Unexpected Encounter

"Rise and shine lil bro its time to leave. Lets hunt us some grub!" bird sis cheerfully said while gently pecking me awake.

"Get your lazy bum up! My stomach is in need of some sustenance!' bird bro declared.

"..."

"Whats wrong lil bro? Cat got your tongue?"

"It seems our new speech patterns have thrown him off a bit."

"Hmm is that so?"

"Its got me just a teensy weensy bit taken aback. I didn't think you guys would become...like this."

"Might there be something wrong with talking like this?"

"We kinda dig this thing we have going on y'know? I gotta thank you lil bro for teaching us about this, even if its a bit bizarre how you know so much when you're more or less a week old! Thats like rad!"

"I concur, i like this new me as well! I would like to think up a name of my own as well. Um what was yours again? Hawootoes?"

"Its ha-ru-to!"

"Ah yes, my apologies. Do you mind assisting us with our names?"

"Sure, why not."

We spend the next hour or so coming up with names. Really though, their naming senses were horrendous.

"Yo i got it! How about Lana! It sounds good doesn't it?

"Thats the most normal name you've come up with so far but uh what does it spell backwards?"

"Huh? What does that have anything to do with it?"

"Sister, it might be a good idea to listen to brother on this one."

"Hmm? A-n-a-oh."

"Yup."

"Hahh~ welp, back to the drawing board."

"Oh! How does 'lord of the wings'!?"

"Thats too long, sounds like too much of a hassle to call you by that."

"Also, how highly do you think of yourself!?"

After much debating, we finally settle on the names that i suggested.

"I'm getting tired of this. Lets just go with these names. Avia should be fine for you sis. For bro, how about skye? Short and simple."

"Mmm... actually, Avia doesn't sound half bad."

"Yes and i have no qualms with naming myself Skye either."

"For real? That was easier than i thought. Well, i'm counting on you guys to have my back, Skye and Avia."

"Likewise."

"Of course lil bro!"

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With that over with, we went out to hunt while also keeping an eye out for any signs of our parents, or any flock members at all for that matter. We came across many types of beasts. Some that we deemed as weak enough, we team up on. Those were deemed too strong, we make sure to avoid them while staying undetected. We repeat this process for the next few days, resting at different trees when needed, until we reached what

appeared to be the end of the forest.

There, we bore witness to a vast plain that stretched further than our eyes could see. We also spotted packs and herds of beasts, traversing the lands together. The sight reminded me of the documentaries about wild animals back on Earth. Hunting the habitants of the plains was out of the question for obvious reasons.

I was bewildered at the sight. I was expecting the end of the forest to lead to some tunnel systems of some sort but it lead to an entirely new environment. It's as if this entire place is a world of its' own even though its underground.

The trees at the edge of the forest were arranged so that it was like a long line, acting similarly to a border between the plains and the forest. Focusing on one end to the side, i was able to see what appeared to be a cliffside. Oddly enough, the uneven roof of the place looked to be a good bit higher up than how i remembered it to be.

We decided to set up base on one of the trees near the edge of the forest before we did any real scouting.

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I awaken to a desperate voice booming in my head.

"PLEASE LET ME GO! I PROMISE I TASTE LIKE SHIT! I DON'T WANNA DIE!"

"Wow this beast sure is noisy for an infant."

"We should have killed it before taking it."

"Thats impossible! Like, did you see the number of beasts in the area? It took us all we had just to swoop in and steal this prey off that dead body."

"Indeed isn't it weird how this was attached to that corpse of a parent beast? In some kind of pocket?"

"Yup, if you ask me, isn't that like basically bringing down your young with you? What a horrible parent."

"DAMMIT MOMMYROO HOW COULD YOU JUST UP AND DIE SO EASILY LIKE THAT!"

Breaking out of my daze, i shake off the drowziness and looked towards where all the ruckus was coming from.

From the conversation, i deduced that my siblings had brought back more food for our so-called breakfast time. What shocked me was that there was a third voice i've been hearing. A very familiar third voice.

"Eh? Delia!?"

"HARU IS THAT YOU!? WHERE ARE YOU!?"

It was like i could hear her thoughts being transmitted to my mind. I should be freaked out by this but the past week or so living in this world was already crazy enough.

"Here! Right here!"

"WHERE!?"

"hereeee!"

I start waving both my wings frantically in the air to get her attention.

"You too huh? Oof as a bird even? That sucks for you."

"Heh, yeah tell me about it.'

She then glares at me and pleads.

"COULD YOU PLEASE TELL YOUR LACKIES TO LET GO OF ME ALREADY!"