Chapter 12
While we were flying over the beach, I had to resist the urges to eat every little bit of garbage on the beach.
{Come on Gordon, we know you are always hungry, but there are limits, so don't let the gull brain get a hold of your already hungry mind.} Whitney said. She knew me all too well.
{I do have some restrain, Whit. Just don't underestimate me.} I said.
Sam had flown off before we had all acquired the seagull. We told him to meet us at the marina. We would be flying off from there, because Tobias had said we would be able to intercept the ships that were on their way out already.
{So, Jake, why didn't you tell me about this earlier. Like yesterday?} I asked.
{Well, we didn't know about it until late last night.} he answered.
{But Tobias knew, why was that? Tobias sleeps with us.}
{Well, um.... I guess,} Cassie said, not fully able to bring out the words. {Well, we kinda thought if we told you and Sam, he would try and get a head start, dragging you into it to try and get more info or something. You know Sam.}
{Yeah, I do. I guess you were right. But you couldn't have just talked to me? I could have talked back without him knowing. Don't forget, I can use Telepathy outside of morph. Still something I don't have complete control over, but I can still use it.}
{Doesn't matter, he probably would have told Sam anyways.} Marco said to Jake.
{What?} I asked. {What did you say Marco?}
{Nothing, why?}
{I could have swore you just said I would have told Sam. Which would have probably been right anyway.}
{Alright, I did, but I didn't say it to you, I said it to only Jake. I don't know why you heard it. I hope my direction isn't going on me.}
{I didn't hear it.} Whitney said.
{Neither did I.} Rachel added. {You could though?}
{Yeah, but let's go. We are there.} I said, changing the subject. {We have more important things at hand.}
That pretty much ended the conversation for the time being, until we spotted Sam. {Someone call him, tell him we are ready to go.} Jake said.
{Alright, we are ready, go straight out in a line along the docks. Try and find a ship out in the middle of the ocean. Stay on the closest one. Good luck to you.} Tobias called down. I could see Sam jump off of the roof he was on and fly in a straight line away into the open, clear ocean. I think he had a couple of swords, but I wasn't sure. Seagull eyes weren't quite as good as falcon eyes, We were all quick to follow.
We all flew for nearly an hour before we saw anything. We were having a hard time staying in the air because there were no thermals over water, so we were all tired, and kinda grumpy when we finally did find the first ship.
{Finally.} Marco sighed. {At last, a place to rest.}
{Normally, I would tell you to shut up, but I have to agree this time. I am tired as hell.} Rachel agreed.
{I wouldn't talk, you guys are partially made to do this. I am a hawk, we are used to having thermals to lift us high into the sky. My body isn't made for straight flapping over water.} Tobias said.
{Okay, we need to land on the back of that cruiser. Out of sight of any personnel. We don't need any hostilities.} Jake warned, cutting off an imminent argument. But it was really obvious.
We all flew closer and closer to the ship, until I could barely make out a black shape silhouetted on the wall of ten foot tall crates. Crates that probably held equipment or food.
But Tobias said It first. {I think I see Sam. He is standing behind the crated on the back of that ship.}
{Alright, that's our boy, let's go.} I said. We all flapped harder and longer, until we finally made it out to the back of the ship. We actually had to catch up to it.
"Well, isn't it everyone's favourite flock of seagulls." Sam said as we approached. We were the only birds within about thirty miles. Plus, Tobias's rusty hawk feathers were a dead giveaway. Why would a normal gull go this far out?
{Grh, shut up, we had to do a lot of hard work to get here, now get out of the way so we can land properly.} I said. He stood off to the side and we all landed, demorphing in the surprisingly cold ocean air.
So there we were, cold and shivering on the back of an ocean liner.
{Well, I guess I will be going, now. I really have no place here. Besides, if it goes any farther out, I will have a hard time getting back to shore.} Tobias said as he flared his wings to take off.
"No, wait. Keep me company." Sam said. "I can't do any more than you, but I still came out to see them off. I am sticking around to see what happens, so you are staying too."
{But..}
"No buts. I can carry you." Sam said, almost reading his mind.
{Fine.} Tobias huffed, admitting defeat.
So there we were, out in the middle of the ocean, doing nothing at all, except sitting on the back of an ocean liner. We tried different things, like rock/paper/scissors. Mercy fights, and other stupid little mind games like 20 questions.
Needless to say, I was bored out of my skull, so I started doing pushups. Eventually, my arms got tired, so I did sit-ups. My gut needed toning anyway.
After about another hour and a half of us freezing there, the ship started slowing down. "Alright, this is our stop." Jake said. "I think we are already there."
"Already?" Marco almost shrieked, "come on, we have been here for like six hours, doing things that would make watching fly's fuck interesting. If you want to stick around, go ahead. I am morphing." He got up and sat on the edge of the ship, where he proceeded to morph until he no longer had legs to bend over the side. He slipped and fell into the water with a small splash. Or so it seemed up here.
I flinched. "That looked like it took a few layers off the top." I said.
Cassie was next. She just dived in and morphed in the water.
{Yeah, I can't swim well.} Marco said to cassie once she was fully morphed. {That's why I did it up there.} like he needed an explanation.
Then Rachel went. And of course, she did it with some style a beautiful swan dive. Followed by Whitney, who did the same.
That left just me, Jake, Sam and Tobias.
Jake just shrugged his shoulders and did a cannonball. I could hear a rather loud distant splash.
I turned to Sam. "I hope nobody heard that."
"I wouldn't be too worried about it, the machines make enough noise to mask anything." he reassured.
{You're next.} Tobias pointed out.
I gave a little salute and dove in.
SPLASH!
While we were flying over the beach, I had to resist the urges to eat every little bit of garbage on the beach.
{Come on Gordon, we know you are always hungry, but there are limits, so don't let the gull brain get a hold of your already hungry mind.} Whitney said. She knew me all too well.
{I do have some restrain, Whit. Just don't underestimate me.} I said.
Sam had flown off before we had all acquired the seagull. We told him to meet us at the marina. We would be flying off from there, because Tobias had said we would be able to intercept the ships that were on their way out already.
{So, Jake, why didn't you tell me about this earlier. Like yesterday?} I asked.
{Well, we didn't know about it until late last night.} he answered.
{But Tobias knew, why was that? Tobias sleeps with us.}
{Well, um.... I guess,} Cassie said, not fully able to bring out the words. {Well, we kinda thought if we told you and Sam, he would try and get a head start, dragging you into it to try and get more info or something. You know Sam.}
{Yeah, I do. I guess you were right. But you couldn't have just talked to me? I could have talked back without him knowing. Don't forget, I can use Telepathy outside of morph. Still something I don't have complete control over, but I can still use it.}
{Doesn't matter, he probably would have told Sam anyways.} Marco said to Jake.
{What?} I asked. {What did you say Marco?}
{Nothing, why?}
{I could have swore you just said I would have told Sam. Which would have probably been right anyway.}
{Alright, I did, but I didn't say it to you, I said it to only Jake. I don't know why you heard it. I hope my direction isn't going on me.}
{I didn't hear it.} Whitney said.
{Neither did I.} Rachel added. {You could though?}
{Yeah, but let's go. We are there.} I said, changing the subject. {We have more important things at hand.}
That pretty much ended the conversation for the time being, until we spotted Sam. {Someone call him, tell him we are ready to go.} Jake said.
{Alright, we are ready, go straight out in a line along the docks. Try and find a ship out in the middle of the ocean. Stay on the closest one. Good luck to you.} Tobias called down. I could see Sam jump off of the roof he was on and fly in a straight line away into the open, clear ocean. I think he had a couple of swords, but I wasn't sure. Seagull eyes weren't quite as good as falcon eyes, We were all quick to follow.
We all flew for nearly an hour before we saw anything. We were having a hard time staying in the air because there were no thermals over water, so we were all tired, and kinda grumpy when we finally did find the first ship.
{Finally.} Marco sighed. {At last, a place to rest.}
{Normally, I would tell you to shut up, but I have to agree this time. I am tired as hell.} Rachel agreed.
{I wouldn't talk, you guys are partially made to do this. I am a hawk, we are used to having thermals to lift us high into the sky. My body isn't made for straight flapping over water.} Tobias said.
{Okay, we need to land on the back of that cruiser. Out of sight of any personnel. We don't need any hostilities.} Jake warned, cutting off an imminent argument. But it was really obvious.
We all flew closer and closer to the ship, until I could barely make out a black shape silhouetted on the wall of ten foot tall crates. Crates that probably held equipment or food.
But Tobias said It first. {I think I see Sam. He is standing behind the crated on the back of that ship.}
{Alright, that's our boy, let's go.} I said. We all flapped harder and longer, until we finally made it out to the back of the ship. We actually had to catch up to it.
"Well, isn't it everyone's favourite flock of seagulls." Sam said as we approached. We were the only birds within about thirty miles. Plus, Tobias's rusty hawk feathers were a dead giveaway. Why would a normal gull go this far out?
{Grh, shut up, we had to do a lot of hard work to get here, now get out of the way so we can land properly.} I said. He stood off to the side and we all landed, demorphing in the surprisingly cold ocean air.
So there we were, cold and shivering on the back of an ocean liner.
{Well, I guess I will be going, now. I really have no place here. Besides, if it goes any farther out, I will have a hard time getting back to shore.} Tobias said as he flared his wings to take off.
"No, wait. Keep me company." Sam said. "I can't do any more than you, but I still came out to see them off. I am sticking around to see what happens, so you are staying too."
{But..}
"No buts. I can carry you." Sam said, almost reading his mind.
{Fine.} Tobias huffed, admitting defeat.
So there we were, out in the middle of the ocean, doing nothing at all, except sitting on the back of an ocean liner. We tried different things, like rock/paper/scissors. Mercy fights, and other stupid little mind games like 20 questions.
Needless to say, I was bored out of my skull, so I started doing pushups. Eventually, my arms got tired, so I did sit-ups. My gut needed toning anyway.
After about another hour and a half of us freezing there, the ship started slowing down. "Alright, this is our stop." Jake said. "I think we are already there."
"Already?" Marco almost shrieked, "come on, we have been here for like six hours, doing things that would make watching fly's fuck interesting. If you want to stick around, go ahead. I am morphing." He got up and sat on the edge of the ship, where he proceeded to morph until he no longer had legs to bend over the side. He slipped and fell into the water with a small splash. Or so it seemed up here.
I flinched. "That looked like it took a few layers off the top." I said.
Cassie was next. She just dived in and morphed in the water.
{Yeah, I can't swim well.} Marco said to cassie once she was fully morphed. {That's why I did it up there.} like he needed an explanation.
Then Rachel went. And of course, she did it with some style a beautiful swan dive. Followed by Whitney, who did the same.
That left just me, Jake, Sam and Tobias.
Jake just shrugged his shoulders and did a cannonball. I could hear a rather loud distant splash.
I turned to Sam. "I hope nobody heard that."
"I wouldn't be too worried about it, the machines make enough noise to mask anything." he reassured.
{You're next.} Tobias pointed out.
I gave a little salute and dove in.
SPLASH!