Chapter 1
We were flying high above the city. Just the two of us, enjoying the air. I was a peregrine falcon, and Tobias was a red-tailed hawk.
Even though a falcon has much more manoeuvring ability than a red- tail, Tobias made me look like a duck. Maybe that was because Tobias had far more practice than me. He spent most of his days surveying possible entrances to the yeerk pool, I usually fought with Sam.
Anyway, Tobias and I were enjoying the gentle breeze and the thermals, but not for long. Even though the sheer joy of flying was overwhelming, we had a job to do. Rachel was in on it too. It was kind of personal, so Jake wouldn't agree, but Tobias had his reasons.
We planned on freeing Tobias's girlfriend, or at least I joked. It was just a fellow red-tail. Her name was price-cut Polly, and even I thought what this guy was doing was horrible. So I decided to help, plus, I had nothing better to do.
She was being held prisoner at a car lot, and dealin' Dan was about to get a lesson in animal rights. Dealin' Dan was a car dealer, in case you haven't figured it out yet, and he was using that poor bird as a marketing scam. I don't see how that would work, but it was bad either way. He kept her in a cage, and I didn't like that. We were going to raise a little havoc and let a hawk into the wild. Power to the parrots, I guess.
We were hovering above the car lot, waiting for the big commercial to start. The thermals kept us high in the air so we could watch over effortlessly.
We were going to bust up his 'live' commercial bad. And we were going to do it in style. Rachel was on the ground already, waiting for us. She was going to do the dirty work. An elephant can do a lot of damage to a bunch of cars in a few minutes.
Overall, I thought it would be fun, but I was kind of sceptical. What would the bird do in the wild? Would the yeerks see? If they did, would we be dead? Oh well, I have my priorities.
{There, he's opening the lock..} I informed Tobias.
He circled and looked down. {Okay, remember this, 8-1-4-2}
{Got it.} I looked down at all the news people and reporters. We were really putting on a show. I saw something that caught my eye, {is that a hairpiece on dealin' Dan?} I asked.
{I think so, but he looks young to me.}
{Oh well.}
{Rachel, any time you are ready.} Tobias called down.
A few minutes later, she answered. {Okay, I am ready, give me the signal and I am ready to bash a few cars.}
I looked to the ground. The cameramen were doing the three, two, one, thing. {Tobias, I will go for the hairpiece. He is holding the bird, so he will probably put it away. That is when you strike.}
{Got it, okay, Rachel, I'm going in!} Tobias screeched down to the ground, sweeping between the crews and Dan. Meanwhile, I aimed at his head, going for the toupee. I grabbed it lightly as Rachel tore out from behind the building. I had to make sure he wasn't hurt. I made sure he was alright, no blood or anything before dropping the toupee. He was fine.Now we were going to have some fun!
HHHHRRREAUHHHH!! Rachel trumpeted.
SEEEEEEEEEEEEEER! I returned.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEER!! Tobias added.
Dealin' Dan immediately put the flapping bird into it's cage, which was put behind the reporters cameras. They weren't going to show a caged bird, it could give the wrong message.
It was pandemonium. Rachel immediately began to trample random cars while we flew around like idiots. All the attention was now focussed on Rachel, so Tobias began to click the dial up bike lock with his beak. I could see the individual numbers. 8. 1. 2.
Then one of the assistants noticed Tobias and picked up a wrench.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEER!! Tobias flared his wings, I don't know why.
I decided I didn't want Tobias to be birdie-on-a-wrench, so I swooped back around and scraped the assistant's bald head. Three little red marks appeared on his head. This gave Tobias enough time to pick apart the last lock and swing open the cage.
We both flew off, and after only a split second of hesitation, Price- Cut Polly flew from her restraints. I looked up and saw her silhouette against the sun. She was already above me because she was a red-tail, and they were more for gliding and soaring than me. She was already about a hundred feet above me. It was cool, but not important. We needed to get out of there fast.
{Okay Rachel, we need to go.} Tobias urged.
Rachel stared at the sky for a second before she stomped one last car. {Okay,} she said as she rumbled away into the forest behind the dealership. {but you got to admit, that was pretty fun.} she said.
{Yeah, it was, now let's go.} I said.
We were flying high above the city. Just the two of us, enjoying the air. I was a peregrine falcon, and Tobias was a red-tailed hawk.
Even though a falcon has much more manoeuvring ability than a red- tail, Tobias made me look like a duck. Maybe that was because Tobias had far more practice than me. He spent most of his days surveying possible entrances to the yeerk pool, I usually fought with Sam.
Anyway, Tobias and I were enjoying the gentle breeze and the thermals, but not for long. Even though the sheer joy of flying was overwhelming, we had a job to do. Rachel was in on it too. It was kind of personal, so Jake wouldn't agree, but Tobias had his reasons.
We planned on freeing Tobias's girlfriend, or at least I joked. It was just a fellow red-tail. Her name was price-cut Polly, and even I thought what this guy was doing was horrible. So I decided to help, plus, I had nothing better to do.
She was being held prisoner at a car lot, and dealin' Dan was about to get a lesson in animal rights. Dealin' Dan was a car dealer, in case you haven't figured it out yet, and he was using that poor bird as a marketing scam. I don't see how that would work, but it was bad either way. He kept her in a cage, and I didn't like that. We were going to raise a little havoc and let a hawk into the wild. Power to the parrots, I guess.
We were hovering above the car lot, waiting for the big commercial to start. The thermals kept us high in the air so we could watch over effortlessly.
We were going to bust up his 'live' commercial bad. And we were going to do it in style. Rachel was on the ground already, waiting for us. She was going to do the dirty work. An elephant can do a lot of damage to a bunch of cars in a few minutes.
Overall, I thought it would be fun, but I was kind of sceptical. What would the bird do in the wild? Would the yeerks see? If they did, would we be dead? Oh well, I have my priorities.
{There, he's opening the lock..} I informed Tobias.
He circled and looked down. {Okay, remember this, 8-1-4-2}
{Got it.} I looked down at all the news people and reporters. We were really putting on a show. I saw something that caught my eye, {is that a hairpiece on dealin' Dan?} I asked.
{I think so, but he looks young to me.}
{Oh well.}
{Rachel, any time you are ready.} Tobias called down.
A few minutes later, she answered. {Okay, I am ready, give me the signal and I am ready to bash a few cars.}
I looked to the ground. The cameramen were doing the three, two, one, thing. {Tobias, I will go for the hairpiece. He is holding the bird, so he will probably put it away. That is when you strike.}
{Got it, okay, Rachel, I'm going in!} Tobias screeched down to the ground, sweeping between the crews and Dan. Meanwhile, I aimed at his head, going for the toupee. I grabbed it lightly as Rachel tore out from behind the building. I had to make sure he wasn't hurt. I made sure he was alright, no blood or anything before dropping the toupee. He was fine.Now we were going to have some fun!
HHHHRRREAUHHHH!! Rachel trumpeted.
SEEEEEEEEEEEEEER! I returned.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEER!! Tobias added.
Dealin' Dan immediately put the flapping bird into it's cage, which was put behind the reporters cameras. They weren't going to show a caged bird, it could give the wrong message.
It was pandemonium. Rachel immediately began to trample random cars while we flew around like idiots. All the attention was now focussed on Rachel, so Tobias began to click the dial up bike lock with his beak. I could see the individual numbers. 8. 1. 2.
Then one of the assistants noticed Tobias and picked up a wrench.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEER!! Tobias flared his wings, I don't know why.
I decided I didn't want Tobias to be birdie-on-a-wrench, so I swooped back around and scraped the assistant's bald head. Three little red marks appeared on his head. This gave Tobias enough time to pick apart the last lock and swing open the cage.
We both flew off, and after only a split second of hesitation, Price- Cut Polly flew from her restraints. I looked up and saw her silhouette against the sun. She was already above me because she was a red-tail, and they were more for gliding and soaring than me. She was already about a hundred feet above me. It was cool, but not important. We needed to get out of there fast.
{Okay Rachel, we need to go.} Tobias urged.
Rachel stared at the sky for a second before she stomped one last car. {Okay,} she said as she rumbled away into the forest behind the dealership. {but you got to admit, that was pretty fun.} she said.
{Yeah, it was, now let's go.} I said.