Silence
Laying curled up in a feathery ball was the ice bird Articuno. He was laying at the heart of the Seafoam Islands contemplating his actions over his life. He was getting on in age and knew that this day, this hour was the last he would ever have on this earth. He preferred the solitary silence of the deeper waters. He craved quiet so he wouldn't have to hear the ramblings of the other legendaries.
Suicune shared the cave with him and she was often gone for days at a time. Articuno didn't know where the water dog went, nor did he really care much.
His eyes glowed a soft pink and a small, pea sized egg lay next to him slowly getting bigger as his energy faded. In one year a new Articuno would fly around the world, no one ever knowing the difference. He would finally have his quiet. He could finally rest in pure unbroken silence for all eternity.
