The Sky Spirits: Chapter 8
The grip of the vines continued to tighten slowly. Kowalski groaned in pain. Please don't struggle… we didn't want to hurt you… Sun tried to weaken Kowalski but he forced himself to fight temptation to give in. He had to stay alive… at least long enough to see Julien. Just one last time… Somebody walked towards him. "What's a matter Kowalski?" The voice whispered, "Can't take the pain? Just give in. Let yourself fall. The pain will stop" Kowalski looked up to see an evil grin. "You… you set me up… you wanted this to happen…" The Sky Spirit smiled, "You're so smart ornithoid… the pain will stop soon Kowalski, I promise" With that Storm disappeared. Ornithoid… bird like in appearance or structure… Storm didn't like a bird to be apart of the Sky Spirits. Kowalski's mind blurred. His sight became hazed. The penguin's eyes closed. Maybe he would give in…. "Kowalski!"
"Kowalski!" Julien called. The lemur saw the penguin surrounded by vines wrapped tightly around him. The lemur ran to him and knelt next to him. Private followed quickly behind. "Kowalski… Kowalski can you hear me?" Private said. The penguin slowly opened his eyes. "Julien? Private?" Julien was stabbed in the chest with guilt. "If only I had come with you! It was just a fight… I should've been able to prove your innocence!" Kowalski looked at the lemur sadly. "I'm sorry I yelled at you Julien." He said weakly. "No! It was my fault! The KING made the mistake… IM sorry!" Julien said now weeping, the lemur was clearly overwhelmed with emotions he probably never felt before. Private tried to comfort the lemur, but Julien pushed him away lightly. He knelt lower, and rested his head on Kowalski's chest lightly softly weeping trying not to harm him any further. Private felt his feelings overwhelming him as well. "Can't you tell them to stop!" Julien rose up, "Kowalski?" The penguins eyes were closed. Sun and Sky came out of their trance. "He is still alive… but he will die soon. He is very weak." Sky said, her head looking down in horrible guilt. Something snapped in Julien as the vines retreated. "IF YOU WERE REALLY SUSPICIOUS THAT HE WAS INNOCENT YOU WOULD HAVE TRIED TO STOP THIS!" He yelled at Sky. The Sky Spirit looked up at him shocked. "I-" "That will be ALL Julien" Sun growled. The tears were still streaming down Julien's face. "No!" He growled. "You killed an innocent soul, YOU should be killed!" Sun widened his eyes. "Did you know something abou-" "It was STORM who told me to come tonight." Private said weakly, tears staining his feathers. Sky took a step back in horror at what she had just done. "And now he's… Kowalski… My Kowalski is gone…" Julien cupped his head in his hands, and curled his tail around himself. Sun narrowed his eyes. "There is one thing I could do…" Sky narrowed her eyes in anger and zapped a shock of light next to Kowalski. When the light faded, Storm appeared. He was wrapped in the same vines Kowalski had been wrapped in. At once Storm knew what was going on. "No! No!" He hissed. Private leaned closer to Julien. "SILENCE Storm, You do not deserve to be a Sky Spirit." Sun placed himself between Kowalski and Storm. "I don't know if he's strong enough." Sun said. Sky looked down sadly. Julien crawled away from Private and sat beside Kowalski's weak body. "You must try." Sun knelt down and placed a hand on Storms head and he immediately fell unconscious; placing his other hand on Kowalski's forehead. The two began to glow. Sparkles surrounded their bodies. A light veil surrounded both of them like light eluding from bubbles. Julien smiled hopefully, but Sky shook her head. "What's wrong?" Private said. "There isn't a bridge of light connecting the two. He's not strong enough…" Julien flattened his ears and looked at Kowalski. The veil of sparkles and light eluded off Kowalski's feathers beautifully. Leaning closer to Kowalski's peaceful face, Julien whispered soulfully, "Kowalski… Kowalski I don't know if you can hear me… but I…." The lemur paused. "I- I love you Kowalski…" Sun widened his eyes in hope as a ray of light connected Kowalski and Storm. Storm's body became pale. Paler and paler until he disappeared. Private couldn't help, but feel triumph. The light disappeared, and Sun removed his hand. Kowalski's blue eyes opened. "Kowalski…" Julien whispered. Private smiled un-controllably as Kowalski's words came out of his beak. Sitting up slowly, his wounds repaired, and the pain fading away; Kowalski embraced Julien with a kiss. Julien felt tears of joy slip down his eyes. "I love you too Julien"