Two years later
"OTTER WAKE UP!" A Rainwing playfully shook him awake, Otter nearly fell out of his hammock. "Butterfly, the sun hasn't even risen yet. Why so early?" Otter yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"I just thought we could gather fruit a little earlier than usual." Butterfly beamed. "You've got see-in-the-dark eyes, no? We'll get the stand up and going at the break of dawn!" Otter drowsily sat up and followed Butterfly through their usual trail. A basket and a blowgun bumping on his chest.
Near the end of their trail, there's a stream of water where Otter catches fish. Hmm, I still can't get used to this freshwater fish. I still really miss squid and octopi. The thought of missing reminded him of his sister, Starfish. His sister was his caregiver after their mother was killed in an encounter with a Skywing platoon.
After he ended up in the rainforest, he decided to look for the Rainwing village. Otter looked for any Rainwing for refuge, but no one accepted. No one other than Butterfly, who took him under her wing for two years. She was about a year older than him, and ran a fruit stand in the Arboretum. Every other day, they'd go out to gather fruits. Butterfly taught him the Rainwing way of life, such as where to find the best sunspot, where to find the best fruit, and how to use a blowgun.
Anyways, today they stopped at the end of their trail, so Otter could soak in the river.
Otter ascended from the water sending water droplets everywhere. Butterfly chuckled.
"You've got a couple of leeches on you."
"AH! REALLY?"
"Ha ha, nope. Just pulling your leg." They both shared a laugh.
Suddenly, Otter heard a soft woosh scuttling across the rainforest floor. "Butterfly, shh." He hushed. Butterfly, although perplexed, complied.
He tried to follow the sound with his eyes and see where it was coming from. He noticed a black figure stealthy moving around, slithering closer. Uh-oh he thought. But before he could blurt out a warning, a Nightwing jumped on Butterfly, a sharp, metal disc pressed on her neck. "BUTTERFLY!" Otter hastily pulled out a blow dart and shot it at the Nightwing before they could do any harm.