seemed to touch the sky, it was impressive, I focused my view on the top and I noticed that the tip was curved and a pointed end like the beak of a hawk "no doubt that must be the peak of the hawk" I said aloud, said this Marina turned to Shade and said
"I don't think that's how Shade," he begins. "My colony doesn't fly up mountains."
"Well, maybe my yes," Shade replied.
"And maybe we'll fly up there and freeze our fur!" She claims.
"Marina we don't have time for this Goth and Throbb will wake up soon. I have no idea how long hypnosis will last on Goth and as far as we know they may have already woken up. I'm sure that's where we have to go there is no other way. ". look at Shade. "Try looking at your sound map to see if we're on the right track." Shade sighs, and Marina and I watch him close his eyes and mutter. He focuses a little until his eyes snap open.
"Let's fly defiantly up that mountain",
"To be seen?" Marina smiled.
"We get over the tree and then," Shade stops, looking unsure. "Shall we pass to the ear of the wolves?" Just when he said that last line Marina and I look at him in amazement.
"What?!" We both exclaimed.
"Are you out of your mind ?! A wolf is not a point of reference." Marina still looks at him as if she just had a crazy idea.
"How, how can we fly in one? There are about hundreds of wolves in this area and they will surely eat us or worse they will take us to Brutus" "Marina calm down surely Shade knows what he's doing , right Shade ?" I added trusting Shade to tell me say "yes" and that he had everything a dream.
But Shade just shook his head. Marina and I look at each other deeply perplexed. "Shade really hoped that you have everything under control" in that moment Shade grabs me from the feet and carries me in the air.
Third Person POV:
The silverwings, meanwhile, manage to cross the mountains without any problems with Bathsheba as their leader. But there were still those who were loyal to Freda and refused to accept that she was the new Leader and for this they stayed next to her.
After the passage from the mountains, the silver wings were all lying on a telephone line before embarking on another journey. Frieda went to sleep with Ariel along Mercury and Chinook and their new leader landed on top of the telephone pole, with a proud look on his face.
"Well, here we are, safe on the trail. Accident-free, might I add?" He was giving Frieda mostly her look of pride and it ended. "You see my leadership is paying off." Ariel sighed heavily, feeling no other choice, despite the grudge he turns to Freda.
"The colony has voted, we must follow Bathsheba." She saw the former leader give her a nod of encouragement for her decision. Ariel looked away to see if two of her fellow bats agreed. Mercury was but Chinook no, no he was outraged by the colony's decision and Ariel can't blame him and won't convince him to change his mind unfortunately. He pays attention to the opening and wonders if his son and the bat girl are out there following their path.
But while they were about to rest Freda began to cough strongly, she blocked her mouth with her hand but did not stop coughing "Freda are you okay?" asked Ariel, she looked at her hand and then sighing said "yes dear it's just this cold that makes me sick" but Ariel noticed something strange in her, but did not say anything else, she bent upside down and went back to sleep.
Frisk Pov
We keep flying for another 15 minutes and we get a better view of these mountains, I looked down and saw that the earth was so far away, we were medri away from the earth, I swallowed in silence at that moment I wanted to transform myself again in bat and having wings to fly, Shade on the other hand was not worried at all, instead he has a confident look.
"Believe me guys, all this stuff is on the sound map. These rocks and these trees ..."
"Yes, but no wolves." Marina interrupts him "witty girl" I thought to myself
"If that too you were looking for Shade" She swoops down and Shade followed him with me, he hit the ground after me.
"It makes no sense. No bat can fly into the wolf's ear." Marina said "maybe it is a rock or maybe many rocks that joined together form the ear of a wolf" but no one answered me.
Shade instead was practicing with his eco-projection and Marina giggled.
"They must be so smart and quick to get between their ears and face him" but at that moment she stopped. When she heard her echo, I looked and my eyes lit up.
"What?" Look at what I was seeing and winces softly.
We both watch as Shade hums and I can tell he was trying to make a wolf image. Although I can't see it I could swear I saw that he was creating Luger's image even though it was blurry and almost transparent but I know he is doing his best. When he stopped muttering Marina laughed.
"Nice try, keep practicing with the echo projection, you might fool someone again."
"It might not take as long as you think, Marina" I said frowning to Marina and then turned my encouraging smile to Shade "don't worry you are improving I'm sure you can do it you have improved a lot with the sonar map you will improve even more if you keep practicing" . He smiles a little and sighs in response. Suddenly Marina looks at me and I saw that she was giving me her serious gaze.
"What?" I blinked.
"How did you create that light?" she asked.
I opened my eyes and replied
"I don't know the truth in reality it was as if I wanted something to happen, this time I was fully aware of myself not like the other times, why do you want to know?"
Marina's eyes lit up "that's when I saw it was like my mind was trapped it was like I couldn't resist"
Shade turned to me and said
"the same I felt was like I was totally submissive".
their description looked identical as Kaa hypnotizes Mowgli in the 2016 remak, which intrigued me but at the same time made me feel fear, I didn't imagine I had such power, I'll have to use it responsibly "and I certainly wouldn't use it to eat mancub ... in no way this is little but sure "I thought to myself and then I turned to the boys and said
" come on, it's not the first time that absurd things have happened to me and then it will be another magical power that I have developed "
they were silent for a moment and then nodded.
at that moment you feel something touch my neck was something cold and wet, when I touched it it was something drop of water then I saw in front of my eyes a snowflake and then another and another
"snow" I giggled. Marina did the same, opening her mouth to drop a snowflake on her tongue. Shade decides to try it and some snowfall on his tongue. I look at him smiling and I did it again.
"They melt in your mouth, how cool!" She and I both laughed at her gaze and Marina stood up and said "have you ever seen snow?"
confused he said
"no here, I've never seen it, why is it so cold" I smiled and said
"well and ice water falling from the sky like little ice flakes"
"and what can you do with them?" I gave a sly smile and then turned my gaze towards a small pile of snow "here" I approached and compacted to form a ball "for example .. this" I threw the ball into the face and covered it cleanly on the fur
" snowball ! " I said with a smile
Shade at that moment smiled mischievously and then did the same, secretly took some snow and used it to compact a ball and apples he threw clean on the sweatshirt making me tremble, but the war had begun "oh that's how you put it, well , you dug your grave and I'll bury you in the snow "I said throwing a ball on his belly, at that point he licked another one and hit me in the face
"You shouldn't have done that my friend" I said holding a ball in my hand and threw it in his face making him sneeze, but then I smiled and tried
yet .
Marina, however, approached and said
"guys enough we have to ..." but not wanting to hit her in the face with a snowball, she turned around with a nervous look and said
"okay, you wanted it!" she said making a snowball that I use to attack us.
We kept fighting with snowballs until the weather started to get worse.
at that point we decided to leave again but at that moment the rain of snow increased in intensity until it became a blizzard.
"ok now it's not fun anymore" said Shade as we were flying with difficulty and the cold was starting to freeze my legs I was squeezing trying to warm up but my light clothes didn't help me, uh but Nocturnia couldn't carry me during the summer vacation period, when it's hot and the sun warms everything
I thought to myself.
As we flew we began to swerve forward and backward the storm was too strong "we have to find shelter" I said closing my eyes because of the snow "guys there! There's a shed!" Marina said pointing to a point, I opened one eye to see and indeed there was a hut in the middle of the mountain.
Shade fly down to the cabin with me and then Marina follows us.
We entered through the chimney and landed among the mounds of ash and snow that mixed together
"Damn, i hoped can clean this stuff in the washing machine," I said to myself as I wiped the snow and ash off my back and so did Shade and Marina.
While Marina was cleaning the band we heard whispers in the room, voices that gradually became louder ... we are not alone.
we looked up and saw a bunch of bats of all kinds, but the thing we noticed is that everyone was wearing bands like Marina
"one of us, one of us" they said simultaneously
Marina looked at them with amazement and disbelief, but happy "they are all bandfolded" she said smiling
Shade and I looked at each other for a moment and then flew to a ledge where a female Brigthwing approached us
"Hi, I'm Betty, what's your name?"
Marina smiles back. "I'm Marina." she looks at us. "These are Shade and Frisk, my two friends." She looked at us and Shade greeted her. while I raised my hand slightly in greeting, when she looks at me, she tilts her head "now she will say" I thought.
"Hey, what kind of bat are you? You look weird for a bat." she looked at him surprised in silence, but the more I told her "I'm not a bat" well not really .. I don't understand why she didn't realize that I am a human being.
"It's actually ..." Marina begins but I cut it.
"I'm human" Betty looked at me widening her eyes but then giggled and said "I understand that you are one of the lucky ones who managed to transform". I looked at her completely stunned what is she talking about? Could they have known about my transformation into a bat? and then how would they know
"You're a BrihtWing" Marina asked "Exactly, and they called me Penelope."
"Penelope Brightwing? You're from my colony!"
"You know her?" Shade asked. she nods and approaches her.
"The elders tell us that you are dead, that your gang has been cursed."
"Your elders lie Marina, they were arrogant and superstitions," said a voice with a strong Texan accent and we all look up and see a long-eared green bat perched high above the ceiling, crossing its arms and with a look of pride , he lands next to Betty and then watches us carefully.
"This is Scirocco," Betty introduced and then whispers to Marina. "He is giving the secret wisdom of the bands." What? the wisdom of what !? I blinked after hearing her say this.
"So he's your boss?" I asked. Betty nodded.
"Mhmm."
Shade smiles and walks ahead of us. "Hi, we stop at ..." Scirocco just laughs and flies down fast and passes Shade almost hitting him.
Hey that's rude. I frown a little and watch it land in front of Marina. He hummed and took her hand where his band was.
"Yes, very nice, and it's new." He smiles at her as Marina reciprocates.
"Humans bandaged me in the spring." She answered. Shade and I both notice that he was looking at her and acting like we were never here and I find that disrespectful.
"So um it's kind of weird how you all end up together huh?" Shade said, wanting to start conservation. Scirocco just snorted.
"We share a very special gift, our band." Show who made it shine. "Isn't that right Marina?" He gives her a warm smile and the shining wing sighed heavily.
"Well, I thought bands were special," he grimaced, "until we met these giant southern bats .."
"the cannibals of the jungle!" Shade intervenes before Marina can say more and show her arm where they were tied. "They also have bands." Everyone in this cabin starts to panic when he tells about these beasts they talk to each other.
"Are they cannibals ?!"
"How can it be?!"
Scirocco was the one who didn't seem frightened, instead he still has that smug air.
"Ah, but do they have bands like these?"
"No, there aren't any transparencies like ours," Marina replied.
"I'm a little more bronze than silver like you guys," I added. then he approaches me and lifts my chin with a claw
"Obviously little mouse, these bats are not part of a big plan." Both eyes light up from what he just said and I look at Shade who has the same expression. Was he racist or what? and then before I was a bat and now a mouse, but are they all blind or do I look like a rodent? but then I turned to
Marina looks at him a little curiously.
"A plan? What plan?"
"All in good time Marina," Betty replied.
"There is a plan, please tell me!" He pleaded, wanting to know what it was. Scirocco smiles and looks at Betty for a second. She turns to look at him and Shade sighed
"Tell her the plan." Shade said intrigued, I was also curious about the plann, not because I was interested but because I wanted to know what else they had invented about the band. Was there something that got my people involved? The leader nods to tell her and she looked at us three with her eyes sparkling excitedly.
"Humans have bound us as Nocturna's promise to bring us back to light," I widened my eyes at her announcement "what?" I thought. "We will reclaim the day ... as humans!" All three of us were blown away. They all want to turn into humans and they think the band ... at that moment I felt like part of me wanted to laugh like he made a joke ... but another part of me felt a little pity for them to believe to such a story that was clearly made up.
"Okay, basically you think you're wing blindfolded and buffed. Will you turn into human?" Shade asked, making sure she heard him correctly.
Betty nods and smiles happily. "The transformation has already begun!" Although I had heard it I could not believe it was madness, at that moment I understood what Betty meant by "transformation" and she believes that I am one of them! is absurd . But at that moment I asked myself a question, why do they want to be human? I thought animals saw humans as monsters, oh at least so far it has been with Bathsheba, Luger and Goth, what did they think? at that moment I approached Scirocco and said
"why are you interested in becoming human? don't you think they're bad?"
"Not at all We all believe they are helping us restore the coming to light in our lives as centuries ago."
there was a moment when he surprised me but then I said "are you sure? don't you think humans have put a curse on you?" I said with a sly smile, but he gives me a scowl as if I was trying to tease them. then he said to me growling
"How dare you say we think these humans have thrown this stupid curse on us?" I started to back away as he follows me
"They tied us up for a perfect reason, and I see like another beast you can never see how they are ..."
"wo wo wo, calm down Cowboy, I was just kidding"
but in that moment I noticed that he was staring at me better as if he realized something
looks at me in amazement
"what kind of mouse are you?"
but I huffed and said "I'm not a mouse I'm human!"
he looked at me surprised
Betty interrupts and said
"it must be a bat that has already begun the transformation"
"no you are out of the way, I'm pure blood human, one hundred percent human"
the two were in shock at my answer.
all the bandaged bats really had the same expression and start muttering to each other.
"It's human!"
fuck and only now you notice! I thought feeling offended
"And she is our size!"
I watch my friends as I rub the pendant.
Marina was the one giving me an encouraging look as Shade reassured me that everything will be okay. I look back to Scirocco, seeing that he was still in shock
"Y-you're a human," he manages to speak, "and can you understand us?" I raise my hands in defense.
"Listen, I can explain what happened to me .. well if not .. or better it's not that simple to explain but" But before I could he grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him and looked at me carefully, I was taken by surprise and I saw him as he studied my ears, my eyes, my nose and my mouth.
"Do you have a band about you? How did you become one?" I detach myself from him and say "no! I said veil I'm a real human" then I pull down the sleeves of the firm and show that I have no band with me and showed it to the whole colony "see, nothing"
I said and everyone looked at me still stunned.
"Impossible," he whispered.
I swallowed. "yes instead and believe me the story to say the least very supernatural .. oh this bothers you, does it bother you that I am human?"
"bother ?!" Scirocco gives me a smile. "Why should I be so upset? This is a glorious day, you have finally arrived, you must be the human chosen by Nocturnia to guide us thus fulfill the promise."
"What!?" I said
" what!?" Shade exclaimed after me
" what!?" Marina concluded
all three were speechless. Scirocco took my hand and said to me making a bow "forgive me for how I behaved with you, I had no idea who you were, I ask you to forgive my ignorance" I look with an expression of pure shock mixed with fear, that is, did they believe that I am a sort of savior for them? oh my God help me you.
"eeh" I gave a nervous smile and then releasing my hand I started to back away
"I think there was a misunderstanding we stopped here just because it's snowing outside and ... oh look it stopped I think it's time to go guys"
I said referring to Shade and Marina. but even before they could do anything Scirocco came close to me and said
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to scare you, I know this can scare you, but believe me I was so happy to meet you"
ok now I admit he calmed down a bit
"I'm sorry for treating you badly before, but it was hard to recognize you with all that dirt on your face "
dirt? at that time I took the fragment of mirror that I had collected earlier and looked at myself. it was true my face was dirty with ashes now I understand why no one recognized me so I really look like a mouse.
"let me fix it" Scirocco called two female bats and said "have a bath prepared for our human host and wash her .. er leaves" they nodded and went. A bath ? well thinking about it wasn't a bad idea, I don't even remember the last time I showered and cleaned myself.
"now while you wait I would like to show you, sweet Marina and." Scorocco stopped when he looked at Shade but then said as if eating poison "your dear friend silverwing something that will leave you speechless" He takes my hand and leads me to the fireplace. "I want to show you my transformation"
"Wait what?" He was leading me as Marina and Shade followed him.
"But how is it possible to transform into ...? It takes miracles to become one," laughed Shade and I agreed with him. But with a smile Scirocco said
"Look and see".
"Yeah, whatever," Shade muttered. When the bandaged leader stepped in front of the fireplace, the colony started talking excitedly.
"He will do it!" One spoke out loud. The bandaged leader enters the chimney leaving us outside to wait.
"the transformation!" Others added
"It will transform!" All three of us listen as they start singing with one word.
"Transform, transform, transform ..." The singing was starting to increase louder than before and I can hear a faint hum coming from the fireplace. When Sirocco finally comes out he was ... still the same bat.
He looked at me smiling as if looking for my amazement I look at him confused what the hell was he doing?
but in that moment a light appears from my pendant and my eyes fix the bat and I can see something,
I see Scirocco with a human form!
did it have a human form?
but then I looked at her better she was strangely familiar. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Shade wasn't very impressed while Marina was amazed.
I instead focused on the particular outfit he was wearing was that of a bascket player, a jolt step in my mind now I recognize it! Michael Jordan is the famous bascket player! but at that moment the Scirocco in its human form retreated into the shadow of the chimney and the hum stopped.
then Shade and I looked at each other we both knew something was wrong, looking around the room I noticed an old O'zil brand cereal box, I gave a slight smile "He only used his eco-projection on himself same "I thought. Shade and I looked at each other and one look is enough to understand that we both understood what had happened. a minute later he came back outside and each bandaged bat cheered him.
then he turned to me and said "well what do you think?"
I looked at him with a smile amused by his question "uh it was interesting" I said smiling "and what about you two" "eh it was fantastic" said Marina fascinated "what!" Shade exclaimed.
Sciroco approached her and said "I knew you would understand the big plan" "it's really fantastic" but Shade pushed her away and said "Marina was an echo projection" "no it was real
"It wasn't as blurry as your echo projection."
"Hey, I'm still learning!"
I couldn't believe Marina's words, as she could believe that braggart.
"Take your time, but" glares at Shade "Your friend can't stay."
"What !?"
"I know that the eco-projection when I see one of yours is fake!
"Shade!" Marina snapped.
Scirocco just crosses his arms.
"Unless you've been swaddled, you'll never understand." Shade stared at him coldly and spread his wings.
I looked at him angrily
"I think you remember we are good at leaving, come on, one you two, the storm is over. We have to reach my colony, and Frieda?"
I nodded and went to him but then we healed behind and Marina didn't come instead, she stayed where she was.
"Marina?"
she turned to real Scirocco and Betty and then said looking at her band "but here I have found many others like me, this could be my last chance to be part of something big" Scirocco approached her and smiled at her
but I said "Marina listen, Shade said the .." before I could finish the two bitches approached me and said "Frisk your bathroom is ready" it's true I forgot the bathroom completely "please accept this from our part and then you can leave with your friend "said Betty, I thought about it and then I said" ok I needed a clean up, but it's quick I want to leave as soon as possible "
the females took me and took me to what looked like the bathroom, took me to the sink which was filled with hot water like a heated pool, I smiled and started undressing.
"my dear I hope you like it" you hear the voice of Scirocco behind me and I turned around
"what are you doing here, I have to take a bath I don't want you to see me!"
"I apologize for this, but I needed to talk to you"
I was hesitant but in the end I accepted, he smiled and said
"I know you want to go with your friend, but the colony needs someone to guide them towards transformation"
" take care of it, aren't you the leader? "
"certainly, but I am only a humble servant of the great Noctunia, you are a human chosen by her, the colony wants you to lead them, we all believe in you and your species, we know you want to protect us and I'm sure you don't be less "
I stopped for a moment, he was trying to manipulate me to convince me to stay, but I replied
" oh Scirocco now I want to talk to you sincerely it's true I was chosen by Nocturnia and she gave me this pendant and strange powers that I still don't I can control how I would like"
when I said this his eyes lit up, I saw as if he was looking at me with hope, but then I said
"but I don't think she has chosen me for this reason and besides I can't stay" when I said this her eyes went out
" I'm sorry, but I have to do things out of here, I have to find Chara too she is human like me and she has been kidnapped by three giant bats and besides the colony of Shade is in danger, I cannot abandon them, I cannot abandon Shade "
he look me with a blank expression "I hope you can understand" he smiled at me and said
"I certainly understand your point of view, now please enjoy the bathroom my dear" I nodded and started to undress, but then I stopped and said " oh Scirocco please tell Shade to expect me, to be out in a couple of minutes "he smiled and said
" of course I will let he know "smiles and once naked I immerse myself in the heated tub and started washing.
Third Person Pov.
But Frisk did not notice that Scirocco's smile disappeared shortly after he left the bathroom and became a frown, in his mind he knew he could not let her go, but she would never agree to leave Shade, but he would not allow it. so that the silverwing would move away from her.
Shade was waiting
"noisy how long it will take her to wash" he said, and then he turned to Marina with a sad expression he didn't want to leave her there but he couldn't do anything
"good news bandaged" said Scirocco to the colony
"I went to speak personally with our host and in the end she decided to stay with us for the good of all of us bandaged"
Shade's eyes widened and Marina smiled faintly with Betty.
Shade then flew to Scirocco and said "what do you mean, until recently she wanted to leave and now she wants to stay? I don't believe it!" but Scirocco snorting said "you should respect the decision of your friend, in the end she understood her task, but don't worry she said to tell you personally, in the same words" don't worry about me Shade I'll be fine "or is it mine she asked me to tell you to find for her his friend "
but Shade felt inside that he was lying Frisk would never abandon him and would never give up on finding her friend
" well, I want to talk to her I want her to tell me so I will believe you "but before that Shade could go Scirocco said "she said she doesn't want to see anyone in the bathroom and then you can't stop being a little selfish? you want to keep your friends only to you and deny them their glorious future, I think you should leave boy for theirs and your good "
the colony started insulting Shade and urging him to leave, the boy didn't know what to say to defend himself and eventually sighing I fly away from the chimney.
Scirocco seeing that he was leaving smiled maliciously he was proud of his lie now no one will be able to interfere with the great plan.
Goth pov.
I was flying through the snow storm and I was struggling to follow the smell of those two and the human, I couldn't get that feeling out of my head, her eyes, those eyes that captured me and made me feel completely helpless , submissive, I felt I was obeying everything she said to me without being able to object and the fact that my body was numb didn't help me at all, I growled as I started to think about her voice as she sang, I shook my head even though I managed to do nothing
"damn! if only she weren't human!" I thought as I growled "Goth!" left my thoughts when Throbb set to call me
"what?" I asked
"are you sure we're going in the right direction?"
I nodded and then returned to concentrate on following the smell before the cold cleared it completely, at that moment I remembered Frisk's face with his victorious smile that was addressed to me, his careful gaze on him and his sure smile that was addressed to him it was as if she said
"te ganè Goth"
thinking about this smiles for a moment
"seniorita, no te creas tan lista, sure they won't let you escape, this time I'll hold you tight in my hands and then "I imagined what I would do to her, oh there were so many options that I couldn't choose, well I'll decide as soon as it's time to do it.
Frisk Pov.
I immersed myself in the water and swam in the sink as if I were in a swimming pool and then surfaced to get air, I wiped my eyes and swam to the edges and climbed, I grabbed the tap to avoid slipping "Are you done?" asked a female with a sort of dark towel big enough to cover me all "I'm done" I said calmly and then I took the hand towel and then I wrapped my hair in the hand dryer since there wasn't a hair dryer I had to improvise even if so I it took a long time
"I hope Shade is patient, I'll have to apologize for the delay" then two other females came up and had my clothes and my boots with my long socks with them
"here is Frisk we cleaned your leaves of all that dirt "said one of them
" thank you "I replied and grabbed my shorts and so I started dressing quietly and then I took off my towel and touched my hair and to my surprise they were dry or rather they were damp but dry enough not to bother me and besides they would dry completely in the wind.
Once I finished getting ready, the females took me into the hall and left me next to Marina and Betty.
the latter approached me and said
"you're really much better Frisk now you look more human" I thanked her and then I turned to Marina
"I know I can't change your mind but I hope you're happy and then if you change your mind you can I am sure Shade will be happy, now sorry but I have to go "Marina stares at me weird as if I have just said something weird and so does Betty, I saw that they were about to say something when" Everyone, it's time to welcome the our new sister. "Scirocco's voice was heard everywhere he spread his wings as Marina and the others perched on the edge of the upper shelves. I also watched because I had to find Shade to leave even if I couldn't locate him "As for all those who join our new colony, let's start by renaming".
"Wait what?" I tilted my head and saw Marina have the same puzzled look. but Scirocco smiles at you.
"Brightwing, you are now known as ... Veronica."
"Veronica?" I added remembering that Veronica was the name of my professor of History a woman of about 50 years old spinster and inrascible "It is positively you!" oh this I do not think so I thought I imagined Marina as the teacher, no absolutely not.
But Marina, however, did not like this name, frowned.
"I prefer Marina thanks," he said coldly.
"Oh, I would have taken that other name if I were you," whispered the red-haired bat next to her.
"Wait a minute, what's wrong with his name? It sounds better to me." I shrugged. The head of the bandaged bat laughed and looked at me.
"Oh my Darling ..
You have to understand that we bandaged bats have to start a new life by renaming ourselves. " Ended.
I stared at him like he was stupid and said
"So what if she rejects her new name?"
he smiled and said "in that case your friend maybe prefers a different kind of initiation." I nearly gasped as the tooth-banded bats crossed my arms.
"We warned you," he sang.
"You can keep your name on one condition," he looks at her. "I'll let you keep your name, Marina if you bring me that human food." He pointed to the food and my eyes widen to see it was a piece of cheese on a mousetrap. The other caught a mouse that was all skeleton.
"Scirocco you can't be serious! It will kill her!" I exclaimed.
"If your friend wants to keep her name she has to do this task"
"What not! You can't be serious!" I screamed furiously
"Frisk," Marina stops me.
"It's okay, I'll take your challenge," he sighed. I took a breath and tried to change her mind.
"Marina no you will get hurt or worse .. you will die"
"It's okay," she said. "I can handle it." I swallowed while Scirocco still has that smug look on his face.
"We are waiting ... Veronica." I glare at him as he calls that name and looks at her with that superior smile. Her eyes lit up, realizing that she had risen from her perch and headed for the bottle of salt. My heart was pounding as I watched her push her off the shelves with both feet and the salt itself falls and crashes into the mousetrap. When he hit the trap, the cheese flew off and landed right in front of Scirocco. I smiled with victory and then I looked at Scirocco with a harsh expression "so you learn friend" I thought
"Your friend is very intelligent"
"Didn't you expect it?" I said keeping my smile. Then he did a tsks.
"But I don't want smart bats, I want loyal ones." Then he looks at Marina and spreads his wings.
"Now repeat after me, I swear my allegiance to the bandaged ones."
"Do I swear allegiance to those bandaged ..?" She answered uncertainly.
"I reject all those who are not bandaged," What ?! I was shocked. Was discriminated against all loose bats at the time I was hoping Shade was not offended. I watch my friend gasp. When Marina didn't repeat Scirocco she seemed irritated and bared her teeth.
"Repeat after me! I reject those who are not bandaged."
"No, I'm not rejecting Shade!" Marina retorted "He is my friend."
"Are you racist to those who don't have a band ?!" I was seething with anger. Now I understand why he was acting towards him because Shade wore no band "you are just a racist and conceited, I did well to decide to leave!" i yells so loud that the whole colony heard me
"Come on, Shade, we've stayed here too long, let's get back on the road!" I said to the air hoping that Shade would fly towards me and catch me, but nothing happened "Shade!?" I called, but nothing
but I noticed that everyone was shocked
"what happens where is Shade !?"
I asked, Batty walked over and said "he's gone" she said hesitantly
"What! Why didn't you stop him because you didn't tell him to wait for me!" I said angrily
"we thought you had decided to stay"
"what! and why have you ever thought that I ... !" I freeze for a moment my mind snapped understanding everything, I turned and looked towards Sciroco and said
"Sirocco you can come here for a moment" I said in a cold and threatening tone, he hesitantly did so.
when he was close to me I said "what exactly did you tell Shade?" I said in a cold and menacing tone,
the green wing seemed nervous as if he were a criminal under pressure he answered
"here ... I .. I" but I said with a hard tone "what, did you say, to Shade!?"
he replied "I did what I had to do as you asked me"
"what! but if you literally said you didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore and you even called him selfish!" Marina growled, I roll my eyes and said "what !?"
Sciroco at that point said, understanding that he had been discovered, he said
"I only did it for the colony, you are here at the behest of Nocturnia I was just doing her will .. that Silverwing was not a blindfolded and he was not worthy to stay .. I could not allow him to take you away and get away from your destiny Frisk! "
at that moment full of anger I slapped him making him moan and surprise at my reaction and so the colony was shocked by this
"you're crazy! you're a fanatic that's what you are I'm not going to stay here a moment longer in this place" "and neither do I!" Marina said landing a few steps away from me, I turned towards her to leave when you hear Scirocco grab me and said desperately
"please forgive me, I did not imagine that this silverwing was so important to you, if you wish I will go and find it and bring it back here, but please don't leave us"
but I broke free from his grip and said
"enough! now enough with all the bullshit! and with this story, you want to know the truth about the bands! okay here it is, the band is not a curse and does not give the ability to transform into human, bands are just brands, a label worthless metal, nothing more! all you believe in is nothing but lies and illusions, Sciroco sorry to destroy your beliefs but that's how the band just means that humans have helped you and want to protect you from extinction or more, all this is just a deception and I will not be part of this! "
my words shook the colony sounded disappointed and in shock wondering if I was telling the truth or lying, I took a sniff and then said quietly
" be special it does not depend on a brand, we are the only ones who make us special, each of you has something unique I know it is so, but it is not the band that does it "
I turned to Marina who nodded smiling, I approached and said" let's go away hence, this post or it's not for us "
Marina nodded but before I could take her feet she felt something something grabbed me violently, I turned to see Scirocco growling at me
" what are you doing! leave me! "I screamed, but this time Sciroco did not have the same agitated expression as before now I could see the real hatred in his yellow eyes that was poured towards me, as if I had ruined everything, he squeezed my wrists and began to draw them with come on
"you're crazy leave her!" Marina said as she tried to help me, pulling me out of her grasp, the colony was in shock they didn't understand what was happening they had never seen Scirocco react like this, Betty bravely approached me and said
"Sirocco please calm down if they want to leave let them go! "
but he growled at her and said" no! she won't go away, she doesn't understand her job! she will bring us to the light! was the last thing I do!
"Betty couldn't believe his words, at that point I couldn't take it anymore, I started growling as I looked at him with a deadly expression.
a light appeared from my pendant and instinctively I kicked him with my foot and I succeeded, I managed to push him away but Scirocco held his chest with one hand, at that moment I noticed that he had some scratch marks on his chest, I turned my gaze towards Betty and the colony everyone was looking at me in disbelief and with wide eyes, at that moment I realized .. I was back a bat.
Third Person Pov
Meanwhile, in the snow, Shade decides to rest on a cliff before setting off to reach his colony. He shivered behind his wings and let out a long one as he sighed sadly. When a snowflake falls on his nose, he licks it to eat. He couldn't believe that his two friends had decided to stay with the bandaged colony instead of continuing to reach his colony. He didn't even understand that his human friend wanted to join them.
Shade thought he was smarter than that, but apparently he was wrong. He starts mumbling to himself.
"I can't believe Marina was tricked by that big-eared braggart," Then I think of Frisk "I can't believe it, Frisk would never abandon me, and then why would he want to stay with them? She promised to find my colony and his best friend, no what he said can't be true "he said convinced and determined to come back Suddenly he saw a shadow pass in front of him
"Marina? Frisk?" He was breathing hopefully. But to his shock horror, he saw Goth and Throbb passing him over. He was lucky enough they didn't see, thanks to that cold weather. But he knows they are heading straight to where the hut was, where the bandaged bats and ... his friends live! They are all in grave danger, you must go back to warn them before it is too late. It spread its wings frantically and took off in a different direction as fast as it could.
The two giant bats while not seeing Shade have focused on this simple smell, above all it is Goth who can perceive a smell.
"Hmm, I smell bat…" He sniffed again and smiled grimly. "No. many bats."
"My nose is too cold not to smell anything," Throbb groaned,
Goth sniffed another large amount and his eyes lit up. "Oh, there's a hint! We are close, very close." He was sure this scent was close and when they arrive they will feast on unprotected bats.
Frisk Pov.
I could see everyone's eyes look at me, they were shocked to see my transformation, while Scirocco said "you all saw, this girl has turned into a bat, it means that all her words were dark and mine were true" I was melted, but this time Marina reacted and said
"oh please! you said that the band allows you to transform into humans and Frisk does not wear even one as you can see"
"but she was chosen by Nocturnia so surely her pendant works like a band and allows her to transform, although she should learn to be more respectful of her gift, since she is like a whimsical child "
I was furious and at that moment I wanted to put him in his face, but I stopped when I hear screaming
"Goth and Throbb are here!"
I turned and saw Shade was back and he warned us that the two cannibals were coming
"No!" Marina gasped and my eyes widen with fear.
"are they very close?"
"We are very close!" Shade replied then flies around and yells at all the bats. "You all have to get out! The giant bats are coming!" Panic has risen over them and they are frantically talking to each other
"Giant bats !?"
"Oh no!"
Sirocco growled in anger and screamed over this mess. "Silverwing is lying, he's jealous of our band!"
"No, he's telling the truth!" I cried.
"We have to get out before they come!" But I realized they were listening to Scirocco instead of me when I saw the bandaged bats trying to catch Shade. Marina and I try to run but we were surrounded by others.
"Shade don't leave us!" Marina screamed. I saw him fly around to avoid detection and we were both afraid to see him escape through the chimney.
"Shade!" I screamed for him before we were brought in front of Scirocco. When we were both in front of him, he folded his arms. But he was looking above all at Marina.
"Well Veronica, it looks like we have to teach you how to be loyal to the band." He looks at me and adds.
"Together with helping Frisk to learn what his destiny is"
"I swear that as soon as I free myself I will change your features, bastard with protruding ears!" but the chief growled at me.
But before he could do anything, the giant door swung open, letting in the air of snow.
Everyone in the room gasped and we all saw a huge man walking with a wheel on his right shoulder. Scirocco's eyes widened and looked back and forth at me and him. The bandaged bats muttered to each other.
"Another human?"
"Just like Frisk?"
"Who is the one they called Scirocco?" The man boomed. Everyone has pointed to their leader and the man continues. "The time for transformation has come! I will guide you now."
"Our new leader!" A swaddled chirped. "A human!"
"Who knew?" Others smiled. My eyes lit up when I heard this familiar buzz and saw that the man was echolocation.
"Shade?" I whispered happy.
but it was not the time to be surprised by this risk of life, instead I saw that even Scirocco knew it and was barking.
"Don't listen to him! He's not a human!"
But I intervened and said
"yes Nocturnia has sent instead! She wants all of you to follow him as the new leader to bring about your transformation!" I finally saw them listen to me and Marina did not understand what was happening. I talked to her out of the corner of my eye without anyone noticing.
It took a few seconds to finally figure out what was going on.
She finally got the photo and I smiled as she understood who the man is
Shade shouts.
"Obey me, those bound, you have to leave immediately!"
Betty came to Scirocco and said. "We have to do as the human says."
"No!" The green bat snapped. "Get out of here and you will die."
"Stay and you will die!" The man corrected him. Scirocco had almost had enough after seeing who was spreading their wings.
"It's the Silver Wing! He's playing a bad joke." He put his hands on his head. "Look look! I can do it too!" Try to hum the echolocation, I hate long ears but you lost I thought to myself, then I flew to the table and screamed
"Everyone flies out of here!" That said, each bandaged bat screams and flies out of the cabin as Scirocco screams no.
I was relieved to see them leave now, praying the cabin is empty before the cannibals arrive. but while I was flying one of them tripped in the air and fell to the ground.
I rushed to help her.
"Go Go." I helped to get up and it flies away I was about to get up in flight but Scirocco stopped me grabbing my arm.
"you will not go anywhere!" He growled. I struggled to free myself from his grip by trying to withdraw his hand
"You are really crazy?! do you realize of your colony is danger ! "I yelled.
but he didn't seem to want to know anything about it.
It stops when we've all heard a thud above the roof. When we hear other footsteps approaching.
"oh shit! they're here," I whispered. Before Scirocoo has a chance to ask.
Throbb's voice was heard from the fireplace. in a moment the fluff is in, followed by Goth.
panicked or sent Scirocco away from me and flew to the exit ... but
Sblat
the door closed suddenly, I looked up and saw Throbb above me, at that moment I flew under the table and hid Scirocco did it in turn.
All the bandaged bats that were trapped jumped and shivered, As Goth watched each cross their wings. Form a sombre grin after seeing their band perform.
"Don't worry little ones, we're with .." He takes out his to show his "The band." there were screams all over the room, I saw Throbb start chasing them. I look with horror at the bats flying to save their lives and a few downed objects trying to escape.
Then one by one they fall to the ground with their neck or chest bleeding, the red liquid gushed from all sides,
I opened my eyes wide in shock, my mind imagined the colony, Ariel, Frida, Chinook and all my silverwings friends in the same state and this made me freeze with fear, I shook my head trying to thunder in me
"strength Frisk is not the moment to tremble you have to react "I said to myself while I was still trembling, but then I noticed Scirocco falling on his knees at the sight of that masacre
" Scirocco! we have to go away from here! "I said shaking him but he didn't seem to react
" it's my fault. . I have condemned them .. I have killed them "I turned him towards me and shaking him I said
"Scirocco! Now come back to you, we have to get out of here before they find us"
at that moment the expression of Scirocco changed from shock to fear, he was looking at something at that moment a shadow covers me ... from behind me.
I turned with fear
"hola"
it was Goth! he was staring at me with a cruel smile on his face
"seniorita what a sweet surprise to find you here" I backed off ending up stumbling and falling off Scirocco, Goth looked at the green wing and said "is he who is he?" Sirocco stared at him white with fear "is he a friend of yours?"
I replied "no ... but I won't let you hurt him!" I said getting up and putting myself in defense of Scirocco which leaves him speechless
"uh I see that even in such situations you never stop trying to face me"
"I will never stop trying to stop you!" I yelled, Goth smiled and then said "well let's see what you can do"
I looked at him and then with a shot I launched on him but he dodged me making me fall to the ground
"you should pay more attention to your goal" I looked at him angrily and tried again but do it again
"it's useless seniorita if weak" said approaching for take me off the ground, but just that moment, I with a quick snap of my claws on my hands scratched his chest making him scream in pain, he backed away and I took advantage of it to jump off him and bite him on the shoulder, furious Goth grabbed me and I threw me on the ground hurting me. I lifted my face and saw him in front of me
"uh uh now enough! Now seniorita you will stop fighting uselessly!"
"No even if I had to do it indefinitely I will not give up, and they will never try to stop you!" He looked at me to the surprise of my words "and I see that I will not allow you to claw any member of the colony!" i ends
he stares at me and then smiles
"you are really incredible seniorita, even if you are in danger you can not help but fight to the end, I admire your strong and wild spirit" he grabbed me and then he stuck me in his wings
"last time I was not sure about do it or not but after this, I'm safer than ever "
I noticed how he opened his mouth and then ... you hear a Crak.
my eyes went wide as something wet started to drain from my left arm, a strong burn started hitting my whole limb I lowered my eyes and saw with horror Goth who had stuck his fangs in my arm and was drinking my blood , I wanted to scream but the screams pierced my throat and only whispers came out.
I started to lose my mind in an attempt to free myself from his grasp but as soon as I can free my wing he grabs it and blocks it, preventing me from reacting, the pain increases dramatically, my eyes start to cry in pain
"Goth .. stop. .Please "I said in a hoarse voice as I felt my head emptying and my body weakening.
Goth let go and smiling said
"you taste delicious, is it bad for you? I know, it will last just a little more seniorita, now it's official .. you are mine"
you cover my arm as I cried in pain
"BASTARD !"
hear someone scream and then Scirocco jumped off Goth vacating him fall to the ground,, Scirocco was a little less big than Goth, but not for this he gave up, with all his strength he tried to block him on the ground blocking him from the arms
"bastard! You raped her!" he said growling, but Goth was furious to see how this green male dared to face him and defend me,
I was surprised because Scirocco was defending me? but at that moment I couldn't think correctly due to the severe pain that burned all over my arm, you hear Goth scream as he used his strength to push Sirocco away,
Goth stood up and to my horror he was walking towards me, but the green wing did not give up and jumped on him in an attempt to keep him on the ground to prevent him from approaching I watched the two males fight hand to hand until
"run Frisk get out now !"
"what but you" I said groan
"it doesn't matter, don't worry about me! run go to your friends and save the colony and your friend"
I stayed under Fool, but inside I was thanking him for this.
immediately I flew to the fireplace ignoring the acute pain, as I was flying into the chimney towards the exit you heard Scirocco scream, immediately realized that Goth had killed him, but I did not turn around and continued to fly out of the chimney and flying in the snow.
But as I did the pain became more acute and I ended up falling to the ground
"it's over! It's all over" I said as I bled out in the frozen snow,
"Frisk!" I hear a voice calling me I lifted my face and saw her "Betty" I was about to call her, but I fell to the ground and soon everything became dark.