Chapter 10
The Flock
Dad didn't want to walk, so he looked around for something he said, "Has wheels". Whatever that was, I waited along with Falcon and Krystal. Dad came out of the hallway.
"Sorry, but there's nothing much we can get. Guess we'll have to walk." Dad sighed. I jumped out of the chair and followed behind Dad. Falcon and Krystal were directly behind me. We walked through the forest as a human-animal for the first time. Everything seemed smaller than it was before. Dad probably knew the way, because he was captured here many times before. The forest came to a stop and we were in an open, luxuriant field. Falcon hated walking and was so used to flying, he kept on flapping his arms around. Krystal was trying hard not to get whacked.
"Would you quit it, Falcon? No matter how hard you try, you're not going to get anywhere." Krystal growled. I was really surprised at Krystal's new and odd behavior. She snapped at every movement Falcon made. I let Falcon flap in front of me while I hung back with Krystal.
"Krystal, are you alright? You seem...um...a bit, petulant, don't you think?" I asked the question as unconcerned as possible, so she wouldn't feel stalked. "Of course I'm fine!" She paused to snatch up my arm and look into my eyes. "But I'm glad there's someone looking out for me." She started. "Fox, you don't want to get left behind. Come on!" Dad called back to us. I dragged Krystal until we had caught up to them. Krystal let go of me and raced to the front with Wolf.
"So, what did you talk about back there with Krystal?" Falcon started with a smirk. "Not much. I just asked her why she was acting all weird." I replied. "Oh." Falcon's excitement swelled down. But Dad's swelled up.
"We're here!"