A review! (I think I'll go cry in joy now.) Yes, and I've mosied on over to here, thanks a lot Icefly()!
I know you guys hear this a lot, but...PLEASE REVIEW!
Suddenly Marina couldn't move. She was pinned to the air, her wings stuck to some invisible...thing. She couldn't even see it in her echo vision, let alone her eyes.
Marina struggled frantically, pulling at whatever had her wings caught. But whatever it was - net? web? - had her tight, bound well to it.
Marina gasped for breath, trying to calm down. How long will I stay here? she thought, forcing down her panic. If I'm here at sunrise...
The young bat shuddered at the thought. I said don't panic! "Mom! Dad!" she yelled. "Anyone? Please help!"
And then she felt the ground shake underneath her. Marina shivered in fear, trying to find the source of the vibrations, when...
Two large beings suddenly appeared, glowing brightly in her echo vision, and Marina instantly recognized them: Humans. One of them carried a small lamp that illuminated the area, but just enough so it didn't hurt the Brightwing's eyes. The other one held a container that looked unusually bulky.
Marina shivered. Do I want to know what's in that thing?
The Human with the lamp set it on the ground, then reached out and grabbed something. Marina was abruptly hauled into the air, and she screamed as she felt herself puppeted over to the other Human, who was opening up his bag.
"What's going on?" she screamed, terrified. "Stop!"
The Humans didn't understand her, nor did they speak, which only served to intensify the young bat's terror. The first Human reached down and plucked Marina free from the net, only to have him wrap his strong fingers around her body. Marina struggled, screaming all the time, but she felt him stroke the top of her head, as if to calm her down.
"What are you doing?" Marina demanded again, shaking as she tried to free her wings, tried to free herself and take off into flight, but she knew that it would be hopeless. Marina snapped her jaws, trying to bite her captor's hand, but it was too tough. She heard one of the Humans communicate to the other, the one with the bag, in a low voice that she couldn't begin to understand.
The other Human took out a small piece of silver, and Marina caught her breath. It glowed in her echo vision, like a strip of the brightest thing she could imagine. She could see strange Human markings on it, but the bat couldn't figure out their mysterious meanings.
The Human holding her captive lifted a few fingers and stretched out her wing, and Marina could tell that he was trying not to hurt her. She relaxed, too fascinated to fight, as the other Human snapped the band on her forearm.
Marina curved her wing inwards, staring at the band curiously. What is this? she asked herself. What does it mean?
The Human holding her captive stroked her head one more time, then released her into the air. For a moment Marina found herself tumbling through air, unsure of where she was, then righted herself and streaked into the sky.
For a long while Marina stared down at the two Humans, watching as one of them took a stick and made markings with it.
Elation filled the young bat - elation over what, Marina wasn't sure, but she sure was happy. She had never felt so special, so...chosen! She did a little backflip in the air, finding herself whole and complete still, but with an extra addition.
In the moonlight the band on her forearm glowed only more brightly, like a sliver that had fallen from the moon itself. Marina felt a little giddy with joy, knowing that no other bats in the colony could boast of something so strange, but so blessedly beautiful in its own curious way.
Abandoning her own night hunt, Marina streaked back to the rest of her colony, anxious to tell someone else of her experience.
I know you guys hear this a lot, but...PLEASE REVIEW!
Suddenly Marina couldn't move. She was pinned to the air, her wings stuck to some invisible...thing. She couldn't even see it in her echo vision, let alone her eyes.
Marina struggled frantically, pulling at whatever had her wings caught. But whatever it was - net? web? - had her tight, bound well to it.
Marina gasped for breath, trying to calm down. How long will I stay here? she thought, forcing down her panic. If I'm here at sunrise...
The young bat shuddered at the thought. I said don't panic! "Mom! Dad!" she yelled. "Anyone? Please help!"
And then she felt the ground shake underneath her. Marina shivered in fear, trying to find the source of the vibrations, when...
Two large beings suddenly appeared, glowing brightly in her echo vision, and Marina instantly recognized them: Humans. One of them carried a small lamp that illuminated the area, but just enough so it didn't hurt the Brightwing's eyes. The other one held a container that looked unusually bulky.
Marina shivered. Do I want to know what's in that thing?
The Human with the lamp set it on the ground, then reached out and grabbed something. Marina was abruptly hauled into the air, and she screamed as she felt herself puppeted over to the other Human, who was opening up his bag.
"What's going on?" she screamed, terrified. "Stop!"
The Humans didn't understand her, nor did they speak, which only served to intensify the young bat's terror. The first Human reached down and plucked Marina free from the net, only to have him wrap his strong fingers around her body. Marina struggled, screaming all the time, but she felt him stroke the top of her head, as if to calm her down.
"What are you doing?" Marina demanded again, shaking as she tried to free her wings, tried to free herself and take off into flight, but she knew that it would be hopeless. Marina snapped her jaws, trying to bite her captor's hand, but it was too tough. She heard one of the Humans communicate to the other, the one with the bag, in a low voice that she couldn't begin to understand.
The other Human took out a small piece of silver, and Marina caught her breath. It glowed in her echo vision, like a strip of the brightest thing she could imagine. She could see strange Human markings on it, but the bat couldn't figure out their mysterious meanings.
The Human holding her captive lifted a few fingers and stretched out her wing, and Marina could tell that he was trying not to hurt her. She relaxed, too fascinated to fight, as the other Human snapped the band on her forearm.
Marina curved her wing inwards, staring at the band curiously. What is this? she asked herself. What does it mean?
The Human holding her captive stroked her head one more time, then released her into the air. For a moment Marina found herself tumbling through air, unsure of where she was, then righted herself and streaked into the sky.
For a long while Marina stared down at the two Humans, watching as one of them took a stick and made markings with it.
Elation filled the young bat - elation over what, Marina wasn't sure, but she sure was happy. She had never felt so special, so...chosen! She did a little backflip in the air, finding herself whole and complete still, but with an extra addition.
In the moonlight the band on her forearm glowed only more brightly, like a sliver that had fallen from the moon itself. Marina felt a little giddy with joy, knowing that no other bats in the colony could boast of something so strange, but so blessedly beautiful in its own curious way.
Abandoning her own night hunt, Marina streaked back to the rest of her colony, anxious to tell someone else of her experience.