Chapter Five
The Meeting.
It was early evening when someone came to release me. I was curled up in the corner when footsteps came, immediately I stood ready to greet them. The saurian who came must have been the one called Tyrone because I remember seeing him just before he put me in stasus lock.
"Come with me." He said in a 'hunchback-assistant-named-Igor-way'.
"Yes." I replied. I was too tired say anything rebellious.
We went into another room like Kar's throne room, but this was obviously a cargo and hanger bay. Tyrone motioned towards a fairly big attack ship, Raptors, I think they're called. Tyrone followed me inside the Raptor and told me to sit down in a seat that was at the back.
"You had better buckle up! It's a bumpy ride to Earth!" I was surprised at the cheerfulness in Kar's voice, somehow I think it was meant to stun me and make me believe that he was good after all, it didn't work.
There was a shudder, a pretty violent one, as we enter the Earth's atmosphere. I began to wonder if this ship would actually hold up on entry, just my luck it did.
"Get up duck." Kar bellowed from the front of the Raptor. I got up a little hesitantly, then steadied myself for balance and the metal floor.
"Now follow Tyrone to there area you will be transforming." He instructed a little more quietly this time. I followed Tyrone through all the corridors, thinking 'I would hate to escape from here, this place is a labyrinth of corridors!' It wasn't long until we came to a huge area, about the same size as Kar's Throne room and the Cargo bay. All of a sudden I felt myself transforming. It came as a total shock because I forgot they had complete control on me apart from my voice and thoughts.
Once it was through I let out the finishing cry and looked directly at Tyrone for instructions.
"Now, to test the collar." He mumbled still in his Igor way. He left me standing there and then I started to disappear! I was shocked initially, but it wore off as I realized I was teleporting. At the end I found we were in a factory, fairly big to contain me I might add! I noticed the cloaked saurian (the one who floated me to Kar) pressing some buttons on the 'computer', I just stood and watched wondering what was that 'computer' thing and why he was pressing those buttons. All of a sudden I heard a wolf howl. It wasn't close, but it sure sounded BIG!
"Now to test the collar. Seek and Attack duck!" He roared, like I couldn't hear him, (Griffin's have extremely good eyesight and Hearing) and I lifted my wings and jumped and flapped at the same time. I was in the air! I unfortunately slammed into the roof of the factory, but my head and my body easily went thought the tonnes of steel that was the composition of the roof. I flew towards the sound of the wolf, it got louder the closer I went towards a set of foothills in the distance. I looked around to see if there was anyone or anything coming after me.
Just as I was looking behind, a whole lot of gunfire came up at me, I screeched with annoyance and then went down to tackle whatever was firing those bullets. I landed on a relatively large hill and wailed like Griffin's do. (We wail like a cross between a lion's roar and eagle's cry.) I looked down and saw…ducks? These must be those mystery ducks Kar was talking about. They all aimed their guns at me, then I was attacked from behind. 'The Wolf!' I thought in a sudden anxiety 'I forgot all about him!' Well it was a little late to actually seek him now, so I did the other thing I was ordered to do, attack.
I threw the wolf off my back and started to size him up. He landed heavy and hard, but was up on its feet a lot quicker that I would be! We stood there looking at each other and sizing the other up. The wolf looked confused, almost like he recognised me. He then started to back off. I was stunned! I have never seen a wolf scared of a Griffin! Wolves and Griffins are equal in strength, but not size. We also have the same fighting spirit.
Then all the ducks started to back off too. By now I was completely puzzled. Why were they backing off when they had fired at me earlier? We were now surrounded by light; out of the light came Kar and his crew and another saurian, which must be Dragaunnus, and his crew. They looked pretty pleased with themselves all cause I managed to trap them. It was then that I noticed that the wolf was gone and there was another duck in its place. This duck looked familiar, but I couldn't say from where.
Here's where it gets a little tricky, We stood for about 10 minutes like we were in a stalemate, then Kar pressed a button and so did the other saurian. There were more flashes as a whole heap of drones came and started firing. I wasn't their target, but I was shot at anyway. Lucky my wings can act as a shield. Fortunately, one of the bullets hit my collar. It wasn't enough to destroy it completely, but enough to allow me more freedom, enough to destroy it.
No one noticed what just happened until I reared up on my hind legs and brought my head to the sky and let out the most piercing scream. As I did thunder clouds started to form and build in intensity. I finished and a huge, powerful lightning bolt came down and hit my chest plate (it looks like a bigger version of the Thunderstone) and pulsated through me. Everyone was watching in either horror or in happiness as the power of electricity shattered the collar.
When that little drama was done I landed back on the ground and looked furiously at Kar. I screeched and wailed at him for putting the collar on me. I was so furious that my eyes started to glow an iridescent white and I lunged at everything near me. All the drones ended up as scrap metal and the two saurians' teleported out there faster then snowball going down a hill in winter.
I looked around me after I had calmed down a bit. All the ducks just looked at me with total surprise. I guess they didn't expect me to react in such a violent way. Now you know why I hate this form, it has no control on the temper department. (They say second form is like an exaggeration of your own feelings. Somehow I think it is true.)
"Who are you?" Asked the duck who seemed to be their leader.
"Why should I tell you?" I replied. (I was still a little hot headed)
"Because we fight the saurians too and I think you would be a valuable addition to our team." He gently replied. As he said that the other duck, the one who looked familiar, came over. He walked right up to me.
"I know who you are Sheidow Makheerya." He said close to a whisper, probably so the others wouldn't hear. I suddenly realized who he was. I immediately transformed back. Once I had all my body back to normal I ran over and hugged the duck with all my strength and he hugged me back. My head was snuggled comfortably under his beak and on his chest.
"Scatter!" I whispered in between my sobs of joy.
We stood there for I don't know how long, (we were enjoying each others company too much) When the leader said, "you two know each other?"
"Guys, I want you to meet Sheidow Makheerya."
"Ah we finally meet you!" Said a grey duck with a maroon outfit on.
"Sheidow, I want you to meet the Mighty Ducks."
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