Wow. Flying seemed so natural after Fang and Nudge had taught me the basics. I was zipping through the air this way and that, shouting happily knowing that now I was able to cut through the air as effortlessly as they could. I was gliding through the air and doing spins and tricks I didn't even know existed! I'm glad I got a head start, too, because fang had a lot more strategies and flying tips he had learned from observing the raptors to teach me. For once in my life, I actually felt free.
"Hey!" I looked over my shoulder to see nudge flying up to me.
"How about we test how fast you can actually fly? You know, like a race!" She exclaimed with a smile on her face and clapped her hands excitedly.
"Oh, a race!" I could hear Gasmans voice from a few yards below me, he was frantically waving his arm in the air as if he were in school and was dying to answer the easiest question in the world.
"I call being ref!" He shouted.
Fang overheard, and he immediately came over to join us.
"Well, if we're going to race, we'll need a starting and ending mark." He said and made a quick 360 to scan the sky.
"How about this," he began and started to point at various obstacles in the distance.
"Our starting place is near the cave entrance, you two fly around all the way to that high cliff over there."
He stopped and looked around one more time then flew up much higher than we were before, gesturing with his hand for us to follow. We flew for a good thirty seconds in the air until he finally stopped.
"After you fly there come back and pass me all the way up here, then make your way back pass the cave."
Nude and I nodded agreeably and flew down to the starting point, where Gazzy was eagerly waiting to give us the signal to start.
I had both my hand and legs down on the ground as if I was about the run a marathon. I slightly spread out my black and white wings and Nudge did the same.
"On your mark..." Gazzy started and I crouched down lower.
"Get set..."
From the corner of my eye I saw him grab something from Iggy's pockets It looked like a small white gold ball which glinted dangerously in the sun light.
That can't be good. I thought.
"GO!"
He threw the ball into the air and at the last second it exploded with a loud "pop!" which startled me enough to have one if those fleeing instincts. I immediately took off into the sky lightning fast with Nudge right beside me. We were basically neck and neck, and our wing tips slightly brushed against each other's as we cut through the air nearly 100 miles an hour. It was so overwhelming. Having the wind blow through my long wavy hair and make it whip itself behind my head and brush my back, the adrenaline pumping through my veins, air coming at me so fast it made my eyes start to burn and tear up. I need to get myself some goggles.
Wicked fast I approached the cliff Fang had pointed out, and just as quickly as It came I planted my feet on its edge, spun around, and leaped back into the air. It was out of sight before I even had time to blink. I shot up toward Fang, surprised at how fast I was going and how quickly he came into view. I barely had enough time to see the look of astonishment and shock all over his face as he was caught off-guard before I folded my wings in and spun out of his way. By how fast I was going and the wind current I had picked up, I nearly knocked Fang out of the air from the amount of force I created. I grinned and stifled a giggle as I plunged down back toward the cave entrance. Except, I couldn't stop. Last time I checked, wings didn't necessarily come with built-in breaks, and Fang hadn't really gone over how to land properly. I spread my wings out all the way and flattened myself, trying my best to slow myself down before crashing into Gazzy and Iggy, and also try not to break every bone in my body.
Once again, I made an unnecessary, unneeded crash-landing into the cave. Gazzy had already pushed Iggy out of the way and ducked down low as I tumbled around in the cave, finally coming to a stop upside-down with my legs and half my back up against the wall.
"...Ow" I muttered painfully and rubbed my temples.
"What the hell just happened?" I heard Iggy say.
Then I heard Fang and Nudge approach the cave, and Gazzy screaming enthusiastically "That was awesome!" while he punched his fists in the air.
I looked up, and saw Fang and Nudge come into my range of vision. I gave them an innocent, apologetic smile as they looked down at me with startled eyes.
Then Fang finally spoke, shaking his head and blinking his eyes several times as he snapped out of his daze
"I think you just unlocked a new ability..."
It's 11:30 and I'm tired XD Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I mostly just didn't know what to write so here you go lol. Also, I know Max can also fly at the speed of light but I was planning this since before I even read that so... oops XD