Chapter 28 We got saved by a bear?
In about a couple minutes passed by we all hear something crying in the distance like it was some kind of baby. I look up at Marina and Shade and they both look at me with the same puzzle as I was having. We flew towards that sound until to my shock we spotted a bear cub sitting, crying its eyes out.
"Oh no," I muttered. We swopped down to the cup as Marina put me on the ground before she flew up with Shade.
"Where its mother?" Marina gasped, circling around the cub with Shade.
"She must've..," Don't say it Shade! Please don't say it. I thought, understand where this was going biting my lips.
"…been killed crossing the human road." Shade answered.
"No," I said quietly, my heart dropped for this cub. The cub cries on more and Shade quickly soothed for it to calm down.
"But its mother might have survived and she and the cub could've gotten separated," I suggest, want to believe its mom is on the other side the road and perhaps got spooked or maybe recovering herself from injuries from the car hitting her.
"No matter there has to be someplace safe we can take him," Marina said.
Then Shade has both eyes lit up. "I know! We can take him to Ursa." I looked at him bewildered.
"What?!" I exclaimed. "Shade this is a bad idea, you saw how she is."
"Ashlie this is the only way," He reasoned. "She's the only female we know." I let out a sigh as Marina did the same. I guess we don't have a choice but go back to that self-centered bear. Then the cub begins to wail again for his mom and falls on the ground with tears begin to stream down his cheek. I thought my heart was going to break to see him crying feeling terrible. I gently walk over to him and place my hand gently on his big nose and whisper to him.
"Hey shh, it's okay. Your safe, you don't need to be afraid."I even rub his nose softly to comfort him and the cub slowly stops crying. He looks over at me and I give him my soft smile. To my surprise, the cub grinned at me and lean his head to lick my cheek. I laughed as he uses his nose to nuzzle me and I hug him while the cub cooed. Shade and Marina both chuckled quietly of how adorable this was.
"Ash I didn't know you can handle babies." Shade said.
I shrugged. " I guess animals and babies bring me joy I want to help." The cub again nuzzled me and I stroke his head.
"Hello Gavin,"
"Gavin?" Marina blinked.
"Well he got to have a name so I think this one fits him." I stroke under his chin and the cub, now named Gavin cooed more with that cute smile on his face. "And I think he likes it." I saw Marina fly over and grab a branch that has some berries in them.
"Lets used this to guide him towards Ursa." She said, getting the cub to follow her and we all begin to make way back. I decide to walk along with the cub so he won't get lonely and I pray to God that Ursa has her heart changed when she sees how lonely Gavin was.
Chinook's POV
I flew alongside Ariel and Frieda across the river that was below us and I notices two long cliffs up ahead.
"Its the stone hold. It is isn't it Frieda?" I turn to her, having high hopes. She gives me a smile and I grinned.
"Who hoho alright!" I couldn't help but speed down ahead to see my dad and rushed through the crack inside while the other pup followed me.
"Dad!" I cried happily, but my excitement dies down when I realized the cave was..empty? The pups and I flew around to spot a male Silverwing and we couldn't find one. The pups and I were glancing at one another and I can see some have disappointment look and worry. I look over at Breeze and she was close to crying. I sighed heavily and flew out of the crack and land on the rock.
I glance up at the other silverwings and they expect me to say something good.
"Th-there gone," I said softly.
"What?" Ariel breathed and everyone has confused look on their faces.
I glance over out of the stonehold sadly. "The males, they're all..gone." I hear everyone begin to mutter one another with their tone worry and I caught a glimpse of Frieda having dismal look on her face.
Ashlie's POV
Shade and I helped Marina guide back towards where Ursa was at. We finally made it and like she was before, still eating her berries and her head was inside the tank to get some more.
"Hey Ursa!" Shade called. The white bear bonked her head in startled and groaned. She rubs her head in pain and turns to us sharply about to shout but gasped in horror when she saw Gavin.
"Get that thing out of here!" She backed up when the cup comes to her looking happy.
"His name is Gavin," I said. "And he needs to look after his mother was killed." Ursa only growled and turn her head away in stubborn. I made a soft growl and Shade flew up on a rock and try to reason her.
"Look he's a black bear and you really the black bear,"
"Who happens to be white," Ursa stated. "Now take your sniffling little friend…" Realized Gavin was eating a pile of her food her eyes flared.
"Hey get out of there!" She storms over and pushes him away from her food, making Shade Marina and I stunned on her cruel act. I looked over to see Gavin lay his head low sniffing, looking hungry. Now I found myself snapped and glare over at Ursa eating. I saw the leaf beside me and I grabbed it before bravely marching over to her food and begin to get some on my leaf.
Ursa notices me and growled threateningly. "You hear what I said?! Get out of my Foo…!
"SHUT UP!" I let out my screaming like I was letting all my anger out. She was silent, as she was taken back my yell and Marina and Shade look speechless. With that, I begin to rant. "I don't care if you are white, pink, blue, green, yellow or else if you have damn rainbow fur I don't care! You shouldn't be treated others unfairly just because you're rare! We humans don't worship you all because we bring you food no! We did this to help you maybe have you repopulate or something that's what we do like how we are with Marina from not having her species go extinct!" I scooped up more the food and Ursa was silenced so I continued.
"Leaders are supposed to help its people and do what is best to protect them from wars, getting murdered, or else other that are not threatened." Ursa look away sharply still didn't speak not caring and I finally give up. "You know what, your right. You shouldn't be their leader you know why? Because your selfish creature only cares about yourself!" I pull the leaf with food leaving her be.
I stopped a little and look at her coldly."And I wish you got run over by car instead this cub's mom." She didn't turn her head as I huffed and pull the leave over to where Gavin is at. He slowly went and being to eat his meal. I gently pet his neck, while I was trying to calm down down my rage, making sure he has enough fill. Marina and Shade landed beside me and I can tell they were still impacting my behavior that I sigh softly.
"Guys, it's okay I'm not mad at you two,"
"But the way you talk to her," Shade begins.
"Shade I said it's okay. After Gavin's done eating let's just get out of here." He sighs and then I felt my hand being grabbed by his like he wants to comfort me. I held on his hand and I close my eyes, feeling glad he was here along Marina.
Soon after we were back on the walking but Gavin was still hungry after he ate and we decided he comes with us to find more food and hopefully another female komode bear that is nothing like Ursa. I walk alongside the cub and then he nuzzles my side in a playful manner. I couldn't help but laugh softly.
"Gavin, are you trying to be a stinker?" The cub cries happily and almost pushes me with his big nose. "Hey easy big fella."
"My colony is barely echoed from here and we're stuck with this cub," I overheard Shade talking with Marina and glance up at them.
"But we can't leave him," Marina said.
"She's right who's going to take care of him?" I added. "There has to be another female bear out here we just need to keep searching."
"Don't worry," A voice spoke darkly. We all look in fright and saw Lugar emerging out from his hiding with his other companion. "We'll take care of the little guy." Shade and Marina both landed beside me as the wolves being to circled around us.
"Don't you dare come near Gavin!" I threaten, using my arm to protect him.
The leader laughed darkly. "Aww you have given the cub a name, that's so sweet." He stalked closer and spoke in sick friendly. "I enjoy sweets in my mouth."
"Gavin run! Run!" I get him to go another way while Shade and Marina helped me. But the dark blue wolf jumped in front of us, blocking our escape. Gavin crawls back in fear and whines. Before the wolf has a chance to pounce at us Shade swopped down and crash himself on his face and use his claw to poke his eyes out. He howls in pain and tries to get him off his face. I saw Lugar coming close, licking his chomps and see his paw was barley inch away from us. I use my foot to stomp it hard which made him yelped in pain and shook to stop it.
He stops and growled. "Well well, perhaps you really are owl killers," I try to look another way to get out but the wolves were already surrounding us and made Gavin and I back up to the nearest tree. Marina and Shade both charged down to attack but Lugar caught a glimpse and kicked Shade with his back leg making the silverwing crashed to Marina and both tumble on the ground.
"Shade Marina!" I cried in fear. Suddenly I felt something warm around my neck and I looked down. My amulet was glowing.
"Just in time!" Without thinking I desperate thought of one thing and the huge gush of wind begin to pick up. The wind was so strong that the wolves have trouble standing still and the powerful wind force blew them in the opposite direction. The light blue wolf slammed her body on a tree while the other two wolves stumble one another. The glowing amulet begins to die down and I shook my head, despite I begin to feel weak I want to have more powers to protect Gavin.
"No, stay glowing!" I gasp and saw Luger getting up and glare at me deathly.
"It seems our toy wants to play rough." His companion nods in agreement and they get up and again stalk towards us. I cling on Gavin's head and spotted the rabbit and raccoon watching us with horror look on their faces.
"Help us!" I screamed they didn't do anything instead they cover their eyes wimping. The dark blue wolf was about to pounce at us but Lugar stops him like he wants to attack us first and walk slowly towards us with his canine teeth showing. With nothing else I can do I bury my whole face on Gavin's fur as the cub cover his head. God help us! I prayed. Lugar snarled and I thought we're done for as I waited for my death to come, but all of a sudden I heard him yelped like he was hit. I jerk my head up and was expected that it was one of my friends but to my surprise, I saw a huge white-furred bear in front of us.
"Ursa?!" She rescued us! I watch as she stood on her hind legs and let out her roar making the wolves nervous almost back up. Lugar was the one that wasn't afraid he snarled.
"Cowards attack her!" The wolves and he charged at her barking. Ursa, however, uses her paw to swipe at him to push him away from us and goes the same with the light blue wolf as she tries to jump on her but the white bear kicked her up, and she crashed her back on a tree. While the wolves were occupied I quickly get Gavin up.
"Come on." Gavin didn't hesitate and we both ran to the safe distance, while I grip his fur to keep my balance. As we were away enough I wanted to get up to help her but I still feel weak from my powers, I only watch to see Ursa defending herself from the wolves and even Shade and Marina helped. Right, when Lugar jumps up on her Ursa grabbed his neck to prevent him from biting her face. Shade dives down and uses both wings to cover the leader's eyes making him get off and was crying in pain of Silverwing biting him. Marina landed on the female wolf and use her fangs to bite her through her skin. The female wolf yelps and struggle to get her off. She manages to get the brightwing off which it distracted her as Ursa's paw hit her and falls on the ground, and slid close to the dark blue wolf. They both wimped and got up to run away with their tail behind. I grinned to see them retreating. It ended when I saw Lugar foot in front of us, almost forgot he's still here and towers over us. He glances at the bats before he returns to glare at us.
"You human and your friends have caused enough trouble." He growled darkly. I panicked holding on to Gavin, seeing him opening his mouth, getting ready to eat us. Then Ursa got by him and with all her strength she shoved him hard with her arm and Lugar was shoved across the ground. He groaned and gets up and Ursa was already in front of him and roared for last time. Lugar now looks beaten and has his no companion he takes off in retreat having his tail behind, wimping. I breathed heavily to watch him go and turn to see Ursa while Shade and Marina cheered. I didn't know what to say right when she turned to look at us. Gavin was the one that was having his paws out and growls happily. She looked at us for a second and then look at her paw as if she couldn't believe she did it and look out in the distance.
We all went back to Ursa's food tank and even the rabbit and raccoon came along. When we got there I was even more surprised that she decided to give the cub some of her food and use the lid to fill it. Gavin smiled happily and begin to dig in.
"You showed those wolves!" The rabbit cheered.
"You took charge Ursa!" Marina added as she was roosting with Shade.
Ursa lays on her stomach. "Yes, but they'll be back,"
"And there be more of them, next time." Shade sighed, growling a little.
"We have to cross the human road, where its safe," Raccoon suggested.
"No, running away won't solve anything," Ursa said, having a determined look. "We go to Brutus, tell Shade's story and get him to stop this war." My bat friends beamed to see that she was on our side. But me, however, was suspicious that I petted Gavin for a bit and then I turn to Ursa, putting my hood up.
"Ursa, what made you changed your mind? Are you doing this to show off how popular you are?" I was still upset about earlier and saw the rabbit and raccoon have their mouth opened.
"Ash," Marina said like I was ruining this moment. The white bear looks at me and sighed heavily.
"It's because..your right."
"Excuse me?" I blinked.
She hung her head in ashamed. "I was selfish and I didn't want to do anything with meetings. I only wanted everyone to leave me be so I won't be involved with much. I… I really mess this up," She glances at the rabbit and raccoon. "I'm very sorry about my actions and should've been a better leader for all of you." Ursa finished by having her head on her paws still having shameful look. "I hope you all forgive me of my foolish act," We all didn't speak but my expression became gentle to see she was telling the truth. I looked over at Shade and Marina and they have the same look at I have, along with the raccoon and rabbit. I sighed and got up and walk over and place my hand on her white fur. Right when I did that she open her eyes and look up at me.
"…Ursa, we won't forget how you treated us, even I'm still mad that you see my kinds as your worshippers." She looks down. "But we forgive you."
Her eyes lit up and look around and see the rest of us smiling at her and Gavin came over and gives her a cute lick on her nose, thanking her.
She forms a soft smile. "Thank you all, I promise I will be a better leader from now on, no more being selfish."
"That what I like to hear, from a true leader." I grinned. Then the cub came over and nuzzle me winning happily.
I giggled. "Easy buddy I'm tiny." Gavin licked my cheek and I heard Shade clear his throat. I looked up to see what he needs.
"Ashlie we should get going. We need to find my colony." I nod and got up but I didn't want to leave Gavin since I was close to him.
"Wait before you go we have a question!" I looked over to see the rabbit and raccoon having their curious look.
"Um, yeah what's your question?" I said.
"Why you humans have machines to go around and have road, will it be easy and safe if you all walk and run like us?"
I couldn't help but laughed. "It's because we humans don't have much energy to walk with our two legs and it takes us years or month to go from place to place. And the machines are called cars that we drive on."
"But your machi...I mean the car has killed us a lot." Raccoon gulped. I sighed softly.
"Yes we do sadly but we can't stop the brakes in time if you animals are really close to us." I look at them seriously. "From now on and have everyone in this forest to look both ways before crossing. It'll save your life."
"We promised!" Both Rabbit and Raccoon spoke and the rabbit crossed his heart.
"Good," I smiled, feeling the relief of their safety. I looked at Gavin for a minute and look up at Ursa.
"Ursa, please promise me you'll take care of him until he grows big and strong."
"I will," She nods her head. I pet Gavin softly and look at me sadly like he knows I need to go.
"Gavin you be good with Ursa, I promise I'll visit you when I can." He whines and licks my face as I hug him last time, trying my best not to cry. I sighed heavily and look over at Ursa. "And about what I said about you being run over..I didn't mean it I'm sorry."
The white bear chuckled. "No big deal, I kind of deserved that and I forgive you." I smiled a little. Soon we begin to make depart as Marina grabbed my hands with her feet and we fly up in the sky while the animals waved.
"Good luck talking to Brutus!" I shout, and we disappear in the night. We fly for couple minutes and I sighed, feeling happy that the beast leader had listened to us and now she's going to tell that stuck up pigeon that Shade and his colony are innocents.
"Good thing we got the leader of the beast on our side now," Shade said, while he flaps his wings.
"Will Brutus believe Ursa with giant bats?" Marina asked.
"He can check out the towers of fire, Goth's body is right there." He replied. My eyes went huge, clearly forgot about Goth might be alive that my face turned white.
"Ash?" Shit! I thought when Shade notices my face. "What's wrong?"
"Um...Nothing." I lied. He hummed. "Your face looks paled."
"I'm hungry I guess?" I answered. He frowned, he knows I was fibbing and Marina knows it too. With that, they both flew down and landed on a branch right after Marina lets me go.
"Okay Ashlie you have been jumpy lately, first you can't sleep and now you look like you seen a ghost. Your hiding something from us." Marina stated. I didn't speak for I don't know how I can tell them the truth. I felt Shade's hand on my shoulder.
"Come on you can tell us anything we won't be mad." It was now or never, I have to tell them the whole truth. There was no way I can hide this and they'll find out soon enough.
I took a deep breath and look at both of them.
"Guys, back at the fire tower. Before we left I caught a glimpse of Goth's nose twitch. He could be alive." Right, when I said it I saw their shock look, with their mouth opened.
Third's Person POV
Meanwhile, back at the fire towers, the two crows were looking down at Goth's body, that hasn't moved since he was electric. Two of them flew down to get a better look at him and they were impressed by how huge he was. The crow having its red eyes turn to its friend, looking hungry.
"Not only the bat is huge, it's already cooked!" It beamed, for it was enough to share for them to eat.
Suddenly, Goth eyes opened sharply and his claws snatch up the bird's neck making the other fly off, escaping in fright. The crow that wasn't lucky was dragged down and the giant bat uses his fangs to sank the bird's neck. The crow cries out in pain and struggles to get out of his mouth, shouting for help but soon the crow begins to lose its breath with blood dripping it dies slowly in his mouth. When Goth didn't feel the crow moving he drops it's on the ground and chuckled darkly. He licks his lips to get some blood off.
"I'm alive, thanks to Zotz." He muttered. Then he growled and looked up at the sky. "I will find those two bats and their human and pay for what they have done to me. And that runty bat will lead me to his colony so I can feast upon them!" Then Goth look at his dead victim and spoke quietly. "And I swear to Zotz for this girl, this human has better be worth bringing to my kingdom." He clenches his fist and his dark eyes flared. "She will be mine."
With that, he begins to eat his victim before he begins his journey to find them, and find Throbb if he survived.
Author's Note: Here another chapter! Hope you like where this is going but if not dont read and review it! I dont own silverwing except OC enjoy!