AN- ShadowRebirth37 here! Alright guys, I've hit a wall with Rebirthing. I love that fic dearly, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I need some help deciding its fate. In my profile is a poll. Please vote on what I should do with it. Anyways, things will start heating up in this fic, with Ambient and Shadow and the hatchling. I'll try to update this fic more often, since I've freed up some time after posting chapter 2 of my KH fic, Heart of a Wyvern, and posted chapter 1 of my Ecco fic, Search for the Starred Ones. Please guys, I really want to continue Rebirthing into the final episodes and possibly beyond, but so far people want me to leave it. Please guys, I want your opinion on what I should do. If you haven't red Rebirthing, I would appreciate it if you did then voted in my profile about what I should do with it. A few people are suspicious of the hatchling, which is fine. It's perfectly normal to be wary of a new arrival. The hatchling's motives may just become clear… oh crap! Me and my mouth!! Um… well I'm going to start the chapter before I leak anything else. Without further a-due, chapter 7- Okamau! (See, read The Distant Stars and you'll know the Organoid!!XP) P.S- the Anonymous Review Blocker is 'off' so anonymous reviewers can now review!!XD
.:Chapter 7- Okamau:.
Shadow was awoken by a loud crash and an Organoid's loud curse. His eyes flashed open and his head snapped to his left, towards where the sound had originated. What he saw made him freeze- for an Organoid was collapsed on the ground only feet from Raven's chamber.
"Eve curse that hole!" The Organoid hissed through gritted teeth.
"Copper?" Shadow asked the fallen Organoid. The Organoid grunted a 'yes' to the dark Organoid. Only after he was sure that the Organoid was Copper, Shadow busted out in laughter, rolling on the floor at the fact that Copper had caught his foot in the same hole that he had earlier.
"Shadow, shut up…" he growled, "… and help me up!" Shadow just kept on laughing as he rolled over into a crouch.
"Shadow?" he heard Raven shout from the chamber, concern evident in his voice. A loud piping cry told him the hatchling was also awake.
"It's alright, just Copper being clumsy again." He tried to reassure him calmly, but laughter bubbled up in his throat.
Shadow forced down his laughter and got to his feet. He walked over to his fallen friend and pulled him to his feet. That's when he spied something glowing in the golden Organoid's claws.
"Hey Copper, what's in your hand?" he asked, cocking his head at the strange object his friend was holding.
"This?" Copper asked, holding it up so Shadow could see it. Shadow nodded in confirmation, "Its Magnite. I brought it for the hatchling; she has to eat something, doesn't she?" Copper said sarcastically as he started towards Raven's chamber.
Raven woke to a loud roar in the main chamber. At first he thought he was dreaming, but a loud whine and nudge from the hatchling told him he wasn't. He opened his eyes and looked down at the whining chick. Trying to keep her quiet, he lightly stroked her back and looked out into the chamber.
"Shadow?" he shouted, trying to figure out what was going on. The hatchling squeaked loudly, as if she was asking Shadow what had happened.
"It's alright, just Copper being clumsy again." Shadow answered. By his voice he could tell Copper had probably fallen again. The hatchling mewed again and butted his hand, still afraid something was wrong in the outer chamber.
"Nothing's wrong, Copper just fell again. Go back to sleep…" he trailed off as he closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the wall. The hatchling looked up at him, then down at his left hand, which was only a few inches away from her. There was a long scratch down his palm, and his glove was covered in dried blood. Cooing, she lightly nudged his hand and licked at the cut. Instantly, Raven jumped and pulled his hand away.
"Ouch! What did you do, bite me?" he said as he looked down at his hand. He froze when he saw the long, deep cut. 'Where did that come from?' he thought, 'I must have gotten it when the Zoid collapsed, after I lost consciousness…' A loud cry from the hatchling broke his thoughts. He looked down at the chick, which was looking up at him with a look of concern and confusion.
Chirping, she lightly nudged his elbow, as if she was worried about him. Raven petted the hatchling with his right hand as he looked back at his wounded hand. The cut itself wasn't what had him worried; it was what was in it. Dust, dirt and sand covered his hand along with dried blood. He knew that in his condition an infection could prove fatal.
"Just what I need…" he muttered to himself as he lowered his hand, closing his eyes and leaning back. The hatchling cooed and licked his wounded hand again. Raven cringed and moved his hand slightly, but she still tried to get at his hand. Something didn't feel quite right when he felt the hatchling lick the cut again. 'Why is that cut so sensitive? That fluid should have numbed it by now… it must be infected… great…' he thought. Soon the pain faded as the hatchling continued licking it. Mewing, the hatchling stopped and rubbed her face against his hand, purring loudly.
Without opening his eyes, he gently scratched the hatchling's head. She purred loudly and laid her head on his wrist. Sighing loudly, she fell asleep, and Raven soon followed. They were asleep for only a little while, for a few minutes later Copper and Shadow walked in.
"Alright Raven, where's the ha-" Copper stopped dead in his tracks, staring at the hatchling on Raven's lap in disbelief. The hatchling lifted her head and yawned, turning towards Copper. She froze as she saw Copper, and she squeaked and butted Raven's hand, waking him up.
"What now?" he said quietly, before he saw Copper in the entrance of the chamber. He was staring at him with his jaws open, and he wasn't moving. His mouth started to move, like he was trying to speak, but nothing was coming out.
"O-Oka… Okamau…" he stuttered, a grin spreading on his face. The hatchling perked-up at the word, and she chirped loudly and jumped onto the floor, running towards Copper. She brushed against his leg like a cat, cooing and closing her eyes. Copper lowered his head and gently nuzzled the hatchling, growling softly.
"What's going on?" Raven asked, looking towards Shadow, who was currently standing behind Copper. He shook his head and shrugged, obviously as clueless as Raven was.
"Copper? What exactly is going on?" Shadow asked the gold Organoid.
"Shadow…" he said quietly, "… this is Kai-annai's daughter, Okamau."
"Kai-annai's?!" She survived the Death Saurer?!" Shadow gasped, shocked one of his old Stark-mates had actually survived the near destruction of the world.
"Yes, but she was killed by Republican soldiers when they tried to capture her hatchlings. They shot her and captured her sons Ouran and Orkari, but Okamau managed to escape. Ouran was badly injured; I think he might have died in captivity. I don't know what became of Orkari, he tried to fight, but even he being an Ago Doku Koori wasn't enough for him to escape. That was nearly two weeks ago, I wonder how Okamau managed that long without feeding…" Copper trailed off, still looking at the little hatchling at his feet.
"How do you know this, Copper? How do you know Kai-annai died?" Shadow asked, his voice cracking slightly at the mention of his late Stark-mate's death.
"Since her mate, Cairo, was killed by the same soldiers that eventually killed her shortly after she laid her eggs, I helped her out by hunting for her hatchlings when they hatched. I was just returning with a rare find of Magnite when the soldiers attacked. She told me to get away and that I couldn't help, and regrettably, I knew she was right. I watched her die and watched her hatchling get caught or killed. It was too much, I couldn't take it anymore, so I flew away, not wanting to see Okamau or Orkari killed. Thank Eve Okamau got away; she wouldn't have been able to survive without another Organoid that knew her to care for her, for she's mute when it comes to language. She can't say any words, only growl and such." Copper said quietly, looking up at Shadow.
"If soldiers killed Kai-annai and her clutch-mates, why did she come right up to Raven? You think after going through that she wouldn't even look at a human…" Shadow asked, looking at the hatchling quizzically.
"She has a gift of sorts; she can tell if someone or something is friend or foe just by their look, smell, behavior, and so-on. Honestly I'm not sure how she does it, but she does. She only really is afraid of adults and males, because of the soldiers. Okamau also is unusually caring and gentle; she would always look after the other hatchlings, particularly clumsy Orkari." Copper said, laughing slightly at his last sentence.
"Odd for such a young Organoid to be so kind…" Shadow mused out loud, "Wait, her brother was an Ago Doku Koori?! Does that mean she is too?!" he said loudly, casting a worried glance at Raven.
"No she isn't. Orkari was the only hatchling in the clutch that was Ago Doku Koori. Even though he was, he was unusually docile for one. He was still extremely aggressive towards humans, but that can be expected from a young male Ago Doku Koori. But no, Okamau isn't an Ago Doku Koori." Copper reassured Shadow that Okamau wasn't an extremely dangerous poisonous Organoid.
"Thank Eve for that…" Shadow said quietly, "But what are we going to do with her? We'll have to look after her since she doesn't have a family anymore…"
"I'll watch her; she trusts me since I hunted for her and her clutch-mates since she was born." Copper replied.
"Alright, why don't you take Okamau out into the main chamber and give her the Magnite so Raven can sleep." Shadow suggested, motioning out into the front chamber.
"Okay, c'mon Oka, let's let Raven get some rest." Copper said to the little Organoid as he turned and started out into the main chamber. Okamau squeaked and started to follow, but she turned and looked back at Raven. "He'll be fine Oka, but we need to get some energy in you before you fall over." Copper turned back to the chick. She chirped and reluctantly followed him out.
/Copper will keep her occupied for a little while. I suggest you get some sleep while you can, I know I am/ Shadow said to Raven as he curled up next to the chamber entrance.
"I will…" Raven said as he straightened out the blanket, "What was going on with Copper? He seemed surprised about something."
/Well… that hatchling was the daughter of one of our old friends, a light purple female named Kai-annai. Apparently she was killed a few weeks ago by a group of Republican soldiers and Okamau was the only hatchling that managed to escape. Copper is going to take care of her until she can survive on her own/ Shadow informed him as he yawned and lowered his head.
"Republican soldiers?" Raven asked.
/Yeah, they were trying to capture Okamau and her brothers/ Shadow answered, opening his eye slightly.
"And the Republicans say we're the bad guys…" Raven muttered as he leaned back and closed his eyes. Shadow sighed and closed his eyes as well, and soon he and Raven were both asleep.
"C'mon Oka, its good!" Copper said, holding a small piece of Magnite in front of the hatchling's face. Okamau snorted in disgust and turned her nose up at it, obviously not interested in the glowing blue mineral.
"Just a piece Oka!" he begged the dark violet chick, "C'mon, its really good Oka, see?" he put a little of the Magnite in his mouth and ate it, making 'mmm' noises, like one would if one was trying to get a child to eat a new food. Okamau just stared at him with an 'you're stupid' look and made a disgusted 'bleh' noise.
"For the sake of Eve! Please just try it, Oka!" Copper muttered, keeping the first part quiet so the hatchling wouldn't hear his curse. Copper knew well that hatchling detested the taste of Magnite, but she needed to eat it, but it was harder than trying to get medicine in a child. Even though Copper was a very patient Organoid, he was quickly losing his with the small violet hatchling. Sighing, he gave up and walked in to Shadow.
"Shadow, she won't eat the Magnite, she won't even look at it! Could you try and see if she'll take it from you?" Copper asked Shadow after he kicked him in the side to wake him up.
"Sure, I'll try Copper." Shadow said as he stretched like a cat and got to his feet. He walked out and picked up a chip of the Magnite.
"Here Okamau, try this, it'll make you feel better…" Shadow crooned and held the Magnite out for her to take. She leaned down and sniffed it like a puppy, before she lifted away and stuck out her tongue, making a 'bleh' noise.
"Please girl, just swallow it really quick and you won't have to taste it…" Shadow begged, doing it himself so she could see how easy it is to just swallow it. She still turned her nose up at it. Sighing, Shadow too gave up and turned to Copper.
"Not even for you, huh?" Copper said, looking at the stubborn hatchling, who chirped innocently.
"Yeah…" Shadow sighed, "… maybe she'll take it from Raven?"
"It's worth a try…" Copper said quietly and turned to look at Raven, who was awake from all the talking.
"Hey Raven, the hatchling won't eat, I think she might not trust us enough, can you try and see if she'll take some Magnite from you?" Shadow shouted to Raven. He just looked at him strangely. "Oh yeah…" Shadow laughed nervously, remembering that Raven couldn't understand the Organoid language.
/Raven, Okamau won't take Magnite from us, we think she doesn't trust us enough. Could you maybe try and see if she might take some Magnite from you?/ Copper said mentally, motioning to Okamau and the Zoid Magnite on the floor.
"Yeah… I'll try…" Raven said, looking at them both strangely. Copper handed him some of the Magnite and nudged Okamau over. She squealed in protest, but stopped when she saw Raven. She walked over to him stopped, seeing the Magnite.
/Try and give her the Magnite/ Shadow said, motioning to Okamau.
"Alright…" He sighed, "Here Okamau, eat some of this…" He said quietly, holding out a small piece of Magnite in the palm of his hand so she could see. Okamau cocked her head as she looked at the Magnite, almost thinking about what to do. She looked up at Raven as if she was asking him what she should do.
"Just eat it, it will make you feel better if you do…" He reassured the chick that it was alright. Snorting quietly, she picked it up in her jaws, making a disgusted face as she swallowed. "See? That wasn't so bad, right?" he said quietly, softly patting Okamau's head. She cooed and closed her eyes, wagging her tail.
/Wow Raven…/ Shadow said. /… you're a natural with hatchlings, its almost like you've been around Organoids before!/
"Well, before today I've never seen an Organoid before… so I have no idea why they like me so much…" Raven answered, not looking up from the chirping hatchling as he continued to pat her.
/No that she's fed, let's get some rest/ Copper said, yawning loudly. Shadow curled back up where he had been, and Copper laid down where he was standing. Okamau curled up beside Raven, laying her head in his lap like a puppy. Raven stroked her head gently as he closed his eyes and leaned back against the wall. Within minutes, everyone was asleep, so nobody saw the Organoid land on the outside ledge, which flicked its spine-fringed tail and narrowed its fiery green eyes through the misting rain…
.:End of Chapter 7:.
AN- See! The hatchling isn't evil!XP Anyway, what do you guys think? Things are starting to heat up! Well, they will in the next few chapters! I'll try to update soon, but it still may be a few days before I start work on chapter 8. I turned off the Anonymous Review Blocker, so anonymous reviewers can now review! I'm really sorry about that! I used to be an anonymous reviewer before I got my account, so I know what it feels like to be denied the opportunity to review! Please forgive me and review!!XD Until next chapter.
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