Hey readers, once again sry the last chapter was short, hopefully this one will be longer. Read and review and same disclaimer as the 1st chappie.
Chapter 4
(Planning)
Cody, Lightning and Arana landed on the top of the canyon near Marahute's hest; now only occupied by Goliath. Cody untied the rope attached to Arana's leg and tried to comfort her by gently stroking her head. "Don't worry girl, we'll get her back. I'll make sure of it." He knew Rose could take care of herself, but in the back of his mind he remembered his capture and torture he was put through when he was just a boy. He cringed and his face darkened with anger.
Suddenly a low resonate sound came from the forest. The same note that had woken him up long ago. He looked to Arana, "Stay here with your dad, okay. I'll whistle when I figure out a plan." She nodded and flew down to her old nest. He own was a couple miles down the canyon.
Cody looked to Lightning. "Let's go boy!" he hopped on his back and they took off to the forest.
As they landed, Cody looked to Faloo in question. She reached into her pouch and produced two little mice. Cody's face brightened then furrowed in confusion. "That's not Bianca and Bernard." He said in obviousness.
The two mice were boy and girl and were indeed Rescue Aid Society members. But the girl wore a black tank top and a denim newsboy cap while the boy wore a loose blue t shirt and wore his sunglasses on top of his head. "We're their kids." The girl answered his unspoken question. "They retired about 2 years ago and gave they're places to us. My name's Bailey." She turned to her brother.
He smiled, "My name's Brandon, were here to rescue you."
Cody nodded and smiled nervously as he kneeled down to talk to them more easily. "It's not really me who needs rescuing, my….friend, was captured right after Marahute and her chicks were caught."
Bailey covered her mouth with both paws. "I'm so sorry; we should have gotten here sooner."
Cody shook his head, "No actually you got here in record time. Anyway we need to rescue them and fast before something happens to her…them." He corrected himself.
They both nodded. "Can you take us to where they're being held?" Brandon asked.
Cody nodded, and grabbed his chin in thought. "We were there a little while ago and that's how Rose got captured. We need to think of something before we get there this time." He thought aloud.
They both cocked their heads in confusion.
"Rose is my friend. I brought her here from school, and she was captured when we attempted to rescue Marahute." He told them.
"Ahh," they said in understanding.
"Well," Bailey said while clapping her hands together. "No time to waste, lets go."
Cody smiled and picked them up in his hands, before climbing back onto Lightning and flying off into the distance.
Meanwhile……………………..
Rose sighed in defeat. Alan had stuffed her back her in a tiny tin cage. She looked around to see that many other animals were in the same predicament as she was, all with the expression of sadness. She tried to raise their hopes and calm them, but the truth was that she couldn't even calm herself. She sat back against the wall of the cage and thought of her predicament. 'I gotta find Marahute and her chicks.' She looked around again but couldn't find any place big enough to hide both the chicks and Marahute. She looked down at the lock; a big hunk of metal. She kicked at the lock to no avail.
Then an idea hit her, she pulled out her Swiss Army Knife from the front of her shirt (so Alan wouldn't find it) and drew out the wire snapper. She began to cut away at the cage and as soon as she was free she promised the animals she would come back for them. She tiptoed toward the door and listened. She could hear soft snoring noises, but she wasn't fooled. She looked around the room and found another door. She carefully stepped through the door, trying to make sure the door didn't creak. She sighed in relief when the door opened soundlessly. She sneaked thru and closed the door soundlessly. 'Gotta find Marahute fast, before he realizes I'm gone.'
The room she had entered was dark; she didn't want to run the risk of Alan seeing the light. She threw her arms out in front of her and walked forward. 'Damn army knife has everything BUT a flashlight' she thought to herself. Her fingers collided with soft feather and Rose jumped back. Then she realized with huge relief it was only Marahute. 'Why didn't she wake up?' she asked herself. She felt around more and found ropes holding her down. Her arms began to adjust to the darkness and she was able to make out her huge form.
She walked around Marahute and found her chicks still asleep next to their mother. They, unlike Marahute, began to cheep furiously when they saw her. Rose quickly tried to quiet them down and could make out small messages from their chirping. 'Where are we?' Why won't mom wake up?' 'I'm hungry!' She managed to quiet them down and assured them that everything would be okay. She tried to shake Marahute awake but realized she had been drugged. She looked around the room again and realized they we at the back of the rock formation hide out. There was a door behind her, big enough to fit Marahute thru. Then her eyes found a sink, she grinned, and ran over to the sink, grabbed a bucket and quickly filled it with water.
She ran back over to Marahute and splashed the contents across her face. Marahute blinked her eyes and screeched while trying to get free of the bonds. Rose panicked and quickly kneeled down to pet Marahute's head in comfort. "Shhh, its okay girl, remember me, it's Rose. I'm going to free you but you have to be quiet." She whispered.
She quickly ran over to the bonds across Marahute's wings. She began to saw away. Once she was done with those she carefully undid the ropes near Marahute's head. She could see Marahute eye the knife with nervousness. When she was done she went to free the chicks. When that was done she watched Marahute stand up as much as she could with the low ceiling. Suddenly Rose heard a scream of rage and she knew she only had a short time until she was found; she quickly found a blanket and managed to gather the chicks up. She ran over to the door and pressed the open button.
As daylight streamed into the room, the back door slammed open. "NOO!" Alan screamed. She ran under the door and waited outside for Marahute. She was pushed backward when Marahute blasted through the wood into the air.
She began to run into sheer desert. Not caring where she was going or if it was the right way. Marahute followed her, refusing to leave her chicks. She heard low rumbling behind her, but didn't dare look back. Looking down she managed to fashion the top of the blanket into a knot with the 4 corners. She called up to Marahute, who came wheeling down. While still running she gave the bag up to Marahute who took the knot into her beak carefully. "Go, get Cody, and tell him I'm alright." She told her. Marahute nodded and started to take off into the distance, chicks in hand….beak. 'Whatever.' Rose thought. She stopped running and turned around ready to face Alan again.
Until she saw two shadows fall across the ground. She grinned up at the 2 shapes wheeling above her. "Cody!" she screamed in delight. "Arana!" Her face fell when she looked back at Alan to see him aiming for Cody and Lightning. "Noooooo!" she screamed.
