The Winds Of Change
Chapter 4: Noris's Flying Lessons
"Togo! Togo!" Noris cried as he ran up the ramp of the old fishing boat that he and Togo lived on.
Noris then ran into the boat's wheelhouse and saw Togo curled up in a blanket fast asleep.
"TOGO, WAKE UP! WAKE UP! EYES OPEN!" Noris shouted into the sleeping wolfdog's ear.
Togo's eyes snapped open, as he awoke with a start.
"What?! What?! What's up!" He said.
"Togo, I need your help it's an emergency!" Noris said in a frantic voice.
"Emergency, what's wrong Noris?" Togo asked.
"I have a huge problem Togo, I've been asked out!" Noris replied.
"Oh, now that's scary." Togo said sarcastically as he stood up.
"Togo, this is serious this female goose wants me to fly with her, and I don't fly!" Noris said.
Togo nervously laughed at what Noris said.
"Noris, if you're this nervous about it, then just call it off." Togo said.
"Well I...I...I..." Noris said stammering.
Togo then realized that wasn't a joke.
"You're really hooked, aren't you?" He asked.
Noris nodded.
"What's her name?" Togo asked.
"Flo." Noris said before he smiled dreamily as Flo's image popped into his head.
"Wow, She must be something." Togo said.
Noris snapped out of his thoughts and got back to the point.
"Here's my plan, I'll go out with Flo, I'll charm her, and then you'll come and get me before she finds out that I don't fly." Noris said.
Togo didn't like the sound of Noris's plan.
"Why don't you just learn how to fly?" Togo asked.
"Uhhh that's a bad idea." Noris replied.
"Why, what's wrong with it?" Togo asked again.
"Well...I already know how to fly." Noris said.
"You're kidding me right?" Togo said raising an eyebrow.
Noris shook his head.
"Then how come you came in here begging for my help because you can't fly." Togo said.
"I said that I DON'T fly, I didn't say that I can't fly." Noris said correcting Togo.
"Alright, I'll bite, so what's the big deal here?" Togo asked
Noris looked around and sighed.
"I hate heights." He said.
Togo smiled nervously before bursting into laughter.
"Wait, you're saying that you're afraid of heights?" Togo asked still laughing hysterically.
"What no of course not...just a little." Noris replied.
Togo stopped laughing and thought for a moment.
"Come on Noris, I have an idea." Togo said.
A few minutes later Togo had brought Noris to a field somewhere in the forest.
"Uh, are you sure this is going to work?" Noris asked.
"Don't worry, Noris it'll work." Togo replied reassuringly.
Togo then grabbed an empty flour bag and placed it on Noris's head.
"There, what do you see?" Togo asked.
"Nothing! What do you think I see?" Noris replied.
"Now flap around like this and you'll get used to the feel of flying and you'll forget that you're even up in the air." Togo said.
"You know what, this makes since...well in an absurd, illogical way." Noris said.
Noris then ran down the field, flapping his wings madly and he slowly began to ascend into the air.
"That's it Noris, you're doing it!" Togo said.
"How does it feel up there?" Togo called to him.
"Not bad, but I have no idea where I'm..." Noris began to say when...
CRASH!
Noris had flown straight into a tree.
"NORIS ARE YOU OKAY?!" Togo cried.
The British goose groaned in pain.
"...going." Noris groaned.
Togo then sighed helplessly, this was gonna be harder than he thought.
"Keep going, keep going!" Togo called as Noris ascended to the air for the second time.
"It's gonna work, it's gonna work." Noris kept saying to himself with his eyes closed.
Togo waited until he was sure Noris was high enough.
"You got it, now open your eyes!" He called to Noris.
When Noris opened his eyes, he realized how high up he was, he then screamed and fell into a pile of snow.
Togo sighed and shook his head.
"Ah, what do you know I'm flying!" Noris cried gleefully.
"I'm one fantastic goose!" He said.
"Uhhh, I'm not sure if Flo gonna see it that way." Togo said.
As it turns out Noris was flying at about three feet off the ground.
"Whose the goose? I'm the goose!" Noris whooped.
"Maybe this wasn't such a great idea." Togo said to himself.
Togo then stood up and began walking back in the direction of town.
As Togo walked away there was another loud crash followed by Noris yelling in pain.
Togo turned around and saw that Noris hadn't watched where he was going and crashed into a tree.
Togo sighed hopelessly and he continued walking back to town.
Meanwhile...
Back at the post office Hal and Beth were listening in on a conversation that was going on inside the main office.
"You know Buck, you have a good point." The manager of the post office said.
"Maybe we should give it a try." He said.
Buck smiled.
"It'll be an honor to work for you in the US mail, Mr. Roberts." Buck said.
Buck and Mr. Roberts then shook hands.
Hal and Beth then looked at each other completely shaken up.
"This is bad, this very bad!" Hal said starting to panic.
"What are we gonna do Hal?" Beth asked
Hal thought for a second.
"We've gotta spread the word." He said.
A/N: Aaaaaannnnddddd that my friends is why we don't take flying lessons from a wolfdog! XD
Oh and here's the last of the character comparisons:
Buck-Duke
See you guys in chapter 5!