"Game On"- Part 2- (Bird Squabbles)
The team went about gathering wood to make a fire for the evening. There was no time to make a shelter, so they were hoping for a clear dry, night.
As luck would have it, the sunset was clear and beautiful, scattering jeweled tones of red, pink, orange and purple across the sky. Mark and Jason built a roaring campfire, which embraced them in a blanket of heat and light in the cool evening.
Tiny propped his hands behind his head, and stretched out in the sand. "This would be like an island paradise vacation if we had some food… I'm starved!"
Jason promptly poked the Owl's belly. "This is no vacation, big boy, it's survival of the fittest… and it looks like you're outta luck!"
"Watch it, Jason! We're all stuck here together, and we have to get along and work as a team, or none of us will survive!" Princess scolded.
Mark nodded in agreement. "Don't worry, Tiny, we'll try to do something about the food situation tomorrow…just try not to think about it…"
Jason smirked, "Are you done with the lectures "Mom and Dad"? Because I, for one, am going to get some sleep…we've got a lot to do tomorrow." He reclined in the sand, turning his back to the rest of the team, and pulling his wings around him like a blanket.
Princess and Mark just looked at each other puzzled by the Condor's moody response. It was getting late, and Keyop had fallen asleep somehow during the conversation. Tiny was still stretched out, staring at the stars, stomach grumbling, trying his best not to think about food.
The remaining two sat side by side, whispering to each other so they wouldn't disturb the others.
"What are we going to do, Mark?" Princess looked up at him with pleading eyes. She always seemed confident that he had the answers to all of their problems.
Mark folded his wing around her shoulder. "I don't know, Princess…" he admitted, "I'm sure Zark is burning up his circuits looking for us, and the Chief has probably sent Cronus and his men on a rescue mission… he knew the general area we were in…"
She glimpsed back at him. "We'll just have to wait it out, huh?"
"…and keep everyone from killing each other…" Mark chuckled. His blue eyes sparkled in the moonlight. He observed the worried look on her face and kissed her forehead. "Don't worry, we've been through worse before, right? At least we're together."
Giving a reassuring smile, she nodded. "We need to get some rest, too, there will be plenty for us to do tomorrow."
He laid back into the soft sand. Princess followed suit, resting her head on his shoulder, and allowing him to envelop her in his wings.