Chapter 18: Meeting the Beast
Third's Person's POV
Chinook was soaring through the woods chasing the tiger moth for his supper and was having his chance to catch it. But before he can the two flying squirrels flew down, interrupting his hunt and landed while he clings on the tree nearby.
"Hey you!" One said.
"Yeah you," The other one added with a hint of irritated.
"Yeah, can I help you?" Chinook asked, unsurely.
"So can you tell us what's going on with the bats and the owls huh?" One asked.
Chinook looked at them still didn't understand. "Um, I don't know,"
"We flying squirrels are getting sick and tired of being mistaken as bats," One squirrel said.
"Its harassed!" The other one added. "Just because we have fur and fly doesn't mean the owls can pull us over on the wind."
His friend nodded. "Yeah, word on the tree top is this colony of silverwing going around killing pigeons. And they have a human helping them achieving their goal." Chinook couldn't believe what he was hearing, his colony and his human friend would never do such a thing!
"General Brutus has declared all bats be questions of any silverwings to be imprisoned." One said came close to him.
"Say," The other one said, looking at him funny." What kind of bat did you say you were?"
Chinook hesitated."…uh c-chickenwing." He smiled. Both the flying squirrels looked at him for a second and then one look at his partner.
"Okay well we gotta fly," He took off in the sky.
"We're outta here!" His friend followed behind as Chinook waits until they finally have gone in the forest. He gulped and quickly spread his wings out and soared fast back where the silverwings are to warm then.
Then all of sudden he heard owls hooting and glance over and saw couple owls and were being led by a red robin he met earlier. He used his echolocation to get a better hearing and to his horrific, there were on their way to where the silverwings are.
Ashlie's POV
"Hola," I heard someone spoke smoothly beside us. I turn over quickly as I stop my struggling to see who it was. My eyes went huge.
"Oh..my…god.." I breathed, right beside us was the hugest bat I have ever seen, almost close to the size of an owl. He was a male that has grey fur muscular with a massive set of purple wings with curl ends and he has tan mane along with his red hair matching his nice clean beard. I gulped when this giant bat spread his wings out into the moon while he chuckles with a dark tone.
My captive owl squawked angrily and tries to get him but he leaped up, dodging the owl's attack. I gripped on the talons and saw him charging at us, I shut my eyes as I prepare for worst and heard him laugh more darkly.
When he finally crashed into us I yelped when he uses his strength to lift the owl and throws him down in midair. I screamed when his talons begin to lose me and I fall down towards the sidewalk below.
The owl notices my fall and he swopped down and snatch me in his talons, I grunted after he did that and struggle to get out.
"Help!"I cried. My owl captive while have me in his grasp flew away from the giant bat and in corner of my eyes, I see my friends flying fast towards me.
"Hang on we're coming!" Shade yelled, flapping his wings hard as he can. I gasp when the owl ducked and up to lose the giant bat but this bat was gaining on us and I can see we're close to the park where I was earlier. When the giant bat manages to get close to us I tried to yell out.
"NO WAIT…!" Too late, he crashed into the owl-like a bull and my captive owl again let me go as I fall down but luckily the leaf pile saved my fall. I got out of the piles with leaf in my hair and saw both giant bat and owl begin to fight one another.
I watched as the giant bat used his claws to gripped on the owls back while the owl tries to get him off, but he was digging his claws deeply on his back that I can see blood gushing out.
He was laughing like he was having an outstanding time like this is all some kind of amusement park. The owl had enough of this and manage to turn his full body around and use his beak to attack him.
The giant bat snarled and they both continue to fight one another until the giant bat manages to plunge him down to the ground. I took a couple of steps back to avoid being hit and the owl tries to stomp him with his talon.
The giant bat dogged that and used his wing tip to slice a bit off his chest. The owl squawked in pain and the giant bat leap at him again and got on top of him. I can see the owl was getting tired as they both rolled over a couple of times biting, scratching, pecking at one another. Then the giant bat manages to get on top of him and bare his sharp teeth. Before the owl breathed he sank his teeth on his neck.
I cover my mouth in horror as I watch the owl cried in pain and slowly died in his mouth with some blood gushing out on his feathers. When he died the giant bat lets go his mouth and let the dead owl fall down. I felt my body frozen as I watch the giant bat licks his chomps to get some blood off his lips.
I took a small step back in hoping I can get away from him without him knowing but I accidentally step on the dead leave that made a loud crunch. The giant bat spun his head towards me, snarling through his teeth and I yelp fall on my behind.
He uses his arm and feet to crawl towards me and I scoot back much farther as I can in fright. He was already close he hovers over me as I was force myself to lay down a bit now felt much terrified.
Higlend was right. He was right all along. There were real giant bats and he looks more of a beast than a bat like he just comes alive from gargoyle or such.
I watch as he glowed at me with his dark green eyes and I couldn't move a single bit. I shut my eyes and waited for him to do it already, despite I didn't want to die.
"Are you alright?" I lose my breath after I heard him spoke in his native language which its thick Spanish.
I open my eyes sharply and look up at him."W-what?"
"I said are you alright Señorita?" He asked again. I nodded quickly.
Y-yes. I'm fine thanks for asking, um sir." He smirked from my response and then I saw another giant bat flown over us and this one was slightly chubbier than he was.
He has a light blue fur with violet hair and goatee beard and also has a green mane. He flew down towards the dead animal with the hunger look on his face and begin to chow down right after he landed with a snap.
I felt disgusted by how he was eating and then I turn to the one that was looking at me. "Don't mind me asking but what kind of bat are you and him?"
He looked at me funny. "We're a vampryum spectrum señorita, or else mostly spectral bat."
"A spectral bat..?"
He nodded and then frown at me. "And you're a human I see?"
"Um yeah?" I gulped. He sniffed my hair and growls which made me more nervous.
"You don't even smell like a human, more like a murky stench."
"Its because I haven't shower for the last couple of days?"I force to chuckle quietly but he didn't find it amusing and I realized he has a band on his left arm. It wasn't like Marina but bronze on his left wrist.
"Ashlie!" I gasped and look up to see my friends swopping down, the giant bat looks at where I was seeing and with him distracted I got out from underneath and went by Shade and Marina.
When I went by them my friends both have a shocked look as I had a while ago. The giant bat glances his head at us and stood up and I realized he was a bit taller than any other bats I saw. Even Chinook would be jealous of his height.
I swallowed can't help but felt puny of his tallness like if he won't have any problems to give orders to anyone and they will do it. Three of us watch as the giant bat and saw he was studying at each one of us, when he glanced at me I breathed.
All of sudden he forms a warm welcome smile and he clear his throat for his companion to come over. When the chubby giant bat came over by him the tall one introduced himself.
"Pardon my manners, I'm Goth. And this," He looks down at the other one. "…Is my brother in law Throbb," The chubby one named Throbb only grunted in response.
"Um hi uh," Shade begins. I'm Shade and this is Marina and Ashlie," The tall one named Goth nodded and wrapped his both massive wing. "We are new to these lands, torn away from our home."
Shade forms a smile after he spoke, looking less afraid. "Oh, us too!"
"We have much in common," Goth smiles down at us while Shade nodded still smiling. I can tell he was admiring him not sure if they have in common or something else.
"But where are you two from?" I asked, curious.
He sighed heavily. "We are from the south señorita, and all we ever wanted to get back home, "He glances up at the stars. "But we cannot read these Northern stars.."
"Well, you can travel with us," Shade offered. Marina and I looked at him shocked. What? "We're heading south to find my colony." The giant bat gives him a generous smile.
"We'll be delighted, and in return allow us to offer, our protection,"
"Um Shade, Marina may I have a word with you two? Please give us a moment to, make our decision." I push Shade and Marina around the tree until we're away from them enough.
"Okay, Shade you think this is a good idea?" I spoke lowly. "We don't even know them."
"I agree with her," Marina added. "There's something about them I don't trust."
Shade just shook his head in disbelief." Come on guys, Goth said they can protect us from other owls and my colony."
"Come you believe his words?" I huffed.
"Well yeah?" He answered.
"Shade you have to be smart enough about this, can you really trust someone that murder many innocents just like that? It's like a crazy man that offers a kid a drive to a candy store but instead, the kid was kidnapped and got murdered." I said.
Shade gulped but he was stubborn shook his head again.
"Guys I promise they can help us, Goth did save your life so we need to repay him by having them coming with us." With that Shade walk back to where Goth and Throbb were before I can protest, I sighed heavily while Marina and I walk back and see them talking to one another and Throbb saw us coming. They both glance at us.
"Well?" Goth asked.
"It's a deal." Shade replied.
Author's Note: Another chapter for you all! XD hope you like where this is going but if not don't read and review! I dont own any silverwing characters except OC's Enjoy!