Chapter 30 Sam and Jacques
Third's Person's POV
Back at Stone hold, the silverwings decided to roost for another day or two to save some strength for the next long journey. None of the females understood why the males are all gone, they wouldn't dare to think they abandoned them. It's never like that, they always wait for them before they all go the hibernaculum together.
Everyone was muttering one another and some females, including Ariel, are looking everywhere for any remaining male Silverwing that was left behind but sadly there's none in sight. Ariel flew over to where Frieda was and landed.
The elder bat overhears her and turn to her and asked. "Any sign of the males?
"Not a trace," Ariel panted, sadly. Then Mercury shows up with a dark feather in his hand.
"The owls were here," Everyone gasped in horror and the muttering begins to grow louder than usual, with fear on their face worrying the owls could've seized them. Bathsheba, that was roosting another side of the cave just had enough of this that she flew out from her roost and storm over at where Frieda and rest are at.
"On top everything we endured," She begins looking coldly at Frieda, and everyone was all quiet. "Now the males are missing! How many more bad decisions will Frieda make?"With that everyone begins talking all at once and to the leader bat shock, most of them nod in agreeing with Bathsheba's words. She glances down at her and Bathsheba smirked at her in triumph. Soon they will be consequences on leadership for the colony.
Ashley's POV
My friends and I were resting for a bit under a massive tree with a pond in front of us. While Shade and Marina were out hunting for bugs I manage to find some blueberries to eat and washed them in a pond. I still couldn't get that nightmare out of my mind, even I try to forget it, it always comes back to me. I felt my stomach sicken, and I force myself to eat another bite of the blueberry. I need to obtain food in my stomach and water as well to survive despite feeling sick with worry from that terrible dream.
I looked at the pond near me and took my mitten off to collect some water. I dipped my hand in cold water and scooped it up to drink some.
"Hey, Ash?" I gagged in startled, spitting out my water and spun around. It was only Shade.
"Shade don't scare me like that!"
He lifts his both hands up, almost chuckling. "Sorry didn't mean to," I sighed heavily and devoured my last berry. He places his hand on my shoulder.
"Still think of that nightmare?" He asked. I nod softly and Shade closes his eyes.
"Ashlie, it was only a dream. No matter what it happens it's not going to harm us. "
'Shade..."I wanted to tell him again Goth is alive but I don't want to argue this, it'll just make things worse and my fear will grow. Instead, I sighed heavily.
"Your right, I'll try to forget it." I saw him smiled in the corner of my eyes.
"Hey, while we're waiting for Marina to finished hunting, I want to try something?"
"Try what?" I glanced at him puzzled.
"I want to try to get you off the ground," He answered.
"Oh," I blinked. I wasn't confident if he is able to lift me due to his size and he let me go accidentally during the storm, which freaks me out still. But I clearly understand he wants to prove himself he's not a runt. I guess I can permit him practices so I nodded.
"Sure, let's try it." He beamed, and I couldn't help smiling a bit of his upbeat. With that, I put my mitten back on and stand up while he did the same. I held back on how he was still shorter than me that I didn't want to ruin his moment. He hoists himself up and grabs both hands and I gripped them.
"Alright let's see what you got," I said. He begins to lift himself up, gripping my hands. He was panting and use all of his strength to elevate me up more. "Come on Shade you can do it." I watch as my feet were inches away from the ground. He huffed and puffed while lifting me up and saw I was a little more up than usual.
"That's it your getting it!"I cheered. He looked down, panting to see I was right. He grins and then he lifts me up more.
"S-Shade not too high," I gulped, seeing was almost high up. He was in his much glorious moment that he didn't hear me and fly up with me higher. I begin to panic when I see we're almost up close above the first branch that was way above the ground.
"Ashlie, I'm doing it! I'm lifting you!"Shade yelled happily.
"T-That's great but..." He won't let me finish as he grunts and moves fast around the tree."That's good enough...Shade stop! Stop!"He looks down at me, still flying.
"Hey, I got you, and I won't let you go..." He didn't see where he was going that he smacks himself on a branch, lose his focus gripping me and I scream falling down.
"ASHLIE!" Shade yelled and swopped down fast to get me before I crashed myself on the ground. He manages to seize my wrist and jerked fast, which ended badly. Shade lost his balance of flying and we both descended from the sky. All of sudden I caught a glimpse of a small branch that looks brushy and without thinking I gripped it fast.
"YEOOOOWW!" Having no idea it was alive. I let go of what it was in fright leaving Shade and I fall down on the ground. Shade landed first before I fell on top of him. We both groaned in pain.
"Ugh," I moaned. "Shade, next time you try lifting me, not that high!"
"Okay I get I'm sorry," He grunted.
"Guys?" Shade and I glance at our side and see Marina finally back from her hunt, having a puzzled look. "What... are you two doing?"
I quickly got up before she thinks the other way around and spoke fast. "Shade was trying to hoist me up but he ends up both of us falling." She glances at us for a second and then snickered
"Really? I think leaving you two alone was a bad idea, you two need an adult to watch over you."
HEY!" Shade and I both exclaimed which made Marina laughed.
"Um hello?" All three of us looked up and observe a brown squirrel, having a scowling look, holding himself on a tree. "You know that was rude for you to pull my tail off, it's for showing off ladies not act as a rope."
"Eh, sorry about that," I apologized. I was trying to catch our falling and..."I realized I saw him before."Wait, have I seen you before?"
"Excuse me?" The squirrel looks at me. "Wait a minute..." He jumps down from the branch to bring in a closer look, and he studies me for a second, then his eyes lit up.
"Oh, my nuts your that tiny girl from the city!" Hey Jacques! Get down here, we got company!"
"Huh?" Marina and Shade look at one another in confusion but I only smiled, was glad to see them again. We watch a bird that was a robin, with a small wooden guitar on foot as I remember. He put his instrument before he lands. It didn't give him minutes to notice it was me.
"Hey, Sam your right, it is that human!" He smiled his beak. "Dang girl, we've been looking for you an entire city."
I rub my back neck smile sheepish. "Yeah sorry I was in a hurry."
"Ash? You know these two?"Shade asked.
I nodded and glanced at him. "Yeah, I've met them back in the city while I was strolling days ago. They invite me to dance with their music."
"And you should've seen her she was brilliant!" The squirrel beamed. "You should've stayed longer animals love your performance you dance like um...uh..."He stops midsentence and tries to find an accurate word. Robin, who named was Jacques rolled his eyes.
He looked at us and gives us a polite smile on his beak. "Forgive for our manners. I'm Jacques and this is Sam. We're both performers that travel through the forest and cities.
"Performers? That's so cool!"I said with an impressed look.
"I'm Marina. This is Shade and Ashlie." Marina introduces us to them.
"A swan! That's it!"Sam snapped his finger, got the right word."She dances gracefully like a swan."Jacques places his wing over him and tsks on his outburst.
"Yes, she does Sam,"
I giggle quietly at how silly he was and asks. "So what are you two doing here out in the woods?"
"Oh, we're trying to look for Ursa, you know the only white Komode bear in this forest?" Sam replied.
"Oh Ursa, yeah we met her!" Shade smiled. "We convinced her the Silverwing are innocents."
"Why you two looking for her?" Marina asked.
Jacques picks up his guitar. "While Sam and I journey through this forest we heard rumors that she's going to take many animals to the eastern valley for the banishment. We thought making music would bring joy on their trail. "
"Wait...you are saying that Brutus didn't believe her?"Shade asked.
"I'm afraid not," Jacques answered, strumming his guitar with his wing.
"And Brutus banished the animals?" Marina added, has the same expression as Shade not believing what they're hearing.
"Well some who are on Ursa's side," Sam said, mostly they are in truth. They're getting irritated of that old bird being obsessed with justices and stuff."
"I couldn't agree more," I muttered feeling upset about Brutus being this stubborn. Marina and Shade sighed heavily.
Additionally, Sam asked us. "So what brings you three here?"
"We're trying to find a pine tree that looks like an arrow," I explained.
"Do you guys have a chance to verify it?" Shade asked. They both thought for a moment and then Jacques raises his feather finger.
"I think we saw one not too far, that funny looking tree that has top tipped to the side, is that what you're seeking for?" He questions unsurely."
Shade nodded eagerly. "Yes, yes, that's it! That's the one you distinguish which way is it?"
"If you go straight and go right around the corner, you can't miss your special tree," Sam replied.
"Oh thank you, thank you so much." I smiled.
"Yeah, we three own you one," Shade added.
Jacques laughed, "Nah you don't owe us anything, just spread the love of music." He spoke and strums his guitar. All of us chuckled and we're made our depart. Before we left Marina told them where Ursa was in the forest. And, for my safety, I grab on her feet and we make our way to the pine tree they directed us.
Sam and Jacques both waved at us until we disappeared.
"Good luck you two!"Sam called.
Third's Person POV
After they saw their new friends leave, they sighed and sat down, taking a rest for a bit before they depart.
Jacques strums on his guitar to entertain themselves."You know Sam; we don't see that every day. You know a tiny human walking around in this world."
"Yeah, I wonder how she got shrunken down, remind me to ask her if we ever see them." He observes some blueberries near him. He licks his lips and grabs some couples to devour them.
"Hey, are you going to eat those?" Jacques asked, notices some delicious berries.
Sam shook his head and brought his food close. "Nah get your own berries."
"Aw come on." Jacques was cut when he recognizes a shadow looming over them. They both gasped and looked up, and Jacques was the one that pushes Sam near the bush. He jumps in fast before he was spotted and both hid quietly. Sam was the one that peeks above and his face paled.
"G-gargoyles... they're alive..."
"What?" Jacques hissed, he scoots over to take a peek and was shocked at what he was glimpsing, two hugest bats he has ever seen, just like how the pigeon describes them, roosting on a branch. They both kept silence and hears one of them speak, with a smirk on his face.
"They can't be that far amigo, the scent of them is getting stronger." The other one smacks his lips in hunger. Sam and Jacques look at one another in puzzled.
"Wait, they're after our friends?" Sam whispered.
"Shh!" Jacques uses his wing to covers his mouth when the other giant bat twitches his ear. They held their breath when he began to sniff down towards where they are at. He hummed, then he snorts. To their relief, the giant bats flew out from their roost and took the part their new friends went. When they finally left they came out of hiding and have horror on their faces.
"Dude, did you see the size of those bats?" Sam gulped.
Jacques nodded. "Yeah and I think their searching for one we met minutes ago." He has fear look on his face and finished. "They're in trouble!"
"Jacques what are we going to do?!" The squirrel shout, having his both hand on his head. "We need to find help fast and save them!"
"I know I know, we need to find Ursa! She'll know what to do."With that, they both quickly depart as Jacques flies and Sam climbs on trees and jump on branches.
Ashlie's POV
We calculated the way Sam, and Jacques directed us and I saw a pine tree that has an arrow-shaped Shade characterizes it.
"Shade is that the pine tree from your sound map?" I asked, looking ahead.
He nodded, smiling. "Yes, we're almost there at the stone hold."I think we make a left turn and it's just around that mountain."
I grinned excitedly and look up at Marina."Are you ready to meet his colony," I glance ahead and wait for her to respond, but to my puzzled, I overhear her muffing in return? I gasp and look back up and my eyes went huge to see Throbb, gripping Marina with both feet and use one to cover her mouth to prevent her scream.
"SHADE!" I screamed. Shade looked back fast and he gasped while Throbb laughs and made a kissy sound in a mock tone.
"Ashlie, Marina!"He cried. Before he gets a chance to save us, I feel my foot jerk down and I screamed, letting go of Marina's feet, making me fall and was caught again. When I was landed on a branch, I gripped the tree close in fear.
"I'm not sure about her but I'm quite ready to meet his colony, señorita," My blood froze. That voice, no he can't be. There's no way! Shakingly, I circle my head a little and see it was him. Goth, alive. He gives me his sinister smirk and sees Shade landed beside me and he looked shocked right when he saw him.
"Surprised to see me, amigo?" He laughed cruelly,"
God no! No! No! I thought, with my heart shaken.
Author's Note : How was that one everyone? XD Hope you all like where this is going if not dont read and review! Sorry again it took long I'll do my best to write more and update ;) Find out what happens next as the three are in pickles now with Goth capture them D8 I dont own any silverwing characters except OC's Enjoy! :D