"Gen. 59, 1st try, is an utter failure."
"yes, it's barely human."
"we can't kill it, though. we can't get a needle through the scales."
"we'll cut it and it can bleed 2 death, 4 all i care. it's scales r not that hard yet."
"yes, but it's venom is still deadly. perhaps she isn't as big a failure as we 1st thought..."
"r u questioning your better?"
"no sir!"
"good. through her in a cage and throw away the key. apparently the only way 2 kill her is starving her 2 death."
"but sir....the venom. she shoots at anyone who comes near."
"ware protection, cover all skin."
"i know sir, but the cages r open in the front...if anyone walks by they'll b hurt or killed."
"then have a concrete box made, put that thing in it, and SEEL THE GOD DAMNED THING FOREVER! they CAN'T find out about this failure, so make it as inconspicuous as possible. it has 2 b done b4 the month is at it's end, some colleges of mine r coming 2 c what we've done and this....THING....is an embarrassment."
"yes sir..."
"GO!" and, with that, the younger of the 2 men runs off. the older 1 glares at a screen "how could that possibly b something we created?" he snarls. shown on screen is a red and black thing. it has a human top, but it's legs r fused into a long snake tail. the human part is covered in scales of red and black. it has huge, dark red ears and red and black bat wings with sharp looking points. suddenly it hisses at the camera, showing sharp fangs and a forked tongue. the man shudders slightly, walking away.
"sir, we've got the thing almost finished. it's made to look like a table, complete with benches."
"good, and with 2 weeks 2 spare. is it ready 4 her yet?"
"yes, i was just going 2 get her." the younger man nods.
"good, get 2 it, then."
"yes sir." and the man walks away.
i look out as i hear foot-steps, and move 2 the back of the cage. i peer out as a man comes into view. he kneels down and smiles at me, and i smile back. "Mikey!" i cheer, slithering over. yes, i said slither. i have no legs, just a snake tail...body...type...thing.
"there u r, Slash." he says kindly, picking me up.
"where we goin'?" i ask.
"a place where...no 1 can hurt u anymore..." he whispers like it's a secret. i look over and c something like a table without a top or a well...
"what's that?" i ask.
"your new....home..." he stammers slightly, and i look at him with concern in my eyes. he puts me gently down in the thing and i realize it's warm and 2 times the size of the cage. i explore a bit and then look up at him.
"it's huge!" i exclaim, and he sighs. i reach up and touch his hand. i'm only 4, just so u know. he's the closest thing 2 a father i've ever had..."what's wrong?"
"i'm srry..." he whispers, pulling out a stuffed snake and handing it 2 me. i take it. "u'll never c me again after this....i can't guarantee anything, not even meals..."
"i'm a snake, silly! it takes a month 2 digest a meal!"
"u'r also a bat, which means u have 2 eat twice your body weight. did u find the cold spot on the floor?"
"yea."
"there's a latch near it. when u find it, pull. there's meat down there. tht's....all i can promise u...." he whispers, patting my head and kissing my forehead like a father kissing a child 2 comfort it. he walks away slowly as the top is covered....and everything went dark.
and that was the rest of my life other then when a small door near the middle opened and i would rush over 2 catch a glimpse of the outside. Mikey would b there, giving me food, water, and someone 2 talk 2. then he'd leave and i'd b in the dark again. well 1 day the door opened and i didn't recognize the smell. "who r u?" i ask, i'm 10 now. "where's Mike?"
"dead, just as u should b." came the snarling response. "gen. 59 was 2 b extinguished."
"dead....Mikey's....dead..."
"killed 4 treason." the man replies. "keeping u alive is the reason y he had 2 b killed. clearly we couldn't trust him 2 follow orders."
great....let's tell the snake kid she's the reason her father's dead. ok, not well thought out..."u'r a horrible person!" i yell, spitting venom with my words....litteraly...i may not b good with retorts yet but i can sure as hell kill the guy. it was a direct hit, but the venom bounces off of him. his laugh before he closed the door....will forever haunt me....
"what's going on?!" the man yells.
"3 days after u sealed the door 2 gen. 59, all the new creations put near it have went mad and out of control. some have died b4 we got 2 them, but it seems 2 spread each day. soon the whole place will b over taken by this invisible killer. we've gotta get out of here."
"that sounds stupid and illogical. show me." they walk into a different room and all the different things that were part human were going insane. the 1 thing that had no human, a blue snake with wings and a dragon-like head, was fine, yet unnoticed. it was asleep in it's tank, perfectly fine. "this is....impossible..." the man mutters, then nods. "we leave 2morro." he adds grimly.
2 years l8er i realize tht there's no 1 else around. not long after tht i find a snake with wings. i would have eaten it....but i couldn't besides, it wouldn't do much. soon rats start running through a crack at the base of the table. it helps a little...and this thing is crowded now.
4 years after that i c something way away from here. (the snake part it pit viper, need i say more?) what ever it is, it has a human shape with cooler parts that look like wings. suddenly i remember mike talking about bird kids...and i find the smallest 1....
"HELP!!!" Angel jerks slightly at the voice. she looks around, and the rest of the flock doesn't seem 2 have heard it. "u don't know me, but i'm like u." the voice adds. it sounds like a girl..."look down, i'm locked in the building." she lets her mind slip away slightly and finds something else....
"how do i know this isn't a trap?" she thinks 2 it.
"PLEASE! i haven't seen light since i was 10, and i haven't eaten much since then either! the horrible man killed the only 1 that cared. he said that gen. 59 was supposed 2 b dead..." the girl says back into her mind with a pleading voice. Angel sighs. the girl sounded like a teen, but like she'd given up hope long ago. it sounded pitiful, almost. she flies faster and catches up 2 Max.
"there's someone down there." she says, pointing down at the old, ivy covered building.
"what makes u say that?" Max asks, with a questioning look from Fang as well.
"she....told me..." Angel replies, explaining what just happened as best she could.
"well, if it's true, we gotta help." Nudge says.
"up 2 Max." Iggy mutters
Max sighs "Nudge is right, but b ready in case it IS a trap."
"i don't think it is." Angel says sincerely. "she sounded desperate."
"still, just in case." Max replies, leading them down 2 the building.
"the door's steal." Dylan reports.
"so we bust a window." Maya replies.
"what windows?" Gazzy asks after flying around the place.
"they're covered in ivy." Dylan replies, swooping down and ripping away the vines. the glass is already gone and they all fly in.
"there's...nothing here except the concrete table..."Nudge mutters.
"wh-what's that...?" Maya asks, pointing 2 a blue thing.
"looks like a snake with wings..." Fang replies, slightly confused himself. the snake flies 2 the table and lands on top of it, staring at them.
"they locked me in here!" comes a muffled voice. they all walk 2 the table. the snake nods and slithers into it through a crack at the bottom. suddenly an orange eye looks out at them and when u look close it looked like flames were shooting from the pupil.
"ok, so....how do we get u out without crushing u?" Nudge asks.
"i'll press against the sides, can u guys break the top of the table?"
"we can try." Fang answers.
a while l8er i c a crack in the top. i wonder if...i grab of of the shedded horn...type...things from my wings and push it into the middle of the crack where no 1 was pounding. i push up with all my might and i c the cracks spread through it like glass as i press back against the walls and the top collapses in. light floods through and i blink, letting my eyes adjust. i slowly let myself raise, and they all stare at me. "thanks a lot." i say as i slither out and stretch myself 2 my full length. Sapphire slithers out as well, wrapping herself around my neck. i spread my wings 4 the 1st time since i was little.
"ok....never seen a snake kid b4..."says the oldest girl. i look over at the other oldest girl and think i'm seeing double.
"yeah, i never seen a bird kid b4." i retort, looking around and mentally adding 'or anything else, 4 that matter.'
"i guess it's not the weirdest thing we've ever seen." the African-American girl says.
"um...hello? right here." i sigh slightly.
"how'd u even know we were there?" the youngest boy asks.
"i'm part pit, i can c in terms of heat." i reply.
"tht might b handy." the red-blond boy replies.
"i'm Slash." i nod slightly.
"Max, leader of the Flock." says the oldest girl.
"Maya." says the girl that looks just like Max.
"Angel" pipes up the youngest girl.
"the Gasman." says the youngest boy. "call me Gazzy."
"Dylan." says the boy who looks like he should b on the cover of some magazine.
"Iggy." says the red-blond.
"and i'm Nudge!" says the African American girl cheerfully.
"Sssssssapphire." Sapphire says from around my neck. i snicker slightly.
"Great....more talking animals...." Max sighs.
"arn't snake scales supposed 2 b shinny?" Nudge asks. she shoulda added: i thought i could make u feel self-conscious by saying that. i realize my hair is matted and my scales r dull and flaky...
"yea, but they dull when a reptile isn't eating right or isn't healthy." Fang replies b4 i can.
"oh..."
"hey, can u use those wings?" Max asks.
"i've been stuck in a concrete box my entire life." i reply "but i'm sure i can learn."
"how'll u land?" Maya asks.
"very carefully." i reply.
"nice." Iggy snickers. "u'll fit right in."
"yes, it's barely human."
"we can't kill it, though. we can't get a needle through the scales."
"we'll cut it and it can bleed 2 death, 4 all i care. it's scales r not that hard yet."
"yes, but it's venom is still deadly. perhaps she isn't as big a failure as we 1st thought..."
"r u questioning your better?"
"no sir!"
"good. through her in a cage and throw away the key. apparently the only way 2 kill her is starving her 2 death."
"but sir....the venom. she shoots at anyone who comes near."
"ware protection, cover all skin."
"i know sir, but the cages r open in the front...if anyone walks by they'll b hurt or killed."
"then have a concrete box made, put that thing in it, and SEEL THE GOD DAMNED THING FOREVER! they CAN'T find out about this failure, so make it as inconspicuous as possible. it has 2 b done b4 the month is at it's end, some colleges of mine r coming 2 c what we've done and this....THING....is an embarrassment."
"yes sir..."
"GO!" and, with that, the younger of the 2 men runs off. the older 1 glares at a screen "how could that possibly b something we created?" he snarls. shown on screen is a red and black thing. it has a human top, but it's legs r fused into a long snake tail. the human part is covered in scales of red and black. it has huge, dark red ears and red and black bat wings with sharp looking points. suddenly it hisses at the camera, showing sharp fangs and a forked tongue. the man shudders slightly, walking away.
"sir, we've got the thing almost finished. it's made to look like a table, complete with benches."
"good, and with 2 weeks 2 spare. is it ready 4 her yet?"
"yes, i was just going 2 get her." the younger man nods.
"good, get 2 it, then."
"yes sir." and the man walks away.
i look out as i hear foot-steps, and move 2 the back of the cage. i peer out as a man comes into view. he kneels down and smiles at me, and i smile back. "Mikey!" i cheer, slithering over. yes, i said slither. i have no legs, just a snake tail...body...type...thing.
"there u r, Slash." he says kindly, picking me up.
"where we goin'?" i ask.
"a place where...no 1 can hurt u anymore..." he whispers like it's a secret. i look over and c something like a table without a top or a well...
"what's that?" i ask.
"your new....home..." he stammers slightly, and i look at him with concern in my eyes. he puts me gently down in the thing and i realize it's warm and 2 times the size of the cage. i explore a bit and then look up at him.
"it's huge!" i exclaim, and he sighs. i reach up and touch his hand. i'm only 4, just so u know. he's the closest thing 2 a father i've ever had..."what's wrong?"
"i'm srry..." he whispers, pulling out a stuffed snake and handing it 2 me. i take it. "u'll never c me again after this....i can't guarantee anything, not even meals..."
"i'm a snake, silly! it takes a month 2 digest a meal!"
"u'r also a bat, which means u have 2 eat twice your body weight. did u find the cold spot on the floor?"
"yea."
"there's a latch near it. when u find it, pull. there's meat down there. tht's....all i can promise u...." he whispers, patting my head and kissing my forehead like a father kissing a child 2 comfort it. he walks away slowly as the top is covered....and everything went dark.
and that was the rest of my life other then when a small door near the middle opened and i would rush over 2 catch a glimpse of the outside. Mikey would b there, giving me food, water, and someone 2 talk 2. then he'd leave and i'd b in the dark again. well 1 day the door opened and i didn't recognize the smell. "who r u?" i ask, i'm 10 now. "where's Mike?"
"dead, just as u should b." came the snarling response. "gen. 59 was 2 b extinguished."
"dead....Mikey's....dead..."
"killed 4 treason." the man replies. "keeping u alive is the reason y he had 2 b killed. clearly we couldn't trust him 2 follow orders."
great....let's tell the snake kid she's the reason her father's dead. ok, not well thought out..."u'r a horrible person!" i yell, spitting venom with my words....litteraly...i may not b good with retorts yet but i can sure as hell kill the guy. it was a direct hit, but the venom bounces off of him. his laugh before he closed the door....will forever haunt me....
"what's going on?!" the man yells.
"3 days after u sealed the door 2 gen. 59, all the new creations put near it have went mad and out of control. some have died b4 we got 2 them, but it seems 2 spread each day. soon the whole place will b over taken by this invisible killer. we've gotta get out of here."
"that sounds stupid and illogical. show me." they walk into a different room and all the different things that were part human were going insane. the 1 thing that had no human, a blue snake with wings and a dragon-like head, was fine, yet unnoticed. it was asleep in it's tank, perfectly fine. "this is....impossible..." the man mutters, then nods. "we leave 2morro." he adds grimly.
2 years l8er i realize tht there's no 1 else around. not long after tht i find a snake with wings. i would have eaten it....but i couldn't besides, it wouldn't do much. soon rats start running through a crack at the base of the table. it helps a little...and this thing is crowded now.
4 years after that i c something way away from here. (the snake part it pit viper, need i say more?) what ever it is, it has a human shape with cooler parts that look like wings. suddenly i remember mike talking about bird kids...and i find the smallest 1....
"HELP!!!" Angel jerks slightly at the voice. she looks around, and the rest of the flock doesn't seem 2 have heard it. "u don't know me, but i'm like u." the voice adds. it sounds like a girl..."look down, i'm locked in the building." she lets her mind slip away slightly and finds something else....
"how do i know this isn't a trap?" she thinks 2 it.
"PLEASE! i haven't seen light since i was 10, and i haven't eaten much since then either! the horrible man killed the only 1 that cared. he said that gen. 59 was supposed 2 b dead..." the girl says back into her mind with a pleading voice. Angel sighs. the girl sounded like a teen, but like she'd given up hope long ago. it sounded pitiful, almost. she flies faster and catches up 2 Max.
"there's someone down there." she says, pointing down at the old, ivy covered building.
"what makes u say that?" Max asks, with a questioning look from Fang as well.
"she....told me..." Angel replies, explaining what just happened as best she could.
"well, if it's true, we gotta help." Nudge says.
"up 2 Max." Iggy mutters
Max sighs "Nudge is right, but b ready in case it IS a trap."
"i don't think it is." Angel says sincerely. "she sounded desperate."
"still, just in case." Max replies, leading them down 2 the building.
"the door's steal." Dylan reports.
"so we bust a window." Maya replies.
"what windows?" Gazzy asks after flying around the place.
"they're covered in ivy." Dylan replies, swooping down and ripping away the vines. the glass is already gone and they all fly in.
"there's...nothing here except the concrete table..."Nudge mutters.
"wh-what's that...?" Maya asks, pointing 2 a blue thing.
"looks like a snake with wings..." Fang replies, slightly confused himself. the snake flies 2 the table and lands on top of it, staring at them.
"they locked me in here!" comes a muffled voice. they all walk 2 the table. the snake nods and slithers into it through a crack at the bottom. suddenly an orange eye looks out at them and when u look close it looked like flames were shooting from the pupil.
"ok, so....how do we get u out without crushing u?" Nudge asks.
"i'll press against the sides, can u guys break the top of the table?"
"we can try." Fang answers.
a while l8er i c a crack in the top. i wonder if...i grab of of the shedded horn...type...things from my wings and push it into the middle of the crack where no 1 was pounding. i push up with all my might and i c the cracks spread through it like glass as i press back against the walls and the top collapses in. light floods through and i blink, letting my eyes adjust. i slowly let myself raise, and they all stare at me. "thanks a lot." i say as i slither out and stretch myself 2 my full length. Sapphire slithers out as well, wrapping herself around my neck. i spread my wings 4 the 1st time since i was little.
"ok....never seen a snake kid b4..."says the oldest girl. i look over at the other oldest girl and think i'm seeing double.
"yeah, i never seen a bird kid b4." i retort, looking around and mentally adding 'or anything else, 4 that matter.'
"i guess it's not the weirdest thing we've ever seen." the African-American girl says.
"um...hello? right here." i sigh slightly.
"how'd u even know we were there?" the youngest boy asks.
"i'm part pit, i can c in terms of heat." i reply.
"tht might b handy." the red-blond boy replies.
"i'm Slash." i nod slightly.
"Max, leader of the Flock." says the oldest girl.
"Maya." says the girl that looks just like Max.
"Angel" pipes up the youngest girl.
"the Gasman." says the youngest boy. "call me Gazzy."
"Dylan." says the boy who looks like he should b on the cover of some magazine.
"Iggy." says the red-blond.
"and i'm Nudge!" says the African American girl cheerfully.
"Sssssssapphire." Sapphire says from around my neck. i snicker slightly.
"Great....more talking animals...." Max sighs.
"arn't snake scales supposed 2 b shinny?" Nudge asks. she shoulda added: i thought i could make u feel self-conscious by saying that. i realize my hair is matted and my scales r dull and flaky...
"yea, but they dull when a reptile isn't eating right or isn't healthy." Fang replies b4 i can.
"oh..."
"hey, can u use those wings?" Max asks.
"i've been stuck in a concrete box my entire life." i reply "but i'm sure i can learn."
"how'll u land?" Maya asks.
"very carefully." i reply.
"nice." Iggy snickers. "u'll fit right in."
eyes like fire, burn my pelt.
pulse runs higher, pain i felt.
claws are red,
my friend...dead.
ear is torn,
for her, i morn.
my eye hurts,
the pain...won't stop.
my pelt throbbs,
i can't cope.
my life is fading,
my heart aches.
sudden strangth!
can't give up!
clan needs me!
for them, i'll fight!
i will not fight for me,
for i'll give in.
the pain, everywhere,
but i don't care!
pride burns in my heart,
honnor, too.
i will not show my fear,
though it nearly swallows me.
the pain in their eyes,
i forget my own.
they show no fear,
though i know they share it.
the brave cats around me,
it fills me with pride.
for i AM a true warrior,
and i do not cry.
a true warrior can cry,
but not out here.
can show no weakness,
can show no fear.
and sence i'm i true warrior,
and because i am loyal,
i will fight through this,
for no pain is worse then letting them down.
pulse runs higher, pain i felt.
claws are red,
my friend...dead.
ear is torn,
for her, i morn.
my eye hurts,
the pain...won't stop.
my pelt throbbs,
i can't cope.
my life is fading,
my heart aches.
sudden strangth!
can't give up!
clan needs me!
for them, i'll fight!
i will not fight for me,
for i'll give in.
the pain, everywhere,
but i don't care!
pride burns in my heart,
honnor, too.
i will not show my fear,
though it nearly swallows me.
the pain in their eyes,
i forget my own.
they show no fear,
though i know they share it.
the brave cats around me,
it fills me with pride.
for i AM a true warrior,
and i do not cry.
a true warrior can cry,
but not out here.
can show no weakness,
can show no fear.
and sence i'm i true warrior,
and because i am loyal,
i will fight through this,
for no pain is worse then letting them down.