Chapter 22: That was a very close call
It was that long until we finally found her and my heart stopped when I saw Throbb with her, scared that he will strike her anytime soon.
"Throbb!" Shade called out to them. They both turn and saw us and Marina gasps. "Shade, Ashlie!"
Then he flew towards them and saw him smile from below, acting like he was just strolling around like how students in high school do to greet people. "Oh Hello Marina, excuse me but we need to speak to our good friend Throbb," Both of them even me were puzzled of what Shade was doing but I didn't say a word pray we can get away. All of us flew to the nearest tree branch and as we all landed Shade added.
"Great new Throbb, my colony just showed up!"
"What?" I looked at him dumbly. He just nodded, turn to me and smiled. "You remember, we were sent here by Goth to get him…" He winked at me and I see he was trying to get me to play along.
I nod a bit and said, unusually."…Um yeah, yeah I remember yes! They came here about an hour ago, right after Marina left."
"The silverwings are here?" She looks stunned to hear there all here.
Shade chuckled. "Why yes, thousands of them," I saw Throbb grinning his sharp teeth and I notice he was drooling them a bit. But then Shade frowned at her. "Hey, we thought you were heading back to the island. You should get going," I gulped and almost begged silently she along Throbb are buying this story. To my relief she did, she glowed back at him.
"I was happier it was just me anyway," She huffed and took off into the sky. When she was gone Shade turn to us and grins.
"Finally! Goth said we can have a feast when she was gone." What?! I was now deeply shocked but he continues.
"Let's go he's waiting!" Right when he says it Throbb couldn't resist but jump out form his branch and flap his wings hard towards the dark forest. Shade grabbed my hands with both feet and flew off the branch but we both didn't follow him, instead, Shade lower me to the ground and we hide in the bush until he was fully gone.
"Thank god he fell for that," I said, breathed heavily.
He nodded with pride on his face. "Yeah, those giant bats are not that smart enough." I forced to chuckled a bit while my heart was hammering in my chest.
"No their not, but I think Goth could be less stupid than his brother by.." I felt someone touch my should and I let out a startled scream and smack someone with my free hand, made the owner groaned.
"Guys it's me!" Shade and I looked and saw it was Marina, rubbing her head where I smacked.
"Marina?" Shade asked. "What are you doing here?"
Marina looked both of us after she'd done rubbing." I know you two were fibbing." Both him and I glance at her surprised.
"How.." She points at me. "Your expression had almost blown your covers. If Throbb saw your looks he could've told you two are hiding something."
I felt my both cheeks reddened. It's true I do suck at lying, every time I tried to fib my face reveal with worrisome. I shook my head and said.
"No time we gotta get going now before he gets here." Shade quickly got my hands with his feet before Marina could say anything."Well explain everything but we need to go now." She followed us when we took off to the sky, while Shade huff and puff to lift me up above the trees.
Goth's POV
I was licking my claws after I had my wonderful feast on that bat. It felt so good to eat this meat after trapping that awful prison by forcing myself to eat these scrawny mice. Then the girl, Ashlie came to me. I was amazed to hear her speaking she hates her kinds. Does she finally realize my kinds are stronger and powerful than her's? Is she wishing she can be vampryum instead? Or..? My thoughts of the question were running through my mind while getting my blood off my claws. Then all of a sudden a thought came to me. The reason Zotz has me up here in this wasteland. He wants me to bring her to my kingdom, to show my people I can even control her species. But how will I get her to come to the south with me.." I hear someone coming down and I looked up lazily and saw my brother in law coming down fast with that dumb grin on his face.
"Where's the colony? I'm starving!" I blinked on his question after I was done the licking.
"Somewhere in the valley I suspect..where are Shade and..Ashlie?"
"Well their right behind me…?" Throbb turn over but his eyes lit up to see they didn't follow him and stuttered.
"B-but but, They say that you..the silverwing..the feast.." I groaned in the annoyance of his stupidity that I tower over him.
"How you can be tricked, by such some inferiors species?" He gulped not answering, I raise my claws. "Your brain is in your stomach!"
He covers his head with his wings fearfully. "T-They can't be far! If we split up we can.." I laughed darkly and lower my claws down. He glances at me puzzled.
"Unless your brain and your stomach have forgotten." I smiled at him darkly, "Shade has given me the direction, to the towers of fire." I watch him both eyes lit up and force to chuckle nervously.
"Oh," I spread my wings out and soared out with him following me. When we soared through the night sky I thought on more on how I can bring her to the south with us and make her live in the pyramid. I hummed and one suggestion came to me. The one that will have her live in my home permanently..and her by my side.
Ashlie's POV
When we were away enough form these giant bats, we were resting on the branch while Shade was panting heavily.
"Okay, what is going on? Why are you two acting like a monster is in these woods?" Marina asked.
"That's what they are.."I swallowed. "These giant bats..are monsters.." She saw more afraid I was and Shade manage to speak.
"Goth and Throbb don't just eat meat..they eat bats!" She gasped in horrified and then look at him pale.
"Shade your colony, Goth knows about the sound map!" I saw Shade's face turn even paler of what he has done, bringing his colony in grave danger all because he blurts out his sound map.
"W-we have to find them before Goth and Throbb do," I said, and see Shade breathed heavily.
"If we don't hurry they will all be eaten, and it will all be my fault." He closes his eyes in ashamed.
"But we don't know where the fire towers are, try your sound map again." She suggested. Shade didn't hesitate as he closes both eyes and hummed his song. About a second later open his eyes sharply gasping and Marina begins guessing.
"Do you see anything new? Where mountains? A river maybe?"
"Eh there were other fire towers that lead along the cutline, you know where humans steal all the trees." He replied.
"Oh, you mean the electricity poles," I corrected. They both glance at me and I quickly explained. "These electricity poles help me and rest humans' life easier with cooking, staying warm and cool, and entrain ourselves." I watch them nod a little as if they understand a little bit of it and then Marina spread her wings out.
"Great let's go find them," She smiles and grabbed my hands with her feet, to my surprise since earlier of our auguring and we all flew off into the sky to find this fire tower soon as we can before these monsters get there first.
Author's Note: Sorry this was a short chapter but hope you all like where this is going. but no mean comments! Stay tuned for what happens next ;) I don't own any silverwing characters except OC's Enjoy! XD