I still don't own any of the storyline in Silverwing or Sunwing, none of the characters, none of the names. But I pwn you! (Is chased by an angry mob) I was joking!

Chapter Two

Lura blinked once Marina finished retelling all the things that had happened to Shade and her so far, ending with the Silverwing being taken away in the flying machine while she tried in vain to follow and rescue him. Suddenly overcome with helpless rage, she ground her teeth and hissed, "I hate the humans. I just...can't forget what they did to him, the cries he made when they were putting the disc on him..." she trailed off and tried not to let her tears show. Lura hopped closer to Marina and extended a wing, then patted the Brightwing softly. "You'll find him, or he'll escape. You said he was fighting, didn't you? Then he will probably try to get out, see?" Marina murmured doubtfully, wishing it were true but not seeing the optimism of an easy escape route for Shade from the flying machine. "Hey, you're going to go get him right?" Marina lurched back, unable to speak for a moment. It had crossed her mind, yes, but how could she do it alone? All the other bats were still in the human building, trapped, the only way out through a flap that only opened one way: in. Once a bat tumbled in, there was no getting out again. Unless...

She turned sharply and faced Lura, a bold look of determination burning into the Graywing's fur. "You said it. I'm going to go get him. I feel better now; that stuff your human used helped my shoulder heal faster." She spread her wings, but Lura stopped her. "Hey, you won't leave without me, will you?"

"But, your human—"

"I don't think she's trapping me here; she just wanted me to heal enough so I could leave again. Somehow I see it in her eyes. I don't understand it, really," she told the Brightwing upon seeing her astonished face. "I still can't believe it," Marina laughed, then jumped near out of her fur as a loud clunk made her ears vibrate. Looking, she saw an opening in the female's roost that led out into the night. "See? We can go; it's alright." Lura and Marina spread their wings, and Lura flew through the opening after zooming once around the female human's head.

"Thanks, Human!" She cried cheerfully as she exited the human roost.

Marina flew out quickly in case the portal vanished, and coasted for a while, heart leaping wildly as a gentle breeze ruffled through her fur. "We're coming, Shade," she murmured.

"How are we going to do this?" Lura hissed quietly to Marina, skidding around on the slippery human roof, her claws creating a screeching noise on the metal that made both of their ears twitch at the painful sound. "There's a portal over here," Marina replied, scuttling over to it, Lura following behind the Brightwing with audible difficulty. "But one of us is going to have to hold the flap open so the bats can come out."

"You sure they'll want to leave? You told me how most of them were..." Lura faltered as Marina glared. "I'll convince them, trust me. Now follow!" She took off without another word and heard wingbeats trailing after her. Soon the two stopped flapping their wings and skidded toward the flap, which soon pushed open and moved toward them. Marina and Lura dug their claws in and tried desperately to break; Marina finally skidded to a halt and Lura sank her teeth into the rubbery flap and struggled against it as it tried to close. "Hurry," She growled through clenched teeth, biting down harder and flapping with all her might. She watched Marina fly in, and heard her frantic voice causing wings to flutter around the inside of the place.

Ugh...hurry, Marina! I can't hold this thing much longer; it'll rip my teeth out!

After several minutes a new voice called out and she heard wings flapping, coming closer to her. Suddenly the flap was yanked away painfully from her jaws and a strong hand grabbed the Graywing, stealing the breath from her in a painful whoosh. The last of the wingbeats faded away, but her friend was still coming. "No," she gasped as the flap began to drop. She tried to work her jaws around to bite the human hand, but she couldn't manage it, finding it hard to breathe she was becoming faint...

Oh no! What will happen? Who can save her now?? PWN the scary announcer guy!