"This is outrageous. How could a good soldier, not to mention an owl that had potential in him, escape and possibly defect from us?" Metal Beak asked.
Nyra was crying.
"I don't know!" She sobbed.
Metal Beak turned around and looked at her.
"Dear, why are you crying?" Metal Beak asked.
She shook her head and continued crying.
"Darling, I can't help you if you don't tell me why you're crying. That's very true. It's better to let out the problem than keep it in. Keeping it in won't solve a thing. So please, tell me what's wrong." Metal Beak said.
Nyra looked at him and nodded. "J- Jack.. was only a baby when I found him. He looked like he was gonna die." She said.
She decided to confess and tell the entire truth about Jack and her.
"He was very little. Very hungry. And very scared. I told him I would take care of him. I did. That's why I left sometimes. To help him. I couldn't bring him here. I just couldn't." She said, getting sad again.
"Why not? I wouldn't have rejected him. I would've fed him and had my guards keep a close eye on him and make sure he was well protected." Metal Beak said.
"I didn't know what to do. I hid him from all dangers in a hollow. He was still alone, but I kept going there to feed him whatever I had killed." She said.
Her eyes were red from crying.
Metal Beak hugged her with his wings.
"It'll be okay. I can't assure it, but more than likely it will be." He soothed.
He looked at her again.
They leaned in and kissed each other. Beak to Beak.
Suddenly, an old-ish owl came in.
"Sire." He said.
Metal Beak parted from Nyra's beak and looked at the soldier.
"Four guards have been confirmed to be dead. They are dead. We mustn't take too lightly measures anymore. We must go to Ga'hoole." The owl said.
"Yes. Yes we should. Foster, take the dead bodies far from this place. And please... don't screw it up like you did last time." Metal Beak said with a stern look.
"Of course sire. You can never regret counting on me." The owl said, then flew away.
Metal Beak looked at Nyra and kissed her again.
"He just doesn't know when to and when not to bother me." He thought.
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Jack's POV
I was flying in the air with Soren and the new friends I just met.
"Hey, Twilight, have you ever been to Ga'hoole?" I asked.
"No. I always wanted to go there, but I never went for some reason. Don't ask, I just don't know why. But I'm going now." Twilight said.
I nodded.
"By the way, when I was coming to the burrow, I saw tears in your eyes. What happened?" Twilight asked.
"He was crying?" Soren asked.
I sniffled as I remembered that same memory.
"I just... (sigh) I remembered the day Nyra found me. And.. " I said as tears formed in my eyes. My voice was breaking.
"She said.. she would take care of me.. I never had anyone take care of me. And she was the first one to. She was like a mother to me." I said as I started to cry.
"Ohh.. Jack don't cry. You shouldn't. If it means anything, I'm sorry." Soren said with an apologetic look.
"It's not your fault. I was alone until she found me. But that was a long time ago." I said.
"Hey, I'm sure Ga'hoole will be great. I think so." Twilight said.
"Yeah, hopefully." I said. I squinched my eyes and shook my head.
Suddenly a crow landed on my head.
"GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!" I yelled as I turned and hit it's head.
It started squawking angrily at me.
"Ya better go away!" I said.
He waved his wing down in "Whatever", then it flew away.
"Jeez, Jack. That was mean." Twilight said.
"Yeah, I mean, it was just a crow." Digger said.
"I'm sorry, but I don't like crows getting on my head. Me and friend got out of a frenzy, getting off of our heads." I said. I started miss Dave too.
Mrs. P started laughing at what I said.
"Was it that bad for you too?! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" She laughed.
I just waved my wing in "Whatever".
"Well, me and my friend Dave had to fight a group of 5 crows, attacking us at once. And I'm still irritated about it. But, what's done is done." I said.
Soren chuckled. "Well, be careful when you're around crows. They can be a bother, from what I've heard from my da."
"Hmph." I said.
Just then, we reached our checkpoint.
We set foot on the gates.
"Well, I guess it's break time." I said.
"Yeah, and having Mrs. P with us isn't so bad." Twilight said.
Just then an Echidna arrived.
"The band!" It said.
We were all caught off guard by this.
"The arrival was foretold." He said. He looked at me.
"And you, young man.. " He got closer to my face. "Are wise to be defecting to Ga'hoole. It was foretold you would do that. I know all." He said.
"Hm. Okay. Well, I'm defecting for a good reason." I said.
"Yes yes, (turns back to the others) Now state your desire, owl." The Echidna said.
"Wait.. if you really know all, then how come you don't know that?" Gylfie asked.
"Ah! It was foretold that there would be one who DOUBTS." He said.
Gylfie got offended by this.
"Is anyone else having trouble understanding him?" She asked.
"Oh yes, I kinda am." Digger said.
"Da said "Guided by the spines of the echidna... W-W-Wait! You're an echidna!" Soren said.
"I am the echidna. And it was foretold that you need some help getting here." The echidna said.
"Then we should tell you, Soren and his friends seek the guardians." I said.
"Yes. Just keep to the sky and under the eye of glaux." The echidna said.
"Right. Stay in the sky." I said, looking at the stars.
The others hesitated.
"Mm. Was foretold that the band would hesitate. But in time would become a family. And a family needs all of it's members to play their parts." The echidna said.
"The Warrior." He said, pointing his staff to Twilight.
"A Poet Warrior please, thank you." Twilight said.
"(Sigh) Fine. Strong and noble." The echidna said, walking to Digger.
"The Tracker : Sturdy and faithful."
"The Navigator : Who doubts." Th echidna said, not looking at Gylfie.
"Hmph." She said, turning her head away.
I snickered at what he said about her.
"Yeah, laugh it up Jack." She said with a frown.
"It is funny though." I said, still laughing.
She looked away again.
"The leader : Who's gizzard is strong." The echidna said, pointing to Soren.
"And finally of course, the heart." The echidna said, gesturing to Mrs. P.
She was flattered by this.
"Ew." I said, disgusted by the snake and echidna.
"Well, we all have a long flight, so let's go." I said.
We flew to the sky.
"Remember! When your wings are weak, your spirits done and you've flown as far as you can! Your halfway there!" He said.
"What did he say?" Gylfie asked.
"We're halfway there!" Digger said.
"Let's keep going!" I said.
A/N - End of chapter. Now, the next one will probably be short or long. Haven't decided. So.. yeah. See ya.