Caesar's Pearl 2 Chapter 17
The general mood in the entire village is pretty bleak. Once all the apes had returned from the days work at the dam. Word quickly spread of the confrontation that went on between Caesar and Koba that ended with the bonobo's humiliating defeat. If not for Caesar's mercy then Koba would be dead. Koba is lucky to be alive. It's just by the skin of his teeth that he's even moving around now, but the damage has been done in a way though not physical.
A lot of apes are avoiding Koba and his small entourage right now.
Right now all that's really needed is a cooling down period where everyone can relax and replenish him or herself.
This is exactly what Margo took advantage of.
While everyone else was getting ready to partake in the evening meal Margo slipped away to have some time to herself. There is much she has to think about.
Margo sat hidden behind the oak tree Caesar's family has claim over, at the waters edge in a calm section away from the raging water. Here Margo mused over someone she hasn't really considered for a long time.
Her own father.
The initial reaction Margo had when she discovered her brothers happiness was beyond delighted to find out that in the time they'd been apart Caesar had settled down and started a family, making her an aunty twice over. But it did bring her great sorrow to see the relationship between Caesar and his eldest son Blue Eyes so strained and over the presence of humans meandering on what she saw as the apes land. Caesar is a good father. She could tell that straight off, but like any typical teenager he's dead set on causing his father trouble. It certainly concerned Margo that Blue Eyes own point of views appear to gravitate more towards Koba's ideals than his own sires. That is extremely dangerous especially after the incident with both Koba and Caesar at the dam.
Why does this remind Margo of Will, you ask?
When he was alive she had the best kind of relationship with him up until the point where she discovered what he was doing at Gen-Sys. Margo had a very strong feeling that if he'd still been alive she probably would've headed on the same road Blue Eyes was taking with Caesar.
That shames her.
Margo has been blinded by the fact of the terrible things he did that she's shoved aside all of the wonderful memory's that they made together as a family.
She's not going to do that anymore.
As Margo stared into the water, before her very eyes, the reflection on its surface changed into that of Will's staring solemnly back at her. Margo reached out a tentative hand to touch it. The instant she did the ripples created by her fingertips made the image vanish bringing it back to normal.
.
If you were with me now
I'd find myself in you
If you were with me now
You're the only one who knew
All the things we planned to do
I want to live my life
The way you said I would
With courage as my light
Fighting for what's right
Like you made me believe I could
And I will fly on my father's wings
To places I have never been
There is so much I've never seen
And I can feel his heartbeat still
And I will do great things
On my father's wings
This world I'll never see
My dreams that just won't be
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Ranger darted over from where he'd been drinking from the river. The border collie had gotten a little wet so he shook himself off. Margo laughed fondling his ears and rubbing under the chin the way he loved. Ranger's tail slowly wagged back and forth in blissful pleasure.
.
This dog's stride
With one days run
Will have covered more
Distance than me
.
Margo's spirit it coming back tenfold and with it final reconciliation with Will's memory for good this time.
.
But I will fly on my father's wings
To places I have never been
There is so much I've never seen
And I can feel his heartbeat still
And I will do great things
On my father's wings
Someday with his spirit to guide me
And his memory beside
I will fly high
I will fly on my father's wings
To places I have never been
There is so much I've never seen
And I can feel his heartbeat still
And I will do great things
On my father's wings
On my father's wings….
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Ranger barked jumping playfully around and at Margo. He knocked her onto her back where he proceeded to lick her face. Margo laughed, gently pushing him off of her and kissed his snout.
Through with hiding Margo gathered her courage to rejoin the apes during dinner. There's just one thing she needed to do first.
Margo went straight where her bike is. Time for her to take out some things her bag where she has just the remedy to get Caesar and the majority of them out of the frustrated and melancholy mood.
Here she has the chessboard that she, Will, and Caesar liked to constantly play on together, the Lego model of the Statue of Liberty they had started yet never finished because of his confiscation from their family, an old photo album containing various pictures from their past, and last, but not least…Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Authors Note:
The song you see here in this chapter is On My Father's Wings from the movie Quest for Camelot.
A part of a way for her to reconcile with her father's memory. Fitting, don't you think?
For those of you who guessed the correct choices ask your questions. But remember you may only ask one so choose wisely.
I don't know if any of you noticed as of yet, but that intermission story for that Born To Lead Series of mine is up. Well at the very least the prologue is.
Also, I need your shared opinions over a new story idea that I came up with recently while watching two of my favorite franchises.
I'm considering doing a Venom story for the 2001-2003 Justice League Series. Do you guys think I should make it a crossover or just put it in the Justice League Universe? Another thing is about an idea of the symbiote completely taking over the host or if the relationship is a lot like Eddie and Venom's in the movie?
I really want to get this idea up and running soon, but I'm kind of all over the place.