Chapter 3 Abandon campground
While the three of us made our way back towards my campground Shade asked me a bunch of questions about what we humans do like what we eat, where we sleep, where we go, and blah blah blah.
"So that's why you guys use to brush your teeth with, neat." Shade smiled.
"It's disgusting," Chinook spoke made a sick face.
"Well at least we don't spit wash our faces as you guys do, that's pretty gross." I comeback, flinch a bit. He huffed.
"We do that to have our face smooth and good." He retorted. I shook my head and continue our way with my flashlight beaming through our trail.
"So how come your using that flashy thingy?" Shade asked looking at my flashlight.
"Oh, this?" I glance at my flashlight. "Its equipment we humans used during nighttime to see where we're going. We don't have any night vision like you two have I wish we do." I chuckled and flashed my flashlight up at the sky and the two bats look interested.
"Wow that's amazing," I watched Chinook flew over above where my flashlight was at and few right fronts of it closely before I protest him not to get close to it. He squeaks in pain and flew back fast and rubbed his eyes with his foreclaw."
"Agh that hurts! Is it some kind of torture machine you humans use?" He growled in pain. I shook my head and put my flashlight back on the ground ahead.
"No, it's not tortured as long as you don't shine it in your eyes." I rolled my eyes and walked on.
"Tch I knew that," Chinook grumbled softly.
"Sure you do," I smirked. Shade laughed and flew over and landed on my shoulder to rest.
"At first I thought it was Nocturna calling me from that light of yours." He said.
"Nocturna?" I asked and looked at him. "Who is she?"
"She's the goddess we worshipped." Shade explained.
"Oh I didn't know you have a supreme being," I spoke as Chinook flew over another side of me.
"Nocturna has been our goddess over the many seasons ago." He added. "She has given us echolocation to help us see through the night and echoprotecten."
"It's called echoprojection. Not echoprotection." Shade corrected sighed.
"Whatever runt." Chinook shrugged acting like he doesn't care.
"Wait an echo what?" I question, glance at Shade in curious.
"Echoprojection." Shade corrected, smiling and was about to explain it but Chinook cut him off before he barely has any chance.
"Echoprotection is where bats used this ability to make images through their projects and have the ability to say what the creators speak." He explained. "But only tiger moths have this ability to escape from predators."
"Has any of your bat fellows tries doing it?" I asked. Once more Shade was about to say something but Chinook cuts him in again.
"Well no not exactly. No one knows how to do it actually, with no one teaching." He answered. Shade huffed with his arms crossed look beaten and giving up after Chinook spoke.
"Wow I didn't know bats have the ability to do that," I replied felt a bit interesting about their habitat and beliefs.
"We're not only creatures that can see this special echo." Chinook smiled looking pleased himself. "Pigeons and owls have the ability to see too through our amazing echoprotection."
"Echoprojections." Shade rolled his eyes correcting him again. I chuckled.
"That's pretty neat, I wish I could see it too as you guys, that would be awesome." Then I glance around the opening and I notice the trees weren't familiar that I passed when I was trying to catch the fat raccoon. "Um, guys I don't know where we're going."
"What do you mean you don't know?" Shade asked. I looked around with my flash light to find anything familiar but I couldn't.
"I mean I don't remember if this is the path I took," I added. "I think we're lost."
"We lost?" Chinook looked at me funny. "I think you're looking for the word you."
"Okay okay I am lost but I need to get back to my campsite fast before my dad wakes up. He will be worried sick if he notices I wasn't in my tent." I ruffed my hair in frustration and tried to remember where I am at.
"Maybe we can help." Shade suggested. "We can try looking your campsite up in the air." I nodded like that idea.
"That would be great and helpful-thank you."
"I'll do it!" Chinook volunteered. I nodded and told him what my campground looks like and watch him soared up in the sky.
"I hope he finds what I described." I shivered a bit wrapped my arms around myself. "I didn't know this night is freezing." Shade jumped out from my shoulder and flew in front of me.
"Well, what do you expect? Winter is almost here you humans hibernate?" I laughed and shook my head.
"No no, we don't do that."
"Then how do you humans survive winter?" He asked once more.
"We have to wear heavy coats to keep ourselves warm and stay inside the building all the time. And we even use fire to keep us toasty." I added smile a bit remembering how warm it was wishing I could build one right here.
"Fire? You humans can create a fire?" Shade looked a bit of surprised.
"Um yeah, what's the big deal?"
"I thought owls can make fire." He replied. I looked at him like he just says something lunatic and laughed.
"Hey, it's true!" Shade snapped.
"I'm sorry." I quiet my laughter, "But seriously how in the world an owl can make a fire, it's impossible."
"Well, our elders told us the owls have ways to have fire their own. We thought they made it or stole it from somewhere." Shade answered.
"Well let's say they took it from somewhere. They might steal some from the people campground." I replied and walk a bit to get my blood going.
"Like your campground?" Shade asked. I nodded.
"Exactly." Then we both saw Chinook flew down until he stops in front of us with a beamed look on his face.
"I found it. Your camp is very close to us, Its right over there." He points towards the direction. I sighed in relief.
"Oh, thank goodness lead the way." He nodded and flew while Shade and I followed through the dark woods. When we finally manage to reach the camp Chinook found my hope has turned down. Instead of my camp, we're seeing it's an old abandon campground with a bunch of weeds all over with one old fashioned tent on the left side.
"Um Chinook, this isn't the campsite I told you about," I spoke looking at him in disappointment. He looked at me in confusion.
"But you told me what the campground looks like."
"Did you see another tent around here?" I tested. I watch him looked around for one but soon realized his mistake.
"Oh,"
"Chinook you could've looked harder and farther and I remember correctly she does have two tents." Shade said as Chinook growls.
"I know runt that just slipped out of my mind with the tents." He retorted.
"Slipped out of your mind really?" Shade rolled his eyes on his excuse. What word two tents didn't you understand?" Chinook huffed and was about to make another argue but I got in between them.
"Okay okay guys it's alright," I spoke and stepped in the tall weeded grass. "Let's just explore here a bit and see if anyone is here. Maybe this person can let me sleep here until tomorrow morning." Shade and Chinook both nodded and flew over towards other side campsites while I decided to go towards the tent.
"Hello?" I called. I waited for this person to answer back but no sound. "Is anyone home?" I called again. I decided to take a peek inside the tent use my hand to move the fabric apart. "Hey I'm sorry if I wake you but I'm lost in the woods and I was wondering if you could..." I blinked to see the inside tent empty with an old fashioned camp bed with dead leaves everywhere. Huh? There's no one here.
"That's funny," I muttered to myself. I went over and test the bed to see if it's comfy enough to sleep on. It was a little bit bumpy but it'll have to do for the night. I got up and was getting ready to call Shade and Chinook to tell them no one is here but suddenly I heard them screaming. I gasp in startled and saw them bolted in the tent I was in and their faces we're white pale under their fur and they flew fast right behind my shoulders.
"Guys what gives?!" I exclaimed.
"There's a monster living here!" Shade answered quivering a bit.
"Wait what? A monster?" I turn to Chinook puzzled and he nodded fast.
"There is one and it's blinking and groaning." He gulped. I looked at two of them like are you serious and they both then turn from fear to annoy look of my not believing. Then Shade flew over my head and grabs my hair with his feet to pull me towards out.
"Come on Ashlie you have to see it and make it go away." He tugged my hair more.
"Ow ow ow! Alright okay, quit pulling my hair!" I snapped and fling my hand to make him let go. I huffed rubbed my head where he pulled as two bats and I walk out of the tent to see this monster they encounter.
Author's Note: How was this so far everyone? I hope you like where this is going but if not DON'T READ AND REVIEW IT! DX Its a bit similarities from my old chapter but I changed things up a bit and decided to have my OC bound them a little bit to get them to know each other I don't own any Silverwing characters except OC aka me. Enjoy! X'D